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Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume
Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume

Chapter XVII

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SUMMARY OF THE CONTROVERSY OF THE "BUTS," BETWEEN MR.
FREIND AND DON INIGO-Y-MEDROSO, Y-COMODIOS, Y-PAPALAMIENDOS, BACHELOR OF SALAMANCA.
The following is a summary of the pleasant disputation, which our dear friend Freind and the Bachelor Don Papalamiendos held, in the presence of the Earl of Peterborough.
This familiar conversation was called the dialogue of the "Buts."
As you read it you will discover why.
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Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume

Chapter XVII

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SUMMARY OF THE CONTROVERSY OF THE "BUTS," BETWEEN MR.
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FREIND AND DON INIGO-Y-MEDROSO, Y-COMODIOS, Y-PAPALAMIENDOS, BACHELOR OF SALAMANCA.
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The following is a summary of the pleasant disputation, which our dear friend Freind and the Bachelor Don Papalamiendos held, in the presence of the Earl of Peterborough.
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This familiar conversation was called the dialogue of the "Buts."
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As you read it you will discover why.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

BETWEEN preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “SUMMARY OF THE CONTROVERSY OF THE "BUTS," BETWEEN MR.”

Pleasant noun US /pleasant/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The following is a summary of the pleasant disputation, which our dear friend Freind and the Bachelor Don Papalamiendos held, in the presence of the Earl of Peterborough.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The following is a summary of the pleasant disputation, which our dear friend Freind and the Bachelor Don Papalamiendos held, in the presence of the Earl of Peterborough.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading FREIND AND DON INIGO-Y-MEDROSO, Y-COMODIOS, Y-PAPALAMIENDOS, BACHELOR OF SALAMANCA.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As you read it you will discover why.

BACHELOR

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From this reading FREIND AND DON INIGO-Y-MEDROSO, Y-COMODIOS, Y-PAPALAMIENDOS, BACHELOR OF SALAMANCA.

BETWEENprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading SUMMARY OF THE CONTROVERSY OF THE "BUTS," BETWEEN MR.

BUTS

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From this reading SUMMARY OF THE CONTROVERSY OF THE "BUTS," BETWEEN MR.

called

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From this reading This familiar conversation was called the dialogue of the "Buts."

CONTROVERSY

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From this reading SUMMARY OF THE CONTROVERSY OF THE "BUTS," BETWEEN MR.

conversation

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From this reading This familiar conversation was called the dialogue of the "Buts."

dear

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From this reading The following is a summary of the pleasant disputation, which our dear friend Freind and the Bachelor Don Papalamiendos held, in the presence of the Earl of Peterborough.

dialogue

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From this reading This familiar conversation was called the dialogue of the "Buts."

discover

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From this reading As you read it you will discover why.

disputation

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From this reading The following is a summary of the pleasant disputation, which our dear friend Freind and the Bachelor Don Papalamiendos held, in the presence of the Earl of Peterborough.

DON

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From this reading FREIND AND DON INIGO-Y-MEDROSO, Y-COMODIOS, Y-PAPALAMIENDOS, BACHELOR OF SALAMANCA.

Earl

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From this reading The following is a summary of the pleasant disputation, which our dear friend Freind and the Bachelor Don Papalamiendos held, in the presence of the Earl of Peterborough.

familiar

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From this reading This familiar conversation was called the dialogue of the "Buts."

following

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From this reading The following is a summary of the pleasant disputation, which our dear friend Freind and the Bachelor Don Papalamiendos held, in the presence of the Earl of Peterborough.

FREIND

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From this reading FREIND AND DON INIGO-Y-MEDROSO, Y-COMODIOS, Y-PAPALAMIENDOS, BACHELOR OF SALAMANCA.

friend

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From this reading The following is a summary of the pleasant disputation, which our dear friend Freind and the Bachelor Don Papalamiendos held, in the presence of the Earl of Peterborough.

held

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From this reading The following is a summary of the pleasant disputation, which our dear friend Freind and the Bachelor Don Papalamiendos held, in the presence of the Earl of Peterborough.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The following is a summary of the pleasant disputation, which our dear friend Freind and the Bachelor Don Papalamiendos held, in the presence of the Earl of Peterborough.

INIGO-Y-MEDROSO

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From this reading FREIND AND DON INIGO-Y-MEDROSO, Y-COMODIOS, Y-PAPALAMIENDOS, BACHELOR OF SALAMANCA.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The following is a summary of the pleasant disputation, which our dear friend Freind and the Bachelor Don Papalamiendos held, in the presence of the Earl of Peterborough.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading As you read it you will discover why.

MR

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From this reading SUMMARY OF THE CONTROVERSY OF THE "BUTS," BETWEEN MR.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SUMMARY OF THE CONTROVERSY OF THE "BUTS," BETWEEN MR.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The following is a summary of the pleasant disputation, which our dear friend Freind and the Bachelor Don Papalamiendos held, in the presence of the Earl of Peterborough.

Papalamiendos

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From this reading The following is a summary of the pleasant disputation, which our dear friend Freind and the Bachelor Don Papalamiendos held, in the presence of the Earl of Peterborough.

Peterborough

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From this reading The following is a summary of the pleasant disputation, which our dear friend Freind and the Bachelor Don Papalamiendos held, in the presence of the Earl of Peterborough.

pleasantnounUS /pleasant/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The following is a summary of the pleasant disputation, which our dear friend Freind and the Bachelor Don Papalamiendos held, in the presence of the Earl of Peterborough.

presence

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From this reading The following is a summary of the pleasant disputation, which our dear friend Freind and the Bachelor Don Papalamiendos held, in the presence of the Earl of Peterborough.

read

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From this reading As you read it you will discover why.

SALAMANCA

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From this reading FREIND AND DON INIGO-Y-MEDROSO, Y-COMODIOS, Y-PAPALAMIENDOS, BACHELOR OF SALAMANCA.

SUMMARY

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From this reading SUMMARY OF THE CONTROVERSY OF THE "BUTS," BETWEEN MR.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading SUMMARY OF THE CONTROVERSY OF THE "BUTS," BETWEEN MR.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This familiar conversation was called the dialogue of the "Buts."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This familiar conversation was called the dialogue of the "Buts."

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The following is a summary of the pleasant disputation, which our dear friend Freind and the Bachelor Don Papalamiendos held, in the presence of the Earl of Peterborough.

why

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From this reading As you read it you will discover why.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading As you read it you will discover why.

Y-COMODIOS

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From this reading FREIND AND DON INIGO-Y-MEDROSO, Y-COMODIOS, Y-PAPALAMIENDOS, BACHELOR OF SALAMANCA.

Y-PAPALAMIENDOS

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From this reading FREIND AND DON INIGO-Y-MEDROSO, Y-COMODIOS, Y-PAPALAMIENDOS, BACHELOR OF SALAMANCA.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading As you read it you will discover why.