Comments for Turtle Reader » Gulliver’s Travels http://www.turtlereader.com Slow and steady, page by page... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:53:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 Comment on Gulliver’s Travels - Day 66 of 93 by ScottS-M http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/jonathan-swift/gullivers-travels-day-66-of-93/#comment-839 ScottS-M Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:56:12 +0000 http://www.turtlereader.com/news/gullivers-travels-day-66-of-93/#comment-839 <dl><dt><a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/calenture" rel="nofollow">calenture </a></dt><dd>A tropical fever once believed to be caused by the heat</dd></dl>
calenture
A tropical fever once believed to be caused by the heat
]]> Comment on Gulliver’s Travels - Day 31 of 93 by ScottS-M http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/jonathan-swift/gullivers-travels-day-31-of-93/#comment-716 ScottS-M Sat, 12 Jul 2008 05:20:22 +0000 http://www.turtlereader.com/news/gullivers-travels-day-31-of-93/#comment-716 <blockquote>the hailstones gave me such cruel bangs all over the body, as if I had been pelted with tennis-balls;</blockquote> Apparently tennis used to be more <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_tennis#History" rel="nofollow">dangerous</a>.

the hailstones gave me such cruel bangs all over the body, as if I had been pelted with tennis-balls;

Apparently tennis used to be more dangerous.

]]> Comment on Gulliver’s Travels - Day 26 of 93 by TurtleReader http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/jonathan-swift/gullivers-travels-day-26-of-93/#comment-704 TurtleReader Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:20:55 +0000 http://www.turtlereader.com/news/gullivers-travels-day-26-of-93/#comment-704 <dl><dt><a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/scrutoire" rel="nofollow">scrutoire</a></dt><dd>A escritoire; a writing desk.</dd></dl>
scrutoire
A escritoire; a writing desk.
]]> Comment on Gulliver’s Travels - Day 25 of 93 by TurtleReader http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/jonathan-swift/gullivers-travels-day-25-of-93/#comment-703 TurtleReader Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:54:25 +0000 http://www.turtlereader.com/news/gullivers-travels-day-25-of-93/#comment-703 <dl><dt><a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pillion" rel="nofollow">pillion</a></dt><dd>A pad or cushion for an extra rider behind the saddle on a horse or motorcycle</dd></dl>
pillion
A pad or cushion for an extra rider behind the saddle on a horse or motorcycle
]]> Comment on Gulliver’s Travels - Day 24 of 93 by TurtleReader http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/jonathan-swift/gullivers-travels-day-24-of-93/#comment-702 TurtleReader Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:46:21 +0000 http://www.turtlereader.com/news/gullivers-travels-day-24-of-93/#comment-702 <dl><dt><a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/hanger" rel="nofollow">hanger</a></dt><dd>A short sword that may be hung from a belt</dd></dl>
hanger
A short sword that may be hung from a belt
]]> Comment on Gulliver’s Travels - Day 16 of 93 by TurtleReader http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/jonathan-swift/gullivers-travels-day-16-of-93/#comment-688 TurtleReader Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:14:43 +0000 http://www.turtlereader.com/news/gullivers-travels-day-16-of-93/#comment-688 <dl><dt><a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lawn" rel="nofollow">lawn</a></dt><dd>a fine linen or cotton fabric [probably from Laon, town in France where made]</dd></dl>
lawn
a fine linen or cotton fabric [probably from Laon, town in France where made]
]]> Comment on Gulliver’s Travels - Day 11 of 93 by ScottS-M http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/jonathan-swift/gullivers-travels-day-11-of-93/#comment-682 ScottS-M Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:45:49 +0000 http://www.turtlereader.com/news/gullivers-travels-day-11-of-93/#comment-682 I didn't know <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endianness#Discussion.2C_background.2C_etymology" rel="nofollow">big endian</a> came from Gulliver's Travels. I didn’t know big endian came from Gulliver’s Travels.

]]> Comment on Gulliver’s Travels - Day 1 of 93 by New Books: Two Classics, Two Recent at Turtle Reader http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/jonathan-swift/gullivers-travels-day-1-of-93/#comment-662 New Books: Two Classics, Two Recent at Turtle Reader Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:44:22 +0000 http://www.turtlereader.com/news/gullivers-travels-day-1-of-93/#comment-662 [...] Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels. I added this one a while ago but figured I’d throw it in this batch since I never mentioned [...] [...] Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels. I added this one a while ago but figured I’d throw it in this batch since I never mentioned [...]

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