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Ardath: The Story of a Dead Self
Ardath: The Story of a Dead Self

Chapter XX

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THE PASSAGE OF THE TOMBS.
Sah-luma stirred uneasily and smiled in his sleep.
"More wine!" he muttered thickly--"More, .
. more I say!
What! wilt thou stint the generous juice that warms my soul to song?
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Ardath: The Story of a Dead Self

Chapter XX

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE PASSAGE OF THE TOMBS.
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Sah-luma stirred uneasily and smiled in his sleep.
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"More wine!" he muttered thickly--"More, .
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. more I say!
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What! wilt thou stint the generous juice that warms my soul to song?

Learner Dictionary

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

Muttered verb US /ˈmʌtərd/

spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear

From this reading “"More wine!" he muttered thickly--"More, .”

PASSAGE noun US /ˈpassage/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “THE PASSAGE OF THE TOMBS.”

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading “What! wilt thou stint the generous juice that warms my soul to song?”

Wilt modal verb US /wɪlt/

an old form of “will”, used with “thou”

From this reading “What! wilt thou stint the generous juice that warms my soul to song?”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Sah-luma stirred uneasily and smiled in his sleep.

generous

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From this reading What! wilt thou stint the generous juice that warms my soul to song?

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "More wine!" he muttered thickly--"More, .

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Sah-luma stirred uneasily and smiled in his sleep.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading . more I say!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Sah-luma stirred uneasily and smiled in his sleep.

juice

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From this reading What! wilt thou stint the generous juice that warms my soul to song?

More

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From this reading "More wine!" he muttered thickly--"More, .

mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/

spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear

From this reading "More wine!" he muttered thickly--"More, .

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading What! wilt thou stint the generous juice that warms my soul to song?

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE PASSAGE OF THE TOMBS.

PASSAGEnounUS /ˈpassage/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading THE PASSAGE OF THE TOMBS.

Sah-luma

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From this reading Sah-luma stirred uneasily and smiled in his sleep.

say

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From this reading . more I say!

sleep

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From this reading Sah-luma stirred uneasily and smiled in his sleep.

smiled

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From this reading Sah-luma stirred uneasily and smiled in his sleep.

song

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From this reading What! wilt thou stint the generous juice that warms my soul to song?

soul

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From this reading What! wilt thou stint the generous juice that warms my soul to song?

stint

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From this reading What! wilt thou stint the generous juice that warms my soul to song?

stirred

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From this reading Sah-luma stirred uneasily and smiled in his sleep.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading What! wilt thou stint the generous juice that warms my soul to song?

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE PASSAGE OF THE TOMBS.

thickly

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From this reading "More wine!" he muttered thickly--"More, .

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading What! wilt thou stint the generous juice that warms my soul to song?

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading What! wilt thou stint the generous juice that warms my soul to song?

TOMBS

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From this reading THE PASSAGE OF THE TOMBS.

uneasily

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From this reading Sah-luma stirred uneasily and smiled in his sleep.

warms

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From this reading What! wilt thou stint the generous juice that warms my soul to song?

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What! wilt thou stint the generous juice that warms my soul to song?

wiltmodal verbUS /wɪlt/

an old form of “will”, used with “thou”

From this reading What! wilt thou stint the generous juice that warms my soul to song?

wine

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From this reading "More wine!" he muttered thickly--"More, .