Chapter XXI · Babbalanja Philosophizes, And My Lord Media Passes Round The Calabashes

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

From this reading And now, minstrel, a banana for thy thoughts.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”

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

From this reading And now, minstrel, a banana for thy thoughts.

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From this reading And now, minstrel, a banana for thy thoughts.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “How can he, my lord,” said Mohi, “when he is thinking of furlongs?”

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Come, tell me how you poets spend so many hours in meditation.”

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”

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From this reading An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”

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From this reading An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”

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From this reading “Fathoms you mean, Mohi; see you not he is musing over the gunwale?

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And now, minstrel, a banana for thy thoughts.

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From this reading “How can he, my lord,” said Mohi, “when he is thinking of furlongs?”

the upper edge of a boat’s side

From this reading “Fathoms you mean, Mohi; see you not he is musing over the gunwale?

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

From this reading “How can he, my lord,” said Mohi, “when he is thinking of furlongs?”

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From this reading Come, tell me how you poets spend so many hours in meditation.”

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From this reading “How can he, my lord,” said Mohi, “when he is thinking of furlongs?”

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

From this reading Come, tell me how you poets spend so many hours in meditation.”

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From this reading An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”

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

From this reading “How can he, my lord,” said Mohi, “when he is thinking of furlongs?”

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”

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From this reading “How can he, my lord,” said Mohi, “when he is thinking of furlongs?”

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From this reading Come, tell me how you poets spend so many hours in meditation.”

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Come, tell me how you poets spend so many hours in meditation.”

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From this reading “Fathoms you mean, Mohi; see you not he is musing over the gunwale?

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From this reading An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”

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From this reading Come, tell me how you poets spend so many hours in meditation.”

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From this reading And now, minstrel, a banana for thy thoughts.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “How can he, my lord,” said Mohi, “when he is thinking of furlongs?”

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From this reading “Fathoms you mean, Mohi; see you not he is musing over the gunwale?

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “How can he, my lord,” said Mohi, “when he is thinking of furlongs?”

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “Fathoms you mean, Mohi; see you not he is musing over the gunwale?

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From this reading And now, minstrel, a banana for thy thoughts.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”

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From this reading An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”

above and across; more than

From this reading “Fathoms you mean, Mohi; see you not he is musing over the gunwale?

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Come, tell me how you poets spend so many hours in meditation.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “How can he, my lord,” said Mohi, “when he is thinking of furlongs?”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Fathoms you mean, Mohi; see you not he is musing over the gunwale?

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Come, tell me how you poets spend so many hours in meditation.”

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From this reading Come, tell me how you poets spend so many hours in meditation.”

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Come, tell me how you poets spend so many hours in meditation.”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”

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

From this reading “Fathoms you mean, Mohi; see you not he is musing over the gunwale?

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

From this reading An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”

an old word for “yours”

From this reading An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “How can he, my lord,” said Mohi, “when he is thinking of furlongs?”

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From this reading And now, minstrel, a banana for thy thoughts.

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading And now, minstrel, a banana for thy thoughts.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”

at the time that

From this reading An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”

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From this reading An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Fathoms you mean, Mohi; see you not he is musing over the gunwale?