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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 For twenty-four hours, seated stiff, and motionless, Babbalanja spoke not a word; then, almost without moving a muscle, muttered thus:—“At banquets surfeit not, but fill; partake, and retire; and eat not again till you crave.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a banquet you incline to repose:—do so: digestion commands.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For twenty-four hours, seated stiff, and motionless, Babbalanja spoke not a word; then, almost without moving a muscle, muttered thus:—“At banquets surfeit not, but fill; partake, and retire; and eat not again till you crave.
all
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From this reading Thereby you give nature time to work her magic transformings; turning all solids to meat, and wine into blood.
almost
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From this reading For twenty-four hours, seated stiff, and motionless, Babbalanja spoke not a word; then, almost without moving a muscle, muttered thus:—“At banquets surfeit not, but fill; partake, and retire; and eat not again till you crave.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For twenty-four hours, seated stiff, and motionless, Babbalanja spoke not a word; then, almost without moving a muscle, muttered thus:—“At banquets surfeit not, but fill; partake, and retire; and eat not again till you crave.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All this follow those, who feast at the tables of Wisdom; and all such are they, who partake of the fare of old Bardianna.”
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Art resuscitated, then, Babbalanja?” said Media.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For twenty-four hours, seated stiff, and motionless, Babbalanja spoke not a word; then, almost without moving a muscle, muttered thus:—“At banquets surfeit not, but fill; partake, and retire; and eat not again till you crave.
Babbalanja
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From this reading For twenty-four hours, seated stiff, and motionless, Babbalanja spoke not a word; then, almost without moving a muscle, muttered thus:—“At banquets surfeit not, but fill; partake, and retire; and eat not again till you crave.
banquet
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From this reading After a banquet you incline to repose:—do so: digestion commands.
banquets
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From this reading For twenty-four hours, seated stiff, and motionless, Babbalanja spoke not a word; then, almost without moving a muscle, muttered thus:—“At banquets surfeit not, but fill; partake, and retire; and eat not again till you crave.
Bardianna
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From this reading All this follow those, who feast at the tables of Wisdom; and all such are they, who partake of the fare of old Bardianna.”
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thereby you give nature time to work her magic transformings; turning all solids to meat, and wine into blood.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For twenty-four hours, seated stiff, and motionless, Babbalanja spoke not a word; then, almost without moving a muscle, muttered thus:—“At banquets surfeit not, but fill; partake, and retire; and eat not again till you crave.
commands
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From this reading After a banquet you incline to repose:—do so: digestion commands.
crave
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From this reading For twenty-four hours, seated stiff, and motionless, Babbalanja spoke not a word; then, almost without moving a muscle, muttered thus:—“At banquets surfeit not, but fill; partake, and retire; and eat not again till you crave.
digestion
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From this reading After a banquet you incline to repose:—do so: digestion commands.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading After a banquet you incline to repose:—do so: digestion commands.
eat
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From this reading For twenty-four hours, seated stiff, and motionless, Babbalanja spoke not a word; then, almost without moving a muscle, muttered thus:—“At banquets surfeit not, but fill; partake, and retire; and eat not again till you crave.
fareverbUS /fer/
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading All this follow those, who feast at the tables of Wisdom; and all such are they, who partake of the fare of old Bardianna.”
feast
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From this reading All this follow those, who feast at the tables of Wisdom; and all such are they, who partake of the fare of old Bardianna.”
fill
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From this reading For twenty-four hours, seated stiff, and motionless, Babbalanja spoke not a word; then, almost without moving a muscle, muttered thus:—“At banquets surfeit not, but fill; partake, and retire; and eat not again till you crave.
follow
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From this reading All this follow those, who feast at the tables of Wisdom; and all such are they, who partake of the fare of old Bardianna.”
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For twenty-four hours, seated stiff, and motionless, Babbalanja spoke not a word; then, almost without moving a muscle, muttered thus:—“At banquets surfeit not, but fill; partake, and retire; and eat not again till you crave.
give
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From this reading Thereby you give nature time to work her magic transformings; turning all solids to meat, and wine into blood.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Thereby you give nature time to work her magic transformings; turning all solids to meat, and wine into blood.
hours
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From this reading For twenty-four hours, seated stiff, and motionless, Babbalanja spoke not a word; then, almost without moving a muscle, muttered thus:—“At banquets surfeit not, but fill; partake, and retire; and eat not again till you crave.
incline
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From this reading After a banquet you incline to repose:—do so: digestion commands.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Thereby you give nature time to work her magic transformings; turning all solids to meat, and wine into blood.
magic
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From this reading Thereby you give nature time to work her magic transformings; turning all solids to meat, and wine into blood.
meat
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From this reading Thereby you give nature time to work her magic transformings; turning all solids to meat, and wine into blood.
Media
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From this reading “Art resuscitated, then, Babbalanja?” said Media.
motionless
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From this reading For twenty-four hours, seated stiff, and motionless, Babbalanja spoke not a word; then, almost without moving a muscle, muttered thus:—“At banquets surfeit not, but fill; partake, and retire; and eat not again till you crave.
moving
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From this reading For twenty-four hours, seated stiff, and motionless, Babbalanja spoke not a word; then, almost without moving a muscle, muttered thus:—“At banquets surfeit not, but fill; partake, and retire; and eat not again till you crave.
muscle
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From this reading For twenty-four hours, seated stiff, and motionless, Babbalanja spoke not a word; then, almost without moving a muscle, muttered thus:—“At banquets surfeit not, but fill; partake, and retire; and eat not again till you crave.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading For twenty-four hours, seated stiff, and motionless, Babbalanja spoke not a word; then, almost without moving a muscle, muttered thus:—“At banquets surfeit not, but fill; partake, and retire; and eat not again till you crave.
nature
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From this reading Thereby you give nature time to work her magic transformings; turning all solids to meat, and wine into blood.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For twenty-four hours, seated stiff, and motionless, Babbalanja spoke not a word; then, almost without moving a muscle, muttered thus:—“At banquets surfeit not, but fill; partake, and retire; and eat not again till you crave.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All this follow those, who feast at the tables of Wisdom; and all such are they, who partake of the fare of old Bardianna.”
old
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From this reading All this follow those, who feast at the tables of Wisdom; and all such are they, who partake of the fare of old Bardianna.”
partake
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From this reading For twenty-four hours, seated stiff, and motionless, Babbalanja spoke not a word; then, almost without moving a muscle, muttered thus:—“At banquets surfeit not, but fill; partake, and retire; and eat not again till you crave.
repose
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From this reading After a banquet you incline to repose:—do so: digestion commands.
resuscitated
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From this reading “Art resuscitated, then, Babbalanja?” said Media.
retire
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From this reading For twenty-four hours, seated stiff, and motionless, Babbalanja spoke not a word; then, almost without moving a muscle, muttered thus:—“At banquets surfeit not, but fill; partake, and retire; and eat not again till you crave.
said
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From this reading “Art resuscitated, then, Babbalanja?” said Media.
seated
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From this reading For twenty-four hours, seated stiff, and motionless, Babbalanja spoke not a word; then, almost without moving a muscle, muttered thus:—“At banquets surfeit not, but fill; partake, and retire; and eat not again till you crave.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading After a banquet you incline to repose:—do so: digestion commands.
solids
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From this reading Thereby you give nature time to work her magic transformings; turning all solids to meat, and wine into blood.
spoke
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From this reading For twenty-four hours, seated stiff, and motionless, Babbalanja spoke not a word; then, almost without moving a muscle, muttered thus:—“At banquets surfeit not, but fill; partake, and retire; and eat not again till you crave.
stiff
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From this reading For twenty-four hours, seated stiff, and motionless, Babbalanja spoke not a word; then, almost without moving a muscle, muttered thus:—“At banquets surfeit not, but fill; partake, and retire; and eat not again till you crave.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading All this follow those, who feast at the tables of Wisdom; and all such are they, who partake of the fare of old Bardianna.”
surfeit
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From this reading For twenty-four hours, seated stiff, and motionless, Babbalanja spoke not a word; then, almost without moving a muscle, muttered thus:—“At banquets surfeit not, but fill; partake, and retire; and eat not again till you crave.
tables
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From this reading All this follow those, who feast at the tables of Wisdom; and all such are they, who partake of the fare of old Bardianna.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All this follow those, who feast at the tables of Wisdom; and all such are they, who partake of the fare of old Bardianna.”
then
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From this reading For twenty-four hours, seated stiff, and motionless, Babbalanja spoke not a word; then, almost without moving a muscle, muttered thus:—“At banquets surfeit not, but fill; partake, and retire; and eat not again till you crave.
Thereby
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From this reading Thereby you give nature time to work her magic transformings; turning all solids to meat, and wine into blood.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All this follow those, who feast at the tables of Wisdom; and all such are they, who partake of the fare of old Bardianna.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this follow those, who feast at the tables of Wisdom; and all such are they, who partake of the fare of old Bardianna.”
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading All this follow those, who feast at the tables of Wisdom; and all such are they, who partake of the fare of old Bardianna.”
thus
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From this reading For twenty-four hours, seated stiff, and motionless, Babbalanja spoke not a word; then, almost without moving a muscle, muttered thus:—“At banquets surfeit not, but fill; partake, and retire; and eat not again till you crave.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading For twenty-four hours, seated stiff, and motionless, Babbalanja spoke not a word; then, almost without moving a muscle, muttered thus:—“At banquets surfeit not, but fill; partake, and retire; and eat not again till you crave.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thereby you give nature time to work her magic transformings; turning all solids to meat, and wine into blood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thereby you give nature time to work her magic transformings; turning all solids to meat, and wine into blood.
transformings
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From this reading Thereby you give nature time to work her magic transformings; turning all solids to meat, and wine into blood.
turning
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From this reading Thereby you give nature time to work her magic transformings; turning all solids to meat, and wine into blood.
twenty-four
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From this reading For twenty-four hours, seated stiff, and motionless, Babbalanja spoke not a word; then, almost without moving a muscle, muttered thus:—“At banquets surfeit not, but fill; partake, and retire; and eat not again till you crave.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading All this follow those, who feast at the tables of Wisdom; and all such are they, who partake of the fare of old Bardianna.”
wine
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From this reading Thereby you give nature time to work her magic transformings; turning all solids to meat, and wine into blood.
Wisdom
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From this reading All this follow those, who feast at the tables of Wisdom; and all such are they, who partake of the fare of old Bardianna.”
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading For twenty-four hours, seated stiff, and motionless, Babbalanja spoke not a word; then, almost without moving a muscle, muttered thus:—“At banquets surfeit not, but fill; partake, and retire; and eat not again till you crave.
word
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From this reading For twenty-four hours, seated stiff, and motionless, Babbalanja spoke not a word; then, almost without moving a muscle, muttered thus:—“At banquets surfeit not, but fill; partake, and retire; and eat not again till you crave.
work
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From this reading Thereby you give nature time to work her magic transformings; turning all solids to meat, and wine into blood.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading For twenty-four hours, seated stiff, and motionless, Babbalanja spoke not a word; then, almost without moving a muscle, muttered thus:—“At banquets surfeit not, but fill; partake, and retire; and eat not again till you crave.
