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The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth
The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth

Chapter VIII

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He raised his hand.
"Let them do the thing they have to do!
So also will I. I am for Reaction--unstinted and fearless Reaction.
Unless you mean to take this Food also, what else is there to do in all the world?
We have trifled in the middle ways too long.
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The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
He raised his hand.
Line 2
"Let them do the thing they have to do!
/let ðem duː ðə thing ðeɪ hæv tuː duː/
Line 3
So also will I. I am for Reaction--unstinted and fearless Reaction.
Line 4
Unless you mean to take this Food also, what else is there to do in all the world?
Line 5
We have trifled in the middle ways too long.

Learner Dictionary

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

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He raised his hand.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"Let them do the thing they have to do!”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “"Let them do the thing they have to do!”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We have trifled in the middle ways too long.”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Unless you mean to take this Food also, what else is there to do in all the world?”

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Let them do the thing they have to do!”

Unless conjunction US /ənˈles/

except if; if not

From this reading “Unless you mean to take this Food also, what else is there to do in all the world?”

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all

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From this reading Unless you mean to take this Food also, what else is there to do in all the world?

also

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From this reading So also will I. I am for Reaction--unstinted and fearless Reaction.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading So also will I. I am for Reaction--unstinted and fearless Reaction.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading So also will I. I am for Reaction--unstinted and fearless Reaction.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Let them do the thing they have to do!

else

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From this reading Unless you mean to take this Food also, what else is there to do in all the world?

fearless

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From this reading So also will I. I am for Reaction--unstinted and fearless Reaction.

Food

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From this reading Unless you mean to take this Food also, what else is there to do in all the world?

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading So also will I. I am for Reaction--unstinted and fearless Reaction.

hand

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From this reading He raised his hand.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Let them do the thing they have to do!

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He raised his hand.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading He raised his hand.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading So also will I. I am for Reaction--unstinted and fearless Reaction.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Unless you mean to take this Food also, what else is there to do in all the world?

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Unless you mean to take this Food also, what else is there to do in all the world?

Letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading "Let them do the thing they have to do!

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading We have trifled in the middle ways too long.

mean

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From this reading Unless you mean to take this Food also, what else is there to do in all the world?

middle

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From this reading We have trifled in the middle ways too long.

raised

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From this reading He raised his hand.

Reaction

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From this reading So also will I. I am for Reaction--unstinted and fearless Reaction.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So also will I. I am for Reaction--unstinted and fearless Reaction.

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Unless you mean to take this Food also, what else is there to do in all the world?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Let them do the thing they have to do!

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "Let them do the thing they have to do!

there

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From this reading Unless you mean to take this Food also, what else is there to do in all the world?

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Let them do the thing they have to do!

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Let them do the thing they have to do!

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading Unless you mean to take this Food also, what else is there to do in all the world?

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "Let them do the thing they have to do!

too

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From this reading We have trifled in the middle ways too long.

trifled

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From this reading We have trifled in the middle ways too long.

UnlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/

except if; if not

From this reading Unless you mean to take this Food also, what else is there to do in all the world?

unstinted

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From this reading So also will I. I am for Reaction--unstinted and fearless Reaction.

ways

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From this reading We have trifled in the middle ways too long.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We have trifled in the middle ways too long.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Unless you mean to take this Food also, what else is there to do in all the world?

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading So also will I. I am for Reaction--unstinted and fearless Reaction.

world

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From this reading Unless you mean to take this Food also, what else is there to do in all the world?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Unless you mean to take this Food also, what else is there to do in all the world?