Chapter XX
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?
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?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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THE
PASSAGE
OF
THE
TOMBS.
Line 2
Sah-luma
stirred
uneasily
and
smiled
in
his
sleep.
Line 3
"More
wine!"
he
muttered
thickly--"More, .
Line 4
. more
I
say!
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What!
wilt
thou
stint
the
generous
juice
that
warms
my
soul
to
song?
Learner Dictionary
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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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smiled
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From this reading Sah-luma stirred uneasily and smiled in his sleep.
song
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soul
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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, .