used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 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.
anew
From this reading Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 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.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Thereby you give nature time to work her magic transformings; turning all solids to meat, and wine into blood.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 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.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 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.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 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 Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 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.
banquetnounUS /ˈbæŋkwət/
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading After a banquet you incline to repose:—do so: digestion commands.
banquetsnounUS /ˈbæŋkwəts/
plural of “banquet” — a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 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.”
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Thereby you give nature time to work her magic transformings; turning all solids to meat, and wine into blood.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 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.
commandsnounUS /kəˈmændz/
plural of “command” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading After a banquet you incline to repose:—do so: digestion commands.
craveverbUS /kreɪv/
have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
From this reading Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 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.
digestionnounUS /daɪˈdʒestʃən/
the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat
From this reading After a banquet you incline to repose:—do so: digestion commands.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading After a banquet you incline to repose:—do so: digestion commands.
take in solid food
From this reading Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 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.
farenounUS /fer/
an agenda of things to do
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.”
a ceremonial dinner party for many 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.”
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 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.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 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.
to travel behind, go after, come after
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.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 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.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Thereby you give nature time to work her magic transformings; turning all solids to meat, and wine into blood.
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.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 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.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 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.
inclinenounUS /ˌɪnˈklaɪn/
an elevated geological formation
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.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading Thereby you give nature time to work her magic transformings; turning all solids to meat, and wine into blood.
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading Thereby you give nature time to work her magic transformings; turning all solids to meat, and wine into blood.
MedianounUS /ˈmiːdiə/
plural of “medium” — a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
From this reading “Art resuscitated, then, Babbalanja?” said Media.
not in physical motion
From this reading Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 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.
in motion
From this reading Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 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.
musclenounUS /ˈmʌsəl/
one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 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.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 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.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Thereby you give nature time to work her magic transformings; turning all solids to meat, and wine into blood.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 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.
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.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
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.”
partakeverbUS /pɑːrˈteɪk/
have some of the qualities or attributes of something
From this reading Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 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.
reposeverbUS /riˈpoʊz/
put or confide something in a person or thing
From this reading After a banquet you incline to repose:—do so: digestion commands.
resuscitatedadjectiveUS /rɪˈsʌsɪteɪtɪd/
restored to life or consciousness
From this reading “Art resuscitated, then, Babbalanja?” said Media.
retireverbUS /rɪˈtaɪr/
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
From this reading Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 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.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Art resuscitated, then, Babbalanja?” said Media.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 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.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading After a banquet you incline to repose:—do so: digestion commands.
solidsnounUS /ˈsɑːlədz/
plural of “solid” — matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure
From this reading Thereby you give nature time to work her magic transformings; turning all solids to meat, and wine into blood.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 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.
StartsnounUS /stɑːrts/
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 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.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 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.
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.”
surfeitverbUS /ˈsɜːrfət/
supply or feed to surfeit
From this reading Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 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.
tablesnounUS /ˈteɪbəlz/
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
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.”
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.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 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.
TherebyadverbUS /ˈðerˈbaɪ/
by that means or because of that
From this reading Thereby you give nature time to work her magic transformings; turning all solids to meat, and wine into blood.
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.”
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.”
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.”
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 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.
up to a particular time
From this reading Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 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.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Thereby you give nature time to work her magic transformings; turning all solids to meat, and wine into blood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 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.
transformings
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thereby you give nature time to work her magic transformings; turning all solids to meat, and wine into blood.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Thereby you give nature time to work her magic transformings; turning all solids to meat, and wine into blood.
twenty-fouradjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɔːr/
being four more than twenty
From this reading Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 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.
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.”
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading Thereby you give nature time to work her magic transformings; turning all solids to meat, and wine into blood.
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
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.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 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.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 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.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Thereby you give nature time to work her magic transformings; turning all solids to meat, and wine into blood.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Babbalanja Starts To His Feet 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.