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Chapter 2 of The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth is here in full — 634 sentences across 127 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FOOD IN THE VILLAGE. CHAPTER THE FIRST. THE COMING OF THE FOOD. I. Our theme, which began so compactly in Mr. Bensington's study, has already spread and branched, until it points this way and that, and henceforth our whole story is one of dissemination.
Chapter 2 of The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth is here in full — 634 sentences across 127 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches
From this reading “Our theme, which began so compactly in Mr. Bensington's study, has already spread and branched, until it points this way and that, and henceforth our whole story is one of dissemination.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER THE FIRST.”
the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
From this reading “Our theme, which began so compactly in Mr. Bensington's study, has already spread and branched, until it points this way and that, and henceforth our whole story is one of dissemination.”
from this time forth; from now on
From this reading “Our theme, which began so compactly in Mr. Bensington's study, has already spread and branched, until it points this way and that, and henceforth our whole story is one of dissemination.”
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading “Our theme, which began so compactly in Mr. Bensington's study, has already spread and branched, until it points this way and that, and henceforth our whole story is one of dissemination.”
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading “Our theme, which began so compactly in Mr. Bensington's study, has already spread and branched, until it points this way and that, and henceforth our whole story is one of dissemination.”
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “Our theme, which began so compactly in Mr. Bensington's study, has already spread and branched, until it points this way and that, and henceforth our whole story is one of dissemination.”
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading “Our theme, which began so compactly in Mr. Bensington's study, has already spread and branched, until it points this way and that, and henceforth our whole story is one of dissemination.”
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Our theme, which began so compactly in Mr. Bensington's study, has already spread and branched, until it points this way and that, and henceforth our whole story is one of dissemination.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our theme, which began so compactly in Mr. Bensington's study, has already spread and branched, until it points this way and that, and henceforth our whole story is one of dissemination.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Our theme, which began so compactly in Mr. Bensington's study, has already spread and branched, until it points this way and that, and henceforth our whole story is one of dissemination.
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From this reading Our theme, which began so compactly in Mr. Bensington's study, has already spread and branched, until it points this way and that, and henceforth our whole story is one of dissemination.
resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches
From this reading Our theme, which began so compactly in Mr. Bensington's study, has already spread and branched, until it points this way and that, and henceforth our whole story is one of dissemination.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER THE FIRST.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE COMING OF THE FOOD.
in a compact manner or state
From this reading Our theme, which began so compactly in Mr. Bensington's study, has already spread and branched, until it points this way and that, and henceforth our whole story is one of dissemination.
the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
From this reading Our theme, which began so compactly in Mr. Bensington's study, has already spread and branched, until it points this way and that, and henceforth our whole story is one of dissemination.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading CHAPTER THE FIRST.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading THE FOOD IN THE VILLAGE.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our theme, which began so compactly in Mr. Bensington's study, has already spread and branched, until it points this way and that, and henceforth our whole story is one of dissemination.
from this time forth; from now on
From this reading Our theme, which began so compactly in Mr. Bensington's study, has already spread and branched, until it points this way and that, and henceforth our whole story is one of dissemination.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FOOD IN THE VILLAGE.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our theme, which began so compactly in Mr. Bensington's study, has already spread and branched, until it points this way and that, and henceforth our whole story is one of dissemination.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Our theme, which began so compactly in Mr. Bensington's study, has already spread and branched, until it points this way and that, and henceforth our whole story is one of dissemination.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Our theme, which began so compactly in Mr. Bensington's study, has already spread and branched, until it points this way and that, and henceforth our whole story is one of dissemination.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COMING OF THE FOOD.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Our theme, which began so compactly in Mr. Bensington's study, has already spread and branched, until it points this way and that, and henceforth our whole story is one of dissemination.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our theme, which began so compactly in Mr. Bensington's study, has already spread and branched, until it points this way and that, and henceforth our whole story is one of dissemination.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Our theme, which began so compactly in Mr. Bensington's study, has already spread and branched, until it points this way and that, and henceforth our whole story is one of dissemination.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Our theme, which began so compactly in Mr. Bensington's study, has already spread and branched, until it points this way and that, and henceforth our whole story is one of dissemination.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading Our theme, which began so compactly in Mr. Bensington's study, has already spread and branched, until it points this way and that, and henceforth our whole story is one of dissemination.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Our theme, which began so compactly in Mr. Bensington's study, has already spread and branched, until it points this way and that, and henceforth our whole story is one of dissemination.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading Our theme, which began so compactly in Mr. Bensington's study, has already spread and branched, until it points this way and that, and henceforth our whole story is one of dissemination.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Our theme, which began so compactly in Mr. Bensington's study, has already spread and branched, until it points this way and that, and henceforth our whole story is one of dissemination.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FOOD IN THE VILLAGE.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading Our theme, which began so compactly in Mr. Bensington's study, has already spread and branched, until it points this way and that, and henceforth our whole story is one of dissemination.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Our theme, which began so compactly in Mr. Bensington's study, has already spread and branched, until it points this way and that, and henceforth our whole story is one of dissemination.
up to a particular time
From this reading Our theme, which began so compactly in Mr. Bensington's study, has already spread and branched, until it points this way and that, and henceforth our whole story is one of dissemination.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading THE FOOD IN THE VILLAGE.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Our theme, which began so compactly in Mr. Bensington's study, has already spread and branched, until it points this way and that, and henceforth our whole story is one of dissemination.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Our theme, which began so compactly in Mr. Bensington's study, has already spread and branched, until it points this way and that, and henceforth our whole story is one of dissemination.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Our theme, which began so compactly in Mr. Bensington's study, has already spread and branched, until it points this way and that, and henceforth our whole story is one of dissemination.
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