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Chapter II
One day the King returning from the worship of the gods of Old and from bowing before them in the temple of the gods commanded their prophets to appear before him, saying: “I would know somewhat concerning the gods.” Then came the prophets before King Khanazar, burdened with many books, to whom the King said: “It is not in books.” Thereat the prophets departed, bearing away with them a thousand methods well devised in books whereby men may gain wisdom of the gods.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “One day the King returning from the worship of the gods of Old and from bowing before them in the temple of the gods commanded their prophets to appear before him, saying:”
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “Then came the prophets before King Khanazar, burdened with many books, to whom the King said:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I would know somewhat concerning the gods.””
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Thereat the prophets departed, bearing away with them a thousand methods well devised in books whereby men may gain wisdom of the gods.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One day the King returning from the worship of the gods of Old and from bowing before them in the temple of the gods commanded their prophets to appear before him, saying:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thereat the prophets departed, bearing away with them a thousand methods well devised in books whereby men may gain wisdom of the gods.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““I would know somewhat concerning the gods.””
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Thereat the prophets departed, bearing away with them a thousand methods well devised in books whereby men may gain wisdom of the gods.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One day the King returning from the worship of the gods of Old and from bowing before them in the temple of the gods commanded their prophets to appear before him, saying:
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From this reading One day the King returning from the worship of the gods of Old and from bowing before them in the temple of the gods commanded their prophets to appear before him, saying:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thereat the prophets departed, bearing away with them a thousand methods well devised in books whereby men may gain wisdom of the gods.
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From this reading Thereat the prophets departed, bearing away with them a thousand methods well devised in books whereby men may gain wisdom of the gods.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading One day the King returning from the worship of the gods of Old and from bowing before them in the temple of the gods commanded their prophets to appear before him, saying:
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Then came the prophets before King Khanazar, burdened with many books, to whom the King said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day the King returning from the worship of the gods of Old and from bowing before them in the temple of the gods commanded their prophets to appear before him, saying:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then came the prophets before King Khanazar, burdened with many books, to whom the King said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then came the prophets before King Khanazar, burdened with many books, to whom the King said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day the King returning from the worship of the gods of Old and from bowing before them in the temple of the gods commanded their prophets to appear before him, saying:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I would know somewhat concerning the gods.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day the King returning from the worship of the gods of Old and from bowing before them in the temple of the gods commanded their prophets to appear before him, saying:
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From this reading Thereat the prophets departed, bearing away with them a thousand methods well devised in books whereby men may gain wisdom of the gods.
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From this reading Thereat the prophets departed, bearing away with them a thousand methods well devised in books whereby men may gain wisdom of the gods.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One day the King returning from the worship of the gods of Old and from bowing before them in the temple of the gods commanded their prophets to appear before him, saying:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thereat the prophets departed, bearing away with them a thousand methods well devised in books whereby men may gain wisdom of the gods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day the King returning from the worship of the gods of Old and from bowing before them in the temple of the gods commanded their prophets to appear before him, saying:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One day the King returning from the worship of the gods of Old and from bowing before them in the temple of the gods commanded their prophets to appear before him, saying:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I would know somewhat concerning the gods.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One day the King returning from the worship of the gods of Old and from bowing before them in the temple of the gods commanded their prophets to appear before him, saying:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is not in books.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is not in books.”
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From this reading Then came the prophets before King Khanazar, burdened with many books, to whom the King said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day the King returning from the worship of the gods of Old and from bowing before them in the temple of the gods commanded their prophets to appear before him, saying:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I would know somewhat concerning the gods.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then came the prophets before King Khanazar, burdened with many books, to whom the King said:
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Thereat the prophets departed, bearing away with them a thousand methods well devised in books whereby men may gain wisdom of the gods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thereat the prophets departed, bearing away with them a thousand methods well devised in books whereby men may gain wisdom of the gods.
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From this reading Thereat the prophets departed, bearing away with them a thousand methods well devised in books whereby men may gain wisdom of the gods.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It is not in books.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One day the King returning from the worship of the gods of Old and from bowing before them in the temple of the gods commanded their prophets to appear before him, saying:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day the King returning from the worship of the gods of Old and from bowing before them in the temple of the gods commanded their prophets to appear before him, saying:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day the King returning from the worship of the gods of Old and from bowing before them in the temple of the gods commanded their prophets to appear before him, saying:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day the King returning from the worship of the gods of Old and from bowing before them in the temple of the gods commanded their prophets to appear before him, saying:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day the King returning from the worship of the gods of Old and from bowing before them in the temple of the gods commanded their prophets to appear before him, saying:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then came the prophets before King Khanazar, burdened with many books, to whom the King said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day the King returning from the worship of the gods of Old and from bowing before them in the temple of the gods commanded their prophets to appear before him, saying:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I would know somewhat concerning the gods.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day the King returning from the worship of the gods of Old and from bowing before them in the temple of the gods commanded their prophets to appear before him, saying:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One day the King returning from the worship of the gods of Old and from bowing before them in the temple of the gods commanded their prophets to appear before him, saying:
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading One day the King returning from the worship of the gods of Old and from bowing before them in the temple of the gods commanded their prophets to appear before him, saying:
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One day the King returning from the worship of the gods of Old and from bowing before them in the temple of the gods commanded their prophets to appear before him, saying:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then came the prophets before King Khanazar, burdened with many books, to whom the King said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thereat the prophets departed, bearing away with them a thousand methods well devised in books whereby men may gain wisdom of the gods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thereat the prophets departed, bearing away with them a thousand methods well devised in books whereby men may gain wisdom of the gods.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One day the King returning from the worship of the gods of Old and from bowing before them in the temple of the gods commanded their prophets to appear before him, saying:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thereat the prophets departed, bearing away with them a thousand methods well devised in books whereby men may gain wisdom of the gods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thereat the prophets departed, bearing away with them a thousand methods well devised in books whereby men may gain wisdom of the gods.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then came the prophets before King Khanazar, burdened with many books, to whom the King said:
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From this reading Thereat the prophets departed, bearing away with them a thousand methods well devised in books whereby men may gain wisdom of the gods.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then came the prophets before King Khanazar, burdened with many books, to whom the King said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day the King returning from the worship of the gods of Old and from bowing before them in the temple of the gods commanded their prophets to appear before him, saying:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I would know somewhat concerning the gods.”
