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The lion-eating poet MG: lion; king of beasts; Panthera leo [MG: eatMG: -er; -or] {MG: poem; poetry; poesy; verseMG: writeMG: person; human being; homo; human being; individual; someone; somebody; mortal; soul}

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MG: one {MG: poem; poetry; poesy; verseMG: writeMG: person; human being; homo; human being; individual; someone; somebody; mortal; soul} {MG: by...-ed; -en; by; passiveMG: call; give a name; define}   Shi   MG: reside; dwell; live; inhabit MG: -ed; perfect MG: at; in MG: rock; stone; pebble; gravel MG: 's; of; possessive; -adj MG: room; chamber MG: in; into; inside ,
In a stone den was a poet called Shi,

MG: love MG: eat MG: lion; king of beasts; Panthera leo , MG: decide; make up one's mind; determine MG: will; future MG: eat [MG: oneMG: zero; nought; 0; cipher; cypher] MG: lion; king of beasts; Panthera leo .
who was a lion addict, and had resolved to eat ten.

MG: it; she; he MG: frequently; often; oft MG: to; towards; toward MG: market; marketplace MG: go; travel; move; locomote MG: seek; search (for); look for; look for MG: lion; king of beasts; Panthera leo .
He often went to the market to look for lions.

MG: at; in [MG: oneMG: zero; nought; 0; cipher; cypher] MG: hour; hr; 60 minutes MG: moment; (an) instant; (a given) time , [MG: oneMG: zero; nought; 0; cipher; cypher] MG: lion; king of beasts; Panthera leo MG: just; very recently; right now MG: to; towards; toward MG: market; marketplace MG: come; arrive (at) MG: -ed; perfect .
At ten o'clock, ten lions had just arrived at the market.

MG: at; in MG: that; those MG: moment; (an) instant; (a given) time   Shi   MG: too; also; either; besides; likewise; as well; even MG: just; very recently; right now MG: to; towards; toward MG: market; marketplace MG: come; arrive (at) MG: -ed; perfect .
At that time, Shi had just arrived at the market.

[MG: maleMG: it; she; he] MG: see MG: that; those [MG: oneMG: zero; nought; 0; cipher; cypher] MG: lion; king of beasts; Panthera leo MG: -ed; perfect , MG: use; utilise; employ; apply MG: -ing; imperfect MG: arrow MG: it; she; he MG: cause; lead to; result in; generate; arouse; engender; give rise to MG: that; those [MG: oneMG: zero; nought; 0; cipher; cypher] MG: lion; king of beasts; Panthera leo MG: die MG: -ed; perfect .
He saw those ten lions, and using his trusty arrows, caused the ten lions to die.

MG: it; she; he MG: carry; bear; hold; transport MG: -ed; perfect [MG: oneMG: zero; nought; 0; cipher; cypher] MG: lion; king of beasts; Panthera leo MG: 's; of; possessive; -adj {MG: deadMG: body; organic structure; physical structure} MG: to; towards; toward MG: rock; stone; pebble; gravel MG: room; chamber .
He brought the corpses of the ten lions to the stone den.

MG: rock; stone; pebble; gravel MG: room; chamber MG: be; am; is; are MG: -ed; perfect MG: wet; damp; moist; dampish ,   Shi   MG: call; summon MG: slave MG: request; ask for; bespeak; call for; quest [MG: it; she; heMG: it; she; he] MG: make; render MG: room; chamber MG: dry .
The stone den was damp. He asked his servants to wipe it.

MG: make; render MG: dry MG: -ed; perfect MG: rock; stone; pebble; gravel MG: room; chamber MG: after; later , MG: it; she; he MG: try; attempt; endeavor; seek; essay; assay MG: eat MG: that; those [MG: oneMG: zero; nought; 0; cipher; cypher] MG: lion; king of beasts; Panthera leo .
After the stone den was wiped, he tried to eat those ten lions.

MG: eat MG: 's; of; possessive; -adj MG: moment; (an) instant; (a given) time , MG: it; she; he {MG: understand; comprehendMG: perceive; detect} MG: that; those [MG: oneMG: zero; nought; 0; cipher; cypher] MG: lion; king of beasts; Panthera leo [MG: real; actual; existentMG: -ly] MG: be; am; is; are [MG: oneMG: zero; nought; 0; cipher; cypher] MG: rock; stone; pebble; gravel MG: 's; of; possessive; -adj MG: lion; king of beasts; Panthera leo {MG: deadMG: body; organic structure; physical structure} MG: (exclamatory, exclamative)
When he ate, he realized that these ten lions were in fact ten stone lion corpses.

MG: you MG: try; attempt; endeavor; seek; essay; assay MG: explain; instruct; illustrate; explicate; expound MG: this; these MG: act; deed; event; action; activity; human action MG: right?; ok?; how about it?; let's; how about...
Try to explain this matter.

(Yuen Ren Chao)

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