manna

Definitions of manna
  1. noun
    (Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus
    synonyms: hemelsbrood
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    type of:
    eetwaar, eten, etenswaar, kost, spijs, voeding, voedingsstof, voedsel, vreten
    any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
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The Merchant of Venice
William Shakespeare

When Bassanio, a merchant, needs money to court Portia, his friend Antonio makes a risky deal with a moneylender. Read the full text here.

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Stories of Ourselves

This anthology of short stories is used for the Cambridge Literature in English courses.

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Unwind
Neal Shusterman

In this dystopian novel, sixteen-year-old Connor has been slated to be "unwound" and have his organs donated — until he runs away and joins up with two other fugitive teenagers.

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