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Word Final -ed = /t, d, Id/

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Tantalus was a very wealthy Greek king.
He was a favorite nephew of the gods and was frequently   to their feasts.
He was soon   by their attention.
He began to lie and steal to get whatever he 
 He gave away the secrets of the gods to mortals (non-gods),
and even   his own son.

The gods   to punish Tantalus.

Tantalus was   in the middle of a lake.
Whenever he was thirsty, he would bend his chin down to the water,
but the water   away from him. So Tantalus   thirsty.

Over his head hung branches of delicious fruit.
When he was hungry, he   up to get the fruit,
but the branches   away from him. So, Tantalus   hungry.

From the story of Tantalus, we get the word "to tantalize,"
meaning to torment or tease by keeping something within sight but out of reach.