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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I. LIFE OF SAINT MAËL Maël, a scion of a royal family of Cambria, was sent in his ninth year to the Abbey of Yvern so that he might there study both sacred and profane learning.
Abbey
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From this reading I. LIFE OF SAINT MAËL Maël, a scion of a royal family of Cambria, was sent in his ninth year to the Abbey of Yvern so that he might there study both sacred and profane learning.
Abbot
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From this reading A celestial perfume soon disclosed the virtues of the monk throughout the cloister, and when the blessed Gal, the Abbot of Yvern, departed from this world into the next, young Maël succeeded him in the government of the monastery.
according
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From this reading His time was divided, according to the rule, between the singing of hymns, the study of grammar, and the meditation of eternal truths.
age
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From this reading At the age of fourteen he renounced his patrimony and took a vow to serve the Lord.
all
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From this reading He established therein a school, an infirmary, a guest-house, a forge, work-shops of all kinds, and sheds for building ships, and he compelled the monks to till the lands in the neighbourhood.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He established therein a school, an infirmary, a guest-house, a forge, work-shops of all kinds, and sheds for building ships, and he compelled the monks to till the lands in the neighbourhood.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I. LIFE OF SAINT MAËL Maël, a scion of a royal family of Cambria, was sent in his ninth year to the Abbey of Yvern so that he might there study both sacred and profane learning.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the age of fourteen he renounced his patrimony and took a vow to serve the Lord.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading His time was divided, according to the rule, between the singing of hymns, the study of grammar, and the meditation of eternal truths.
blessed
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From this reading A celestial perfume soon disclosed the virtues of the monk throughout the cloister, and when the blessed Gal, the Abbot of Yvern, departed from this world into the next, young Maël succeeded him in the government of the monastery.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading I. LIFE OF SAINT MAËL Maël, a scion of a royal family of Cambria, was sent in his ninth year to the Abbey of Yvern so that he might there study both sacred and profane learning.
building
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From this reading He established therein a school, an infirmary, a guest-house, a forge, work-shops of all kinds, and sheds for building ships, and he compelled the monks to till the lands in the neighbourhood.
Cambria
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From this reading I. LIFE OF SAINT MAËL Maël, a scion of a royal family of Cambria, was sent in his ninth year to the Abbey of Yvern so that he might there study both sacred and profane learning.
celestial
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From this reading A celestial perfume soon disclosed the virtues of the monk throughout the cloister, and when the blessed Gal, the Abbot of Yvern, departed from this world into the next, young Maël succeeded him in the government of the monastery.
cloister
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From this reading A celestial perfume soon disclosed the virtues of the monk throughout the cloister, and when the blessed Gal, the Abbot of Yvern, departed from this world into the next, young Maël succeeded him in the government of the monastery.
compelled
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From this reading He established therein a school, an infirmary, a guest-house, a forge, work-shops of all kinds, and sheds for building ships, and he compelled the monks to till the lands in the neighbourhood.
departed
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From this reading A celestial perfume soon disclosed the virtues of the monk throughout the cloister, and when the blessed Gal, the Abbot of Yvern, departed from this world into the next, young Maël succeeded him in the government of the monastery.
disclosed
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From this reading A celestial perfume soon disclosed the virtues of the monk throughout the cloister, and when the blessed Gal, the Abbot of Yvern, departed from this world into the next, young Maël succeeded him in the government of the monastery.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His time was divided, according to the rule, between the singing of hymns, the study of grammar, and the meditation of eternal truths.
established
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From this reading He established therein a school, an infirmary, a guest-house, a forge, work-shops of all kinds, and sheds for building ships, and he compelled the monks to till the lands in the neighbourhood.
eternal
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From this reading His time was divided, according to the rule, between the singing of hymns, the study of grammar, and the meditation of eternal truths.
family
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From this reading I. LIFE OF SAINT MAËL Maël, a scion of a royal family of Cambria, was sent in his ninth year to the Abbey of Yvern so that he might there study both sacred and profane learning.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He established therein a school, an infirmary, a guest-house, a forge, work-shops of all kinds, and sheds for building ships, and he compelled the monks to till the lands in the neighbourhood.
forge
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From this reading He established therein a school, an infirmary, a guest-house, a forge, work-shops of all kinds, and sheds for building ships, and he compelled the monks to till the lands in the neighbourhood.
fourteen
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From this reading At the age of fourteen he renounced his patrimony and took a vow to serve the Lord.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A celestial perfume soon disclosed the virtues of the monk throughout the cloister, and when the blessed Gal, the Abbot of Yvern, departed from this world into the next, young Maël succeeded him in the government of the monastery.
Gal
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From this reading A celestial perfume soon disclosed the virtues of the monk throughout the cloister, and when the blessed Gal, the Abbot of Yvern, departed from this world into the next, young Maël succeeded him in the government of the monastery.
government
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From this reading A celestial perfume soon disclosed the virtues of the monk throughout the cloister, and when the blessed Gal, the Abbot of Yvern, departed from this world into the next, young Maël succeeded him in the government of the monastery.
grammar
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From this reading His time was divided, according to the rule, between the singing of hymns, the study of grammar, and the meditation of eternal truths.
guest-house
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From this reading He established therein a school, an infirmary, a guest-house, a forge, work-shops of all kinds, and sheds for building ships, and he compelled the monks to till the lands in the neighbourhood.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I. LIFE OF SAINT MAËL Maël, a scion of a royal family of Cambria, was sent in his ninth year to the Abbey of Yvern so that he might there study both sacred and profane learning.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A celestial perfume soon disclosed the virtues of the monk throughout the cloister, and when the blessed Gal, the Abbot of Yvern, departed from this world into the next, young Maël succeeded him in the government of the monastery.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I. LIFE OF SAINT MAËL Maël, a scion of a royal family of Cambria, was sent in his ninth year to the Abbey of Yvern so that he might there study both sacred and profane learning.
hymns
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From this reading His time was divided, according to the rule, between the singing of hymns, the study of grammar, and the meditation of eternal truths.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. LIFE OF SAINT MAËL Maël, a scion of a royal family of Cambria, was sent in his ninth year to the Abbey of Yvern so that he might there study both sacred and profane learning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I. LIFE OF SAINT MAËL Maël, a scion of a royal family of Cambria, was sent in his ninth year to the Abbey of Yvern so that he might there study both sacred and profane learning.
infirmary
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From this reading He established therein a school, an infirmary, a guest-house, a forge, work-shops of all kinds, and sheds for building ships, and he compelled the monks to till the lands in the neighbourhood.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A celestial perfume soon disclosed the virtues of the monk throughout the cloister, and when the blessed Gal, the Abbot of Yvern, departed from this world into the next, young Maël succeeded him in the government of the monastery.
kinds
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From this reading He established therein a school, an infirmary, a guest-house, a forge, work-shops of all kinds, and sheds for building ships, and he compelled the monks to till the lands in the neighbourhood.
lands
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From this reading He established therein a school, an infirmary, a guest-house, a forge, work-shops of all kinds, and sheds for building ships, and he compelled the monks to till the lands in the neighbourhood.
learning
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From this reading I. LIFE OF SAINT MAËL Maël, a scion of a royal family of Cambria, was sent in his ninth year to the Abbey of Yvern so that he might there study both sacred and profane learning.
LIFEnounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I. LIFE OF SAINT MAËL Maël, a scion of a royal family of Cambria, was sent in his ninth year to the Abbey of Yvern so that he might there study both sacred and profane learning.
Lord
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From this reading At the age of fourteen he renounced his patrimony and took a vow to serve the Lord.
MAËL
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From this reading I. LIFE OF SAINT MAËL Maël, a scion of a royal family of Cambria, was sent in his ninth year to the Abbey of Yvern so that he might there study both sacred and profane learning.
meditation
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From this reading His time was divided, according to the rule, between the singing of hymns, the study of grammar, and the meditation of eternal truths.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I. LIFE OF SAINT MAËL Maël, a scion of a royal family of Cambria, was sent in his ninth year to the Abbey of Yvern so that he might there study both sacred and profane learning.
monastery
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From this reading A celestial perfume soon disclosed the virtues of the monk throughout the cloister, and when the blessed Gal, the Abbot of Yvern, departed from this world into the next, young Maël succeeded him in the government of the monastery.
monk
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From this reading A celestial perfume soon disclosed the virtues of the monk throughout the cloister, and when the blessed Gal, the Abbot of Yvern, departed from this world into the next, young Maël succeeded him in the government of the monastery.
monks
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From this reading He established therein a school, an infirmary, a guest-house, a forge, work-shops of all kinds, and sheds for building ships, and he compelled the monks to till the lands in the neighbourhood.
neighbourhood
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From this reading He established therein a school, an infirmary, a guest-house, a forge, work-shops of all kinds, and sheds for building ships, and he compelled the monks to till the lands in the neighbourhood.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A celestial perfume soon disclosed the virtues of the monk throughout the cloister, and when the blessed Gal, the Abbot of Yvern, departed from this world into the next, young Maël succeeded him in the government of the monastery.
ninth
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From this reading I. LIFE OF SAINT MAËL Maël, a scion of a royal family of Cambria, was sent in his ninth year to the Abbey of Yvern so that he might there study both sacred and profane learning.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I. LIFE OF SAINT MAËL Maël, a scion of a royal family of Cambria, was sent in his ninth year to the Abbey of Yvern so that he might there study both sacred and profane learning.
patrimony
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From this reading At the age of fourteen he renounced his patrimony and took a vow to serve the Lord.
perfume
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From this reading A celestial perfume soon disclosed the virtues of the monk throughout the cloister, and when the blessed Gal, the Abbot of Yvern, departed from this world into the next, young Maël succeeded him in the government of the monastery.
profane
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From this reading I. LIFE OF SAINT MAËL Maël, a scion of a royal family of Cambria, was sent in his ninth year to the Abbey of Yvern so that he might there study both sacred and profane learning.
renounced
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From this reading At the age of fourteen he renounced his patrimony and took a vow to serve the Lord.
royal
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From this reading I. LIFE OF SAINT MAËL Maël, a scion of a royal family of Cambria, was sent in his ninth year to the Abbey of Yvern so that he might there study both sacred and profane learning.
rule
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From this reading His time was divided, according to the rule, between the singing of hymns, the study of grammar, and the meditation of eternal truths.
sacred
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From this reading I. LIFE OF SAINT MAËL Maël, a scion of a royal family of Cambria, was sent in his ninth year to the Abbey of Yvern so that he might there study both sacred and profane learning.
SAINT
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From this reading I. LIFE OF SAINT MAËL Maël, a scion of a royal family of Cambria, was sent in his ninth year to the Abbey of Yvern so that he might there study both sacred and profane learning.
school
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From this reading He established therein a school, an infirmary, a guest-house, a forge, work-shops of all kinds, and sheds for building ships, and he compelled the monks to till the lands in the neighbourhood.
scion
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From this reading I. LIFE OF SAINT MAËL Maël, a scion of a royal family of Cambria, was sent in his ninth year to the Abbey of Yvern so that he might there study both sacred and profane learning.
sent
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From this reading I. LIFE OF SAINT MAËL Maël, a scion of a royal family of Cambria, was sent in his ninth year to the Abbey of Yvern so that he might there study both sacred and profane learning.
serve
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From this reading At the age of fourteen he renounced his patrimony and took a vow to serve the Lord.
sheds
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From this reading He established therein a school, an infirmary, a guest-house, a forge, work-shops of all kinds, and sheds for building ships, and he compelled the monks to till the lands in the neighbourhood.
ships
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From this reading He established therein a school, an infirmary, a guest-house, a forge, work-shops of all kinds, and sheds for building ships, and he compelled the monks to till the lands in the neighbourhood.
singing
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From this reading His time was divided, according to the rule, between the singing of hymns, the study of grammar, and the meditation of eternal truths.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I. LIFE OF SAINT MAËL Maël, a scion of a royal family of Cambria, was sent in his ninth year to the Abbey of Yvern so that he might there study both sacred and profane learning.
soon
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From this reading A celestial perfume soon disclosed the virtues of the monk throughout the cloister, and when the blessed Gal, the Abbot of Yvern, departed from this world into the next, young Maël succeeded him in the government of the monastery.
study
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From this reading I. LIFE OF SAINT MAËL Maël, a scion of a royal family of Cambria, was sent in his ninth year to the Abbey of Yvern so that he might there study both sacred and profane learning.
succeeded
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From this reading A celestial perfume soon disclosed the virtues of the monk throughout the cloister, and when the blessed Gal, the Abbot of Yvern, departed from this world into the next, young Maël succeeded him in the government of the monastery.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I. LIFE OF SAINT MAËL Maël, a scion of a royal family of Cambria, was sent in his ninth year to the Abbey of Yvern so that he might there study both sacred and profane learning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I. LIFE OF SAINT MAËL Maël, a scion of a royal family of Cambria, was sent in his ninth year to the Abbey of Yvern so that he might there study both sacred and profane learning.
there
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From this reading I. LIFE OF SAINT MAËL Maël, a scion of a royal family of Cambria, was sent in his ninth year to the Abbey of Yvern so that he might there study both sacred and profane learning.
therein
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From this reading He established therein a school, an infirmary, a guest-house, a forge, work-shops of all kinds, and sheds for building ships, and he compelled the monks to till the lands in the neighbourhood.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A celestial perfume soon disclosed the virtues of the monk throughout the cloister, and when the blessed Gal, the Abbot of Yvern, departed from this world into the next, young Maël succeeded him in the government of the monastery.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading A celestial perfume soon disclosed the virtues of the monk throughout the cloister, and when the blessed Gal, the Abbot of Yvern, departed from this world into the next, young Maël succeeded him in the government of the monastery.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He established therein a school, an infirmary, a guest-house, a forge, work-shops of all kinds, and sheds for building ships, and he compelled the monks to till the lands in the neighbourhood.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His time was divided, according to the rule, between the singing of hymns, the study of grammar, and the meditation of eternal truths.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I. LIFE OF SAINT MAËL Maël, a scion of a royal family of Cambria, was sent in his ninth year to the Abbey of Yvern so that he might there study both sacred and profane learning.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the age of fourteen he renounced his patrimony and took a vow to serve the Lord.
truths
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From this reading His time was divided, according to the rule, between the singing of hymns, the study of grammar, and the meditation of eternal truths.
virtues
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From this reading A celestial perfume soon disclosed the virtues of the monk throughout the cloister, and when the blessed Gal, the Abbot of Yvern, departed from this world into the next, young Maël succeeded him in the government of the monastery.
vownounUS /vaʊ/
a serious promise
From this reading At the age of fourteen he renounced his patrimony and took a vow to serve the Lord.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I. LIFE OF SAINT MAËL Maël, a scion of a royal family of Cambria, was sent in his ninth year to the Abbey of Yvern so that he might there study both sacred and profane learning.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A celestial perfume soon disclosed the virtues of the monk throughout the cloister, and when the blessed Gal, the Abbot of Yvern, departed from this world into the next, young Maël succeeded him in the government of the monastery.
work-shops
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From this reading He established therein a school, an infirmary, a guest-house, a forge, work-shops of all kinds, and sheds for building ships, and he compelled the monks to till the lands in the neighbourhood.
world
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From this reading A celestial perfume soon disclosed the virtues of the monk throughout the cloister, and when the blessed Gal, the Abbot of Yvern, departed from this world into the next, young Maël succeeded him in the government of the monastery.
year
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From this reading I. LIFE OF SAINT MAËL Maël, a scion of a royal family of Cambria, was sent in his ninth year to the Abbey of Yvern so that he might there study both sacred and profane learning.
young
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From this reading A celestial perfume soon disclosed the virtues of the monk throughout the cloister, and when the blessed Gal, the Abbot of Yvern, departed from this world into the next, young Maël succeeded him in the government of the monastery.
Yvern
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From this reading I. LIFE OF SAINT MAËL Maël, a scion of a royal family of Cambria, was sent in his ninth year to the Abbey of Yvern so that he might there study both sacred and profane learning.
