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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 Upon leaving the workshop, the intendant Ricarik, followed by the old goldsmith, proceeded to a vast shed located outside of the abbey.
ABBESS
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From this reading THE ABBESS MEROFLEDE.
abbey
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From this reading Upon leaving the workshop, the intendant Ricarik, followed by the old goldsmith, proceeded to a vast shed located outside of the abbey.
all
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From this reading Almost all the slaves and colonists who had ground-rent to pay to the monastery were gathered at the place.
Almost
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From this reading Almost all the slaves and colonists who had ground-rent to pay to the monastery were gathered at the place.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Almost all the slaves and colonists who had ground-rent to pay to the monastery were gathered at the place.
aside
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From this reading There were four days in the year set aside for the payment of major rents.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Almost all the slaves and colonists who had ground-rent to pay to the monastery were gathered at the place.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Upon leaving the workshop, the intendant Ricarik, followed by the old goldsmith, proceeded to a vast shed located outside of the abbey.
colonists
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From this reading Almost all the slaves and colonists who had ground-rent to pay to the monastery were gathered at the place.
cultivated
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From this reading At these periods, the products of the land that was cultivated, and with so much labor, by the Gauls, flowed in a strong and steady stream into the abbey.
days
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From this reading There were four days in the year set aside for the payment of major rents.
flowed
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From this reading At these periods, the products of the land that was cultivated, and with so much labor, by the Gauls, flowed in a strong and steady stream into the abbey.
followed
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From this reading Upon leaving the workshop, the intendant Ricarik, followed by the old goldsmith, proceeded to a vast shed located outside of the abbey.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were four days in the year set aside for the payment of major rents.
four
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From this reading There were four days in the year set aside for the payment of major rents.
gathered
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From this reading Almost all the slaves and colonists who had ground-rent to pay to the monastery were gathered at the place.
Gauls
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From this reading At these periods, the products of the land that was cultivated, and with so much labor, by the Gauls, flowed in a strong and steady stream into the abbey.
goldsmith
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From this reading Upon leaving the workshop, the intendant Ricarik, followed by the old goldsmith, proceeded to a vast shed located outside of the abbey.
ground-rent
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From this reading Almost all the slaves and colonists who had ground-rent to pay to the monastery were gathered at the place.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Almost all the slaves and colonists who had ground-rent to pay to the monastery were gathered at the place.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were four days in the year set aside for the payment of major rents.
intendant
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From this reading Upon leaving the workshop, the intendant Ricarik, followed by the old goldsmith, proceeded to a vast shed located outside of the abbey.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At these periods, the products of the land that was cultivated, and with so much labor, by the Gauls, flowed in a strong and steady stream into the abbey.
labor
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From this reading At these periods, the products of the land that was cultivated, and with so much labor, by the Gauls, flowed in a strong and steady stream into the abbey.
land
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From this reading At these periods, the products of the land that was cultivated, and with so much labor, by the Gauls, flowed in a strong and steady stream into the abbey.
leaving
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From this reading Upon leaving the workshop, the intendant Ricarik, followed by the old goldsmith, proceeded to a vast shed located outside of the abbey.
located
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From this reading Upon leaving the workshop, the intendant Ricarik, followed by the old goldsmith, proceeded to a vast shed located outside of the abbey.
major
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From this reading There were four days in the year set aside for the payment of major rents.
MEROFLEDE
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From this reading THE ABBESS MEROFLEDE.
monastery
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From this reading Almost all the slaves and colonists who had ground-rent to pay to the monastery were gathered at the place.
much
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From this reading At these periods, the products of the land that was cultivated, and with so much labor, by the Gauls, flowed in a strong and steady stream into the abbey.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Upon leaving the workshop, the intendant Ricarik, followed by the old goldsmith, proceeded to a vast shed located outside of the abbey.
old
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From this reading Upon leaving the workshop, the intendant Ricarik, followed by the old goldsmith, proceeded to a vast shed located outside of the abbey.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Upon leaving the workshop, the intendant Ricarik, followed by the old goldsmith, proceeded to a vast shed located outside of the abbey.
pay
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From this reading Almost all the slaves and colonists who had ground-rent to pay to the monastery were gathered at the place.
payment
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From this reading There were four days in the year set aside for the payment of major rents.
periods
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From this reading At these periods, the products of the land that was cultivated, and with so much labor, by the Gauls, flowed in a strong and steady stream into the abbey.
place
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From this reading Almost all the slaves and colonists who had ground-rent to pay to the monastery were gathered at the place.
proceeded
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From this reading Upon leaving the workshop, the intendant Ricarik, followed by the old goldsmith, proceeded to a vast shed located outside of the abbey.
products
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From this reading At these periods, the products of the land that was cultivated, and with so much labor, by the Gauls, flowed in a strong and steady stream into the abbey.
rents
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From this reading There were four days in the year set aside for the payment of major rents.
Ricarik
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From this reading Upon leaving the workshop, the intendant Ricarik, followed by the old goldsmith, proceeded to a vast shed located outside of the abbey.
set
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From this reading There were four days in the year set aside for the payment of major rents.
shed
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From this reading Upon leaving the workshop, the intendant Ricarik, followed by the old goldsmith, proceeded to a vast shed located outside of the abbey.
slaves
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From this reading Almost all the slaves and colonists who had ground-rent to pay to the monastery were gathered at the place.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At these periods, the products of the land that was cultivated, and with so much labor, by the Gauls, flowed in a strong and steady stream into the abbey.
steady
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From this reading At these periods, the products of the land that was cultivated, and with so much labor, by the Gauls, flowed in a strong and steady stream into the abbey.
stream
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From this reading At these periods, the products of the land that was cultivated, and with so much labor, by the Gauls, flowed in a strong and steady stream into the abbey.
strong
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From this reading At these periods, the products of the land that was cultivated, and with so much labor, by the Gauls, flowed in a strong and steady stream into the abbey.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At these periods, the products of the land that was cultivated, and with so much labor, by the Gauls, flowed in a strong and steady stream into the abbey.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ABBESS MEROFLEDE.
There
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From this reading There were four days in the year set aside for the payment of major rents.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading At these periods, the products of the land that was cultivated, and with so much labor, by the Gauls, flowed in a strong and steady stream into the abbey.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Upon leaving the workshop, the intendant Ricarik, followed by the old goldsmith, proceeded to a vast shed located outside of the abbey.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon leaving the workshop, the intendant Ricarik, followed by the old goldsmith, proceeded to a vast shed located outside of the abbey.
vast
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From this reading Upon leaving the workshop, the intendant Ricarik, followed by the old goldsmith, proceeded to a vast shed located outside of the abbey.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At these periods, the products of the land that was cultivated, and with so much labor, by the Gauls, flowed in a strong and steady stream into the abbey.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Almost all the slaves and colonists who had ground-rent to pay to the monastery were gathered at the place.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Almost all the slaves and colonists who had ground-rent to pay to the monastery were gathered at the place.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At these periods, the products of the land that was cultivated, and with so much labor, by the Gauls, flowed in a strong and steady stream into the abbey.
workshop
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From this reading Upon leaving the workshop, the intendant Ricarik, followed by the old goldsmith, proceeded to a vast shed located outside of the abbey.
year
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From this reading There were four days in the year set aside for the payment of major rents.
