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47
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From this reading Before the beginning of the religious wars, the abbey was a splendid monument, built by the hands of _Jacques Bonhomme_,[47] like so many other monasteries that dot the soil of France.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Before the beginning of the religious wars, the abbey was a splendid monument, built by the hands of _Jacques Bonhomme_,[47] like so many other monasteries that dot the soil of France.
Abbey
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From this reading The Abbey of St. Severin, situated on the Limoges road not far from the town of Malraye, belonged to the Order of St. Bernard.
agriculture
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From this reading As a church vassal, Jacques Bonhomme transported either upon his own back, or, to the still greater injury of field agriculture, with the help of oxen, the stones, the lumber, the sand and the lime requisite for the erection of these pretentious monastic residences.
all
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From this reading He thereupon carried to the idling monks the tithes on his corn, on his cattle, on his poultry, on his eggs, on his butter, on his wine, on his oil, on the fleece of his sheep, on his honey, on his linen, in short, the prime of all that he produced with the sweat of his brow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As a church vassal, Jacques Bonhomme transported either upon his own back, or, to the still greater injury of field agriculture, with the help of oxen, the stones, the lumber, the sand and the lime requisite for the erection of these pretentious monastic residences.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a church vassal, Jacques Bonhomme transported either upon his own back, or, to the still greater injury of field agriculture, with the help of oxen, the stones, the lumber, the sand and the lime requisite for the erection of these pretentious monastic residences.
back
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From this reading As a church vassal, Jacques Bonhomme transported either upon his own back, or, to the still greater injury of field agriculture, with the help of oxen, the stones, the lumber, the sand and the lime requisite for the erection of these pretentious monastic residences.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the beginning of the religious wars, the abbey was a splendid monument, built by the hands of _Jacques Bonhomme_,[47] like so many other monasteries that dot the soil of France.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Before the beginning of the religious wars, the abbey was a splendid monument, built by the hands of _Jacques Bonhomme_,[47] like so many other monasteries that dot the soil of France.
belonged
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From this reading The Abbey of St. Severin, situated on the Limoges road not far from the town of Malraye, belonged to the Order of St. Bernard.
Bernard
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From this reading The Abbey of St. Severin, situated on the Limoges road not far from the town of Malraye, belonged to the Order of St. Bernard.
Bonhomme
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From this reading Before the beginning of the religious wars, the abbey was a splendid monument, built by the hands of _Jacques Bonhomme_,[47] like so many other monasteries that dot the soil of France.
brow
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From this reading He thereupon carried to the idling monks the tithes on his corn, on his cattle, on his poultry, on his eggs, on his butter, on his wine, on his oil, on the fleece of his sheep, on his honey, on his linen, in short, the prime of all that he produced with the sweat of his brow.
built
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From this reading Before the beginning of the religious wars, the abbey was a splendid monument, built by the hands of _Jacques Bonhomme_,[47] like so many other monasteries that dot the soil of France.
butter
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From this reading He thereupon carried to the idling monks the tithes on his corn, on his cattle, on his poultry, on his eggs, on his butter, on his wine, on his oil, on the fleece of his sheep, on his honey, on his linen, in short, the prime of all that he produced with the sweat of his brow.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Before the beginning of the religious wars, the abbey was a splendid monument, built by the hands of _Jacques Bonhomme_,[47] like so many other monasteries that dot the soil of France.
carried
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From this reading He thereupon carried to the idling monks the tithes on his corn, on his cattle, on his poultry, on his eggs, on his butter, on his wine, on his oil, on the fleece of his sheep, on his honey, on his linen, in short, the prime of all that he produced with the sweat of his brow.
cattle
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From this reading He thereupon carried to the idling monks the tithes on his corn, on his cattle, on his poultry, on his eggs, on his butter, on his wine, on his oil, on the fleece of his sheep, on his honey, on his linen, in short, the prime of all that he produced with the sweat of his brow.
church
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From this reading As a church vassal, Jacques Bonhomme transported either upon his own back, or, to the still greater injury of field agriculture, with the help of oxen, the stones, the lumber, the sand and the lime requisite for the erection of these pretentious monastic residences.
corn
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From this reading He thereupon carried to the idling monks the tithes on his corn, on his cattle, on his poultry, on his eggs, on his butter, on his wine, on his oil, on the fleece of his sheep, on his honey, on his linen, in short, the prime of all that he produced with the sweat of his brow.
dot
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From this reading Before the beginning of the religious wars, the abbey was a splendid monument, built by the hands of _Jacques Bonhomme_,[47] like so many other monasteries that dot the soil of France.
eggs
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From this reading He thereupon carried to the idling monks the tithes on his corn, on his cattle, on his poultry, on his eggs, on his butter, on his wine, on his oil, on the fleece of his sheep, on his honey, on his linen, in short, the prime of all that he produced with the sweat of his brow.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading As a church vassal, Jacques Bonhomme transported either upon his own back, or, to the still greater injury of field agriculture, with the help of oxen, the stones, the lumber, the sand and the lime requisite for the erection of these pretentious monastic residences.
erection
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From this reading As a church vassal, Jacques Bonhomme transported either upon his own back, or, to the still greater injury of field agriculture, with the help of oxen, the stones, the lumber, the sand and the lime requisite for the erection of these pretentious monastic residences.
far
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From this reading The Abbey of St. Severin, situated on the Limoges road not far from the town of Malraye, belonged to the Order of St. Bernard.
field
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From this reading As a church vassal, Jacques Bonhomme transported either upon his own back, or, to the still greater injury of field agriculture, with the help of oxen, the stones, the lumber, the sand and the lime requisite for the erection of these pretentious monastic residences.
fleece
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From this reading He thereupon carried to the idling monks the tithes on his corn, on his cattle, on his poultry, on his eggs, on his butter, on his wine, on his oil, on the fleece of his sheep, on his honey, on his linen, in short, the prime of all that he produced with the sweat of his brow.
FLYING
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From this reading THE QUEEN'S "FLYING SQUADRON."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As a church vassal, Jacques Bonhomme transported either upon his own back, or, to the still greater injury of field agriculture, with the help of oxen, the stones, the lumber, the sand and the lime requisite for the erection of these pretentious monastic residences.
France
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From this reading Before the beginning of the religious wars, the abbey was a splendid monument, built by the hands of _Jacques Bonhomme_,[47] like so many other monasteries that dot the soil of France.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Abbey of St. Severin, situated on the Limoges road not far from the town of Malraye, belonged to the Order of St. Bernard.
greater
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From this reading As a church vassal, Jacques Bonhomme transported either upon his own back, or, to the still greater injury of field agriculture, with the help of oxen, the stones, the lumber, the sand and the lime requisite for the erection of these pretentious monastic residences.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Before the beginning of the religious wars, the abbey was a splendid monument, built by the hands of _Jacques Bonhomme_,[47] like so many other monasteries that dot the soil of France.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thereupon carried to the idling monks the tithes on his corn, on his cattle, on his poultry, on his eggs, on his butter, on his wine, on his oil, on the fleece of his sheep, on his honey, on his linen, in short, the prime of all that he produced with the sweat of his brow.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a church vassal, Jacques Bonhomme transported either upon his own back, or, to the still greater injury of field agriculture, with the help of oxen, the stones, the lumber, the sand and the lime requisite for the erection of these pretentious monastic residences.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As a church vassal, Jacques Bonhomme transported either upon his own back, or, to the still greater injury of field agriculture, with the help of oxen, the stones, the lumber, the sand and the lime requisite for the erection of these pretentious monastic residences.
honey
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From this reading He thereupon carried to the idling monks the tithes on his corn, on his cattle, on his poultry, on his eggs, on his butter, on his wine, on his oil, on the fleece of his sheep, on his honey, on his linen, in short, the prime of all that he produced with the sweat of his brow.
idling
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From this reading He thereupon carried to the idling monks the tithes on his corn, on his cattle, on his poultry, on his eggs, on his butter, on his wine, on his oil, on the fleece of his sheep, on his honey, on his linen, in short, the prime of all that he produced with the sweat of his brow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He thereupon carried to the idling monks the tithes on his corn, on his cattle, on his poultry, on his eggs, on his butter, on his wine, on his oil, on the fleece of his sheep, on his honey, on his linen, in short, the prime of all that he produced with the sweat of his brow.
injury
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From this reading As a church vassal, Jacques Bonhomme transported either upon his own back, or, to the still greater injury of field agriculture, with the help of oxen, the stones, the lumber, the sand and the lime requisite for the erection of these pretentious monastic residences.
Jacques
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From this reading Before the beginning of the religious wars, the abbey was a splendid monument, built by the hands of _Jacques Bonhomme_,[47] like so many other monasteries that dot the soil of France.
like
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From this reading Before the beginning of the religious wars, the abbey was a splendid monument, built by the hands of _Jacques Bonhomme_,[47] like so many other monasteries that dot the soil of France.
lime
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From this reading As a church vassal, Jacques Bonhomme transported either upon his own back, or, to the still greater injury of field agriculture, with the help of oxen, the stones, the lumber, the sand and the lime requisite for the erection of these pretentious monastic residences.
Limoges
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From this reading The Abbey of St. Severin, situated on the Limoges road not far from the town of Malraye, belonged to the Order of St. Bernard.
linen
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From this reading He thereupon carried to the idling monks the tithes on his corn, on his cattle, on his poultry, on his eggs, on his butter, on his wine, on his oil, on the fleece of his sheep, on his honey, on his linen, in short, the prime of all that he produced with the sweat of his brow.
lumber
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From this reading As a church vassal, Jacques Bonhomme transported either upon his own back, or, to the still greater injury of field agriculture, with the help of oxen, the stones, the lumber, the sand and the lime requisite for the erection of these pretentious monastic residences.
Malraye
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From this reading The Abbey of St. Severin, situated on the Limoges road not far from the town of Malraye, belonged to the Order of St. Bernard.
many
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From this reading Before the beginning of the religious wars, the abbey was a splendid monument, built by the hands of _Jacques Bonhomme_,[47] like so many other monasteries that dot the soil of France.
monasteries
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From this reading Before the beginning of the religious wars, the abbey was a splendid monument, built by the hands of _Jacques Bonhomme_,[47] like so many other monasteries that dot the soil of France.
monastic
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From this reading As a church vassal, Jacques Bonhomme transported either upon his own back, or, to the still greater injury of field agriculture, with the help of oxen, the stones, the lumber, the sand and the lime requisite for the erection of these pretentious monastic residences.
monks
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From this reading He thereupon carried to the idling monks the tithes on his corn, on his cattle, on his poultry, on his eggs, on his butter, on his wine, on his oil, on the fleece of his sheep, on his honey, on his linen, in short, the prime of all that he produced with the sweat of his brow.
monument
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From this reading Before the beginning of the religious wars, the abbey was a splendid monument, built by the hands of _Jacques Bonhomme_,[47] like so many other monasteries that dot the soil of France.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Abbey of St. Severin, situated on the Limoges road not far from the town of Malraye, belonged to the Order of St. Bernard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Abbey of St. Severin, situated on the Limoges road not far from the town of Malraye, belonged to the Order of St. Bernard.
oilnounUS /ɔɪl/
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading He thereupon carried to the idling monks the tithes on his corn, on his cattle, on his poultry, on his eggs, on his butter, on his wine, on his oil, on the fleece of his sheep, on his honey, on his linen, in short, the prime of all that he produced with the sweat of his brow.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Abbey of St. Severin, situated on the Limoges road not far from the town of Malraye, belonged to the Order of St. Bernard.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As a church vassal, Jacques Bonhomme transported either upon his own back, or, to the still greater injury of field agriculture, with the help of oxen, the stones, the lumber, the sand and the lime requisite for the erection of these pretentious monastic residences.
OrdernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Abbey of St. Severin, situated on the Limoges road not far from the town of Malraye, belonged to the Order of St. Bernard.
other
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From this reading Before the beginning of the religious wars, the abbey was a splendid monument, built by the hands of _Jacques Bonhomme_,[47] like so many other monasteries that dot the soil of France.
own
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From this reading As a church vassal, Jacques Bonhomme transported either upon his own back, or, to the still greater injury of field agriculture, with the help of oxen, the stones, the lumber, the sand and the lime requisite for the erection of these pretentious monastic residences.
oxen
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From this reading As a church vassal, Jacques Bonhomme transported either upon his own back, or, to the still greater injury of field agriculture, with the help of oxen, the stones, the lumber, the sand and the lime requisite for the erection of these pretentious monastic residences.
poultry
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From this reading He thereupon carried to the idling monks the tithes on his corn, on his cattle, on his poultry, on his eggs, on his butter, on his wine, on his oil, on the fleece of his sheep, on his honey, on his linen, in short, the prime of all that he produced with the sweat of his brow.
pretentious
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From this reading As a church vassal, Jacques Bonhomme transported either upon his own back, or, to the still greater injury of field agriculture, with the help of oxen, the stones, the lumber, the sand and the lime requisite for the erection of these pretentious monastic residences.
prime
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From this reading He thereupon carried to the idling monks the tithes on his corn, on his cattle, on his poultry, on his eggs, on his butter, on his wine, on his oil, on the fleece of his sheep, on his honey, on his linen, in short, the prime of all that he produced with the sweat of his brow.
produced
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From this reading He thereupon carried to the idling monks the tithes on his corn, on his cattle, on his poultry, on his eggs, on his butter, on his wine, on his oil, on the fleece of his sheep, on his honey, on his linen, in short, the prime of all that he produced with the sweat of his brow.
QUEEN'S
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From this reading THE QUEEN'S "FLYING SQUADRON."
religious
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From this reading Before the beginning of the religious wars, the abbey was a splendid monument, built by the hands of _Jacques Bonhomme_,[47] like so many other monasteries that dot the soil of France.
requisite
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From this reading As a church vassal, Jacques Bonhomme transported either upon his own back, or, to the still greater injury of field agriculture, with the help of oxen, the stones, the lumber, the sand and the lime requisite for the erection of these pretentious monastic residences.
residences
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From this reading As a church vassal, Jacques Bonhomme transported either upon his own back, or, to the still greater injury of field agriculture, with the help of oxen, the stones, the lumber, the sand and the lime requisite for the erection of these pretentious monastic residences.
road
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From this reading The Abbey of St. Severin, situated on the Limoges road not far from the town of Malraye, belonged to the Order of St. Bernard.
sand
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From this reading As a church vassal, Jacques Bonhomme transported either upon his own back, or, to the still greater injury of field agriculture, with the help of oxen, the stones, the lumber, the sand and the lime requisite for the erection of these pretentious monastic residences.
Severin
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From this reading The Abbey of St. Severin, situated on the Limoges road not far from the town of Malraye, belonged to the Order of St. Bernard.
sheep
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From this reading He thereupon carried to the idling monks the tithes on his corn, on his cattle, on his poultry, on his eggs, on his butter, on his wine, on his oil, on the fleece of his sheep, on his honey, on his linen, in short, the prime of all that he produced with the sweat of his brow.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading He thereupon carried to the idling monks the tithes on his corn, on his cattle, on his poultry, on his eggs, on his butter, on his wine, on his oil, on the fleece of his sheep, on his honey, on his linen, in short, the prime of all that he produced with the sweat of his brow.
situated
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From this reading The Abbey of St. Severin, situated on the Limoges road not far from the town of Malraye, belonged to the Order of St. Bernard.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Before the beginning of the religious wars, the abbey was a splendid monument, built by the hands of _Jacques Bonhomme_,[47] like so many other monasteries that dot the soil of France.
soil
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From this reading Before the beginning of the religious wars, the abbey was a splendid monument, built by the hands of _Jacques Bonhomme_,[47] like so many other monasteries that dot the soil of France.
splendid
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From this reading Before the beginning of the religious wars, the abbey was a splendid monument, built by the hands of _Jacques Bonhomme_,[47] like so many other monasteries that dot the soil of France.
SQUADRON
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From this reading THE QUEEN'S "FLYING SQUADRON."
St
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From this reading The Abbey of St. Severin, situated on the Limoges road not far from the town of Malraye, belonged to the Order of St. Bernard.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a church vassal, Jacques Bonhomme transported either upon his own back, or, to the still greater injury of field agriculture, with the help of oxen, the stones, the lumber, the sand and the lime requisite for the erection of these pretentious monastic residences.
stones
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From this reading As a church vassal, Jacques Bonhomme transported either upon his own back, or, to the still greater injury of field agriculture, with the help of oxen, the stones, the lumber, the sand and the lime requisite for the erection of these pretentious monastic residences.
sweat
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From this reading He thereupon carried to the idling monks the tithes on his corn, on his cattle, on his poultry, on his eggs, on his butter, on his wine, on his oil, on the fleece of his sheep, on his honey, on his linen, in short, the prime of all that he produced with the sweat of his brow.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before the beginning of the religious wars, the abbey was a splendid monument, built by the hands of _Jacques Bonhomme_,[47] like so many other monasteries that dot the soil of France.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE QUEEN'S "FLYING SQUADRON."
thereupon
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From this reading He thereupon carried to the idling monks the tithes on his corn, on his cattle, on his poultry, on his eggs, on his butter, on his wine, on his oil, on the fleece of his sheep, on his honey, on his linen, in short, the prime of all that he produced with the sweat of his brow.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading As a church vassal, Jacques Bonhomme transported either upon his own back, or, to the still greater injury of field agriculture, with the help of oxen, the stones, the lumber, the sand and the lime requisite for the erection of these pretentious monastic residences.
tithes
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From this reading He thereupon carried to the idling monks the tithes on his corn, on his cattle, on his poultry, on his eggs, on his butter, on his wine, on his oil, on the fleece of his sheep, on his honey, on his linen, in short, the prime of all that he produced with the sweat of his brow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Abbey of St. Severin, situated on the Limoges road not far from the town of Malraye, belonged to the Order of St. Bernard.
town
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From this reading The Abbey of St. Severin, situated on the Limoges road not far from the town of Malraye, belonged to the Order of St. Bernard.
transported
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From this reading As a church vassal, Jacques Bonhomme transported either upon his own back, or, to the still greater injury of field agriculture, with the help of oxen, the stones, the lumber, the sand and the lime requisite for the erection of these pretentious monastic residences.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As a church vassal, Jacques Bonhomme transported either upon his own back, or, to the still greater injury of field agriculture, with the help of oxen, the stones, the lumber, the sand and the lime requisite for the erection of these pretentious monastic residences.
vassal
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From this reading As a church vassal, Jacques Bonhomme transported either upon his own back, or, to the still greater injury of field agriculture, with the help of oxen, the stones, the lumber, the sand and the lime requisite for the erection of these pretentious monastic residences.
wars
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From this reading Before the beginning of the religious wars, the abbey was a splendid monument, built by the hands of _Jacques Bonhomme_,[47] like so many other monasteries that dot the soil of France.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before the beginning of the religious wars, the abbey was a splendid monument, built by the hands of _Jacques Bonhomme_,[47] like so many other monasteries that dot the soil of France.
wine
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From this reading He thereupon carried to the idling monks the tithes on his corn, on his cattle, on his poultry, on his eggs, on his butter, on his wine, on his oil, on the fleece of his sheep, on his honey, on his linen, in short, the prime of all that he produced with the sweat of his brow.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As a church vassal, Jacques Bonhomme transported either upon his own back, or, to the still greater injury of field agriculture, with the help of oxen, the stones, the lumber, the sand and the lime requisite for the erection of these pretentious monastic residences.
