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able
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From this reading The men hoped to be able to recoup themselves later by deducting this third from their payments to the pastor thrust upon them.
accept
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From this reading The elders had endeavored hard to induce him to accept two-thirds from them and to levy the remainder on Cadell; but he bade them squeeze their Archpriest--he was not going to trouble himself to do that--and the rest of the silver was produced.
All
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From this reading All had been paid.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SANCTUARY Rogier was pacing up and down in the house of which he had taken possession.
Archpriest
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From this reading The elders had endeavored hard to induce him to accept two-thirds from them and to levy the remainder on Cadell; but he bade them squeeze their Archpriest--he was not going to trouble himself to do that--and the rest of the silver was produced.
bade
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From this reading The elders had endeavored hard to induce him to accept two-thirds from them and to levy the remainder on Cadell; but he bade them squeeze their Archpriest--he was not going to trouble himself to do that--and the rest of the silver was produced.
bags
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From this reading On the table lay, heaped in bags of woven grass, the fine that had been imposed on the tribe.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The men hoped to be able to recoup themselves later by deducting this third from their payments to the pastor thrust upon them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading On the table lay, heaped in bags of woven grass, the fine that had been imposed on the tribe.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The elders had endeavored hard to induce him to accept two-thirds from them and to levy the remainder on Cadell; but he bade them squeeze their Archpriest--he was not going to trouble himself to do that--and the rest of the silver was produced.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The men hoped to be able to recoup themselves later by deducting this third from their payments to the pastor thrust upon them.
Cadell
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From this reading The elders had endeavored hard to induce him to accept two-thirds from them and to levy the remainder on Cadell; but he bade them squeeze their Archpriest--he was not going to trouble himself to do that--and the rest of the silver was produced.
deducting
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From this reading The men hoped to be able to recoup themselves later by deducting this third from their payments to the pastor thrust upon them.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The elders had endeavored hard to induce him to accept two-thirds from them and to levy the remainder on Cadell; but he bade them squeeze their Archpriest--he was not going to trouble himself to do that--and the rest of the silver was produced.
down
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From this reading SANCTUARY Rogier was pacing up and down in the house of which he had taken possession.
elders
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From this reading The elders had endeavored hard to induce him to accept two-thirds from them and to levy the remainder on Cadell; but he bade them squeeze their Archpriest--he was not going to trouble himself to do that--and the rest of the silver was produced.
endeavored
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From this reading The elders had endeavored hard to induce him to accept two-thirds from them and to levy the remainder on Cadell; but he bade them squeeze their Archpriest--he was not going to trouble himself to do that--and the rest of the silver was produced.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the table lay, heaped in bags of woven grass, the fine that had been imposed on the tribe.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The elders had endeavored hard to induce him to accept two-thirds from them and to levy the remainder on Cadell; but he bade them squeeze their Archpriest--he was not going to trouble himself to do that--and the rest of the silver was produced.
going
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From this reading The elders had endeavored hard to induce him to accept two-thirds from them and to levy the remainder on Cadell; but he bade them squeeze their Archpriest--he was not going to trouble himself to do that--and the rest of the silver was produced.
grass
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From this reading On the table lay, heaped in bags of woven grass, the fine that had been imposed on the tribe.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SANCTUARY Rogier was pacing up and down in the house of which he had taken possession.
hard
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From this reading The elders had endeavored hard to induce him to accept two-thirds from them and to levy the remainder on Cadell; but he bade them squeeze their Archpriest--he was not going to trouble himself to do that--and the rest of the silver was produced.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SANCTUARY Rogier was pacing up and down in the house of which he had taken possession.
heaped
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From this reading On the table lay, heaped in bags of woven grass, the fine that had been imposed on the tribe.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The elders had endeavored hard to induce him to accept two-thirds from them and to levy the remainder on Cadell; but he bade them squeeze their Archpriest--he was not going to trouble himself to do that--and the rest of the silver was produced.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The elders had endeavored hard to induce him to accept two-thirds from them and to levy the remainder on Cadell; but he bade them squeeze their Archpriest--he was not going to trouble himself to do that--and the rest of the silver was produced.
hoped
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From this reading The men hoped to be able to recoup themselves later by deducting this third from their payments to the pastor thrust upon them.
house
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From this reading SANCTUARY Rogier was pacing up and down in the house of which he had taken possession.
imposed
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From this reading On the table lay, heaped in bags of woven grass, the fine that had been imposed on the tribe.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SANCTUARY Rogier was pacing up and down in the house of which he had taken possession.
induce
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From this reading The elders had endeavored hard to induce him to accept two-thirds from them and to levy the remainder on Cadell; but he bade them squeeze their Archpriest--he was not going to trouble himself to do that--and the rest of the silver was produced.
later
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From this reading The men hoped to be able to recoup themselves later by deducting this third from their payments to the pastor thrust upon them.
lay
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From this reading On the table lay, heaped in bags of woven grass, the fine that had been imposed on the tribe.
levy
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From this reading The elders had endeavored hard to induce him to accept two-thirds from them and to levy the remainder on Cadell; but he bade them squeeze their Archpriest--he was not going to trouble himself to do that--and the rest of the silver was produced.
men
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From this reading The men hoped to be able to recoup themselves later by deducting this third from their payments to the pastor thrust upon them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The elders had endeavored hard to induce him to accept two-thirds from them and to levy the remainder on Cadell; but he bade them squeeze their Archpriest--he was not going to trouble himself to do that--and the rest of the silver was produced.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SANCTUARY Rogier was pacing up and down in the house of which he had taken possession.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the table lay, heaped in bags of woven grass, the fine that had been imposed on the tribe.
pacing
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From this reading SANCTUARY Rogier was pacing up and down in the house of which he had taken possession.
paid
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From this reading All had been paid.
pastor
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From this reading The men hoped to be able to recoup themselves later by deducting this third from their payments to the pastor thrust upon them.
payments
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From this reading The men hoped to be able to recoup themselves later by deducting this third from their payments to the pastor thrust upon them.
possession
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From this reading SANCTUARY Rogier was pacing up and down in the house of which he had taken possession.
produced
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From this reading The elders had endeavored hard to induce him to accept two-thirds from them and to levy the remainder on Cadell; but he bade them squeeze their Archpriest--he was not going to trouble himself to do that--and the rest of the silver was produced.
recoup
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From this reading The men hoped to be able to recoup themselves later by deducting this third from their payments to the pastor thrust upon them.
remainder
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From this reading The elders had endeavored hard to induce him to accept two-thirds from them and to levy the remainder on Cadell; but he bade them squeeze their Archpriest--he was not going to trouble himself to do that--and the rest of the silver was produced.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The elders had endeavored hard to induce him to accept two-thirds from them and to levy the remainder on Cadell; but he bade them squeeze their Archpriest--he was not going to trouble himself to do that--and the rest of the silver was produced.
Rogier
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From this reading SANCTUARY Rogier was pacing up and down in the house of which he had taken possession.
SANCTUARYnounUS /ˈsæŋk.tʃu.er.i/
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading SANCTUARY Rogier was pacing up and down in the house of which he had taken possession.
silver
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From this reading The elders had endeavored hard to induce him to accept two-thirds from them and to levy the remainder on Cadell; but he bade them squeeze their Archpriest--he was not going to trouble himself to do that--and the rest of the silver was produced.
squeeze
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From this reading The elders had endeavored hard to induce him to accept two-thirds from them and to levy the remainder on Cadell; but he bade them squeeze their Archpriest--he was not going to trouble himself to do that--and the rest of the silver was produced.
table
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From this reading On the table lay, heaped in bags of woven grass, the fine that had been imposed on the tribe.
taken
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From this reading SANCTUARY Rogier was pacing up and down in the house of which he had taken possession.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the table lay, heaped in bags of woven grass, the fine that had been imposed on the tribe.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SANCTUARY Rogier was pacing up and down in the house of which he had taken possession.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The elders had endeavored hard to induce him to accept two-thirds from them and to levy the remainder on Cadell; but he bade them squeeze their Archpriest--he was not going to trouble himself to do that--and the rest of the silver was produced.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The elders had endeavored hard to induce him to accept two-thirds from them and to levy the remainder on Cadell; but he bade them squeeze their Archpriest--he was not going to trouble himself to do that--and the rest of the silver was produced.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The men hoped to be able to recoup themselves later by deducting this third from their payments to the pastor thrust upon them.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The men hoped to be able to recoup themselves later by deducting this third from their payments to the pastor thrust upon them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The men hoped to be able to recoup themselves later by deducting this third from their payments to the pastor thrust upon them.
thrust
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From this reading The men hoped to be able to recoup themselves later by deducting this third from their payments to the pastor thrust upon them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The elders had endeavored hard to induce him to accept two-thirds from them and to levy the remainder on Cadell; but he bade them squeeze their Archpriest--he was not going to trouble himself to do that--and the rest of the silver was produced.
tribe
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From this reading On the table lay, heaped in bags of woven grass, the fine that had been imposed on the tribe.
trouble
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From this reading The elders had endeavored hard to induce him to accept two-thirds from them and to levy the remainder on Cadell; but he bade them squeeze their Archpriest--he was not going to trouble himself to do that--and the rest of the silver was produced.
two-thirds
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From this reading The elders had endeavored hard to induce him to accept two-thirds from them and to levy the remainder on Cadell; but he bade them squeeze their Archpriest--he was not going to trouble himself to do that--and the rest of the silver was produced.
up
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From this reading SANCTUARY Rogier was pacing up and down in the house of which he had taken possession.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The men hoped to be able to recoup themselves later by deducting this third from their payments to the pastor thrust upon them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SANCTUARY Rogier was pacing up and down in the house of which he had taken possession.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading SANCTUARY Rogier was pacing up and down in the house of which he had taken possession.
woven
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From this reading On the table lay, heaped in bags of woven grass, the fine that had been imposed on the tribe.
