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Abbot
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From this reading “Good!” cried the Abbot.
Abbot's
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From this reading But still, I have not heard you say how the pike came in the Abbot’s pond.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Then we shall plant pot-herbs on the mud bottom, and after we have gathered them in, return the fish and water once more from the lower pond, so that they may fatten among the rich stubble.”
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The pond shall be drained, holy father; I have already ordered it.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Then we shall plant pot-herbs on the mud bottom, and after we have gathered them in, return the fish and water once more from the lower pond, so that they may fatten among the rich stubble.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then we shall plant pot-herbs on the mud bottom, and after we have gathered them in, return the fish and water once more from the lower pond, so that they may fatten among the rich stubble.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “The pond shall be drained, holy father; I have already ordered it.
bottom
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From this reading Then we shall plant pot-herbs on the mud bottom, and after we have gathered them in, return the fish and water once more from the lower pond, so that they may fatten among the rich stubble.”
breeders
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From this reading “I would have three fish-stews in every well-ordered house—one dry for herbs, one shallow for the fry and the yearlings, and one deep for the breeders and the tablefish.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But still, I have not heard you say how the pike came in the Abbot’s pond.”
came
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From this reading But still, I have not heard you say how the pike came in the Abbot’s pond.”
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good!” cried the Abbot.
deep
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From this reading “I would have three fish-stews in every well-ordered house—one dry for herbs, one shallow for the fry and the yearlings, and one deep for the breeders and the tablefish.
drained
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From this reading “The pond shall be drained, holy father; I have already ordered it.
dry
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From this reading “I would have three fish-stews in every well-ordered house—one dry for herbs, one shallow for the fry and the yearlings, and one deep for the breeders and the tablefish.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “I would have three fish-stews in every well-ordered house—one dry for herbs, one shallow for the fry and the yearlings, and one deep for the breeders and the tablefish.
father
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From this reading “The pond shall be drained, holy father; I have already ordered it.
fatten
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From this reading Then we shall plant pot-herbs on the mud bottom, and after we have gathered them in, return the fish and water once more from the lower pond, so that they may fatten among the rich stubble.”
fish
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From this reading Then we shall plant pot-herbs on the mud bottom, and after we have gathered them in, return the fish and water once more from the lower pond, so that they may fatten among the rich stubble.”
fish-stews
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From this reading “I would have three fish-stews in every well-ordered house—one dry for herbs, one shallow for the fry and the yearlings, and one deep for the breeders and the tablefish.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I would have three fish-stews in every well-ordered house—one dry for herbs, one shallow for the fry and the yearlings, and one deep for the breeders and the tablefish.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then we shall plant pot-herbs on the mud bottom, and after we have gathered them in, return the fish and water once more from the lower pond, so that they may fatten among the rich stubble.”
fry
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From this reading “I would have three fish-stews in every well-ordered house—one dry for herbs, one shallow for the fry and the yearlings, and one deep for the breeders and the tablefish.
gathered
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From this reading Then we shall plant pot-herbs on the mud bottom, and after we have gathered them in, return the fish and water once more from the lower pond, so that they may fatten among the rich stubble.”
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good!” cried the Abbot.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The pond shall be drained, holy father; I have already ordered it.
heard
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From this reading But still, I have not heard you say how the pike came in the Abbot’s pond.”
herbs
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From this reading “I would have three fish-stews in every well-ordered house—one dry for herbs, one shallow for the fry and the yearlings, and one deep for the breeders and the tablefish.
holy
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From this reading “The pond shall be drained, holy father; I have already ordered it.
house
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From this reading “I would have three fish-stews in every well-ordered house—one dry for herbs, one shallow for the fry and the yearlings, and one deep for the breeders and the tablefish.
how
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From this reading But still, I have not heard you say how the pike came in the Abbot’s pond.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The pond shall be drained, holy father; I have already ordered it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then we shall plant pot-herbs on the mud bottom, and after we have gathered them in, return the fish and water once more from the lower pond, so that they may fatten among the rich stubble.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “The pond shall be drained, holy father; I have already ordered it.
lower
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From this reading Then we shall plant pot-herbs on the mud bottom, and after we have gathered them in, return the fish and water once more from the lower pond, so that they may fatten among the rich stubble.”
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Then we shall plant pot-herbs on the mud bottom, and after we have gathered them in, return the fish and water once more from the lower pond, so that they may fatten among the rich stubble.”
more
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From this reading Then we shall plant pot-herbs on the mud bottom, and after we have gathered them in, return the fish and water once more from the lower pond, so that they may fatten among the rich stubble.”
mud
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From this reading Then we shall plant pot-herbs on the mud bottom, and after we have gathered them in, return the fish and water once more from the lower pond, so that they may fatten among the rich stubble.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But still, I have not heard you say how the pike came in the Abbot’s pond.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then we shall plant pot-herbs on the mud bottom, and after we have gathered them in, return the fish and water once more from the lower pond, so that they may fatten among the rich stubble.”
once
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From this reading Then we shall plant pot-herbs on the mud bottom, and after we have gathered them in, return the fish and water once more from the lower pond, so that they may fatten among the rich stubble.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I would have three fish-stews in every well-ordered house—one dry for herbs, one shallow for the fry and the yearlings, and one deep for the breeders and the tablefish.
ordered
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From this reading “The pond shall be drained, holy father; I have already ordered it.
pike
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From this reading But still, I have not heard you say how the pike came in the Abbot’s pond.”
plant
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From this reading Then we shall plant pot-herbs on the mud bottom, and after we have gathered them in, return the fish and water once more from the lower pond, so that they may fatten among the rich stubble.”
pond
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From this reading “The pond shall be drained, holy father; I have already ordered it.
pot-herbs
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From this reading Then we shall plant pot-herbs on the mud bottom, and after we have gathered them in, return the fish and water once more from the lower pond, so that they may fatten among the rich stubble.”
return
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From this reading Then we shall plant pot-herbs on the mud bottom, and after we have gathered them in, return the fish and water once more from the lower pond, so that they may fatten among the rich stubble.”
rich
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From this reading Then we shall plant pot-herbs on the mud bottom, and after we have gathered them in, return the fish and water once more from the lower pond, so that they may fatten among the rich stubble.”
say
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From this reading But still, I have not heard you say how the pike came in the Abbot’s pond.”
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “The pond shall be drained, holy father; I have already ordered it.
shallow
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From this reading “I would have three fish-stews in every well-ordered house—one dry for herbs, one shallow for the fry and the yearlings, and one deep for the breeders and the tablefish.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then we shall plant pot-herbs on the mud bottom, and after we have gathered them in, return the fish and water once more from the lower pond, so that they may fatten among the rich stubble.”
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But still, I have not heard you say how the pike came in the Abbot’s pond.”
stubble
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From this reading Then we shall plant pot-herbs on the mud bottom, and after we have gathered them in, return the fish and water once more from the lower pond, so that they may fatten among the rich stubble.”
tablefish
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From this reading “I would have three fish-stews in every well-ordered house—one dry for herbs, one shallow for the fry and the yearlings, and one deep for the breeders and the tablefish.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then we shall plant pot-herbs on the mud bottom, and after we have gathered them in, return the fish and water once more from the lower pond, so that they may fatten among the rich stubble.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The pond shall be drained, holy father; I have already ordered it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then we shall plant pot-herbs on the mud bottom, and after we have gathered them in, return the fish and water once more from the lower pond, so that they may fatten among the rich stubble.”
Then
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From this reading Then we shall plant pot-herbs on the mud bottom, and after we have gathered them in, return the fish and water once more from the lower pond, so that they may fatten among the rich stubble.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then we shall plant pot-herbs on the mud bottom, and after we have gathered them in, return the fish and water once more from the lower pond, so that they may fatten among the rich stubble.”
three
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From this reading “I would have three fish-stews in every well-ordered house—one dry for herbs, one shallow for the fry and the yearlings, and one deep for the breeders and the tablefish.
water
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From this reading Then we shall plant pot-herbs on the mud bottom, and after we have gathered them in, return the fish and water once more from the lower pond, so that they may fatten among the rich stubble.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Then we shall plant pot-herbs on the mud bottom, and after we have gathered them in, return the fish and water once more from the lower pond, so that they may fatten among the rich stubble.”
well-ordered
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From this reading “I would have three fish-stews in every well-ordered house—one dry for herbs, one shallow for the fry and the yearlings, and one deep for the breeders and the tablefish.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I would have three fish-stews in every well-ordered house—one dry for herbs, one shallow for the fry and the yearlings, and one deep for the breeders and the tablefish.
yearlings
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From this reading “I would have three fish-stews in every well-ordered house—one dry for herbs, one shallow for the fry and the yearlings, and one deep for the breeders and the tablefish.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But still, I have not heard you say how the pike came in the Abbot’s pond.”
