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the science of numbers

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the stories of time

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the secrets of rhyme

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knowledge of stars and snow

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a know - nothing

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plant in the spring

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necessities

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not covered with plants

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take care of

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uncultivated

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naked/ empty

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green pasture/ grassland

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uneducated/ illiterate/ ignorant

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mysteries

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conjuring

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astronomy

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planted/ cultivated

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covered with plants

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harvest

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subside

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knowledgeable/ educated

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plant

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full

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We should keep our minds vacant.

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Farmers are not like students.

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We must remain a know nothing.

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The field should be tended with care.

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Seeds of knowledge sprout in the field of our mind.

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We should fill our minds with knowledge and wisdom.

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The poet thinks that we should not leave our mind unused and uncultivated.

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In the poem, 'plant in the spring' means 'get knowledge in the favourable time'.

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The poet calls the reader a farmer because, like a farmer, the reader can sow, reap and harvest knowledge.

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In the poem, 'a know-nothing' means 'a person who knows nothing or an ignorant person.

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Human ______ is compared to a meadow.

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______ has composed this poem.

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People are just like the ______ to plant their needs.

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We shouldn't keep our minds ______.

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We should plant ______ in our mind like farmers plant seeds in meadows.

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to plant or spread seeds in/ on the ground.

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act of cutting and gathering crops

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the time of the year when crops gathered

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a field covered with grass

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small drops of frozen water

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What does 'spring' mean when the poet says "plant in the spring"?