diff --git a/next-lib/src/api/TryEng.gf b/next-lib/src/api/TryEng.gf
index 79251b3da..3204af793 100644
--- a/next-lib/src/api/TryEng.gf
+++ b/next-lib/src/api/TryEng.gf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 --# -path=.:alltenses:prelude
 
-resource TryEng = SyntaxEng-[mkAdN], LexiconEng, ParadigmsEng - [mkAdv,mkAdN] ** 
+resource TryEng = SyntaxEng-[mkAdN], LexiconEng, ParadigmsEng - [mkAdv,mkAdN,mkOrd] ** 
   open (P = ParadigmsEng), in {
 
 oper
@@ -14,5 +14,9 @@ oper
     mkAdN : Str -> AdN = P.mkAdN ;
   } ;
 
+  mkOrd = overload SyntaxEng {
+    mkOrd : Str -> Ord = P.mkOrd ;
+  } ;
+
 
 }