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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He felt that his letters must bring to America a fleet.
adored
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From this reading He had the favor of the court, and the heart of the popular and almost adored Queen.
aid
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From this reading From the time of his commission as an officer in the American army he was constantly writing to French ministers, asking them to use their influence to send aid to America.
almost
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From this reading He had the favor of the court, and the heart of the popular and almost adored Queen.
America
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From this reading LAFAYETTE TELLS HIS SECRET There is one part of the career of young Lafayette that has never been brought into clear light, and that part was decisive in the destinies of America.
American
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From this reading From the time of his commission as an officer in the American army he was constantly writing to French ministers, asking them to use their influence to send aid to America.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading From the time of his commission as an officer in the American army he was constantly writing to French ministers, asking them to use their influence to send aid to America.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LAFAYETTE TELLS HIS SECRET There is one part of the career of young Lafayette that has never been brought into clear light, and that part was decisive in the destinies of America.
army
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From this reading From the time of his commission as an officer in the American army he was constantly writing to French ministers, asking them to use their influence to send aid to America.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From the time of his commission as an officer in the American army he was constantly writing to French ministers, asking them to use their influence to send aid to America.
asking
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From this reading From the time of his commission as an officer in the American army he was constantly writing to French ministers, asking them to use their influence to send aid to America.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading LAFAYETTE TELLS HIS SECRET There is one part of the career of young Lafayette that has never been brought into clear light, and that part was decisive in the destinies of America.
bring
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From this reading He felt that his letters must bring to America a fleet.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading LAFAYETTE TELLS HIS SECRET There is one part of the career of young Lafayette that has never been brought into clear light, and that part was decisive in the destinies of America.
career
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From this reading LAFAYETTE TELLS HIS SECRET There is one part of the career of young Lafayette that has never been brought into clear light, and that part was decisive in the destinies of America.
clear
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From this reading LAFAYETTE TELLS HIS SECRET There is one part of the career of young Lafayette that has never been brought into clear light, and that part was decisive in the destinies of America.
commission
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From this reading From the time of his commission as an officer in the American army he was constantly writing to French ministers, asking them to use their influence to send aid to America.
constantly
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From this reading From the time of his commission as an officer in the American army he was constantly writing to French ministers, asking them to use their influence to send aid to America.
court
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From this reading He had the favor of the court, and the heart of the popular and almost adored Queen.
decisive
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From this reading LAFAYETTE TELLS HIS SECRET There is one part of the career of young Lafayette that has never been brought into clear light, and that part was decisive in the destinies of America.
destinies
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From this reading LAFAYETTE TELLS HIS SECRET There is one part of the career of young Lafayette that has never been brought into clear light, and that part was decisive in the destinies of America.
favor
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From this reading He had the favor of the court, and the heart of the popular and almost adored Queen.
felt
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From this reading He felt that his letters must bring to America a fleet.
fleet
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From this reading He felt that his letters must bring to America a fleet.
French
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From this reading From the time of his commission as an officer in the American army he was constantly writing to French ministers, asking them to use their influence to send aid to America.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the time of his commission as an officer in the American army he was constantly writing to French ministers, asking them to use their influence to send aid to America.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had the favor of the court, and the heart of the popular and almost adored Queen.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LAFAYETTE TELLS HIS SECRET There is one part of the career of young Lafayette that has never been brought into clear light, and that part was decisive in the destinies of America.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the time of his commission as an officer in the American army he was constantly writing to French ministers, asking them to use their influence to send aid to America.
heart
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From this reading He had the favor of the court, and the heart of the popular and almost adored Queen.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading LAFAYETTE TELLS HIS SECRET There is one part of the career of young Lafayette that has never been brought into clear light, and that part was decisive in the destinies of America.
home
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From this reading It was his letters home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LAFAYETTE TELLS HIS SECRET There is one part of the career of young Lafayette that has never been brought into clear light, and that part was decisive in the destinies of America.
influence
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From this reading From the time of his commission as an officer in the American army he was constantly writing to French ministers, asking them to use their influence to send aid to America.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading LAFAYETTE TELLS HIS SECRET There is one part of the career of young Lafayette that has never been brought into clear light, and that part was decisive in the destinies of America.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LAFAYETTE TELLS HIS SECRET There is one part of the career of young Lafayette that has never been brought into clear light, and that part was decisive in the destinies of America.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was his letters home.
LAFAYETTE
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From this reading LAFAYETTE TELLS HIS SECRET There is one part of the career of young Lafayette that has never been brought into clear light, and that part was decisive in the destinies of America.
letters
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From this reading It was his letters home.
light
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From this reading LAFAYETTE TELLS HIS SECRET There is one part of the career of young Lafayette that has never been brought into clear light, and that part was decisive in the destinies of America.
ministers
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From this reading From the time of his commission as an officer in the American army he was constantly writing to French ministers, asking them to use their influence to send aid to America.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He felt that his letters must bring to America a fleet.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LAFAYETTE TELLS HIS SECRET There is one part of the career of young Lafayette that has never been brought into clear light, and that part was decisive in the destinies of America.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LAFAYETTE TELLS HIS SECRET There is one part of the career of young Lafayette that has never been brought into clear light, and that part was decisive in the destinies of America.
officer
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From this reading From the time of his commission as an officer in the American army he was constantly writing to French ministers, asking them to use their influence to send aid to America.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading LAFAYETTE TELLS HIS SECRET There is one part of the career of young Lafayette that has never been brought into clear light, and that part was decisive in the destinies of America.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LAFAYETTE TELLS HIS SECRET There is one part of the career of young Lafayette that has never been brought into clear light, and that part was decisive in the destinies of America.
popular
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From this reading He had the favor of the court, and the heart of the popular and almost adored Queen.
Queen
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From this reading He had the favor of the court, and the heart of the popular and almost adored Queen.
SECRETnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading LAFAYETTE TELLS HIS SECRET There is one part of the career of young Lafayette that has never been brought into clear light, and that part was decisive in the destinies of America.
send
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From this reading From the time of his commission as an officer in the American army he was constantly writing to French ministers, asking them to use their influence to send aid to America.
TELLS
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From this reading LAFAYETTE TELLS HIS SECRET There is one part of the career of young Lafayette that has never been brought into clear light, and that part was decisive in the destinies of America.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LAFAYETTE TELLS HIS SECRET There is one part of the career of young Lafayette that has never been brought into clear light, and that part was decisive in the destinies of America.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LAFAYETTE TELLS HIS SECRET There is one part of the career of young Lafayette that has never been brought into clear light, and that part was decisive in the destinies of America.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading From the time of his commission as an officer in the American army he was constantly writing to French ministers, asking them to use their influence to send aid to America.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading From the time of his commission as an officer in the American army he was constantly writing to French ministers, asking them to use their influence to send aid to America.
There
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From this reading LAFAYETTE TELLS HIS SECRET There is one part of the career of young Lafayette that has never been brought into clear light, and that part was decisive in the destinies of America.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the time of his commission as an officer in the American army he was constantly writing to French ministers, asking them to use their influence to send aid to America.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the time of his commission as an officer in the American army he was constantly writing to French ministers, asking them to use their influence to send aid to America.
use
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From this reading From the time of his commission as an officer in the American army he was constantly writing to French ministers, asking them to use their influence to send aid to America.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LAFAYETTE TELLS HIS SECRET There is one part of the career of young Lafayette that has never been brought into clear light, and that part was decisive in the destinies of America.
writing
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From this reading From the time of his commission as an officer in the American army he was constantly writing to French ministers, asking them to use their influence to send aid to America.
young
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From this reading LAFAYETTE TELLS HIS SECRET There is one part of the career of young Lafayette that has never been brought into clear light, and that part was decisive in the destinies of America.
