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Chapter I
This book is written and published as an act of love for America. It is made out of faith in our country, and in you. Our fathers bequeathed to us a great democracy and a great ideal. We must preserve them. This book will not be reviewed in the great press, nor promoted by the powers that be.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Our fathers bequeathed to us a great democracy and a great ideal.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must preserve them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This book will not be reviewed in the great press, nor promoted by the powers that be.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Our fathers bequeathed to us a great democracy and a great ideal.
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From this reading This book is written and published as an act of love for America.
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From this reading This book is written and published as an act of love for America.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This book is written and published as an act of love for America.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This book is written and published as an act of love for America.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This book is written and published as an act of love for America.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This book will not be reviewed in the great press, nor promoted by the powers that be.
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From this reading Our fathers bequeathed to us a great democracy and a great ideal.
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From this reading This book is written and published as an act of love for America.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This book will not be reviewed in the great press, nor promoted by the powers that be.
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From this reading It is made out of faith in our country, and in you.
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From this reading Our fathers bequeathed to us a great democracy and a great ideal.
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From this reading It is made out of faith in our country, and in you.
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From this reading Our fathers bequeathed to us a great democracy and a great ideal.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This book is written and published as an act of love for America.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our fathers bequeathed to us a great democracy and a great ideal.
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From this reading Our fathers bequeathed to us a great democracy and a great ideal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is made out of faith in our country, and in you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This book is written and published as an act of love for America.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is made out of faith in our country, and in you.
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From this reading This book is written and published as an act of love for America.
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From this reading It is made out of faith in our country, and in you.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must preserve them.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading This book will not be reviewed in the great press, nor promoted by the powers that be.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This book will not be reviewed in the great press, nor promoted by the powers that be.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This book is written and published as an act of love for America.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It is made out of faith in our country, and in you.
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From this reading It is made out of faith in our country, and in you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This book will not be reviewed in the great press, nor promoted by the powers that be.
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From this reading We must preserve them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This book will not be reviewed in the great press, nor promoted by the powers that be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This book will not be reviewed in the great press, nor promoted by the powers that be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This book is written and published as an act of love for America.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This book will not be reviewed in the great press, nor promoted by the powers that be.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This book will not be reviewed in the great press, nor promoted by the powers that be.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This book will not be reviewed in the great press, nor promoted by the powers that be.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We must preserve them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This book is written and published as an act of love for America.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Our fathers bequeathed to us a great democracy and a great ideal.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Our fathers bequeathed to us a great democracy and a great ideal.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must preserve them.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading This book will not be reviewed in the great press, nor promoted by the powers that be.
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From this reading This book is written and published as an act of love for America.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is made out of faith in our country, and in you.
