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1429
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From this reading THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1429.
5
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From this reading THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1429.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The mysterious "voices" answered: "These captains, like almost all the nobles who make of war a trade, are devoured with envy.
advice
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From this reading In this extremity she asked the advice of her mysterious "voices," and these were now more than ever the echo of her excellent judgment, of her patriotism and of her military genius.
all
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From this reading The mysterious "voices" answered: "These captains, like almost all the nobles who make of war a trade, are devoured with envy.
almost
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From this reading The mysterious "voices" answered: "These captains, like almost all the nobles who make of war a trade, are devoured with envy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In this extremity she asked the advice of her mysterious "voices," and these were now more than ever the echo of her excellent judgment, of her patriotism and of her military genius.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The mysterious "voices" answered: "These captains, like almost all the nobles who make of war a trade, are devoured with envy.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The mysterious "voices" answered: "These captains, like almost all the nobles who make of war a trade, are devoured with envy.
Ascension
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From this reading They hypocritically invoked the sanctity of the feast of the Ascension merely for the purpose of paralyzing her movements by calculated inertia.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this extremity she asked the advice of her mysterious "voices," and these were now more than ever the echo of her excellent judgment, of her patriotism and of her military genius.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They hypocritically invoked the sanctity of the feast of the Ascension merely for the purpose of paralyzing her movements by calculated inertia.
calculated
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From this reading They hypocritically invoked the sanctity of the feast of the Ascension merely for the purpose of paralyzing her movements by calculated inertia.
captains
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From this reading Despite the ingenuousness of her loyal nature, Joan could no longer doubt the ill will or jealousy of the captains.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Despite the ingenuousness of her loyal nature, Joan could no longer doubt the ill will or jealousy of the captains.
DespiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Despite the ingenuousness of her loyal nature, Joan could no longer doubt the ill will or jealousy of the captains.
devoured
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From this reading The mysterious "voices" answered: "These captains, like almost all the nobles who make of war a trade, are devoured with envy.
doubt
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From this reading Despite the ingenuousness of her loyal nature, Joan could no longer doubt the ill will or jealousy of the captains.
echo
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From this reading In this extremity she asked the advice of her mysterious "voices," and these were now more than ever the echo of her excellent judgment, of her patriotism and of her military genius.
envy
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From this reading The mysterious "voices" answered: "These captains, like almost all the nobles who make of war a trade, are devoured with envy.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this extremity she asked the advice of her mysterious "voices," and these were now more than ever the echo of her excellent judgment, of her patriotism and of her military genius.
excellent
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From this reading In this extremity she asked the advice of her mysterious "voices," and these were now more than ever the echo of her excellent judgment, of her patriotism and of her military genius.
extremity
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From this reading In this extremity she asked the advice of her mysterious "voices," and these were now more than ever the echo of her excellent judgment, of her patriotism and of her military genius.
feast
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From this reading They hypocritically invoked the sanctity of the feast of the Ascension merely for the purpose of paralyzing her movements by calculated inertia.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They hypocritically invoked the sanctity of the feast of the Ascension merely for the purpose of paralyzing her movements by calculated inertia.
genius
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From this reading In this extremity she asked the advice of her mysterious "voices," and these were now more than ever the echo of her excellent judgment, of her patriotism and of her military genius.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Despite the ingenuousness of her loyal nature, Joan could no longer doubt the ill will or jealousy of the captains.
hypocritically
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From this reading They hypocritically invoked the sanctity of the feast of the Ascension merely for the purpose of paralyzing her movements by calculated inertia.
ill
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From this reading Despite the ingenuousness of her loyal nature, Joan could no longer doubt the ill will or jealousy of the captains.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this extremity she asked the advice of her mysterious "voices," and these were now more than ever the echo of her excellent judgment, of her patriotism and of her military genius.
inertia
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From this reading They hypocritically invoked the sanctity of the feast of the Ascension merely for the purpose of paralyzing her movements by calculated inertia.
ingenuousness
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From this reading Despite the ingenuousness of her loyal nature, Joan could no longer doubt the ill will or jealousy of the captains.
invoked
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From this reading They hypocritically invoked the sanctity of the feast of the Ascension merely for the purpose of paralyzing her movements by calculated inertia.
jealousy
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From this reading Despite the ingenuousness of her loyal nature, Joan could no longer doubt the ill will or jealousy of the captains.
Joan
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From this reading Despite the ingenuousness of her loyal nature, Joan could no longer doubt the ill will or jealousy of the captains.
judgment
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From this reading In this extremity she asked the advice of her mysterious "voices," and these were now more than ever the echo of her excellent judgment, of her patriotism and of her military genius.
like
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From this reading The mysterious "voices" answered: "These captains, like almost all the nobles who make of war a trade, are devoured with envy.
longer
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From this reading Despite the ingenuousness of her loyal nature, Joan could no longer doubt the ill will or jealousy of the captains.
loyal
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From this reading Despite the ingenuousness of her loyal nature, Joan could no longer doubt the ill will or jealousy of the captains.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mysterious "voices" answered: "These captains, like almost all the nobles who make of war a trade, are devoured with envy.
MAYmodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1429.
merely
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From this reading They hypocritically invoked the sanctity of the feast of the Ascension merely for the purpose of paralyzing her movements by calculated inertia.
military
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From this reading In this extremity she asked the advice of her mysterious "voices," and these were now more than ever the echo of her excellent judgment, of her patriotism and of her military genius.
more
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From this reading In this extremity she asked the advice of her mysterious "voices," and these were now more than ever the echo of her excellent judgment, of her patriotism and of her military genius.
movements
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From this reading They hypocritically invoked the sanctity of the feast of the Ascension merely for the purpose of paralyzing her movements by calculated inertia.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading In this extremity she asked the advice of her mysterious "voices," and these were now more than ever the echo of her excellent judgment, of her patriotism and of her military genius.
nature
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From this reading Despite the ingenuousness of her loyal nature, Joan could no longer doubt the ill will or jealousy of the captains.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Despite the ingenuousness of her loyal nature, Joan could no longer doubt the ill will or jealousy of the captains.
nobles
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From this reading The mysterious "voices" answered: "These captains, like almost all the nobles who make of war a trade, are devoured with envy.
now
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From this reading In this extremity she asked the advice of her mysterious "voices," and these were now more than ever the echo of her excellent judgment, of her patriotism and of her military genius.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Despite the ingenuousness of her loyal nature, Joan could no longer doubt the ill will or jealousy of the captains.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Despite the ingenuousness of her loyal nature, Joan could no longer doubt the ill will or jealousy of the captains.
paralyzing
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From this reading They hypocritically invoked the sanctity of the feast of the Ascension merely for the purpose of paralyzing her movements by calculated inertia.
patriotism
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From this reading In this extremity she asked the advice of her mysterious "voices," and these were now more than ever the echo of her excellent judgment, of her patriotism and of her military genius.
purpose
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From this reading They hypocritically invoked the sanctity of the feast of the Ascension merely for the purpose of paralyzing her movements by calculated inertia.
sanctity
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From this reading They hypocritically invoked the sanctity of the feast of the Ascension merely for the purpose of paralyzing her movements by calculated inertia.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In this extremity she asked the advice of her mysterious "voices," and these were now more than ever the echo of her excellent judgment, of her patriotism and of her military genius.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In this extremity she asked the advice of her mysterious "voices," and these were now more than ever the echo of her excellent judgment, of her patriotism and of her military genius.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Despite the ingenuousness of her loyal nature, Joan could no longer doubt the ill will or jealousy of the captains.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In this extremity she asked the advice of her mysterious "voices," and these were now more than ever the echo of her excellent judgment, of her patriotism and of her military genius.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They hypocritically invoked the sanctity of the feast of the Ascension merely for the purpose of paralyzing her movements by calculated inertia.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this extremity she asked the advice of her mysterious "voices," and these were now more than ever the echo of her excellent judgment, of her patriotism and of her military genius.
THURSDAY
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From this reading THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1429.
trade
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From this reading The mysterious "voices" answered: "These captains, like almost all the nobles who make of war a trade, are devoured with envy.
voices
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From this reading In this extremity she asked the advice of her mysterious "voices," and these were now more than ever the echo of her excellent judgment, of her patriotism and of her military genius.
war
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From this reading The mysterious "voices" answered: "These captains, like almost all the nobles who make of war a trade, are devoured with envy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In this extremity she asked the advice of her mysterious "voices," and these were now more than ever the echo of her excellent judgment, of her patriotism and of her military genius.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The mysterious "voices" answered: "These captains, like almost all the nobles who make of war a trade, are devoured with envy.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Despite the ingenuousness of her loyal nature, Joan could no longer doubt the ill will or jealousy of the captains.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The mysterious "voices" answered: "These captains, like almost all the nobles who make of war a trade, are devoured with envy.
