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1
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From this reading [Footnote 1: The famous Mareschal Turenne, general of the French forces, called the greatest commander of the age.]
2
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From this reading [Footnote 2: Admiral of the States General in their war with England, eminent for his courage and his victories.]
267
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From this reading 267.--_W. E. B_.]
3
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Admiral
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age
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From this reading [Footnote 1: The famous Mareschal Turenne, general of the French forces, called the greatest commander of the age.]
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Footnote 2: Admiral of the States General in their war with England, eminent for his courage and his victories.]
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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B
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From this reading 267.--_W. E. B_.]
called
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commander
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coolness
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courage
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E
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From this reading 267.--_W. E. B_.]
eminent
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England
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famous
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fire
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Footnote
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading [Footnote 2: Admiral of the States General in their war with England, eminent for his courage and his victories.]
forces
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French
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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general
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greatest
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [Footnote 2: Admiral of the States General in their war with England, eminent for his courage and his victories.]
ii
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From this reading See Journal to Stella, "Prose Works," vol. ii, p.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [Footnote 2: Admiral of the States General in their war with England, eminent for his courage and his victories.]
Journal
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From this reading See Journal to Stella, "Prose Works," vol. ii, p.
Mareschal
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From this reading [Footnote 1: The famous Mareschal Turenne, general of the French forces, called the greatest commander of the age.]
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Namur
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obtained
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Footnote 1: The famous Mareschal Turenne, general of the French forces, called the greatest commander of the age.]
p
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From this reading See Journal to Stella, "Prose Works," vol. ii, p.
Prose
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From this reading See Journal to Stella, "Prose Works," vol. ii, p.
See
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From this reading See Journal to Stella, "Prose Works," vol. ii, p.
siege
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States
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From this reading [Footnote 2: Admiral of the States General in their war with England, eminent for his courage and his victories.]
Stella
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From this reading See Journal to Stella, "Prose Works," vol. ii, p.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Footnote 1: The famous Mareschal Turenne, general of the French forces, called the greatest commander of the age.]
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading [Footnote 2: Admiral of the States General in their war with England, eminent for his courage and his victories.]
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading [Footnote 3: Who obtained this name from his coolness under fire at the siege of Namur.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading See Journal to Stella, "Prose Works," vol. ii, p.
Turenne
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From this reading [Footnote 1: The famous Mareschal Turenne, general of the French forces, called the greatest commander of the age.]
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
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victories
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vol
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From this reading See Journal to Stella, "Prose Works," vol. ii, p.
W
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From this reading 267.--_W. E. B_.]
war
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From this reading [Footnote 2: Admiral of the States General in their war with England, eminent for his courage and his victories.]
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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Works
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From this reading See Journal to Stella, "Prose Works," vol. ii, p.