Chapter IX

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From this reading John Ad-ams was one of the men who gave his help to write out the "Dec-la-ra-tion of In-de-pend-ence," of which you have been told.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading NEW MEN AND NEW LAWS.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading That was, as you know, the first step to make us free.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading John Ad-ams had gone to France at the end of the great war, and had been one to help make the French our friends.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading John Ad-ams was one of the men who gave his help to write out the "Dec-la-ra-tion of In-de-pend-ence," of which you have been told.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading In it we had made known that we would make our own laws, and no one should rule us but those in our own land.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading John Ad-ams was one of the men who gave his help to write out the "Dec-la-ra-tion of In-de-pend-ence," of which you have been told.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading John Ad-ams had gone to France at the end of the great war, and had been one to help make the French our friends.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading That was, as you know, the first step to make us free.

a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

From this reading John Ad-ams had gone to France at the end of the great war, and had been one to help make the French our friends.

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading That was, as you know, the first step to make us free.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading John Ad-ams had gone to France at the end of the great war, and had been one to help make the French our friends.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading John Ad-ams had gone to France at the end of the great war, and had been one to help make the French our friends.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading John Ad-ams was one of the men who gave his help to write out the "Dec-la-ra-tion of In-de-pend-ence," of which you have been told.

destroyed or killed

From this reading John Ad-ams had gone to France at the end of the great war, and had been one to help make the French our friends.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading John Ad-ams had gone to France at the end of the great war, and had been one to help make the French our friends.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading In it we had made known that we would make our own laws, and no one should rule us but those in our own land.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading John Ad-ams was one of the men who gave his help to write out the "Dec-la-ra-tion of In-de-pend-ence," of which you have been told.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading John Ad-ams was one of the men who gave his help to write out the "Dec-la-ra-tion of In-de-pend-ence," of which you have been told.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading John Ad-ams was one of the men who gave his help to write out the "Dec-la-ra-tion of In-de-pend-ence," of which you have been told.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In it we had made known that we would make our own laws, and no one should rule us but those in our own land.

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From this reading John Ad-ams was one of the men who gave his help to write out the "Dec-la-ra-tion of In-de-pend-ence," of which you have been told.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading In it we had made known that we would make our own laws, and no one should rule us but those in our own land.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading John Ad-ams was one of the men who gave his help to write out the "Dec-la-ra-tion of In-de-pend-ence," of which you have been told.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading That was, as you know, the first step to make us free.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading In it we had made known that we would make our own laws, and no one should rule us but those in our own land.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading In it we had made known that we would make our own laws, and no one should rule us but those in our own land.

the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit

From this reading NEW MEN AND NEW LAWS.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading In it we had made known that we would make our own laws, and no one should rule us but those in our own land.

engage in

From this reading That was, as you know, the first step to make us free.

the force of workers available

From this reading NEW MEN AND NEW LAWS.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading NEW MEN AND NEW LAWS.

not any; not one

From this reading In it we had made known that we would make our own laws, and no one should rule us but those in our own land.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading John Ad-ams was one of the men who gave his help to write out the "Dec-la-ra-tion of In-de-pend-ence," of which you have been told.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading John Ad-ams was one of the men who gave his help to write out the "Dec-la-ra-tion of In-de-pend-ence," of which you have been told.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading In it we had made known that we would make our own laws, and no one should rule us but those in our own land.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading John Ad-ams was one of the men who gave his help to write out the "Dec-la-ra-tion of In-de-pend-ence," of which you have been told.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading In it we had made known that we would make our own laws, and no one should rule us but those in our own land.

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

From this reading In it we had made known that we would make our own laws, and no one should rule us but those in our own land.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading In it we had made known that we would make our own laws, and no one should rule us but those in our own land.

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading That was, as you know, the first step to make us free.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That was, as you know, the first step to make us free.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading John Ad-ams was one of the men who gave his help to write out the "Dec-la-ra-tion of In-de-pend-ence," of which you have been told.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading In it we had made known that we would make our own laws, and no one should rule us but those in our own land.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading John Ad-ams was one of the men who gave his help to write out the "Dec-la-ra-tion of In-de-pend-ence," of which you have been told.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading John Ad-ams was one of the men who gave his help to write out the "Dec-la-ra-tion of In-de-pend-ence," of which you have been told.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading That was, as you know, the first step to make us free.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading John Ad-ams had gone to France at the end of the great war, and had been one to help make the French our friends.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading John Ad-ams was one of the men who gave his help to write out the "Dec-la-ra-tion of In-de-pend-ence," of which you have been told.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading In it we had made known that we would make our own laws, and no one should rule us but those in our own land.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading John Ad-ams was one of the men who gave his help to write out the "Dec-la-ra-tion of In-de-pend-ence," of which you have been told.

which person or people

From this reading John Ad-ams was one of the men who gave his help to write out the "Dec-la-ra-tion of In-de-pend-ence," of which you have been told.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading In it we had made known that we would make our own laws, and no one should rule us but those in our own land.

produce a literary work

From this reading John Ad-ams was one of the men who gave his help to write out the "Dec-la-ra-tion of In-de-pend-ence," of which you have been told.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading John Ad-ams was one of the men who gave his help to write out the "Dec-la-ra-tion of In-de-pend-ence," of which you have been told.