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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 No one was more surprised than Calhoun when told that he had been selected to go North on a secret and most important mission.
accept
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From this reading “But I am so young,” said Calhoun; “while I gladly accept the honor which I feel you have bestowed upon me, would not one older and more experienced than I do better?”
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “But I am so young,” said Calhoun; “while I gladly accept the honor which I feel you have bestowed upon me, would not one older and more experienced than I do better?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No one was more surprised than Calhoun when told that he had been selected to go North on a secret and most important mission.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “General Breckinridge and I have selected you,” said Morgan, “because we have confidence in your sagacity, bravery, and discretion.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading No one was more surprised than Calhoun when told that he had been selected to go North on a secret and most important mission.
bestowed
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From this reading “But I am so young,” said Calhoun; “while I gladly accept the honor which I feel you have bestowed upon me, would not one older and more experienced than I do better?”
better
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From this reading We know no one better fitted to intrust this delicate, and perhaps dangerous, mission to than yourself.”
bravery
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From this reading “General Breckinridge and I have selected you,” said Morgan, “because we have confidence in your sagacity, bravery, and discretion.
Breckinridge
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From this reading “General Breckinridge and I have selected you,” said Morgan, “because we have confidence in your sagacity, bravery, and discretion.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I am so young,” said Calhoun; “while I gladly accept the honor which I feel you have bestowed upon me, would not one older and more experienced than I do better?”
Calhoun
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From this reading No one was more surprised than Calhoun when told that he had been selected to go North on a secret and most important mission.
CIRCLE
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From this reading THE KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE.
confidence
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From this reading “General Breckinridge and I have selected you,” said Morgan, “because we have confidence in your sagacity, bravery, and discretion.
dangerous
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From this reading We know no one better fitted to intrust this delicate, and perhaps dangerous, mission to than yourself.”
delicate
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From this reading We know no one better fitted to intrust this delicate, and perhaps dangerous, mission to than yourself.”
discretion
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From this reading “General Breckinridge and I have selected you,” said Morgan, “because we have confidence in your sagacity, bravery, and discretion.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “But I am so young,” said Calhoun; “while I gladly accept the honor which I feel you have bestowed upon me, would not one older and more experienced than I do better?”
experienced
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From this reading “But I am so young,” said Calhoun; “while I gladly accept the honor which I feel you have bestowed upon me, would not one older and more experienced than I do better?”
feel
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From this reading “But I am so young,” said Calhoun; “while I gladly accept the honor which I feel you have bestowed upon me, would not one older and more experienced than I do better?”
fitted
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From this reading We know no one better fitted to intrust this delicate, and perhaps dangerous, mission to than yourself.”
General
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From this reading “General Breckinridge and I have selected you,” said Morgan, “because we have confidence in your sagacity, bravery, and discretion.
gladly
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From this reading “But I am so young,” said Calhoun; “while I gladly accept the honor which I feel you have bestowed upon me, would not one older and more experienced than I do better?”
go
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From this reading No one was more surprised than Calhoun when told that he had been selected to go North on a secret and most important mission.
GOLDEN
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From this reading THE KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No one was more surprised than Calhoun when told that he had been selected to go North on a secret and most important mission.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “General Breckinridge and I have selected you,” said Morgan, “because we have confidence in your sagacity, bravery, and discretion.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No one was more surprised than Calhoun when told that he had been selected to go North on a secret and most important mission.
honor
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From this reading “But I am so young,” said Calhoun; “while I gladly accept the honor which I feel you have bestowed upon me, would not one older and more experienced than I do better?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “General Breckinridge and I have selected you,” said Morgan, “because we have confidence in your sagacity, bravery, and discretion.
important
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From this reading No one was more surprised than Calhoun when told that he had been selected to go North on a secret and most important mission.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “General Breckinridge and I have selected you,” said Morgan, “because we have confidence in your sagacity, bravery, and discretion.
intrust
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From this reading We know no one better fitted to intrust this delicate, and perhaps dangerous, mission to than yourself.”
KNIGHTS
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From this reading THE KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE.
know
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From this reading We know no one better fitted to intrust this delicate, and perhaps dangerous, mission to than yourself.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “But I am so young,” said Calhoun; “while I gladly accept the honor which I feel you have bestowed upon me, would not one older and more experienced than I do better?”
mission
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From this reading No one was more surprised than Calhoun when told that he had been selected to go North on a secret and most important mission.
more
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From this reading No one was more surprised than Calhoun when told that he had been selected to go North on a secret and most important mission.
Morgan
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From this reading “General Breckinridge and I have selected you,” said Morgan, “because we have confidence in your sagacity, bravery, and discretion.
most
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From this reading No one was more surprised than Calhoun when told that he had been selected to go North on a secret and most important mission.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one was more surprised than Calhoun when told that he had been selected to go North on a secret and most important mission.
North
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From this reading No one was more surprised than Calhoun when told that he had been selected to go North on a secret and most important mission.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “But I am so young,” said Calhoun; “while I gladly accept the honor which I feel you have bestowed upon me, would not one older and more experienced than I do better?”
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE.
older
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From this reading “But I am so young,” said Calhoun; “while I gladly accept the honor which I feel you have bestowed upon me, would not one older and more experienced than I do better?”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No one was more surprised than Calhoun when told that he had been selected to go North on a secret and most important mission.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one was more surprised than Calhoun when told that he had been selected to go North on a secret and most important mission.
perhaps
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From this reading We know no one better fitted to intrust this delicate, and perhaps dangerous, mission to than yourself.”
sagacitynounUS /səˈɡæs.ə.t̬i/
The quality of being sagacious; keen wisdom and sound judgment. (Sự minh triết, sự sáng suốt.)
From this reading “General Breckinridge and I have selected you,” said Morgan, “because we have confidence in your sagacity, bravery, and discretion.
said
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From this reading “General Breckinridge and I have selected you,” said Morgan, “because we have confidence in your sagacity, bravery, and discretion.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading No one was more surprised than Calhoun when told that he had been selected to go North on a secret and most important mission.
selected
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From this reading No one was more surprised than Calhoun when told that he had been selected to go North on a secret and most important mission.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “But I am so young,” said Calhoun; “while I gladly accept the honor which I feel you have bestowed upon me, would not one older and more experienced than I do better?”
surprised
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From this reading No one was more surprised than Calhoun when told that he had been selected to go North on a secret and most important mission.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No one was more surprised than Calhoun when told that he had been selected to go North on a secret and most important mission.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No one was more surprised than Calhoun when told that he had been selected to go North on a secret and most important mission.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We know no one better fitted to intrust this delicate, and perhaps dangerous, mission to than yourself.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No one was more surprised than Calhoun when told that he had been selected to go North on a secret and most important mission.
told
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From this reading No one was more surprised than Calhoun when told that he had been selected to go North on a secret and most important mission.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “But I am so young,” said Calhoun; “while I gladly accept the honor which I feel you have bestowed upon me, would not one older and more experienced than I do better?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No one was more surprised than Calhoun when told that he had been selected to go North on a secret and most important mission.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “General Breckinridge and I have selected you,” said Morgan, “because we have confidence in your sagacity, bravery, and discretion.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading No one was more surprised than Calhoun when told that he had been selected to go North on a secret and most important mission.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “But I am so young,” said Calhoun; “while I gladly accept the honor which I feel you have bestowed upon me, would not one older and more experienced than I do better?”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “But I am so young,” said Calhoun; “while I gladly accept the honor which I feel you have bestowed upon me, would not one older and more experienced than I do better?”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But I am so young,” said Calhoun; “while I gladly accept the honor which I feel you have bestowed upon me, would not one older and more experienced than I do better?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “General Breckinridge and I have selected you,” said Morgan, “because we have confidence in your sagacity, bravery, and discretion.
young
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From this reading “But I am so young,” said Calhoun; “while I gladly accept the honor which I feel you have bestowed upon me, would not one older and more experienced than I do better?”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “General Breckinridge and I have selected you,” said Morgan, “because we have confidence in your sagacity, bravery, and discretion.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading We know no one better fitted to intrust this delicate, and perhaps dangerous, mission to than yourself.”
