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1425
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From this reading The three years of mysterious obsessions--between 1425 and 1429--which preluded her glory were for Joan a period of secret and distressing struggles.
1429
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From this reading The three years of mysterious obsessions--between 1425 and 1429--which preluded her glory were for Joan a period of secret and distressing struggles.
25
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From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The three years of mysterious obsessions--between 1425 and 1429--which preluded her glory were for Joan a period of secret and distressing struggles.
adieu
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From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
afraid
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From this reading She would have to leave the house in which she was born, renounce her humble, domestic occupations in which she excelled, "being afraid of none at her needle or her distaff," as she was wont to say in her naïve pride.
all
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From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The three years of mysterious obsessions--between 1425 and 1429--which preluded her glory were for Joan a period of secret and distressing struggles.
ANGELS
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From this reading WRESTLING WITH THE ANGELS.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
battle
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From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She would have to leave the house in which she was born, renounce her humble, domestic occupations in which she excelled, "being afraid of none at her needle or her distaff," as she was wont to say in her naïve pride.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The three years of mysterious obsessions--between 1425 and 1429--which preluded her glory were for Joan a period of secret and distressing struggles.
bid
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From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would have to leave the house in which she was born, renounce her humble, domestic occupations in which she excelled, "being afraid of none at her needle or her distaff," as she was wont to say in her naïve pride.
brothers
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From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
carry
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From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
Charles
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From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
command
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From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
confide
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From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
corner
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From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
court
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From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
crown
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From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
day
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From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
delicate
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From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
distaff
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From this reading She would have to leave the house in which she was born, renounce her humble, domestic occupations in which she excelled, "being afraid of none at her needle or her distaff," as she was wont to say in her naïve pride.
distressing
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From this reading The three years of mysterious obsessions--between 1425 and 1429--which preluded her glory were for Joan a period of secret and distressing struggles.
divine
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From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
domestic
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From this reading She would have to leave the house in which she was born, renounce her humble, domestic occupations in which she excelled, "being afraid of none at her needle or her distaff," as she was wont to say in her naïve pride.
drive
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From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
end
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From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
English
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From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
excelled
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From this reading She would have to leave the house in which she was born, renounce her humble, domestic occupations in which she excelled, "being afraid of none at her needle or her distaff," as she was wont to say in her naïve pride.
father
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From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
field
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From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
flowing
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From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The three years of mysterious obsessions--between 1425 and 1429--which preluded her glory were for Joan a period of secret and distressing struggles.
forced
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From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
France
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From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
French
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From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
friends
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From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
fulfil
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From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
glory
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From this reading The three years of mysterious obsessions--between 1425 and 1429--which preluded her glory were for Joan a period of secret and distressing struggles.
God
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From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
hair
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From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The three years of mysterious obsessions--between 1425 and 1429--which preluded her glory were for Joan a period of secret and distressing struggles.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
horror
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From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
house
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From this reading She would have to leave the house in which she was born, renounce her humble, domestic occupations in which she excelled, "being afraid of none at her needle or her distaff," as she was wont to say in her naïve pride.
humble
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From this reading She would have to leave the house in which she was born, renounce her humble, domestic occupations in which she excelled, "being afraid of none at her needle or her distaff," as she was wont to say in her naïve pride.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
Joan
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From this reading The three years of mysterious obsessions--between 1425 and 1429--which preluded her glory were for Joan a period of secret and distressing struggles.
leading
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From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
leave
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From this reading She would have to leave the house in which she was born, renounce her humble, domestic occupations in which she excelled, "being afraid of none at her needle or her distaff," as she was wont to say in her naïve pride.
live
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From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
Lord
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From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
Lorraine
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From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
loved
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From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
Merlin
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From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
mission
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From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
modesty
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From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
mother
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From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
move
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From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading The three years of mysterious obsessions--between 1425 and 1429--which preluded her glory were for Joan a period of secret and distressing struggles.
naïve
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From this reading She would have to leave the house in which she was born, renounce her humble, domestic occupations in which she excelled, "being afraid of none at her needle or her distaff," as she was wont to say in her naïve pride.
needle
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From this reading She would have to leave the house in which she was born, renounce her humble, domestic occupations in which she excelled, "being afraid of none at her needle or her distaff," as she was wont to say in her naïve pride.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading She would have to leave the house in which she was born, renounce her humble, domestic occupations in which she excelled, "being afraid of none at her needle or her distaff," as she was wont to say in her naïve pride.
obey
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From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
obsessions
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From this reading The three years of mysterious obsessions--between 1425 and 1429--which preluded her glory were for Joan a period of secret and distressing struggles.
occupations
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From this reading She would have to leave the house in which she was born, renounce her humble, domestic occupations in which she excelled, "being afraid of none at her needle or her distaff," as she was wont to say in her naïve pride.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The three years of mysterious obsessions--between 1425 and 1429--which preluded her glory were for Joan a period of secret and distressing struggles.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She would have to leave the house in which she was born, renounce her humble, domestic occupations in which she excelled, "being afraid of none at her needle or her distaff," as she was wont to say in her naïve pride.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
out
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From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
peasant
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From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
period
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From this reading The three years of mysterious obsessions--between 1425 and 1429--which preluded her glory were for Joan a period of secret and distressing struggles.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
preluded
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From this reading The three years of mysterious obsessions--between 1425 and 1429--which preluded her glory were for Joan a period of secret and distressing struggles.
pride
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From this reading She would have to leave the house in which she was born, renounce her humble, domestic occupations in which she excelled, "being afraid of none at her needle or her distaff," as she was wont to say in her naïve pride.
prophecynounUS /ˈprɒf.ə.si/
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
renounce
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From this reading She would have to leave the house in which she was born, renounce her humble, domestic occupations in which she excelled, "being afraid of none at her needle or her distaff," as she was wont to say in her naïve pride.
restore
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From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
said
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From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
say
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From this reading She would have to leave the house in which she was born, renounce her humble, domestic occupations in which she excelled, "being afraid of none at her needle or her distaff," as she was wont to say in her naïve pride.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading The three years of mysterious obsessions--between 1425 and 1429--which preluded her glory were for Joan a period of secret and distressing struggles.
sense
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From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
sent
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From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
sight
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From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
Sire
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From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
soldiers
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From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
struggles
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From this reading The three years of mysterious obsessions--between 1425 and 1429--which preluded her glory were for Joan a period of secret and distressing struggles.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
tenderly
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From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WRESTLING WITH THE ANGELS.
three
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From this reading The three years of mysterious obsessions--between 1425 and 1429--which preluded her glory were for Joan a period of secret and distressing struggles.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
troops
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From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
unknown
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From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
VII
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From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
virtues
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From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
voices
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From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The three years of mysterious obsessions--between 1425 and 1429--which preluded her glory were for Joan a period of secret and distressing struggles.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The three years of mysterious obsessions--between 1425 and 1429--which preluded her glory were for Joan a period of secret and distressing struggles.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WRESTLING WITH THE ANGELS.
wont
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From this reading She would have to leave the house in which she was born, renounce her humble, domestic occupations in which she excelled, "being afraid of none at her needle or her distaff," as she was wont to say in her naïve pride.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In order to obey her "voices," in order to carry out her divine mission and fulfil the prophecy of Merlin she would have to battle--and her horror of blood was such that, as she one day said, her "hair stood on end at the sight of French blood flowing."[25] She would have to live in the field with the soldiers--and one of her leading virtues was a delicate sense of modesty.
WRESTLING
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From this reading WRESTLING WITH THE ANGELS.
years
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From this reading The three years of mysterious obsessions--between 1425 and 1429--which preluded her glory were for Joan a period of secret and distressing struggles.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
young
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From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She would, in short, be forced to bid adieu to her young friends, her brothers, her father and her mother, all of whom she tenderly loved, and move--she, a poor and unknown peasant from a corner of Lorraine--to the court of Charles VII, and say to him: "Sire, I am sent to you by our Lord God; confide to me the command of your troops; I shall drive the English out of France and shall restore your crown to you!"
