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1429
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From this reading FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1429.
29
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From this reading FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1429.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Night had set in, but it was a balmy night of spring, and anyone on the evening of April 29, 1429, who stood on the street leading to the Banier Gate, one of the gates of the town of Orleans, would have thought it was bright day.
accomplished
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From this reading In one week the brave daughter of the people accomplished what for over seventy years had proved beyond the strength of the most illustrious captains.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading Night had set in, but it was a balmy night of spring, and anyone on the evening of April 29, 1429, who stood on the street leading to the Banier Gate, one of the gates of the town of Orleans, would have thought it was bright day.
APRIL
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From this reading FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1429.
balmy
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From this reading Night had set in, but it was a balmy night of spring, and anyone on the evening of April 29, 1429, who stood on the street leading to the Banier Gate, one of the gates of the town of Orleans, would have thought it was bright day.
Banier
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From this reading Night had set in, but it was a balmy night of spring, and anyone on the evening of April 29, 1429, who stood on the street leading to the Banier Gate, one of the gates of the town of Orleans, would have thought it was bright day.
battle
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From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The week has been called THE WEEK OF JOAN DARC.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading In one week the brave daughter of the people accomplished what for over seventy years had proved beyond the strength of the most illustrious captains.
brave
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From this reading In one week the brave daughter of the people accomplished what for over seventy years had proved beyond the strength of the most illustrious captains.
bright
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From this reading Night had set in, but it was a balmy night of spring, and anyone on the evening of April 29, 1429, who stood on the street leading to the Banier Gate, one of the gates of the town of Orleans, would have thought it was bright day.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Night had set in, but it was a balmy night of spring, and anyone on the evening of April 29, 1429, who stood on the street leading to the Banier Gate, one of the gates of the town of Orleans, would have thought it was bright day.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
called
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From this reading The week has been called THE WEEK OF JOAN DARC.
captains
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From this reading In one week the brave daughter of the people accomplished what for over seventy years had proved beyond the strength of the most illustrious captains.
country
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From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
coward
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From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
DARC
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From this reading The week has been called THE WEEK OF JOAN DARC.
daughter
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From this reading In one week the brave daughter of the people accomplished what for over seventy years had proved beyond the strength of the most illustrious captains.
day
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From this reading Night had set in, but it was a balmy night of spring, and anyone on the evening of April 29, 1429, who stood on the street leading to the Banier Gate, one of the gates of the town of Orleans, would have thought it was bright day.
English
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From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
evening
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From this reading Night had set in, but it was a balmy night of spring, and anyone on the evening of April 29, 1429, who stood on the street leading to the Banier Gate, one of the gates of the town of Orleans, would have thought it was bright day.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
France
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From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
FRIDAY
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From this reading FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1429.
Gate
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From this reading Night had set in, but it was a balmy night of spring, and anyone on the evening of April 29, 1429, who stood on the street leading to the Banier Gate, one of the gates of the town of Orleans, would have thought it was bright day.
gates
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From this reading Night had set in, but it was a balmy night of spring, and anyone on the evening of April 29, 1429, who stood on the street leading to the Banier Gate, one of the gates of the town of Orleans, would have thought it was bright day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In one week the brave daughter of the people accomplished what for over seventy years had proved beyond the strength of the most illustrious captains.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The week has been called THE WEEK OF JOAN DARC.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Night had set in, but it was a balmy night of spring, and anyone on the evening of April 29, 1429, who stood on the street leading to the Banier Gate, one of the gates of the town of Orleans, would have thought it was bright day.
heels
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From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
II
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From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
illustrious
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From this reading In one week the brave daughter of the people accomplished what for over seventy years had proved beyond the strength of the most illustrious captains.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
inspired
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From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Night had set in, but it was a balmy night of spring, and anyone on the evening of April 29, 1429, who stood on the street leading to the Banier Gate, one of the gates of the town of Orleans, would have thought it was bright day.
JOAN
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From this reading The week has been called THE WEEK OF JOAN DARC.
John
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From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
leading
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From this reading Night had set in, but it was a balmy night of spring, and anyone on the evening of April 29, 1429, who stood on the street leading to the Banier Gate, one of the gates of the town of Orleans, would have thought it was bright day.
love
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From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
Maid
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From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
martial
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From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
more
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From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
most
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From this reading In one week the brave daughter of the people accomplished what for over seventy years had proved beyond the strength of the most illustrious captains.
Night
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From this reading Night had set in, but it was a balmy night of spring, and anyone on the evening of April 29, 1429, who stood on the street leading to the Banier Gate, one of the gates of the town of Orleans, would have thought it was bright day.
nobility
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From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Night had set in, but it was a balmy night of spring, and anyone on the evening of April 29, 1429, who stood on the street leading to the Banier Gate, one of the gates of the town of Orleans, would have thought it was bright day.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
Orleans
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From this reading Night had set in, but it was a balmy night of spring, and anyone on the evening of April 29, 1429, who stood on the street leading to the Banier Gate, one of the gates of the town of Orleans, would have thought it was bright day.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In one week the brave daughter of the people accomplished what for over seventy years had proved beyond the strength of the most illustrious captains.
people
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From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
Poitiers
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From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
proved
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From this reading In one week the brave daughter of the people accomplished what for over seventy years had proved beyond the strength of the most illustrious captains.
set
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From this reading Night had set in, but it was a balmy night of spring, and anyone on the evening of April 29, 1429, who stood on the street leading to the Banier Gate, one of the gates of the town of Orleans, would have thought it was bright day.
seventy
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From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
spring
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From this reading Night had set in, but it was a balmy night of spring, and anyone on the evening of April 29, 1429, who stood on the street leading to the Banier Gate, one of the gates of the town of Orleans, would have thought it was bright day.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Night had set in, but it was a balmy night of spring, and anyone on the evening of April 29, 1429, who stood on the street leading to the Banier Gate, one of the gates of the town of Orleans, would have thought it was bright day.
street
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From this reading Night had set in, but it was a balmy night of spring, and anyone on the evening of April 29, 1429, who stood on the street leading to the Banier Gate, one of the gates of the town of Orleans, would have thought it was bright day.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In one week the brave daughter of the people accomplished what for over seventy years had proved beyond the strength of the most illustrious captains.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Night had set in, but it was a balmy night of spring, and anyone on the evening of April 29, 1429, who stood on the street leading to the Banier Gate, one of the gates of the town of Orleans, would have thought it was bright day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
town
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From this reading Night had set in, but it was a balmy night of spring, and anyone on the evening of April 29, 1429, who stood on the street leading to the Banier Gate, one of the gates of the town of Orleans, would have thought it was bright day.
triumphant
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From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
vanquished
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From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Night had set in, but it was a balmy night of spring, and anyone on the evening of April 29, 1429, who stood on the street leading to the Banier Gate, one of the gates of the town of Orleans, would have thought it was bright day.
week
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From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In one week the brave daughter of the people accomplished what for over seventy years had proved beyond the strength of the most illustrious captains.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Night had set in, but it was a balmy night of spring, and anyone on the evening of April 29, 1429, who stood on the street leading to the Banier Gate, one of the gates of the town of Orleans, would have thought it was bright day.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Night had set in, but it was a balmy night of spring, and anyone on the evening of April 29, 1429, who stood on the street leading to the Banier Gate, one of the gates of the town of Orleans, would have thought it was bright day.
years
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From this reading In one week the martial Maid, inspired by the love for her people and country, vanquished the English, triumphant since the battle of Poitiers, more than seventy years before, when John II and the coward nobility of France took to their heels.
