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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 What was more important, she was finding friends to help her work as a spy.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Another was a map maker who in shorthand could write three thousand words with invisible ink on a piece of transparent paper so small Louise could paste it to a spectacle lens and carry it across the line that way.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “When this loyal French girl reached her home where German soldiers now were living, she began making lace and selling it from town to town.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another was a map maker who in shorthand could write three thousand words with invisible ink on a piece of transparent paper so small Louise could paste it to a spectacle lens and carry it across the line that way.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What was more important, she was finding friends to help her work as a spy.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When this loyal French girl reached her home where German soldiers now were living, she began making lace and selling it from town to town.
cameras
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From this reading One was a scientist who could do strange things with chemicals, magnifying glasses, cameras and printing presses.
carry
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From this reading Another was a map maker who in shorthand could write three thousand words with invisible ink on a piece of transparent paper so small Louise could paste it to a spectacle lens and carry it across the line that way.”
chemicals
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From this reading One was a scientist who could do strange things with chemicals, magnifying glasses, cameras and printing presses.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading One was a scientist who could do strange things with chemicals, magnifying glasses, cameras and printing presses.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading One was a scientist who could do strange things with chemicals, magnifying glasses, cameras and printing presses.
finding
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From this reading What was more important, she was finding friends to help her work as a spy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “What for?”
French
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friends
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From this reading What was more important, she was finding friends to help her work as a spy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “When this loyal French girl reached her home where German soldiers now were living, she began making lace and selling it from town to town.
German
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From this reading “When this loyal French girl reached her home where German soldiers now were living, she began making lace and selling it from town to town.
girl
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From this reading “When this loyal French girl reached her home where German soldiers now were living, she began making lace and selling it from town to town.
glasses
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From this reading One was a scientist who could do strange things with chemicals, magnifying glasses, cameras and printing presses.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What was more important, she was finding friends to help her work as a spy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “When this loyal French girl reached her home where German soldiers now were living, she began making lace and selling it from town to town.
home
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From this reading “When this loyal French girl reached her home where German soldiers now were living, she began making lace and selling it from town to town.
important
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From this reading What was more important, she was finding friends to help her work as a spy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Another was a map maker who in shorthand could write three thousand words with invisible ink on a piece of transparent paper so small Louise could paste it to a spectacle lens and carry it across the line that way.”
ink
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From this reading Another was a map maker who in shorthand could write three thousand words with invisible ink on a piece of transparent paper so small Louise could paste it to a spectacle lens and carry it across the line that way.”
invisible
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From this reading Another was a map maker who in shorthand could write three thousand words with invisible ink on a piece of transparent paper so small Louise could paste it to a spectacle lens and carry it across the line that way.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “When this loyal French girl reached her home where German soldiers now were living, she began making lace and selling it from town to town.
lace
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From this reading “When this loyal French girl reached her home where German soldiers now were living, she began making lace and selling it from town to town.
lens
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From this reading Another was a map maker who in shorthand could write three thousand words with invisible ink on a piece of transparent paper so small Louise could paste it to a spectacle lens and carry it across the line that way.”
line
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From this reading Another was a map maker who in shorthand could write three thousand words with invisible ink on a piece of transparent paper so small Louise could paste it to a spectacle lens and carry it across the line that way.”
living
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From this reading “When this loyal French girl reached her home where German soldiers now were living, she began making lace and selling it from town to town.
Louise
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From this reading Another was a map maker who in shorthand could write three thousand words with invisible ink on a piece of transparent paper so small Louise could paste it to a spectacle lens and carry it across the line that way.”
loyal
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magnifying
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From this reading One was a scientist who could do strange things with chemicals, magnifying glasses, cameras and printing presses.
maker
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From this reading Another was a map maker who in shorthand could write three thousand words with invisible ink on a piece of transparent paper so small Louise could paste it to a spectacle lens and carry it across the line that way.”
making
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From this reading “When this loyal French girl reached her home where German soldiers now were living, she began making lace and selling it from town to town.
map
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From this reading Another was a map maker who in shorthand could write three thousand words with invisible ink on a piece of transparent paper so small Louise could paste it to a spectacle lens and carry it across the line that way.”
more
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now
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From this reading “When this loyal French girl reached her home where German soldiers now were living, she began making lace and selling it from town to town.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Another was a map maker who in shorthand could write three thousand words with invisible ink on a piece of transparent paper so small Louise could paste it to a spectacle lens and carry it across the line that way.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Another was a map maker who in shorthand could write three thousand words with invisible ink on a piece of transparent paper so small Louise could paste it to a spectacle lens and carry it across the line that way.”
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One was a scientist who could do strange things with chemicals, magnifying glasses, cameras and printing presses.
paper
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From this reading Another was a map maker who in shorthand could write three thousand words with invisible ink on a piece of transparent paper so small Louise could paste it to a spectacle lens and carry it across the line that way.”
paste
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From this reading Another was a map maker who in shorthand could write three thousand words with invisible ink on a piece of transparent paper so small Louise could paste it to a spectacle lens and carry it across the line that way.”
piece
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From this reading Another was a map maker who in shorthand could write three thousand words with invisible ink on a piece of transparent paper so small Louise could paste it to a spectacle lens and carry it across the line that way.”
presses
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From this reading One was a scientist who could do strange things with chemicals, magnifying glasses, cameras and printing presses.
printing
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From this reading One was a scientist who could do strange things with chemicals, magnifying glasses, cameras and printing presses.
reached
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From this reading “When this loyal French girl reached her home where German soldiers now were living, she began making lace and selling it from town to town.
scientist
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From this reading One was a scientist who could do strange things with chemicals, magnifying glasses, cameras and printing presses.
selling
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From this reading “When this loyal French girl reached her home where German soldiers now were living, she began making lace and selling it from town to town.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “When this loyal French girl reached her home where German soldiers now were living, she began making lace and selling it from town to town.
shorthand
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From this reading Another was a map maker who in shorthand could write three thousand words with invisible ink on a piece of transparent paper so small Louise could paste it to a spectacle lens and carry it across the line that way.”
small
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From this reading Another was a map maker who in shorthand could write three thousand words with invisible ink on a piece of transparent paper so small Louise could paste it to a spectacle lens and carry it across the line that way.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Another was a map maker who in shorthand could write three thousand words with invisible ink on a piece of transparent paper so small Louise could paste it to a spectacle lens and carry it across the line that way.”
soldiers
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From this reading “When this loyal French girl reached her home where German soldiers now were living, she began making lace and selling it from town to town.
spectacle
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From this reading Another was a map maker who in shorthand could write three thousand words with invisible ink on a piece of transparent paper so small Louise could paste it to a spectacle lens and carry it across the line that way.”
spy
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From this reading What was more important, she was finding friends to help her work as a spy.
strange
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From this reading One was a scientist who could do strange things with chemicals, magnifying glasses, cameras and printing presses.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Another was a map maker who in shorthand could write three thousand words with invisible ink on a piece of transparent paper so small Louise could paste it to a spectacle lens and carry it across the line that way.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Another was a map maker who in shorthand could write three thousand words with invisible ink on a piece of transparent paper so small Louise could paste it to a spectacle lens and carry it across the line that way.”
things
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From this reading One was a scientist who could do strange things with chemicals, magnifying glasses, cameras and printing presses.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “When this loyal French girl reached her home where German soldiers now were living, she began making lace and selling it from town to town.
thousand
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From this reading Another was a map maker who in shorthand could write three thousand words with invisible ink on a piece of transparent paper so small Louise could paste it to a spectacle lens and carry it across the line that way.”
three
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From this reading Another was a map maker who in shorthand could write three thousand words with invisible ink on a piece of transparent paper so small Louise could paste it to a spectacle lens and carry it across the line that way.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “When this loyal French girl reached her home where German soldiers now were living, she began making lace and selling it from town to town.
town
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From this reading “When this loyal French girl reached her home where German soldiers now were living, she began making lace and selling it from town to town.
transparent
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From this reading Another was a map maker who in shorthand could write three thousand words with invisible ink on a piece of transparent paper so small Louise could paste it to a spectacle lens and carry it across the line that way.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was more important, she was finding friends to help her work as a spy.
way
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From this reading Another was a map maker who in shorthand could write three thousand words with invisible ink on a piece of transparent paper so small Louise could paste it to a spectacle lens and carry it across the line that way.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “When this loyal French girl reached her home where German soldiers now were living, she began making lace and selling it from town to town.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was more important, she was finding friends to help her work as a spy.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “When this loyal French girl reached her home where German soldiers now were living, she began making lace and selling it from town to town.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “When this loyal French girl reached her home where German soldiers now were living, she began making lace and selling it from town to town.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading One was a scientist who could do strange things with chemicals, magnifying glasses, cameras and printing presses.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One was a scientist who could do strange things with chemicals, magnifying glasses, cameras and printing presses.
words
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From this reading Another was a map maker who in shorthand could write three thousand words with invisible ink on a piece of transparent paper so small Louise could paste it to a spectacle lens and carry it across the line that way.”
work
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From this reading What was more important, she was finding friends to help her work as a spy.
write
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From this reading Another was a map maker who in shorthand could write three thousand words with invisible ink on a piece of transparent paper so small Louise could paste it to a spectacle lens and carry it across the line that way.”
