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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 The rooms of the famous philosopher, sage and statesman were modestly furnished, but were crowded by a most brilliantly attired company.
American
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From this reading No representative of a foreign government at the Court of France had ever created such a marked impression as this American commissioner.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The imaginative French saw in him one of the sages of ancient Greece reincarnated.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SHOWS HOW BENJAMIN FRANKLIN OPENED THE SECRET DISPATCH Upon reaching Paris the three immediately sought out lodgings and removed the grime of the road.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No representative of a foreign government at the Court of France had ever created such a marked impression as this American commissioner.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No representative of a foreign government at the Court of France had ever created such a marked impression as this American commissioner.
attired
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From this reading The rooms of the famous philosopher, sage and statesman were modestly furnished, but were crowded by a most brilliantly attired company.
BENJAMIN
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From this reading SHOWS HOW BENJAMIN FRANKLIN OPENED THE SECRET DISPATCH Upon reaching Paris the three immediately sought out lodgings and removed the grime of the road.
brilliantly
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From this reading The rooms of the famous philosopher, sage and statesman were modestly furnished, but were crowded by a most brilliantly attired company.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The rooms of the famous philosopher, sage and statesman were modestly furnished, but were crowded by a most brilliantly attired company.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The rooms of the famous philosopher, sage and statesman were modestly furnished, but were crowded by a most brilliantly attired company.
call
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From this reading Then the commander and Ethan went to call upon Dr. Franklin and present their dispatches.
commander
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From this reading Then the commander and Ethan went to call upon Dr. Franklin and present their dispatches.
commissioner
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From this reading No representative of a foreign government at the Court of France had ever created such a marked impression as this American commissioner.
company
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From this reading The rooms of the famous philosopher, sage and statesman were modestly furnished, but were crowded by a most brilliantly attired company.
Court
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From this reading No representative of a foreign government at the Court of France had ever created such a marked impression as this American commissioner.
created
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From this reading No representative of a foreign government at the Court of France had ever created such a marked impression as this American commissioner.
crowded
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From this reading The rooms of the famous philosopher, sage and statesman were modestly furnished, but were crowded by a most brilliantly attired company.
DISPATCH
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From this reading SHOWS HOW BENJAMIN FRANKLIN OPENED THE SECRET DISPATCH Upon reaching Paris the three immediately sought out lodgings and removed the grime of the road.
dispatches
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From this reading Then the commander and Ethan went to call upon Dr. Franklin and present their dispatches.
Dr
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From this reading Then the commander and Ethan went to call upon Dr. Franklin and present their dispatches.
Ethan
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From this reading Then the commander and Ethan went to call upon Dr. Franklin and present their dispatches.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No representative of a foreign government at the Court of France had ever created such a marked impression as this American commissioner.
famous
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From this reading The rooms of the famous philosopher, sage and statesman were modestly furnished, but were crowded by a most brilliantly attired company.
foreign
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From this reading No representative of a foreign government at the Court of France had ever created such a marked impression as this American commissioner.
France
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From this reading No representative of a foreign government at the Court of France had ever created such a marked impression as this American commissioner.
FRANKLIN
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From this reading SHOWS HOW BENJAMIN FRANKLIN OPENED THE SECRET DISPATCH Upon reaching Paris the three immediately sought out lodgings and removed the grime of the road.
French
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From this reading The imaginative French saw in him one of the sages of ancient Greece reincarnated.
furnished
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From this reading The rooms of the famous philosopher, sage and statesman were modestly furnished, but were crowded by a most brilliantly attired company.
government
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From this reading No representative of a foreign government at the Court of France had ever created such a marked impression as this American commissioner.
Greece
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From this reading The imaginative French saw in him one of the sages of ancient Greece reincarnated.
grime
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From this reading SHOWS HOW BENJAMIN FRANKLIN OPENED THE SECRET DISPATCH Upon reaching Paris the three immediately sought out lodgings and removed the grime of the road.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No representative of a foreign government at the Court of France had ever created such a marked impression as this American commissioner.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The imaginative French saw in him one of the sages of ancient Greece reincarnated.
HOW
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From this reading SHOWS HOW BENJAMIN FRANKLIN OPENED THE SECRET DISPATCH Upon reaching Paris the three immediately sought out lodgings and removed the grime of the road.
imaginative
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From this reading The imaginative French saw in him one of the sages of ancient Greece reincarnated.
immediately
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From this reading SHOWS HOW BENJAMIN FRANKLIN OPENED THE SECRET DISPATCH Upon reaching Paris the three immediately sought out lodgings and removed the grime of the road.
impression
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From this reading No representative of a foreign government at the Court of France had ever created such a marked impression as this American commissioner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The imaginative French saw in him one of the sages of ancient Greece reincarnated.
lodgings
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From this reading SHOWS HOW BENJAMIN FRANKLIN OPENED THE SECRET DISPATCH Upon reaching Paris the three immediately sought out lodgings and removed the grime of the road.
marked
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From this reading No representative of a foreign government at the Court of France had ever created such a marked impression as this American commissioner.
modestly
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From this reading The rooms of the famous philosopher, sage and statesman were modestly furnished, but were crowded by a most brilliantly attired company.
most
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From this reading The rooms of the famous philosopher, sage and statesman were modestly furnished, but were crowded by a most brilliantly attired company.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No representative of a foreign government at the Court of France had ever created such a marked impression as this American commissioner.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SHOWS HOW BENJAMIN FRANKLIN OPENED THE SECRET DISPATCH Upon reaching Paris the three immediately sought out lodgings and removed the grime of the road.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The imaginative French saw in him one of the sages of ancient Greece reincarnated.
OPENED
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From this reading SHOWS HOW BENJAMIN FRANKLIN OPENED THE SECRET DISPATCH Upon reaching Paris the three immediately sought out lodgings and removed the grime of the road.
out
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From this reading SHOWS HOW BENJAMIN FRANKLIN OPENED THE SECRET DISPATCH Upon reaching Paris the three immediately sought out lodgings and removed the grime of the road.
Paris
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From this reading SHOWS HOW BENJAMIN FRANKLIN OPENED THE SECRET DISPATCH Upon reaching Paris the three immediately sought out lodgings and removed the grime of the road.
philosopher
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From this reading The rooms of the famous philosopher, sage and statesman were modestly furnished, but were crowded by a most brilliantly attired company.
present
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From this reading Then the commander and Ethan went to call upon Dr. Franklin and present their dispatches.
reaching
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From this reading SHOWS HOW BENJAMIN FRANKLIN OPENED THE SECRET DISPATCH Upon reaching Paris the three immediately sought out lodgings and removed the grime of the road.
reincarnated
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From this reading The imaginative French saw in him one of the sages of ancient Greece reincarnated.
removed
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From this reading SHOWS HOW BENJAMIN FRANKLIN OPENED THE SECRET DISPATCH Upon reaching Paris the three immediately sought out lodgings and removed the grime of the road.
representative
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From this reading No representative of a foreign government at the Court of France had ever created such a marked impression as this American commissioner.
road
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From this reading SHOWS HOW BENJAMIN FRANKLIN OPENED THE SECRET DISPATCH Upon reaching Paris the three immediately sought out lodgings and removed the grime of the road.
rooms
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From this reading The rooms of the famous philosopher, sage and statesman were modestly furnished, but were crowded by a most brilliantly attired company.
sage
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From this reading The rooms of the famous philosopher, sage and statesman were modestly furnished, but were crowded by a most brilliantly attired company.
sages
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From this reading The imaginative French saw in him one of the sages of ancient Greece reincarnated.
saw
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From this reading The imaginative French saw in him one of the sages of ancient Greece reincarnated.
SECRETnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading SHOWS HOW BENJAMIN FRANKLIN OPENED THE SECRET DISPATCH Upon reaching Paris the three immediately sought out lodgings and removed the grime of the road.
SHOWS
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From this reading SHOWS HOW BENJAMIN FRANKLIN OPENED THE SECRET DISPATCH Upon reaching Paris the three immediately sought out lodgings and removed the grime of the road.
sought
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From this reading SHOWS HOW BENJAMIN FRANKLIN OPENED THE SECRET DISPATCH Upon reaching Paris the three immediately sought out lodgings and removed the grime of the road.
statesman
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From this reading The rooms of the famous philosopher, sage and statesman were modestly furnished, but were crowded by a most brilliantly attired company.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading No representative of a foreign government at the Court of France had ever created such a marked impression as this American commissioner.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHOWS HOW BENJAMIN FRANKLIN OPENED THE SECRET DISPATCH Upon reaching Paris the three immediately sought out lodgings and removed the grime of the road.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then the commander and Ethan went to call upon Dr. Franklin and present their dispatches.
Then
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From this reading Then the commander and Ethan went to call upon Dr. Franklin and present their dispatches.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading No representative of a foreign government at the Court of France had ever created such a marked impression as this American commissioner.
three
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From this reading SHOWS HOW BENJAMIN FRANKLIN OPENED THE SECRET DISPATCH Upon reaching Paris the three immediately sought out lodgings and removed the grime of the road.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then the commander and Ethan went to call upon Dr. Franklin and present their dispatches.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading SHOWS HOW BENJAMIN FRANKLIN OPENED THE SECRET DISPATCH Upon reaching Paris the three immediately sought out lodgings and removed the grime of the road.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the commander and Ethan went to call upon Dr. Franklin and present their dispatches.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The rooms of the famous philosopher, sage and statesman were modestly furnished, but were crowded by a most brilliantly attired company.
