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achievement
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success
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address
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speak to
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applauded
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clapped their hands in approval
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appropriate
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correct, suitable
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battlefield
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a place where battles are fought
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boarded
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got on a train, ship, or other vehicle
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bunting
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decorations made of cloth or paper
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careworn
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showing signs of worry and tiredness
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cemetery
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a graveyard, a place to bury the dead
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ceremony
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a formal event usually with rituals (words and actions done many times before)
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conceived
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thought of, created
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Congressmen
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members of the U.S. Congress, a group that makes the nations laws
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consecrate
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make something holy or sacred
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dedicate
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formally open in honor of someone
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detract
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take something good from; lower the value of something
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devotion
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dedication, loyalty
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dignitaries
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important people, especially high officials
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elections
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events when people vote for or against someone or something
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endure
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survive, last
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engaged
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involved
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fitting
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suitable, right
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found
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start and support something
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govern
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rule a country, city, and so on
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hallow
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honor something as holy or sacred
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honorable
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respectable
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hymn
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a song of praise
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liberty
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freedom
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military units
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groups of soldiers
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mounted
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climbed on
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nobly
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in a way that shows goodness
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orator
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a person who is very good at giving speeches
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perish
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be killed in a sudden manner
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platform
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a flat, raised structure for making speeches
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preserved
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maintained, kept in good condition
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principle
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a basic belief
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procession
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a parade
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proposition
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plan, idea
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ridge
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a long, narrow, high piece of land
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stovepipe hat
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a type of tall hat
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stressed
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emphasized, put importance on
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undivided
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complete, whole
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vain
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for nothing, without success
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wound
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curved around
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