Answer we always started with the easy [words] i had already learned, and which i wrote down and read from the slate. the new ones i had to listen to first, putting them together as well as i could from the sounds. at the end of the lesson i had to listen to the formidable words that sounded more like trapezes in full swing. reread the simile. describe how it you see and understand what the author is experiencing

Armed with invisible ink, a cipher system, and a passion to end the war and preserve the union, elizabeth van lew became butler's eyes and ears in the confederate capital city. truth be told, however, she became much more than that. she became a spymaster, the person responsible for running a network of agents, couriers, and safe houses that was very active during the war. in addition to the spying, elizabeth van lew continued to maintain her church hill home as a safe house and something of a local union spy headquarters. —the dark game, paul janeczko what is the central idea of this passage? van lew’s home was used as a safe house, which was critical to the confederacy. van lew had a passion to end the war and preserve the union. van lew was a spymaster, a leading force in the espionage activities for the union. van lew did not enjoy working for general butler.