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17th
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From this reading If it had not rained in the night between the 17th and the 18th of June, 1815, the fate of Europe would have been different.
1815
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18th
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From this reading If it had not rained in the night between the 17th and the 18th of June, 1815, the fate of Europe would have been different.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Let us turn back,—that is one of the story-teller’s rights,—and put ourselves once more in the year 1815, and even a little earlier than the epoch when the action narrated in the first part of this book took place.
action
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All
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From this reading All that Providence required in order to make Waterloo the end of Austerlitz was a little more rain, and a cloud traversing the sky out of season sufficed to make a world crumble.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Austerlitz
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From this reading All that Providence required in order to make Waterloo the end of Austerlitz was a little more rain, and a cloud traversing the sky out of season sufficed to make a world crumble.
back
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From this reading Let us turn back,—that is one of the story-teller’s rights,—and put ourselves once more in the year 1815, and even a little earlier than the epoch when the action narrated in the first part of this book took place.
battle
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From this reading The battle of Waterloo could not be begun until half-past eleven o’clock, and that gave Blücher time to come up.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The battle of Waterloo could not be begun until half-past eleven o’clock, and that gave Blücher time to come up.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If it had not rained in the night between the 17th and the 18th of June, 1815, the fate of Europe would have been different.
begun
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From this reading The battle of Waterloo could not be begun until half-past eleven o’clock, and that gave Blücher time to come up.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading If it had not rained in the night between the 17th and the 18th of June, 1815, the fate of Europe would have been different.
Blücher
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From this reading The battle of Waterloo could not be begun until half-past eleven o’clock, and that gave Blücher time to come up.
book
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cloud
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From this reading All that Providence required in order to make Waterloo the end of Austerlitz was a little more rain, and a cloud traversing the sky out of season sufficed to make a world crumble.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The battle of Waterloo could not be begun until half-past eleven o’clock, and that gave Blücher time to come up.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The battle of Waterloo could not be begun until half-past eleven o’clock, and that gave Blücher time to come up.
crumble
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From this reading All that Providence required in order to make Waterloo the end of Austerlitz was a little more rain, and a cloud traversing the sky out of season sufficed to make a world crumble.
decided
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From this reading A few drops of water, more or less, decided the downfall of Napoleon.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If it had not rained in the night between the 17th and the 18th of June, 1815, the fate of Europe would have been different.
downfall
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From this reading A few drops of water, more or less, decided the downfall of Napoleon.
drops
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From this reading A few drops of water, more or less, decided the downfall of Napoleon.
earlier
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eleven
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From this reading The battle of Waterloo could not be begun until half-past eleven o’clock, and that gave Blücher time to come up.
end
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From this reading All that Providence required in order to make Waterloo the end of Austerlitz was a little more rain, and a cloud traversing the sky out of season sufficed to make a world crumble.
epoch
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Europe
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From this reading If it had not rained in the night between the 17th and the 18th of June, 1815, the fate of Europe would have been different.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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fate
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From this reading If it had not rained in the night between the 17th and the 18th of June, 1815, the fate of Europe would have been different.
few
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From this reading A few drops of water, more or less, decided the downfall of Napoleon.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let us turn back,—that is one of the story-teller’s rights,—and put ourselves once more in the year 1815, and even a little earlier than the epoch when the action narrated in the first part of this book took place.
gave
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From this reading The battle of Waterloo could not be begun until half-past eleven o’clock, and that gave Blücher time to come up.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If it had not rained in the night between the 17th and the 18th of June, 1815, the fate of Europe would have been different.
half-past
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From this reading The battle of Waterloo could not be begun until half-past eleven o’clock, and that gave Blücher time to come up.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If it had not rained in the night between the 17th and the 18th of June, 1815, the fate of Europe would have been different.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it had not rained in the night between the 17th and the 18th of June, 1815, the fate of Europe would have been different.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Let us turn back,—that is one of the story-teller’s rights,—and put ourselves once more in the year 1815, and even a little earlier than the epoch when the action narrated in the first part of this book took place.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Let us turn back,—that is one of the story-teller’s rights,—and put ourselves once more in the year 1815, and even a little earlier than the epoch when the action narrated in the first part of this book took place.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If it had not rained in the night between the 17th and the 18th of June, 1815, the fate of Europe would have been different.
June
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From this reading If it had not rained in the night between the 17th and the 18th of June, 1815, the fate of Europe would have been different.
less
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From this reading A few drops of water, more or less, decided the downfall of Napoleon.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us turn back,—that is one of the story-teller’s rights,—and put ourselves once more in the year 1815, and even a little earlier than the epoch when the action narrated in the first part of this book took place.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let us turn back,—that is one of the story-teller’s rights,—and put ourselves once more in the year 1815, and even a little earlier than the epoch when the action narrated in the first part of this book took place.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that Providence required in order to make Waterloo the end of Austerlitz was a little more rain, and a cloud traversing the sky out of season sufficed to make a world crumble.
more
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Napoleon
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From this reading A few drops of water, more or less, decided the downfall of Napoleon.
narrated
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night
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From this reading If it had not rained in the night between the 17th and the 18th of June, 1815, the fate of Europe would have been different.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If it had not rained in the night between the 17th and the 18th of June, 1815, the fate of Europe would have been different.
o'clock
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From this reading The battle of Waterloo could not be begun until half-past eleven o’clock, and that gave Blücher time to come up.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Let us turn back,—that is one of the story-teller’s rights,—and put ourselves once more in the year 1815, and even a little earlier than the epoch when the action narrated in the first part of this book took place.
once
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Let us turn back,—that is one of the story-teller’s rights,—and put ourselves once more in the year 1815, and even a little earlier than the epoch when the action narrated in the first part of this book took place.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A few drops of water, more or less, decided the downfall of Napoleon.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that Providence required in order to make Waterloo the end of Austerlitz was a little more rain, and a cloud traversing the sky out of season sufficed to make a world crumble.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Let us turn back,—that is one of the story-teller’s rights,—and put ourselves once more in the year 1815, and even a little earlier than the epoch when the action narrated in the first part of this book took place.
out
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From this reading All that Providence required in order to make Waterloo the end of Austerlitz was a little more rain, and a cloud traversing the sky out of season sufficed to make a world crumble.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let us turn back,—that is one of the story-teller’s rights,—and put ourselves once more in the year 1815, and even a little earlier than the epoch when the action narrated in the first part of this book took place.
place
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ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading All that Providence required in order to make Waterloo the end of Austerlitz was a little more rain, and a cloud traversing the sky out of season sufficed to make a world crumble.
put
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From this reading Let us turn back,—that is one of the story-teller’s rights,—and put ourselves once more in the year 1815, and even a little earlier than the epoch when the action narrated in the first part of this book took place.
rain
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From this reading All that Providence required in order to make Waterloo the end of Austerlitz was a little more rain, and a cloud traversing the sky out of season sufficed to make a world crumble.
rained
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From this reading If it had not rained in the night between the 17th and the 18th of June, 1815, the fate of Europe would have been different.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that Providence required in order to make Waterloo the end of Austerlitz was a little more rain, and a cloud traversing the sky out of season sufficed to make a world crumble.
rights
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season
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From this reading All that Providence required in order to make Waterloo the end of Austerlitz was a little more rain, and a cloud traversing the sky out of season sufficed to make a world crumble.
sky
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From this reading All that Providence required in order to make Waterloo the end of Austerlitz was a little more rain, and a cloud traversing the sky out of season sufficed to make a world crumble.
story-teller's
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sufficed
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From this reading All that Providence required in order to make Waterloo the end of Austerlitz was a little more rain, and a cloud traversing the sky out of season sufficed to make a world crumble.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Let us turn back,—that is one of the story-teller’s rights,—and put ourselves once more in the year 1815, and even a little earlier than the epoch when the action narrated in the first part of this book took place.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Let us turn back,—that is one of the story-teller’s rights,—and put ourselves once more in the year 1815, and even a little earlier than the epoch when the action narrated in the first part of this book took place.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let us turn back,—that is one of the story-teller’s rights,—and put ourselves once more in the year 1815, and even a little earlier than the epoch when the action narrated in the first part of this book took place.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Let us turn back,—that is one of the story-teller’s rights,—and put ourselves once more in the year 1815, and even a little earlier than the epoch when the action narrated in the first part of this book took place.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The battle of Waterloo could not be begun until half-past eleven o’clock, and that gave Blücher time to come up.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All that Providence required in order to make Waterloo the end of Austerlitz was a little more rain, and a cloud traversing the sky out of season sufficed to make a world crumble.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let us turn back,—that is one of the story-teller’s rights,—and put ourselves once more in the year 1815, and even a little earlier than the epoch when the action narrated in the first part of this book took place.
traversing
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From this reading All that Providence required in order to make Waterloo the end of Austerlitz was a little more rain, and a cloud traversing the sky out of season sufficed to make a world crumble.
turnverbUS /tɜːrn/
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Let us turn back,—that is one of the story-teller’s rights,—and put ourselves once more in the year 1815, and even a little earlier than the epoch when the action narrated in the first part of this book took place.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The battle of Waterloo could not be begun until half-past eleven o’clock, and that gave Blücher time to come up.
up
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From this reading The battle of Waterloo could not be begun until half-past eleven o’clock, and that gave Blücher time to come up.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us turn back,—that is one of the story-teller’s rights,—and put ourselves once more in the year 1815, and even a little earlier than the epoch when the action narrated in the first part of this book took place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All that Providence required in order to make Waterloo the end of Austerlitz was a little more rain, and a cloud traversing the sky out of season sufficed to make a world crumble.
water
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From this reading A few drops of water, more or less, decided the downfall of Napoleon.
Waterloo
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From this reading All that Providence required in order to make Waterloo the end of Austerlitz was a little more rain, and a cloud traversing the sky out of season sufficed to make a world crumble.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Let us turn back,—that is one of the story-teller’s rights,—and put ourselves once more in the year 1815, and even a little earlier than the epoch when the action narrated in the first part of this book took place.
world
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From this reading All that Providence required in order to make Waterloo the end of Austerlitz was a little more rain, and a cloud traversing the sky out of season sufficed to make a world crumble.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If it had not rained in the night between the 17th and the 18th of June, 1815, the fate of Europe would have been different.
year
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From this reading Let us turn back,—that is one of the story-teller’s rights,—and put ourselves once more in the year 1815, and even a little earlier than the epoch when the action narrated in the first part of this book took place.
