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Les Misérables
Les Misérables

Chapter LXXVII

Chapter 77, section 1: Towards four o’clock the condition of the English army was serious. The Prince of Orange was in command of the centre, Hill of the right wing, Picton of the left wing. The Prince o
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Towards four o’clock the condition of the English army was serious.
The Prince of Orange was in command of the centre, Hill of the right wing, Picton of the left wing.
The Prince of Orange, desperate and intrepid, shouted to the Hollando-Belgians: “Nassau!
Brunswick!
Never retreat!”
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Les Misérables

Chapter LXXVII

Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Towards four o’clock the condition of the English army was serious.
Line 2
The Prince of Orange was in command of the centre, Hill of the right wing, Picton of the left wing.
Line 3
The Prince of Orange, desperate and intrepid, shouted to the Hollando-Belgians: “Nassau!
Line 4
Brunswick!
Line 5
Never retreat!”

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towards preposition US /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading “Towards four o’clock the condition of the English army was serious.”

Collocations
Towards fourA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
four oA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The Prince of Orange, desperate and intrepid, shouted to the Hollando-Belgians: “Nassau!

army

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From this reading Towards four o’clock the condition of the English army was serious.

Brunswick

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From this reading Brunswick!

centre

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command

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condition

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desperate

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English

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four

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Hill

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From this reading The Prince of Orange was in command of the centre, Hill of the right wing, Picton of the left wing.

Hollando-Belgians

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From this reading The Prince of Orange, desperate and intrepid, shouted to the Hollando-Belgians: “Nassau!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The Prince of Orange was in command of the centre, Hill of the right wing, Picton of the left wing.

intrepid

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From this reading The Prince of Orange, desperate and intrepid, shouted to the Hollando-Belgians: “Nassau!

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Prince of Orange was in command of the centre, Hill of the right wing, Picton of the left wing.

Nassau

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From this reading The Prince of Orange, desperate and intrepid, shouted to the Hollando-Belgians: “Nassau!

NevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Never retreat!”

o'clock

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From this reading Towards four o’clock the condition of the English army was serious.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Towards four o’clock the condition of the English army was serious.

Orange

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Picton

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From this reading The Prince of Orange was in command of the centre, Hill of the right wing, Picton of the left wing.

Prince

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From this reading The Prince of Orange was in command of the centre, Hill of the right wing, Picton of the left wing.

retreat

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From this reading Never retreat!”

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Prince of Orange was in command of the centre, Hill of the right wing, Picton of the left wing.

serious

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From this reading Towards four o’clock the condition of the English army was serious.

shoutednounUS /shouted/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Prince of Orange, desperate and intrepid, shouted to the Hollando-Belgians: “Nassau!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Towards four o’clock the condition of the English army was serious.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The Prince of Orange, desperate and intrepid, shouted to the Hollando-Belgians: “Nassau!

TowardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading Towards four o’clock the condition of the English army was serious.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Towards four o’clock the condition of the English army was serious.

wing

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From this reading The Prince of Orange was in command of the centre, Hill of the right wing, Picton of the left wing.