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Chapter LXXXIV
The rout behind the Guard was melancholy. The army yielded suddenly on all sides at once,—Hougomont, La Haie-Sainte, Papelotte, Plancenoit. The cry “Treachery!” was followed by a cry of “Save yourselves who can!” An army which is disbanding is like a thaw. All yields, splits, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, jostles, hastens, is precipitated.
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cause to flee
From this reading “The rout behind the Guard was melancholy.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The cry “Treachery!” was followed by a cry of “Save yourselves who can!”
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From this reading The army yielded suddenly on all sides at once,—Hougomont, La Haie-Sainte, Papelotte, Plancenoit.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An army which is disbanding is like a thaw.
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From this reading The army yielded suddenly on all sides at once,—Hougomont, La Haie-Sainte, Papelotte, Plancenoit.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The army yielded suddenly on all sides at once,—Hougomont, La Haie-Sainte, Papelotte, Plancenoit.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The rout behind the Guard was melancholy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The cry “Treachery!” was followed by a cry of “Save yourselves who can!”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The cry “Treachery!” was followed by a cry of “Save yourselves who can!”
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From this reading All yields, splits, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, jostles, hastens, is precipitated.
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From this reading The cry “Treachery!” was followed by a cry of “Save yourselves who can!”
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From this reading An army which is disbanding is like a thaw.
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From this reading All yields, splits, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, jostles, hastens, is precipitated.
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From this reading All yields, splits, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, jostles, hastens, is precipitated.
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From this reading The cry “Treachery!” was followed by a cry of “Save yourselves who can!”
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From this reading The rout behind the Guard was melancholy.
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From this reading The army yielded suddenly on all sides at once,—Hougomont, La Haie-Sainte, Papelotte, Plancenoit.
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From this reading All yields, splits, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, jostles, hastens, is precipitated.
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From this reading The army yielded suddenly on all sides at once,—Hougomont, La Haie-Sainte, Papelotte, Plancenoit.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An army which is disbanding is like a thaw.
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From this reading All yields, splits, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, jostles, hastens, is precipitated.
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From this reading The army yielded suddenly on all sides at once,—Hougomont, La Haie-Sainte, Papelotte, Plancenoit.
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From this reading An army which is disbanding is like a thaw.
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From this reading The rout behind the Guard was melancholy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The cry “Treachery!” was followed by a cry of “Save yourselves who can!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The army yielded suddenly on all sides at once,—Hougomont, La Haie-Sainte, Papelotte, Plancenoit.
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From this reading The army yielded suddenly on all sides at once,—Hougomont, La Haie-Sainte, Papelotte, Plancenoit.
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From this reading The army yielded suddenly on all sides at once,—Hougomont, La Haie-Sainte, Papelotte, Plancenoit.
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From this reading The army yielded suddenly on all sides at once,—Hougomont, La Haie-Sainte, Papelotte, Plancenoit.
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From this reading All yields, splits, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, jostles, hastens, is precipitated.
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From this reading All yields, splits, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, jostles, hastens, is precipitated.
cause to flee
From this reading The rout behind the Guard was melancholy.
except for; apart from
From this reading The cry “Treachery!” was followed by a cry of “Save yourselves who can!”
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From this reading The army yielded suddenly on all sides at once,—Hougomont, La Haie-Sainte, Papelotte, Plancenoit.
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From this reading All yields, splits, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, jostles, hastens, is precipitated.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The army yielded suddenly on all sides at once,—Hougomont, La Haie-Sainte, Papelotte, Plancenoit.
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From this reading An army which is disbanding is like a thaw.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The rout behind the Guard was melancholy.
betrayal of trust
From this reading The cry “Treachery!” was followed by a cry of “Save yourselves who can!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rout behind the Guard was melancholy.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading An army which is disbanding is like a thaw.
which person or people
From this reading The cry “Treachery!” was followed by a cry of “Save yourselves who can!”
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From this reading The army yielded suddenly on all sides at once,—Hougomont, La Haie-Sainte, Papelotte, Plancenoit.
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From this reading All yields, splits, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, jostles, hastens, is precipitated.
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading The cry “Treachery!” was followed by a cry of “Save yourselves who can!”
