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abandoned
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From this reading There, abandoned, vanquished, terrible, those gloomy squares endured their death-throes in formidable fashion.
action
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From this reading They had taken up position for this final action, some on the heights of Rossomme, others on the plain of Mont-Saint-Jean.
allowed
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From this reading Night came, death also; they awaited that double shadow, and, invincible, allowed themselves to be enveloped therein.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each regiment, isolated from the rest, and having no bond with the army, now shattered in every part, died alone.
also
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From this reading Night came, death also; they awaited that double shadow, and, invincible, allowed themselves to be enveloped therein.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Night came, death also; they awaited that double shadow, and, invincible, allowed themselves to be enveloped therein.
army
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From this reading Each regiment, isolated from the rest, and having no bond with the army, now shattered in every part, died alone.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
awaited
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From this reading Night came, death also; they awaited that double shadow, and, invincible, allowed themselves to be enveloped therein.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Night came, death also; they awaited that double shadow, and, invincible, allowed themselves to be enveloped therein.
bond
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From this reading Each regiment, isolated from the rest, and having no bond with the army, now shattered in every part, died alone.
came
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From this reading Night came, death also; they awaited that double shadow, and, invincible, allowed themselves to be enveloped therein.
death
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From this reading Night came, death also; they awaited that double shadow, and, invincible, allowed themselves to be enveloped therein.
death-throes
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From this reading There, abandoned, vanquished, terrible, those gloomy squares endured their death-throes in formidable fashion.
defeat
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From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
died
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From this reading Each regiment, isolated from the rest, and having no bond with the army, now shattered in every part, died alone.
double
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From this reading Night came, death also; they awaited that double shadow, and, invincible, allowed themselves to be enveloped therein.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each regiment, isolated from the rest, and having no bond with the army, now shattered in every part, died alone.
endured
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From this reading There, abandoned, vanquished, terrible, those gloomy squares endured their death-throes in formidable fashion.
enveloped
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From this reading Night came, death also; they awaited that double shadow, and, invincible, allowed themselves to be enveloped therein.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Each regiment, isolated from the rest, and having no bond with the army, now shattered in every part, died alone.
fashion
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From this reading There, abandoned, vanquished, terrible, those gloomy squares endured their death-throes in formidable fashion.
final
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From this reading They had taken up position for this final action, some on the heights of Rossomme, others on the plain of Mont-Saint-Jean.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had taken up position for this final action, some on the heights of Rossomme, others on the plain of Mont-Saint-Jean.
formidableadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmɪdəbəl/
very difficult to deal with or overcome
From this reading There, abandoned, vanquished, terrible, those gloomy squares endured their death-throes in formidable fashion.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Each regiment, isolated from the rest, and having no bond with the army, now shattered in every part, died alone.
gloomy
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From this reading There, abandoned, vanquished, terrible, those gloomy squares endured their death-throes in formidable fashion.
Guard
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From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had taken up position for this final action, some on the heights of Rossomme, others on the plain of Mont-Saint-Jean.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Each regiment, isolated from the rest, and having no bond with the army, now shattered in every part, died alone.
heights
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From this reading They had taken up position for this final action, some on the heights of Rossomme, others on the plain of Mont-Saint-Jean.
held
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From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
invincible
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From this reading Night came, death also; they awaited that double shadow, and, invincible, allowed themselves to be enveloped therein.
isolated
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From this reading Each regiment, isolated from the rest, and having no bond with the army, now shattered in every part, died alone.
Mont-Saint-Jean
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From this reading They had taken up position for this final action, some on the heights of Rossomme, others on the plain of Mont-Saint-Jean.
motionless
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From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
night
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From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Each regiment, isolated from the rest, and having no bond with the army, now shattered in every part, died alone.
now
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From this reading Each regiment, isolated from the rest, and having no bond with the army, now shattered in every part, died alone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They had taken up position for this final action, some on the heights of Rossomme, others on the plain of Mont-Saint-Jean.
others
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From this reading They had taken up position for this final action, some on the heights of Rossomme, others on the plain of Mont-Saint-Jean.
own
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From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each regiment, isolated from the rest, and having no bond with the army, now shattered in every part, died alone.
plain
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From this reading They had taken up position for this final action, some on the heights of Rossomme, others on the plain of Mont-Saint-Jean.
position
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From this reading They had taken up position for this final action, some on the heights of Rossomme, others on the plain of Mont-Saint-Jean.
regiment
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From this reading Each regiment, isolated from the rest, and having no bond with the army, now shattered in every part, died alone.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each regiment, isolated from the rest, and having no bond with the army, now shattered in every part, died alone.
rocks
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From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
Rossomme
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From this reading They had taken up position for this final action, some on the heights of Rossomme, others on the plain of Mont-Saint-Jean.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
SeveraladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Night came, death also; they awaited that double shadow, and, invincible, allowed themselves to be enveloped therein.
shattered
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From this reading Each regiment, isolated from the rest, and having no bond with the army, now shattered in every part, died alone.
some
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From this reading They had taken up position for this final action, some on the heights of Rossomme, others on the plain of Mont-Saint-Jean.
squares
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From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
stream
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From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
taken
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From this reading They had taken up position for this final action, some on the heights of Rossomme, others on the plain of Mont-Saint-Jean.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There, abandoned, vanquished, terrible, those gloomy squares endured their death-throes in formidable fashion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Night came, death also; they awaited that double shadow, and, invincible, allowed themselves to be enveloped therein.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Night came, death also; they awaited that double shadow, and, invincible, allowed themselves to be enveloped therein.
There
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From this reading There, abandoned, vanquished, terrible, those gloomy squares endured their death-throes in formidable fashion.
therein
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From this reading Night came, death also; they awaited that double shadow, and, invincible, allowed themselves to be enveloped therein.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Night came, death also; they awaited that double shadow, and, invincible, allowed themselves to be enveloped therein.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There, abandoned, vanquished, terrible, those gloomy squares endured their death-throes in formidable fashion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Night came, death also; they awaited that double shadow, and, invincible, allowed themselves to be enveloped therein.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
up
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From this reading They had taken up position for this final action, some on the heights of Rossomme, others on the plain of Mont-Saint-Jean.
vanquished
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From this reading There, abandoned, vanquished, terrible, those gloomy squares endured their death-throes in formidable fashion.
water
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From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Each regiment, isolated from the rest, and having no bond with the army, now shattered in every part, died alone.
