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Chapter LXXXVII
The battle of Waterloo is an enigma. It is as obscure to those who won it as to those who lost it. For Napoleon it was a panic;10 Blücher sees nothing in it but fire; Wellington understands nothing in regard to it. Look at the reports. The bulletins are confused, the commentaries involved.
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a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “The battle of Waterloo is an enigma.”
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From this reading For Napoleon it was a panic;10 Blücher sees nothing in it but fire; Wellington understands nothing in regard to it.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For Napoleon it was a panic;10 Blücher sees nothing in it but fire; Wellington understands nothing in regard to it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The battle of Waterloo is an enigma.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The bulletins are confused, the commentaries involved.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is as obscure to those who won it as to those who lost it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at the reports.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading The battle of Waterloo is an enigma.
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From this reading For Napoleon it was a panic;10 Blücher sees nothing in it but fire; Wellington understands nothing in regard to it.
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From this reading The bulletins are confused, the commentaries involved.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For Napoleon it was a panic;10 Blücher sees nothing in it but fire; Wellington understands nothing in regard to it.
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From this reading The bulletins are confused, the commentaries involved.
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From this reading The battle of Waterloo is an enigma.
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From this reading For Napoleon it was a panic;10 Blücher sees nothing in it but fire; Wellington understands nothing in regard to it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Napoleon it was a panic;10 Blücher sees nothing in it but fire; Wellington understands nothing in regard to it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For Napoleon it was a panic;10 Blücher sees nothing in it but fire; Wellington understands nothing in regard to it.
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From this reading The bulletins are confused, the commentaries involved.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The battle of Waterloo is an enigma.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is as obscure to those who won it as to those who lost it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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From this reading It is as obscure to those who won it as to those who lost it.
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From this reading For Napoleon it was a panic;10 Blücher sees nothing in it but fire; Wellington understands nothing in regard to it.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For Napoleon it was a panic;10 Blücher sees nothing in it but fire; Wellington understands nothing in regard to it.
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From this reading It is as obscure to those who won it as to those who lost it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The battle of Waterloo is an enigma.
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From this reading For Napoleon it was a panic;10 Blücher sees nothing in it but fire; Wellington understands nothing in regard to it.
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From this reading For Napoleon it was a panic;10 Blücher sees nothing in it but fire; Wellington understands nothing in regard to it.
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From this reading Look at the reports.
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From this reading For Napoleon it was a panic;10 Blücher sees nothing in it but fire; Wellington understands nothing in regard to it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The battle of Waterloo is an enigma.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It is as obscure to those who won it as to those who lost it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is as obscure to those who won it as to those who lost it.
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From this reading For Napoleon it was a panic;10 Blücher sees nothing in it but fire; Wellington understands nothing in regard to it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For Napoleon it was a panic;10 Blücher sees nothing in it but fire; Wellington understands nothing in regard to it.
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From this reading The battle of Waterloo is an enigma.
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From this reading For Napoleon it was a panic;10 Blücher sees nothing in it but fire; Wellington understands nothing in regard to it.
which person or people
From this reading It is as obscure to those who won it as to those who lost it.
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From this reading It is as obscure to those who won it as to those who lost it.
