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1809
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From this reading Translated By Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell The incident recorded in this sketch took place towards the end of the month of November, 1809, the moment when Napoleon’s fugitive empire attained the apogee of its splendor.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Kings and princes came to perform their orbits, like stars, round Napoleon, who gave himself the pleasure of dragging all Europe in his train--a magnificent experiment in the power he afterwards displayed at Dresden.
afterwards
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From this reading Kings and princes came to perform their orbits, like stars, round Napoleon, who gave himself the pleasure of dragging all Europe in his train--a magnificent experiment in the power he afterwards displayed at Dresden.
all
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From this reading Kings and princes came to perform their orbits, like stars, round Napoleon, who gave himself the pleasure of dragging all Europe in his train--a magnificent experiment in the power he afterwards displayed at Dresden.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The trumpet-blasts of Wagram were still sounding an echo in the heart of the Austrian monarchy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Translated By Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell The incident recorded in this sketch took place towards the end of the month of November, 1809, the moment when Napoleon’s fugitive empire attained the apogee of its splendor.
apogee
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From this reading Translated By Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell The incident recorded in this sketch took place towards the end of the month of November, 1809, the moment when Napoleon’s fugitive empire attained the apogee of its splendor.
archduchess
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From this reading Never, as contemporaries tell us, did Paris see entertainments more superb than those which preceded and followed the sovereign’s marriage with an Austrian archduchess.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Never, as contemporaries tell us, did Paris see entertainments more superb than those which preceded and followed the sovereign’s marriage with an Austrian archduchess.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Kings and princes came to perform their orbits, like stars, round Napoleon, who gave himself the pleasure of dragging all Europe in his train--a magnificent experiment in the power he afterwards displayed at Dresden.
attained
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From this reading Translated By Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell The incident recorded in this sketch took place towards the end of the month of November, 1809, the moment when Napoleon’s fugitive empire attained the apogee of its splendor.
Austrian
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From this reading The trumpet-blasts of Wagram were still sounding an echo in the heart of the Austrian monarchy.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Peace was being signed between France and the Coalition.
Bell
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From this reading Translated By Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell The incident recorded in this sketch took place towards the end of the month of November, 1809, the moment when Napoleon’s fugitive empire attained the apogee of its splendor.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Peace was being signed between France and the Coalition.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Translated By Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell The incident recorded in this sketch took place towards the end of the month of November, 1809, the moment when Napoleon’s fugitive empire attained the apogee of its splendor.
came
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From this reading Kings and princes came to perform their orbits, like stars, round Napoleon, who gave himself the pleasure of dragging all Europe in his train--a magnificent experiment in the power he afterwards displayed at Dresden.
Clara
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From this reading Translated By Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell The incident recorded in this sketch took place towards the end of the month of November, 1809, the moment when Napoleon’s fugitive empire attained the apogee of its splendor.
Coalition
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From this reading Peace was being signed between France and the Coalition.
contemporaries
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From this reading Never, as contemporaries tell us, did Paris see entertainments more superb than those which preceded and followed the sovereign’s marriage with an Austrian archduchess.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Never, as contemporaries tell us, did Paris see entertainments more superb than those which preceded and followed the sovereign’s marriage with an Austrian archduchess.
displayed
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From this reading Kings and princes came to perform their orbits, like stars, round Napoleon, who gave himself the pleasure of dragging all Europe in his train--a magnificent experiment in the power he afterwards displayed at Dresden.
dragging
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From this reading Kings and princes came to perform their orbits, like stars, round Napoleon, who gave himself the pleasure of dragging all Europe in his train--a magnificent experiment in the power he afterwards displayed at Dresden.
Dresden
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From this reading Kings and princes came to perform their orbits, like stars, round Napoleon, who gave himself the pleasure of dragging all Europe in his train--a magnificent experiment in the power he afterwards displayed at Dresden.
echo
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From this reading The trumpet-blasts of Wagram were still sounding an echo in the heart of the Austrian monarchy.
Ellen
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From this reading Translated By Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell The incident recorded in this sketch took place towards the end of the month of November, 1809, the moment when Napoleon’s fugitive empire attained the apogee of its splendor.
empire
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From this reading Translated By Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell The incident recorded in this sketch took place towards the end of the month of November, 1809, the moment when Napoleon’s fugitive empire attained the apogee of its splendor.
end
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From this reading Translated By Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell The incident recorded in this sketch took place towards the end of the month of November, 1809, the moment when Napoleon’s fugitive empire attained the apogee of its splendor.
entertainments
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From this reading Never, as contemporaries tell us, did Paris see entertainments more superb than those which preceded and followed the sovereign’s marriage with an Austrian archduchess.
Europe
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From this reading Kings and princes came to perform their orbits, like stars, round Napoleon, who gave himself the pleasure of dragging all Europe in his train--a magnificent experiment in the power he afterwards displayed at Dresden.
experiment
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From this reading Kings and princes came to perform their orbits, like stars, round Napoleon, who gave himself the pleasure of dragging all Europe in his train--a magnificent experiment in the power he afterwards displayed at Dresden.
followed
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From this reading Never, as contemporaries tell us, did Paris see entertainments more superb than those which preceded and followed the sovereign’s marriage with an Austrian archduchess.
France
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From this reading Peace was being signed between France and the Coalition.
fugitive
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From this reading Translated By Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell The incident recorded in this sketch took place towards the end of the month of November, 1809, the moment when Napoleon’s fugitive empire attained the apogee of its splendor.
gave
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From this reading Kings and princes came to perform their orbits, like stars, round Napoleon, who gave himself the pleasure of dragging all Europe in his train--a magnificent experiment in the power he afterwards displayed at Dresden.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kings and princes came to perform their orbits, like stars, round Napoleon, who gave himself the pleasure of dragging all Europe in his train--a magnificent experiment in the power he afterwards displayed at Dresden.
heart
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From this reading The trumpet-blasts of Wagram were still sounding an echo in the heart of the Austrian monarchy.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Kings and princes came to perform their orbits, like stars, round Napoleon, who gave himself the pleasure of dragging all Europe in his train--a magnificent experiment in the power he afterwards displayed at Dresden.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Kings and princes came to perform their orbits, like stars, round Napoleon, who gave himself the pleasure of dragging all Europe in his train--a magnificent experiment in the power he afterwards displayed at Dresden.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Translated By Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell The incident recorded in this sketch took place towards the end of the month of November, 1809, the moment when Napoleon’s fugitive empire attained the apogee of its splendor.
incident
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From this reading Translated By Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell The incident recorded in this sketch took place towards the end of the month of November, 1809, the moment when Napoleon’s fugitive empire attained the apogee of its splendor.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Translated By Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell The incident recorded in this sketch took place towards the end of the month of November, 1809, the moment when Napoleon’s fugitive empire attained the apogee of its splendor.
Kings
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From this reading Kings and princes came to perform their orbits, like stars, round Napoleon, who gave himself the pleasure of dragging all Europe in his train--a magnificent experiment in the power he afterwards displayed at Dresden.
like
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From this reading Kings and princes came to perform their orbits, like stars, round Napoleon, who gave himself the pleasure of dragging all Europe in his train--a magnificent experiment in the power he afterwards displayed at Dresden.
magnificent
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From this reading Kings and princes came to perform their orbits, like stars, round Napoleon, who gave himself the pleasure of dragging all Europe in his train--a magnificent experiment in the power he afterwards displayed at Dresden.
Marriage
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From this reading Translated By Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell The incident recorded in this sketch took place towards the end of the month of November, 1809, the moment when Napoleon’s fugitive empire attained the apogee of its splendor.
moment
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From this reading Translated By Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell The incident recorded in this sketch took place towards the end of the month of November, 1809, the moment when Napoleon’s fugitive empire attained the apogee of its splendor.
monarchy
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From this reading The trumpet-blasts of Wagram were still sounding an echo in the heart of the Austrian monarchy.
month
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From this reading Translated By Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell The incident recorded in this sketch took place towards the end of the month of November, 1809, the moment when Napoleon’s fugitive empire attained the apogee of its splendor.
more
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From this reading Never, as contemporaries tell us, did Paris see entertainments more superb than those which preceded and followed the sovereign’s marriage with an Austrian archduchess.
Napoleon
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From this reading Kings and princes came to perform their orbits, like stars, round Napoleon, who gave himself the pleasure of dragging all Europe in his train--a magnificent experiment in the power he afterwards displayed at Dresden.
Napoleon's
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From this reading Translated By Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell The incident recorded in this sketch took place towards the end of the month of November, 1809, the moment when Napoleon’s fugitive empire attained the apogee of its splendor.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never, as contemporaries tell us, did Paris see entertainments more superb than those which preceded and followed the sovereign’s marriage with an Austrian archduchess.
November
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From this reading Translated By Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell The incident recorded in this sketch took place towards the end of the month of November, 1809, the moment when Napoleon’s fugitive empire attained the apogee of its splendor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Translated By Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell The incident recorded in this sketch took place towards the end of the month of November, 1809, the moment when Napoleon’s fugitive empire attained the apogee of its splendor.
orbits
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From this reading Kings and princes came to perform their orbits, like stars, round Napoleon, who gave himself the pleasure of dragging all Europe in his train--a magnificent experiment in the power he afterwards displayed at Dresden.
Paris
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From this reading Never, as contemporaries tell us, did Paris see entertainments more superb than those which preceded and followed the sovereign’s marriage with an Austrian archduchess.
Peace
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From this reading Peace was being signed between France and the Coalition.
perform
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From this reading Kings and princes came to perform their orbits, like stars, round Napoleon, who gave himself the pleasure of dragging all Europe in his train--a magnificent experiment in the power he afterwards displayed at Dresden.
place
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From this reading Translated By Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell The incident recorded in this sketch took place towards the end of the month of November, 1809, the moment when Napoleon’s fugitive empire attained the apogee of its splendor.
pleasure
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From this reading Kings and princes came to perform their orbits, like stars, round Napoleon, who gave himself the pleasure of dragging all Europe in his train--a magnificent experiment in the power he afterwards displayed at Dresden.
power
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From this reading Kings and princes came to perform their orbits, like stars, round Napoleon, who gave himself the pleasure of dragging all Europe in his train--a magnificent experiment in the power he afterwards displayed at Dresden.
preceded
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From this reading Never, as contemporaries tell us, did Paris see entertainments more superb than those which preceded and followed the sovereign’s marriage with an Austrian archduchess.
princes
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From this reading Kings and princes came to perform their orbits, like stars, round Napoleon, who gave himself the pleasure of dragging all Europe in his train--a magnificent experiment in the power he afterwards displayed at Dresden.
recorded
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From this reading Translated By Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell The incident recorded in this sketch took place towards the end of the month of November, 1809, the moment when Napoleon’s fugitive empire attained the apogee of its splendor.
round
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From this reading Kings and princes came to perform their orbits, like stars, round Napoleon, who gave himself the pleasure of dragging all Europe in his train--a magnificent experiment in the power he afterwards displayed at Dresden.
see
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From this reading Never, as contemporaries tell us, did Paris see entertainments more superb than those which preceded and followed the sovereign’s marriage with an Austrian archduchess.
signed
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From this reading Peace was being signed between France and the Coalition.
sketch
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From this reading Translated By Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell The incident recorded in this sketch took place towards the end of the month of November, 1809, the moment when Napoleon’s fugitive empire attained the apogee of its splendor.
sounding
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From this reading The trumpet-blasts of Wagram were still sounding an echo in the heart of the Austrian monarchy.
sovereign's
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From this reading Never, as contemporaries tell us, did Paris see entertainments more superb than those which preceded and followed the sovereign’s marriage with an Austrian archduchess.
splendornounUS /ˈsplen.dər/
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading Translated By Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell The incident recorded in this sketch took place towards the end of the month of November, 1809, the moment when Napoleon’s fugitive empire attained the apogee of its splendor.
stars
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From this reading Kings and princes came to perform their orbits, like stars, round Napoleon, who gave himself the pleasure of dragging all Europe in his train--a magnificent experiment in the power he afterwards displayed at Dresden.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trumpet-blasts of Wagram were still sounding an echo in the heart of the Austrian monarchy.
superb
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From this reading Never, as contemporaries tell us, did Paris see entertainments more superb than those which preceded and followed the sovereign’s marriage with an Austrian archduchess.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never, as contemporaries tell us, did Paris see entertainments more superb than those which preceded and followed the sovereign’s marriage with an Austrian archduchess.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Never, as contemporaries tell us, did Paris see entertainments more superb than those which preceded and followed the sovereign’s marriage with an Austrian archduchess.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Translated By Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell The incident recorded in this sketch took place towards the end of the month of November, 1809, the moment when Napoleon’s fugitive empire attained the apogee of its splendor.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Kings and princes came to perform their orbits, like stars, round Napoleon, who gave himself the pleasure of dragging all Europe in his train--a magnificent experiment in the power he afterwards displayed at Dresden.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Translated By Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell The incident recorded in this sketch took place towards the end of the month of November, 1809, the moment when Napoleon’s fugitive empire attained the apogee of its splendor.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Never, as contemporaries tell us, did Paris see entertainments more superb than those which preceded and followed the sovereign’s marriage with an Austrian archduchess.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Kings and princes came to perform their orbits, like stars, round Napoleon, who gave himself the pleasure of dragging all Europe in his train--a magnificent experiment in the power he afterwards displayed at Dresden.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Translated By Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell The incident recorded in this sketch took place towards the end of the month of November, 1809, the moment when Napoleon’s fugitive empire attained the apogee of its splendor.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Translated By Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell The incident recorded in this sketch took place towards the end of the month of November, 1809, the moment when Napoleon’s fugitive empire attained the apogee of its splendor.
train
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From this reading Kings and princes came to perform their orbits, like stars, round Napoleon, who gave himself the pleasure of dragging all Europe in his train--a magnificent experiment in the power he afterwards displayed at Dresden.
Translated
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From this reading Translated By Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell The incident recorded in this sketch took place towards the end of the month of November, 1809, the moment when Napoleon’s fugitive empire attained the apogee of its splendor.
trumpet-blasts
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From this reading The trumpet-blasts of Wagram were still sounding an echo in the heart of the Austrian monarchy.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Never, as contemporaries tell us, did Paris see entertainments more superb than those which preceded and followed the sovereign’s marriage with an Austrian archduchess.
Wagram
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From this reading The trumpet-blasts of Wagram were still sounding an echo in the heart of the Austrian monarchy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Peace was being signed between France and the Coalition.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The trumpet-blasts of Wagram were still sounding an echo in the heart of the Austrian monarchy.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Translated By Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell The incident recorded in this sketch took place towards the end of the month of November, 1809, the moment when Napoleon’s fugitive empire attained the apogee of its splendor.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Never, as contemporaries tell us, did Paris see entertainments more superb than those which preceded and followed the sovereign’s marriage with an Austrian archduchess.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Kings and princes came to perform their orbits, like stars, round Napoleon, who gave himself the pleasure of dragging all Europe in his train--a magnificent experiment in the power he afterwards displayed at Dresden.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Never, as contemporaries tell us, did Paris see entertainments more superb than those which preceded and followed the sovereign’s marriage with an Austrian archduchess.
