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19th
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From this reading If the little shepherd who served as guide to Bülow, Blücher's lieutenant, had advised him to debouche from the forest above Frischemont, instead of below Plancenoit, the form of the 19th century would have been different, for Napoleon would have won the battle of Waterloo.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading By any other road than that below Plancenoit the Prussian army would have come upon a ravine impassable by artillery, and Bülow would not have arrived.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading If the little shepherd who served as guide to Bülow, Blücher's lieutenant, had advised him to debouche from the forest above Frischemont, instead of below Plancenoit, the form of the 19th century would have been different, for Napoleon would have won the battle of Waterloo.
advised
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From this reading If the little shepherd who served as guide to Bülow, Blücher's lieutenant, had advised him to debouche from the forest above Frischemont, instead of below Plancenoit, the form of the 19th century would have been different, for Napoleon would have won the battle of Waterloo.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Destiny has such turnings as this: men anticipate the throne of the world, and perceive St. Helena.
anticipate
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From this reading Destiny has such turnings as this: men anticipate the throne of the world, and perceive St. Helena.
any
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From this reading By any other road than that below Plancenoit the Prussian army would have come upon a ravine impassable by artillery, and Bülow would not have arrived.
army
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From this reading By any other road than that below Plancenoit the Prussian army would have come upon a ravine impassable by artillery, and Bülow would not have arrived.
arrived
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From this reading By any other road than that below Plancenoit the Prussian army would have come upon a ravine impassable by artillery, and Bülow would not have arrived.
artillery
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From this reading By any other road than that below Plancenoit the Prussian army would have come upon a ravine impassable by artillery, and Bülow would not have arrived.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Destiny has such turnings as this: men anticipate the throne of the world, and perceive St. Helena.
awful
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From this reading Everybody knows Napoleon's awful mistake; Grouchy expected, Blücher coming up, death instead of life.
battle
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From this reading If the little shepherd who served as guide to Bülow, Blücher's lieutenant, had advised him to debouche from the forest above Frischemont, instead of below Plancenoit, the form of the 19th century would have been different, for Napoleon would have won the battle of Waterloo.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If the little shepherd who served as guide to Bülow, Blücher's lieutenant, had advised him to debouche from the forest above Frischemont, instead of below Plancenoit, the form of the 19th century would have been different, for Napoleon would have won the battle of Waterloo.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading If the little shepherd who served as guide to Bülow, Blücher's lieutenant, had advised him to debouche from the forest above Frischemont, instead of below Plancenoit, the form of the 19th century would have been different, for Napoleon would have won the battle of Waterloo.
Blücher
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From this reading Everybody knows Napoleon's awful mistake; Grouchy expected, Blücher coming up, death instead of life.
Blücher's
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From this reading If the little shepherd who served as guide to Bülow, Blücher's lieutenant, had advised him to debouche from the forest above Frischemont, instead of below Plancenoit, the form of the 19th century would have been different, for Napoleon would have won the battle of Waterloo.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By any other road than that below Plancenoit the Prussian army would have come upon a ravine impassable by artillery, and Bülow would not have arrived.
BÜLOW
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From this reading BÜLOW TO THE RESCUE.
century
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From this reading If the little shepherd who served as guide to Bülow, Blücher's lieutenant, had advised him to debouche from the forest above Frischemont, instead of below Plancenoit, the form of the 19th century would have been different, for Napoleon would have won the battle of Waterloo.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By any other road than that below Plancenoit the Prussian army would have come upon a ravine impassable by artillery, and Bülow would not have arrived.
coming
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From this reading Everybody knows Napoleon's awful mistake; Grouchy expected, Blücher coming up, death instead of life.
death
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From this reading Everybody knows Napoleon's awful mistake; Grouchy expected, Blücher coming up, death instead of life.
debouche
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From this reading If the little shepherd who served as guide to Bülow, Blücher's lieutenant, had advised him to debouche from the forest above Frischemont, instead of below Plancenoit, the form of the 19th century would have been different, for Napoleon would have won the battle of Waterloo.
Destiny
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From this reading Destiny has such turnings as this: men anticipate the throne of the world, and perceive St. Helena.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If the little shepherd who served as guide to Bülow, Blücher's lieutenant, had advised him to debouche from the forest above Frischemont, instead of below Plancenoit, the form of the 19th century would have been different, for Napoleon would have won the battle of Waterloo.
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody knows Napoleon's awful mistake; Grouchy expected, Blücher coming up, death instead of life.
expected
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From this reading Everybody knows Napoleon's awful mistake; Grouchy expected, Blücher coming up, death instead of life.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If the little shepherd who served as guide to Bülow, Blücher's lieutenant, had advised him to debouche from the forest above Frischemont, instead of below Plancenoit, the form of the 19th century would have been different, for Napoleon would have won the battle of Waterloo.
forest
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From this reading If the little shepherd who served as guide to Bülow, Blücher's lieutenant, had advised him to debouche from the forest above Frischemont, instead of below Plancenoit, the form of the 19th century would have been different, for Napoleon would have won the battle of Waterloo.
form
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From this reading If the little shepherd who served as guide to Bülow, Blücher's lieutenant, had advised him to debouche from the forest above Frischemont, instead of below Plancenoit, the form of the 19th century would have been different, for Napoleon would have won the battle of Waterloo.
Frischemont
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From this reading If the little shepherd who served as guide to Bülow, Blücher's lieutenant, had advised him to debouche from the forest above Frischemont, instead of below Plancenoit, the form of the 19th century would have been different, for Napoleon would have won the battle of Waterloo.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If the little shepherd who served as guide to Bülow, Blücher's lieutenant, had advised him to debouche from the forest above Frischemont, instead of below Plancenoit, the form of the 19th century would have been different, for Napoleon would have won the battle of Waterloo.
Grouchy
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From this reading Everybody knows Napoleon's awful mistake; Grouchy expected, Blücher coming up, death instead of life.
guide
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From this reading If the little shepherd who served as guide to Bülow, Blücher's lieutenant, had advised him to debouche from the forest above Frischemont, instead of below Plancenoit, the form of the 19th century would have been different, for Napoleon would have won the battle of Waterloo.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If the little shepherd who served as guide to Bülow, Blücher's lieutenant, had advised him to debouche from the forest above Frischemont, instead of below Plancenoit, the form of the 19th century would have been different, for Napoleon would have won the battle of Waterloo.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Destiny has such turnings as this: men anticipate the throne of the world, and perceive St. Helena.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If the little shepherd who served as guide to Bülow, Blücher's lieutenant, had advised him to debouche from the forest above Frischemont, instead of below Plancenoit, the form of the 19th century would have been different, for Napoleon would have won the battle of Waterloo.
Helena
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From this reading Destiny has such turnings as this: men anticipate the throne of the world, and perceive St. Helena.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If the little shepherd who served as guide to Bülow, Blücher's lieutenant, had advised him to debouche from the forest above Frischemont, instead of below Plancenoit, the form of the 19th century would have been different, for Napoleon would have won the battle of Waterloo.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the little shepherd who served as guide to Bülow, Blücher's lieutenant, had advised him to debouche from the forest above Frischemont, instead of below Plancenoit, the form of the 19th century would have been different, for Napoleon would have won the battle of Waterloo.
impassable
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From this reading By any other road than that below Plancenoit the Prussian army would have come upon a ravine impassable by artillery, and Bülow would not have arrived.
instead
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From this reading Everybody knows Napoleon's awful mistake; Grouchy expected, Blücher coming up, death instead of life.
knows
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From this reading Everybody knows Napoleon's awful mistake; Grouchy expected, Blücher coming up, death instead of life.
lieutenant
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From this reading If the little shepherd who served as guide to Bülow, Blücher's lieutenant, had advised him to debouche from the forest above Frischemont, instead of below Plancenoit, the form of the 19th century would have been different, for Napoleon would have won the battle of Waterloo.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody knows Napoleon's awful mistake; Grouchy expected, Blücher coming up, death instead of life.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the little shepherd who served as guide to Bülow, Blücher's lieutenant, had advised him to debouche from the forest above Frischemont, instead of below Plancenoit, the form of the 19th century would have been different, for Napoleon would have won the battle of Waterloo.
men
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From this reading Destiny has such turnings as this: men anticipate the throne of the world, and perceive St. Helena.
mistake
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From this reading Everybody knows Napoleon's awful mistake; Grouchy expected, Blücher coming up, death instead of life.
Napoleon
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From this reading If the little shepherd who served as guide to Bülow, Blücher's lieutenant, had advised him to debouche from the forest above Frischemont, instead of below Plancenoit, the form of the 19th century would have been different, for Napoleon would have won the battle of Waterloo.
Napoleon's
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From this reading Everybody knows Napoleon's awful mistake; Grouchy expected, Blücher coming up, death instead of life.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading By any other road than that below Plancenoit the Prussian army would have come upon a ravine impassable by artillery, and Bülow would not have arrived.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Everybody knows Napoleon's awful mistake; Grouchy expected, Blücher coming up, death instead of life.
other
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From this reading By any other road than that below Plancenoit the Prussian army would have come upon a ravine impassable by artillery, and Bülow would not have arrived.
perceive
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From this reading Destiny has such turnings as this: men anticipate the throne of the world, and perceive St. Helena.
Plancenoit
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From this reading If the little shepherd who served as guide to Bülow, Blücher's lieutenant, had advised him to debouche from the forest above Frischemont, instead of below Plancenoit, the form of the 19th century would have been different, for Napoleon would have won the battle of Waterloo.
Prussian
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From this reading By any other road than that below Plancenoit the Prussian army would have come upon a ravine impassable by artillery, and Bülow would not have arrived.
ravine
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From this reading By any other road than that below Plancenoit the Prussian army would have come upon a ravine impassable by artillery, and Bülow would not have arrived.
RESCUE
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From this reading BÜLOW TO THE RESCUE.
road
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From this reading By any other road than that below Plancenoit the Prussian army would have come upon a ravine impassable by artillery, and Bülow would not have arrived.
served
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From this reading If the little shepherd who served as guide to Bülow, Blücher's lieutenant, had advised him to debouche from the forest above Frischemont, instead of below Plancenoit, the form of the 19th century would have been different, for Napoleon would have won the battle of Waterloo.
shepherd
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From this reading If the little shepherd who served as guide to Bülow, Blücher's lieutenant, had advised him to debouche from the forest above Frischemont, instead of below Plancenoit, the form of the 19th century would have been different, for Napoleon would have won the battle of Waterloo.
St
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From this reading Destiny has such turnings as this: men anticipate the throne of the world, and perceive St. Helena.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Destiny has such turnings as this: men anticipate the throne of the world, and perceive St. Helena.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading By any other road than that below Plancenoit the Prussian army would have come upon a ravine impassable by artillery, and Bülow would not have arrived.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By any other road than that below Plancenoit the Prussian army would have come upon a ravine impassable by artillery, and Bülow would not have arrived.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BÜLOW TO THE RESCUE.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Destiny has such turnings as this: men anticipate the throne of the world, and perceive St. Helena.
throne
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From this reading Destiny has such turnings as this: men anticipate the throne of the world, and perceive St. Helena.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BÜLOW TO THE RESCUE.
turnings
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From this reading Destiny has such turnings as this: men anticipate the throne of the world, and perceive St. Helena.
up
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From this reading Everybody knows Napoleon's awful mistake; Grouchy expected, Blücher coming up, death instead of life.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading By any other road than that below Plancenoit the Prussian army would have come upon a ravine impassable by artillery, and Bülow would not have arrived.
Waterloo
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From this reading If the little shepherd who served as guide to Bülow, Blücher's lieutenant, had advised him to debouche from the forest above Frischemont, instead of below Plancenoit, the form of the 19th century would have been different, for Napoleon would have won the battle of Waterloo.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading If the little shepherd who served as guide to Bülow, Blücher's lieutenant, had advised him to debouche from the forest above Frischemont, instead of below Plancenoit, the form of the 19th century would have been different, for Napoleon would have won the battle of Waterloo.
won
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From this reading If the little shepherd who served as guide to Bülow, Blücher's lieutenant, had advised him to debouche from the forest above Frischemont, instead of below Plancenoit, the form of the 19th century would have been different, for Napoleon would have won the battle of Waterloo.
world
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From this reading Destiny has such turnings as this: men anticipate the throne of the world, and perceive St. Helena.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If the little shepherd who served as guide to Bülow, Blücher's lieutenant, had advised him to debouche from the forest above Frischemont, instead of below Plancenoit, the form of the 19th century would have been different, for Napoleon would have won the battle of Waterloo.
