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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading An army which disbands is like a thaw,--all gives way, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, comes into collision, and dashes forward.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Ney borrows a horse, leaps on it, and without hat, stock, or sword, dashes across the Brussels road, stopping at once English and French.
all
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From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An army which disbands is like a thaw,--all gives way, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, comes into collision, and dashes forward.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
army
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From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
borrows
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From this reading Ney borrows a horse, leaps on it, and without hat, stock, or sword, dashes across the Brussels road, stopping at once English and French.
Brussels
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The cry of "Treachery!" was followed by that of "Sauve qui peut!"
CATASTROPHE
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From this reading THE CATASTROPHE.
collision
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From this reading An army which disbands is like a thaw,--all gives way, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, comes into collision, and dashes forward.
comes
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From this reading An army which disbands is like a thaw,--all gives way, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, comes into collision, and dashes forward.
cracks
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From this reading An army which disbands is like a thaw,--all gives way, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, comes into collision, and dashes forward.
cry
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From this reading The cry of "Treachery!" was followed by that of "Sauve qui peut!"
dashes
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From this reading An army which disbands is like a thaw,--all gives way, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, comes into collision, and dashes forward.
disbands
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From this reading An army which disbands is like a thaw,--all gives way, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, comes into collision, and dashes forward.
English
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From this reading Ney borrows a horse, leaps on it, and without hat, stock, or sword, dashes across the Brussels road, stopping at once English and French.
falls
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From this reading An army which disbands is like a thaw,--all gives way, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, comes into collision, and dashes forward.
floats
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From this reading An army which disbands is like a thaw,--all gives way, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, comes into collision, and dashes forward.
followed
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From this reading The cry of "Treachery!" was followed by that of "Sauve qui peut!"
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An army which disbands is like a thaw,--all gives way, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, comes into collision, and dashes forward.
French
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From this reading Ney borrows a horse, leaps on it, and without hat, stock, or sword, dashes across the Brussels road, stopping at once English and French.
gave
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From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
gives
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From this reading An army which disbands is like a thaw,--all gives way, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, comes into collision, and dashes forward.
guard
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From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
hat
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From this reading Ney borrows a horse, leaps on it, and without hat, stock, or sword, dashes across the Brussels road, stopping at once English and French.
Haye
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From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
horse
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From this reading Ney borrows a horse, leaps on it, and without hat, stock, or sword, dashes across the Brussels road, stopping at once English and French.
Hougomont
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From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading An army which disbands is like a thaw,--all gives way, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, comes into collision, and dashes forward.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An army which disbands is like a thaw,--all gives way, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, comes into collision, and dashes forward.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ney borrows a horse, leaps on it, and without hat, stock, or sword, dashes across the Brussels road, stopping at once English and French.
La
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From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
leaps
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From this reading Ney borrows a horse, leaps on it, and without hat, stock, or sword, dashes across the Brussels road, stopping at once English and French.
like
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From this reading An army which disbands is like a thaw,--all gives way, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, comes into collision, and dashes forward.
mournful
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From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
Ney
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From this reading Ney borrows a horse, leaps on it, and without hat, stock, or sword, dashes across the Brussels road, stopping at once English and French.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
once
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From this reading Ney borrows a horse, leaps on it, and without hat, stock, or sword, dashes across the Brussels road, stopping at once English and French.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Ney borrows a horse, leaps on it, and without hat, stock, or sword, dashes across the Brussels road, stopping at once English and French.
Papelotte
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From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
peut
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From this reading The cry of "Treachery!" was followed by that of "Sauve qui peut!"
Plancenoit
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From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
qui
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From this reading The cry of "Treachery!" was followed by that of "Sauve qui peut!"
rear
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From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
road
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From this reading Ney borrows a horse, leaps on it, and without hat, stock, or sword, dashes across the Brussels road, stopping at once English and French.
rolls
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From this reading An army which disbands is like a thaw,--all gives way, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, comes into collision, and dashes forward.
rout
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From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
Sainte
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From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
Sauve
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From this reading The cry of "Treachery!" was followed by that of "Sauve qui peut!"
sides
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From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
simultaneously
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From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
stock
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From this reading Ney borrows a horse, leaps on it, and without hat, stock, or sword, dashes across the Brussels road, stopping at once English and French.
stopping
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From this reading Ney borrows a horse, leaps on it, and without hat, stock, or sword, dashes across the Brussels road, stopping at once English and French.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
sword
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From this reading Ney borrows a horse, leaps on it, and without hat, stock, or sword, dashes across the Brussels road, stopping at once English and French.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The cry of "Treachery!" was followed by that of "Sauve qui peut!"
thaw
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From this reading An army which disbands is like a thaw,--all gives way, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, comes into collision, and dashes forward.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CATASTROPHE.
TreacherynounUS /ˈtrɛtʃəri/
betrayal of trust
From this reading The cry of "Treachery!" was followed by that of "Sauve qui peut!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
way
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From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading An army which disbands is like a thaw,--all gives way, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, comes into collision, and dashes forward.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Ney borrows a horse, leaps on it, and without hat, stock, or sword, dashes across the Brussels road, stopping at once English and French.
