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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 To Napoleon it is a panic; Blücher sees nothing in it but fire; Wellington does not understand it at all.
acts
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From this reading Jomini divides the battle of Waterloo into four moments; Muffling cuts it into three acts; Charras, although we do not entirely agree with him in all his appreciations, has alone caught with his haughty eye the characteristic lineaments of this catastrophe of human genius contending with divine chance.
agree
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From this reading Jomini divides the battle of Waterloo into four moments; Muffling cuts it into three acts; Charras, although we do not entirely agree with him in all his appreciations, has alone caught with his haughty eye the characteristic lineaments of this catastrophe of human genius contending with divine chance.
all
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From this reading To Napoleon it is a panic; Blücher sees nothing in it but fire; Wellington does not understand it at all.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jomini divides the battle of Waterloo into four moments; Muffling cuts it into three acts; Charras, although we do not entirely agree with him in all his appreciations, has alone caught with his haughty eye the characteristic lineaments of this catastrophe of human genius contending with divine chance.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jomini divides the battle of Waterloo into four moments; Muffling cuts it into three acts; Charras, although we do not entirely agree with him in all his appreciations, has alone caught with his haughty eye the characteristic lineaments of this catastrophe of human genius contending with divine chance.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Battle of Waterloo is an enigma as obscure for those who gained it as for him who lost it.
appreciations
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From this reading Jomini divides the battle of Waterloo into four moments; Muffling cuts it into three acts; Charras, although we do not entirely agree with him in all his appreciations, has alone caught with his haughty eye the characteristic lineaments of this catastrophe of human genius contending with divine chance.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Look at the reports: the bulletins are confused; the commentaries are entangled; the latter stammer, the former stutter.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Battle of Waterloo is an enigma as obscure for those who gained it as for him who lost it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To Napoleon it is a panic; Blücher sees nothing in it but fire; Wellington does not understand it at all.
Battle
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From this reading The Battle of Waterloo is an enigma as obscure for those who gained it as for him who lost it.
Blücher
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From this reading To Napoleon it is a panic; Blücher sees nothing in it but fire; Wellington does not understand it at all.
bulletins
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From this reading Look at the reports: the bulletins are confused; the commentaries are entangled; the latter stammer, the former stutter.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To Napoleon it is a panic; Blücher sees nothing in it but fire; Wellington does not understand it at all.
catastrophe
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From this reading Jomini divides the battle of Waterloo into four moments; Muffling cuts it into three acts; Charras, although we do not entirely agree with him in all his appreciations, has alone caught with his haughty eye the characteristic lineaments of this catastrophe of human genius contending with divine chance.
caught
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From this reading Jomini divides the battle of Waterloo into four moments; Muffling cuts it into three acts; Charras, although we do not entirely agree with him in all his appreciations, has alone caught with his haughty eye the characteristic lineaments of this catastrophe of human genius contending with divine chance.
chance
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From this reading Jomini divides the battle of Waterloo into four moments; Muffling cuts it into three acts; Charras, although we do not entirely agree with him in all his appreciations, has alone caught with his haughty eye the characteristic lineaments of this catastrophe of human genius contending with divine chance.
characteristic
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From this reading Jomini divides the battle of Waterloo into four moments; Muffling cuts it into three acts; Charras, although we do not entirely agree with him in all his appreciations, has alone caught with his haughty eye the characteristic lineaments of this catastrophe of human genius contending with divine chance.
Charras
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From this reading Jomini divides the battle of Waterloo into four moments; Muffling cuts it into three acts; Charras, although we do not entirely agree with him in all his appreciations, has alone caught with his haughty eye the characteristic lineaments of this catastrophe of human genius contending with divine chance.
commentaries
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From this reading Look at the reports: the bulletins are confused; the commentaries are entangled; the latter stammer, the former stutter.
confused
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From this reading Look at the reports: the bulletins are confused; the commentaries are entangled; the latter stammer, the former stutter.
contending
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From this reading Jomini divides the battle of Waterloo into four moments; Muffling cuts it into three acts; Charras, although we do not entirely agree with him in all his appreciations, has alone caught with his haughty eye the characteristic lineaments of this catastrophe of human genius contending with divine chance.
cuts
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From this reading Jomini divides the battle of Waterloo into four moments; Muffling cuts it into three acts; Charras, although we do not entirely agree with him in all his appreciations, has alone caught with his haughty eye the characteristic lineaments of this catastrophe of human genius contending with divine chance.
divides
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From this reading Jomini divides the battle of Waterloo into four moments; Muffling cuts it into three acts; Charras, although we do not entirely agree with him in all his appreciations, has alone caught with his haughty eye the characteristic lineaments of this catastrophe of human genius contending with divine chance.
divine
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From this reading Jomini divides the battle of Waterloo into four moments; Muffling cuts it into three acts; Charras, although we do not entirely agree with him in all his appreciations, has alone caught with his haughty eye the characteristic lineaments of this catastrophe of human genius contending with divine chance.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Jomini divides the battle of Waterloo into four moments; Muffling cuts it into three acts; Charras, although we do not entirely agree with him in all his appreciations, has alone caught with his haughty eye the characteristic lineaments of this catastrophe of human genius contending with divine chance.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To Napoleon it is a panic; Blücher sees nothing in it but fire; Wellington does not understand it at all.
DUCE
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From this reading QUOT LIBRAS IN DUCE.
enigma
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From this reading The Battle of Waterloo is an enigma as obscure for those who gained it as for him who lost it.
entangled
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From this reading Look at the reports: the bulletins are confused; the commentaries are entangled; the latter stammer, the former stutter.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jomini divides the battle of Waterloo into four moments; Muffling cuts it into three acts; Charras, although we do not entirely agree with him in all his appreciations, has alone caught with his haughty eye the characteristic lineaments of this catastrophe of human genius contending with divine chance.
eye
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From this reading Jomini divides the battle of Waterloo into four moments; Muffling cuts it into three acts; Charras, although we do not entirely agree with him in all his appreciations, has alone caught with his haughty eye the characteristic lineaments of this catastrophe of human genius contending with divine chance.
fire
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From this reading To Napoleon it is a panic; Blücher sees nothing in it but fire; Wellington does not understand it at all.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Battle of Waterloo is an enigma as obscure for those who gained it as for him who lost it.
former
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From this reading Look at the reports: the bulletins are confused; the commentaries are entangled; the latter stammer, the former stutter.
four
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From this reading Jomini divides the battle of Waterloo into four moments; Muffling cuts it into three acts; Charras, although we do not entirely agree with him in all his appreciations, has alone caught with his haughty eye the characteristic lineaments of this catastrophe of human genius contending with divine chance.
gained
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From this reading The Battle of Waterloo is an enigma as obscure for those who gained it as for him who lost it.
genius
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From this reading Jomini divides the battle of Waterloo into four moments; Muffling cuts it into three acts; Charras, although we do not entirely agree with him in all his appreciations, has alone caught with his haughty eye the characteristic lineaments of this catastrophe of human genius contending with divine chance.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jomini divides the battle of Waterloo into four moments; Muffling cuts it into three acts; Charras, although we do not entirely agree with him in all his appreciations, has alone caught with his haughty eye the characteristic lineaments of this catastrophe of human genius contending with divine chance.
haughty
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From this reading Jomini divides the battle of Waterloo into four moments; Muffling cuts it into three acts; Charras, although we do not entirely agree with him in all his appreciations, has alone caught with his haughty eye the characteristic lineaments of this catastrophe of human genius contending with divine chance.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Battle of Waterloo is an enigma as obscure for those who gained it as for him who lost it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jomini divides the battle of Waterloo into four moments; Muffling cuts it into three acts; Charras, although we do not entirely agree with him in all his appreciations, has alone caught with his haughty eye the characteristic lineaments of this catastrophe of human genius contending with divine chance.
human
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From this reading Jomini divides the battle of Waterloo into four moments; Muffling cuts it into three acts; Charras, although we do not entirely agree with him in all his appreciations, has alone caught with his haughty eye the characteristic lineaments of this catastrophe of human genius contending with divine chance.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading QUOT LIBRAS IN DUCE.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Jomini divides the battle of Waterloo into four moments; Muffling cuts it into three acts; Charras, although we do not entirely agree with him in all his appreciations, has alone caught with his haughty eye the characteristic lineaments of this catastrophe of human genius contending with divine chance.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Battle of Waterloo is an enigma as obscure for those who gained it as for him who lost it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Battle of Waterloo is an enigma as obscure for those who gained it as for him who lost it.
Jomini
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From this reading Jomini divides the battle of Waterloo into four moments; Muffling cuts it into three acts; Charras, although we do not entirely agree with him in all his appreciations, has alone caught with his haughty eye the characteristic lineaments of this catastrophe of human genius contending with divine chance.
latter
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From this reading Look at the reports: the bulletins are confused; the commentaries are entangled; the latter stammer, the former stutter.
LIBRAS
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From this reading QUOT LIBRAS IN DUCE.
lineaments
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From this reading Jomini divides the battle of Waterloo into four moments; Muffling cuts it into three acts; Charras, although we do not entirely agree with him in all his appreciations, has alone caught with his haughty eye the characteristic lineaments of this catastrophe of human genius contending with divine chance.
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look at the reports: the bulletins are confused; the commentaries are entangled; the latter stammer, the former stutter.
lost
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From this reading The Battle of Waterloo is an enigma as obscure for those who gained it as for him who lost it.
moments
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From this reading Jomini divides the battle of Waterloo into four moments; Muffling cuts it into three acts; Charras, although we do not entirely agree with him in all his appreciations, has alone caught with his haughty eye the characteristic lineaments of this catastrophe of human genius contending with divine chance.
Muffling
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From this reading Jomini divides the battle of Waterloo into four moments; Muffling cuts it into three acts; Charras, although we do not entirely agree with him in all his appreciations, has alone caught with his haughty eye the characteristic lineaments of this catastrophe of human genius contending with divine chance.
Napoleon
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From this reading To Napoleon it is a panic; Blücher sees nothing in it but fire; Wellington does not understand it at all.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To Napoleon it is a panic; Blücher sees nothing in it but fire; Wellington does not understand it at all.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading To Napoleon it is a panic; Blücher sees nothing in it but fire; Wellington does not understand it at all.
obscure
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From this reading The Battle of Waterloo is an enigma as obscure for those who gained it as for him who lost it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Battle of Waterloo is an enigma as obscure for those who gained it as for him who lost it.
panic
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From this reading To Napoleon it is a panic; Blücher sees nothing in it but fire; Wellington does not understand it at all.
QUOT
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From this reading QUOT LIBRAS IN DUCE.
reports
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From this reading Look at the reports: the bulletins are confused; the commentaries are entangled; the latter stammer, the former stutter.
sees
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From this reading To Napoleon it is a panic; Blücher sees nothing in it but fire; Wellington does not understand it at all.
stammer
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From this reading Look at the reports: the bulletins are confused; the commentaries are entangled; the latter stammer, the former stutter.
stutter
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From this reading Look at the reports: the bulletins are confused; the commentaries are entangled; the latter stammer, the former stutter.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
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 as obscure for those who gained it as for him who lost it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Jomini divides the battle of Waterloo into four moments; Muffling cuts it into three acts; Charras, although we do not entirely agree with him in all his appreciations, has alone caught with his haughty eye the characteristic lineaments of this catastrophe of human genius contending with divine chance.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The Battle of Waterloo is an enigma as obscure for those who gained it as for him who lost it.
three
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From this reading Jomini divides the battle of Waterloo into four moments; Muffling cuts it into three acts; Charras, although we do not entirely agree with him in all his appreciations, has alone caught with his haughty eye the characteristic lineaments of this catastrophe of human genius contending with divine chance.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Napoleon it is a panic; Blücher sees nothing in it but fire; Wellington does not understand it at all.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Napoleon it is a panic; Blücher sees nothing in it but fire; Wellington does not understand it at all.
Waterloo
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From this reading The Battle of Waterloo is an enigma as obscure for those who gained it as for him who lost it.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Jomini divides the battle of Waterloo into four moments; Muffling cuts it into three acts; Charras, although we do not entirely agree with him in all his appreciations, has alone caught with his haughty eye the characteristic lineaments of this catastrophe of human genius contending with divine chance.
Wellington
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From this reading To Napoleon it is a panic; Blücher sees nothing in it but fire; Wellington does not understand it at all.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Battle of Waterloo is an enigma as obscure for those who gained it as for him who lost it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jomini divides the battle of Waterloo into four moments; Muffling cuts it into three acts; Charras, although we do not entirely agree with him in all his appreciations, has alone caught with his haughty eye the characteristic lineaments of this catastrophe of human genius contending with divine chance.
