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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At St. Menehould, M. Dandoins awaited the King’s arrival with as much impatience as M. de Choiseul and M. Goguelot had; and about mid-day he set out with his lieutenant on the road to Châlons, in the hopes of seeing some sign of his arrival.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The road was clear; the King therefore changed horses without an obstacle, and started for St. Menehould.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The road was clear; the King therefore changed horses without an obstacle, and started for St. Menehould.
arrival
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From this reading At St. Menehould, M. Dandoins awaited the King’s arrival with as much impatience as M. de Choiseul and M. Goguelot had; and about mid-day he set out with his lieutenant on the road to Châlons, in the hopes of seeing some sign of his arrival.
arrived
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From this reading There was therefore, no escort awaiting the King at Pont-de-Somme-Vesles when he arrived there.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At St. Menehould, M. Dandoins awaited the King’s arrival with as much impatience as M. de Choiseul and M. Goguelot had; and about mid-day he set out with his lieutenant on the road to Châlons, in the hopes of seeing some sign of his arrival.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was therefore, no escort awaiting the King at Pont-de-Somme-Vesles when he arrived there.
awaited
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From this reading At St. Menehould, M. Dandoins awaited the King’s arrival with as much impatience as M. de Choiseul and M. Goguelot had; and about mid-day he set out with his lieutenant on the road to Châlons, in the hopes of seeing some sign of his arrival.
awaiting
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From this reading There was therefore, no escort awaiting the King at Pont-de-Somme-Vesles when he arrived there.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if there was no escort, there were likewise no peasants.
changed
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From this reading The road was clear; the King therefore changed horses without an obstacle, and started for St. Menehould.
Choiseul
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From this reading At St. Menehould, M. Dandoins awaited the King’s arrival with as much impatience as M. de Choiseul and M. Goguelot had; and about mid-day he set out with his lieutenant on the road to Châlons, in the hopes of seeing some sign of his arrival.
Châlons
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From this reading At St. Menehould, M. Dandoins awaited the King’s arrival with as much impatience as M. de Choiseul and M. Goguelot had; and about mid-day he set out with his lieutenant on the road to Châlons, in the hopes of seeing some sign of his arrival.
clear
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From this reading The road was clear; the King therefore changed horses without an obstacle, and started for St. Menehould.
Dandoins
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From this reading At St. Menehould, M. Dandoins awaited the King’s arrival with as much impatience as M. de Choiseul and M. Goguelot had; and about mid-day he set out with his lieutenant on the road to Châlons, in the hopes of seeing some sign of his arrival.
de
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From this reading At St. Menehould, M. Dandoins awaited the King’s arrival with as much impatience as M. de Choiseul and M. Goguelot had; and about mid-day he set out with his lieutenant on the road to Châlons, in the hopes of seeing some sign of his arrival.
escort
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From this reading There was therefore, no escort awaiting the King at Pont-de-Somme-Vesles when he arrived there.
FLIGHT
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From this reading STILL IN FLIGHT.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The road was clear; the King therefore changed horses without an obstacle, and started for St. Menehould.
Goguelot
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From this reading At St. Menehould, M. Dandoins awaited the King’s arrival with as much impatience as M. de Choiseul and M. Goguelot had; and about mid-day he set out with his lieutenant on the road to Châlons, in the hopes of seeing some sign of his arrival.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At St. Menehould, M. Dandoins awaited the King’s arrival with as much impatience as M. de Choiseul and M. Goguelot had; and about mid-day he set out with his lieutenant on the road to Châlons, in the hopes of seeing some sign of his arrival.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was therefore, no escort awaiting the King at Pont-de-Somme-Vesles when he arrived there.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At St. Menehould, M. Dandoins awaited the King’s arrival with as much impatience as M. de Choiseul and M. Goguelot had; and about mid-day he set out with his lieutenant on the road to Châlons, in the hopes of seeing some sign of his arrival.
hopes
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From this reading At St. Menehould, M. Dandoins awaited the King’s arrival with as much impatience as M. de Choiseul and M. Goguelot had; and about mid-day he set out with his lieutenant on the road to Châlons, in the hopes of seeing some sign of his arrival.
horses
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From this reading The road was clear; the King therefore changed horses without an obstacle, and started for St. Menehould.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if there was no escort, there were likewise no peasants.
impatience
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From this reading At St. Menehould, M. Dandoins awaited the King’s arrival with as much impatience as M. de Choiseul and M. Goguelot had; and about mid-day he set out with his lieutenant on the road to Châlons, in the hopes of seeing some sign of his arrival.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading STILL IN FLIGHT.
King
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From this reading There was therefore, no escort awaiting the King at Pont-de-Somme-Vesles when he arrived there.
King's
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From this reading At St. Menehould, M. Dandoins awaited the King’s arrival with as much impatience as M. de Choiseul and M. Goguelot had; and about mid-day he set out with his lieutenant on the road to Châlons, in the hopes of seeing some sign of his arrival.
lieutenant
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From this reading At St. Menehould, M. Dandoins awaited the King’s arrival with as much impatience as M. de Choiseul and M. Goguelot had; and about mid-day he set out with his lieutenant on the road to Châlons, in the hopes of seeing some sign of his arrival.
likewise
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From this reading But if there was no escort, there were likewise no peasants.
M
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From this reading At St. Menehould, M. Dandoins awaited the King’s arrival with as much impatience as M. de Choiseul and M. Goguelot had; and about mid-day he set out with his lieutenant on the road to Châlons, in the hopes of seeing some sign of his arrival.
Menehould
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From this reading The road was clear; the King therefore changed horses without an obstacle, and started for St. Menehould.
mid-day
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From this reading At St. Menehould, M. Dandoins awaited the King’s arrival with as much impatience as M. de Choiseul and M. Goguelot had; and about mid-day he set out with his lieutenant on the road to Châlons, in the hopes of seeing some sign of his arrival.
much
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From this reading At St. Menehould, M. Dandoins awaited the King’s arrival with as much impatience as M. de Choiseul and M. Goguelot had; and about mid-day he set out with his lieutenant on the road to Châlons, in the hopes of seeing some sign of his arrival.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was therefore, no escort awaiting the King at Pont-de-Somme-Vesles when he arrived there.
obstacle
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From this reading The road was clear; the King therefore changed horses without an obstacle, and started for St. Menehould.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At St. Menehould, M. Dandoins awaited the King’s arrival with as much impatience as M. de Choiseul and M. Goguelot had; and about mid-day he set out with his lieutenant on the road to Châlons, in the hopes of seeing some sign of his arrival.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At St. Menehould, M. Dandoins awaited the King’s arrival with as much impatience as M. de Choiseul and M. Goguelot had; and about mid-day he set out with his lieutenant on the road to Châlons, in the hopes of seeing some sign of his arrival.
out
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From this reading At St. Menehould, M. Dandoins awaited the King’s arrival with as much impatience as M. de Choiseul and M. Goguelot had; and about mid-day he set out with his lieutenant on the road to Châlons, in the hopes of seeing some sign of his arrival.
peasants
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From this reading But if there was no escort, there were likewise no peasants.
Pont-de-Somme-Vesles
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From this reading There was therefore, no escort awaiting the King at Pont-de-Somme-Vesles when he arrived there.
road
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From this reading The road was clear; the King therefore changed horses without an obstacle, and started for St. Menehould.
seeing
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From this reading At St. Menehould, M. Dandoins awaited the King’s arrival with as much impatience as M. de Choiseul and M. Goguelot had; and about mid-day he set out with his lieutenant on the road to Châlons, in the hopes of seeing some sign of his arrival.
set
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From this reading At St. Menehould, M. Dandoins awaited the King’s arrival with as much impatience as M. de Choiseul and M. Goguelot had; and about mid-day he set out with his lieutenant on the road to Châlons, in the hopes of seeing some sign of his arrival.
sign
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From this reading At St. Menehould, M. Dandoins awaited the King’s arrival with as much impatience as M. de Choiseul and M. Goguelot had; and about mid-day he set out with his lieutenant on the road to Châlons, in the hopes of seeing some sign of his arrival.
some
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From this reading At St. Menehould, M. Dandoins awaited the King’s arrival with as much impatience as M. de Choiseul and M. Goguelot had; and about mid-day he set out with his lieutenant on the road to Châlons, in the hopes of seeing some sign of his arrival.
St
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From this reading The road was clear; the King therefore changed horses without an obstacle, and started for St. Menehould.
started
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From this reading The road was clear; the King therefore changed horses without an obstacle, and started for St. Menehould.
STILLnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STILL IN FLIGHT.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was therefore, no escort awaiting the King at Pont-de-Somme-Vesles when he arrived there.
There
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From this reading There was therefore, no escort awaiting the King at Pont-de-Somme-Vesles when he arrived there.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading There was therefore, no escort awaiting the King at Pont-de-Somme-Vesles when he arrived there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At St. Menehould, M. Dandoins awaited the King’s arrival with as much impatience as M. de Choiseul and M. Goguelot had; and about mid-day he set out with his lieutenant on the road to Châlons, in the hopes of seeing some sign of his arrival.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was therefore, no escort awaiting the King at Pont-de-Somme-Vesles when he arrived there.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But if there was no escort, there were likewise no peasants.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was therefore, no escort awaiting the King at Pont-de-Somme-Vesles when he arrived there.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At St. Menehould, M. Dandoins awaited the King’s arrival with as much impatience as M. de Choiseul and M. Goguelot had; and about mid-day he set out with his lieutenant on the road to Châlons, in the hopes of seeing some sign of his arrival.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The road was clear; the King therefore changed horses without an obstacle, and started for St. Menehould.
