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1793
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From this reading During the last days of May, 1793, one of the Parisian battalions introduced into Brittany by Santerre was reconnoitring the formidable La Saudraie Woods in Astillé.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This was at the time when, after Argonne, Jemmapes, and Valmy, of the first battalion of Paris, which had numbered six hundred volunteers, only twenty-seven men remained, thirty-three of the second, and fifty-seven of the third,--a time of epic combats.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Decimated by this cruel war, the battalion was reduced to about three hundred men.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading This was at the time when, after Argonne, Jemmapes, and Valmy, of the first battalion of Paris, which had numbered six hundred volunteers, only twenty-seven men remained, thirty-three of the second, and fifty-seven of the third,--a time of epic combats.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was at the time when, after Argonne, Jemmapes, and Valmy, of the first battalion of Paris, which had numbered six hundred volunteers, only twenty-seven men remained, thirty-three of the second, and fifty-seven of the third,--a time of epic combats.
Argonne
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From this reading This was at the time when, after Argonne, Jemmapes, and Valmy, of the first battalion of Paris, which had numbered six hundred volunteers, only twenty-seven men remained, thirty-three of the second, and fifty-seven of the third,--a time of epic combats.
Astillé
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From this reading During the last days of May, 1793, one of the Parisian battalions introduced into Brittany by Santerre was reconnoitring the formidable La Saudraie Woods in Astillé.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This was at the time when, after Argonne, Jemmapes, and Valmy, of the first battalion of Paris, which had numbered six hundred volunteers, only twenty-seven men remained, thirty-three of the second, and fifty-seven of the third,--a time of epic combats.
battalion
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From this reading Decimated by this cruel war, the battalion was reduced to about three hundred men.
battalions
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From this reading During the last days of May, 1793, one of the Parisian battalions introduced into Brittany by Santerre was reconnoitring the formidable La Saudraie Woods in Astillé.
Brittany
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From this reading During the last days of May, 1793, one of the Parisian battalions introduced into Brittany by Santerre was reconnoitring the formidable La Saudraie Woods in Astillé.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading During the last days of May, 1793, one of the Parisian battalions introduced into Brittany by Santerre was reconnoitring the formidable La Saudraie Woods in Astillé.
combats
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From this reading This was at the time when, after Argonne, Jemmapes, and Valmy, of the first battalion of Paris, which had numbered six hundred volunteers, only twenty-seven men remained, thirty-three of the second, and fifty-seven of the third,--a time of epic combats.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading Decimated by this cruel war, the battalion was reduced to about three hundred men.
days
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From this reading During the last days of May, 1793, one of the Parisian battalions introduced into Brittany by Santerre was reconnoitring the formidable La Saudraie Woods in Astillé.
Decimated
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From this reading Decimated by this cruel war, the battalion was reduced to about three hundred men.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the last days of May, 1793, one of the Parisian battalions introduced into Brittany by Santerre was reconnoitring the formidable La Saudraie Woods in Astillé.
epic
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From this reading This was at the time when, after Argonne, Jemmapes, and Valmy, of the first battalion of Paris, which had numbered six hundred volunteers, only twenty-seven men remained, thirty-three of the second, and fifty-seven of the third,--a time of epic combats.
fifty-seven
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From this reading This was at the time when, after Argonne, Jemmapes, and Valmy, of the first battalion of Paris, which had numbered six hundred volunteers, only twenty-seven men remained, thirty-three of the second, and fifty-seven of the third,--a time of epic combats.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was at the time when, after Argonne, Jemmapes, and Valmy, of the first battalion of Paris, which had numbered six hundred volunteers, only twenty-seven men remained, thirty-three of the second, and fifty-seven of the third,--a time of epic combats.
FOREST
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From this reading THE FOREST OF LA SAUDRAIE.
formidableadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmɪdəbəl/
very difficult to deal with or overcome
From this reading During the last days of May, 1793, one of the Parisian battalions introduced into Brittany by Santerre was reconnoitring the formidable La Saudraie Woods in Astillé.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The battalion sent from Paris into La Vendée numbered nine hundred and twelve men.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This was at the time when, after Argonne, Jemmapes, and Valmy, of the first battalion of Paris, which had numbered six hundred volunteers, only twenty-seven men remained, thirty-three of the second, and fifty-seven of the third,--a time of epic combats.
hundred
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From this reading Decimated by this cruel war, the battalion was reduced to about three hundred men.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During the last days of May, 1793, one of the Parisian battalions introduced into Brittany by Santerre was reconnoitring the formidable La Saudraie Woods in Astillé.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading During the last days of May, 1793, one of the Parisian battalions introduced into Brittany by Santerre was reconnoitring the formidable La Saudraie Woods in Astillé.
introduced
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From this reading During the last days of May, 1793, one of the Parisian battalions introduced into Brittany by Santerre was reconnoitring the formidable La Saudraie Woods in Astillé.
Jemmapes
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From this reading This was at the time when, after Argonne, Jemmapes, and Valmy, of the first battalion of Paris, which had numbered six hundred volunteers, only twenty-seven men remained, thirty-three of the second, and fifty-seven of the third,--a time of epic combats.
LA
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From this reading THE FOREST OF LA SAUDRAIE.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the last days of May, 1793, one of the Parisian battalions introduced into Brittany by Santerre was reconnoitring the formidable La Saudraie Woods in Astillé.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading During the last days of May, 1793, one of the Parisian battalions introduced into Brittany by Santerre was reconnoitring the formidable La Saudraie Woods in Astillé.
men
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From this reading Decimated by this cruel war, the battalion was reduced to about three hundred men.
nine
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From this reading The battalion sent from Paris into La Vendée numbered nine hundred and twelve men.
numbered
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From this reading This was at the time when, after Argonne, Jemmapes, and Valmy, of the first battalion of Paris, which had numbered six hundred volunteers, only twenty-seven men remained, thirty-three of the second, and fifty-seven of the third,--a time of epic combats.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FOREST OF LA SAUDRAIE.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading During the last days of May, 1793, one of the Parisian battalions introduced into Brittany by Santerre was reconnoitring the formidable La Saudraie Woods in Astillé.
only
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From this reading This was at the time when, after Argonne, Jemmapes, and Valmy, of the first battalion of Paris, which had numbered six hundred volunteers, only twenty-seven men remained, thirty-three of the second, and fifty-seven of the third,--a time of epic combats.
Paris
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From this reading This was at the time when, after Argonne, Jemmapes, and Valmy, of the first battalion of Paris, which had numbered six hundred volunteers, only twenty-seven men remained, thirty-three of the second, and fifty-seven of the third,--a time of epic combats.
Parisian
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From this reading During the last days of May, 1793, one of the Parisian battalions introduced into Brittany by Santerre was reconnoitring the formidable La Saudraie Woods in Astillé.
reconnoitring
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From this reading During the last days of May, 1793, one of the Parisian battalions introduced into Brittany by Santerre was reconnoitring the formidable La Saudraie Woods in Astillé.
reduced
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From this reading Decimated by this cruel war, the battalion was reduced to about three hundred men.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This was at the time when, after Argonne, Jemmapes, and Valmy, of the first battalion of Paris, which had numbered six hundred volunteers, only twenty-seven men remained, thirty-three of the second, and fifty-seven of the third,--a time of epic combats.
Santerre
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From this reading During the last days of May, 1793, one of the Parisian battalions introduced into Brittany by Santerre was reconnoitring the formidable La Saudraie Woods in Astillé.
SAUDRAIE
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From this reading THE FOREST OF LA SAUDRAIE.
second
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From this reading This was at the time when, after Argonne, Jemmapes, and Valmy, of the first battalion of Paris, which had numbered six hundred volunteers, only twenty-seven men remained, thirty-three of the second, and fifty-seven of the third,--a time of epic combats.
sent
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From this reading The battalion sent from Paris into La Vendée numbered nine hundred and twelve men.
six
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From this reading This was at the time when, after Argonne, Jemmapes, and Valmy, of the first battalion of Paris, which had numbered six hundred volunteers, only twenty-seven men remained, thirty-three of the second, and fifty-seven of the third,--a time of epic combats.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FOREST OF LA SAUDRAIE.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was at the time when, after Argonne, Jemmapes, and Valmy, of the first battalion of Paris, which had numbered six hundred volunteers, only twenty-seven men remained, thirty-three of the second, and fifty-seven of the third,--a time of epic combats.
thirty-three
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From this reading This was at the time when, after Argonne, Jemmapes, and Valmy, of the first battalion of Paris, which had numbered six hundred volunteers, only twenty-seven men remained, thirty-three of the second, and fifty-seven of the third,--a time of epic combats.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Decimated by this cruel war, the battalion was reduced to about three hundred men.
three
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From this reading Decimated by this cruel war, the battalion was reduced to about three hundred men.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was at the time when, after Argonne, Jemmapes, and Valmy, of the first battalion of Paris, which had numbered six hundred volunteers, only twenty-seven men remained, thirty-three of the second, and fifty-seven of the third,--a time of epic combats.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Decimated by this cruel war, the battalion was reduced to about three hundred men.
twelve
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From this reading The battalion sent from Paris into La Vendée numbered nine hundred and twelve men.
twenty-seven
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From this reading This was at the time when, after Argonne, Jemmapes, and Valmy, of the first battalion of Paris, which had numbered six hundred volunteers, only twenty-seven men remained, thirty-three of the second, and fifty-seven of the third,--a time of epic combats.
Valmy
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From this reading This was at the time when, after Argonne, Jemmapes, and Valmy, of the first battalion of Paris, which had numbered six hundred volunteers, only twenty-seven men remained, thirty-three of the second, and fifty-seven of the third,--a time of epic combats.
Vendée
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From this reading The battalion sent from Paris into La Vendée numbered nine hundred and twelve men.
volunteers
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From this reading This was at the time when, after Argonne, Jemmapes, and Valmy, of the first battalion of Paris, which had numbered six hundred volunteers, only twenty-seven men remained, thirty-three of the second, and fifty-seven of the third,--a time of epic combats.
war
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From this reading Decimated by this cruel war, the battalion was reduced to about three hundred men.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading During the last days of May, 1793, one of the Parisian battalions introduced into Brittany by Santerre was reconnoitring the formidable La Saudraie Woods in Astillé.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This was at the time when, after Argonne, Jemmapes, and Valmy, of the first battalion of Paris, which had numbered six hundred volunteers, only twenty-seven men remained, thirty-three of the second, and fifty-seven of the third,--a time of epic combats.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This was at the time when, after Argonne, Jemmapes, and Valmy, of the first battalion of Paris, which had numbered six hundred volunteers, only twenty-seven men remained, thirty-three of the second, and fifty-seven of the third,--a time of epic combats.
Woods
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From this reading During the last days of May, 1793, one of the Parisian battalions introduced into Brittany by Santerre was reconnoitring the formidable La Saudraie Woods in Astillé.
