Chapter X
TO THE RHINE! 'To Paris! To Paris! Hoch Germania!' Such were the cries that rang along the line of march, when on the 1st of August the various columns of the German army began to meet those which left Paris shouting 'To Berlin!'
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Chapter X
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TO
THE
RHINE!
'To
Paris!
To
Paris!
Hoch
Germania!'
Such
were
the
cries
that
rang
along
the
line
of
march,
when
on
the
1st
of
August
the
various
columns
of
the
German
army
began
to
meet
those
which
left
Paris
shouting
'To
Berlin!'
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
TO
THE
RHINE!
Line 2
'To
Paris!
Line 3
To
Paris!
Line 4
Hoch
Germania!'
Line 5
Such
were
the
cries
that
rang
along
the
line
of
march,
when
on
the
1st
of
August
the
various
columns
of
the
German
army
began
to
meet
those
which
left
Paris
shouting
'To
Berlin!'
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Along
preposition
US /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Such were the cries that rang along the line of march, when on the 1st of August the various columns of the German army began to meet those which left Paris shouting 'To Berlin!'”
Began
noun
US /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Such were the cries that rang along the line of march, when on the 1st of August the various columns of the German army began to meet those which left Paris shouting 'To Berlin!'”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Such were the cries that rang along the line of march, when on the 1st of August the various columns of the German army began to meet those which left Paris shouting 'To Berlin!'”
Those
determiner
US /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Such were the cries that rang along the line of march, when on the 1st of August the various columns of the German army began to meet those which left Paris shouting 'To Berlin!'”
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1st
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From this reading Such were the cries that rang along the line of march, when on the 1st of August the various columns of the German army began to meet those which left Paris shouting 'To Berlin!'
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Such were the cries that rang along the line of march, when on the 1st of August the various columns of the German army began to meet those which left Paris shouting 'To Berlin!'
army
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From this reading Such were the cries that rang along the line of march, when on the 1st of August the various columns of the German army began to meet those which left Paris shouting 'To Berlin!'
August
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From this reading Such were the cries that rang along the line of march, when on the 1st of August the various columns of the German army began to meet those which left Paris shouting 'To Berlin!'
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such were the cries that rang along the line of march, when on the 1st of August the various columns of the German army began to meet those which left Paris shouting 'To Berlin!'
Berlin
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From this reading Such were the cries that rang along the line of march, when on the 1st of August the various columns of the German army began to meet those which left Paris shouting 'To Berlin!'
columns
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From this reading Such were the cries that rang along the line of march, when on the 1st of August the various columns of the German army began to meet those which left Paris shouting 'To Berlin!'
cries
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From this reading Such were the cries that rang along the line of march, when on the 1st of August the various columns of the German army began to meet those which left Paris shouting 'To Berlin!'
German
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From this reading Such were the cries that rang along the line of march, when on the 1st of August the various columns of the German army began to meet those which left Paris shouting 'To Berlin!'
Germania
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From this reading Hoch Germania!'
Hoch
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From this reading Hoch Germania!'
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such were the cries that rang along the line of march, when on the 1st of August the various columns of the German army began to meet those which left Paris shouting 'To Berlin!'
line
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From this reading Such were the cries that rang along the line of march, when on the 1st of August the various columns of the German army began to meet those which left Paris shouting 'To Berlin!'
march
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From this reading Such were the cries that rang along the line of march, when on the 1st of August the various columns of the German army began to meet those which left Paris shouting 'To Berlin!'
meet
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From this reading Such were the cries that rang along the line of march, when on the 1st of August the various columns of the German army began to meet those which left Paris shouting 'To Berlin!'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such were the cries that rang along the line of march, when on the 1st of August the various columns of the German army began to meet those which left Paris shouting 'To Berlin!'
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Such were the cries that rang along the line of march, when on the 1st of August the various columns of the German army began to meet those which left Paris shouting 'To Berlin!'
Paris
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From this reading 'To Paris!
rang
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From this reading Such were the cries that rang along the line of march, when on the 1st of August the various columns of the German army began to meet those which left Paris shouting 'To Berlin!'
RHINE
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From this reading TO THE RHINE!
shouting
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From this reading Such were the cries that rang along the line of march, when on the 1st of August the various columns of the German army began to meet those which left Paris shouting 'To Berlin!'
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such were the cries that rang along the line of march, when on the 1st of August the various columns of the German army began to meet those which left Paris shouting 'To Berlin!'
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Such were the cries that rang along the line of march, when on the 1st of August the various columns of the German army began to meet those which left Paris shouting 'To Berlin!'
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO THE RHINE!
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Such were the cries that rang along the line of march, when on the 1st of August the various columns of the German army began to meet those which left Paris shouting 'To Berlin!'
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO THE RHINE!
various
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From this reading Such were the cries that rang along the line of march, when on the 1st of August the various columns of the German army began to meet those which left Paris shouting 'To Berlin!'
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such were the cries that rang along the line of march, when on the 1st of August the various columns of the German army began to meet those which left Paris shouting 'To Berlin!'
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Such were the cries that rang along the line of march, when on the 1st of August the various columns of the German army began to meet those which left Paris shouting 'To Berlin!'
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Such were the cries that rang along the line of march, when on the 1st of August the various columns of the German army began to meet those which left Paris shouting 'To Berlin!'