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13th
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From this reading We have said that on the 13th of August the Prussian advanced guard was at Pont-à-Mousson.
95th
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From this reading This was on a Sunday morning, after the Herr Pastor of the 95th had preached on the text of 'Peace on earth and goodwill to all men'--French excepted, apparently--as the Colonel, while the regiment was yet in a hollow square, issued special orders as to the cleaning of the needle-guns and mode of carrying the ammunition in the pouches.
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 on a Sunday morning, after the Herr Pastor of the 95th had preached on the text of 'Peace on earth and goodwill to all men'--French excepted, apparently--as the Colonel, while the regiment was yet in a hollow square, issued special orders as to the cleaning of the needle-guns and mode of carrying the ammunition in the pouches.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The following day saw them defiling, with drums beating, colours flying, and bayonets flashing in the sun, across the great bridge which there spans the Moselle, and gives its name to the town.
advanced
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From this reading We have said that on the 13th of August the Prussian advanced guard was at Pont-à-Mousson.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading This was on a Sunday morning, after the Herr Pastor of the 95th had preached on the text of 'Peace on earth and goodwill to all men'--French excepted, apparently--as the Colonel, while the regiment was yet in a hollow square, issued special orders as to the cleaning of the needle-guns and mode of carrying the ammunition in the pouches.
all
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From this reading And now to relate that catastrophe which caused such grief and horror to the hearts of all in that hitherto peaceful German home.
ammunition
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From this reading This was on a Sunday morning, after the Herr Pastor of the 95th had preached on the text of 'Peace on earth and goodwill to all men'--French excepted, apparently--as the Colonel, while the regiment was yet in a hollow square, issued special orders as to the cleaning of the needle-guns and mode of carrying the ammunition in the pouches.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now to relate that catastrophe which caused such grief and horror to the hearts of all in that hitherto peaceful German home.
apparently
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From this reading This was on a Sunday morning, after the Herr Pastor of the 95th had preached on the text of 'Peace on earth and goodwill to all men'--French excepted, apparently--as the Colonel, while the regiment was yet in a hollow square, issued special orders as to the cleaning of the needle-guns and mode of carrying the ammunition in the pouches.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This was on a Sunday morning, after the Herr Pastor of the 95th had preached on the text of 'Peace on earth and goodwill to all men'--French excepted, apparently--as the Colonel, while the regiment was yet in a hollow square, issued special orders as to the cleaning of the needle-guns and mode of carrying the ammunition in the pouches.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We have said that on the 13th of August the Prussian advanced guard was at Pont-à-Mousson.
August
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From this reading We have said that on the 13th of August the Prussian advanced guard was at Pont-à-Mousson.
bayonets
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From this reading The following day saw them defiling, with drums beating, colours flying, and bayonets flashing in the sun, across the great bridge which there spans the Moselle, and gives its name to the town.
beating
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From this reading The following day saw them defiling, with drums beating, colours flying, and bayonets flashing in the sun, across the great bridge which there spans the Moselle, and gives its name to the town.
bridge
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From this reading The following day saw them defiling, with drums beating, colours flying, and bayonets flashing in the sun, across the great bridge which there spans the Moselle, and gives its name to the town.
carrying
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From this reading This was on a Sunday morning, after the Herr Pastor of the 95th had preached on the text of 'Peace on earth and goodwill to all men'--French excepted, apparently--as the Colonel, while the regiment was yet in a hollow square, issued special orders as to the cleaning of the needle-guns and mode of carrying the ammunition in the pouches.
catastrophe
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From this reading And now to relate that catastrophe which caused such grief and horror to the hearts of all in that hitherto peaceful German home.
caused
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From this reading And now to relate that catastrophe which caused such grief and horror to the hearts of all in that hitherto peaceful German home.
cleaning
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From this reading This was on a Sunday morning, after the Herr Pastor of the 95th had preached on the text of 'Peace on earth and goodwill to all men'--French excepted, apparently--as the Colonel, while the regiment was yet in a hollow square, issued special orders as to the cleaning of the needle-guns and mode of carrying the ammunition in the pouches.
Colonel
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From this reading This was on a Sunday morning, after the Herr Pastor of the 95th had preached on the text of 'Peace on earth and goodwill to all men'--French excepted, apparently--as the Colonel, while the regiment was yet in a hollow square, issued special orders as to the cleaning of the needle-guns and mode of carrying the ammunition in the pouches.
coloursnounUS /ˈcolours/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The following day saw them defiling, with drums beating, colours flying, and bayonets flashing in the sun, across the great bridge which there spans the Moselle, and gives its name to the town.
day
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From this reading The following day saw them defiling, with drums beating, colours flying, and bayonets flashing in the sun, across the great bridge which there spans the Moselle, and gives its name to the town.
defiling
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From this reading The following day saw them defiling, with drums beating, colours flying, and bayonets flashing in the sun, across the great bridge which there spans the Moselle, and gives its name to the town.
drums
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From this reading The following day saw them defiling, with drums beating, colours flying, and bayonets flashing in the sun, across the great bridge which there spans the Moselle, and gives its name to the town.
earth
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From this reading This was on a Sunday morning, after the Herr Pastor of the 95th had preached on the text of 'Peace on earth and goodwill to all men'--French excepted, apparently--as the Colonel, while the regiment was yet in a hollow square, issued special orders as to the cleaning of the needle-guns and mode of carrying the ammunition in the pouches.
excepted
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From this reading This was on a Sunday morning, after the Herr Pastor of the 95th had preached on the text of 'Peace on earth and goodwill to all men'--French excepted, apparently--as the Colonel, while the regiment was yet in a hollow square, issued special orders as to the cleaning of the needle-guns and mode of carrying the ammunition in the pouches.
flashing
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From this reading The following day saw them defiling, with drums beating, colours flying, and bayonets flashing in the sun, across the great bridge which there spans the Moselle, and gives its name to the town.
flying
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From this reading The following day saw them defiling, with drums beating, colours flying, and bayonets flashing in the sun, across the great bridge which there spans the Moselle, and gives its name to the town.
following
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From this reading The following day saw them defiling, with drums beating, colours flying, and bayonets flashing in the sun, across the great bridge which there spans the Moselle, and gives its name to the town.
French
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From this reading This was on a Sunday morning, after the Herr Pastor of the 95th had preached on the text of 'Peace on earth and goodwill to all men'--French excepted, apparently--as the Colonel, while the regiment was yet in a hollow square, issued special orders as to the cleaning of the needle-guns and mode of carrying the ammunition in the pouches.
FRONT
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From this reading IN FRONT OF METZ.
German
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From this reading And now to relate that catastrophe which caused such grief and horror to the hearts of all in that hitherto peaceful German home.
gives
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From this reading The following day saw them defiling, with drums beating, colours flying, and bayonets flashing in the sun, across the great bridge which there spans the Moselle, and gives its name to the town.
goodwill
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From this reading This was on a Sunday morning, after the Herr Pastor of the 95th had preached on the text of 'Peace on earth and goodwill to all men'--French excepted, apparently--as the Colonel, while the regiment was yet in a hollow square, issued special orders as to the cleaning of the needle-guns and mode of carrying the ammunition in the pouches.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The following day saw them defiling, with drums beating, colours flying, and bayonets flashing in the sun, across the great bridge which there spans the Moselle, and gives its name to the town.
grief
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From this reading And now to relate that catastrophe which caused such grief and horror to the hearts of all in that hitherto peaceful German home.
guard
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From this reading We have said that on the 13th of August the Prussian advanced guard was at Pont-à-Mousson.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This was on a Sunday morning, after the Herr Pastor of the 95th had preached on the text of 'Peace on earth and goodwill to all men'--French excepted, apparently--as the Colonel, while the regiment was yet in a hollow square, issued special orders as to the cleaning of the needle-guns and mode of carrying the ammunition in the pouches.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have said that on the 13th of August the Prussian advanced guard was at Pont-à-Mousson.
hearts
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From this reading And now to relate that catastrophe which caused such grief and horror to the hearts of all in that hitherto peaceful German home.
Herr
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From this reading This was on a Sunday morning, after the Herr Pastor of the 95th had preached on the text of 'Peace on earth and goodwill to all men'--French excepted, apparently--as the Colonel, while the regiment was yet in a hollow square, issued special orders as to the cleaning of the needle-guns and mode of carrying the ammunition in the pouches.
hitherto
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From this reading And now to relate that catastrophe which caused such grief and horror to the hearts of all in that hitherto peaceful German home.
hollow
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From this reading This was on a Sunday morning, after the Herr Pastor of the 95th had preached on the text of 'Peace on earth and goodwill to all men'--French excepted, apparently--as the Colonel, while the regiment was yet in a hollow square, issued special orders as to the cleaning of the needle-guns and mode of carrying the ammunition in the pouches.
home
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From this reading And now to relate that catastrophe which caused such grief and horror to the hearts of all in that hitherto peaceful German home.
horror
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From this reading And now to relate that catastrophe which caused such grief and horror to the hearts of all in that hitherto peaceful German home.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN FRONT OF METZ.
issuednounUS /issued/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was on a Sunday morning, after the Herr Pastor of the 95th had preached on the text of 'Peace on earth and goodwill to all men'--French excepted, apparently--as the Colonel, while the regiment was yet in a hollow square, issued special orders as to the cleaning of the needle-guns and mode of carrying the ammunition in the pouches.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The following day saw them defiling, with drums beating, colours flying, and bayonets flashing in the sun, across the great bridge which there spans the Moselle, and gives its name to the town.
men
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From this reading This was on a Sunday morning, after the Herr Pastor of the 95th had preached on the text of 'Peace on earth and goodwill to all men'--French excepted, apparently--as the Colonel, while the regiment was yet in a hollow square, issued special orders as to the cleaning of the needle-guns and mode of carrying the ammunition in the pouches.
METZ
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From this reading IN FRONT OF METZ.
mode
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From this reading This was on a Sunday morning, after the Herr Pastor of the 95th had preached on the text of 'Peace on earth and goodwill to all men'--French excepted, apparently--as the Colonel, while the regiment was yet in a hollow square, issued special orders as to the cleaning of the needle-guns and mode of carrying the ammunition in the pouches.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was on a Sunday morning, after the Herr Pastor of the 95th had preached on the text of 'Peace on earth and goodwill to all men'--French excepted, apparently--as the Colonel, while the regiment was yet in a hollow square, issued special orders as to the cleaning of the needle-guns and mode of carrying the ammunition in the pouches.
Moselle
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From this reading The following day saw them defiling, with drums beating, colours flying, and bayonets flashing in the sun, across the great bridge which there spans the Moselle, and gives its name to the town.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The following day saw them defiling, with drums beating, colours flying, and bayonets flashing in the sun, across the great bridge which there spans the Moselle, and gives its name to the town.
needle-guns
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From this reading This was on a Sunday morning, after the Herr Pastor of the 95th had preached on the text of 'Peace on earth and goodwill to all men'--French excepted, apparently--as the Colonel, while the regiment was yet in a hollow square, issued special orders as to the cleaning of the needle-guns and mode of carrying the ammunition in the pouches.
now
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From this reading And now to relate that catastrophe which caused such grief and horror to the hearts of all in that hitherto peaceful German home.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN FRONT OF METZ.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We have said that on the 13th of August the Prussian advanced guard was at Pont-à-Mousson.
orders
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From this reading This was on a Sunday morning, after the Herr Pastor of the 95th had preached on the text of 'Peace on earth and goodwill to all men'--French excepted, apparently--as the Colonel, while the regiment was yet in a hollow square, issued special orders as to the cleaning of the needle-guns and mode of carrying the ammunition in the pouches.
Pastor
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From this reading This was on a Sunday morning, after the Herr Pastor of the 95th had preached on the text of 'Peace on earth and goodwill to all men'--French excepted, apparently--as the Colonel, while the regiment was yet in a hollow square, issued special orders as to the cleaning of the needle-guns and mode of carrying the ammunition in the pouches.
Peace
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From this reading This was on a Sunday morning, after the Herr Pastor of the 95th had preached on the text of 'Peace on earth and goodwill to all men'--French excepted, apparently--as the Colonel, while the regiment was yet in a hollow square, issued special orders as to the cleaning of the needle-guns and mode of carrying the ammunition in the pouches.
peaceful
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From this reading And now to relate that catastrophe which caused such grief and horror to the hearts of all in that hitherto peaceful German home.
Pont-à-Mousson
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From this reading We have said that on the 13th of August the Prussian advanced guard was at Pont-à-Mousson.
pouches
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From this reading This was on a Sunday morning, after the Herr Pastor of the 95th had preached on the text of 'Peace on earth and goodwill to all men'--French excepted, apparently--as the Colonel, while the regiment was yet in a hollow square, issued special orders as to the cleaning of the needle-guns and mode of carrying the ammunition in the pouches.
preached
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From this reading This was on a Sunday morning, after the Herr Pastor of the 95th had preached on the text of 'Peace on earth and goodwill to all men'--French excepted, apparently--as the Colonel, while the regiment was yet in a hollow square, issued special orders as to the cleaning of the needle-guns and mode of carrying the ammunition in the pouches.
Prussian
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From this reading We have said that on the 13th of August the Prussian advanced guard was at Pont-à-Mousson.
regiment
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From this reading This was on a Sunday morning, after the Herr Pastor of the 95th had preached on the text of 'Peace on earth and goodwill to all men'--French excepted, apparently--as the Colonel, while the regiment was yet in a hollow square, issued special orders as to the cleaning of the needle-guns and mode of carrying the ammunition in the pouches.
relate
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From this reading And now to relate that catastrophe which caused such grief and horror to the hearts of all in that hitherto peaceful German home.
said
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From this reading We have said that on the 13th of August the Prussian advanced guard was at Pont-à-Mousson.
saw
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From this reading The following day saw them defiling, with drums beating, colours flying, and bayonets flashing in the sun, across the great bridge which there spans the Moselle, and gives its name to the town.
spans
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From this reading The following day saw them defiling, with drums beating, colours flying, and bayonets flashing in the sun, across the great bridge which there spans the Moselle, and gives its name to the town.
special
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From this reading This was on a Sunday morning, after the Herr Pastor of the 95th had preached on the text of 'Peace on earth and goodwill to all men'--French excepted, apparently--as the Colonel, while the regiment was yet in a hollow square, issued special orders as to the cleaning of the needle-guns and mode of carrying the ammunition in the pouches.
square
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From this reading This was on a Sunday morning, after the Herr Pastor of the 95th had preached on the text of 'Peace on earth and goodwill to all men'--French excepted, apparently--as the Colonel, while the regiment was yet in a hollow square, issued special orders as to the cleaning of the needle-guns and mode of carrying the ammunition in the pouches.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And now to relate that catastrophe which caused such grief and horror to the hearts of all in that hitherto peaceful German home.
sun
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From this reading The following day saw them defiling, with drums beating, colours flying, and bayonets flashing in the sun, across the great bridge which there spans the Moselle, and gives its name to the town.
Sunday
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From this reading This was on a Sunday morning, after the Herr Pastor of the 95th had preached on the text of 'Peace on earth and goodwill to all men'--French excepted, apparently--as the Colonel, while the regiment was yet in a hollow square, issued special orders as to the cleaning of the needle-guns and mode of carrying the ammunition in the pouches.
text
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From this reading This was on a Sunday morning, after the Herr Pastor of the 95th had preached on the text of 'Peace on earth and goodwill to all men'--French excepted, apparently--as the Colonel, while the regiment was yet in a hollow square, issued special orders as to the cleaning of the needle-guns and mode of carrying the ammunition in the pouches.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And now to relate that catastrophe which caused such grief and horror to the hearts of all in that hitherto peaceful German home.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now to relate that catastrophe which caused such grief and horror to the hearts of all in that hitherto peaceful German home.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The following day saw them defiling, with drums beating, colours flying, and bayonets flashing in the sun, across the great bridge which there spans the Moselle, and gives its name to the town.
there
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From this reading The following day saw them defiling, with drums beating, colours flying, and bayonets flashing in the sun, across the great bridge which there spans the Moselle, and gives its name to the town.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was on a Sunday morning, after the Herr Pastor of the 95th had preached on the text of 'Peace on earth and goodwill to all men'--French excepted, apparently--as the Colonel, while the regiment was yet in a hollow square, issued special orders as to the cleaning of the needle-guns and mode of carrying the ammunition in the pouches.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And now to relate that catastrophe which caused such grief and horror to the hearts of all in that hitherto peaceful German home.
town
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From this reading The following day saw them defiling, with drums beating, colours flying, and bayonets flashing in the sun, across the great bridge which there spans the Moselle, and gives its name to the town.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We have said that on the 13th of August the Prussian advanced guard was at Pont-à-Mousson.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have said that on the 13th of August the Prussian advanced guard was at Pont-à-Mousson.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And now to relate that catastrophe which caused such grief and horror to the hearts of all in that hitherto peaceful German home.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading This was on a Sunday morning, after the Herr Pastor of the 95th had preached on the text of 'Peace on earth and goodwill to all men'--French excepted, apparently--as the Colonel, while the regiment was yet in a hollow square, issued special orders as to the cleaning of the needle-guns and mode of carrying the ammunition in the pouches.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The following day saw them defiling, with drums beating, colours flying, and bayonets flashing in the sun, across the great bridge which there spans the Moselle, and gives its name to the town.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading This was on a Sunday morning, after the Herr Pastor of the 95th had preached on the text of 'Peace on earth and goodwill to all men'--French excepted, apparently--as the Colonel, while the regiment was yet in a hollow square, issued special orders as to the cleaning of the needle-guns and mode of carrying the ammunition in the pouches.
