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The dead tryst
The dead tryst

Chapter XVII

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FACING A BATTERY OF MITRAILLEUSES.
The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--
'Another new victory!
Thank God for His mercy!'
Referring to the official pietism of the Prussian monarch at this crisis, a very impartial historian of the war says thus:--'How little his armies were controlled by regard for humanity--the most essential element of any religion--will appear in lurid colours.
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The dead tryst

Chapter XVII

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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FACING A BATTERY OF MITRAILLEUSES.
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The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--
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'Another new victory!
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Thank God for His mercy!'
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Referring to the official pietism of the Prussian monarch at this crisis, a very impartial historian of the war says thus:--'How little his armies were controlled by regard for humanity--the most essential element of any religion--will appear in lurid colours.

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 “The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--”

Already noun US /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--”

Another noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “'Another new victory!”

Colours noun US /ˈcolours/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Referring to the official pietism of the Prussian monarch at this crisis, a very impartial historian of the war says thus:--'How little his armies were controlled by regard for humanity--the most essential element of any religion--will appear in lurid colours.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Referring to the official pietism of the Prussian monarch at this crisis, a very impartial historian of the war says thus:--'How little his armies were controlled by regard for humanity--the most essential element of any religion--will appear in lurid colours.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--”

Passed noun US /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--”

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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 FACING A BATTERY OF MITRAILLEUSES.

advanced

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From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

alarm

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From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

all

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From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

alreadynounUS /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

AnothernounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading 'Another new victory!

any

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From this reading Referring to the official pietism of the Prussian monarch at this crisis, a very impartial historian of the war says thus:--'How little his armies were controlled by regard for humanity--the most essential element of any religion--will appear in lurid colours.

appear

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From this reading Referring to the official pietism of the Prussian monarch at this crisis, a very impartial historian of the war says thus:--'How little his armies were controlled by regard for humanity--the most essential element of any religion--will appear in lurid colours.

armies

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From this reading Referring to the official pietism of the Prussian monarch at this crisis, a very impartial historian of the war says thus:--'How little his armies were controlled by regard for humanity--the most essential element of any religion--will appear in lurid colours.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

attended

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From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

BATTERY

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From this reading FACING A BATTERY OF MITRAILLEUSES.

Berlin

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From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

calling

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From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

came

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From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

coloursnounUS /ˈcolours/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Referring to the official pietism of the Prussian monarch at this crisis, a very impartial historian of the war says thus:--'How little his armies were controlled by regard for humanity--the most essential element of any religion--will appear in lurid colours.

controlled

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From this reading Referring to the official pietism of the Prussian monarch at this crisis, a very impartial historian of the war says thus:--'How little his armies were controlled by regard for humanity--the most essential element of any religion--will appear in lurid colours.

crisis

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From this reading Referring to the official pietism of the Prussian monarch at this crisis, a very impartial historian of the war says thus:--'How little his armies were controlled by regard for humanity--the most essential element of any religion--will appear in lurid colours.

dawn

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From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

day

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From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

element

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From this reading Referring to the official pietism of the Prussian monarch at this crisis, a very impartial historian of the war says thus:--'How little his armies were controlled by regard for humanity--the most essential element of any religion--will appear in lurid colours.

essential

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From this reading Referring to the official pietism of the Prussian monarch at this crisis, a very impartial historian of the war says thus:--'How little his armies were controlled by regard for humanity--the most essential element of any religion--will appear in lurid colours.

FACING

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From this reading FACING A BATTERY OF MITRAILLEUSES.

flying

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From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Thank God for His mercy!'

full

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From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

God

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From this reading Thank God for His mercy!'

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Thank God for His mercy!'

historian

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From this reading Referring to the official pietism of the Prussian monarch at this crisis, a very impartial historian of the war says thus:--'How little his armies were controlled by regard for humanity--the most essential element of any religion--will appear in lurid colours.

How

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From this reading Referring to the official pietism of the Prussian monarch at this crisis, a very impartial historian of the war says thus:--'How little his armies were controlled by regard for humanity--the most essential element of any religion--will appear in lurid colours.

humanity

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From this reading Referring to the official pietism of the Prussian monarch at this crisis, a very impartial historian of the war says thus:--'How little his armies were controlled by regard for humanity--the most essential element of any religion--will appear in lurid colours.

impartial

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From this reading Referring to the official pietism of the Prussian monarch at this crisis, a very impartial historian of the war says thus:--'How little his armies were controlled by regard for humanity--the most essential element of any religion--will appear in lurid colours.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

King

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From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

line

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From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Referring to the official pietism of the Prussian monarch at this crisis, a very impartial historian of the war says thus:--'How little his armies were controlled by regard for humanity--the most essential element of any religion--will appear in lurid colours.

lurid

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From this reading Referring to the official pietism of the Prussian monarch at this crisis, a very impartial historian of the war says thus:--'How little his armies were controlled by regard for humanity--the most essential element of any religion--will appear in lurid colours.

mercy

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From this reading Thank God for His mercy!'

MITRAILLEUSES

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From this reading FACING A BATTERY OF MITRAILLEUSES.

monarch

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From this reading Referring to the official pietism of the Prussian monarch at this crisis, a very impartial historian of the war says thus:--'How little his armies were controlled by regard for humanity--the most essential element of any religion--will appear in lurid colours.

most

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From this reading Referring to the official pietism of the Prussian monarch at this crisis, a very impartial historian of the war says thus:--'How little his armies were controlled by regard for humanity--the most essential element of any religion--will appear in lurid colours.

new

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From this reading 'Another new victory!

night

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From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading FACING A BATTERY OF MITRAILLEUSES.

officer

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From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

official

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From this reading Referring to the official pietism of the Prussian monarch at this crisis, a very impartial historian of the war says thus:--'How little his armies were controlled by regard for humanity--the most essential element of any religion--will appear in lurid colours.

out-pickets

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From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

passednounUS /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

pietism

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From this reading Referring to the official pietism of the Prussian monarch at this crisis, a very impartial historian of the war says thus:--'How little his armies were controlled by regard for humanity--the most essential element of any religion--will appear in lurid colours.

posts

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From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

probably

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From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

Prussian

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From this reading Referring to the official pietism of the Prussian monarch at this crisis, a very impartial historian of the war says thus:--'How little his armies were controlled by regard for humanity--the most essential element of any religion--will appear in lurid colours.

quietly

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From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

Referring

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From this reading Referring to the official pietism of the Prussian monarch at this crisis, a very impartial historian of the war says thus:--'How little his armies were controlled by regard for humanity--the most essential element of any religion--will appear in lurid colours.

regard

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From this reading Referring to the official pietism of the Prussian monarch at this crisis, a very impartial historian of the war says thus:--'How little his armies were controlled by regard for humanity--the most essential element of any religion--will appear in lurid colours.

religion

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From this reading Referring to the official pietism of the Prussian monarch at this crisis, a very impartial historian of the war says thus:--'How little his armies were controlled by regard for humanity--the most essential element of any religion--will appear in lurid colours.

says

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From this reading Referring to the official pietism of the Prussian monarch at this crisis, a very impartial historian of the war says thus:--'How little his armies were controlled by regard for humanity--the most essential element of any religion--will appear in lurid colours.

speed

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From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

telegraphing

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From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

Thank

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From this reading Thank God for His mercy!'

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Referring to the official pietism of the Prussian monarch at this crisis, a very impartial historian of the war says thus:--'How little his armies were controlled by regard for humanity--the most essential element of any religion--will appear in lurid colours.

thus

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From this reading Referring to the official pietism of the Prussian monarch at this crisis, a very impartial historian of the war says thus:--'How little his armies were controlled by regard for humanity--the most essential element of any religion--will appear in lurid colours.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

trumpeter

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From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

Uhlans

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From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

usual

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From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

very

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From this reading Referring to the official pietism of the Prussian monarch at this crisis, a very impartial historian of the war says thus:--'How little his armies were controlled by regard for humanity--the most essential element of any religion--will appear in lurid colours.

victory

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From this reading 'Another new victory!

war

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From this reading Referring to the official pietism of the Prussian monarch at this crisis, a very impartial historian of the war says thus:--'How little his armies were controlled by regard for humanity--the most essential element of any religion--will appear in lurid colours.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Referring to the official pietism of the Prussian monarch at this crisis, a very impartial historian of the war says thus:--'How little his armies were controlled by regard for humanity--the most essential element of any religion--will appear in lurid colours.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Referring to the official pietism of the Prussian monarch at this crisis, a very impartial historian of the war says thus:--'How little his armies were controlled by regard for humanity--the most essential element of any religion--will appear in lurid colours.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading The night passed over quietly, and without alarm; but with dawn of day came an officer of Uhlans, attended by a trumpeter, flying at full speed along the line of advanced posts, calling in all the out-pickets, while the King was probably already telegraphing to Berlin as usual:--