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62nd
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From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We must now devote a short chapter to the fate of young Frankenburg.
adjutant
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From this reading Ignorant that his friend Pierrepont had fallen--and a knowledge thereof would have served the latter but little--Heinrich, in his present capacity of adjutant, had to keep at his post and go on with the regiment, which, like the others, carried all before it.
all
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From this reading Ignorant that his friend Pierrepont had fallen--and a knowledge thereof would have served the latter but little--Heinrich, in his present capacity of adjutant, had to keep at his post and go on with the regiment, which, like the others, carried all before it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ignorant that his friend Pierrepont had fallen--and a knowledge thereof would have served the latter but little--Heinrich, in his present capacity of adjutant, had to keep at his post and go on with the regiment, which, like the others, carried all before it.
artillery
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From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ignorant that his friend Pierrepont had fallen--and a knowledge thereof would have served the latter but little--Heinrich, in his present capacity of adjutant, had to keep at his post and go on with the regiment, which, like the others, carried all before it.
aware
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From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
back
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From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
battalions
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From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
batteries
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From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Ignorant that his friend Pierrepont had fallen--and a knowledge thereof would have served the latter but little--Heinrich, in his present capacity of adjutant, had to keep at his post and go on with the regiment, which, like the others, carried all before it.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading For three hours the fighting was desperate there--the slaughter on both sides woeful!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ignorant that his friend Pierrepont had fallen--and a knowledge thereof would have served the latter but little--Heinrich, in his present capacity of adjutant, had to keep at his post and go on with the regiment, which, like the others, carried all before it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
capacity
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From this reading Ignorant that his friend Pierrepont had fallen--and a knowledge thereof would have served the latter but little--Heinrich, in his present capacity of adjutant, had to keep at his post and go on with the regiment, which, like the others, carried all before it.
carried
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From this reading Ignorant that his friend Pierrepont had fallen--and a knowledge thereof would have served the latter but little--Heinrich, in his present capacity of adjutant, had to keep at his post and go on with the regiment, which, like the others, carried all before it.
chapter
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From this reading We must now devote a short chapter to the fate of young Frankenburg.
desperate
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From this reading For three hours the fighting was desperate there--the slaughter on both sides woeful!
devote
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From this reading We must now devote a short chapter to the fate of young Frankenburg.
down
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From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
earthen
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From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
ENEMY'S
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From this reading IN THE ENEMY'S HANDS.
fall
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From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
fallen
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From this reading Ignorant that his friend Pierrepont had fallen--and a knowledge thereof would have served the latter but little--Heinrich, in his present capacity of adjutant, had to keep at his post and go on with the regiment, which, like the others, carried all before it.
fast-advancing
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From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
fate
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From this reading We must now devote a short chapter to the fate of young Frankenburg.
fighting
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From this reading For three hours the fighting was desperate there--the slaughter on both sides woeful!
fired
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From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For three hours the fighting was desperate there--the slaughter on both sides woeful!
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
Frankenburg
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From this reading We must now devote a short chapter to the fate of young Frankenburg.
French
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From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
friend
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From this reading Ignorant that his friend Pierrepont had fallen--and a knowledge thereof would have served the latter but little--Heinrich, in his present capacity of adjutant, had to keep at his post and go on with the regiment, which, like the others, carried all before it.
General
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From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
go
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From this reading Ignorant that his friend Pierrepont had fallen--and a knowledge thereof would have served the latter but little--Heinrich, in his present capacity of adjutant, had to keep at his post and go on with the regiment, which, like the others, carried all before it.
grape
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From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ignorant that his friend Pierrepont had fallen--and a knowledge thereof would have served the latter but little--Heinrich, in his present capacity of adjutant, had to keep at his post and go on with the regiment, which, like the others, carried all before it.
HANDSplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading IN THE ENEMY'S HANDS.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ignorant that his friend Pierrepont had fallen--and a knowledge thereof would have served the latter but little--Heinrich, in his present capacity of adjutant, had to keep at his post and go on with the regiment, which, like the others, carried all before it.
heads
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From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
Heinrich
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From this reading Ignorant that his friend Pierrepont had fallen--and a knowledge thereof would have served the latter but little--Heinrich, in his present capacity of adjutant, had to keep at his post and go on with the regiment, which, like the others, carried all before it.
hill
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From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ignorant that his friend Pierrepont had fallen--and a knowledge thereof would have served the latter but little--Heinrich, in his present capacity of adjutant, had to keep at his post and go on with the regiment, which, like the others, carried all before it.
hours
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From this reading For three hours the fighting was desperate there--the slaughter on both sides woeful!
IgnorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ignorant that his friend Pierrepont had fallen--and a knowledge thereof would have served the latter but little--Heinrich, in his present capacity of adjutant, had to keep at his post and go on with the regiment, which, like the others, carried all before it.
importance
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From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE ENEMY'S HANDS.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ignorant that his friend Pierrepont had fallen--and a knowledge thereof would have served the latter but little--Heinrich, in his present capacity of adjutant, had to keep at his post and go on with the regiment, which, like the others, carried all before it.
keep
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From this reading Ignorant that his friend Pierrepont had fallen--and a knowledge thereof would have served the latter but little--Heinrich, in his present capacity of adjutant, had to keep at his post and go on with the regiment, which, like the others, carried all before it.
keeping
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From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
knowledge
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From this reading Ignorant that his friend Pierrepont had fallen--and a knowledge thereof would have served the latter but little--Heinrich, in his present capacity of adjutant, had to keep at his post and go on with the regiment, which, like the others, carried all before it.
latter
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From this reading Ignorant that his friend Pierrepont had fallen--and a knowledge thereof would have served the latter but little--Heinrich, in his present capacity of adjutant, had to keep at his post and go on with the regiment, which, like the others, carried all before it.
lay
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From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
like
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From this reading Ignorant that his friend Pierrepont had fallen--and a knowledge thereof would have served the latter but little--Heinrich, in his present capacity of adjutant, had to keep at his post and go on with the regiment, which, like the others, carried all before it.
line
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From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ignorant that his friend Pierrepont had fallen--and a knowledge thereof would have served the latter but little--Heinrich, in his present capacity of adjutant, had to keep at his post and go on with the regiment, which, like the others, carried all before it.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must now devote a short chapter to the fate of young Frankenburg.
now
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From this reading We must now devote a short chapter to the fate of young Frankenburg.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We must now devote a short chapter to the fate of young Frankenburg.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ignorant that his friend Pierrepont had fallen--and a knowledge thereof would have served the latter but little--Heinrich, in his present capacity of adjutant, had to keep at his post and go on with the regiment, which, like the others, carried all before it.
others
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From this reading Ignorant that his friend Pierrepont had fallen--and a knowledge thereof would have served the latter but little--Heinrich, in his present capacity of adjutant, had to keep at his post and go on with the regiment, which, like the others, carried all before it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
Pierrepont
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From this reading Ignorant that his friend Pierrepont had fallen--and a knowledge thereof would have served the latter but little--Heinrich, in his present capacity of adjutant, had to keep at his post and go on with the regiment, which, like the others, carried all before it.
possession
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From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
post
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From this reading Ignorant that his friend Pierrepont had fallen--and a knowledge thereof would have served the latter but little--Heinrich, in his present capacity of adjutant, had to keep at his post and go on with the regiment, which, like the others, carried all before it.
present
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From this reading Ignorant that his friend Pierrepont had fallen--and a knowledge thereof would have served the latter but little--Heinrich, in his present capacity of adjutant, had to keep at his post and go on with the regiment, which, like the others, carried all before it.
Prussians
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From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
raining
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From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
rear
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From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
regiment
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From this reading Ignorant that his friend Pierrepont had fallen--and a knowledge thereof would have served the latter but little--Heinrich, in his present capacity of adjutant, had to keep at his post and go on with the regiment, which, like the others, carried all before it.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
sent
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From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
served
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From this reading Ignorant that his friend Pierrepont had fallen--and a knowledge thereof would have served the latter but little--Heinrich, in his present capacity of adjutant, had to keep at his post and go on with the regiment, which, like the others, carried all before it.
several
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From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
shell
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From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading We must now devote a short chapter to the fate of young Frankenburg.
sides
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From this reading For three hours the fighting was desperate there--the slaughter on both sides woeful!
slaughter
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From this reading For three hours the fighting was desperate there--the slaughter on both sides woeful!
some
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From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
soon
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From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
Steinmetz
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From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ignorant that his friend Pierrepont had fallen--and a knowledge thereof would have served the latter but little--Heinrich, in his present capacity of adjutant, had to keep at his post and go on with the regiment, which, like the others, carried all before it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE ENEMY'S HANDS.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
there
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From this reading For three hours the fighting was desperate there--the slaughter on both sides woeful!
thereof
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From this reading Ignorant that his friend Pierrepont had fallen--and a knowledge thereof would have served the latter but little--Heinrich, in his present capacity of adjutant, had to keep at his post and go on with the regiment, which, like the others, carried all before it.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
three
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From this reading For three hours the fighting was desperate there--the slaughter on both sides woeful!
threw
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From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We must now devote a short chapter to the fate of young Frankenburg.
troops
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From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
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From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
vital
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From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For three hours the fighting was desperate there--the slaughter on both sides woeful!
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must now devote a short chapter to the fate of young Frankenburg.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Ignorant that his friend Pierrepont had fallen--and a knowledge thereof would have served the latter but little--Heinrich, in his present capacity of adjutant, had to keep at his post and go on with the regiment, which, like the others, carried all before it.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ignorant that his friend Pierrepont had fallen--and a knowledge thereof would have served the latter but little--Heinrich, in his present capacity of adjutant, had to keep at his post and go on with the regiment, which, like the others, carried all before it.
woeful
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From this reading For three hours the fighting was desperate there--the slaughter on both sides woeful!
works
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From this reading The French, aware of the vital importance of keeping possession of a hill on their right, as soon as their troops began to fall back before those battalions sent forward by General Steinmetz, threw up some earthen works, in rear of which their 62nd regiment of the line lay down, while several batteries of artillery fired over their heads, raining grape and shell upon the fast-advancing Prussians.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ignorant that his friend Pierrepont had fallen--and a knowledge thereof would have served the latter but little--Heinrich, in his present capacity of adjutant, had to keep at his post and go on with the regiment, which, like the others, carried all before it.
young
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From this reading We must now devote a short chapter to the fate of young Frankenburg.
