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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 IN VIEW OF SEDAN--SILVINE'S STORY A frightful medley of men, horses, and vehicles encumbered the sloping street of Remilly, descending in zigzags to the Meuse.
able
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From this reading Near the spinning-mill below, where a fall of the Emmane roars, a train of baggage waggons was stranded, completely blocking the road; whilst an ever-swelling mob of exasperated soldiers was fighting at the Cross of Malta inn, without any of the men being able to obtain even a glass of wine.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The Engineers had thrown a pontoon bridge across the river during the morning.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Near the spinning-mill below, where a fall of the Emmane roars, a train of baggage waggons was stranded, completely blocking the road; whilst an ever-swelling mob of exasperated soldiers was fighting at the Cross of Malta inn, without any of the men being able to obtain even a glass of wine.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN VIEW OF SEDAN--SILVINE'S STORY A frightful medley of men, horses, and vehicles encumbered the sloping street of Remilly, descending in zigzags to the Meuse.
any
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From this reading Halfway down the hill, in front of the church, were some guns, the wheels of which were locked together, and the men seemed unable to get them any farther, however much they might swear and push.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Near the spinning-mill below, where a fall of the Emmane roars, a train of baggage waggons was stranded, completely blocking the road; whilst an ever-swelling mob of exasperated soldiers was fighting at the Cross of Malta inn, without any of the men being able to obtain even a glass of wine.
baggage
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From this reading Near the spinning-mill below, where a fall of the Emmane roars, a train of baggage waggons was stranded, completely blocking the road; whilst an ever-swelling mob of exasperated soldiers was fighting at the Cross of Malta inn, without any of the men being able to obtain even a glass of wine.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Near the spinning-mill below, where a fall of the Emmane roars, a train of baggage waggons was stranded, completely blocking the road; whilst an ever-swelling mob of exasperated soldiers was fighting at the Cross of Malta inn, without any of the men being able to obtain even a glass of wine.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Near the spinning-mill below, where a fall of the Emmane roars, a train of baggage waggons was stranded, completely blocking the road; whilst an ever-swelling mob of exasperated soldiers was fighting at the Cross of Malta inn, without any of the men being able to obtain even a glass of wine.
blocking
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From this reading Near the spinning-mill below, where a fall of the Emmane roars, a train of baggage waggons was stranded, completely blocking the road; whilst an ever-swelling mob of exasperated soldiers was fighting at the Cross of Malta inn, without any of the men being able to obtain even a glass of wine.
bridge
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From this reading The Engineers had thrown a pontoon bridge across the river during the morning.
came
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From this reading The furious rush came to an end on the southern side of the village, which a copse here separates from the Meuse.
church
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From this reading Halfway down the hill, in front of the church, were some guns, the wheels of which were locked together, and the men seemed unable to get them any farther, however much they might swear and push.
completely
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From this reading Near the spinning-mill below, where a fall of the Emmane roars, a train of baggage waggons was stranded, completely blocking the road; whilst an ever-swelling mob of exasperated soldiers was fighting at the Cross of Malta inn, without any of the men being able to obtain even a glass of wine.
copse
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From this reading The furious rush came to an end on the southern side of the village, which a copse here separates from the Meuse.
Cross
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From this reading Near the spinning-mill below, where a fall of the Emmane roars, a train of baggage waggons was stranded, completely blocking the road; whilst an ever-swelling mob of exasperated soldiers was fighting at the Cross of Malta inn, without any of the men being able to obtain even a glass of wine.
descending
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From this reading IN VIEW OF SEDAN--SILVINE'S STORY A frightful medley of men, horses, and vehicles encumbered the sloping street of Remilly, descending in zigzags to the Meuse.
down
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From this reading Halfway down the hill, in front of the church, were some guns, the wheels of which were locked together, and the men seemed unable to get them any farther, however much they might swear and push.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The Engineers had thrown a pontoon bridge across the river during the morning.
Emmane
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From this reading Near the spinning-mill below, where a fall of the Emmane roars, a train of baggage waggons was stranded, completely blocking the road; whilst an ever-swelling mob of exasperated soldiers was fighting at the Cross of Malta inn, without any of the men being able to obtain even a glass of wine.
encumbered
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From this reading IN VIEW OF SEDAN--SILVINE'S STORY A frightful medley of men, horses, and vehicles encumbered the sloping street of Remilly, descending in zigzags to the Meuse.
end
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From this reading The furious rush came to an end on the southern side of the village, which a copse here separates from the Meuse.
Engineers
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From this reading The Engineers had thrown a pontoon bridge across the river during the morning.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Near the spinning-mill below, where a fall of the Emmane roars, a train of baggage waggons was stranded, completely blocking the road; whilst an ever-swelling mob of exasperated soldiers was fighting at the Cross of Malta inn, without any of the men being able to obtain even a glass of wine.
ever-swelling
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From this reading Near the spinning-mill below, where a fall of the Emmane roars, a train of baggage waggons was stranded, completely blocking the road; whilst an ever-swelling mob of exasperated soldiers was fighting at the Cross of Malta inn, without any of the men being able to obtain even a glass of wine.
exasperated
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From this reading Near the spinning-mill below, where a fall of the Emmane roars, a train of baggage waggons was stranded, completely blocking the road; whilst an ever-swelling mob of exasperated soldiers was fighting at the Cross of Malta inn, without any of the men being able to obtain even a glass of wine.
fall
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From this reading Near the spinning-mill below, where a fall of the Emmane roars, a train of baggage waggons was stranded, completely blocking the road; whilst an ever-swelling mob of exasperated soldiers was fighting at the Cross of Malta inn, without any of the men being able to obtain even a glass of wine.
farther
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From this reading Halfway down the hill, in front of the church, were some guns, the wheels of which were locked together, and the men seemed unable to get them any farther, however much they might swear and push.
fighting
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From this reading Near the spinning-mill below, where a fall of the Emmane roars, a train of baggage waggons was stranded, completely blocking the road; whilst an ever-swelling mob of exasperated soldiers was fighting at the Cross of Malta inn, without any of the men being able to obtain even a glass of wine.
frightful
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From this reading IN VIEW OF SEDAN--SILVINE'S STORY A frightful medley of men, horses, and vehicles encumbered the sloping street of Remilly, descending in zigzags to the Meuse.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The furious rush came to an end on the southern side of the village, which a copse here separates from the Meuse.
front
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From this reading Halfway down the hill, in front of the church, were some guns, the wheels of which were locked together, and the men seemed unable to get them any farther, however much they might swear and push.
furious
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From this reading The furious rush came to an end on the southern side of the village, which a copse here separates from the Meuse.
get
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From this reading Halfway down the hill, in front of the church, were some guns, the wheels of which were locked together, and the men seemed unable to get them any farther, however much they might swear and push.
glass
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From this reading Near the spinning-mill below, where a fall of the Emmane roars, a train of baggage waggons was stranded, completely blocking the road; whilst an ever-swelling mob of exasperated soldiers was fighting at the Cross of Malta inn, without any of the men being able to obtain even a glass of wine.
guns
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From this reading Halfway down the hill, in front of the church, were some guns, the wheels of which were locked together, and the men seemed unable to get them any farther, however much they might swear and push.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Engineers had thrown a pontoon bridge across the river during the morning.
Halfway
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From this reading Halfway down the hill, in front of the church, were some guns, the wheels of which were locked together, and the men seemed unable to get them any farther, however much they might swear and push.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The furious rush came to an end on the southern side of the village, which a copse here separates from the Meuse.
hill
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From this reading Halfway down the hill, in front of the church, were some guns, the wheels of which were locked together, and the men seemed unable to get them any farther, however much they might swear and push.
horses
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From this reading IN VIEW OF SEDAN--SILVINE'S STORY A frightful medley of men, horses, and vehicles encumbered the sloping street of Remilly, descending in zigzags to the Meuse.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Halfway down the hill, in front of the church, were some guns, the wheels of which were locked together, and the men seemed unable to get them any farther, however much they might swear and push.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN VIEW OF SEDAN--SILVINE'S STORY A frightful medley of men, horses, and vehicles encumbered the sloping street of Remilly, descending in zigzags to the Meuse.
inn
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From this reading Near the spinning-mill below, where a fall of the Emmane roars, a train of baggage waggons was stranded, completely blocking the road; whilst an ever-swelling mob of exasperated soldiers was fighting at the Cross of Malta inn, without any of the men being able to obtain even a glass of wine.
locked
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From this reading Halfway down the hill, in front of the church, were some guns, the wheels of which were locked together, and the men seemed unable to get them any farther, however much they might swear and push.
Malta
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From this reading Near the spinning-mill below, where a fall of the Emmane roars, a train of baggage waggons was stranded, completely blocking the road; whilst an ever-swelling mob of exasperated soldiers was fighting at the Cross of Malta inn, without any of the men being able to obtain even a glass of wine.
medley
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From this reading IN VIEW OF SEDAN--SILVINE'S STORY A frightful medley of men, horses, and vehicles encumbered the sloping street of Remilly, descending in zigzags to the Meuse.
men
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From this reading IN VIEW OF SEDAN--SILVINE'S STORY A frightful medley of men, horses, and vehicles encumbered the sloping street of Remilly, descending in zigzags to the Meuse.
Meuse
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From this reading IN VIEW OF SEDAN--SILVINE'S STORY A frightful medley of men, horses, and vehicles encumbered the sloping street of Remilly, descending in zigzags to the Meuse.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Halfway down the hill, in front of the church, were some guns, the wheels of which were locked together, and the men seemed unable to get them any farther, however much they might swear and push.
mob
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From this reading Near the spinning-mill below, where a fall of the Emmane roars, a train of baggage waggons was stranded, completely blocking the road; whilst an ever-swelling mob of exasperated soldiers was fighting at the Cross of Malta inn, without any of the men being able to obtain even a glass of wine.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Engineers had thrown a pontoon bridge across the river during the morning.
much
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From this reading Halfway down the hill, in front of the church, were some guns, the wheels of which were locked together, and the men seemed unable to get them any farther, however much they might swear and push.
Near
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From this reading Near the spinning-mill below, where a fall of the Emmane roars, a train of baggage waggons was stranded, completely blocking the road; whilst an ever-swelling mob of exasperated soldiers was fighting at the Cross of Malta inn, without any of the men being able to obtain even a glass of wine.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading Near the spinning-mill below, where a fall of the Emmane roars, a train of baggage waggons was stranded, completely blocking the road; whilst an ever-swelling mob of exasperated soldiers was fighting at the Cross of Malta inn, without any of the men being able to obtain even a glass of wine.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN VIEW OF SEDAN--SILVINE'S STORY A frightful medley of men, horses, and vehicles encumbered the sloping street of Remilly, descending in zigzags to the Meuse.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The furious rush came to an end on the southern side of the village, which a copse here separates from the Meuse.
pontoon
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From this reading The Engineers had thrown a pontoon bridge across the river during the morning.
push
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From this reading Halfway down the hill, in front of the church, were some guns, the wheels of which were locked together, and the men seemed unable to get them any farther, however much they might swear and push.
Remilly
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From this reading IN VIEW OF SEDAN--SILVINE'S STORY A frightful medley of men, horses, and vehicles encumbered the sloping street of Remilly, descending in zigzags to the Meuse.
river
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From this reading The Engineers had thrown a pontoon bridge across the river during the morning.
road
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From this reading Near the spinning-mill below, where a fall of the Emmane roars, a train of baggage waggons was stranded, completely blocking the road; whilst an ever-swelling mob of exasperated soldiers was fighting at the Cross of Malta inn, without any of the men being able to obtain even a glass of wine.
roars
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From this reading Near the spinning-mill below, where a fall of the Emmane roars, a train of baggage waggons was stranded, completely blocking the road; whilst an ever-swelling mob of exasperated soldiers was fighting at the Cross of Malta inn, without any of the men being able to obtain even a glass of wine.
rush
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From this reading The furious rush came to an end on the southern side of the village, which a copse here separates from the Meuse.
SEDAN
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From this reading IN VIEW OF SEDAN--SILVINE'S STORY A frightful medley of men, horses, and vehicles encumbered the sloping street of Remilly, descending in zigzags to the Meuse.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Halfway down the hill, in front of the church, were some guns, the wheels of which were locked together, and the men seemed unable to get them any farther, however much they might swear and push.
separates
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From this reading The furious rush came to an end on the southern side of the village, which a copse here separates from the Meuse.
side
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From this reading The furious rush came to an end on the southern side of the village, which a copse here separates from the Meuse.
SILVINE'S
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From this reading IN VIEW OF SEDAN--SILVINE'S STORY A frightful medley of men, horses, and vehicles encumbered the sloping street of Remilly, descending in zigzags to the Meuse.
sloping
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From this reading IN VIEW OF SEDAN--SILVINE'S STORY A frightful medley of men, horses, and vehicles encumbered the sloping street of Remilly, descending in zigzags to the Meuse.
soldiers
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From this reading Near the spinning-mill below, where a fall of the Emmane roars, a train of baggage waggons was stranded, completely blocking the road; whilst an ever-swelling mob of exasperated soldiers was fighting at the Cross of Malta inn, without any of the men being able to obtain even a glass of wine.
some
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From this reading Halfway down the hill, in front of the church, were some guns, the wheels of which were locked together, and the men seemed unable to get them any farther, however much they might swear and push.
southern
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From this reading The furious rush came to an end on the southern side of the village, which a copse here separates from the Meuse.
spinning-mill
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From this reading Near the spinning-mill below, where a fall of the Emmane roars, a train of baggage waggons was stranded, completely blocking the road; whilst an ever-swelling mob of exasperated soldiers was fighting at the Cross of Malta inn, without any of the men being able to obtain even a glass of wine.
STORY
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From this reading IN VIEW OF SEDAN--SILVINE'S STORY A frightful medley of men, horses, and vehicles encumbered the sloping street of Remilly, descending in zigzags to the Meuse.
stranded
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From this reading Near the spinning-mill below, where a fall of the Emmane roars, a train of baggage waggons was stranded, completely blocking the road; whilst an ever-swelling mob of exasperated soldiers was fighting at the Cross of Malta inn, without any of the men being able to obtain even a glass of wine.
street
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From this reading IN VIEW OF SEDAN--SILVINE'S STORY A frightful medley of men, horses, and vehicles encumbered the sloping street of Remilly, descending in zigzags to the Meuse.
swear
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From this reading Halfway down the hill, in front of the church, were some guns, the wheels of which were locked together, and the men seemed unable to get them any farther, however much they might swear and push.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN VIEW OF SEDAN--SILVINE'S STORY A frightful medley of men, horses, and vehicles encumbered the sloping street of Remilly, descending in zigzags to the Meuse.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Halfway down the hill, in front of the church, were some guns, the wheels of which were locked together, and the men seemed unable to get them any farther, however much they might swear and push.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Halfway down the hill, in front of the church, were some guns, the wheels of which were locked together, and the men seemed unable to get them any farther, however much they might swear and push.
thrown
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From this reading The Engineers had thrown a pontoon bridge across the river during the morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN VIEW OF SEDAN--SILVINE'S STORY A frightful medley of men, horses, and vehicles encumbered the sloping street of Remilly, descending in zigzags to the Meuse.
together
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From this reading Halfway down the hill, in front of the church, were some guns, the wheels of which were locked together, and the men seemed unable to get them any farther, however much they might swear and push.
train
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From this reading Near the spinning-mill below, where a fall of the Emmane roars, a train of baggage waggons was stranded, completely blocking the road; whilst an ever-swelling mob of exasperated soldiers was fighting at the Cross of Malta inn, without any of the men being able to obtain even a glass of wine.
unable
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From this reading Halfway down the hill, in front of the church, were some guns, the wheels of which were locked together, and the men seemed unable to get them any farther, however much they might swear and push.
vehicles
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From this reading IN VIEW OF SEDAN--SILVINE'S STORY A frightful medley of men, horses, and vehicles encumbered the sloping street of Remilly, descending in zigzags to the Meuse.
VIEW
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From this reading IN VIEW OF SEDAN--SILVINE'S STORY A frightful medley of men, horses, and vehicles encumbered the sloping street of Remilly, descending in zigzags to the Meuse.
village
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From this reading The furious rush came to an end on the southern side of the village, which a copse here separates from the Meuse.
waggons
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From this reading Near the spinning-mill below, where a fall of the Emmane roars, a train of baggage waggons was stranded, completely blocking the road; whilst an ever-swelling mob of exasperated soldiers was fighting at the Cross of Malta inn, without any of the men being able to obtain even a glass of wine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Near the spinning-mill below, where a fall of the Emmane roars, a train of baggage waggons was stranded, completely blocking the road; whilst an ever-swelling mob of exasperated soldiers was fighting at the Cross of Malta inn, without any of the men being able to obtain even a glass of wine.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Halfway down the hill, in front of the church, were some guns, the wheels of which were locked together, and the men seemed unable to get them any farther, however much they might swear and push.
wheels
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From this reading Halfway down the hill, in front of the church, were some guns, the wheels of which were locked together, and the men seemed unable to get them any farther, however much they might swear and push.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Near the spinning-mill below, where a fall of the Emmane roars, a train of baggage waggons was stranded, completely blocking the road; whilst an ever-swelling mob of exasperated soldiers was fighting at the Cross of Malta inn, without any of the men being able to obtain even a glass of wine.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Halfway down the hill, in front of the church, were some guns, the wheels of which were locked together, and the men seemed unable to get them any farther, however much they might swear and push.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Near the spinning-mill below, where a fall of the Emmane roars, a train of baggage waggons was stranded, completely blocking the road; whilst an ever-swelling mob of exasperated soldiers was fighting at the Cross of Malta inn, without any of the men being able to obtain even a glass of wine.
wine
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From this reading Near the spinning-mill below, where a fall of the Emmane roars, a train of baggage waggons was stranded, completely blocking the road; whilst an ever-swelling mob of exasperated soldiers was fighting at the Cross of Malta inn, without any of the men being able to obtain even a glass of wine.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Near the spinning-mill below, where a fall of the Emmane roars, a train of baggage waggons was stranded, completely blocking the road; whilst an ever-swelling mob of exasperated soldiers was fighting at the Cross of Malta inn, without any of the men being able to obtain even a glass of wine.
zigzags
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From this reading IN VIEW OF SEDAN--SILVINE'S STORY A frightful medley of men, horses, and vehicles encumbered the sloping street of Remilly, descending in zigzags to the Meuse.
