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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 THE ATTACK ON BAZEILLES--THE EMPEROR UNDER FIRE Weiss was fast asleep in his little room at Bazeilles, where all was dark, when a sudden disturbance made him spring out of bed.
adjoining
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From this reading He thereupon entered the adjoining room, the window of which overlooked the meadows on the side of the Meuse, and realised that the morning mist was rising from the river, obscuring the horizon.
all
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From this reading THE ATTACK ON BAZEILLES--THE EMPEROR UNDER FIRE Weiss was fast asleep in his little room at Bazeilles, where all was dark, when a sudden disturbance made him spring out of bed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He listened, and heard the roar of cannon.
asleep
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From this reading THE ATTACK ON BAZEILLES--THE EMPEROR UNDER FIRE Weiss was fast asleep in his little room at Bazeilles, where all was dark, when a sudden disturbance made him spring out of bed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE ATTACK ON BAZEILLES--THE EMPEROR UNDER FIRE Weiss was fast asleep in his little room at Bazeilles, where all was dark, when a sudden disturbance made him spring out of bed.
atmosphere
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From this reading He hastily put on his eye-glasses and scanned the high street--the Douzy road, which runs through the village--but the atmosphere there seemed full of thick dust, and nothing could be distinguished.
ATTACK
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From this reading THE ATTACK ON BAZEILLES--THE EMPEROR UNDER FIRE Weiss was fast asleep in his little room at Bazeilles, where all was dark, when a sudden disturbance made him spring out of bed.
BAZEILLES
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From this reading THE ATTACK ON BAZEILLES--THE EMPEROR UNDER FIRE Weiss was fast asleep in his little room at Bazeilles, where all was dark, when a sudden disturbance made him spring out of bed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He hastily put on his eye-glasses and scanned the high street--the Douzy road, which runs through the village--but the atmosphere there seemed full of thick dust, and nothing could be distinguished.
bed
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From this reading THE ATTACK ON BAZEILLES--THE EMPEROR UNDER FIRE Weiss was fast asleep in his little room at Bazeilles, where all was dark, when a sudden disturbance made him spring out of bed.
breaking
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From this reading Groping for the candle, he lighted it, and on looking at his watch found it was four o'clock; the dawn was scarcely breaking.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He hastily put on his eye-glasses and scanned the high street--the Douzy road, which runs through the village--but the atmosphere there seemed full of thick dust, and nothing could be distinguished.
candle
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From this reading Groping for the candle, he lighted it, and on looking at his watch found it was four o'clock; the dawn was scarcely breaking.
cannon
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From this reading He listened, and heard the roar of cannon.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He hastily put on his eye-glasses and scanned the high street--the Douzy road, which runs through the village--but the atmosphere there seemed full of thick dust, and nothing could be distinguished.
dark
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From this reading THE ATTACK ON BAZEILLES--THE EMPEROR UNDER FIRE Weiss was fast asleep in his little room at Bazeilles, where all was dark, when a sudden disturbance made him spring out of bed.
dawn
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From this reading Groping for the candle, he lighted it, and on looking at his watch found it was four o'clock; the dawn was scarcely breaking.
distinguished
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From this reading He hastily put on his eye-glasses and scanned the high street--the Douzy road, which runs through the village--but the atmosphere there seemed full of thick dust, and nothing could be distinguished.
disturbance
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From this reading THE ATTACK ON BAZEILLES--THE EMPEROR UNDER FIRE Weiss was fast asleep in his little room at Bazeilles, where all was dark, when a sudden disturbance made him spring out of bed.
Douzy
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From this reading He hastily put on his eye-glasses and scanned the high street--the Douzy road, which runs through the village--but the atmosphere there seemed full of thick dust, and nothing could be distinguished.
dust
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From this reading He hastily put on his eye-glasses and scanned the high street--the Douzy road, which runs through the village--but the atmosphere there seemed full of thick dust, and nothing could be distinguished.
EMPEROR
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From this reading THE ATTACK ON BAZEILLES--THE EMPEROR UNDER FIRE Weiss was fast asleep in his little room at Bazeilles, where all was dark, when a sudden disturbance made him spring out of bed.
entered
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From this reading He thereupon entered the adjoining room, the window of which overlooked the meadows on the side of the Meuse, and realised that the morning mist was rising from the river, obscuring the horizon.
eye-glasses
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From this reading He hastily put on his eye-glasses and scanned the high street--the Douzy road, which runs through the village--but the atmosphere there seemed full of thick dust, and nothing could be distinguished.
fast
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From this reading THE ATTACK ON BAZEILLES--THE EMPEROR UNDER FIRE Weiss was fast asleep in his little room at Bazeilles, where all was dark, when a sudden disturbance made him spring out of bed.
FIRE
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From this reading THE ATTACK ON BAZEILLES--THE EMPEROR UNDER FIRE Weiss was fast asleep in his little room at Bazeilles, where all was dark, when a sudden disturbance made him spring out of bed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Groping for the candle, he lighted it, and on looking at his watch found it was four o'clock; the dawn was scarcely breaking.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Groping for the candle, he lighted it, and on looking at his watch found it was four o'clock; the dawn was scarcely breaking.
four
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From this reading Groping for the candle, he lighted it, and on looking at his watch found it was four o'clock; the dawn was scarcely breaking.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He thereupon entered the adjoining room, the window of which overlooked the meadows on the side of the Meuse, and realised that the morning mist was rising from the river, obscuring the horizon.
full
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From this reading He hastily put on his eye-glasses and scanned the high street--the Douzy road, which runs through the village--but the atmosphere there seemed full of thick dust, and nothing could be distinguished.
Groping
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From this reading Groping for the candle, he lighted it, and on looking at his watch found it was four o'clock; the dawn was scarcely breaking.
hastily
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From this reading He hastily put on his eye-glasses and scanned the high street--the Douzy road, which runs through the village--but the atmosphere there seemed full of thick dust, and nothing could be distinguished.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He listened, and heard the roar of cannon.
heard
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From this reading He listened, and heard the roar of cannon.
high
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From this reading He hastily put on his eye-glasses and scanned the high street--the Douzy road, which runs through the village--but the atmosphere there seemed full of thick dust, and nothing could be distinguished.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE ATTACK ON BAZEILLES--THE EMPEROR UNDER FIRE Weiss was fast asleep in his little room at Bazeilles, where all was dark, when a sudden disturbance made him spring out of bed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ATTACK ON BAZEILLES--THE EMPEROR UNDER FIRE Weiss was fast asleep in his little room at Bazeilles, where all was dark, when a sudden disturbance made him spring out of bed.
horizon
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From this reading He thereupon entered the adjoining room, the window of which overlooked the meadows on the side of the Meuse, and realised that the morning mist was rising from the river, obscuring the horizon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ATTACK ON BAZEILLES--THE EMPEROR UNDER FIRE Weiss was fast asleep in his little room at Bazeilles, where all was dark, when a sudden disturbance made him spring out of bed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Groping for the candle, he lighted it, and on looking at his watch found it was four o'clock; the dawn was scarcely breaking.
lighted
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From this reading Groping for the candle, he lighted it, and on looking at his watch found it was four o'clock; the dawn was scarcely breaking.
listened
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From this reading He listened, and heard the roar of cannon.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ATTACK ON BAZEILLES--THE EMPEROR UNDER FIRE Weiss was fast asleep in his little room at Bazeilles, where all was dark, when a sudden disturbance made him spring out of bed.
looking
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From this reading Groping for the candle, he lighted it, and on looking at his watch found it was four o'clock; the dawn was scarcely breaking.
made
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From this reading THE ATTACK ON BAZEILLES--THE EMPEROR UNDER FIRE Weiss was fast asleep in his little room at Bazeilles, where all was dark, when a sudden disturbance made him spring out of bed.
meadows
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From this reading He thereupon entered the adjoining room, the window of which overlooked the meadows on the side of the Meuse, and realised that the morning mist was rising from the river, obscuring the horizon.
Meuse
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From this reading He thereupon entered the adjoining room, the window of which overlooked the meadows on the side of the Meuse, and realised that the morning mist was rising from the river, obscuring the horizon.
mist
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From this reading He thereupon entered the adjoining room, the window of which overlooked the meadows on the side of the Meuse, and realised that the morning mist was rising from the river, obscuring the horizon.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thereupon entered the adjoining room, the window of which overlooked the meadows on the side of the Meuse, and realised that the morning mist was rising from the river, obscuring the horizon.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He hastily put on his eye-glasses and scanned the high street--the Douzy road, which runs through the village--but the atmosphere there seemed full of thick dust, and nothing could be distinguished.
o'clock
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From this reading Groping for the candle, he lighted it, and on looking at his watch found it was four o'clock; the dawn was scarcely breaking.
obscuring
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From this reading He thereupon entered the adjoining room, the window of which overlooked the meadows on the side of the Meuse, and realised that the morning mist was rising from the river, obscuring the horizon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ATTACK ON BAZEILLES--THE EMPEROR UNDER FIRE Weiss was fast asleep in his little room at Bazeilles, where all was dark, when a sudden disturbance made him spring out of bed.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE ATTACK ON BAZEILLES--THE EMPEROR UNDER FIRE Weiss was fast asleep in his little room at Bazeilles, where all was dark, when a sudden disturbance made him spring out of bed.
out
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From this reading THE ATTACK ON BAZEILLES--THE EMPEROR UNDER FIRE Weiss was fast asleep in his little room at Bazeilles, where all was dark, when a sudden disturbance made him spring out of bed.
overlooked
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From this reading He thereupon entered the adjoining room, the window of which overlooked the meadows on the side of the Meuse, and realised that the morning mist was rising from the river, obscuring the horizon.
put
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From this reading He hastily put on his eye-glasses and scanned the high street--the Douzy road, which runs through the village--but the atmosphere there seemed full of thick dust, and nothing could be distinguished.
realised
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From this reading He thereupon entered the adjoining room, the window of which overlooked the meadows on the side of the Meuse, and realised that the morning mist was rising from the river, obscuring the horizon.
rising
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From this reading He thereupon entered the adjoining room, the window of which overlooked the meadows on the side of the Meuse, and realised that the morning mist was rising from the river, obscuring the horizon.
river
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From this reading He thereupon entered the adjoining room, the window of which overlooked the meadows on the side of the Meuse, and realised that the morning mist was rising from the river, obscuring the horizon.
road
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From this reading He hastily put on his eye-glasses and scanned the high street--the Douzy road, which runs through the village--but the atmosphere there seemed full of thick dust, and nothing could be distinguished.
roar
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From this reading He listened, and heard the roar of cannon.
room
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From this reading THE ATTACK ON BAZEILLES--THE EMPEROR UNDER FIRE Weiss was fast asleep in his little room at Bazeilles, where all was dark, when a sudden disturbance made him spring out of bed.
runs
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From this reading He hastily put on his eye-glasses and scanned the high street--the Douzy road, which runs through the village--but the atmosphere there seemed full of thick dust, and nothing could be distinguished.
scanned
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From this reading He hastily put on his eye-glasses and scanned the high street--the Douzy road, which runs through the village--but the atmosphere there seemed full of thick dust, and nothing could be distinguished.
scarcely
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From this reading Groping for the candle, he lighted it, and on looking at his watch found it was four o'clock; the dawn was scarcely breaking.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He hastily put on his eye-glasses and scanned the high street--the Douzy road, which runs through the village--but the atmosphere there seemed full of thick dust, and nothing could be distinguished.
side
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From this reading He thereupon entered the adjoining room, the window of which overlooked the meadows on the side of the Meuse, and realised that the morning mist was rising from the river, obscuring the horizon.
spring
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From this reading THE ATTACK ON BAZEILLES--THE EMPEROR UNDER FIRE Weiss was fast asleep in his little room at Bazeilles, where all was dark, when a sudden disturbance made him spring out of bed.
street
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From this reading He hastily put on his eye-glasses and scanned the high street--the Douzy road, which runs through the village--but the atmosphere there seemed full of thick dust, and nothing could be distinguished.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ATTACK ON BAZEILLES--THE EMPEROR UNDER FIRE Weiss was fast asleep in his little room at Bazeilles, where all was dark, when a sudden disturbance made him spring out of bed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He thereupon entered the adjoining room, the window of which overlooked the meadows on the side of the Meuse, and realised that the morning mist was rising from the river, obscuring the horizon.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ATTACK ON BAZEILLES--THE EMPEROR UNDER FIRE Weiss was fast asleep in his little room at Bazeilles, where all was dark, when a sudden disturbance made him spring out of bed.
there
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From this reading He hastily put on his eye-glasses and scanned the high street--the Douzy road, which runs through the village--but the atmosphere there seemed full of thick dust, and nothing could be distinguished.
thereupon
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From this reading He thereupon entered the adjoining room, the window of which overlooked the meadows on the side of the Meuse, and realised that the morning mist was rising from the river, obscuring the horizon.
thick
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From this reading He hastily put on his eye-glasses and scanned the high street--the Douzy road, which runs through the village--but the atmosphere there seemed full of thick dust, and nothing could be distinguished.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He hastily put on his eye-glasses and scanned the high street--the Douzy road, which runs through the village--but the atmosphere there seemed full of thick dust, and nothing could be distinguished.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE ATTACK ON BAZEILLES--THE EMPEROR UNDER FIRE Weiss was fast asleep in his little room at Bazeilles, where all was dark, when a sudden disturbance made him spring out of bed.
village
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From this reading He hastily put on his eye-glasses and scanned the high street--the Douzy road, which runs through the village--but the atmosphere there seemed full of thick dust, and nothing could be distinguished.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ATTACK ON BAZEILLES--THE EMPEROR UNDER FIRE Weiss was fast asleep in his little room at Bazeilles, where all was dark, when a sudden disturbance made him spring out of bed.
watch
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From this reading Groping for the candle, he lighted it, and on looking at his watch found it was four o'clock; the dawn was scarcely breaking.
Weiss
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From this reading THE ATTACK ON BAZEILLES--THE EMPEROR UNDER FIRE Weiss was fast asleep in his little room at Bazeilles, where all was dark, when a sudden disturbance made him spring out of bed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE ATTACK ON BAZEILLES--THE EMPEROR UNDER FIRE Weiss was fast asleep in his little room at Bazeilles, where all was dark, when a sudden disturbance made him spring out of bed.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE ATTACK ON BAZEILLES--THE EMPEROR UNDER FIRE Weiss was fast asleep in his little room at Bazeilles, where all was dark, when a sudden disturbance made him spring out of bed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He hastily put on his eye-glasses and scanned the high street--the Douzy road, which runs through the village--but the atmosphere there seemed full of thick dust, and nothing could be distinguished.
window
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From this reading He thereupon entered the adjoining room, the window of which overlooked the meadows on the side of the Meuse, and realised that the morning mist was rising from the river, obscuring the horizon.
