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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 cross fire from the batteries on the Hattoy hill and the peninsula of Iges was increasing in violence, and had again just killed a couple of soldiers; but still no orders came to advance.
able
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From this reading The men were no longer even able to relieve their feelings by firing their chassepots, for Captain Beaudoin had succeeded in putting a stop to that furious and useless fusillade, directed upon the little wood over yonder, where not a single Prussian seemed to have remained.
advance
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From this reading The cross fire from the batteries on the Hattoy hill and the peninsula of Iges was increasing in violence, and had again just killed a couple of soldiers; but still no orders came to advance.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cross fire from the batteries on the Hattoy hill and the peninsula of Iges was increasing in violence, and had again just killed a couple of soldiers; but still no orders came to advance.
Algeria
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From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CALVARY--THE GREAT CHARGE At ten o'clock the men of Captain Beaudoin's company were still lying in the cabbage field on the plateau of Algeria, whence they had not stirred since early morning.
all
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From this reading Were they going to remain there all day then, allowing themselves to be pounded like that, without making any attempt at fighting?
allowing
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From this reading Were they going to remain there all day then, allowing themselves to be pounded like that, without making any attempt at fighting?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cross fire from the batteries on the Hattoy hill and the peninsula of Iges was increasing in violence, and had again just killed a couple of soldiers; but still no orders came to advance.
any
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From this reading Were they going to remain there all day then, allowing themselves to be pounded like that, without making any attempt at fighting?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sun was now becoming most oppressive; the men fairly roasted as they lay there under the flaming sky.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CALVARY--THE GREAT CHARGE At ten o'clock the men of Captain Beaudoin's company were still lying in the cabbage field on the plateau of Algeria, whence they had not stirred since early morning.
attempt
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From this reading Were they going to remain there all day then, allowing themselves to be pounded like that, without making any attempt at fighting?
batteries
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From this reading The cross fire from the batteries on the Hattoy hill and the peninsula of Iges was increasing in violence, and had again just killed a couple of soldiers; but still no orders came to advance.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Were they going to remain there all day then, allowing themselves to be pounded like that, without making any attempt at fighting?
Beaudoin
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From this reading The men were no longer even able to relieve their feelings by firing their chassepots, for Captain Beaudoin had succeeded in putting a stop to that furious and useless fusillade, directed upon the little wood over yonder, where not a single Prussian seemed to have remained.
Beaudoin's
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From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CALVARY--THE GREAT CHARGE At ten o'clock the men of Captain Beaudoin's company were still lying in the cabbage field on the plateau of Algeria, whence they had not stirred since early morning.
becoming
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From this reading The sun was now becoming most oppressive; the men fairly roasted as they lay there under the flaming sky.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The cross fire from the batteries on the Hattoy hill and the peninsula of Iges was increasing in violence, and had again just killed a couple of soldiers; but still no orders came to advance.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The men were no longer even able to relieve their feelings by firing their chassepots, for Captain Beaudoin had succeeded in putting a stop to that furious and useless fusillade, directed upon the little wood over yonder, where not a single Prussian seemed to have remained.
cabbage
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From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CALVARY--THE GREAT CHARGE At ten o'clock the men of Captain Beaudoin's company were still lying in the cabbage field on the plateau of Algeria, whence they had not stirred since early morning.
CALVARY
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From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CALVARY--THE GREAT CHARGE At ten o'clock the men of Captain Beaudoin's company were still lying in the cabbage field on the plateau of Algeria, whence they had not stirred since early morning.
came
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From this reading The cross fire from the batteries on the Hattoy hill and the peninsula of Iges was increasing in violence, and had again just killed a couple of soldiers; but still no orders came to advance.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CALVARY--THE GREAT CHARGE At ten o'clock the men of Captain Beaudoin's company were still lying in the cabbage field on the plateau of Algeria, whence they had not stirred since early morning.
CHARGE
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From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CALVARY--THE GREAT CHARGE At ten o'clock the men of Captain Beaudoin's company were still lying in the cabbage field on the plateau of Algeria, whence they had not stirred since early morning.
chassepots
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From this reading The men were no longer even able to relieve their feelings by firing their chassepots, for Captain Beaudoin had succeeded in putting a stop to that furious and useless fusillade, directed upon the little wood over yonder, where not a single Prussian seemed to have remained.
company
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From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CALVARY--THE GREAT CHARGE At ten o'clock the men of Captain Beaudoin's company were still lying in the cabbage field on the plateau of Algeria, whence they had not stirred since early morning.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading The cross fire from the batteries on the Hattoy hill and the peninsula of Iges was increasing in violence, and had again just killed a couple of soldiers; but still no orders came to advance.
cross
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From this reading The cross fire from the batteries on the Hattoy hill and the peninsula of Iges was increasing in violence, and had again just killed a couple of soldiers; but still no orders came to advance.
day
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From this reading Were they going to remain there all day then, allowing themselves to be pounded like that, without making any attempt at fighting?
directed
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From this reading The men were no longer even able to relieve their feelings by firing their chassepots, for Captain Beaudoin had succeeded in putting a stop to that furious and useless fusillade, directed upon the little wood over yonder, where not a single Prussian seemed to have remained.
early
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From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CALVARY--THE GREAT CHARGE At ten o'clock the men of Captain Beaudoin's company were still lying in the cabbage field on the plateau of Algeria, whence they had not stirred since early morning.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The men were no longer even able to relieve their feelings by firing their chassepots, for Captain Beaudoin had succeeded in putting a stop to that furious and useless fusillade, directed upon the little wood over yonder, where not a single Prussian seemed to have remained.
fairly
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From this reading The sun was now becoming most oppressive; the men fairly roasted as they lay there under the flaming sky.
feelings
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From this reading The men were no longer even able to relieve their feelings by firing their chassepots, for Captain Beaudoin had succeeded in putting a stop to that furious and useless fusillade, directed upon the little wood over yonder, where not a single Prussian seemed to have remained.
field
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From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CALVARY--THE GREAT CHARGE At ten o'clock the men of Captain Beaudoin's company were still lying in the cabbage field on the plateau of Algeria, whence they had not stirred since early morning.
fighting
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From this reading Were they going to remain there all day then, allowing themselves to be pounded like that, without making any attempt at fighting?
fire
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From this reading The cross fire from the batteries on the Hattoy hill and the peninsula of Iges was increasing in violence, and had again just killed a couple of soldiers; but still no orders came to advance.
firing
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From this reading The men were no longer even able to relieve their feelings by firing their chassepots, for Captain Beaudoin had succeeded in putting a stop to that furious and useless fusillade, directed upon the little wood over yonder, where not a single Prussian seemed to have remained.
flaming
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From this reading The sun was now becoming most oppressive; the men fairly roasted as they lay there under the flaming sky.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CALVARY--THE GREAT CHARGE At ten o'clock the men of Captain Beaudoin's company were still lying in the cabbage field on the plateau of Algeria, whence they had not stirred since early morning.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The cross fire from the batteries on the Hattoy hill and the peninsula of Iges was increasing in violence, and had again just killed a couple of soldiers; but still no orders came to advance.
furious
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From this reading The men were no longer even able to relieve their feelings by firing their chassepots, for Captain Beaudoin had succeeded in putting a stop to that furious and useless fusillade, directed upon the little wood over yonder, where not a single Prussian seemed to have remained.
fusillade
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From this reading The men were no longer even able to relieve their feelings by firing their chassepots, for Captain Beaudoin had succeeded in putting a stop to that furious and useless fusillade, directed upon the little wood over yonder, where not a single Prussian seemed to have remained.
going
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From this reading Were they going to remain there all day then, allowing themselves to be pounded like that, without making any attempt at fighting?
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CALVARY--THE GREAT CHARGE At ten o'clock the men of Captain Beaudoin's company were still lying in the cabbage field on the plateau of Algeria, whence they had not stirred since early morning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CALVARY--THE GREAT CHARGE At ten o'clock the men of Captain Beaudoin's company were still lying in the cabbage field on the plateau of Algeria, whence they had not stirred since early morning.
Hattoy
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From this reading The cross fire from the batteries on the Hattoy hill and the peninsula of Iges was increasing in violence, and had again just killed a couple of soldiers; but still no orders came to advance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The men were no longer even able to relieve their feelings by firing their chassepots, for Captain Beaudoin had succeeded in putting a stop to that furious and useless fusillade, directed upon the little wood over yonder, where not a single Prussian seemed to have remained.
hill
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From this reading The cross fire from the batteries on the Hattoy hill and the peninsula of Iges was increasing in violence, and had again just killed a couple of soldiers; but still no orders came to advance.
Iges
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From this reading The cross fire from the batteries on the Hattoy hill and the peninsula of Iges was increasing in violence, and had again just killed a couple of soldiers; but still no orders came to advance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CALVARY--THE GREAT CHARGE At ten o'clock the men of Captain Beaudoin's company were still lying in the cabbage field on the plateau of Algeria, whence they had not stirred since early morning.
increasing
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From this reading The cross fire from the batteries on the Hattoy hill and the peninsula of Iges was increasing in violence, and had again just killed a couple of soldiers; but still no orders came to advance.
just
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From this reading The cross fire from the batteries on the Hattoy hill and the peninsula of Iges was increasing in violence, and had again just killed a couple of soldiers; but still no orders came to advance.
killed
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From this reading The cross fire from the batteries on the Hattoy hill and the peninsula of Iges was increasing in violence, and had again just killed a couple of soldiers; but still no orders came to advance.
lay
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From this reading The sun was now becoming most oppressive; the men fairly roasted as they lay there under the flaming sky.
like
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From this reading Were they going to remain there all day then, allowing themselves to be pounded like that, without making any attempt at fighting?
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The men were no longer even able to relieve their feelings by firing their chassepots, for Captain Beaudoin had succeeded in putting a stop to that furious and useless fusillade, directed upon the little wood over yonder, where not a single Prussian seemed to have remained.
longer
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From this reading The men were no longer even able to relieve their feelings by firing their chassepots, for Captain Beaudoin had succeeded in putting a stop to that furious and useless fusillade, directed upon the little wood over yonder, where not a single Prussian seemed to have remained.
lying
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From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CALVARY--THE GREAT CHARGE At ten o'clock the men of Captain Beaudoin's company were still lying in the cabbage field on the plateau of Algeria, whence they had not stirred since early morning.
making
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From this reading Were they going to remain there all day then, allowing themselves to be pounded like that, without making any attempt at fighting?
men
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From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CALVARY--THE GREAT CHARGE At ten o'clock the men of Captain Beaudoin's company were still lying in the cabbage field on the plateau of Algeria, whence they had not stirred since early morning.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CALVARY--THE GREAT CHARGE At ten o'clock the men of Captain Beaudoin's company were still lying in the cabbage field on the plateau of Algeria, whence they had not stirred since early morning.
most
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From this reading The sun was now becoming most oppressive; the men fairly roasted as they lay there under the flaming sky.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The cross fire from the batteries on the Hattoy hill and the peninsula of Iges was increasing in violence, and had again just killed a couple of soldiers; but still no orders came to advance.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CALVARY--THE GREAT CHARGE At ten o'clock the men of Captain Beaudoin's company were still lying in the cabbage field on the plateau of Algeria, whence they had not stirred since early morning.
now
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From this reading The sun was now becoming most oppressive; the men fairly roasted as they lay there under the flaming sky.
o'clock
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From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CALVARY--THE GREAT CHARGE At ten o'clock the men of Captain Beaudoin's company were still lying in the cabbage field on the plateau of Algeria, whence they had not stirred since early morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CALVARY--THE GREAT CHARGE At ten o'clock the men of Captain Beaudoin's company were still lying in the cabbage field on the plateau of Algeria, whence they had not stirred since early morning.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CALVARY--THE GREAT CHARGE At ten o'clock the men of Captain Beaudoin's company were still lying in the cabbage field on the plateau of Algeria, whence they had not stirred since early morning.
oppressive
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From this reading The sun was now becoming most oppressive; the men fairly roasted as they lay there under the flaming sky.
orders
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From this reading The cross fire from the batteries on the Hattoy hill and the peninsula of Iges was increasing in violence, and had again just killed a couple of soldiers; but still no orders came to advance.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The men were no longer even able to relieve their feelings by firing their chassepots, for Captain Beaudoin had succeeded in putting a stop to that furious and useless fusillade, directed upon the little wood over yonder, where not a single Prussian seemed to have remained.
peninsula
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From this reading The cross fire from the batteries on the Hattoy hill and the peninsula of Iges was increasing in violence, and had again just killed a couple of soldiers; but still no orders came to advance.
plateaunounUS /plateau/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CALVARY--THE GREAT CHARGE At ten o'clock the men of Captain Beaudoin's company were still lying in the cabbage field on the plateau of Algeria, whence they had not stirred since early morning.
pounded
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From this reading Were they going to remain there all day then, allowing themselves to be pounded like that, without making any attempt at fighting?
Prussian
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From this reading The men were no longer even able to relieve their feelings by firing their chassepots, for Captain Beaudoin had succeeded in putting a stop to that furious and useless fusillade, directed upon the little wood over yonder, where not a single Prussian seemed to have remained.
putting
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From this reading The men were no longer even able to relieve their feelings by firing their chassepots, for Captain Beaudoin had succeeded in putting a stop to that furious and useless fusillade, directed upon the little wood over yonder, where not a single Prussian seemed to have remained.
relieve
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From this reading The men were no longer even able to relieve their feelings by firing their chassepots, for Captain Beaudoin had succeeded in putting a stop to that furious and useless fusillade, directed upon the little wood over yonder, where not a single Prussian seemed to have remained.
remain
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From this reading Were they going to remain there all day then, allowing themselves to be pounded like that, without making any attempt at fighting?
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The men were no longer even able to relieve their feelings by firing their chassepots, for Captain Beaudoin had succeeded in putting a stop to that furious and useless fusillade, directed upon the little wood over yonder, where not a single Prussian seemed to have remained.
roasted
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From this reading The sun was now becoming most oppressive; the men fairly roasted as they lay there under the flaming sky.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The men were no longer even able to relieve their feelings by firing their chassepots, for Captain Beaudoin had succeeded in putting a stop to that furious and useless fusillade, directed upon the little wood over yonder, where not a single Prussian seemed to have remained.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CALVARY--THE GREAT CHARGE At ten o'clock the men of Captain Beaudoin's company were still lying in the cabbage field on the plateau of Algeria, whence they had not stirred since early morning.
single
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From this reading The men were no longer even able to relieve their feelings by firing their chassepots, for Captain Beaudoin had succeeded in putting a stop to that furious and useless fusillade, directed upon the little wood over yonder, where not a single Prussian seemed to have remained.
sky
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From this reading The sun was now becoming most oppressive; the men fairly roasted as they lay there under the flaming sky.
soldiers
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From this reading The cross fire from the batteries on the Hattoy hill and the peninsula of Iges was increasing in violence, and had again just killed a couple of soldiers; but still no orders came to advance.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CALVARY--THE GREAT CHARGE At ten o'clock the men of Captain Beaudoin's company were still lying in the cabbage field on the plateau of Algeria, whence they had not stirred since early morning.
stirred
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From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CALVARY--THE GREAT CHARGE At ten o'clock the men of Captain Beaudoin's company were still lying in the cabbage field on the plateau of Algeria, whence they had not stirred since early morning.
stop
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From this reading The men were no longer even able to relieve their feelings by firing their chassepots, for Captain Beaudoin had succeeded in putting a stop to that furious and useless fusillade, directed upon the little wood over yonder, where not a single Prussian seemed to have remained.
STRUGGLE
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From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CALVARY--THE GREAT CHARGE At ten o'clock the men of Captain Beaudoin's company were still lying in the cabbage field on the plateau of Algeria, whence they had not stirred since early morning.
succeeded
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From this reading The men were no longer even able to relieve their feelings by firing their chassepots, for Captain Beaudoin had succeeded in putting a stop to that furious and useless fusillade, directed upon the little wood over yonder, where not a single Prussian seemed to have remained.
sun
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From this reading The sun was now becoming most oppressive; the men fairly roasted as they lay there under the flaming sky.
ten
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From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CALVARY--THE GREAT CHARGE At ten o'clock the men of Captain Beaudoin's company were still lying in the cabbage field on the plateau of Algeria, whence they had not stirred since early morning.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Were they going to remain there all day then, allowing themselves to be pounded like that, without making any attempt at fighting?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CALVARY--THE GREAT CHARGE At ten o'clock the men of Captain Beaudoin's company were still lying in the cabbage field on the plateau of Algeria, whence they had not stirred since early morning.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The men were no longer even able to relieve their feelings by firing their chassepots, for Captain Beaudoin had succeeded in putting a stop to that furious and useless fusillade, directed upon the little wood over yonder, where not a single Prussian seemed to have remained.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Were they going to remain there all day then, allowing themselves to be pounded like that, without making any attempt at fighting?
then
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From this reading Were they going to remain there all day then, allowing themselves to be pounded like that, without making any attempt at fighting?
there
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From this reading Were they going to remain there all day then, allowing themselves to be pounded like that, without making any attempt at fighting?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CALVARY--THE GREAT CHARGE At ten o'clock the men of Captain Beaudoin's company were still lying in the cabbage field on the plateau of Algeria, whence they had not stirred since early morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The cross fire from the batteries on the Hattoy hill and the peninsula of Iges was increasing in violence, and had again just killed a couple of soldiers; but still no orders came to advance.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The sun was now becoming most oppressive; the men fairly roasted as they lay there under the flaming sky.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The men were no longer even able to relieve their feelings by firing their chassepots, for Captain Beaudoin had succeeded in putting a stop to that furious and useless fusillade, directed upon the little wood over yonder, where not a single Prussian seemed to have remained.
useless
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From this reading The men were no longer even able to relieve their feelings by firing their chassepots, for Captain Beaudoin had succeeded in putting a stop to that furious and useless fusillade, directed upon the little wood over yonder, where not a single Prussian seemed to have remained.
violence
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From this reading The cross fire from the batteries on the Hattoy hill and the peninsula of Iges was increasing in violence, and had again just killed a couple of soldiers; but still no orders came to advance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cross fire from the batteries on the Hattoy hill and the peninsula of Iges was increasing in violence, and had again just killed a couple of soldiers; but still no orders came to advance.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CALVARY--THE GREAT CHARGE At ten o'clock the men of Captain Beaudoin's company were still lying in the cabbage field on the plateau of Algeria, whence they had not stirred since early morning.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CALVARY--THE GREAT CHARGE At ten o'clock the men of Captain Beaudoin's company were still lying in the cabbage field on the plateau of Algeria, whence they had not stirred since early morning.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The men were no longer even able to relieve their feelings by firing their chassepots, for Captain Beaudoin had succeeded in putting a stop to that furious and useless fusillade, directed upon the little wood over yonder, where not a single Prussian seemed to have remained.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Were they going to remain there all day then, allowing themselves to be pounded like that, without making any attempt at fighting?
wood
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From this reading The men were no longer even able to relieve their feelings by firing their chassepots, for Captain Beaudoin had succeeded in putting a stop to that furious and useless fusillade, directed upon the little wood over yonder, where not a single Prussian seemed to have remained.
yonder
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From this reading The men were no longer even able to relieve their feelings by firing their chassepots, for Captain Beaudoin had succeeded in putting a stop to that furious and useless fusillade, directed upon the little wood over yonder, where not a single Prussian seemed to have remained.
