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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 HORRORS OF CAPTIVITY--STARVATION, MURDER, AND DISEASE There was such a scramble whilst the column of prisoners was leaving Torcy that Maurice was separated from Jean.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading When he at last reached the bridge thrown across the canal at the base of the peninsula of Iges, he found himself among some Chasseurs d'Afrique and was unable to rejoin his regiment.
afterwards
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From this reading And, run as he might afterwards, he only lost himself the more.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading When he at last reached the bridge thrown across the canal at the base of the peninsula of Iges, he found himself among some Chasseurs d'Afrique and was unable to rejoin his regiment.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HORRORS OF CAPTIVITY--STARVATION, MURDER, AND DISEASE There was such a scramble whilst the column of prisoners was leaving Torcy that Maurice was separated from Jean.
appointed
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From this reading The bridge was defended by a couple of guns pointed towards the peninsula; and the Prussian staff had turned a private residence, just beyond the canal, into a guard-house, where was stationed a commandant appointed to receive and guard the prisoners.
arriving
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From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And, run as he might afterwards, he only lost himself the more.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When he at last reached the bridge thrown across the canal at the base of the peninsula of Iges, he found himself among some Chasseurs d'Afrique and was unable to rejoin his regiment.
attention
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From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
base
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From this reading When he at last reached the bridge thrown across the canal at the base of the peninsula of Iges, he found himself among some Chasseurs d'Afrique and was unable to rejoin his regiment.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The bridge was defended by a couple of guns pointed towards the peninsula; and the Prussian staff had turned a private residence, just beyond the canal, into a guard-house, where was stationed a commandant appointed to receive and guard the prisoners.
bridge
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From this reading When he at last reached the bridge thrown across the canal at the base of the peninsula of Iges, he found himself among some Chasseurs d'Afrique and was unable to rejoin his regiment.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The bridge was defended by a couple of guns pointed towards the peninsula; and the Prussian staff had turned a private residence, just beyond the canal, into a guard-house, where was stationed a commandant appointed to receive and guard the prisoners.
came
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From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
canal
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From this reading When he at last reached the bridge thrown across the canal at the base of the peninsula of Iges, he found himself among some Chasseurs d'Afrique and was unable to rejoin his regiment.
CAPTIVITY
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From this reading THE HORRORS OF CAPTIVITY--STARVATION, MURDER, AND DISEASE There was such a scramble whilst the column of prisoners was leaving Torcy that Maurice was separated from Jean.
chances
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From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
Chasseurs
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From this reading When he at last reached the bridge thrown across the canal at the base of the peninsula of Iges, he found himself among some Chasseurs d'Afrique and was unable to rejoin his regiment.
column
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From this reading THE HORRORS OF CAPTIVITY--STARVATION, MURDER, AND DISEASE There was such a scramble whilst the column of prisoners was leaving Torcy that Maurice was separated from Jean.
commandant
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From this reading The bridge was defended by a couple of guns pointed towards the peninsula; and the Prussian staff had turned a private residence, just beyond the canal, into a guard-house, where was stationed a commandant appointed to receive and guard the prisoners.
counted
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From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading The bridge was defended by a couple of guns pointed towards the peninsula; and the Prussian staff had turned a private residence, just beyond the canal, into a guard-house, where was stationed a commandant appointed to receive and guard the prisoners.
d'Afrique
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From this reading When he at last reached the bridge thrown across the canal at the base of the peninsula of Iges, he found himself among some Chasseurs d'Afrique and was unable to rejoin his regiment.
defended
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From this reading The bridge was defended by a couple of guns pointed towards the peninsula; and the Prussian staff had turned a private residence, just beyond the canal, into a guard-house, where was stationed a commandant appointed to receive and guard the prisoners.
description
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From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
DISEASE
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From this reading THE HORRORS OF CAPTIVITY--STARVATION, MURDER, AND DISEASE There was such a scramble whilst the column of prisoners was leaving Torcy that Maurice was separated from Jean.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
encamp
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From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
flocks
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From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
formalities
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From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he at last reached the bridge thrown across the canal at the base of the peninsula of Iges, he found himself among some Chasseurs d'Afrique and was unable to rejoin his regiment.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE HORRORS OF CAPTIVITY--STARVATION, MURDER, AND DISEASE There was such a scramble whilst the column of prisoners was leaving Torcy that Maurice was separated from Jean.
guard
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From this reading The bridge was defended by a couple of guns pointed towards the peninsula; and the Prussian staff had turned a private residence, just beyond the canal, into a guard-house, where was stationed a commandant appointed to receive and guard the prisoners.
guard-house
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From this reading The bridge was defended by a couple of guns pointed towards the peninsula; and the Prussian staff had turned a private residence, just beyond the canal, into a guard-house, where was stationed a commandant appointed to receive and guard the prisoners.
guns
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From this reading The bridge was defended by a couple of guns pointed towards the peninsula; and the Prussian staff had turned a private residence, just beyond the canal, into a guard-house, where was stationed a commandant appointed to receive and guard the prisoners.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The bridge was defended by a couple of guns pointed towards the peninsula; and the Prussian staff had turned a private residence, just beyond the canal, into a guard-house, where was stationed a commandant appointed to receive and guard the prisoners.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And, run as he might afterwards, he only lost himself the more.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And, run as he might afterwards, he only lost himself the more.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he at last reached the bridge thrown across the canal at the base of the peninsula of Iges, he found himself among some Chasseurs d'Afrique and was unable to rejoin his regiment.
HORRORS
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From this reading THE HORRORS OF CAPTIVITY--STARVATION, MURDER, AND DISEASE There was such a scramble whilst the column of prisoners was leaving Torcy that Maurice was separated from Jean.
Iges
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From this reading When he at last reached the bridge thrown across the canal at the base of the peninsula of Iges, he found himself among some Chasseurs d'Afrique and was unable to rejoin his regiment.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The bridge was defended by a couple of guns pointed towards the peninsula; and the Prussian staff had turned a private residence, just beyond the canal, into a guard-house, where was stationed a commandant appointed to receive and guard the prisoners.
Jean
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From this reading THE HORRORS OF CAPTIVITY--STARVATION, MURDER, AND DISEASE There was such a scramble whilst the column of prisoners was leaving Torcy that Maurice was separated from Jean.
just
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From this reading The bridge was defended by a couple of guns pointed towards the peninsula; and the Prussian staff had turned a private residence, just beyond the canal, into a guard-house, where was stationed a commandant appointed to receive and guard the prisoners.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he at last reached the bridge thrown across the canal at the base of the peninsula of Iges, he found himself among some Chasseurs d'Afrique and was unable to rejoin his regiment.
leaving
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From this reading THE HORRORS OF CAPTIVITY--STARVATION, MURDER, AND DISEASE There was such a scramble whilst the column of prisoners was leaving Torcy that Maurice was separated from Jean.
led
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From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
like
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From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
lost
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From this reading And, run as he might afterwards, he only lost himself the more.
Maurice
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From this reading THE HORRORS OF CAPTIVITY--STARVATION, MURDER, AND DISEASE There was such a scramble whilst the column of prisoners was leaving Torcy that Maurice was separated from Jean.
men
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From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And, run as he might afterwards, he only lost himself the more.
more
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From this reading And, run as he might afterwards, he only lost himself the more.
MURDER
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From this reading THE HORRORS OF CAPTIVITY--STARVATION, MURDER, AND DISEASE There was such a scramble whilst the column of prisoners was leaving Torcy that Maurice was separated from Jean.
numbers
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From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HORRORS OF CAPTIVITY--STARVATION, MURDER, AND DISEASE There was such a scramble whilst the column of prisoners was leaving Torcy that Maurice was separated from Jean.
only
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From this reading And, run as he might afterwards, he only lost himself the more.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
paid
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From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
past
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From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
peninsula
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From this reading When he at last reached the bridge thrown across the canal at the base of the peninsula of Iges, he found himself among some Chasseurs d'Afrique and was unable to rejoin his regiment.
pointed
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From this reading The bridge was defended by a couple of guns pointed towards the peninsula; and the Prussian staff had turned a private residence, just beyond the canal, into a guard-house, where was stationed a commandant appointed to receive and guard the prisoners.
prisoners
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From this reading THE HORRORS OF CAPTIVITY--STARVATION, MURDER, AND DISEASE There was such a scramble whilst the column of prisoners was leaving Torcy that Maurice was separated from Jean.
private
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From this reading The bridge was defended by a couple of guns pointed towards the peninsula; and the Prussian staff had turned a private residence, just beyond the canal, into a guard-house, where was stationed a commandant appointed to receive and guard the prisoners.
Prussian
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From this reading The bridge was defended by a couple of guns pointed towards the peninsula; and the Prussian staff had turned a private residence, just beyond the canal, into a guard-house, where was stationed a commandant appointed to receive and guard the prisoners.
reached
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From this reading When he at last reached the bridge thrown across the canal at the base of the peninsula of Iges, he found himself among some Chasseurs d'Afrique and was unable to rejoin his regiment.
receive
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From this reading The bridge was defended by a couple of guns pointed towards the peninsula; and the Prussian staff had turned a private residence, just beyond the canal, into a guard-house, where was stationed a commandant appointed to receive and guard the prisoners.
regiment
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From this reading When he at last reached the bridge thrown across the canal at the base of the peninsula of Iges, he found himself among some Chasseurs d'Afrique and was unable to rejoin his regiment.
rejoin
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From this reading When he at last reached the bridge thrown across the canal at the base of the peninsula of Iges, he found himself among some Chasseurs d'Afrique and was unable to rejoin his regiment.
residence
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From this reading The bridge was defended by a couple of guns pointed towards the peninsula; and the Prussian staff had turned a private residence, just beyond the canal, into a guard-house, where was stationed a commandant appointed to receive and guard the prisoners.
road
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From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
run
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From this reading And, run as he might afterwards, he only lost himself the more.
scramble
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From this reading THE HORRORS OF CAPTIVITY--STARVATION, MURDER, AND DISEASE There was such a scramble whilst the column of prisoners was leaving Torcy that Maurice was separated from Jean.
scrambled
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From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
separated
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From this reading THE HORRORS OF CAPTIVITY--STARVATION, MURDER, AND DISEASE There was such a scramble whilst the column of prisoners was leaving Torcy that Maurice was separated from Jean.
sheep
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From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
simply
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From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
some
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From this reading When he at last reached the bridge thrown across the canal at the base of the peninsula of Iges, he found himself among some Chasseurs d'Afrique and was unable to rejoin his regiment.
staff
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From this reading The bridge was defended by a couple of guns pointed towards the peninsula; and the Prussian staff had turned a private residence, just beyond the canal, into a guard-house, where was stationed a commandant appointed to receive and guard the prisoners.
STARVATION
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From this reading THE HORRORS OF CAPTIVITY--STARVATION, MURDER, AND DISEASE There was such a scramble whilst the column of prisoners was leaving Torcy that Maurice was separated from Jean.
stationed
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From this reading The bridge was defended by a couple of guns pointed towards the peninsula; and the Prussian staff had turned a private residence, just beyond the canal, into a guard-house, where was stationed a commandant appointed to receive and guard the prisoners.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading THE HORRORS OF CAPTIVITY--STARVATION, MURDER, AND DISEASE There was such a scramble whilst the column of prisoners was leaving Torcy that Maurice was separated from Jean.
summary
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From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE HORRORS OF CAPTIVITY--STARVATION, MURDER, AND DISEASE There was such a scramble whilst the column of prisoners was leaving Torcy that Maurice was separated from Jean.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HORRORS OF CAPTIVITY--STARVATION, MURDER, AND DISEASE There was such a scramble whilst the column of prisoners was leaving Torcy that Maurice was separated from Jean.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
There
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From this reading THE HORRORS OF CAPTIVITY--STARVATION, MURDER, AND DISEASE There was such a scramble whilst the column of prisoners was leaving Torcy that Maurice was separated from Jean.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
thrown
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From this reading When he at last reached the bridge thrown across the canal at the base of the peninsula of Iges, he found himself among some Chasseurs d'Afrique and was unable to rejoin his regiment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he at last reached the bridge thrown across the canal at the base of the peninsula of Iges, he found himself among some Chasseurs d'Afrique and was unable to rejoin his regiment.
Torcy
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From this reading THE HORRORS OF CAPTIVITY--STARVATION, MURDER, AND DISEASE There was such a scramble whilst the column of prisoners was leaving Torcy that Maurice was separated from Jean.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The bridge was defended by a couple of guns pointed towards the peninsula; and the Prussian staff had turned a private residence, just beyond the canal, into a guard-house, where was stationed a commandant appointed to receive and guard the prisoners.
turned
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From this reading The bridge was defended by a couple of guns pointed towards the peninsula; and the Prussian staff had turned a private residence, just beyond the canal, into a guard-house, where was stationed a commandant appointed to receive and guard the prisoners.
unable
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From this reading When he at last reached the bridge thrown across the canal at the base of the peninsula of Iges, he found himself among some Chasseurs d'Afrique and was unable to rejoin his regiment.
uniforms
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From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
various
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From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
very
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From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HORRORS OF CAPTIVITY--STARVATION, MURDER, AND DISEASE There was such a scramble whilst the column of prisoners was leaving Torcy that Maurice was separated from Jean.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he at last reached the bridge thrown across the canal at the base of the peninsula of Iges, he found himself among some Chasseurs d'Afrique and was unable to rejoin his regiment.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The bridge was defended by a couple of guns pointed towards the peninsula; and the Prussian staff had turned a private residence, just beyond the canal, into a guard-house, where was stationed a commandant appointed to receive and guard the prisoners.
wheresoever
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From this reading The formalities were of a very summary description; the men arriving were simply counted like sheep, just as they came along, but little attention being paid either to the different uniforms or the different numbers; and the various flocks having scrambled past began to encamp wheresoever the chances of the road led them.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading THE HORRORS OF CAPTIVITY--STARVATION, MURDER, AND DISEASE There was such a scramble whilst the column of prisoners was leaving Torcy that Maurice was separated from Jean.
