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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 SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
agonising
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From this reading However, the three-mile march from the peninsula of Iges to the town, sufficed to damp the joy he felt at having emerged from that cesspool where he had been agonising for nine long days.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And now they only heard the shrill, dismal notes of the German trumpets at each guard-post that they passed.
bayonets
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From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Perhaps he would be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of his sister there.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading However, the three-mile march from the peninsula of Iges to the town, sufficed to damp the joy he felt at having emerged from that cesspool where he had been agonising for nine long days.
BID
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From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
bugles
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From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
calls
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From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
captives
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From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
catch
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From this reading Perhaps he would be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of his sister there.
cesspool
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From this reading However, the three-mile march from the peninsula of Iges to the town, sufficed to damp the joy he felt at having emerged from that cesspool where he had been agonising for nine long days.
column
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From this reading Maurice was delighted to find that the column turned to the left, so that it would evidently pass through Sedan.
damp
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From this reading However, the three-mile march from the peninsula of Iges to the town, sufficed to damp the joy he felt at having emerged from that cesspool where he had been agonising for nine long days.
days
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From this reading However, the three-mile march from the peninsula of Iges to the town, sufficed to damp the joy he felt at having emerged from that cesspool where he had been agonising for nine long days.
delighted
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From this reading Maurice was delighted to find that the column turned to the left, so that it would evidently pass through Sedan.
dismal
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From this reading And now they only heard the shrill, dismal notes of the German trumpets at each guard-post that they passed.
drove
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From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading And now they only heard the shrill, dismal notes of the German trumpets at each guard-post that they passed.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
emerged
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From this reading However, the three-mile march from the peninsula of Iges to the town, sufficed to damp the joy he felt at having emerged from that cesspool where he had been agonising for nine long days.
enough
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From this reading Perhaps he would be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of his sister there.
evidently
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From this reading Maurice was delighted to find that the column turned to the left, so that it would evidently pass through Sedan.
felt
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From this reading However, the three-mile march from the peninsula of Iges to the town, sufficed to damp the joy he felt at having emerged from that cesspool where he had been agonising for nine long days.
find
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From this reading Maurice was delighted to find that the column turned to the left, so that it would evidently pass through Sedan.
fixed
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From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
followed
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From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
FREEDOM
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From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
French
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From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading However, the three-mile march from the peninsula of Iges to the town, sufficed to damp the joy he felt at having emerged from that cesspool where he had been agonising for nine long days.
gay
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From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
German
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From this reading And now they only heard the shrill, dismal notes of the German trumpets at each guard-post that they passed.
Germany
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From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
glimpse
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From this reading Perhaps he would be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of his sister there.
guard-post
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From this reading And now they only heard the shrill, dismal notes of the German trumpets at each guard-post that they passed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
hand
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From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading However, the three-mile march from the peninsula of Iges to the town, sufficed to damp the joy he felt at having emerged from that cesspool where he had been agonising for nine long days.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps he would be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of his sister there.
heard
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From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps he would be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of his sister there.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, the three-mile march from the peninsula of Iges to the town, sufficed to damp the joy he felt at having emerged from that cesspool where he had been agonising for nine long days.
Iges
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From this reading However, the three-mile march from the peninsula of Iges to the town, sufficed to damp the joy he felt at having emerged from that cesspool where he had been agonising for nine long days.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Maurice was delighted to find that the column turned to the left, so that it would evidently pass through Sedan.
Jean
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From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
joy
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From this reading However, the three-mile march from the peninsula of Iges to the town, sufficed to damp the joy he felt at having emerged from that cesspool where he had been agonising for nine long days.
kept
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From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maurice was delighted to find that the column turned to the left, so that it would evidently pass through Sedan.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, the three-mile march from the peninsula of Iges to the town, sufficed to damp the joy he felt at having emerged from that cesspool where he had been agonising for nine long days.
lucky
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From this reading Perhaps he would be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of his sister there.
march
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From this reading However, the three-mile march from the peninsula of Iges to the town, sufficed to damp the joy he felt at having emerged from that cesspool where he had been agonising for nine long days.
marching
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From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
Maurice
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From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
nine
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From this reading However, the three-mile march from the peninsula of Iges to the town, sufficed to damp the joy he felt at having emerged from that cesspool where he had been agonising for nine long days.
notes
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From this reading And now they only heard the shrill, dismal notes of the German trumpets at each guard-post that they passed.
now
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From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
only
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From this reading And now they only heard the shrill, dismal notes of the German trumpets at each guard-post that they passed.
others
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From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
pass
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From this reading Maurice was delighted to find that the column turned to the left, so that it would evidently pass through Sedan.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now they only heard the shrill, dismal notes of the German trumpets at each guard-post that they passed.
peninsula
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From this reading However, the three-mile march from the peninsula of Iges to the town, sufficed to damp the joy he felt at having emerged from that cesspool where he had been agonising for nine long days.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps he would be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of his sister there.
platoons
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From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
preceded
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From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
prisoners
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From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
Prussian
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From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
road
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From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
Sedan
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From this reading Maurice was delighted to find that the column turned to the left, so that it would evidently pass through Sedan.
shrill
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From this reading And now they only heard the shrill, dismal notes of the German trumpets at each guard-post that they passed.
sister
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From this reading Perhaps he would be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of his sister there.
SLAVE-DRIVERS
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From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Maurice was delighted to find that the column turned to the left, so that it would evidently pass through Sedan.
soldiers
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From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
sufficed
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From this reading However, the three-mile march from the peninsula of Iges to the town, sufficed to damp the joy he felt at having emerged from that cesspool where he had been agonising for nine long days.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
there
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From this reading Perhaps he would be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of his sister there.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
three-mile
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From this reading However, the three-mile march from the peninsula of Iges to the town, sufficed to damp the joy he felt at having emerged from that cesspool where he had been agonising for nine long days.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Maurice was delighted to find that the column turned to the left, so that it would evidently pass through Sedan.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
town
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From this reading However, the three-mile march from the peninsula of Iges to the town, sufficed to damp the joy he felt at having emerged from that cesspool where he had been agonising for nine long days.
trumpets
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From this reading And now they only heard the shrill, dismal notes of the German trumpets at each guard-post that they passed.
turned
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From this reading Maurice was delighted to find that the column turned to the left, so that it would evidently pass through Sedan.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
watch
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From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading However, the three-mile march from the peninsula of Iges to the town, sufficed to damp the joy he felt at having emerged from that cesspool where he had been agonising for nine long days.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE SLAVE-DRIVERS--A BID FOR FREEDOM That morning, for the last time, had Jean and Maurice heard the gay calls of the French bugles, and now they were marching along the road to Germany among the drove of prisoners, which was preceded and followed by platoons of Prussian soldiers, others of whom, with fixed bayonets, kept a watch upon the captives on either hand.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Maurice was delighted to find that the column turned to the left, so that it would evidently pass through Sedan.
