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Chapter VII
3. A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well. The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy. The whole world knows the result. Grouchy[338] failed to appear; the imperial guard was beaten back; Waterloo was lost.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.”
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From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
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From this reading Grouchy[338] failed to appear; the imperial guard was beaten back; Waterloo was lost.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
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From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
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From this reading Grouchy[338] failed to appear; the imperial guard was beaten back; Waterloo was lost.
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From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
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From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
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From this reading Grouchy[338] failed to appear; the imperial guard was beaten back; Waterloo was lost.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
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From this reading Grouchy[338] failed to appear; the imperial guard was beaten back; Waterloo was lost.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
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From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
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From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
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From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
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From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
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From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
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From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
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From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
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From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
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From this reading Grouchy[338] failed to appear; the imperial guard was beaten back; Waterloo was lost.
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From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
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From this reading Grouchy[338] failed to appear; the imperial guard was beaten back; Waterloo was lost.
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From this reading Grouchy[338] failed to appear; the imperial guard was beaten back; Waterloo was lost.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
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From this reading Grouchy[338] failed to appear; the imperial guard was beaten back; Waterloo was lost.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
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From this reading The whole world knows the result.
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From this reading Grouchy[338] failed to appear; the imperial guard was beaten back; Waterloo was lost.
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From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The whole world knows the result.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
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From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
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From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Grouchy[338] failed to appear; the imperial guard was beaten back; Waterloo was lost.
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From this reading Grouchy[338] failed to appear; the imperial guard was beaten back; Waterloo was lost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The whole world knows the result.
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From this reading The whole world knows the result.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
but in spite of that
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
