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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 He had, in consequence, immediately sent a telegram to Darmstadt to order a detachment of three thousand men to come by rail to Aschaffenburg and seize the bridge.
Alexander
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF ASCHAFFENBURG During his dinner, Prince Alexander of Hesse had received this dispatch:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had, in consequence, immediately sent a telegram to Darmstadt to order a detachment of three thousand men to come by rail to Aschaffenburg and seize the bridge.
appeared
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From this reading "The Prussian vanguard has appeared at the end of the Vogelsburg pass!"
ASCHAFFENBURG
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF ASCHAFFENBURG During his dinner, Prince Alexander of Hesse had received this dispatch:
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading This news very much astonished the commander-in-chief, who was expecting the enemy to come by the pass through the Thuringian Forest.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "The Prussian vanguard has appeared at the end of the Vogelsburg pass!"
BATTLE
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF ASCHAFFENBURG During his dinner, Prince Alexander of Hesse had received this dispatch:
bridge
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From this reading He had, in consequence, immediately sent a telegram to Darmstadt to order a detachment of three thousand men to come by rail to Aschaffenburg and seize the bridge.
bugle-call
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From this reading Then he had immediately sounded the bugle-call and the signal to saddle.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This news very much astonished the commander-in-chief, who was expecting the enemy to come by the pass through the Thuringian Forest.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This news very much astonished the commander-in-chief, who was expecting the enemy to come by the pass through the Thuringian Forest.
commander-in-chief
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From this reading This news very much astonished the commander-in-chief, who was expecting the enemy to come by the pass through the Thuringian Forest.
consequence
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From this reading He had, in consequence, immediately sent a telegram to Darmstadt to order a detachment of three thousand men to come by rail to Aschaffenburg and seize the bridge.
Darmstadt
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From this reading He had, in consequence, immediately sent a telegram to Darmstadt to order a detachment of three thousand men to come by rail to Aschaffenburg and seize the bridge.
detachment
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From this reading He had, in consequence, immediately sent a telegram to Darmstadt to order a detachment of three thousand men to come by rail to Aschaffenburg and seize the bridge.
dinner
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF ASCHAFFENBURG During his dinner, Prince Alexander of Hesse had received this dispatch:
dispatch
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF ASCHAFFENBURG During his dinner, Prince Alexander of Hesse had received this dispatch:
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading THE BATTLE OF ASCHAFFENBURG During his dinner, Prince Alexander of Hesse had received this dispatch:
end
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From this reading "The Prussian vanguard has appeared at the end of the Vogelsburg pass!"
enemy
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From this reading This news very much astonished the commander-in-chief, who was expecting the enemy to come by the pass through the Thuringian Forest.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading This news very much astonished the commander-in-chief, who was expecting the enemy to come by the pass through the Thuringian Forest.
Forest
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From this reading This news very much astonished the commander-in-chief, who was expecting the enemy to come by the pass through the Thuringian Forest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BATTLE OF ASCHAFFENBURG During his dinner, Prince Alexander of Hesse had received this dispatch:
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The Prussian vanguard has appeared at the end of the Vogelsburg pass!"
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had, in consequence, immediately sent a telegram to Darmstadt to order a detachment of three thousand men to come by rail to Aschaffenburg and seize the bridge.
Hesse
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF ASCHAFFENBURG During his dinner, Prince Alexander of Hesse had received this dispatch:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BATTLE OF ASCHAFFENBURG During his dinner, Prince Alexander of Hesse had received this dispatch:
immediately
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From this reading He had, in consequence, immediately sent a telegram to Darmstadt to order a detachment of three thousand men to come by rail to Aschaffenburg and seize the bridge.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had, in consequence, immediately sent a telegram to Darmstadt to order a detachment of three thousand men to come by rail to Aschaffenburg and seize the bridge.
men
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From this reading He had, in consequence, immediately sent a telegram to Darmstadt to order a detachment of three thousand men to come by rail to Aschaffenburg and seize the bridge.
much
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From this reading This news very much astonished the commander-in-chief, who was expecting the enemy to come by the pass through the Thuringian Forest.
news
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From this reading This news very much astonished the commander-in-chief, who was expecting the enemy to come by the pass through the Thuringian Forest.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BATTLE OF ASCHAFFENBURG During his dinner, Prince Alexander of Hesse had received this dispatch:
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had, in consequence, immediately sent a telegram to Darmstadt to order a detachment of three thousand men to come by rail to Aschaffenburg and seize the bridge.
pass
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From this reading "The Prussian vanguard has appeared at the end of the Vogelsburg pass!"
Prince
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF ASCHAFFENBURG During his dinner, Prince Alexander of Hesse had received this dispatch:
Prussian
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From this reading "The Prussian vanguard has appeared at the end of the Vogelsburg pass!"
rail
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From this reading He had, in consequence, immediately sent a telegram to Darmstadt to order a detachment of three thousand men to come by rail to Aschaffenburg and seize the bridge.
received
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF ASCHAFFENBURG During his dinner, Prince Alexander of Hesse had received this dispatch:
saddle
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From this reading Then he had immediately sounded the bugle-call and the signal to saddle.
seize
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From this reading He had, in consequence, immediately sent a telegram to Darmstadt to order a detachment of three thousand men to come by rail to Aschaffenburg and seize the bridge.
sent
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From this reading He had, in consequence, immediately sent a telegram to Darmstadt to order a detachment of three thousand men to come by rail to Aschaffenburg and seize the bridge.
signal
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From this reading Then he had immediately sounded the bugle-call and the signal to saddle.
sounded
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From this reading Then he had immediately sounded the bugle-call and the signal to saddle.
telegram
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From this reading He had, in consequence, immediately sent a telegram to Darmstadt to order a detachment of three thousand men to come by rail to Aschaffenburg and seize the bridge.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATTLE OF ASCHAFFENBURG During his dinner, Prince Alexander of Hesse had received this dispatch:
Then
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From this reading Then he had immediately sounded the bugle-call and the signal to saddle.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE BATTLE OF ASCHAFFENBURG During his dinner, Prince Alexander of Hesse had received this dispatch:
thousand
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From this reading He had, in consequence, immediately sent a telegram to Darmstadt to order a detachment of three thousand men to come by rail to Aschaffenburg and seize the bridge.
three
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From this reading He had, in consequence, immediately sent a telegram to Darmstadt to order a detachment of three thousand men to come by rail to Aschaffenburg and seize the bridge.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This news very much astonished the commander-in-chief, who was expecting the enemy to come by the pass through the Thuringian Forest.
Thuringian
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From this reading This news very much astonished the commander-in-chief, who was expecting the enemy to come by the pass through the Thuringian Forest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This news very much astonished the commander-in-chief, who was expecting the enemy to come by the pass through the Thuringian Forest.
vanguard
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From this reading "The Prussian vanguard has appeared at the end of the Vogelsburg pass!"
very
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From this reading This news very much astonished the commander-in-chief, who was expecting the enemy to come by the pass through the Thuringian Forest.
Vogelsburg
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From this reading "The Prussian vanguard has appeared at the end of the Vogelsburg pass!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This news very much astonished the commander-in-chief, who was expecting the enemy to come by the pass through the Thuringian Forest.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This news very much astonished the commander-in-chief, who was expecting the enemy to come by the pass through the Thuringian Forest.
