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15th
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From this reading On the evening of the battle, as we have said, the news of the disaster had reached Frankfort, and from the next day, the 15th, the conviction that its occupation would be immediate had cast an aspect of mourning over the town.
16th
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From this reading The Prussians, so it was said, would make their entry on the 16th after midday.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Not a single person was to be seen on the fashionable promenade.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The Prussians, so it was said, would make their entry on the 16th after midday.
all
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From this reading THE PRUSSIANS AT FRANKFORT In Frankfort all was sorrow and dismay at the news of the defeat.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On the evening of the battle, as we have said, the news of the disaster had reached Frankfort, and from the next day, the 15th, the conviction that its occupation would be immediate had cast an aspect of mourning over the town.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PRUSSIANS AT FRANKFORT In Frankfort all was sorrow and dismay at the news of the defeat.
apprehensive
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From this reading The inhabitants were deeply apprehensive of their treatment by the Prussians since seeing what had occurred in Hanover.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the evening of the battle, as we have said, the news of the disaster had reached Frankfort, and from the next day, the 15th, the conviction that its occupation would be immediate had cast an aspect of mourning over the town.
aspect
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From this reading On the evening of the battle, as we have said, the news of the disaster had reached Frankfort, and from the next day, the 15th, the conviction that its occupation would be immediate had cast an aspect of mourning over the town.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE PRUSSIANS AT FRANKFORT In Frankfort all was sorrow and dismay at the news of the defeat.
battle
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From this reading On the evening of the battle, as we have said, the news of the disaster had reached Frankfort, and from the next day, the 15th, the conviction that its occupation would be immediate had cast an aspect of mourning over the town.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On the evening of the battle, as we have said, the news of the disaster had reached Frankfort, and from the next day, the 15th, the conviction that its occupation would be immediate had cast an aspect of mourning over the town.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The inhabitants were deeply apprehensive of their treatment by the Prussians since seeing what had occurred in Hanover.
cast
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From this reading On the evening of the battle, as we have said, the news of the disaster had reached Frankfort, and from the next day, the 15th, the conviction that its occupation would be immediate had cast an aspect of mourning over the town.
conviction
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From this reading On the evening of the battle, as we have said, the news of the disaster had reached Frankfort, and from the next day, the 15th, the conviction that its occupation would be immediate had cast an aspect of mourning over the town.
day
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From this reading On the evening of the battle, as we have said, the news of the disaster had reached Frankfort, and from the next day, the 15th, the conviction that its occupation would be immediate had cast an aspect of mourning over the town.
deeply
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From this reading The inhabitants were deeply apprehensive of their treatment by the Prussians since seeing what had occurred in Hanover.
defeat
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From this reading THE PRUSSIANS AT FRANKFORT In Frankfort all was sorrow and dismay at the news of the defeat.
disaster
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From this reading On the evening of the battle, as we have said, the news of the disaster had reached Frankfort, and from the next day, the 15th, the conviction that its occupation would be immediate had cast an aspect of mourning over the town.
dismay
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From this reading THE PRUSSIANS AT FRANKFORT In Frankfort all was sorrow and dismay at the news of the defeat.
entry
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From this reading The Prussians, so it was said, would make their entry on the 16th after midday.
evening
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From this reading On the evening of the battle, as we have said, the news of the disaster had reached Frankfort, and from the next day, the 15th, the conviction that its occupation would be immediate had cast an aspect of mourning over the town.
fashionable
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From this reading Not a single person was to be seen on the fashionable promenade.
FRANKFORT
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From this reading THE PRUSSIANS AT FRANKFORT In Frankfort all was sorrow and dismay at the news of the defeat.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the evening of the battle, as we have said, the news of the disaster had reached Frankfort, and from the next day, the 15th, the conviction that its occupation would be immediate had cast an aspect of mourning over the town.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The inhabitants were deeply apprehensive of their treatment by the Prussians since seeing what had occurred in Hanover.
Hanover
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From this reading The inhabitants were deeply apprehensive of their treatment by the Prussians since seeing what had occurred in Hanover.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading On the evening of the battle, as we have said, the news of the disaster had reached Frankfort, and from the next day, the 15th, the conviction that its occupation would be immediate had cast an aspect of mourning over the town.
immediate
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From this reading On the evening of the battle, as we have said, the news of the disaster had reached Frankfort, and from the next day, the 15th, the conviction that its occupation would be immediate had cast an aspect of mourning over the town.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PRUSSIANS AT FRANKFORT In Frankfort all was sorrow and dismay at the news of the defeat.
inhabitants
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From this reading The inhabitants were deeply apprehensive of their treatment by the Prussians since seeing what had occurred in Hanover.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Prussians, so it was said, would make their entry on the 16th after midday.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading On the evening of the battle, as we have said, the news of the disaster had reached Frankfort, and from the next day, the 15th, the conviction that its occupation would be immediate had cast an aspect of mourning over the town.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Prussians, so it was said, would make their entry on the 16th after midday.
midday
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From this reading The Prussians, so it was said, would make their entry on the 16th after midday.
mourning
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From this reading On the evening of the battle, as we have said, the news of the disaster had reached Frankfort, and from the next day, the 15th, the conviction that its occupation would be immediate had cast an aspect of mourning over the town.
news
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From this reading THE PRUSSIANS AT FRANKFORT In Frankfort all was sorrow and dismay at the news of the defeat.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the evening of the battle, as we have said, the news of the disaster had reached Frankfort, and from the next day, the 15th, the conviction that its occupation would be immediate had cast an aspect of mourning over the town.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a single person was to be seen on the fashionable promenade.
occupation
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From this reading On the evening of the battle, as we have said, the news of the disaster had reached Frankfort, and from the next day, the 15th, the conviction that its occupation would be immediate had cast an aspect of mourning over the town.
occurred
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From this reading The inhabitants were deeply apprehensive of their treatment by the Prussians since seeing what had occurred in Hanover.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PRUSSIANS AT FRANKFORT In Frankfort all was sorrow and dismay at the news of the defeat.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the evening of the battle, as we have said, the news of the disaster had reached Frankfort, and from the next day, the 15th, the conviction that its occupation would be immediate had cast an aspect of mourning over the town.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading On the evening of the battle, as we have said, the news of the disaster had reached Frankfort, and from the next day, the 15th, the conviction that its occupation would be immediate had cast an aspect of mourning over the town.
person
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From this reading Not a single person was to be seen on the fashionable promenade.
promenade
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From this reading Not a single person was to be seen on the fashionable promenade.
PRUSSIANS
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From this reading THE PRUSSIANS AT FRANKFORT In Frankfort all was sorrow and dismay at the news of the defeat.
reached
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From this reading On the evening of the battle, as we have said, the news of the disaster had reached Frankfort, and from the next day, the 15th, the conviction that its occupation would be immediate had cast an aspect of mourning over the town.
said
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From this reading On the evening of the battle, as we have said, the news of the disaster had reached Frankfort, and from the next day, the 15th, the conviction that its occupation would be immediate had cast an aspect of mourning over the town.
seeing
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From this reading The inhabitants were deeply apprehensive of their treatment by the Prussians since seeing what had occurred in Hanover.
seen
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From this reading Not a single person was to be seen on the fashionable promenade.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The inhabitants were deeply apprehensive of their treatment by the Prussians since seeing what had occurred in Hanover.
single
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From this reading Not a single person was to be seen on the fashionable promenade.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Prussians, so it was said, would make their entry on the 16th after midday.
sorrow
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From this reading THE PRUSSIANS AT FRANKFORT In Frankfort all was sorrow and dismay at the news of the defeat.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the evening of the battle, as we have said, the news of the disaster had reached Frankfort, and from the next day, the 15th, the conviction that its occupation would be immediate had cast an aspect of mourning over the town.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRUSSIANS AT FRANKFORT In Frankfort all was sorrow and dismay at the news of the defeat.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The inhabitants were deeply apprehensive of their treatment by the Prussians since seeing what had occurred in Hanover.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not a single person was to be seen on the fashionable promenade.
town
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From this reading On the evening of the battle, as we have said, the news of the disaster had reached Frankfort, and from the next day, the 15th, the conviction that its occupation would be immediate had cast an aspect of mourning over the town.
treatment
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From this reading The inhabitants were deeply apprehensive of their treatment by the Prussians since seeing what had occurred in Hanover.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PRUSSIANS AT FRANKFORT In Frankfort all was sorrow and dismay at the news of the defeat.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading On the evening of the battle, as we have said, the news of the disaster had reached Frankfort, and from the next day, the 15th, the conviction that its occupation would be immediate had cast an aspect of mourning over the town.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The inhabitants were deeply apprehensive of their treatment by the Prussians since seeing what had occurred in Hanover.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The inhabitants were deeply apprehensive of their treatment by the Prussians since seeing what had occurred in Hanover.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading On the evening of the battle, as we have said, the news of the disaster had reached Frankfort, and from the next day, the 15th, the conviction that its occupation would be immediate had cast an aspect of mourning over the town.
