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17th
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From this reading GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 17th, as the general had said, he sent to the bank a squad of eight men under the command of a sergeant-major, accompanied by two men with wheel-barrows for the seven million florins.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 17th, as the general had said, he sent to the bank a squad of eight men under the command of a sergeant-major, accompanied by two men with wheel-barrows for the seven million florins.
accompanied
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From this reading GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 17th, as the general had said, he sent to the bank a squad of eight men under the command of a sergeant-major, accompanied by two men with wheel-barrows for the seven million florins.
act
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From this reading This act of brutality had its effect.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 17th, as the general had said, he sent to the bank a squad of eight men under the command of a sergeant-major, accompanied by two men with wheel-barrows for the seven million florins.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading His notion of the weight of the coin, which in gold would amount to more than fifty tons, must have been a curious one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Seeing his men return without the money, General Falkenstein declared that if it were not forthcoming the next day he would permit pillage and bombardment.
arrested
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From this reading Meanwhile the members Bernus and Speltz were arrested and conducted to the guard-room, when, having left them in view behind the bars for two hours to convince every one of his power over the town authorities, he sent them off to Cologne with four soldiers and a letter for the governor.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 17th, as the general had said, he sent to the bank a squad of eight men under the command of a sergeant-major, accompanied by two men with wheel-barrows for the seven million florins.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 17th, as the general had said, he sent to the bank a squad of eight men under the command of a sergeant-major, accompanied by two men with wheel-barrows for the seven million florins.
authorities
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From this reading Meanwhile the members Bernus and Speltz were arrested and conducted to the guard-room, when, having left them in view behind the bars for two hours to convince every one of his power over the town authorities, he sent them off to Cologne with four soldiers and a letter for the governor.
bank
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From this reading GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 17th, as the general had said, he sent to the bank a squad of eight men under the command of a sergeant-major, accompanied by two men with wheel-barrows for the seven million florins.
bars
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From this reading Meanwhile the members Bernus and Speltz were arrested and conducted to the guard-room, when, having left them in view behind the bars for two hours to convince every one of his power over the town authorities, he sent them off to Cologne with four soldiers and a letter for the governor.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His notion of the weight of the coin, which in gold would amount to more than fifty tons, must have been a curious one.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Meanwhile the members Bernus and Speltz were arrested and conducted to the guard-room, when, having left them in view behind the bars for two hours to convince every one of his power over the town authorities, he sent them off to Cologne with four soldiers and a letter for the governor.
Bernus
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From this reading Meanwhile the members Bernus and Speltz were arrested and conducted to the guard-room, when, having left them in view behind the bars for two hours to convince every one of his power over the town authorities, he sent them off to Cologne with four soldiers and a letter for the governor.
bombardment
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From this reading Seeing his men return without the money, General Falkenstein declared that if it were not forthcoming the next day he would permit pillage and bombardment.
brutality
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From this reading This act of brutality had its effect.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 17th, as the general had said, he sent to the bank a squad of eight men under the command of a sergeant-major, accompanied by two men with wheel-barrows for the seven million florins.
coin
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From this reading His notion of the weight of the coin, which in gold would amount to more than fifty tons, must have been a curious one.
Cologne
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From this reading Meanwhile the members Bernus and Speltz were arrested and conducted to the guard-room, when, having left them in view behind the bars for two hours to convince every one of his power over the town authorities, he sent them off to Cologne with four soldiers and a letter for the governor.
command
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From this reading GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 17th, as the general had said, he sent to the bank a squad of eight men under the command of a sergeant-major, accompanied by two men with wheel-barrows for the seven million florins.
conducted
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From this reading Meanwhile the members Bernus and Speltz were arrested and conducted to the guard-room, when, having left them in view behind the bars for two hours to convince every one of his power over the town authorities, he sent them off to Cologne with four soldiers and a letter for the governor.
convince
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From this reading Meanwhile the members Bernus and Speltz were arrested and conducted to the guard-room, when, having left them in view behind the bars for two hours to convince every one of his power over the town authorities, he sent them off to Cologne with four soldiers and a letter for the governor.
curious
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From this reading His notion of the weight of the coin, which in gold would amount to more than fifty tons, must have been a curious one.
day
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From this reading Seeing his men return without the money, General Falkenstein declared that if it were not forthcoming the next day he would permit pillage and bombardment.
declared
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From this reading Seeing his men return without the money, General Falkenstein declared that if it were not forthcoming the next day he would permit pillage and bombardment.
effect
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From this reading This act of brutality had its effect.
eight
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From this reading GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 17th, as the general had said, he sent to the bank a squad of eight men under the command of a sergeant-major, accompanied by two men with wheel-barrows for the seven million florins.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Meanwhile the members Bernus and Speltz were arrested and conducted to the guard-room, when, having left them in view behind the bars for two hours to convince every one of his power over the town authorities, he sent them off to Cologne with four soldiers and a letter for the governor.
Falkenstein
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From this reading Seeing his men return without the money, General Falkenstein declared that if it were not forthcoming the next day he would permit pillage and bombardment.
fifty
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From this reading His notion of the weight of the coin, which in gold would amount to more than fifty tons, must have been a curious one.
five
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From this reading GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 17th, as the general had said, he sent to the bank a squad of eight men under the command of a sergeant-major, accompanied by two men with wheel-barrows for the seven million florins.
florins
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From this reading GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 17th, as the general had said, he sent to the bank a squad of eight men under the command of a sergeant-major, accompanied by two men with wheel-barrows for the seven million florins.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 17th, as the general had said, he sent to the bank a squad of eight men under the command of a sergeant-major, accompanied by two men with wheel-barrows for the seven million florins.
forthcoming
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From this reading Seeing his men return without the money, General Falkenstein declared that if it were not forthcoming the next day he would permit pillage and bombardment.
four
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From this reading Meanwhile the members Bernus and Speltz were arrested and conducted to the guard-room, when, having left them in view behind the bars for two hours to convince every one of his power over the town authorities, he sent them off to Cologne with four soldiers and a letter for the governor.
GENERAL
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From this reading GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 17th, as the general had said, he sent to the bank a squad of eight men under the command of a sergeant-major, accompanied by two men with wheel-barrows for the seven million florins.
gold
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From this reading His notion of the weight of the coin, which in gold would amount to more than fifty tons, must have been a curious one.
governor
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From this reading Meanwhile the members Bernus and Speltz were arrested and conducted to the guard-room, when, having left them in view behind the bars for two hours to convince every one of his power over the town authorities, he sent them off to Cologne with four soldiers and a letter for the governor.
guard-room
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From this reading Meanwhile the members Bernus and Speltz were arrested and conducted to the guard-room, when, having left them in view behind the bars for two hours to convince every one of his power over the town authorities, he sent them off to Cologne with four soldiers and a letter for the governor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 17th, as the general had said, he sent to the bank a squad of eight men under the command of a sergeant-major, accompanied by two men with wheel-barrows for the seven million florins.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His notion of the weight of the coin, which in gold would amount to more than fifty tons, must have been a curious one.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Meanwhile the members Bernus and Speltz were arrested and conducted to the guard-room, when, having left them in view behind the bars for two hours to convince every one of his power over the town authorities, he sent them off to Cologne with four soldiers and a letter for the governor.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 17th, as the general had said, he sent to the bank a squad of eight men under the command of a sergeant-major, accompanied by two men with wheel-barrows for the seven million florins.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His notion of the weight of the coin, which in gold would amount to more than fifty tons, must have been a curious one.
hours
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From this reading Meanwhile the members Bernus and Speltz were arrested and conducted to the guard-room, when, having left them in view behind the bars for two hours to convince every one of his power over the town authorities, he sent them off to Cologne with four soldiers and a letter for the governor.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Seeing his men return without the money, General Falkenstein declared that if it were not forthcoming the next day he would permit pillage and bombardment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 17th, as the general had said, he sent to the bank a squad of eight men under the command of a sergeant-major, accompanied by two men with wheel-barrows for the seven million florins.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Seeing his men return without the money, General Falkenstein declared that if it were not forthcoming the next day he would permit pillage and bombardment.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading This act of brutality had its effect.
July
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From this reading GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 17th, as the general had said, he sent to the bank a squad of eight men under the command of a sergeant-major, accompanied by two men with wheel-barrows for the seven million florins.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile the members Bernus and Speltz were arrested and conducted to the guard-room, when, having left them in view behind the bars for two hours to convince every one of his power over the town authorities, he sent them off to Cologne with four soldiers and a letter for the governor.
letter
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From this reading Meanwhile the members Bernus and Speltz were arrested and conducted to the guard-room, when, having left them in view behind the bars for two hours to convince every one of his power over the town authorities, he sent them off to Cologne with four soldiers and a letter for the governor.
MANTEUFFEL'S
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From this reading GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 17th, as the general had said, he sent to the bank a squad of eight men under the command of a sergeant-major, accompanied by two men with wheel-barrows for the seven million florins.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile the members Bernus and Speltz were arrested and conducted to the guard-room, when, having left them in view behind the bars for two hours to convince every one of his power over the town authorities, he sent them off to Cologne with four soldiers and a letter for the governor.
members
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From this reading Meanwhile the members Bernus and Speltz were arrested and conducted to the guard-room, when, having left them in view behind the bars for two hours to convince every one of his power over the town authorities, he sent them off to Cologne with four soldiers and a letter for the governor.
men
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From this reading GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 17th, as the general had said, he sent to the bank a squad of eight men under the command of a sergeant-major, accompanied by two men with wheel-barrows for the seven million florins.
million
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From this reading GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 17th, as the general had said, he sent to the bank a squad of eight men under the command of a sergeant-major, accompanied by two men with wheel-barrows for the seven million florins.
money
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From this reading Seeing his men return without the money, General Falkenstein declared that if it were not forthcoming the next day he would permit pillage and bombardment.
more
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From this reading His notion of the weight of the coin, which in gold would amount to more than fifty tons, must have been a curious one.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading His notion of the weight of the coin, which in gold would amount to more than fifty tons, must have been a curious one.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seeing his men return without the money, General Falkenstein declared that if it were not forthcoming the next day he would permit pillage and bombardment.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Seeing his men return without the money, General Falkenstein declared that if it were not forthcoming the next day he would permit pillage and bombardment.
notion
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From this reading His notion of the weight of the coin, which in gold would amount to more than fifty tons, must have been a curious one.
o'clock
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From this reading GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 17th, as the general had said, he sent to the bank a squad of eight men under the command of a sergeant-major, accompanied by two men with wheel-barrows for the seven million florins.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 17th, as the general had said, he sent to the bank a squad of eight men under the command of a sergeant-major, accompanied by two men with wheel-barrows for the seven million florins.
off
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From this reading Meanwhile the members Bernus and Speltz were arrested and conducted to the guard-room, when, having left them in view behind the bars for two hours to convince every one of his power over the town authorities, he sent them off to Cologne with four soldiers and a letter for the governor.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His notion of the weight of the coin, which in gold would amount to more than fifty tons, must have been a curious one.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Meanwhile the members Bernus and Speltz were arrested and conducted to the guard-room, when, having left them in view behind the bars for two hours to convince every one of his power over the town authorities, he sent them off to Cologne with four soldiers and a letter for the governor.
permit
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From this reading Seeing his men return without the money, General Falkenstein declared that if it were not forthcoming the next day he would permit pillage and bombardment.
pillage
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From this reading Seeing his men return without the money, General Falkenstein declared that if it were not forthcoming the next day he would permit pillage and bombardment.
power
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From this reading Meanwhile the members Bernus and Speltz were arrested and conducted to the guard-room, when, having left them in view behind the bars for two hours to convince every one of his power over the town authorities, he sent them off to Cologne with four soldiers and a letter for the governor.
return
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From this reading Seeing his men return without the money, General Falkenstein declared that if it were not forthcoming the next day he would permit pillage and bombardment.
said
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From this reading GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 17th, as the general had said, he sent to the bank a squad of eight men under the command of a sergeant-major, accompanied by two men with wheel-barrows for the seven million florins.
Seeing
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From this reading Seeing his men return without the money, General Falkenstein declared that if it were not forthcoming the next day he would permit pillage and bombardment.
sent
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From this reading GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 17th, as the general had said, he sent to the bank a squad of eight men under the command of a sergeant-major, accompanied by two men with wheel-barrows for the seven million florins.
sergeant-major
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From this reading GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 17th, as the general had said, he sent to the bank a squad of eight men under the command of a sergeant-major, accompanied by two men with wheel-barrows for the seven million florins.
seven
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From this reading GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 17th, as the general had said, he sent to the bank a squad of eight men under the command of a sergeant-major, accompanied by two men with wheel-barrows for the seven million florins.
soldiers
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From this reading Meanwhile the members Bernus and Speltz were arrested and conducted to the guard-room, when, having left them in view behind the bars for two hours to convince every one of his power over the town authorities, he sent them off to Cologne with four soldiers and a letter for the governor.
Speltz
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From this reading Meanwhile the members Bernus and Speltz were arrested and conducted to the guard-room, when, having left them in view behind the bars for two hours to convince every one of his power over the town authorities, he sent them off to Cologne with four soldiers and a letter for the governor.
squad
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From this reading GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 17th, as the general had said, he sent to the bank a squad of eight men under the command of a sergeant-major, accompanied by two men with wheel-barrows for the seven million florins.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His notion of the weight of the coin, which in gold would amount to more than fifty tons, must have been a curious one.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Seeing his men return without the money, General Falkenstein declared that if it were not forthcoming the next day he would permit pillage and bombardment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 17th, as the general had said, he sent to the bank a squad of eight men under the command of a sergeant-major, accompanied by two men with wheel-barrows for the seven million florins.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Meanwhile the members Bernus and Speltz were arrested and conducted to the guard-room, when, having left them in view behind the bars for two hours to convince every one of his power over the town authorities, he sent them off to Cologne with four soldiers and a letter for the governor.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This act of brutality had its effect.
THREATS
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From this reading GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 17th, as the general had said, he sent to the bank a squad of eight men under the command of a sergeant-major, accompanied by two men with wheel-barrows for the seven million florins.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 17th, as the general had said, he sent to the bank a squad of eight men under the command of a sergeant-major, accompanied by two men with wheel-barrows for the seven million florins.
tons
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From this reading His notion of the weight of the coin, which in gold would amount to more than fifty tons, must have been a curious one.
town
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From this reading Meanwhile the members Bernus and Speltz were arrested and conducted to the guard-room, when, having left them in view behind the bars for two hours to convince every one of his power over the town authorities, he sent them off to Cologne with four soldiers and a letter for the governor.
two
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From this reading GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 17th, as the general had said, he sent to the bank a squad of eight men under the command of a sergeant-major, accompanied by two men with wheel-barrows for the seven million florins.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 17th, as the general had said, he sent to the bank a squad of eight men under the command of a sergeant-major, accompanied by two men with wheel-barrows for the seven million florins.
view
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From this reading Meanwhile the members Bernus and Speltz were arrested and conducted to the guard-room, when, having left them in view behind the bars for two hours to convince every one of his power over the town authorities, he sent them off to Cologne with four soldiers and a letter for the governor.
weight
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From this reading His notion of the weight of the coin, which in gold would amount to more than fifty tons, must have been a curious one.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Seeing his men return without the money, General Falkenstein declared that if it were not forthcoming the next day he would permit pillage and bombardment.
wheel-barrows
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From this reading GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 17th, as the general had said, he sent to the bank a squad of eight men under the command of a sergeant-major, accompanied by two men with wheel-barrows for the seven million florins.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Meanwhile the members Bernus and Speltz were arrested and conducted to the guard-room, when, having left them in view behind the bars for two hours to convince every one of his power over the town authorities, he sent them off to Cologne with four soldiers and a letter for the governor.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His notion of the weight of the coin, which in gold would amount to more than fifty tons, must have been a curious one.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 17th, as the general had said, he sent to the bank a squad of eight men under the command of a sergeant-major, accompanied by two men with wheel-barrows for the seven million florins.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Seeing his men return without the money, General Falkenstein declared that if it were not forthcoming the next day he would permit pillage and bombardment.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His notion of the weight of the coin, which in gold would amount to more than fifty tons, must have been a curious one.
