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abandoned
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From this reading The conquered Prussians abandoned the battlefield covered with dead and wounded, twenty-four ammunition wagons, and eighteen cannon.
ammunition
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From this reading The conquered Prussians abandoned the battlefield covered with dead and wounded, twenty-four ammunition wagons, and eighteen cannon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ORGAN It was noon and the victory was complete.
apiece
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From this reading The cannon were dragged before the two generals, and their captors were paid for them at the price set upon them at the beginning of the conflict--six hundred francs apiece.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The cannon were dragged before the two generals, and their captors were paid for them at the price set upon them at the beginning of the conflict--six hundred francs apiece.
battalion
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From this reading The battalion of the Indre had taken two.
battlefield
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From this reading The conquered Prussians abandoned the battlefield covered with dead and wounded, twenty-four ammunition wagons, and eighteen cannon.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The cannon were dragged before the two generals, and their captors were paid for them at the price set upon them at the beginning of the conflict--six hundred francs apiece.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The cannon were dragged before the two generals, and their captors were paid for them at the price set upon them at the beginning of the conflict--six hundred francs apiece.
cannon
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From this reading The conquered Prussians abandoned the battlefield covered with dead and wounded, twenty-four ammunition wagons, and eighteen cannon.
captors
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From this reading The cannon were dragged before the two generals, and their captors were paid for them at the price set upon them at the beginning of the conflict--six hundred francs apiece.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ORGAN It was noon and the victory was complete.
conflict
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From this reading The cannon were dragged before the two generals, and their captors were paid for them at the price set upon them at the beginning of the conflict--six hundred francs apiece.
conquered
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From this reading The conquered Prussians abandoned the battlefield covered with dead and wounded, twenty-four ammunition wagons, and eighteen cannon.
covered
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From this reading The conquered Prussians abandoned the battlefield covered with dead and wounded, twenty-four ammunition wagons, and eighteen cannon.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The conquered Prussians abandoned the battlefield covered with dead and wounded, twenty-four ammunition wagons, and eighteen cannon.
dragged
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From this reading The cannon were dragged before the two generals, and their captors were paid for them at the price set upon them at the beginning of the conflict--six hundred francs apiece.
eighteen
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From this reading The conquered Prussians abandoned the battlefield covered with dead and wounded, twenty-four ammunition wagons, and eighteen cannon.
exhausted
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From this reading The soldiers were exhausted, first from their night's march, and then from the three long hours of fighting.
fighting
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From this reading The soldiers were exhausted, first from their night's march, and then from the three long hours of fighting.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The soldiers were exhausted, first from their night's march, and then from the three long hours of fighting.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The cannon were dragged before the two generals, and their captors were paid for them at the price set upon them at the beginning of the conflict--six hundred francs apiece.
francs
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From this reading The cannon were dragged before the two generals, and their captors were paid for them at the price set upon them at the beginning of the conflict--six hundred francs apiece.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The soldiers were exhausted, first from their night's march, and then from the three long hours of fighting.
generals
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From this reading The cannon were dragged before the two generals, and their captors were paid for them at the price set upon them at the beginning of the conflict--six hundred francs apiece.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The battalion of the Indre had taken two.
hours
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From this reading The soldiers were exhausted, first from their night's march, and then from the three long hours of fighting.
hundred
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From this reading The cannon were dragged before the two generals, and their captors were paid for them at the price set upon them at the beginning of the conflict--six hundred francs apiece.
Indre
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From this reading The battalion of the Indre had taken two.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE ORGAN It was noon and the victory was complete.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The soldiers were exhausted, first from their night's march, and then from the three long hours of fighting.
march
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From this reading The soldiers were exhausted, first from their night's march, and then from the three long hours of fighting.
night's
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From this reading The soldiers were exhausted, first from their night's march, and then from the three long hours of fighting.
noon
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From this reading THE ORGAN It was noon and the victory was complete.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The cannon were dragged before the two generals, and their captors were paid for them at the price set upon them at the beginning of the conflict--six hundred francs apiece.
ORGAN
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From this reading THE ORGAN It was noon and the victory was complete.
paid
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From this reading The cannon were dragged before the two generals, and their captors were paid for them at the price set upon them at the beginning of the conflict--six hundred francs apiece.
price
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From this reading The cannon were dragged before the two generals, and their captors were paid for them at the price set upon them at the beginning of the conflict--six hundred francs apiece.
Prussians
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From this reading The conquered Prussians abandoned the battlefield covered with dead and wounded, twenty-four ammunition wagons, and eighteen cannon.
set
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From this reading The cannon were dragged before the two generals, and their captors were paid for them at the price set upon them at the beginning of the conflict--six hundred francs apiece.
six
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From this reading The cannon were dragged before the two generals, and their captors were paid for them at the price set upon them at the beginning of the conflict--six hundred francs apiece.
soldiers
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From this reading The soldiers were exhausted, first from their night's march, and then from the three long hours of fighting.
taken
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From this reading The battalion of the Indre had taken two.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ORGAN It was noon and the victory was complete.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The cannon were dragged before the two generals, and their captors were paid for them at the price set upon them at the beginning of the conflict--six hundred francs apiece.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The cannon were dragged before the two generals, and their captors were paid for them at the price set upon them at the beginning of the conflict--six hundred francs apiece.
then
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From this reading The soldiers were exhausted, first from their night's march, and then from the three long hours of fighting.
three
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From this reading The soldiers were exhausted, first from their night's march, and then from the three long hours of fighting.
twenty-four
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From this reading The conquered Prussians abandoned the battlefield covered with dead and wounded, twenty-four ammunition wagons, and eighteen cannon.
two
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From this reading The cannon were dragged before the two generals, and their captors were paid for them at the price set upon them at the beginning of the conflict--six hundred francs apiece.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The cannon were dragged before the two generals, and their captors were paid for them at the price set upon them at the beginning of the conflict--six hundred francs apiece.
victory
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From this reading THE ORGAN It was noon and the victory was complete.
wagons
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From this reading The conquered Prussians abandoned the battlefield covered with dead and wounded, twenty-four ammunition wagons, and eighteen cannon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ORGAN It was noon and the victory was complete.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The cannon were dragged before the two generals, and their captors were paid for them at the price set upon them at the beginning of the conflict--six hundred francs apiece.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The conquered Prussians abandoned the battlefield covered with dead and wounded, twenty-four ammunition wagons, and eighteen cannon.
wounded
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From this reading The conquered Prussians abandoned the battlefield covered with dead and wounded, twenty-four ammunition wagons, and eighteen cannon.
