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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 Scarcely had Morgan, who was boiling with impatience, heard Danican's voice, still a long distance behind, crying "Forward!" than he fell like an avalanche upon Cartaux's men.
aimed
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From this reading They aimed at random, and then received Morgan and his men at the point of their bayonets.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Scarcely had Morgan, who was boiling with impatience, heard Danican's voice, still a long distance behind, crying "Forward!" than he fell like an avalanche upon Cartaux's men.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The movement was so rapid that the latter had not even time to present arms and fire.
arms
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From this reading The movement was so rapid that the latter had not even time to present arms and fire.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They aimed at random, and then received Morgan and his men at the point of their bayonets.
attack
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From this reading The battery under the balcony of Charles IX. narrowly escaped capture, so unexpected was the attack.
avalanche
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From this reading Scarcely had Morgan, who was boiling with impatience, heard Danican's voice, still a long distance behind, crying "Forward!" than he fell like an avalanche upon Cartaux's men.
balcony
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From this reading The battery under the balcony of Charles IX. narrowly escaped capture, so unexpected was the attack.
battery
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From this reading The battery under the balcony of Charles IX. narrowly escaped capture, so unexpected was the attack.
bayonets
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From this reading They aimed at random, and then received Morgan and his men at the point of their bayonets.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Scarcely had Morgan, who was boiling with impatience, heard Danican's voice, still a long distance behind, crying "Forward!" than he fell like an avalanche upon Cartaux's men.
boiling
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From this reading Scarcely had Morgan, who was boiling with impatience, heard Danican's voice, still a long distance behind, crying "Forward!" than he fell like an avalanche upon Cartaux's men.
capture
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From this reading The battery under the balcony of Charles IX. narrowly escaped capture, so unexpected was the attack.
Cartaux's
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From this reading Scarcely had Morgan, who was boiling with impatience, heard Danican's voice, still a long distance behind, crying "Forward!" than he fell like an avalanche upon Cartaux's men.
Charles
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From this reading The battery under the balcony of Charles IX. narrowly escaped capture, so unexpected was the attack.
crying
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From this reading Scarcely had Morgan, who was boiling with impatience, heard Danican's voice, still a long distance behind, crying "Forward!" than he fell like an avalanche upon Cartaux's men.
Danican's
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From this reading Scarcely had Morgan, who was boiling with impatience, heard Danican's voice, still a long distance behind, crying "Forward!" than he fell like an avalanche upon Cartaux's men.
distance
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From this reading Scarcely had Morgan, who was boiling with impatience, heard Danican's voice, still a long distance behind, crying "Forward!" than he fell like an avalanche upon Cartaux's men.
escaped
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From this reading The battery under the balcony of Charles IX. narrowly escaped capture, so unexpected was the attack.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The movement was so rapid that the latter had not even time to present arms and fire.
fell
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From this reading Scarcely had Morgan, who was boiling with impatience, heard Danican's voice, still a long distance behind, crying "Forward!" than he fell like an avalanche upon Cartaux's men.
fire
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From this reading The movement was so rapid that the latter had not even time to present arms and fire.
ForwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Scarcely had Morgan, who was boiling with impatience, heard Danican's voice, still a long distance behind, crying "Forward!" than he fell like an avalanche upon Cartaux's men.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Scarcely had Morgan, who was boiling with impatience, heard Danican's voice, still a long distance behind, crying "Forward!" than he fell like an avalanche upon Cartaux's men.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Scarcely had Morgan, who was boiling with impatience, heard Danican's voice, still a long distance behind, crying "Forward!" than he fell like an avalanche upon Cartaux's men.
heard
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From this reading Scarcely had Morgan, who was boiling with impatience, heard Danican's voice, still a long distance behind, crying "Forward!" than he fell like an avalanche upon Cartaux's men.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They aimed at random, and then received Morgan and his men at the point of their bayonets.
impatience
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From this reading Scarcely had Morgan, who was boiling with impatience, heard Danican's voice, still a long distance behind, crying "Forward!" than he fell like an avalanche upon Cartaux's men.
indeed
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From this reading THE VICTORY The struggle on this side was indeed terrible!
IX
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From this reading The battery under the balcony of Charles IX. narrowly escaped capture, so unexpected was the attack.
latter
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From this reading The movement was so rapid that the latter had not even time to present arms and fire.
like
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From this reading Scarcely had Morgan, who was boiling with impatience, heard Danican's voice, still a long distance behind, crying "Forward!" than he fell like an avalanche upon Cartaux's men.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Scarcely had Morgan, who was boiling with impatience, heard Danican's voice, still a long distance behind, crying "Forward!" than he fell like an avalanche upon Cartaux's men.
men
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From this reading Scarcely had Morgan, who was boiling with impatience, heard Danican's voice, still a long distance behind, crying "Forward!" than he fell like an avalanche upon Cartaux's men.
Morgan
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From this reading Scarcely had Morgan, who was boiling with impatience, heard Danican's voice, still a long distance behind, crying "Forward!" than he fell like an avalanche upon Cartaux's men.
movement
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From this reading The movement was so rapid that the latter had not even time to present arms and fire.
narrowly
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From this reading The battery under the balcony of Charles IX. narrowly escaped capture, so unexpected was the attack.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The movement was so rapid that the latter had not even time to present arms and fire.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They aimed at random, and then received Morgan and his men at the point of their bayonets.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE VICTORY The struggle on this side was indeed terrible!
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading They aimed at random, and then received Morgan and his men at the point of their bayonets.
present
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From this reading The movement was so rapid that the latter had not even time to present arms and fire.
random
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From this reading They aimed at random, and then received Morgan and his men at the point of their bayonets.
rapid
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From this reading The movement was so rapid that the latter had not even time to present arms and fire.
received
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From this reading They aimed at random, and then received Morgan and his men at the point of their bayonets.
Scarcely
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From this reading Scarcely had Morgan, who was boiling with impatience, heard Danican's voice, still a long distance behind, crying "Forward!" than he fell like an avalanche upon Cartaux's men.
side
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From this reading THE VICTORY The struggle on this side was indeed terrible!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The movement was so rapid that the latter had not even time to present arms and fire.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Scarcely had Morgan, who was boiling with impatience, heard Danican's voice, still a long distance behind, crying "Forward!" than he fell like an avalanche upon Cartaux's men.
struggle
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From this reading THE VICTORY The struggle on this side was indeed terrible!
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE VICTORY The struggle on this side was indeed terrible!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Scarcely had Morgan, who was boiling with impatience, heard Danican's voice, still a long distance behind, crying "Forward!" than he fell like an avalanche upon Cartaux's men.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The movement was so rapid that the latter had not even time to present arms and fire.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VICTORY The struggle on this side was indeed terrible!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They aimed at random, and then received Morgan and his men at the point of their bayonets.
then
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From this reading They aimed at random, and then received Morgan and his men at the point of their bayonets.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They aimed at random, and then received Morgan and his men at the point of their bayonets.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE VICTORY The struggle on this side was indeed terrible!
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The movement was so rapid that the latter had not even time to present arms and fire.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The movement was so rapid that the latter had not even time to present arms and fire.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The battery under the balcony of Charles IX. narrowly escaped capture, so unexpected was the attack.
unexpected
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From this reading The battery under the balcony of Charles IX. narrowly escaped capture, so unexpected was the attack.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Scarcely had Morgan, who was boiling with impatience, heard Danican's voice, still a long distance behind, crying "Forward!" than he fell like an avalanche upon Cartaux's men.
VICTORY
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From this reading THE VICTORY The struggle on this side was indeed terrible!
voice
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From this reading Scarcely had Morgan, who was boiling with impatience, heard Danican's voice, still a long distance behind, crying "Forward!" than he fell like an avalanche upon Cartaux's men.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE VICTORY The struggle on this side was indeed terrible!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Scarcely had Morgan, who was boiling with impatience, heard Danican's voice, still a long distance behind, crying "Forward!" than he fell like an avalanche upon Cartaux's men.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Scarcely had Morgan, who was boiling with impatience, heard Danican's voice, still a long distance behind, crying "Forward!" than he fell like an avalanche upon Cartaux's men.
