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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 The same day, and at the very hour when Diane de Fargas recovered her brother in so pitiful and tragic a manner, three men came out of the barracks of the Army of Italy, while three others issued from the adjacent barracks, which were occupied by the Army of the Rhine.
ACQUAINTANCES
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adjacent
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From this reading The same day, and at the very hour when Diane de Fargas recovered her brother in so pitiful and tragic a manner, three men came out of the barracks of the Army of Italy, while three others issued from the adjacent barracks, which were occupied by the Army of the Rhine.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading General Bonaparte had demanded a reinforcement after his first victories, and two thousand men had been detached from Moreau's army, and sent, under command of Bernadotte, to the Army of Italy.
always
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From this reading This was the gate behind which occurred the numerous duels which resulted from personal rivalry of valor, and the differences of opinion between the soldiers from the North and those who had always fought in the South.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The same day, and at the very hour when Diane de Fargas recovered her brother in so pitiful and tragic a manner, three men came out of the barracks of the Army of Italy, while three others issued from the adjacent barracks, which were occupied by the Army of the Rhine.
Army
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From this reading The same day, and at the very hour when Diane de Fargas recovered her brother in so pitiful and tragic a manner, three men came out of the barracks of the Army of Italy, while three others issued from the adjacent barracks, which were occupied by the Army of the Rhine.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN WHICH THE READER WILL MEET SOME OLD ACQUAINTANCES We must now ask our readers to follow us to Milan, where, as we have said, Bonaparte, who no longer called himself _Buonaparte_, had his headquarters.
ask
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The same day, and at the very hour when Diane de Fargas recovered her brother in so pitiful and tragic a manner, three men came out of the barracks of the Army of Italy, while three others issued from the adjacent barracks, which were occupied by the Army of the Rhine.
barracks
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From this reading The same day, and at the very hour when Diane de Fargas recovered her brother in so pitiful and tragic a manner, three men came out of the barracks of the Army of Italy, while three others issued from the adjacent barracks, which were occupied by the Army of the Rhine.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading General Bonaparte had demanded a reinforcement after his first victories, and two thousand men had been detached from Moreau's army, and sent, under command of Bernadotte, to the Army of Italy.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading This was the gate behind which occurred the numerous duels which resulted from personal rivalry of valor, and the differences of opinion between the soldiers from the North and those who had always fought in the South.
Bernadotte
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From this reading General Bonaparte had demanded a reinforcement after his first victories, and two thousand men had been detached from Moreau's army, and sent, under command of Bernadotte, to the Army of Italy.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading This was the gate behind which occurred the numerous duels which resulted from personal rivalry of valor, and the differences of opinion between the soldiers from the North and those who had always fought in the South.
Bonaparte
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brother
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From this reading The same day, and at the very hour when Diane de Fargas recovered her brother in so pitiful and tragic a manner, three men came out of the barracks of the Army of Italy, while three others issued from the adjacent barracks, which were occupied by the Army of the Rhine.
Buonaparte
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The same day, and at the very hour when Diane de Fargas recovered her brother in so pitiful and tragic a manner, three men came out of the barracks of the Army of Italy, while three others issued from the adjacent barracks, which were occupied by the Army of the Rhine.
called
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came
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From this reading The same day, and at the very hour when Diane de Fargas recovered her brother in so pitiful and tragic a manner, three men came out of the barracks of the Army of Italy, while three others issued from the adjacent barracks, which were occupied by the Army of the Rhine.
command
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From this reading General Bonaparte had demanded a reinforcement after his first victories, and two thousand men had been detached from Moreau's army, and sent, under command of Bernadotte, to the Army of Italy.
day
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From this reading The same day, and at the very hour when Diane de Fargas recovered her brother in so pitiful and tragic a manner, three men came out of the barracks of the Army of Italy, while three others issued from the adjacent barracks, which were occupied by the Army of the Rhine.
de
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From this reading The same day, and at the very hour when Diane de Fargas recovered her brother in so pitiful and tragic a manner, three men came out of the barracks of the Army of Italy, while three others issued from the adjacent barracks, which were occupied by the Army of the Rhine.
demanded
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From this reading General Bonaparte had demanded a reinforcement after his first victories, and two thousand men had been detached from Moreau's army, and sent, under command of Bernadotte, to the Army of Italy.
detached
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From this reading General Bonaparte had demanded a reinforcement after his first victories, and two thousand men had been detached from Moreau's army, and sent, under command of Bernadotte, to the Army of Italy.
Diane
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From this reading The same day, and at the very hour when Diane de Fargas recovered her brother in so pitiful and tragic a manner, three men came out of the barracks of the Army of Italy, while three others issued from the adjacent barracks, which were occupied by the Army of the Rhine.
differences
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From this reading This was the gate behind which occurred the numerous duels which resulted from personal rivalry of valor, and the differences of opinion between the soldiers from the North and those who had always fought in the South.
distance
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From this reading The six men made their way toward the eastern gate, walking in two separate groups, each at a little distance from the other.
duels
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From this reading This was the gate behind which occurred the numerous duels which resulted from personal rivalry of valor, and the differences of opinion between the soldiers from the North and those who had always fought in the South.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The six men made their way toward the eastern gate, walking in two separate groups, each at a little distance from the other.
eastern
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From this reading The six men made their way toward the eastern gate, walking in two separate groups, each at a little distance from the other.
Fargas
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From this reading The same day, and at the very hour when Diane de Fargas recovered her brother in so pitiful and tragic a manner, three men came out of the barracks of the Army of Italy, while three others issued from the adjacent barracks, which were occupied by the Army of the Rhine.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading General Bonaparte had demanded a reinforcement after his first victories, and two thousand men had been detached from Moreau's army, and sent, under command of Bernadotte, to the Army of Italy.
follow
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fought
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From this reading This was the gate behind which occurred the numerous duels which resulted from personal rivalry of valor, and the differences of opinion between the soldiers from the North and those who had always fought in the South.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The same day, and at the very hour when Diane de Fargas recovered her brother in so pitiful and tragic a manner, three men came out of the barracks of the Army of Italy, while three others issued from the adjacent barracks, which were occupied by the Army of the Rhine.
gate
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From this reading The six men made their way toward the eastern gate, walking in two separate groups, each at a little distance from the other.
General
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From this reading General Bonaparte had demanded a reinforcement after his first victories, and two thousand men had been detached from Moreau's army, and sent, under command of Bernadotte, to the Army of Italy.
groups
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From this reading The six men made their way toward the eastern gate, walking in two separate groups, each at a little distance from the other.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN WHICH THE READER WILL MEET SOME OLD ACQUAINTANCES We must now ask our readers to follow us to Milan, where, as we have said, Bonaparte, who no longer called himself _Buonaparte_, had his headquarters.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading IN WHICH THE READER WILL MEET SOME OLD ACQUAINTANCES We must now ask our readers to follow us to Milan, where, as we have said, Bonaparte, who no longer called himself _Buonaparte_, had his headquarters.
headquarters
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The same day, and at the very hour when Diane de Fargas recovered her brother in so pitiful and tragic a manner, three men came out of the barracks of the Army of Italy, while three others issued from the adjacent barracks, which were occupied by the Army of the Rhine.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading IN WHICH THE READER WILL MEET SOME OLD ACQUAINTANCES We must now ask our readers to follow us to Milan, where, as we have said, Bonaparte, who no longer called himself _Buonaparte_, had his headquarters.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH THE READER WILL MEET SOME OLD ACQUAINTANCES We must now ask our readers to follow us to Milan, where, as we have said, Bonaparte, who no longer called himself _Buonaparte_, had his headquarters.
hour
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From this reading The same day, and at the very hour when Diane de Fargas recovered her brother in so pitiful and tragic a manner, three men came out of the barracks of the Army of Italy, while three others issued from the adjacent barracks, which were occupied by the Army of the Rhine.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH THE READER WILL MEET SOME OLD ACQUAINTANCES We must now ask our readers to follow us to Milan, where, as we have said, Bonaparte, who no longer called himself _Buonaparte_, had his headquarters.
issuednounUS /issued/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The same day, and at the very hour when Diane de Fargas recovered her brother in so pitiful and tragic a manner, three men came out of the barracks of the Army of Italy, while three others issued from the adjacent barracks, which were occupied by the Army of the Rhine.
Italy
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From this reading The same day, and at the very hour when Diane de Fargas recovered her brother in so pitiful and tragic a manner, three men came out of the barracks of the Army of Italy, while three others issued from the adjacent barracks, which were occupied by the Army of the Rhine.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The six men made their way toward the eastern gate, walking in two separate groups, each at a little distance from the other.
longer
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made
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From this reading The six men made their way toward the eastern gate, walking in two separate groups, each at a little distance from the other.
manner
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From this reading The same day, and at the very hour when Diane de Fargas recovered her brother in so pitiful and tragic a manner, three men came out of the barracks of the Army of Italy, while three others issued from the adjacent barracks, which were occupied by the Army of the Rhine.
MEET
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men
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From this reading The same day, and at the very hour when Diane de Fargas recovered her brother in so pitiful and tragic a manner, three men came out of the barracks of the Army of Italy, while three others issued from the adjacent barracks, which were occupied by the Army of the Rhine.
Milan
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Moreau's
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From this reading General Bonaparte had demanded a reinforcement after his first victories, and two thousand men had been detached from Moreau's army, and sent, under command of Bernadotte, to the Army of Italy.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading IN WHICH THE READER WILL MEET SOME OLD ACQUAINTANCES We must now ask our readers to follow us to Milan, where, as we have said, Bonaparte, who no longer called himself _Buonaparte_, had his headquarters.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading IN WHICH THE READER WILL MEET SOME OLD ACQUAINTANCES We must now ask our readers to follow us to Milan, where, as we have said, Bonaparte, who no longer called himself _Buonaparte_, had his headquarters.
North
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From this reading This was the gate behind which occurred the numerous duels which resulted from personal rivalry of valor, and the differences of opinion between the soldiers from the North and those who had always fought in the South.
now
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numerous
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From this reading This was the gate behind which occurred the numerous duels which resulted from personal rivalry of valor, and the differences of opinion between the soldiers from the North and those who had always fought in the South.
occupied
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From this reading The same day, and at the very hour when Diane de Fargas recovered her brother in so pitiful and tragic a manner, three men came out of the barracks of the Army of Italy, while three others issued from the adjacent barracks, which were occupied by the Army of the Rhine.
occurred
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From this reading This was the gate behind which occurred the numerous duels which resulted from personal rivalry of valor, and the differences of opinion between the soldiers from the North and those who had always fought in the South.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The same day, and at the very hour when Diane de Fargas recovered her brother in so pitiful and tragic a manner, three men came out of the barracks of the Army of Italy, while three others issued from the adjacent barracks, which were occupied by the Army of the Rhine.
OLD
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opinion
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From this reading This was the gate behind which occurred the numerous duels which resulted from personal rivalry of valor, and the differences of opinion between the soldiers from the North and those who had always fought in the South.
other
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From this reading The six men made their way toward the eastern gate, walking in two separate groups, each at a little distance from the other.
others
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From this reading The same day, and at the very hour when Diane de Fargas recovered her brother in so pitiful and tragic a manner, three men came out of the barracks of the Army of Italy, while three others issued from the adjacent barracks, which were occupied by the Army of the Rhine.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading IN WHICH THE READER WILL MEET SOME OLD ACQUAINTANCES We must now ask our readers to follow us to Milan, where, as we have said, Bonaparte, who no longer called himself _Buonaparte_, had his headquarters.
out
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From this reading The same day, and at the very hour when Diane de Fargas recovered her brother in so pitiful and tragic a manner, three men came out of the barracks of the Army of Italy, while three others issued from the adjacent barracks, which were occupied by the Army of the Rhine.
personal
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From this reading This was the gate behind which occurred the numerous duels which resulted from personal rivalry of valor, and the differences of opinion between the soldiers from the North and those who had always fought in the South.
pitiful
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From this reading The same day, and at the very hour when Diane de Fargas recovered her brother in so pitiful and tragic a manner, three men came out of the barracks of the Army of Italy, while three others issued from the adjacent barracks, which were occupied by the Army of the Rhine.
READER
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readers
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recovered
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From this reading The same day, and at the very hour when Diane de Fargas recovered her brother in so pitiful and tragic a manner, three men came out of the barracks of the Army of Italy, while three others issued from the adjacent barracks, which were occupied by the Army of the Rhine.
reinforcement
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From this reading General Bonaparte had demanded a reinforcement after his first victories, and two thousand men had been detached from Moreau's army, and sent, under command of Bernadotte, to the Army of Italy.
resulted
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From this reading This was the gate behind which occurred the numerous duels which resulted from personal rivalry of valor, and the differences of opinion between the soldiers from the North and those who had always fought in the South.
Rhine
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From this reading The same day, and at the very hour when Diane de Fargas recovered her brother in so pitiful and tragic a manner, three men came out of the barracks of the Army of Italy, while three others issued from the adjacent barracks, which were occupied by the Army of the Rhine.
rivalry
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From this reading This was the gate behind which occurred the numerous duels which resulted from personal rivalry of valor, and the differences of opinion between the soldiers from the North and those who had always fought in the South.
said
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samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The same day, and at the very hour when Diane de Fargas recovered her brother in so pitiful and tragic a manner, three men came out of the barracks of the Army of Italy, while three others issued from the adjacent barracks, which were occupied by the Army of the Rhine.
sent
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From this reading General Bonaparte had demanded a reinforcement after his first victories, and two thousand men had been detached from Moreau's army, and sent, under command of Bernadotte, to the Army of Italy.
separate
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From this reading The six men made their way toward the eastern gate, walking in two separate groups, each at a little distance from the other.
six
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From this reading The six men made their way toward the eastern gate, walking in two separate groups, each at a little distance from the other.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The same day, and at the very hour when Diane de Fargas recovered her brother in so pitiful and tragic a manner, three men came out of the barracks of the Army of Italy, while three others issued from the adjacent barracks, which were occupied by the Army of the Rhine.
soldiers
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SOME
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South
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From this reading This was the gate behind which occurred the numerous duels which resulted from personal rivalry of valor, and the differences of opinion between the soldiers from the North and those who had always fought in the South.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH THE READER WILL MEET SOME OLD ACQUAINTANCES We must now ask our readers to follow us to Milan, where, as we have said, Bonaparte, who no longer called himself _Buonaparte_, had his headquarters.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The six men made their way toward the eastern gate, walking in two separate groups, each at a little distance from the other.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the gate behind which occurred the numerous duels which resulted from personal rivalry of valor, and the differences of opinion between the soldiers from the North and those who had always fought in the South.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading This was the gate behind which occurred the numerous duels which resulted from personal rivalry of valor, and the differences of opinion between the soldiers from the North and those who had always fought in the South.
thousand
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From this reading General Bonaparte had demanded a reinforcement after his first victories, and two thousand men had been detached from Moreau's army, and sent, under command of Bernadotte, to the Army of Italy.
three
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From this reading The same day, and at the very hour when Diane de Fargas recovered her brother in so pitiful and tragic a manner, three men came out of the barracks of the Army of Italy, while three others issued from the adjacent barracks, which were occupied by the Army of the Rhine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The six men made their way toward the eastern gate, walking in two separate groups, each at a little distance from the other.
tragic
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From this reading The same day, and at the very hour when Diane de Fargas recovered her brother in so pitiful and tragic a manner, three men came out of the barracks of the Army of Italy, while three others issued from the adjacent barracks, which were occupied by the Army of the Rhine.
two
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From this reading General Bonaparte had demanded a reinforcement after his first victories, and two thousand men had been detached from Moreau's army, and sent, under command of Bernadotte, to the Army of Italy.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading General Bonaparte had demanded a reinforcement after his first victories, and two thousand men had been detached from Moreau's army, and sent, under command of Bernadotte, to the Army of Italy.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN WHICH THE READER WILL MEET SOME OLD ACQUAINTANCES We must now ask our readers to follow us to Milan, where, as we have said, Bonaparte, who no longer called himself _Buonaparte_, had his headquarters.
valor
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From this reading This was the gate behind which occurred the numerous duels which resulted from personal rivalry of valor, and the differences of opinion between the soldiers from the North and those who had always fought in the South.
very
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From this reading The same day, and at the very hour when Diane de Fargas recovered her brother in so pitiful and tragic a manner, three men came out of the barracks of the Army of Italy, while three others issued from the adjacent barracks, which were occupied by the Army of the Rhine.
victories
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From this reading General Bonaparte had demanded a reinforcement after his first victories, and two thousand men had been detached from Moreau's army, and sent, under command of Bernadotte, to the Army of Italy.
walking
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From this reading The six men made their way toward the eastern gate, walking in two separate groups, each at a little distance from the other.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the gate behind which occurred the numerous duels which resulted from personal rivalry of valor, and the differences of opinion between the soldiers from the North and those who had always fought in the South.
way
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From this reading The six men made their way toward the eastern gate, walking in two separate groups, each at a little distance from the other.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading IN WHICH THE READER WILL MEET SOME OLD ACQUAINTANCES We must now ask our readers to follow us to Milan, where, as we have said, Bonaparte, who no longer called himself _Buonaparte_, had his headquarters.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The same day, and at the very hour when Diane de Fargas recovered her brother in so pitiful and tragic a manner, three men came out of the barracks of the Army of Italy, while three others issued from the adjacent barracks, which were occupied by the Army of the Rhine.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The same day, and at the very hour when Diane de Fargas recovered her brother in so pitiful and tragic a manner, three men came out of the barracks of the Army of Italy, while three others issued from the adjacent barracks, which were occupied by the Army of the Rhine.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading IN WHICH THE READER WILL MEET SOME OLD ACQUAINTANCES We must now ask our readers to follow us to Milan, where, as we have said, Bonaparte, who no longer called himself _Buonaparte_, had his headquarters.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH THE READER WILL MEET SOME OLD ACQUAINTANCES We must now ask our readers to follow us to Milan, where, as we have said, Bonaparte, who no longer called himself _Buonaparte_, had his headquarters.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The same day, and at the very hour when Diane de Fargas recovered her brother in so pitiful and tragic a manner, three men came out of the barracks of the Army of Italy, while three others issued from the adjacent barracks, which were occupied by the Army of the Rhine.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading IN WHICH THE READER WILL MEET SOME OLD ACQUAINTANCES We must now ask our readers to follow us to Milan, where, as we have said, Bonaparte, who no longer called himself _Buonaparte_, had his headquarters.
WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading IN WHICH THE READER WILL MEET SOME OLD ACQUAINTANCES We must now ask our readers to follow us to Milan, where, as we have said, Bonaparte, who no longer called himself _Buonaparte_, had his headquarters.
