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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 At a given signal, the troops advanced five hundred metres, and, as soon as they halted, drums, clarinets and trumpets beat and sounded from all parts of the field, saluting the arrival of the military governor of Paris.
advanced
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From this reading At a given signal, the troops advanced five hundred metres, and, as soon as they halted, drums, clarinets and trumpets beat and sounded from all parts of the field, saluting the arrival of the military governor of Paris.
all
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From this reading At a given signal, the troops advanced five hundred metres, and, as soon as they halted, drums, clarinets and trumpets beat and sounded from all parts of the field, saluting the arrival of the military governor of Paris.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At a given signal, the troops advanced five hundred metres, and, as soon as they halted, drums, clarinets and trumpets beat and sounded from all parts of the field, saluting the arrival of the military governor of Paris.
arrival
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From this reading At a given signal, the troops advanced five hundred metres, and, as soon as they halted, drums, clarinets and trumpets beat and sounded from all parts of the field, saluting the arrival of the military governor of Paris.
artillery
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From this reading In the centre, the artillery brigade, surrounded by two divisions of infantry, was drawn up in two straight columns, connected by regiments; each division of infantry, in double columns, was connected by brigades.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At a given signal, the troops advanced five hundred metres, and, as soon as they halted, drums, clarinets and trumpets beat and sounded from all parts of the field, saluting the arrival of the military governor of Paris.
assembled
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From this reading THE MILITARY REVIEW The different troops, assembled for review, were massed on the parade- ground at Vincennes, facing the tribunes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE MILITARY REVIEW The different troops, assembled for review, were massed on the parade- ground at Vincennes, facing the tribunes.
background
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From this reading In the background, the cavalry division was lined up in columns; behind that was its artillery, in the same order of formation.
beat
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From this reading At a given signal, the troops advanced five hundred metres, and, as soon as they halted, drums, clarinets and trumpets beat and sounded from all parts of the field, saluting the arrival of the military governor of Paris.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading In the background, the cavalry division was lined up in columns; behind that was its artillery, in the same order of formation.
brigade
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From this reading In the centre, the artillery brigade, surrounded by two divisions of infantry, was drawn up in two straight columns, connected by regiments; each division of infantry, in double columns, was connected by brigades.
brigades
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From this reading In the centre, the artillery brigade, surrounded by two divisions of infantry, was drawn up in two straight columns, connected by regiments; each division of infantry, in double columns, was connected by brigades.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the centre, the artillery brigade, surrounded by two divisions of infantry, was drawn up in two straight columns, connected by regiments; each division of infantry, in double columns, was connected by brigades.
cavalry
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From this reading In the background, the cavalry division was lined up in columns; behind that was its artillery, in the same order of formation.
centre
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From this reading In the centre, the artillery brigade, surrounded by two divisions of infantry, was drawn up in two straight columns, connected by regiments; each division of infantry, in double columns, was connected by brigades.
clarinets
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From this reading At a given signal, the troops advanced five hundred metres, and, as soon as they halted, drums, clarinets and trumpets beat and sounded from all parts of the field, saluting the arrival of the military governor of Paris.
columns
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From this reading In the centre, the artillery brigade, surrounded by two divisions of infantry, was drawn up in two straight columns, connected by regiments; each division of infantry, in double columns, was connected by brigades.
connected
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From this reading In the centre, the artillery brigade, surrounded by two divisions of infantry, was drawn up in two straight columns, connected by regiments; each division of infantry, in double columns, was connected by brigades.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE MILITARY REVIEW The different troops, assembled for review, were massed on the parade- ground at Vincennes, facing the tribunes.
division
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From this reading In the centre, the artillery brigade, surrounded by two divisions of infantry, was drawn up in two straight columns, connected by regiments; each division of infantry, in double columns, was connected by brigades.
divisions
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From this reading In the centre, the artillery brigade, surrounded by two divisions of infantry, was drawn up in two straight columns, connected by regiments; each division of infantry, in double columns, was connected by brigades.
double
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From this reading In the centre, the artillery brigade, surrounded by two divisions of infantry, was drawn up in two straight columns, connected by regiments; each division of infantry, in double columns, was connected by brigades.
drawn
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From this reading In the centre, the artillery brigade, surrounded by two divisions of infantry, was drawn up in two straight columns, connected by regiments; each division of infantry, in double columns, was connected by brigades.
drums
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From this reading At a given signal, the troops advanced five hundred metres, and, as soon as they halted, drums, clarinets and trumpets beat and sounded from all parts of the field, saluting the arrival of the military governor of Paris.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading In the centre, the artillery brigade, surrounded by two divisions of infantry, was drawn up in two straight columns, connected by regiments; each division of infantry, in double columns, was connected by brigades.
facing
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From this reading THE MILITARY REVIEW The different troops, assembled for review, were massed on the parade- ground at Vincennes, facing the tribunes.
field
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From this reading At a given signal, the troops advanced five hundred metres, and, as soon as they halted, drums, clarinets and trumpets beat and sounded from all parts of the field, saluting the arrival of the military governor of Paris.
five
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From this reading These six columns were separated by spaces varying from twenty to twenty- five metres.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE MILITARY REVIEW The different troops, assembled for review, were massed on the parade- ground at Vincennes, facing the tribunes.
formation
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From this reading In the background, the cavalry division was lined up in columns; behind that was its artillery, in the same order of formation.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading These six columns were separated by spaces varying from twenty to twenty- five metres.
given
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From this reading At a given signal, the troops advanced five hundred metres, and, as soon as they halted, drums, clarinets and trumpets beat and sounded from all parts of the field, saluting the arrival of the military governor of Paris.
governor
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From this reading At a given signal, the troops advanced five hundred metres, and, as soon as they halted, drums, clarinets and trumpets beat and sounded from all parts of the field, saluting the arrival of the military governor of Paris.
ground
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From this reading THE MILITARY REVIEW The different troops, assembled for review, were massed on the parade- ground at Vincennes, facing the tribunes.
halted
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From this reading At a given signal, the troops advanced five hundred metres, and, as soon as they halted, drums, clarinets and trumpets beat and sounded from all parts of the field, saluting the arrival of the military governor of Paris.
hundred
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From this reading At a given signal, the troops advanced five hundred metres, and, as soon as they halted, drums, clarinets and trumpets beat and sounded from all parts of the field, saluting the arrival of the military governor of Paris.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the centre, the artillery brigade, surrounded by two divisions of infantry, was drawn up in two straight columns, connected by regiments; each division of infantry, in double columns, was connected by brigades.
infantry
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From this reading In the centre, the artillery brigade, surrounded by two divisions of infantry, was drawn up in two straight columns, connected by regiments; each division of infantry, in double columns, was connected by brigades.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In the background, the cavalry division was lined up in columns; behind that was its artillery, in the same order of formation.
lined
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From this reading In the background, the cavalry division was lined up in columns; behind that was its artillery, in the same order of formation.
massed
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From this reading THE MILITARY REVIEW The different troops, assembled for review, were massed on the parade- ground at Vincennes, facing the tribunes.
metres
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From this reading These six columns were separated by spaces varying from twenty to twenty- five metres.
MILITARY
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From this reading THE MILITARY REVIEW The different troops, assembled for review, were massed on the parade- ground at Vincennes, facing the tribunes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the centre, the artillery brigade, surrounded by two divisions of infantry, was drawn up in two straight columns, connected by regiments; each division of infantry, in double columns, was connected by brigades.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MILITARY REVIEW The different troops, assembled for review, were massed on the parade- ground at Vincennes, facing the tribunes.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the background, the cavalry division was lined up in columns; behind that was its artillery, in the same order of formation.
parade
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From this reading THE MILITARY REVIEW The different troops, assembled for review, were massed on the parade- ground at Vincennes, facing the tribunes.
Paris
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From this reading At a given signal, the troops advanced five hundred metres, and, as soon as they halted, drums, clarinets and trumpets beat and sounded from all parts of the field, saluting the arrival of the military governor of Paris.
parts
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From this reading At a given signal, the troops advanced five hundred metres, and, as soon as they halted, drums, clarinets and trumpets beat and sounded from all parts of the field, saluting the arrival of the military governor of Paris.
regiments
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From this reading In the centre, the artillery brigade, surrounded by two divisions of infantry, was drawn up in two straight columns, connected by regiments; each division of infantry, in double columns, was connected by brigades.
REVIEW
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From this reading THE MILITARY REVIEW The different troops, assembled for review, were massed on the parade- ground at Vincennes, facing the tribunes.
saluting
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From this reading At a given signal, the troops advanced five hundred metres, and, as soon as they halted, drums, clarinets and trumpets beat and sounded from all parts of the field, saluting the arrival of the military governor of Paris.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the background, the cavalry division was lined up in columns; behind that was its artillery, in the same order of formation.
separated
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From this reading These six columns were separated by spaces varying from twenty to twenty- five metres.
signal
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From this reading At a given signal, the troops advanced five hundred metres, and, as soon as they halted, drums, clarinets and trumpets beat and sounded from all parts of the field, saluting the arrival of the military governor of Paris.
six
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From this reading These six columns were separated by spaces varying from twenty to twenty- five metres.
soon
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From this reading At a given signal, the troops advanced five hundred metres, and, as soon as they halted, drums, clarinets and trumpets beat and sounded from all parts of the field, saluting the arrival of the military governor of Paris.
sounded
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From this reading At a given signal, the troops advanced five hundred metres, and, as soon as they halted, drums, clarinets and trumpets beat and sounded from all parts of the field, saluting the arrival of the military governor of Paris.
spaces
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From this reading These six columns were separated by spaces varying from twenty to twenty- five metres.
straight
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From this reading In the centre, the artillery brigade, surrounded by two divisions of infantry, was drawn up in two straight columns, connected by regiments; each division of infantry, in double columns, was connected by brigades.
surrounded
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From this reading In the centre, the artillery brigade, surrounded by two divisions of infantry, was drawn up in two straight columns, connected by regiments; each division of infantry, in double columns, was connected by brigades.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the background, the cavalry division was lined up in columns; behind that was its artillery, in the same order of formation.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MILITARY REVIEW The different troops, assembled for review, were massed on the parade- ground at Vincennes, facing the tribunes.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These six columns were separated by spaces varying from twenty to twenty- five metres.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At a given signal, the troops advanced five hundred metres, and, as soon as they halted, drums, clarinets and trumpets beat and sounded from all parts of the field, saluting the arrival of the military governor of Paris.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These six columns were separated by spaces varying from twenty to twenty- five metres.
tribunes
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From this reading THE MILITARY REVIEW The different troops, assembled for review, were massed on the parade- ground at Vincennes, facing the tribunes.
troops
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From this reading THE MILITARY REVIEW The different troops, assembled for review, were massed on the parade- ground at Vincennes, facing the tribunes.
trumpets
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From this reading At a given signal, the troops advanced five hundred metres, and, as soon as they halted, drums, clarinets and trumpets beat and sounded from all parts of the field, saluting the arrival of the military governor of Paris.
twenty
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From this reading These six columns were separated by spaces varying from twenty to twenty- five metres.
two
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From this reading In the centre, the artillery brigade, surrounded by two divisions of infantry, was drawn up in two straight columns, connected by regiments; each division of infantry, in double columns, was connected by brigades.
up
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From this reading In the centre, the artillery brigade, surrounded by two divisions of infantry, was drawn up in two straight columns, connected by regiments; each division of infantry, in double columns, was connected by brigades.
varying
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From this reading These six columns were separated by spaces varying from twenty to twenty- five metres.
Vincennes
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From this reading THE MILITARY REVIEW The different troops, assembled for review, were massed on the parade- ground at Vincennes, facing the tribunes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the centre, the artillery brigade, surrounded by two divisions of infantry, was drawn up in two straight columns, connected by regiments; each division of infantry, in double columns, was connected by brigades.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE MILITARY REVIEW The different troops, assembled for review, were massed on the parade- ground at Vincennes, facing the tribunes.
