abandonedadjectiveUS /əˈbændənd/
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading There, abandoned, vanquished, terrible, those gloomy squares endured their death-throes in formidable fashion.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading They had taken up position for this final action, some on the heights of Rossomme, others on the plain of Mont-Saint-Jean.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Night came, death also; they awaited that double shadow, and, invincible, allowed themselves to be enveloped therein.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Each regiment, isolated from the rest, and having no bond with the army, now shattered in every part, died alone.
in addition
From this reading Night came, death also; they awaited that double shadow, and, invincible, allowed themselves to be enveloped therein.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Night came, death also; they awaited that double shadow, and, invincible, allowed themselves to be enveloped therein.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading Each regiment, isolated from the rest, and having no bond with the army, now shattered in every part, died alone.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
awaitedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading Night came, death also; they awaited that double shadow, and, invincible, allowed themselves to be enveloped therein.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Night came, death also; they awaited that double shadow, and, invincible, allowed themselves to be enveloped therein.
bondnounUS /bɑːnd/
an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading Each regiment, isolated from the rest, and having no bond with the army, now shattered in every part, died alone.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Night came, death also; they awaited that double shadow, and, invincible, allowed themselves to be enveloped therein.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Night came, death also; they awaited that double shadow, and, invincible, allowed themselves to be enveloped therein.
death-throes
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From this reading There, abandoned, vanquished, terrible, those gloomy squares endured their death-throes in formidable fashion.
defeatnounUS /dɪˈfiːt/
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Each regiment, isolated from the rest, and having no bond with the army, now shattered in every part, died alone.
increase twofold
From this reading Night came, death also; they awaited that double shadow, and, invincible, allowed themselves to be enveloped therein.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each regiment, isolated from the rest, and having no bond with the army, now shattered in every part, died alone.
enduredverbUS /enˈdjʊrd/
past form of “endure” — put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading There, abandoned, vanquished, terrible, those gloomy squares endured their death-throes in formidable fashion.
envelopedverbUS /enˈveləpt/
past form of “envelop” — enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
From this reading Night came, death also; they awaited that double shadow, and, invincible, allowed themselves to be enveloped therein.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Each regiment, isolated from the rest, and having no bond with the army, now shattered in every part, died alone.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading There, abandoned, vanquished, terrible, those gloomy squares endured their death-throes in formidable fashion.
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading They had taken up position for this final action, some on the heights of Rossomme, others on the plain of Mont-Saint-Jean.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had taken up position for this final action, some on the heights of Rossomme, others on the plain of Mont-Saint-Jean.
formidableadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmədəbəl/
extremely impressive in strength or excellence
From this reading There, abandoned, vanquished, terrible, those gloomy squares endured their death-throes in formidable fashion.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Each regiment, isolated from the rest, and having no bond with the army, now shattered in every part, died alone.
depressingly dark
From this reading There, abandoned, vanquished, terrible, those gloomy squares endured their death-throes in formidable fashion.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had taken up position for this final action, some on the heights of Rossomme, others on the plain of Mont-Saint-Jean.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Each regiment, isolated from the rest, and having no bond with the army, now shattered in every part, died alone.
heightsnounUS /haɪts/
a high place
From this reading They had taken up position for this final action, some on the heights of Rossomme, others on the plain of Mont-Saint-Jean.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
invincibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪnsəbəl/
incapable of being overcome or subdued
From this reading Night came, death also; they awaited that double shadow, and, invincible, allowed themselves to be enveloped therein.
isolatedadjectiveUS /ˈaɪsəleɪtəd/
not close together in time
From this reading Each regiment, isolated from the rest, and having no bond with the army, now shattered in every part, died alone.
Mont-Saint-Jean
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From this reading They had taken up position for this final action, some on the heights of Rossomme, others on the plain of Mont-Saint-Jean.
not in physical motion
From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
not any; not one
From this reading Each regiment, isolated from the rest, and having no bond with the army, now shattered in every part, died alone.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Each regiment, isolated from the rest, and having no bond with the army, now shattered in every part, died alone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They had taken up position for this final action, some on the heights of Rossomme, others on the plain of Mont-Saint-Jean.
others
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From this reading They had taken up position for this final action, some on the heights of Rossomme, others on the plain of Mont-Saint-Jean.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Each regiment, isolated from the rest, and having no bond with the army, now shattered in every part, died alone.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading They had taken up position for this final action, some on the heights of Rossomme, others on the plain of Mont-Saint-Jean.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading They had taken up position for this final action, some on the heights of Rossomme, others on the plain of Mont-Saint-Jean.
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading Each regiment, isolated from the rest, and having no bond with the army, now shattered in every part, died alone.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Each regiment, isolated from the rest, and having no bond with the army, now shattered in every part, died alone.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
Rossomme
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From this reading They had taken up position for this final action, some on the heights of Rossomme, others on the plain of Mont-Saint-Jean.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Night came, death also; they awaited that double shadow, and, invincible, allowed themselves to be enveloped therein.
shatteredadjectiveUS /ˈʃætərd/
ruined or disrupted
From this reading Each regiment, isolated from the rest, and having no bond with the army, now shattered in every part, died alone.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They had taken up position for this final action, some on the heights of Rossomme, others on the plain of Mont-Saint-Jean.
squaresnounUS /skwerz/
plural of “square” — (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading They had taken up position for this final action, some on the heights of Rossomme, others on the plain of Mont-Saint-Jean.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading There, abandoned, vanquished, terrible, those gloomy squares endured their death-throes in formidable fashion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Night came, death also; they awaited that double shadow, and, invincible, allowed themselves to be enveloped therein.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Night came, death also; they awaited that double shadow, and, invincible, allowed themselves to be enveloped therein.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There, abandoned, vanquished, terrible, those gloomy squares endured their death-throes in formidable fashion.
thereinadverbUS /ðeˈrɪn/
(formal) in or into that thing or place
From this reading Night came, death also; they awaited that double shadow, and, invincible, allowed themselves to be enveloped therein.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Night came, death also; they awaited that double shadow, and, invincible, allowed themselves to be enveloped therein.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There, abandoned, vanquished, terrible, those gloomy squares endured their death-throes in formidable fashion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Night came, death also; they awaited that double shadow, and, invincible, allowed themselves to be enveloped therein.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They had taken up position for this final action, some on the heights of Rossomme, others on the plain of Mont-Saint-Jean.
vanquishedverbUS /ˈvæŋkwɪʃt/
past form of “vanquish” — come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading There, abandoned, vanquished, terrible, those gloomy squares endured their death-throes in formidable fashion.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Several squares of the Guard, motionless amid this stream of the defeat, as rocks in running water, held their own until night.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Each regiment, isolated from the rest, and having no bond with the army, now shattered in every part, died alone.
