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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 Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
absence
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From this reading It may be guessed with what stomach the Fifth Division digested this; and among them not a man was angrier than their old general, Leith, who now, after a luckless absence, resumed command.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was furious with the seven hundred and fifty volunteers, and, evading the Marquis's order, which was implicit rather than direct, he added an oath that these interlopers should never lead his men to the breaches.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It may be guessed with what stomach the Fifth Division digested this; and among them not a man was angrier than their old general, Leith, who now, after a luckless absence, resumed command.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It may be guessed with what stomach the Fifth Division digested this; and among them not a man was angrier than their old general, Leith, who now, after a luckless absence, resumed command.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was furious with the seven hundred and fifty volunteers, and, evading the Marquis's order, which was implicit rather than direct, he added an oath that these interlopers should never lead his men to the breaches.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
angrier
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From this reading It may be guessed with what stomach the Fifth Division digested this; and among them not a man was angrier than their old general, Leith, who now, after a luckless absence, resumed command.
any
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From this reading The Fifth Division, he swore, could hold their own with any soldiers in the Peninsula.
army
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From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
assault
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From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may be guessed with what stomach the Fifth Division digested this; and among them not a man was angrier than their old general, Leith, who now, after a luckless absence, resumed command.
breach
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From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
breaches
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From this reading He was furious with the seven hundred and fifty volunteers, and, evading the Marquis's order, which was implicit rather than direct, he added an oath that these interlopers should never lead his men to the breaches.
Certainly
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From this reading Certainly, just or unjust, the Marquis could make himself infernally unpleasant.
command
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From this reading It may be guessed with what stomach the Fifth Division digested this; and among them not a man was angrier than their old general, Leith, who now, after a luckless absence, resumed command.
composing
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From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Certainly, just or unjust, the Marquis could make himself infernally unpleasant.
demanded
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From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
digested
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From this reading It may be guessed with what stomach the Fifth Division digested this; and among them not a man was angrier than their old general, Leith, who now, after a luckless absence, resumed command.
direct
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From this reading He was furious with the seven hundred and fifty volunteers, and, evading the Marquis's order, which was implicit rather than direct, he added an oath that these interlopers should never lead his men to the breaches.
Division
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Divisions
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From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
evading
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From this reading He was furious with the seven hundred and fifty volunteers, and, evading the Marquis's order, which was implicit rather than direct, he added an oath that these interlopers should never lead his men to the breaches.
fifteen
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From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
Fifth
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From this reading It may be guessed with what stomach the Fifth Division digested this; and among them not a man was angrier than their old general, Leith, who now, after a luckless absence, resumed command.
fifty
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From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
FourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
furious
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From this reading He was furious with the seven hundred and fifty volunteers, and, evading the Marquis's order, which was implicit rather than direct, he added an oath that these interlopers should never lead his men to the breaches.
general
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From this reading It may be guessed with what stomach the Fifth Division digested this; and among them not a man was angrier than their old general, Leith, who now, after a luckless absence, resumed command.
guessed
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From this reading It may be guessed with what stomach the Fifth Division digested this; and among them not a man was angrier than their old general, Leith, who now, after a luckless absence, resumed command.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
head-quarters
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From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Certainly, just or unjust, the Marquis could make himself infernally unpleasant.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
hold
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From this reading The Fifth Division, he swore, could hold their own with any soldiers in the Peninsula.
how
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From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
hundred
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From this reading He was furious with the seven hundred and fifty volunteers, and, evading the Marquis's order, which was implicit rather than direct, he added an oath that these interlopers should never lead his men to the breaches.
implicit
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From this reading He was furious with the seven hundred and fifty volunteers, and, evading the Marquis's order, which was implicit rather than direct, he added an oath that these interlopers should never lead his men to the breaches.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Fifth Division, he swore, could hold their own with any soldiers in the Peninsula.
infernally
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From this reading Certainly, just or unjust, the Marquis could make himself infernally unpleasant.
interlopers
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From this reading He was furious with the seven hundred and fifty volunteers, and, evading the Marquis's order, which was implicit rather than direct, he added an oath that these interlopers should never lead his men to the breaches.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
just
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From this reading Certainly, just or unjust, the Marquis could make himself infernally unpleasant.
lead
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From this reading He was furious with the seven hundred and fifty volunteers, and, evading the Marquis's order, which was implicit rather than direct, he added an oath that these interlopers should never lead his men to the breaches.
Leith
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From this reading It may be guessed with what stomach the Fifth Division digested this; and among them not a man was angrier than their old general, Leith, who now, after a luckless absence, resumed command.
Light
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From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
luckless
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From this reading It may be guessed with what stomach the Fifth Division digested this; and among them not a man was angrier than their old general, Leith, who now, after a luckless absence, resumed command.
main
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From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Certainly, just or unjust, the Marquis could make himself infernally unpleasant.
man
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From this reading It may be guessed with what stomach the Fifth Division digested this; and among them not a man was angrier than their old general, Leith, who now, after a luckless absence, resumed command.
Marquis
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From this reading Certainly, just or unjust, the Marquis could make himself infernally unpleasant.
Marquis's
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From this reading He was furious with the seven hundred and fifty volunteers, and, evading the Marquis's order, which was implicit rather than direct, he added an oath that these interlopers should never lead his men to the breaches.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may be guessed with what stomach the Fifth Division digested this; and among them not a man was angrier than their old general, Leith, who now, after a luckless absence, resumed command.
men
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From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
mount
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From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was furious with the seven hundred and fifty volunteers, and, evading the Marquis's order, which was implicit rather than direct, he added an oath that these interlopers should never lead his men to the breaches.
new
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From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It may be guessed with what stomach the Fifth Division digested this; and among them not a man was angrier than their old general, Leith, who now, after a luckless absence, resumed command.
now
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From this reading It may be guessed with what stomach the Fifth Division digested this; and among them not a man was angrier than their old general, Leith, who now, after a luckless absence, resumed command.
oath
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From this reading He was furious with the seven hundred and fifty volunteers, and, evading the Marquis's order, which was implicit rather than direct, he added an oath that these interlopers should never lead his men to the breaches.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
old
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From this reading It may be guessed with what stomach the Fifth Division digested this; and among them not a man was angrier than their old general, Leith, who now, after a luckless absence, resumed command.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Certainly, just or unjust, the Marquis could make himself infernally unpleasant.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was furious with the seven hundred and fifty volunteers, and, evading the Marquis's order, which was implicit rather than direct, he added an oath that these interlopers should never lead his men to the breaches.
other
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From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
own
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From this reading The Fifth Division, he swore, could hold their own with any soldiers in the Peninsula.
Peninsula
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From this reading The Fifth Division, he swore, could hold their own with any soldiers in the Peninsula.
plans
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From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
put
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From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
rather
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From this reading He was furious with the seven hundred and fifty volunteers, and, evading the Marquis's order, which was implicit rather than direct, he added an oath that these interlopers should never lead his men to the breaches.
regiments
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From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It may be guessed with what stomach the Fifth Division digested this; and among them not a man was angrier than their old general, Leith, who now, after a luckless absence, resumed command.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
ridden
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From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
settled
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From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
seven
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From this reading He was furious with the seven hundred and fifty volunteers, and, evading the Marquis's order, which was implicit rather than direct, he added an oath that these interlopers should never lead his men to the breaches.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He was furious with the seven hundred and fifty volunteers, and, evading the Marquis's order, which was implicit rather than direct, he added an oath that these interlopers should never lead his men to the breaches.
show
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From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
soldiers
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From this reading The Fifth Division, he swore, could hold their own with any soldiers in the Peninsula.
stomach
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From this reading It may be guessed with what stomach the Fifth Division digested this; and among them not a man was angrier than their old general, Leith, who now, after a luckless absence, resumed command.
swore
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From this reading The Fifth Division, he swore, could hold their own with any soldiers in the Peninsula.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It may be guessed with what stomach the Fifth Division digested this; and among them not a man was angrier than their old general, Leith, who now, after a luckless absence, resumed command.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was furious with the seven hundred and fifty volunteers, and, evading the Marquis's order, which was implicit rather than direct, he added an oath that these interlopers should never lead his men to the breaches.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Certainly, just or unjust, the Marquis could make himself infernally unpleasant.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It may be guessed with what stomach the Fifth Division digested this; and among them not a man was angrier than their old general, Leith, who now, after a luckless absence, resumed command.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It may be guessed with what stomach the Fifth Division digested this; and among them not a man was angrier than their old general, Leith, who now, after a luckless absence, resumed command.
there
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From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He was furious with the seven hundred and fifty volunteers, and, evading the Marquis's order, which was implicit rather than direct, he added an oath that these interlopers should never lead his men to the breaches.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It may be guessed with what stomach the Fifth Division digested this; and among them not a man was angrier than their old general, Leith, who now, after a luckless absence, resumed command.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
troops
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From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
unjust
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From this reading Certainly, just or unjust, the Marquis could make himself infernally unpleasant.
unpleasant
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From this reading Certainly, just or unjust, the Marquis could make himself infernally unpleasant.
volunteers
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From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It may be guessed with what stomach the Fifth Division digested this; and among them not a man was angrier than their old general, Leith, who now, after a luckless absence, resumed command.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It may be guessed with what stomach the Fifth Division digested this; and among them not a man was angrier than their old general, Leith, who now, after a luckless absence, resumed command.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was furious with the seven hundred and fifty volunteers, and, evading the Marquis's order, which was implicit rather than direct, he added an oath that these interlopers should never lead his men to the breaches.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Having ridden over from head-quarters and settled the plans for the new assault, he returned to his main army and there demanded fifty volunteers from each of the fifteen regiments composing the First, Fourth, and Light Divisions--men (as he put it) _who could show other troops how to mount a breach_.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It may be guessed with what stomach the Fifth Division digested this; and among them not a man was angrier than their old general, Leith, who now, after a luckless absence, resumed command.
