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1914
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From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It took a mere glance (even if we hadn't known beforehand) to see that noble Compiegne craved no Beckett charity, no American adoption.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The most sensational souvenir of those days before the Marne battle is a couple of broken bridges across the Oise and Aisne, blown up by the French in the hour of their retreat.
adoption
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From this reading It took a mere glance (even if we hadn't known beforehand) to see that noble Compiegne craved no Beckett charity, no American adoption.
Aisne
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From this reading The most sensational souvenir of those days before the Marne battle is a couple of broken bridges across the Oise and Aisne, blown up by the French in the hour of their retreat.
American
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From this reading It took a mere glance (even if we hadn't known beforehand) to see that noble Compiegne craved no Beckett charity, no American adoption.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
antiques
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From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But that strange sight didn't break on our eyes as we entered Compiegne.
battle
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From this reading The most sensational souvenir of those days before the Marne battle is a couple of broken bridges across the Oise and Aisne, blown up by the French in the hour of their retreat.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We seemed to have been transported by white magic from mystic forest depths to be plumped down suddenly in a city square, in front of a large, classical palace.
Beckett
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From this reading It took a mere glance (even if we hadn't known beforehand) to see that noble Compiegne craved no Beckett charity, no American adoption.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We seemed to have been transported by white magic from mystic forest depths to be plumped down suddenly in a city square, in front of a large, classical palace.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The most sensational souvenir of those days before the Marne battle is a couple of broken bridges across the Oise and Aisne, blown up by the French in the hour of their retreat.
beforehand
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From this reading It took a mere glance (even if we hadn't known beforehand) to see that noble Compiegne craved no Beckett charity, no American adoption.
blown
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From this reading The most sensational souvenir of those days before the Marne battle is a couple of broken bridges across the Oise and Aisne, blown up by the French in the hour of their retreat.
break
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From this reading But that strange sight didn't break on our eyes as we entered Compiegne.
bridges
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From this reading The most sensational souvenir of those days before the Marne battle is a couple of broken bridges across the Oise and Aisne, blown up by the French in the hour of their retreat.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The most sensational souvenir of those days before the Marne battle is a couple of broken bridges across the Oise and Aisne, blown up by the French in the hour of their retreat.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that strange sight didn't break on our eyes as we entered Compiegne.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The most sensational souvenir of those days before the Marne battle is a couple of broken bridges across the Oise and Aisne, blown up by the French in the hour of their retreat.
charity
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From this reading It took a mere glance (even if we hadn't known beforehand) to see that noble Compiegne craved no Beckett charity, no American adoption.
city
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From this reading We seemed to have been transported by white magic from mystic forest depths to be plumped down suddenly in a city square, in front of a large, classical palace.
classical
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From this reading We seemed to have been transported by white magic from mystic forest depths to be plumped down suddenly in a city square, in front of a large, classical palace.
Compiegne
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From this reading It took a mere glance (even if we hadn't known beforehand) to see that noble Compiegne craved no Beckett charity, no American adoption.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading The most sensational souvenir of those days before the Marne battle is a couple of broken bridges across the Oise and Aisne, blown up by the French in the hour of their retreat.
craved
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From this reading It took a mere glance (even if we hadn't known beforehand) to see that noble Compiegne craved no Beckett charity, no American adoption.
days
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From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
depths
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From this reading We seemed to have been transported by white magic from mystic forest depths to be plumped down suddenly in a city square, in front of a large, classical palace.
didn't
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From this reading But that strange sight didn't break on our eyes as we entered Compiegne.
disfigure
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From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
down
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From this reading We seemed to have been transported by white magic from mystic forest depths to be plumped down suddenly in a city square, in front of a large, classical palace.
else
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From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
entered
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From this reading But that strange sight didn't break on our eyes as we entered Compiegne.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It took a mere glance (even if we hadn't known beforehand) to see that noble Compiegne craved no Beckett charity, no American adoption.
eyes
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From this reading But that strange sight didn't break on our eyes as we entered Compiegne.
filled
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From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
forest
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From this reading We seemed to have been transported by white magic from mystic forest depths to be plumped down suddenly in a city square, in front of a large, classical palace.
French
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From this reading The most sensational souvenir of those days before the Marne battle is a couple of broken bridges across the Oise and Aisne, blown up by the French in the hour of their retreat.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
front
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From this reading We seemed to have been transported by white magic from mystic forest depths to be plumped down suddenly in a city square, in front of a large, classical palace.
German
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From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
glance
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From this reading It took a mere glance (even if we hadn't known beforehand) to see that noble Compiegne craved no Beckett charity, no American adoption.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
hadn't
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From this reading It took a mere glance (even if we hadn't known beforehand) to see that noble Compiegne craved no Beckett charity, no American adoption.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We seemed to have been transported by white magic from mystic forest depths to be plumped down suddenly in a city square, in front of a large, classical palace.
home
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From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
hour
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From this reading The most sensational souvenir of those days before the Marne battle is a couple of broken bridges across the Oise and Aisne, blown up by the French in the hour of their retreat.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It took a mere glance (even if we hadn't known beforehand) to see that noble Compiegne craved no Beckett charity, no American adoption.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
inclination
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From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The most sensational souvenir of those days before the Marne battle is a couple of broken bridges across the Oise and Aisne, blown up by the French in the hour of their retreat.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It took a mere glance (even if we hadn't known beforehand) to see that noble Compiegne craved no Beckett charity, no American adoption.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
known
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From this reading It took a mere glance (even if we hadn't known beforehand) to see that noble Compiegne craved no Beckett charity, no American adoption.
large
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From this reading We seemed to have been transported by white magic from mystic forest depths to be plumped down suddenly in a city square, in front of a large, classical palace.
lived
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From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
magic
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From this reading We seemed to have been transported by white magic from mystic forest depths to be plumped down suddenly in a city square, in front of a large, classical palace.
mansions
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From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
many
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From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
Marne
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From this reading The most sensational souvenir of those days before the Marne battle is a couple of broken bridges across the Oise and Aisne, blown up by the French in the hour of their retreat.
mere
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From this reading It took a mere glance (even if we hadn't known beforehand) to see that noble Compiegne craved no Beckett charity, no American adoption.
most
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From this reading The most sensational souvenir of those days before the Marne battle is a couple of broken bridges across the Oise and Aisne, blown up by the French in the hour of their retreat.
mystic
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From this reading We seemed to have been transported by white magic from mystic forest depths to be plumped down suddenly in a city square, in front of a large, classical palace.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It took a mere glance (even if we hadn't known beforehand) to see that noble Compiegne craved no Beckett charity, no American adoption.
noble
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From this reading It took a mere glance (even if we hadn't known beforehand) to see that noble Compiegne craved no Beckett charity, no American adoption.
non-coms
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From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
officers
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From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
Oise
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From this reading The most sensational souvenir of those days before the Marne battle is a couple of broken bridges across the Oise and Aisne, blown up by the French in the hour of their retreat.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But that strange sight didn't break on our eyes as we entered Compiegne.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But that strange sight didn't break on our eyes as we entered Compiegne.
palace
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From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
plumped
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From this reading We seemed to have been transported by white magic from mystic forest depths to be plumped down suddenly in a city square, in front of a large, classical palace.
rare
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From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
retreat
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From this reading The most sensational souvenir of those days before the Marne battle is a couple of broken bridges across the Oise and Aisne, blown up by the French in the hour of their retreat.
richest
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From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
riotous
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From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
see
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From this reading It took a mere glance (even if we hadn't known beforehand) to see that noble Compiegne craved no Beckett charity, no American adoption.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We seemed to have been transported by white magic from mystic forest depths to be plumped down suddenly in a city square, in front of a large, classical palace.
selecting
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From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
sensational
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From this reading The most sensational souvenir of those days before the Marne battle is a couple of broken bridges across the Oise and Aisne, blown up by the French in the hour of their retreat.
sight
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From this reading But that strange sight didn't break on our eyes as we entered Compiegne.
souvenir
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From this reading The most sensational souvenir of those days before the Marne battle is a couple of broken bridges across the Oise and Aisne, blown up by the French in the hour of their retreat.
square
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From this reading We seemed to have been transported by white magic from mystic forest depths to be plumped down suddenly in a city square, in front of a large, classical palace.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
strange
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From this reading But that strange sight didn't break on our eyes as we entered Compiegne.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We seemed to have been transported by white magic from mystic forest depths to be plumped down suddenly in a city square, in front of a large, classical palace.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It took a mere glance (even if we hadn't known beforehand) to see that noble Compiegne craved no Beckett charity, no American adoption.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The most sensational souvenir of those days before the Marne battle is a couple of broken bridges across the Oise and Aisne, blown up by the French in the hour of their retreat.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The most sensational souvenir of those days before the Marne battle is a couple of broken bridges across the Oise and Aisne, blown up by the French in the hour of their retreat.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It took a mere glance (even if we hadn't known beforehand) to see that noble Compiegne craved no Beckett charity, no American adoption.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It took a mere glance (even if we hadn't known beforehand) to see that noble Compiegne craved no Beckett charity, no American adoption.
town
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From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
transported
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From this reading We seemed to have been transported by white magic from mystic forest depths to be plumped down suddenly in a city square, in front of a large, classical palace.
treasures
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From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
True
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From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
twelve
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From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
up
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From this reading The most sensational souvenir of those days before the Marne battle is a couple of broken bridges across the Oise and Aisne, blown up by the French in the hour of their retreat.
use
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From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
vans
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From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It took a mere glance (even if we hadn't known beforehand) to see that noble Compiegne craved no Beckett charity, no American adoption.
white
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From this reading We seemed to have been transported by white magic from mystic forest depths to be plumped down suddenly in a city square, in front of a large, classical palace.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading True, German officers lived for twelve riotous days in the palace, in 1914, selecting for home use many of its treasures, and German "non-coms." filled vans with rare antiques from the richest mansions; still, they had no time, or else no inclination, to disfigure the town.
