adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Much more fortunate than his brother, he had won many victories, and had not sustained a single defeat with his army corps.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Seven years had passed since Prince Henry had left his wife, to fight with his brother against his enemies.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading More successful in all his undertakings than Frederick, perhaps also more deliberate and careful, he had always chosen the right hour to attack the enemy, and was always prepared for any movement.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading Like the king, he also had won for himself fame and glory upon the battle-field.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading More successful in all his undertakings than Frederick, perhaps also more deliberate and careful, he had always chosen the right hour to attack the enemy, and was always prepared for any movement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During these long years of strife and contest, neither the king nor the prince had returned to Berlin.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading More successful in all his undertakings than Frederick, perhaps also more deliberate and careful, he had always chosen the right hour to attack the enemy, and was always prepared for any movement.
armynounUS /ˈɑːrmi/
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading Much more fortunate than his brother, he had won many victories, and had not sustained a single defeat with his army corps.
attacknounUS /əˈtæk/
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading More successful in all his undertakings than Frederick, perhaps also more deliberate and careful, he had always chosen the right hour to attack the enemy, and was always prepared for any movement.
battle-field
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From this reading Like the king, he also had won for himself fame and glory upon the battle-field.
BerlinnounUS /bərˈlɪn/
capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
From this reading During these long years of strife and contest, neither the king nor the prince had returned to Berlin.
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Seven years had passed since Prince Henry had left his wife, to fight with his brother against his enemies.
carefuladjectiveUS /ˈkerfəl/
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading More successful in all his undertakings than Frederick, perhaps also more deliberate and careful, he had always chosen the right hour to attack the enemy, and was always prepared for any movement.
chosennounUS /ˈtʃoʊzən/
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading More successful in all his undertakings than Frederick, perhaps also more deliberate and careful, he had always chosen the right hour to attack the enemy, and was always prepared for any movement.
contestnounUS /ˈkɑːntest/
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
From this reading During these long years of strife and contest, neither the king nor the prince had returned to Berlin.
corpsnounUS /kɔːr/
an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support
From this reading Much more fortunate than his brother, he had won many victories, and had not sustained a single defeat with his army corps.
defeatnounUS /dɪˈfiːt/
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading Much more fortunate than his brother, he had won many victories, and had not sustained a single defeat with his army corps.
deliberateadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪbərət/
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading More successful in all his undertakings than Frederick, perhaps also more deliberate and careful, he had always chosen the right hour to attack the enemy, and was always prepared for any movement.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During these long years of strife and contest, neither the king nor the prince had returned to Berlin.
enemiesnounUS /ˈenəmiz/
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading Seven years had passed since Prince Henry had left his wife, to fight with his brother against his enemies.
enemynounUS /ˈenəmi/
an opposing military force
From this reading More successful in all his undertakings than Frederick, perhaps also more deliberate and careful, he had always chosen the right hour to attack the enemy, and was always prepared for any movement.
famenounUS /feɪm/
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading Like the king, he also had won for himself fame and glory upon the battle-field.
fightverbUS /faɪt/
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Seven years had passed since Prince Henry had left his wife, to fight with his brother against his enemies.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Like the king, he also had won for himself fame and glory upon the battle-field.
fortunateadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənət/
having unexpected good fortune
From this reading Much more fortunate than his brother, he had won many victories, and had not sustained a single defeat with his army corps.
FredericknounUS /ˈfredrɪk/
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading More successful in all his undertakings than Frederick, perhaps also more deliberate and careful, he had always chosen the right hour to attack the enemy, and was always prepared for any movement.
glorynounUS /ˈɡlɔːri/
a state of high honor
From this reading Like the king, he also had won for himself fame and glory upon the battle-field.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Seven years had passed since Prince Henry had left his wife, to fight with his brother against his enemies.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Like the king, he also had won for himself fame and glory upon the battle-field.
HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Seven years had passed since Prince Henry had left his wife, to fight with his brother against his enemies.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Like the king, he also had won for himself fame and glory upon the battle-field.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Seven years had passed since Prince Henry had left his wife, to fight with his brother against his enemies.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading More successful in all his undertakings than Frederick, perhaps also more deliberate and careful, he had always chosen the right hour to attack the enemy, and was always prepared for any movement.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading More successful in all his undertakings than Frederick, perhaps also more deliberate and careful, he had always chosen the right hour to attack the enemy, and was always prepared for any movement.
kingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading During these long years of strife and contest, neither the king nor the prince had returned to Berlin.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Seven years had passed since Prince Henry had left his wife, to fight with his brother against his enemies.
LikeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like the king, he also had won for himself fame and glory upon the battle-field.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading During these long years of strife and contest, neither the king nor the prince had returned to Berlin.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Much more fortunate than his brother, he had won many victories, and had not sustained a single defeat with his army corps.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Much more fortunate than his brother, he had won many victories, and had not sustained a single defeat with his army corps.
movementnounUS /ˈmuːvmənt/
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading More successful in all his undertakings than Frederick, perhaps also more deliberate and careful, he had always chosen the right hour to attack the enemy, and was always prepared for any movement.
MuchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Much more fortunate than his brother, he had won many victories, and had not sustained a single defeat with his army corps.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading During these long years of strife and contest, neither the king nor the prince had returned to Berlin.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading During these long years of strife and contest, neither the king nor the prince had returned to Berlin.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Much more fortunate than his brother, he had won many victories, and had not sustained a single defeat with his army corps.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During these long years of strife and contest, neither the king nor the prince had returned to Berlin.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Seven years had passed since Prince Henry had left his wife, to fight with his brother against his enemies.
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading More successful in all his undertakings than Frederick, perhaps also more deliberate and careful, he had always chosen the right hour to attack the enemy, and was always prepared for any movement.
preparedadjectiveUS /priˈperd/
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading More successful in all his undertakings than Frederick, perhaps also more deliberate and careful, he had always chosen the right hour to attack the enemy, and was always prepared for any movement.
PrincenounUS /prɪns/
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Seven years had passed since Prince Henry had left his wife, to fight with his brother against his enemies.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading During these long years of strife and contest, neither the king nor the prince had returned to Berlin.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading More successful in all his undertakings than Frederick, perhaps also more deliberate and careful, he had always chosen the right hour to attack the enemy, and was always prepared for any movement.
SevennounUS /ˈsevən/
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Seven years had passed since Prince Henry had left his wife, to fight with his brother against his enemies.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Seven years had passed since Prince Henry had left his wife, to fight with his brother against his enemies.
singleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪŋɡəl/
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Much more fortunate than his brother, he had won many victories, and had not sustained a single defeat with his army corps.
strifenounUS /straɪf/
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading During these long years of strife and contest, neither the king nor the prince had returned to Berlin.
successfuladjectiveUS /səkˈsesfəl/
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading More successful in all his undertakings than Frederick, perhaps also more deliberate and careful, he had always chosen the right hour to attack the enemy, and was always prepared for any movement.
sustainedadjectiveUS /səˈsteɪnd/
maintained at length without interruption or weakening
From this reading Much more fortunate than his brother, he had won many victories, and had not sustained a single defeat with his army corps.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Much more fortunate than his brother, he had won many victories, and had not sustained a single defeat with his army corps.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During these long years of strife and contest, neither the king nor the prince had returned to Berlin.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading During these long years of strife and contest, neither the king nor the prince had returned to Berlin.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Seven years had passed since Prince Henry had left his wife, to fight with his brother against his enemies.
undertakingsnounUS /ˈʌndərteɪkɪŋz/
plural of “undertaking” — any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading More successful in all his undertakings than Frederick, perhaps also more deliberate and careful, he had always chosen the right hour to attack the enemy, and was always prepared for any movement.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Like the king, he also had won for himself fame and glory upon the battle-field.
victoriesnounUS /ˈvɪktəriz/
plural of “victory” — a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading Much more fortunate than his brother, he had won many victories, and had not sustained a single defeat with his army corps.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading More successful in all his undertakings than Frederick, perhaps also more deliberate and careful, he had always chosen the right hour to attack the enemy, and was always prepared for any movement.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Seven years had passed since Prince Henry had left his wife, to fight with his brother against his enemies.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Seven years had passed since Prince Henry had left his wife, to fight with his brother against his enemies.
wonnounUS /wʌn/
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading Like the king, he also had won for himself fame and glory upon the battle-field.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Seven years had passed since Prince Henry had left his wife, to fight with his brother against his enemies.
