10th
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From this reading The regiment will return to Souvigny on the 10th of August.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He will lead the life of a soldier.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three weeks have glided by; another day and Jean will be obliged to leave with his regiment for the artillery practice.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Three weeks have glided by; another day and Jean will be obliged to leave with his regiment for the artillery practice.
artillerynounUS /ɑːrˈtɪləri/
large but transportable armament
From this reading Three weeks have glided by; another day and Jean will be obliged to leave with his regiment for the artillery practice.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ten days' march on the highroad going and returning, and ten days in the camp at Cercottes in the forest of Orleans.
AugustnounUS /ˈɑːɡəst/
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading The regiment will return to Souvigny on the 10th of August.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Three weeks have glided by; another day and Jean will be obliged to leave with his regiment for the artillery practice.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Three weeks have glided by; another day and Jean will be obliged to leave with his regiment for the artillery practice.
campnounUS /kæmp/
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Ten days' march on the highroad going and returning, and ten days in the camp at Cercottes in the forest of Orleans.
Cercottes
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From this reading Ten days' march on the highroad going and returning, and ten days in the camp at Cercottes in the forest of Orleans.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Three weeks have glided by; another day and Jean will be obliged to leave with his regiment for the artillery practice.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Ten days' march on the highroad going and returning, and ten days in the camp at Cercottes in the forest of Orleans.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Three weeks have glided by; another day and Jean will be obliged to leave with his regiment for the artillery practice.
forestnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Ten days' march on the highroad going and returning, and ten days in the camp at Cercottes in the forest of Orleans.
glidedverbUS /ˈɡlaɪdɪd/
past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading Three weeks have glided by; another day and Jean will be obliged to leave with his regiment for the artillery practice.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading Ten days' march on the highroad going and returning, and ten days in the camp at Cercottes in the forest of Orleans.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Jean is no longer tranquil; Jean is no longer happy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Three weeks have glided by; another day and Jean will be obliged to leave with his regiment for the artillery practice.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He will lead the life of a soldier.
highroadnoun
a highway
From this reading Ten days' march on the highroad going and returning, and ten days in the camp at Cercottes in the forest of Orleans.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Three weeks have glided by; another day and Jean will be obliged to leave with his regiment for the artillery practice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ten days' march on the highroad going and returning, and ten days in the camp at Cercottes in the forest of Orleans.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jean is no longer tranquil; Jean is no longer happy.
JeannounUS /dʒiːn/
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading Three weeks have glided by; another day and Jean will be obliged to leave with his regiment for the artillery practice.
leadverbUS /led/
take somebody somewhere
From this reading He will lead the life of a soldier.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading Three weeks have glided by; another day and Jean will be obliged to leave with his regiment for the artillery practice.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He will lead the life of a soldier.
longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/
for more time
From this reading Jean is no longer tranquil; Jean is no longer happy.
marchverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/
march in a procession
From this reading Ten days' march on the highroad going and returning, and ten days in the camp at Cercottes in the forest of Orleans.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Jean is no longer tranquil; Jean is no longer happy.
obligedadjectiveUS /əˈblaɪdʒd/
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading Three weeks have glided by; another day and Jean will be obliged to leave with his regiment for the artillery practice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He will lead the life of a soldier.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ten days' march on the highroad going and returning, and ten days in the camp at Cercottes in the forest of Orleans.
OrleansnounUS /ˈɔːrliənz/
a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
From this reading Ten days' march on the highroad going and returning, and ten days in the camp at Cercottes in the forest of Orleans.
practicenounUS /ˈpræktəs/
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading Three weeks have glided by; another day and Jean will be obliged to leave with his regiment for the artillery practice.
regimentverbUS /ˈredʒəmənt/
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading Three weeks have glided by; another day and Jean will be obliged to leave with his regiment for the artillery practice.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The regiment will return to Souvigny on the 10th of August.
returningadjectiveUS /rɪˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading Ten days' march on the highroad going and returning, and ten days in the camp at Cercottes in the forest of Orleans.
soldiernounUS /ˈsoʊldʒər/
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading He will lead the life of a soldier.
Souvigny
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From this reading The regiment will return to Souvigny on the 10th of August.
TennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Ten days' march on the highroad going and returning, and ten days in the camp at Cercottes in the forest of Orleans.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Three weeks have glided by; another day and Jean will be obliged to leave with his regiment for the artillery practice.
ThreenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three weeks have glided by; another day and Jean will be obliged to leave with his regiment for the artillery practice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Three weeks have glided by; another day and Jean will be obliged to leave with his regiment for the artillery practice.
tranquiladjectiveUS /ˈtræŋkwəl/
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
From this reading Jean is no longer tranquil; Jean is no longer happy.
weeksnounUS /wiːks/
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Three weeks have glided by; another day and Jean will be obliged to leave with his regiment for the artillery practice.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Three weeks have glided by; another day and Jean will be obliged to leave with his regiment for the artillery practice.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Three weeks have glided by; another day and Jean will be obliged to leave with his regiment for the artillery practice.
