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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 And a strange place it was, this Norman Cross, and, at the time of which I am speaking, a sad cross to many a Norman, being what was then styled a French prison, that is, a receptacle for captives made in the French war.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
acres
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
airy
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From this reading What a strange appearance had those mighty casernes, with their blank blind walls, without windows or grating, and their slanting roofs, out of which, through orifices where the tiles had been removed, would be protruded dozens of grim heads, feasting their prison-sick eyes on the wide expanse of country unfolded from that airy height.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And a strange place it was, this Norman Cross, and, at the time of which I am speaking, a sad cross to many a Norman, being what was then styled a French prison, that is, a receptacle for captives made in the French war.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What a strange appearance had those mighty casernes, with their blank blind walls, without windows or grating, and their slanting roofs, out of which, through orifices where the tiles had been removed, would be protruded dozens of grim heads, feasting their prison-sick eyes on the wide expanse of country unfolded from that airy height.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And a strange place it was, this Norman Cross, and, at the time of which I am speaking, a sad cross to many a Norman, being what was then styled a French prison, that is, a receptacle for captives made in the French war.
average
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
Bag
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From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
barracks
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What a strange appearance had those mighty casernes, with their blank blind walls, without windows or grating, and their slanting roofs, out of which, through orifices where the tiles had been removed, would be protruded dozens of grim heads, feasting their prison-sick eyes on the wide expanse of country unfolded from that airy height.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What a strange appearance had those mighty casernes, with their blank blind walls, without windows or grating, and their slanting roofs, out of which, through orifices where the tiles had been removed, would be protruded dozens of grim heads, feasting their prison-sick eyes on the wide expanse of country unfolded from that airy height.
beg
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From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading And a strange place it was, this Norman Cross, and, at the time of which I am speaking, a sad cross to many a Norman, being what was then styled a French prison, that is, a receptacle for captives made in the French war.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
blank
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From this reading What a strange appearance had those mighty casernes, with their blank blind walls, without windows or grating, and their slanting roofs, out of which, through orifices where the tiles had been removed, would be protruded dozens of grim heads, feasting their prison-sick eyes on the wide expanse of country unfolded from that airy height.
blind
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From this reading What a strange appearance had those mighty casernes, with their blank blind walls, without windows or grating, and their slanting roofs, out of which, through orifices where the tiles had been removed, would be protruded dozens of grim heads, feasting their prison-sick eyes on the wide expanse of country unfolded from that airy height.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
capable
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
captives
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From this reading And a strange place it was, this Norman Cross, and, at the time of which I am speaking, a sad cross to many a Norman, being what was then styled a French prison, that is, a receptacle for captives made in the French war.
casernes
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
Cheek
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From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
commodious
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
compassed
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
Conceit
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From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
consisted
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
containing
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
Corsican
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From this reading Such was the station or prison at Norman Cross, where some six thousand French and other foreigners, followers of the grand Corsican, were now immured.
country
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From this reading What a strange appearance had those mighty casernes, with their blank blind walls, without windows or grating, and their slanting roofs, out of which, through orifices where the tiles had been removed, would be protruded dozens of grim heads, feasting their prison-sick eyes on the wide expanse of country unfolded from that airy height.
Cross
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From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
dozens
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From this reading What a strange appearance had those mighty casernes, with their blank blind walls, without windows or grating, and their slanting roofs, out of which, through orifices where the tiles had been removed, would be protruded dozens of grim heads, feasting their prison-sick eyes on the wide expanse of country unfolded from that airy height.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
Ease
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From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
Expanse
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From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
eyes
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From this reading What a strange appearance had those mighty casernes, with their blank blind walls, without windows or grating, and their slanting roofs, out of which, through orifices where the tiles had been removed, would be protruded dozens of grim heads, feasting their prison-sick eyes on the wide expanse of country unfolded from that airy height.
feasting
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From this reading What a strange appearance had those mighty casernes, with their blank blind walls, without windows or grating, and their slanting roofs, out of which, through orifices where the tiles had been removed, would be protruded dozens of grim heads, feasting their prison-sick eyes on the wide expanse of country unfolded from that airy height.
fenced
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
field
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
five
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
followers
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From this reading Such was the station or prison at Norman Cross, where some six thousand French and other foreigners, followers of the grand Corsican, were now immured.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And a strange place it was, this Norman Cross, and, at the time of which I am speaking, a sad cross to many a Norman, being what was then styled a French prison, that is, a receptacle for captives made in the French war.
foreigners
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From this reading Such was the station or prison at Norman Cross, where some six thousand French and other foreigners, followers of the grand Corsican, were now immured.
French
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From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
Frenchmen
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From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
Froth
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From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
grand
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From this reading Such was the station or prison at Norman Cross, where some six thousand French and other foreigners, followers of the grand Corsican, were now immured.
grating
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From this reading What a strange appearance had those mighty casernes, with their blank blind walls, without windows or grating, and their slanting roofs, out of which, through orifices where the tiles had been removed, would be protruded dozens of grim heads, feasting their prison-sick eyes on the wide expanse of country unfolded from that airy height.
grim
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From this reading What a strange appearance had those mighty casernes, with their blank blind walls, without windows or grating, and their slanting roofs, out of which, through orifices where the tiles had been removed, would be protruded dozens of grim heads, feasting their prison-sick eyes on the wide expanse of country unfolded from that airy height.
Ground
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From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
Growing
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From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
guards
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What a strange appearance had those mighty casernes, with their blank blind walls, without windows or grating, and their slanting roofs, out of which, through orifices where the tiles had been removed, would be protruded dozens of grim heads, feasting their prison-sick eyes on the wide expanse of country unfolded from that airy height.
heads
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From this reading What a strange appearance had those mighty casernes, with their blank blind walls, without windows or grating, and their slanting roofs, out of which, through orifices where the tiles had been removed, would be protruded dozens of grim heads, feasting their prison-sick eyes on the wide expanse of country unfolded from that airy height.
height
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From this reading What a strange appearance had those mighty casernes, with their blank blind walls, without windows or grating, and their slanting roofs, out of which, through orifices where the tiles had been removed, would be protruded dozens of grim heads, feasting their prison-sick eyes on the wide expanse of country unfolded from that airy height.
high
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
immensely
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
immured
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From this reading Such was the station or prison at Norman Cross, where some six thousand French and other foreigners, followers of the grand Corsican, were now immured.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And a strange place it was, this Norman Cross, and, at the time of which I am speaking, a sad cross to many a Norman, being what was then styled a French prison, that is, a receptacle for captives made in the French war.
infantry
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
intended
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
intervals
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And a strange place it was, this Norman Cross, and, at the time of which I am speaking, a sad cross to many a Norman, being what was then styled a French prison, that is, a receptacle for captives made in the French war.
isolated
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And a strange place it was, this Norman Cross, and, at the time of which I am speaking, a sad cross to many a Norman, being what was then styled a French prison, that is, a receptacle for captives made in the French war.
King
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From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
l'Empereur
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From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
lofty
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
made
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From this reading And a strange place it was, this Norman Cross, and, at the time of which I am speaking, a sad cross to many a Norman, being what was then styled a French prison, that is, a receptacle for captives made in the French war.
Man
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From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
many
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From this reading And a strange place it was, this Norman Cross, and, at the time of which I am speaking, a sad cross to many a Norman, being what was then styled a French prison, that is, a receptacle for captives made in the French war.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
mighty
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From this reading What a strange appearance had those mighty casernes, with their blank blind walls, without windows or grating, and their slanting roofs, out of which, through orifices where the tiles had been removed, would be protruded dozens of grim heads, feasting their prison-sick eyes on the wide expanse of country unfolded from that airy height.
Norman
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From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
now
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From this reading Such was the station or prison at Norman Cross, where some six thousand French and other foreigners, followers of the grand Corsican, were now immured.
o'clock
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From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
One's
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From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
orifices
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From this reading What a strange appearance had those mighty casernes, with their blank blind walls, without windows or grating, and their slanting roofs, out of which, through orifices where the tiles had been removed, would be protruded dozens of grim heads, feasting their prison-sick eyes on the wide expanse of country unfolded from that airy height.
other
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From this reading Such was the station or prison at Norman Cross, where some six thousand French and other foreigners, followers of the grand Corsican, were now immured.
out
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From this reading What a strange appearance had those mighty casernes, with their blank blind walls, without windows or grating, and their slanting roofs, out of which, through orifices where the tiles had been removed, would be protruded dozens of grim heads, feasting their prison-sick eyes on the wide expanse of country unfolded from that airy height.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
palisades
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
Pardon
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From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
place
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From this reading And a strange place it was, this Norman Cross, and, at the time of which I am speaking, a sad cross to many a Norman, being what was then styled a French prison, that is, a receptacle for captives made in the French war.
prison
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From this reading And a strange place it was, this Norman Cross, and, at the time of which I am speaking, a sad cross to many a Norman, being what was then styled a French prison, that is, a receptacle for captives made in the French war.
prison-sick
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From this reading What a strange appearance had those mighty casernes, with their blank blind walls, without windows or grating, and their slanting roofs, out of which, through orifices where the tiles had been removed, would be protruded dozens of grim heads, feasting their prison-sick eyes on the wide expanse of country unfolded from that airy height.
protruded
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From this reading What a strange appearance had those mighty casernes, with their blank blind walls, without windows or grating, and their slanting roofs, out of which, through orifices where the tiles had been removed, would be protruded dozens of grim heads, feasting their prison-sick eyes on the wide expanse of country unfolded from that airy height.
receptaclenounUS /rɪˈsep.tə.kəl/
An object or container used to hold or store something.
From this reading And a strange place it was, this Norman Cross, and, at the time of which I am speaking, a sad cross to many a Norman, being what was then styled a French prison, that is, a receptacle for captives made in the French war.
regiments
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
removed
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From this reading What a strange appearance had those mighty casernes, with their blank blind walls, without windows or grating, and their slanting roofs, out of which, through orifices where the tiles had been removed, would be protruded dozens of grim heads, feasting their prison-sick eyes on the wide expanse of country unfolded from that airy height.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
roofs
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From this reading What a strange appearance had those mighty casernes, with their blank blind walls, without windows or grating, and their slanting roofs, out of which, through orifices where the tiles had been removed, would be protruded dozens of grim heads, feasting their prison-sick eyes on the wide expanse of country unfolded from that airy height.
round
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
sad
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From this reading And a strange place it was, this Norman Cross, and, at the time of which I am speaking, a sad cross to many a Norman, being what was then styled a French prison, that is, a receptacle for captives made in the French war.
sentinels
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
serve
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
sides
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
six
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
slanting
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From this reading What a strange appearance had those mighty casernes, with their blank blind walls, without windows or grating, and their slanting roofs, out of which, through orifices where the tiles had been removed, would be protruded dozens of grim heads, feasting their prison-sick eyes on the wide expanse of country unfolded from that airy height.
some
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
speaking
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From this reading And a strange place it was, this Norman Cross, and, at the time of which I am speaking, a sad cross to many a Norman, being what was then styled a French prison, that is, a receptacle for captives made in the French war.
spot
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
station
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From this reading Such was the station or prison at Norman Cross, where some six thousand French and other foreigners, followers of the grand Corsican, were now immured.
stationed
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
strange
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From this reading And a strange place it was, this Norman Cross, and, at the time of which I am speaking, a sad cross to many a Norman, being what was then styled a French prison, that is, a receptacle for captives made in the French war.
styled
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From this reading And a strange place it was, this Norman Cross, and, at the time of which I am speaking, a sad cross to many a Norman, being what was then styled a French prison, that is, a receptacle for captives made in the French war.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was the station or prison at Norman Cross, where some six thousand French and other foreigners, followers of the grand Corsican, were now immured.
Taking
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From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
ten
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And a strange place it was, this Norman Cross, and, at the time of which I am speaking, a sad cross to many a Norman, being what was then styled a French prison, that is, a receptacle for captives made in the French war.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading What a strange appearance had those mighty casernes, with their blank blind walls, without windows or grating, and their slanting roofs, out of which, through orifices where the tiles had been removed, would be protruded dozens of grim heads, feasting their prison-sick eyes on the wide expanse of country unfolded from that airy height.
then
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From this reading And a strange place it was, this Norman Cross, and, at the time of which I am speaking, a sad cross to many a Norman, being what was then styled a French prison, that is, a receptacle for captives made in the French war.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And a strange place it was, this Norman Cross, and, at the time of which I am speaking, a sad cross to many a Norman, being what was then styled a French prison, that is, a receptacle for captives made in the French war.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading What a strange appearance had those mighty casernes, with their blank blind walls, without windows or grating, and their slanting roofs, out of which, through orifices where the tiles had been removed, would be protruded dozens of grim heads, feasting their prison-sick eyes on the wide expanse of country unfolded from that airy height.
thousand
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From this reading Such was the station or prison at Norman Cross, where some six thousand French and other foreigners, followers of the grand Corsican, were now immured.
Three
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From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What a strange appearance had those mighty casernes, with their blank blind walls, without windows or grating, and their slanting roofs, out of which, through orifices where the tiles had been removed, would be protruded dozens of grim heads, feasting their prison-sick eyes on the wide expanse of country unfolded from that airy height.
tiles
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From this reading What a strange appearance had those mighty casernes, with their blank blind walls, without windows or grating, and their slanting roofs, out of which, through orifices where the tiles had been removed, would be protruded dozens of grim heads, feasting their prison-sick eyes on the wide expanse of country unfolded from that airy height.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And a strange place it was, this Norman Cross, and, at the time of which I am speaking, a sad cross to many a Norman, being what was then styled a French prison, that is, a receptacle for captives made in the French war.
Timid
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From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And a strange place it was, this Norman Cross, and, at the time of which I am speaking, a sad cross to many a Norman, being what was then styled a French prison, that is, a receptacle for captives made in the French war.
towering
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
two
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
unfolded
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From this reading What a strange appearance had those mighty casernes, with their blank blind walls, without windows or grating, and their slanting roofs, out of which, through orifices where the tiles had been removed, would be protruded dozens of grim heads, feasting their prison-sick eyes on the wide expanse of country unfolded from that airy height.
Unpruned
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From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
very
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
Vipers
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From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
Vive
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From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
wall
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
walls
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From this reading What a strange appearance had those mighty casernes, with their blank blind walls, without windows or grating, and their slanting roofs, out of which, through orifices where the tiles had been removed, would be protruded dozens of grim heads, feasting their prison-sick eyes on the wide expanse of country unfolded from that airy height.
war
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From this reading And a strange place it was, this Norman Cross, and, at the time of which I am speaking, a sad cross to many a Norman, being what was then styled a French prison, that is, a receptacle for captives made in the French war.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And a strange place it was, this Norman Cross, and, at the time of which I am speaking, a sad cross to many a Norman, being what was then styled a French prison, that is, a receptacle for captives made in the French war.
Water
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From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And a strange place it was, this Norman Cross, and, at the time of which I am speaking, a sad cross to many a Norman, being what was then styled a French prison, that is, a receptacle for captives made in the French war.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Such was the station or prison at Norman Cross, where some six thousand French and other foreigners, followers of the grand Corsican, were now immured.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And a strange place it was, this Norman Cross, and, at the time of which I am speaking, a sad cross to many a Norman, being what was then styled a French prison, that is, a receptacle for captives made in the French war.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
whole
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
Wide
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From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
windows
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From this reading What a strange appearance had those mighty casernes, with their blank blind walls, without windows or grating, and their slanting roofs, out of which, through orifices where the tiles had been removed, would be protruded dozens of grim heads, feasting their prison-sick eyes on the wide expanse of country unfolded from that airy height.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading What a strange appearance had those mighty casernes, with their blank blind walls, without windows or grating, and their slanting roofs, out of which, through orifices where the tiles had been removed, would be protruded dozens of grim heads, feasting their prison-sick eyes on the wide expanse of country unfolded from that airy height.
wooden
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From this reading It consisted, if I remember right, of some five or six casernes, very long, and immensely high; each standing isolated from the rest, upon a spot of ground which might average ten acres, and which was fenced round with lofty palisades, the whole being compassed about by a towering wall, beneath which, at intervals, on both sides, sentinels were stationed, whilst outside, upon the field, stood commodious wooden barracks, capable of containing two regiments of infantry, intended to serve as guards upon the captives.
Woods
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From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What a strange appearance had those mighty casernes, with their blank blind walls, without windows or grating, and their slanting roofs, out of which, through orifices where the tiles had been removed, would be protruded dozens of grim heads, feasting their prison-sick eyes on the wide expanse of country unfolded from that airy height.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Norman Cross--Wide Expanse--Vive l'Empereur--Unpruned Woods--Man with the Bag--Froth and Conceit--I beg your Pardon--Growing Timid--About Three o'clock--Taking One's Ease--Cheek on the Ground--King of the Vipers--French King--Frenchmen and Water.
