used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading An army which disbands is like a thaw,--all gives way, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, comes into collision, and dashes forward.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Ney borrows a horse, leaps on it, and without hat, stock, or sword, dashes across the Brussels road, stopping at once English and French.
(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 The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An army which disbands is like a thaw,--all gives way, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, comes into collision, and dashes forward.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
borrowsverbUS /ˈbɑːroʊz/
third-person singular of “borrow” — get temporarily
From this reading Ney borrows a horse, leaps on it, and without hat, stock, or sword, dashes across the Brussels road, stopping at once English and French.
BrusselsnounUS /ˈbrʌsəlz/
the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
From this reading Ney borrows a horse, leaps on it, and without hat, stock, or sword, dashes across the Brussels road, stopping at once English and French.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The cry of "Treachery!" was followed by that of "Sauve qui peut!"
CATASTROPHEnounUS /kəˈtæstrəfi/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading THE CATASTROPHE.
collisionnounUS /kəˈlɪʒən/
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
From this reading An army which disbands is like a thaw,--all gives way, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, comes into collision, and dashes forward.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading An army which disbands is like a thaw,--all gives way, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, comes into collision, and dashes forward.
cracksnounUS /kræks/
plural of “crack” — a long narrow opening
From this reading An army which disbands is like a thaw,--all gives way, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, comes into collision, and dashes forward.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading The cry of "Treachery!" was followed by that of "Sauve qui peut!"
dashesnounUS /ˈdæʃɪz/
plural of “dash” — distinctive and stylish elegance
From this reading An army which disbands is like a thaw,--all gives way, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, comes into collision, and dashes forward.
disbands
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From this reading An army which disbands is like a thaw,--all gives way, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, comes into collision, and dashes forward.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Ney borrows a horse, leaps on it, and without hat, stock, or sword, dashes across the Brussels road, stopping at once English and French.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading An army which disbands is like a thaw,--all gives way, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, comes into collision, and dashes forward.
floatsnounUS /floʊts/
plural of “float” — the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
From this reading An army which disbands is like a thaw,--all gives way, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, comes into collision, and dashes forward.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The cry of "Treachery!" was followed by that of "Sauve qui peut!"
at or to or toward the front
From this reading An army which disbands is like a thaw,--all gives way, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, comes into collision, and dashes forward.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Ney borrows a horse, leaps on it, and without hat, stock, or sword, dashes across the Brussels road, stopping at once English and French.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading An army which disbands is like a thaw,--all gives way, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, comes into collision, and dashes forward.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Ney borrows a horse, leaps on it, and without hat, stock, or sword, dashes across the Brussels road, stopping at once English and French.
Haye
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From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Ney borrows a horse, leaps on it, and without hat, stock, or sword, dashes across the Brussels road, stopping at once English and French.
Hougomont
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From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading An army which disbands is like a thaw,--all gives way, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, comes into collision, and dashes forward.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An army which disbands is like a thaw,--all gives way, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, comes into collision, and dashes forward.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ney borrows a horse, leaps on it, and without hat, stock, or sword, dashes across the Brussels road, stopping at once English and French.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
leapsnounUS /liːps/
plural of “leap” — a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading Ney borrows a horse, leaps on it, and without hat, stock, or sword, dashes across the Brussels road, stopping at once English and French.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading An army which disbands is like a thaw,--all gives way, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, comes into collision, and dashes forward.
mournfuladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrnfəl/
expressing sorrow
From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
NeynounUS /neɪ/
French marshal in the Napoleonic Wars (1769-1815)
From this reading Ney borrows a horse, leaps on it, and without hat, stock, or sword, dashes across the Brussels road, stopping at once English and French.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
on one occasion
From this reading Ney borrows a horse, leaps on it, and without hat, stock, or sword, dashes across the Brussels road, stopping at once English and French.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Ney borrows a horse, leaps on it, and without hat, stock, or sword, dashes across the Brussels road, stopping at once English and French.
Papelotte
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From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
peut
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From this reading The cry of "Treachery!" was followed by that of "Sauve qui peut!"
Plancenoit
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From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
qui
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From this reading The cry of "Treachery!" was followed by that of "Sauve qui peut!"
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Ney borrows a horse, leaps on it, and without hat, stock, or sword, dashes across the Brussels road, stopping at once English and French.
rollsnounUS /roʊlz/
plural of “roll” — rotary motion of an object around its own axis
From this reading An army which disbands is like a thaw,--all gives way, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, comes into collision, and dashes forward.
routverbUS /raʊt/
cause to flee
From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
Sainte
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From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
Sauve
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From this reading The cry of "Treachery!" was followed by that of "Sauve qui peut!"
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
simultaneouslyadverbUS /ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli/
at the same instant
From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading Ney borrows a horse, leaps on it, and without hat, stock, or sword, dashes across the Brussels road, stopping at once English and French.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading Ney borrows a horse, leaps on it, and without hat, stock, or sword, dashes across the Brussels road, stopping at once English and French.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading Ney borrows a horse, leaps on it, and without hat, stock, or sword, dashes across the Brussels road, stopping at once English and French.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The cry of "Treachery!" was followed by that of "Sauve qui peut!"
thawnounUS /θɔː/
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
From this reading An army which disbands is like a thaw,--all gives way, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, comes into collision, and dashes forward.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CATASTROPHE.
TreacherynounUS /ˈtretʃ.ər.i/
Betrayal of trust; deceptive action or disloyalty against a host or ally.
From this reading The cry of "Treachery!" was followed by that of "Sauve qui peut!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The rout in the rear of the guard was mournful; the army suddenly gave way on all sides simultaneously,--at Hougomont, La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, and Plancenoit.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading An army which disbands is like a thaw,--all gives way, cracks, floats, rolls, falls, comes into collision, and dashes forward.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Ney borrows a horse, leaps on it, and without hat, stock, or sword, dashes across the Brussels road, stopping at once English and French.
