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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 But into whatever provinces Napoleon went, though bent upon the subjugation of a world, he never allowed his army to wantonly lay waste and destroy.
ago
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allowed
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From this reading But into whatever provinces Napoleon went, though bent upon the subjugation of a world, he never allowed his army to wantonly lay waste and destroy.
almost
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From this reading Napoleon had almost unbelievable success--carrying the banner of France into practically the whole of Europe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But into whatever provinces Napoleon went, though bent upon the subjugation of a world, he never allowed his army to wantonly lay waste and destroy.
army
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From this reading But into whatever provinces Napoleon went, though bent upon the subjugation of a world, he never allowed his army to wantonly lay waste and destroy.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading There was great attraction for him in the wonderful works of art which he found in many of the large cities.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE DESTRUCTION OF LOUVAIN More than one hundred years ago, Napoleon, the famous French general, started out to conquer the world, just as the Germans have been dreaming of doing.
attraction
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From this reading There was great attraction for him in the wonderful works of art which he found in many of the large cities.
banner
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From this reading Napoleon had almost unbelievable success--carrying the banner of France into practically the whole of Europe.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE DESTRUCTION OF LOUVAIN More than one hundred years ago, Napoleon, the famous French general, started out to conquer the world, just as the Germans have been dreaming of doing.
bent
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From this reading But into whatever provinces Napoleon went, though bent upon the subjugation of a world, he never allowed his army to wantonly lay waste and destroy.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But into whatever provinces Napoleon went, though bent upon the subjugation of a world, he never allowed his army to wantonly lay waste and destroy.
carrying
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From this reading Napoleon had almost unbelievable success--carrying the banner of France into practically the whole of Europe.
cities
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From this reading There was great attraction for him in the wonderful works of art which he found in many of the large cities.
conquer
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destroy
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From this reading But into whatever provinces Napoleon went, though bent upon the subjugation of a world, he never allowed his army to wantonly lay waste and destroy.
DESTRUCTION
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doing
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dreaming
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From this reading THE DESTRUCTION OF LOUVAIN More than one hundred years ago, Napoleon, the famous French general, started out to conquer the world, just as the Germans have been dreaming of doing.
Europe
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From this reading Napoleon had almost unbelievable success--carrying the banner of France into practically the whole of Europe.
famous
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From this reading THE DESTRUCTION OF LOUVAIN More than one hundred years ago, Napoleon, the famous French general, started out to conquer the world, just as the Germans have been dreaming of doing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was great attraction for him in the wonderful works of art which he found in many of the large cities.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was great attraction for him in the wonderful works of art which he found in many of the large cities.
France
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From this reading Napoleon had almost unbelievable success--carrying the banner of France into practically the whole of Europe.
French
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GENERAL
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From this reading GENERAL LEMAN.
Germans
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From this reading THE DESTRUCTION OF LOUVAIN More than one hundred years ago, Napoleon, the famous French general, started out to conquer the world, just as the Germans have been dreaming of doing.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was great attraction for him in the wonderful works of art which he found in many of the large cities.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Napoleon had almost unbelievable success--carrying the banner of France into practically the whole of Europe.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE DESTRUCTION OF LOUVAIN More than one hundred years ago, Napoleon, the famous French general, started out to conquer the world, just as the Germans have been dreaming of doing.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But into whatever provinces Napoleon went, though bent upon the subjugation of a world, he never allowed his army to wantonly lay waste and destroy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was great attraction for him in the wonderful works of art which he found in many of the large cities.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But into whatever provinces Napoleon went, though bent upon the subjugation of a world, he never allowed his army to wantonly lay waste and destroy.
hundred
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From this reading THE DESTRUCTION OF LOUVAIN More than one hundred years ago, Napoleon, the famous French general, started out to conquer the world, just as the Germans have been dreaming of doing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was great attraction for him in the wonderful works of art which he found in many of the large cities.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Napoleon had almost unbelievable success--carrying the banner of France into practically the whole of Europe.
just
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large
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From this reading There was great attraction for him in the wonderful works of art which he found in many of the large cities.
lay
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From this reading But into whatever provinces Napoleon went, though bent upon the subjugation of a world, he never allowed his army to wantonly lay waste and destroy.
LEMAN
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From this reading GENERAL LEMAN.
LOUVAIN
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many
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From this reading There was great attraction for him in the wonderful works of art which he found in many of the large cities.
More
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From this reading THE DESTRUCTION OF LOUVAIN More than one hundred years ago, Napoleon, the famous French general, started out to conquer the world, just as the Germans have been dreaming of doing.
Napoleon
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From this reading THE DESTRUCTION OF LOUVAIN More than one hundred years ago, Napoleon, the famous French general, started out to conquer the world, just as the Germans have been dreaming of doing.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But into whatever provinces Napoleon went, though bent upon the subjugation of a world, he never allowed his army to wantonly lay waste and destroy.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DESTRUCTION OF LOUVAIN More than one hundred years ago, Napoleon, the famous French general, started out to conquer the world, just as the Germans have been dreaming of doing.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE DESTRUCTION OF LOUVAIN More than one hundred years ago, Napoleon, the famous French general, started out to conquer the world, just as the Germans have been dreaming of doing.
out
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From this reading THE DESTRUCTION OF LOUVAIN More than one hundred years ago, Napoleon, the famous French general, started out to conquer the world, just as the Germans have been dreaming of doing.
practically
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From this reading Napoleon had almost unbelievable success--carrying the banner of France into practically the whole of Europe.
provinces
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From this reading But into whatever provinces Napoleon went, though bent upon the subjugation of a world, he never allowed his army to wantonly lay waste and destroy.
started
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From this reading THE DESTRUCTION OF LOUVAIN More than one hundred years ago, Napoleon, the famous French general, started out to conquer the world, just as the Germans have been dreaming of doing.
subjugation
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From this reading But into whatever provinces Napoleon went, though bent upon the subjugation of a world, he never allowed his army to wantonly lay waste and destroy.
success
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From this reading Napoleon had almost unbelievable success--carrying the banner of France into practically the whole of Europe.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE DESTRUCTION OF LOUVAIN More than one hundred years ago, Napoleon, the famous French general, started out to conquer the world, just as the Germans have been dreaming of doing.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DESTRUCTION OF LOUVAIN More than one hundred years ago, Napoleon, the famous French general, started out to conquer the world, just as the Germans have been dreaming of doing.
There
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From this reading There was great attraction for him in the wonderful works of art which he found in many of the large cities.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But into whatever provinces Napoleon went, though bent upon the subjugation of a world, he never allowed his army to wantonly lay waste and destroy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DESTRUCTION OF LOUVAIN More than one hundred years ago, Napoleon, the famous French general, started out to conquer the world, just as the Germans have been dreaming of doing.
unbelievable
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From this reading Napoleon had almost unbelievable success--carrying the banner of France into practically the whole of Europe.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But into whatever provinces Napoleon went, though bent upon the subjugation of a world, he never allowed his army to wantonly lay waste and destroy.
wantonly
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From this reading But into whatever provinces Napoleon went, though bent upon the subjugation of a world, he never allowed his army to wantonly lay waste and destroy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was great attraction for him in the wonderful works of art which he found in many of the large cities.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading But into whatever provinces Napoleon went, though bent upon the subjugation of a world, he never allowed his army to wantonly lay waste and destroy.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But into whatever provinces Napoleon went, though bent upon the subjugation of a world, he never allowed his army to wantonly lay waste and destroy.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading But into whatever provinces Napoleon went, though bent upon the subjugation of a world, he never allowed his army to wantonly lay waste and destroy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was great attraction for him in the wonderful works of art which he found in many of the large cities.
whole
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From this reading Napoleon had almost unbelievable success--carrying the banner of France into practically the whole of Europe.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was great attraction for him in the wonderful works of art which he found in many of the large cities.
works
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From this reading There was great attraction for him in the wonderful works of art which he found in many of the large cities.
world
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From this reading THE DESTRUCTION OF LOUVAIN More than one hundred years ago, Napoleon, the famous French general, started out to conquer the world, just as the Germans have been dreaming of doing.
years
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From this reading THE DESTRUCTION OF LOUVAIN More than one hundred years ago, Napoleon, the famous French general, started out to conquer the world, just as the Germans have been dreaming of doing.
