anew
From this reading The villages of Ligny and St. Armand were taken and retaken over and over again, and for hours the desperate strife in and around them continued without cessation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Their three corps, numbering eighty thousand men, with two hundred and twenty-four guns, had been attacked by Napoleon with sixty thousand men, with two hundred and four guns.
Armand
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From this reading The villages of Ligny and St. Armand were taken and retaken over and over again, and for hours the desperate strife in and around them continued without cessation.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The villages of Ligny and St. Armand were taken and retaken over and over again, and for hours the desperate strife in and around them continued without cessation.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Prussians indeed had been beaten at Ligny.
attackedverbUS /əˈtækt/
past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
From this reading Their three corps, numbering eighty thousand men, with two hundred and twenty-four guns, had been attacked by Napoleon with sixty thousand men, with two hundred and four guns.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading The battle was contested with extraordinary obstinacy on both sides.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading The Prussians indeed had been beaten at Ligny.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Prussians indeed had been beaten at Ligny.
the two together, not just one
From this reading The battle was contested with extraordinary obstinacy on both sides.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Their three corps, numbering eighty thousand men, with two hundred and twenty-four guns, had been attacked by Napoleon with sixty thousand men, with two hundred and four guns.
cessationnounUS /ˌseˈseɪʃən/
a stopping
From this reading The villages of Ligny and St. Armand were taken and retaken over and over again, and for hours the desperate strife in and around them continued without cessation.
contestedadjectiveUS /kənˈtestəd/
disputed or made the object of contention or competition
From this reading The battle was contested with extraordinary obstinacy on both sides.
without stop or interruption
From this reading The villages of Ligny and St. Armand were taken and retaken over and over again, and for hours the desperate strife in and around them continued without cessation.
corpsnounUS /kɔːr/
an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support
From this reading Their three corps, numbering eighty thousand men, with two hundred and twenty-four guns, had been attacked by Napoleon with sixty thousand men, with two hundred and four guns.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading The villages of Ligny and St. Armand were taken and retaken over and over again, and for hours the desperate strife in and around them continued without cessation.
eightyadjectiveUS /ˈeɪti/
being ten more than seventy
From this reading Their three corps, numbering eighty thousand men, with two hundred and twenty-four guns, had been attacked by Napoleon with sixty thousand men, with two hundred and four guns.
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading The battle was contested with extraordinary obstinacy on both sides.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The villages of Ligny and St. Armand were taken and retaken over and over again, and for hours the desperate strife in and around them continued without cessation.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Their three corps, numbering eighty thousand men, with two hundred and twenty-four guns, had been attacked by Napoleon with sixty thousand men, with two hundred and four guns.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Their three corps, numbering eighty thousand men, with two hundred and twenty-four guns, had been attacked by Napoleon with sixty thousand men, with two hundred and four guns.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Prussians indeed had been beaten at Ligny.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The villages of Ligny and St. Armand were taken and retaken over and over again, and for hours the desperate strife in and around them continued without cessation.
ten 10s
From this reading Their three corps, numbering eighty thousand men, with two hundred and twenty-four guns, had been attacked by Napoleon with sixty thousand men, with two hundred and four guns.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The villages of Ligny and St. Armand were taken and retaken over and over again, and for hours the desperate strife in and around them continued without cessation.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading The Prussians indeed had been beaten at Ligny.
Ligny
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From this reading The Prussians indeed had been beaten at Ligny.
the force of workers available
From this reading Their three corps, numbering eighty thousand men, with two hundred and twenty-four guns, had been attacked by Napoleon with sixty thousand men, with two hundred and four guns.
NapoleonnounUS /nəˈpoʊliən/
French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
From this reading Their three corps, numbering eighty thousand men, with two hundred and twenty-four guns, had been attacked by Napoleon with sixty thousand men, with two hundred and four guns.
numberingnounUS /ˈnʌmbərɪŋ/
a numbered list
From this reading Their three corps, numbering eighty thousand men, with two hundred and twenty-four guns, had been attacked by Napoleon with sixty thousand men, with two hundred and four guns.
obstinacynounUS /ˈɑːbstənəsi/
the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
From this reading The battle was contested with extraordinary obstinacy on both sides.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The villages of Ligny and St. Armand were taken and retaken over and over again, and for hours the desperate strife in and around them continued without cessation.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The battle was contested with extraordinary obstinacy on both sides.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The villages of Ligny and St. Armand were taken and retaken over and over again, and for hours the desperate strife in and around them continued without cessation.
Prussians
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From this reading The Prussians indeed had been beaten at Ligny.
retakenverbUS /riˈteɪkən/
inflected form of “retake” — take back by force, as after a battle
From this reading The villages of Ligny and St. Armand were taken and retaken over and over again, and for hours the desperate strife in and around them continued without cessation.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The battle was contested with extraordinary obstinacy on both sides.
sixtyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪksti/
being ten more than fifty
From this reading Their three corps, numbering eighty thousand men, with two hundred and twenty-four guns, had been attacked by Napoleon with sixty thousand men, with two hundred and four guns.
St
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From this reading The villages of Ligny and St. Armand were taken and retaken over and over again, and for hours the desperate strife in and around them continued without cessation.
strifenounUS /straɪf/
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading The villages of Ligny and St. Armand were taken and retaken over and over again, and for hours the desperate strife in and around them continued without cessation.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The villages of Ligny and St. Armand were taken and retaken over and over again, and for hours the desperate strife in and around them continued without cessation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Prussians indeed had been beaten at Ligny.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their three corps, numbering eighty thousand men, with two hundred and twenty-four guns, had been attacked by Napoleon with sixty thousand men, with two hundred and four guns.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The villages of Ligny and St. Armand were taken and retaken over and over again, and for hours the desperate strife in and around them continued without cessation.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Their three corps, numbering eighty thousand men, with two hundred and twenty-four guns, had been attacked by Napoleon with sixty thousand men, with two hundred and four guns.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Their three corps, numbering eighty thousand men, with two hundred and twenty-four guns, had been attacked by Napoleon with sixty thousand men, with two hundred and four guns.
twenty-fouradjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɔːr/
being four more than twenty
From this reading Their three corps, numbering eighty thousand men, with two hundred and twenty-four guns, had been attacked by Napoleon with sixty thousand men, with two hundred and four guns.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Their three corps, numbering eighty thousand men, with two hundred and twenty-four guns, had been attacked by Napoleon with sixty thousand men, with two hundred and four guns.
villagesnounUS /ˈvɪlədʒəz/
plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading The villages of Ligny and St. Armand were taken and retaken over and over again, and for hours the desperate strife in and around them continued without cessation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The battle was contested with extraordinary obstinacy on both sides.
WATERLOOnounUS /ˈwɔːtərluː/
a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
From this reading WATERLOO.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The villages of Ligny and St. Armand were taken and retaken over and over again, and for hours the desperate strife in and around them continued without cessation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Their three corps, numbering eighty thousand men, with two hundred and twenty-four guns, had been attacked by Napoleon with sixty thousand men, with two hundred and four guns.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The villages of Ligny and St. Armand were taken and retaken over and over again, and for hours the desperate strife in and around them continued without cessation.
