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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 PARADISE REGAINED A dead silence soon reigned over that great host which lay in leaguer before Liege.
all
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From this reading A dead sleep fell on almost all, excepting those who kept a faint and wary watch by the lodgings of the King and the Duke.
almost
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From this reading A dead sleep fell on almost all, excepting those who kept a faint and wary watch by the lodgings of the King and the Duke.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He look'd, and saw what numbers numberless The city gates outpour'd.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
await
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From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
banners
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From this reading For a long time the cries of the soldiers repeating their signals, and seeking to join their several banners, sounded like the howling of bewildered dogs seeking their masters.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading PARADISE REGAINED A dead silence soon reigned over that great host which lay in leaguer before Liege.
behold
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From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a long time the cries of the soldiers repeating their signals, and seeking to join their several banners, sounded like the howling of bewildered dogs seeking their masters.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
city
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From this reading He look'd, and saw what numbers numberless The city gates outpour'd.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
cries
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From this reading For a long time the cries of the soldiers repeating their signals, and seeking to join their several banners, sounded like the howling of bewildered dogs seeking their masters.
crowded
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From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
day
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From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PARADISE REGAINED A dead silence soon reigned over that great host which lay in leaguer before Liege.
dispersed
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From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
dogs
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From this reading For a long time the cries of the soldiers repeating their signals, and seeking to join their several banners, sounded like the howling of bewildered dogs seeking their masters.
down
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From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
Duke
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From this reading A dead sleep fell on almost all, excepting those who kept a faint and wary watch by the lodgings of the King and the Duke.
excepting
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From this reading A dead sleep fell on almost all, excepting those who kept a faint and wary watch by the lodgings of the King and the Duke.
faint
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From this reading A dead sleep fell on almost all, excepting those who kept a faint and wary watch by the lodgings of the King and the Duke.
fatigue
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From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
fatigues
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From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
fell
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From this reading A dead sleep fell on almost all, excepting those who kept a faint and wary watch by the lodgings of the King and the Duke.
find
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From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a long time the cries of the soldiers repeating their signals, and seeking to join their several banners, sounded like the howling of bewildered dogs seeking their masters.
gates
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From this reading He look'd, and saw what numbers numberless The city gates outpour'd.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PARADISE REGAINED A dead silence soon reigned over that great host which lay in leaguer before Liege.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He look'd, and saw what numbers numberless The city gates outpour'd.
hedges
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From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
host
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From this reading PARADISE REGAINED A dead silence soon reigned over that great host which lay in leaguer before Liege.
howling
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From this reading For a long time the cries of the soldiers repeating their signals, and seeking to join their several banners, sounded like the howling of bewildered dogs seeking their masters.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PARADISE REGAINED A dead silence soon reigned over that great host which lay in leaguer before Liege.
join
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From this reading For a long time the cries of the soldiers repeating their signals, and seeking to join their several banners, sounded like the howling of bewildered dogs seeking their masters.
kept
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From this reading A dead sleep fell on almost all, excepting those who kept a faint and wary watch by the lodgings of the King and the Duke.
King
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From this reading A dead sleep fell on almost all, excepting those who kept a faint and wary watch by the lodgings of the King and the Duke.
lay
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From this reading PARADISE REGAINED A dead silence soon reigned over that great host which lay in leaguer before Liege.
leaguer
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From this reading PARADISE REGAINED A dead silence soon reigned over that great host which lay in leaguer before Liege.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
Liege
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From this reading PARADISE REGAINED A dead silence soon reigned over that great host which lay in leaguer before Liege.
like
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From this reading For a long time the cries of the soldiers repeating their signals, and seeking to join their several banners, sounded like the howling of bewildered dogs seeking their masters.
lodgings
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From this reading A dead sleep fell on almost all, excepting those who kept a faint and wary watch by the lodgings of the King and the Duke.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a long time the cries of the soldiers repeating their signals, and seeking to join their several banners, sounded like the howling of bewildered dogs seeking their masters.
look'd
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From this reading He look'd, and saw what numbers numberless The city gates outpour'd.
masters
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From this reading For a long time the cries of the soldiers repeating their signals, and seeking to join their several banners, sounded like the howling of bewildered dogs seeking their masters.
meet
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From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
numberless
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From this reading He look'd, and saw what numbers numberless The city gates outpour'd.
numbers
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From this reading He look'd, and saw what numbers numberless The city gates outpour'd.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a long time the cries of the soldiers repeating their signals, and seeking to join their several banners, sounded like the howling of bewildered dogs seeking their masters.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A dead sleep fell on almost all, excepting those who kept a faint and wary watch by the lodgings of the King and the Duke.
outpour'd
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From this reading He look'd, and saw what numbers numberless The city gates outpour'd.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading PARADISE REGAINED A dead silence soon reigned over that great host which lay in leaguer before Liege.
overcome
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From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
PARADISE
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From this reading PARADISE REGAINED A dead silence soon reigned over that great host which lay in leaguer before Liege.
protection
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From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
REGAINED
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From this reading PARADISE REGAINED A dead silence soon reigned over that great host which lay in leaguer before Liege.
reigned
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From this reading PARADISE REGAINED A dead silence soon reigned over that great host which lay in leaguer before Liege.
repeating
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From this reading For a long time the cries of the soldiers repeating their signals, and seeking to join their several banners, sounded like the howling of bewildered dogs seeking their masters.
saw
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From this reading He look'd, and saw what numbers numberless The city gates outpour'd.
seeking
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From this reading For a long time the cries of the soldiers repeating their signals, and seeking to join their several banners, sounded like the howling of bewildered dogs seeking their masters.
several
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From this reading For a long time the cries of the soldiers repeating their signals, and seeking to join their several banners, sounded like the howling of bewildered dogs seeking their masters.
shelter
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From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
signals
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From this reading For a long time the cries of the soldiers repeating their signals, and seeking to join their several banners, sounded like the howling of bewildered dogs seeking their masters.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading PARADISE REGAINED A dead silence soon reigned over that great host which lay in leaguer before Liege.
sleep
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From this reading A dead sleep fell on almost all, excepting those who kept a faint and wary watch by the lodgings of the King and the Duke.
soldiers
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From this reading For a long time the cries of the soldiers repeating their signals, and seeking to join their several banners, sounded like the howling of bewildered dogs seeking their masters.
some
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From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
soon
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From this reading PARADISE REGAINED A dead silence soon reigned over that great host which lay in leaguer before Liege.
sounded
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From this reading For a long time the cries of the soldiers repeating their signals, and seeking to join their several banners, sounded like the howling of bewildered dogs seeking their masters.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
sunk
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From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
temporary
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From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PARADISE REGAINED A dead silence soon reigned over that great host which lay in leaguer before Liege.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He look'd, and saw what numbers numberless The city gates outpour'd.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For a long time the cries of the soldiers repeating their signals, and seeking to join their several banners, sounded like the howling of bewildered dogs seeking their masters.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
there
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From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a long time the cries of the soldiers repeating their signals, and seeking to join their several banners, sounded like the howling of bewildered dogs seeking their masters.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a long time the cries of the soldiers repeating their signals, and seeking to join their several banners, sounded like the howling of bewildered dogs seeking their masters.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
very
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From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
walls
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From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
wary
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From this reading A dead sleep fell on almost all, excepting those who kept a faint and wary watch by the lodgings of the King and the Duke.
watch
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From this reading A dead sleep fell on almost all, excepting those who kept a faint and wary watch by the lodgings of the King and the Duke.
weariness
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From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He look'd, and saw what numbers numberless The city gates outpour'd.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading PARADISE REGAINED A dead silence soon reigned over that great host which lay in leaguer before Liege.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But at length, overcome with weariness by the fatigues of the day, the dispersed soldiers crowded under such shelter as they could meet with, and those who could find none sunk down through very fatigue under walls, hedges, and such temporary protection, there to await for morning--a morning which some of them were never to behold.
