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1st
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From this reading On a dull wet morning we paraded in our cloaks and bade adieu to the banks of the Weser, and to the fatal plain of the 1st of August.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On a dull wet morning we paraded in our cloaks and bade adieu to the banks of the Weser, and to the fatal plain of the 1st of August.
adieu
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From this reading On a dull wet morning we paraded in our cloaks and bade adieu to the banks of the Weser, and to the fatal plain of the 1st of August.
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas! there was called over on that morning the name of more than one brave fellow who could respond to it no more, and over whom the autumn grass was sprouting.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Severe weather succeeded the battle of Minden, and the Scots Greys, while it continued, were ordered to cantonments in villages near the Lahn.
August
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From this reading On a dull wet morning we paraded in our cloaks and bade adieu to the banks of the Weser, and to the fatal plain of the 1st of August.
autumn
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From this reading Alas! there was called over on that morning the name of more than one brave fellow who could respond to it no more, and over whom the autumn grass was sprouting.
bade
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From this reading On a dull wet morning we paraded in our cloaks and bade adieu to the banks of the Weser, and to the fatal plain of the 1st of August.
banks
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From this reading On a dull wet morning we paraded in our cloaks and bade adieu to the banks of the Weser, and to the fatal plain of the 1st of August.
battle
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From this reading Severe weather succeeded the battle of Minden, and the Scots Greys, while it continued, were ordered to cantonments in villages near the Lahn.
brave
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From this reading Alas! there was called over on that morning the name of more than one brave fellow who could respond to it no more, and over whom the autumn grass was sprouting.
BRIDGE
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From this reading THE BRIDGE OF FREYENTHAL.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By sound of trumpet we fell into our ranks, and the corporal-major of each troop proceeded to call the muster-roll.
call
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From this reading By sound of trumpet we fell into our ranks, and the corporal-major of each troop proceeded to call the muster-roll.
called
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From this reading Alas! there was called over on that morning the name of more than one brave fellow who could respond to it no more, and over whom the autumn grass was sprouting.
cantonments
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From this reading Severe weather succeeded the battle of Minden, and the Scots Greys, while it continued, were ordered to cantonments in villages near the Lahn.
cloaks
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From this reading On a dull wet morning we paraded in our cloaks and bade adieu to the banks of the Weser, and to the fatal plain of the 1st of August.
continued
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From this reading Severe weather succeeded the battle of Minden, and the Scots Greys, while it continued, were ordered to cantonments in villages near the Lahn.
corporal-major
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From this reading By sound of trumpet we fell into our ranks, and the corporal-major of each troop proceeded to call the muster-roll.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Alas! there was called over on that morning the name of more than one brave fellow who could respond to it no more, and over whom the autumn grass was sprouting.
dull
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From this reading On a dull wet morning we paraded in our cloaks and bade adieu to the banks of the Weser, and to the fatal plain of the 1st of August.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading By sound of trumpet we fell into our ranks, and the corporal-major of each troop proceeded to call the muster-roll.
fatal
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From this reading On a dull wet morning we paraded in our cloaks and bade adieu to the banks of the Weser, and to the fatal plain of the 1st of August.
fell
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From this reading By sound of trumpet we fell into our ranks, and the corporal-major of each troop proceeded to call the muster-roll.
fellow
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From this reading Alas! there was called over on that morning the name of more than one brave fellow who could respond to it no more, and over whom the autumn grass was sprouting.
FREYENTHAL
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From this reading THE BRIDGE OF FREYENTHAL.
grass
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From this reading Alas! there was called over on that morning the name of more than one brave fellow who could respond to it no more, and over whom the autumn grass was sprouting.
Greys
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From this reading Severe weather succeeded the battle of Minden, and the Scots Greys, while it continued, were ordered to cantonments in villages near the Lahn.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Severe weather succeeded the battle of Minden, and the Scots Greys, while it continued, were ordered to cantonments in villages near the Lahn.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading By sound of trumpet we fell into our ranks, and the corporal-major of each troop proceeded to call the muster-roll.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Severe weather succeeded the battle of Minden, and the Scots Greys, while it continued, were ordered to cantonments in villages near the Lahn.
Lahn
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From this reading Severe weather succeeded the battle of Minden, and the Scots Greys, while it continued, were ordered to cantonments in villages near the Lahn.
Minden
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From this reading Severe weather succeeded the battle of Minden, and the Scots Greys, while it continued, were ordered to cantonments in villages near the Lahn.
more
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From this reading Alas! there was called over on that morning the name of more than one brave fellow who could respond to it no more, and over whom the autumn grass was sprouting.
morning
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From this reading On a dull wet morning we paraded in our cloaks and bade adieu to the banks of the Weser, and to the fatal plain of the 1st of August.
muster-roll
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From this reading By sound of trumpet we fell into our ranks, and the corporal-major of each troop proceeded to call the muster-roll.
name
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From this reading Alas! there was called over on that morning the name of more than one brave fellow who could respond to it no more, and over whom the autumn grass was sprouting.
near
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From this reading Severe weather succeeded the battle of Minden, and the Scots Greys, while it continued, were ordered to cantonments in villages near the Lahn.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Alas! there was called over on that morning the name of more than one brave fellow who could respond to it no more, and over whom the autumn grass was sprouting.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BRIDGE OF FREYENTHAL.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On a dull wet morning we paraded in our cloaks and bade adieu to the banks of the Weser, and to the fatal plain of the 1st of August.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Alas! there was called over on that morning the name of more than one brave fellow who could respond to it no more, and over whom the autumn grass was sprouting.
ordered
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From this reading Severe weather succeeded the battle of Minden, and the Scots Greys, while it continued, were ordered to cantonments in villages near the Lahn.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading On a dull wet morning we paraded in our cloaks and bade adieu to the banks of the Weser, and to the fatal plain of the 1st of August.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Alas! there was called over on that morning the name of more than one brave fellow who could respond to it no more, and over whom the autumn grass was sprouting.
paraded
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From this reading On a dull wet morning we paraded in our cloaks and bade adieu to the banks of the Weser, and to the fatal plain of the 1st of August.
plain
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From this reading On a dull wet morning we paraded in our cloaks and bade adieu to the banks of the Weser, and to the fatal plain of the 1st of August.
proceeded
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From this reading By sound of trumpet we fell into our ranks, and the corporal-major of each troop proceeded to call the muster-roll.
ranks
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From this reading By sound of trumpet we fell into our ranks, and the corporal-major of each troop proceeded to call the muster-roll.
respond
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From this reading Alas! there was called over on that morning the name of more than one brave fellow who could respond to it no more, and over whom the autumn grass was sprouting.
Scots
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From this reading Severe weather succeeded the battle of Minden, and the Scots Greys, while it continued, were ordered to cantonments in villages near the Lahn.
Severe
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From this reading Severe weather succeeded the battle of Minden, and the Scots Greys, while it continued, were ordered to cantonments in villages near the Lahn.
sound
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From this reading By sound of trumpet we fell into our ranks, and the corporal-major of each troop proceeded to call the muster-roll.
sprouting
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From this reading Alas! there was called over on that morning the name of more than one brave fellow who could respond to it no more, and over whom the autumn grass was sprouting.
succeeded
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From this reading Severe weather succeeded the battle of Minden, and the Scots Greys, while it continued, were ordered to cantonments in villages near the Lahn.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Alas! there was called over on that morning the name of more than one brave fellow who could respond to it no more, and over whom the autumn grass was sprouting.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Alas! there was called over on that morning the name of more than one brave fellow who could respond to it no more, and over whom the autumn grass was sprouting.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BRIDGE OF FREYENTHAL.
there
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From this reading Alas! there was called over on that morning the name of more than one brave fellow who could respond to it no more, and over whom the autumn grass was sprouting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Severe weather succeeded the battle of Minden, and the Scots Greys, while it continued, were ordered to cantonments in villages near the Lahn.
troop
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From this reading By sound of trumpet we fell into our ranks, and the corporal-major of each troop proceeded to call the muster-roll.
trumpet
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From this reading By sound of trumpet we fell into our ranks, and the corporal-major of each troop proceeded to call the muster-roll.
villages
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From this reading Severe weather succeeded the battle of Minden, and the Scots Greys, while it continued, were ordered to cantonments in villages near the Lahn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alas! there was called over on that morning the name of more than one brave fellow who could respond to it no more, and over whom the autumn grass was sprouting.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading On a dull wet morning we paraded in our cloaks and bade adieu to the banks of the Weser, and to the fatal plain of the 1st of August.
weather
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From this reading Severe weather succeeded the battle of Minden, and the Scots Greys, while it continued, were ordered to cantonments in villages near the Lahn.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Severe weather succeeded the battle of Minden, and the Scots Greys, while it continued, were ordered to cantonments in villages near the Lahn.
Weser
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From this reading On a dull wet morning we paraded in our cloaks and bade adieu to the banks of the Weser, and to the fatal plain of the 1st of August.
wet
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From this reading On a dull wet morning we paraded in our cloaks and bade adieu to the banks of the Weser, and to the fatal plain of the 1st of August.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Severe weather succeeded the battle of Minden, and the Scots Greys, while it continued, were ordered to cantonments in villages near the Lahn.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Alas! there was called over on that morning the name of more than one brave fellow who could respond to it no more, and over whom the autumn grass was sprouting.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Alas! there was called over on that morning the name of more than one brave fellow who could respond to it no more, and over whom the autumn grass was sprouting.
