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From this reading On 22nd August von Buelow crossed the Sambre, and defeated the French army No. 2.
22nd
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AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About the same time the Saxon army under von Hausen crossed the Meuse above Namur, and fell upon its right flank.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading About the same time the Saxon army under von Hausen crossed the Meuse above Namur, and fell upon its right flank.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On 22nd August von Buelow crossed the Sambre, and defeated the French army No. 2.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading On 22nd August von Buelow crossed the Sambre, and defeated the French army No. 2.
in or near a particular place or position
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the month following July and preceding September
From this reading On 22nd August von Buelow crossed the Sambre, and defeated the French army No. 2.
the people of Great Britain
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Buelow
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taking care or paying attention
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placed crosswise
From this reading On 22nd August von Buelow crossed the Sambre, and defeated the French army No. 2.
defeatedadjectiveUS /dɪˈfiːtəd/
beaten or overcome; not victorious
From this reading On 22nd August von Buelow crossed the Sambre, and defeated the French army No. 2.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
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cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading About the same time the Saxon army under von Hausen crossed the Meuse above Namur, and fell upon its right flank.
flanknounUS /flæŋk/
the side of military or naval formation
From this reading About the same time the Saxon army under von Hausen crossed the Meuse above Namur, and fell upon its right flank.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
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past form of “happen” — come to pass
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HausennounUS /ˈhaʊzən/
valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas
From this reading About the same time the Saxon army under von Hausen crossed the Meuse above Namur, and fell upon its right flank.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading About the same time the Saxon army under von Hausen crossed the Meuse above Namur, and fell upon its right flank.
gain knowledge or skills
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a formation of people or things one beside another
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perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look carefully at the map on page 130.
mapverbUS /mæp/
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading Look carefully at the map on page 130.
MeusenounUS /mjuːz/
a European river; flows into the North Sea
From this reading About the same time the Saxon army under von Hausen crossed the Meuse above Namur, and fell upon its right flank.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
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Namurnoun
a city in south central Belgium situated on a promontory between the Meuse River and the Sambre River; the site of intense fighting in World War I and World War II
From this reading About the same time the Saxon army under von Hausen crossed the Meuse above Namur, and fell upon its right flank.
not any; not one
From this reading On 22nd August von Buelow crossed the Sambre, and defeated the French army No. 2.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
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one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Look carefully at the map on page 130.
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading THE FRENCH RETREAT.
precisely, exactly
From this reading About the same time the Saxon army under von Hausen crossed the Meuse above Namur, and fell upon its right flank.
SambrenounUS /ˈsæmbrə/
a river in western Europe that rises in northern France and flows generally east into Belgium where it joins the Meuse at Namur
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Identical; not different.
From this reading About the same time the Saxon army under von Hausen crossed the Meuse above Namur, and fell upon its right flank.
SaxonnounUS /ˈsæksən/
a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
From this reading About the same time the Saxon army under von Hausen crossed the Meuse above Namur, and fell upon its right flank.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading About the same time the Saxon army under von Hausen crossed the Meuse above Namur, and fell upon its right flank.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading About the same time the Saxon army under von Hausen crossed the Meuse above Namur, and fell upon its right flank.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading About the same time the Saxon army under von Hausen crossed the Meuse above Namur, and fell upon its right flank.
von
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the speaker together with one or more other people
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used to ask for information about something
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