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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading When the army of von Kluck was sweeping through Northern France like a roaring flood, most people thought that he was aiming at Paris, the heart and centre of the country.

later than; following

From this reading In Chapter X. of our first volume I told you that after the great surrender at Sedan the Germans swooped down upon the beautiful capital, and began to besiege it.

anew

From this reading Was Paris again to be besieged?--that was the question.

-ing form of “aim” — point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

From this reading When the army of von Kluck was sweeping through Northern France like a roaring flood, most people thought that he was aiming at Paris, the heart and centre of the country.

in addition

From this reading I also told you how, after four months of hunger and misery, it yielded, and the hosts of Germany marched through its streets in triumph.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading When the army of von Kluck was sweeping through Northern France like a roaring flood, most people thought that he was aiming at Paris, the heart and centre of the country.

a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading When the army of von Kluck was sweeping through Northern France like a roaring flood, most people thought that he was aiming at Paris, the heart and centre of the country.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading When the army of von Kluck was sweeping through Northern France like a roaring flood, most people thought that he was aiming at Paris, the heart and centre of the country.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Was Paris again to be besieged?--that was the question.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading In Chapter X. of our first volume I told you that after the great surrender at Sedan the Germans swooped down upon the beautiful capital, and began to besiege it.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading In Chapter X. of our first volume I told you that after the great surrender at Sedan the Germans swooped down upon the beautiful capital, and began to besiege it.

surround so as to force to give up

From this reading In Chapter X. of our first volume I told you that after the great surrender at Sedan the Germans swooped down upon the beautiful capital, and began to besiege it.

surrounded by hostile forces

From this reading Was Paris again to be besieged?--that was the question.

assets available for use in the production of further assets

From this reading In Chapter X. of our first volume I told you that after the great surrender at Sedan the Germans swooped down upon the beautiful capital, and began to besiege it.

a low-lying region in central France

From this reading When the army of von Kluck was sweeping through Northern France like a roaring flood, most people thought that he was aiming at Paris, the heart and centre of the country.

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading In Chapter X. of our first volume I told you that after the great surrender at Sedan the Germans swooped down upon the beautiful capital, and began to besiege it.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading When the army of von Kluck was sweeping through Northern France like a roaring flood, most people thought that he was aiming at Paris, the heart and centre of the country.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading In Chapter X. of our first volume I told you that after the great surrender at Sedan the Germans swooped down upon the beautiful capital, and began to besiege it.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading In Chapter X. of our first volume I told you that after the great surrender at Sedan the Germans swooped down upon the beautiful capital, and began to besiege it.

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

From this reading When the army of von Kluck was sweeping through Northern France like a roaring flood, most people thought that he was aiming at Paris, the heart and centre of the country.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading I also told you how, after four months of hunger and misery, it yielded, and the hosts of Germany marched through its streets in triumph.

a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

From this reading When the army of von Kluck was sweeping through Northern France like a roaring flood, most people thought that he was aiming at Paris, the heart and centre of the country.

plural of “german” — a person of German nationality

From this reading In Chapter X. of our first volume I told you that after the great surrender at Sedan the Germans swooped down upon the beautiful capital, and began to besiege it.

a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990

From this reading I also told you how, after four months of hunger and misery, it yielded, and the hosts of Germany marched through its streets in triumph.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading In Chapter X. of our first volume I told you that after the great surrender at Sedan the Germans swooped down upon the beautiful capital, and began to besiege it.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When the army of von Kluck was sweeping through Northern France like a roaring flood, most people thought that he was aiming at Paris, the heart and centre of the country.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading When the army of von Kluck was sweeping through Northern France like a roaring flood, most people thought that he was aiming at Paris, the heart and centre of the country.

plural of “host” — a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there

From this reading I also told you how, after four months of hunger and misery, it yielded, and the hosts of Germany marched through its streets in triumph.

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From this reading I also told you how, after four months of hunger and misery, it yielded, and the hosts of Germany marched through its streets in triumph.

a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation

From this reading I also told you how, after four months of hunger and misery, it yielded, and the hosts of Germany marched through its streets in triumph.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading In Chapter X. of our first volume I told you that after the great surrender at Sedan the Germans swooped down upon the beautiful capital, and began to besiege it.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In Chapter X. of our first volume I told you that after the great surrender at Sedan the Germans swooped down upon the beautiful capital, and began to besiege it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading In Chapter X. of our first volume I told you that after the great surrender at Sedan the Germans swooped down upon the beautiful capital, and began to besiege it.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading I also told you how, after four months of hunger and misery, it yielded, and the hosts of Germany marched through its streets in triumph.

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From this reading When the army of von Kluck was sweeping through Northern France like a roaring flood, most people thought that he was aiming at Paris, the heart and centre of the country.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading When the army of von Kluck was sweeping through Northern France like a roaring flood, most people thought that he was aiming at Paris, the heart and centre of the country.

past form of “march” — march in a procession

From this reading I also told you how, after four months of hunger and misery, it yielded, and the hosts of Germany marched through its streets in triumph.

a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

From this reading I also told you how, after four months of hunger and misery, it yielded, and the hosts of Germany marched through its streets in triumph.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading I also told you how, after four months of hunger and misery, it yielded, and the hosts of Germany marched through its streets in triumph.

used to form the superlative

From this reading When the army of von Kluck was sweeping through Northern France like a roaring flood, most people thought that he was aiming at Paris, the heart and centre of the country.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading When the army of von Kluck was sweeping through Northern France like a roaring flood, most people thought that he was aiming at Paris, the heart and centre of the country.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE TURN OF THE TIDE.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading In Chapter X. of our first volume I told you that after the great surrender at Sedan the Germans swooped down upon the beautiful capital, and began to besiege it.

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading When the army of von Kluck was sweeping through Northern France like a roaring flood, most people thought that he was aiming at Paris, the heart and centre of the country.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading When the army of von Kluck was sweeping through Northern France like a roaring flood, most people thought that he was aiming at Paris, the heart and centre of the country.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading Was Paris again to be besieged?--that was the question.

a deep prolonged loud noise

From this reading When the army of von Kluck was sweeping through Northern France like a roaring flood, most people thought that he was aiming at Paris, the heart and centre of the country.

a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors

From this reading In Chapter X. of our first volume I told you that after the great surrender at Sedan the Germans swooped down upon the beautiful capital, and began to besiege it.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading I also told you how, after four months of hunger and misery, it yielded, and the hosts of Germany marched through its streets in triumph.

acceptance of despair

From this reading In Chapter X. of our first volume I told you that after the great surrender at Sedan the Germans swooped down upon the beautiful capital, and began to besiege it.

taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination

From this reading When the army of von Kluck was sweeping through Northern France like a roaring flood, most people thought that he was aiming at Paris, the heart and centre of the country.

past form of “swoop” — move down on as if in an attack

From this reading In Chapter X. of our first volume I told you that after the great surrender at Sedan the Germans swooped down upon the beautiful capital, and began to besiege it.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When the army of von Kluck was sweeping through Northern France like a roaring flood, most people thought that he was aiming at Paris, the heart and centre of the country.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE TURN OF THE TIDE.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading When the army of von Kluck was sweeping through Northern France like a roaring flood, most people thought that he was aiming at Paris, the heart and centre of the country.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading When the army of von Kluck was sweeping through Northern France like a roaring flood, most people thought that he was aiming at Paris, the heart and centre of the country.

the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading THE TURN OF THE TIDE.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading In Chapter X. of our first volume I told you that after the great surrender at Sedan the Germans swooped down upon the beautiful capital, and began to besiege it.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading In Chapter X. of our first volume I told you that after the great surrender at Sedan the Germans swooped down upon the beautiful capital, and began to besiege it.

a successful ending of a struggle or contest

From this reading I also told you how, after four months of hunger and misery, it yielded, and the hosts of Germany marched through its streets in triumph.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading THE TURN OF THE TIDE.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading In Chapter X. of our first volume I told you that after the great surrender at Sedan the Germans swooped down upon the beautiful capital, and began to besiege it.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading In Chapter X. of our first volume I told you that after the great surrender at Sedan the Germans swooped down upon the beautiful capital, and began to besiege it.

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From this reading When the army of von Kluck was sweeping through Northern France like a roaring flood, most people thought that he was aiming at Paris, the heart and centre of the country.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading When the army of von Kluck was sweeping through Northern France like a roaring flood, most people thought that he was aiming at Paris, the heart and centre of the country.

at the time that

From this reading When the army of von Kluck was sweeping through Northern France like a roaring flood, most people thought that he was aiming at Paris, the heart and centre of the country.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading In Chapter X. of our first volume I told you that after the great surrender at Sedan the Germans swooped down upon the beautiful capital, and began to besiege it.

past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of

From this reading I also told you how, after four months of hunger and misery, it yielded, and the hosts of Germany marched through its streets in triumph.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading In Chapter X. of our first volume I told you that after the great surrender at Sedan the Germans swooped down upon the beautiful capital, and began to besiege it.