1866
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From this reading Had I entered the Prussian army in 1866, I might to-day be in command, and might perhaps in a short time have the honour to lead my corps into the field under the eyes of our Emperor himself.”
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I long for a sphere of activity in keeping with my disposition.
activitynounUS /ækˈtɪvəti/
any specific behavior
From this reading I long for a sphere of activity in keeping with my disposition.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “My life has been both interesting and successful, but I have not got what is best after all.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “My life has been both interesting and successful, but I have not got what is best after all.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am a soldier, as my forbears have been for centuries before me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “My life has been both interesting and successful, but I have not got what is best after all.
armynounUS /ˈɑːrmi/
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading Had I entered the Prussian army in 1866, I might to-day be in command, and might perhaps in a short time have the honour to lead my corps into the field under the eyes of our Emperor himself.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I am a soldier, as my forbears have been for centuries before me.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Had I entered the Prussian army in 1866, I might to-day be in command, and might perhaps in a short time have the honour to lead my corps into the field under the eyes of our Emperor himself.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “My life has been both interesting and successful, but I have not got what is best after all.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I am a soldier, as my forbears have been for centuries before me.
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “You believe Germany will be brought into this war?
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “My life has been both interesting and successful, but I have not got what is best after all.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading “My life has been both interesting and successful, but I have not got what is best after all.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “You believe Germany will be brought into this war?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “My life has been both interesting and successful, but I have not got what is best after all.
centuriesnounUS /ˈsentʃəriz/
plural of “century” — a period of 100 years
From this reading I am a soldier, as my forbears have been for centuries before me.
commandnounUS /kəˈmænd/
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Had I entered the Prussian army in 1866, I might to-day be in command, and might perhaps in a short time have the honour to lead my corps into the field under the eyes of our Emperor himself.”
corpsnounUS /kɔːr/
an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support
From this reading Had I entered the Prussian army in 1866, I might to-day be in command, and might perhaps in a short time have the honour to lead my corps into the field under the eyes of our Emperor himself.”
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
your usual mood
From this reading I long for a sphere of activity in keeping with my disposition.
EmperornounUS /ˈempərər/
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading Had I entered the Prussian army in 1866, I might to-day be in command, and might perhaps in a short time have the honour to lead my corps into the field under the eyes of our Emperor himself.”
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Had I entered the Prussian army in 1866, I might to-day be in command, and might perhaps in a short time have the honour to lead my corps into the field under the eyes of our Emperor himself.”
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Had I entered the Prussian army in 1866, I might to-day be in command, and might perhaps in a short time have the honour to lead my corps into the field under the eyes of our Emperor himself.”
fieldnounUS /fiːld/
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Had I entered the Prussian army in 1866, I might to-day be in command, and might perhaps in a short time have the honour to lead my corps into the field under the eyes of our Emperor himself.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I long for a sphere of activity in keeping with my disposition.
forbears
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From this reading I am a soldier, as my forbears have been for centuries before me.
GermanynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrməni/
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading “You believe Germany will be brought into this war?
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “My life has been both interesting and successful, but I have not got what is best after all.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had I entered the Prussian army in 1866, I might to-day be in command, and might perhaps in a short time have the honour to lead my corps into the field under the eyes of our Emperor himself.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My life has been both interesting and successful, but I have not got what is best after all.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “My life has been both interesting and successful, but I have not got what is best after all.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Had I entered the Prussian army in 1866, I might to-day be in command, and might perhaps in a short time have the honour to lead my corps into the field under the eyes of our Emperor himself.”
honournounUS /ˈɑːnər/
the state of being honored
From this reading Had I entered the Prussian army in 1866, I might to-day be in command, and might perhaps in a short time have the honour to lead my corps into the field under the eyes of our Emperor himself.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “My life has been both interesting and successful, but I have not got what is best after all.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I long for a sphere of activity in keeping with my disposition.
interestingadjectiveUS /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading “My life has been both interesting and successful, but I have not got what is best after all.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Had I entered the Prussian army in 1866, I might to-day be in command, and might perhaps in a short time have the honour to lead my corps into the field under the eyes of our Emperor himself.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My life has been both interesting and successful, but I have not got what is best after all.
keepingnounUS /ˈkiːpɪŋ/
conformity or harmony
From this reading I long for a sphere of activity in keeping with my disposition.
leadverbUS /led/
take somebody somewhere
From this reading Had I entered the Prussian army in 1866, I might to-day be in command, and might perhaps in a short time have the honour to lead my corps into the field under the eyes of our Emperor himself.”
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “My life has been both interesting and successful, but I have not got what is best after all.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I long for a sphere of activity in keeping with my disposition.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am a soldier, as my forbears have been for centuries before me.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Had I entered the Prussian army in 1866, I might to-day be in command, and might perhaps in a short time have the honour to lead my corps into the field under the eyes of our Emperor himself.”
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My life has been both interesting and successful, but I have not got what is best after all.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “My life has been both interesting and successful, but I have not got what is best after all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I long for a sphere of activity in keeping with my disposition.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Had I entered the Prussian army in 1866, I might to-day be in command, and might perhaps in a short time have the honour to lead my corps into the field under the eyes of our Emperor himself.”
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading Had I entered the Prussian army in 1866, I might to-day be in command, and might perhaps in a short time have the honour to lead my corps into the field under the eyes of our Emperor himself.”
PrussiannounUS /ˈprʌʃən/
a German inhabitant of Prussia
From this reading Had I entered the Prussian army in 1866, I might to-day be in command, and might perhaps in a short time have the honour to lead my corps into the field under the eyes of our Emperor himself.”
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Had I entered the Prussian army in 1866, I might to-day be in command, and might perhaps in a short time have the honour to lead my corps into the field under the eyes of our Emperor himself.”
soldiernounUS /ˈsoʊldʒər/
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading I am a soldier, as my forbears have been for centuries before me.
spherenounUS /sfɪr/
a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading I long for a sphere of activity in keeping with my disposition.
successfuladjectiveUS /səkˈsesfəl/
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading “My life has been both interesting and successful, but I have not got what is best after all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Had I entered the Prussian army in 1866, I might to-day be in command, and might perhaps in a short time have the honour to lead my corps into the field under the eyes of our Emperor himself.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You believe Germany will be brought into this war?
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Had I entered the Prussian army in 1866, I might to-day be in command, and might perhaps in a short time have the honour to lead my corps into the field under the eyes of our Emperor himself.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Had I entered the Prussian army in 1866, I might to-day be in command, and might perhaps in a short time have the honour to lead my corps into the field under the eyes of our Emperor himself.”
to-day
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From this reading Had I entered the Prussian army in 1866, I might to-day be in command, and might perhaps in a short time have the honour to lead my corps into the field under the eyes of our Emperor himself.”
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Had I entered the Prussian army in 1866, I might to-day be in command, and might perhaps in a short time have the honour to lead my corps into the field under the eyes of our Emperor himself.”
warnounUS /wɔːr/
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading “You believe Germany will be brought into this war?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “My life has been both interesting and successful, but I have not got what is best after all.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “You believe Germany will be brought into this war?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I long for a sphere of activity in keeping with my disposition.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You believe Germany will be brought into this war?
