Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

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

From this reading The trumpet call which summoned Rupert and his friends to horse was, as he suspected, an indication that there was a general movement of the troops in front.

anew

From this reading Again the allied troops were set in motion, and all night, through torrents of rain, they tramped wearily along, until at daybreak they were in position at Parc, covering the fortress of Louvain.

equally

From this reading Vendome had declined to attack the allies in the position they had taken up, but had moved by his right to Braine le Leude, a village close to the ground on which, more than a hundred years later, Waterloo was fought, and whence he threatened alike Louvain and Brussels.

(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 Again the allied troops were set in motion, and all night, through torrents of rain, they tramped wearily along, until at daybreak they were in position at Parc, covering the fortress of Louvain.

related by common characteristics or ancestry

From this reading Again the allied troops were set in motion, and all night, through torrents of rain, they tramped wearily along, until at daybreak they were in position at Parc, covering the fortress of Louvain.

the alliance of nations that fought the Axis in World War II and which (with subsequent additions) signed the charter of the United Nations in 1945

From this reading Vendome had declined to attack the allies in the position they had taken up, but had moved by his right to Braine le Leude, a village close to the ground on which, more than a hundred years later, Waterloo was fought, and whence he threatened alike Louvain and Brussels.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Again the allied troops were set in motion, and all night, through torrents of rain, they tramped wearily along, until at daybreak they were in position at Parc, covering the fortress of Louvain.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The trumpet call which summoned Rupert and his friends to horse was, as he suspected, an indication that there was a general movement of the troops in front.

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

From this reading The trumpet call which summoned Rupert and his friends to horse was, as he suspected, an indication that there was a general movement of the troops in front.

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From this reading Marlborough moved his army on a parallel line to Anderleet.

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

From this reading Marlborough moved his army on a parallel line to Anderleet.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading No sooner had he arrived there, than he found that Vendome was still moving towards his right--a proof that Louvain was really the object of the attack.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The trumpet call which summoned Rupert and his friends to horse was, as he suspected, an indication that there was a general movement of the troops in front.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Again the allied troops were set in motion, and all night, through torrents of rain, they tramped wearily along, until at daybreak they were in position at Parc, covering the fortress of Louvain.

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

From this reading Vendome had declined to attack the allies in the position they had taken up, but had moved by his right to Braine le Leude, a village close to the ground on which, more than a hundred years later, Waterloo was fought, and whence he threatened alike Louvain and Brussels.

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From this reading Vendome had declined to attack the allies in the position they had taken up, but had moved by his right to Braine le Leude, a village close to the ground on which, more than a hundred years later, Waterloo was fought, and whence he threatened alike Louvain and Brussels.

the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

From this reading Vendome had declined to attack the allies in the position they had taken up, but had moved by his right to Braine le Leude, a village close to the ground on which, more than a hundred years later, Waterloo was fought, and whence he threatened alike Louvain and Brussels.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Vendome had declined to attack the allies in the position they had taken up, but had moved by his right to Braine le Leude, a village close to the ground on which, more than a hundred years later, Waterloo was fought, and whence he threatened alike Louvain and Brussels.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Vendome had declined to attack the allies in the position they had taken up, but had moved by his right to Braine le Leude, a village close to the ground on which, more than a hundred years later, Waterloo was fought, and whence he threatened alike Louvain and Brussels.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The trumpet call which summoned Rupert and his friends to horse was, as he suspected, an indication that there was a general movement of the troops in front.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading Vendome had declined to attack the allies in the position they had taken up, but had moved by his right to Braine le Leude, a village close to the ground on which, more than a hundred years later, Waterloo was fought, and whence he threatened alike Louvain and Brussels.

a natural object that covers or envelops

From this reading Again the allied troops were set in motion, and all night, through torrents of rain, they tramped wearily along, until at daybreak they were in position at Parc, covering the fortress of Louvain.

the first light of day

From this reading Again the allied troops were set in motion, and all night, through torrents of rain, they tramped wearily along, until at daybreak they were in position at Parc, covering the fortress of Louvain.

past form of “decline” — grow worse

From this reading Vendome had declined to attack the allies in the position they had taken up, but had moved by his right to Braine le Leude, a village close to the ground on which, more than a hundred years later, Waterloo was fought, and whence he threatened alike Louvain and Brussels.

a fortified defensive structure

From this reading Again the allied troops were set in motion, and all night, through torrents of rain, they tramped wearily along, until at daybreak they were in position at Parc, covering the fortress of Louvain.

inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading Vendome had declined to attack the allies in the position they had taken up, but had moved by his right to Braine le Leude, a village close to the ground on which, more than a hundred years later, Waterloo was fought, and whence he threatened alike Louvain and Brussels.

set up or found

From this reading No sooner had he arrived there, than he found that Vendome was still moving towards his right--a proof that Louvain was really the object of the attack.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading The trumpet call which summoned Rupert and his friends to horse was, as he suspected, an indication that there was a general movement of the troops in front.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading The trumpet call which summoned Rupert and his friends to horse was, as he suspected, an indication that there was a general movement of the troops in front.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading The trumpet call which summoned Rupert and his friends to horse was, as he suspected, an indication that there was a general movement of the troops in front.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading Vendome had declined to attack the allies in the position they had taken up, but had moved by his right to Braine le Leude, a village close to the ground on which, more than a hundred years later, Waterloo was fought, and whence he threatened alike Louvain and Brussels.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Vendome had declined to attack the allies in the position they had taken up, but had moved by his right to Braine le Leude, a village close to the ground on which, more than a hundred years later, Waterloo was fought, and whence he threatened alike Louvain and Brussels.

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

From this reading The trumpet call which summoned Rupert and his friends to horse was, as he suspected, an indication that there was a general movement of the troops in front.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The trumpet call which summoned Rupert and his friends to horse was, as he suspected, an indication that there was a general movement of the troops in front.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading The trumpet call which summoned Rupert and his friends to horse was, as he suspected, an indication that there was a general movement of the troops in front.

ten 10s

From this reading Vendome had declined to attack the allies in the position they had taken up, but had moved by his right to Braine le Leude, a village close to the ground on which, more than a hundred years later, Waterloo was fought, and whence he threatened alike Louvain and Brussels.

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

From this reading The trumpet call which summoned Rupert and his friends to horse was, as he suspected, an indication that there was a general movement of the troops in front.

something that serves to indicate or suggest

From this reading The trumpet call which summoned Rupert and his friends to horse was, as he suspected, an indication that there was a general movement of the troops in front.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading Vendome had declined to attack the allies in the position they had taken up, but had moved by his right to Braine le Leude, a village close to the ground on which, more than a hundred years later, Waterloo was fought, and whence he threatened alike Louvain and Brussels.

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading Vendome had declined to attack the allies in the position they had taken up, but had moved by his right to Braine le Leude, a village close to the ground on which, more than a hundred years later, Waterloo was fought, and whence he threatened alike Louvain and Brussels.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Vendome had declined to attack the allies in the position they had taken up, but had moved by his right to Braine le Leude, a village close to the ground on which, more than a hundred years later, Waterloo was fought, and whence he threatened alike Louvain and Brussels.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Marlborough moved his army on a parallel line to Anderleet.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Vendome had declined to attack the allies in the position they had taken up, but had moved by his right to Braine le Leude, a village close to the ground on which, more than a hundred years later, Waterloo was fought, and whence he threatened alike Louvain and Brussels.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Marlborough moved his army on a parallel line to Anderleet.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Vendome had declined to attack the allies in the position they had taken up, but had moved by his right to Braine le Leude, a village close to the ground on which, more than a hundred years later, Waterloo was fought, and whence he threatened alike Louvain and Brussels.

the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

From this reading Again the allied troops were set in motion, and all night, through torrents of rain, they tramped wearily along, until at daybreak they were in position at Parc, covering the fortress of Louvain.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading Vendome had declined to attack the allies in the position they had taken up, but had moved by his right to Braine le Leude, a village close to the ground on which, more than a hundred years later, Waterloo was fought, and whence he threatened alike Louvain and Brussels.

a change of position that does not entail a change of location

From this reading The trumpet call which summoned Rupert and his friends to horse was, as he suspected, an indication that there was a general movement of the troops in front.

in motion

From this reading No sooner had he arrived there, than he found that Vendome was still moving towards his right--a proof that Louvain was really the object of the attack.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Again the allied troops were set in motion, and all night, through torrents of rain, they tramped wearily along, until at daybreak they were in position at Parc, covering the fortress of Louvain.

not any; not one

From this reading No sooner had he arrived there, than he found that Vendome was still moving towards his right--a proof that Louvain was really the object of the attack.

a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading No sooner had he arrived there, than he found that Vendome was still moving towards his right--a proof that Louvain was really the object of the attack.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The trumpet call which summoned Rupert and his friends to horse was, as he suspected, an indication that there was a general movement of the troops in front.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Vendome had declined to attack the allies in the position they had taken up, but had moved by his right to Braine le Leude, a village close to the ground on which, more than a hundred years later, Waterloo was fought, and whence he threatened alike Louvain and Brussels.

something having the property of being analogous to something else

From this reading Marlborough moved his army on a parallel line to Anderleet.

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From this reading Again the allied troops were set in motion, and all night, through torrents of rain, they tramped wearily along, until at daybreak they were in position at Parc, covering the fortress of Louvain.

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading Vendome had declined to attack the allies in the position they had taken up, but had moved by his right to Braine le Leude, a village close to the ground on which, more than a hundred years later, Waterloo was fought, and whence he threatened alike Louvain and Brussels.

any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something

From this reading No sooner had he arrived there, than he found that Vendome was still moving towards his right--a proof that Louvain was really the object of the attack.

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading Again the allied troops were set in motion, and all night, through torrents of rain, they tramped wearily along, until at daybreak they were in position at Parc, covering the fortress of Louvain.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading No sooner had he arrived there, than he found that Vendome was still moving towards his right--a proof that Louvain was really the object of the attack.

precisely, exactly

From this reading Vendome had declined to attack the allies in the position they had taken up, but had moved by his right to Braine le Leude, a village close to the ground on which, more than a hundred years later, Waterloo was fought, and whence he threatened alike Louvain and Brussels.

English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682)

From this reading The trumpet call which summoned Rupert and his friends to horse was, as he suspected, an indication that there was a general movement of the troops in front.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Again the allied troops were set in motion, and all night, through torrents of rain, they tramped wearily along, until at daybreak they were in position at Parc, covering the fortress of Louvain.

comparatives of “soon” or “early”

From this reading No sooner had he arrived there, than he found that Vendome was still moving towards his right--a proof that Louvain was really the object of the attack.

not in physical motion

From this reading No sooner had he arrived there, than he found that Vendome was still moving towards his right--a proof that Louvain was really the object of the attack.

past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court

From this reading The trumpet call which summoned Rupert and his friends to horse was, as he suspected, an indication that there was a general movement of the troops in front.

believed likely

From this reading The trumpet call which summoned Rupert and his friends to horse was, as he suspected, an indication that there was a general movement of the troops in front.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Vendome had declined to attack the allies in the position they had taken up, but had moved by his right to Braine le Leude, a village close to the ground on which, more than a hundred years later, Waterloo was fought, and whence he threatened alike Louvain and Brussels.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Vendome had declined to attack the allies in the position they had taken up, but had moved by his right to Braine le Leude, a village close to the ground on which, more than a hundred years later, Waterloo was fought, and whence he threatened alike Louvain and Brussels.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The trumpet call which summoned Rupert and his friends to horse was, as he suspected, an indication that there was a general movement of the troops in front.

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

From this reading The trumpet call which summoned Rupert and his friends to horse was, as he suspected, an indication that there was a general movement of the troops in front.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The trumpet call which summoned Rupert and his friends to horse was, as he suspected, an indication that there was a general movement of the troops in front.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Vendome had declined to attack the allies in the position they had taken up, but had moved by his right to Braine le Leude, a village close to the ground on which, more than a hundred years later, Waterloo was fought, and whence he threatened alike Louvain and Brussels.

(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered

From this reading Vendome had declined to attack the allies in the position they had taken up, but had moved by his right to Braine le Leude, a village close to the ground on which, more than a hundred years later, Waterloo was fought, and whence he threatened alike Louvain and Brussels.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Again the allied troops were set in motion, and all night, through torrents of rain, they tramped wearily along, until at daybreak they were in position at Parc, covering the fortress of Louvain.

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

From this reading The trumpet call which summoned Rupert and his friends to horse was, as he suspected, an indication that there was a general movement of the troops in front.

plural of “torrent” — a heavy rain

From this reading Again the allied troops were set in motion, and all night, through torrents of rain, they tramped wearily along, until at daybreak they were in position at Parc, covering the fortress of Louvain.

in the direction of

From this reading No sooner had he arrived there, than he found that Vendome was still moving towards his right--a proof that Louvain was really the object of the attack.

past form of “tramp” — travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition

From this reading Again the allied troops were set in motion, and all night, through torrents of rain, they tramped wearily along, until at daybreak they were in position at Parc, covering the fortress of Louvain.

soldiers collectively

From this reading The trumpet call which summoned Rupert and his friends to horse was, as he suspected, an indication that there was a general movement of the troops in front.

proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet

From this reading The trumpet call which summoned Rupert and his friends to horse was, as he suspected, an indication that there was a general movement of the troops in front.

up to a particular time

From this reading Again the allied troops were set in motion, and all night, through torrents of rain, they tramped wearily along, until at daybreak they were in position at Parc, covering the fortress of Louvain.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Vendome had declined to attack the allies in the position they had taken up, but had moved by his right to Braine le Leude, a village close to the ground on which, more than a hundred years later, Waterloo was fought, and whence he threatened alike Louvain and Brussels.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Vendome had declined to attack the allies in the position they had taken up, but had moved by his right to Braine le Leude, a village close to the ground on which, more than a hundred years later, Waterloo was fought, and whence he threatened alike Louvain and Brussels.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading Vendome had declined to attack the allies in the position they had taken up, but had moved by his right to Braine le Leude, a village close to the ground on which, more than a hundred years later, Waterloo was fought, and whence he threatened alike Louvain and Brussels.

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

From this reading The trumpet call which summoned Rupert and his friends to horse was, as he suspected, an indication that there was a general movement of the troops in front.

a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat

From this reading Vendome had declined to attack the allies in the position they had taken up, but had moved by his right to Braine le Leude, a village close to the ground on which, more than a hundred years later, Waterloo was fought, and whence he threatened alike Louvain and Brussels.

in a weary manner

From this reading Again the allied troops were set in motion, and all night, through torrents of rain, they tramped wearily along, until at daybreak they were in position at Parc, covering the fortress of Louvain.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Again the allied troops were set in motion, and all night, through torrents of rain, they tramped wearily along, until at daybreak they were in position at Parc, covering the fortress of Louvain.

an old word meaning “from where”

From this reading Vendome had declined to attack the allies in the position they had taken up, but had moved by his right to Braine le Leude, a village close to the ground on which, more than a hundred years later, Waterloo was fought, and whence he threatened alike Louvain and Brussels.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The trumpet call which summoned Rupert and his friends to horse was, as he suspected, an indication that there was a general movement of the troops in front.

a late time of life

From this reading Vendome had declined to attack the allies in the position they had taken up, but had moved by his right to Braine le Leude, a village close to the ground on which, more than a hundred years later, Waterloo was fought, and whence he threatened alike Louvain and Brussels.