agonizingadjectiveUS /ˈæɡənaɪzɪŋ/
extremely painful
From this reading “Our souls are parched with agonizing thirst, Which must be quenched though death were in the draught: We must have vengeance.”
(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 As they dashed along, they shouted to all whom they passed, “Napoleon has quitted Moscow!” and answering “houras” and cries of joy cheered them on their way.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading As they dashed along, they shouted to all whom they passed, “Napoleon has quitted Moscow!” and answering “houras” and cries of joy cheered them on their way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One evening towards the end of October, and just when the first snow of the year was beginning to fall, Ivan Pojarsky and Michael Ivanovitch entered the head-quarters of the Russian army at Tarovtino.
answeringadjectiveUS /ˈænsərɪŋ/
replying
From this reading As they dashed along, they shouted to all whom they passed, “Napoleon has quitted Moscow!” and answering “houras” and cries of joy cheered them on their way.
ArabiannounUS /əˈreɪbiən/
a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading Their fleet Arabian horses were flecked with foam, for they had traversed the ten leagues which divided them from Moscow without once drawing rein.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Our souls are parched with agonizing thirst, Which must be quenched though death were in the draught: We must have vengeance.”
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading One evening towards the end of October, and just when the first snow of the year was beginning to fall, Ivan Pojarsky and Michael Ivanovitch entered the head-quarters of the Russian army at Tarovtino.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they dashed along, they shouted to all whom they passed, “Napoleon has quitted Moscow!” and answering “houras” and cries of joy cheered them on their way.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One evening towards the end of October, and just when the first snow of the year was beginning to fall, Ivan Pojarsky and Michael Ivanovitch entered the head-quarters of the Russian army at Tarovtino.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Our souls are parched with agonizing thirst, Which must be quenched though death were in the draught: We must have vengeance.”
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading One evening towards the end of October, and just when the first snow of the year was beginning to fall, Ivan Pojarsky and Michael Ivanovitch entered the head-quarters of the Russian army at Tarovtino.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading IN THE CAMP.
cheeredverbUS /tʃɪrd/
past form of “cheer” — give encouragement to
From this reading As they dashed along, they shouted to all whom they passed, “Napoleon has quitted Moscow!” and answering “houras” and cries of joy cheered them on their way.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading As they dashed along, they shouted to all whom they passed, “Napoleon has quitted Moscow!” and answering “houras” and cries of joy cheered them on their way.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading As they dashed along, they shouted to all whom they passed, “Napoleon has quitted Moscow!” and answering “houras” and cries of joy cheered them on their way.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “Our souls are parched with agonizing thirst, Which must be quenched though death were in the draught: We must have vengeance.”
separated into parts or pieces
From this reading Their fleet Arabian horses were flecked with foam, for they had traversed the ten leagues which divided them from Moscow without once drawing rein.
draughtnounUS /dræft/
a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
From this reading “Our souls are parched with agonizing thirst, Which must be quenched though death were in the draught: We must have vengeance.”
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading Their fleet Arabian horses were flecked with foam, for they had traversed the ten leagues which divided them from Moscow without once drawing rein.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading One evening towards the end of October, and just when the first snow of the year was beginning to fall, Ivan Pojarsky and Michael Ivanovitch entered the head-quarters of the Russian army at Tarovtino.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading One evening towards the end of October, and just when the first snow of the year was beginning to fall, Ivan Pojarsky and Michael Ivanovitch entered the head-quarters of the Russian army at Tarovtino.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading One evening towards the end of October, and just when the first snow of the year was beginning to fall, Ivan Pojarsky and Michael Ivanovitch entered the head-quarters of the Russian army at Tarovtino.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading One evening towards the end of October, and just when the first snow of the year was beginning to fall, Ivan Pojarsky and Michael Ivanovitch entered the head-quarters of the Russian army at Tarovtino.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading One evening towards the end of October, and just when the first snow of the year was beginning to fall, Ivan Pojarsky and Michael Ivanovitch entered the head-quarters of the Russian army at Tarovtino.
fleckedadjective
having a pattern of dots
From this reading Their fleet Arabian horses were flecked with foam, for they had traversed the ten leagues which divided them from Moscow without once drawing rein.
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading Their fleet Arabian horses were flecked with foam, for they had traversed the ten leagues which divided them from Moscow without once drawing rein.
foamnounUS /foʊm/
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading Their fleet Arabian horses were flecked with foam, for they had traversed the ten leagues which divided them from Moscow without once drawing rein.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Their fleet Arabian horses were flecked with foam, for they had traversed the ten leagues which divided them from Moscow without once drawing rein.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Their fleet Arabian horses were flecked with foam, for they had traversed the ten leagues which divided them from Moscow without once drawing rein.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Their fleet Arabian horses were flecked with foam, for they had traversed the ten leagues which divided them from Moscow without once drawing rein.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As they dashed along, they shouted to all whom they passed, “Napoleon has quitted Moscow!” and answering “houras” and cries of joy cheered them on their way.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Our souls are parched with agonizing thirst, Which must be quenched though death were in the draught: We must have vengeance.”
head-quarters
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From this reading One evening towards the end of October, and just when the first snow of the year was beginning to fall, Ivan Pojarsky and Michael Ivanovitch entered the head-quarters of the Russian army at Tarovtino.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Their fleet Arabian horses were flecked with foam, for they had traversed the ten leagues which divided them from Moscow without once drawing rein.
houras
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From this reading As they dashed along, they shouted to all whom they passed, “Napoleon has quitted Moscow!” and answering “houras” and cries of joy cheered them on their way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE CAMP.
Ivan
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From this reading One evening towards the end of October, and just when the first snow of the year was beginning to fall, Ivan Pojarsky and Michael Ivanovitch entered the head-quarters of the Russian army at Tarovtino.
Ivanovitch
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From this reading One evening towards the end of October, and just when the first snow of the year was beginning to fall, Ivan Pojarsky and Michael Ivanovitch entered the head-quarters of the Russian army at Tarovtino.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading As they dashed along, they shouted to all whom they passed, “Napoleon has quitted Moscow!” and answering “houras” and cries of joy cheered them on their way.
and nothing more
From this reading One evening towards the end of October, and just when the first snow of the year was beginning to fall, Ivan Pojarsky and Michael Ivanovitch entered the head-quarters of the Russian army at Tarovtino.
leaguesnounUS /liːɡz/
plural of “league” — an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading Their fleet Arabian horses were flecked with foam, for they had traversed the ten leagues which divided them from Moscow without once drawing rein.
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading One evening towards the end of October, and just when the first snow of the year was beginning to fall, Ivan Pojarsky and Michael Ivanovitch entered the head-quarters of the Russian army at Tarovtino.
MoscownounUS /ˈmɑːskoʊ/
a city of central European Russia; formerly capital of both the Soviet Union and Soviet Russia; since 1991 the capital of the Russian Federation
From this reading Their fleet Arabian horses were flecked with foam, for they had traversed the ten leagues which divided them from Moscow without once drawing rein.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Our souls are parched with agonizing thirst, Which must be quenched though death were in the draught: We must have vengeance.”
NapoleonnounUS /nəˈpoʊliən/
French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
From this reading As they dashed along, they shouted to all whom they passed, “Napoleon has quitted Moscow!” and answering “houras” and cries of joy cheered them on their way.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading One evening towards the end of October, and just when the first snow of the year was beginning to fall, Ivan Pojarsky and Michael Ivanovitch entered the head-quarters of the Russian army at Tarovtino.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One evening towards the end of October, and just when the first snow of the year was beginning to fall, Ivan Pojarsky and Michael Ivanovitch entered the head-quarters of the Russian army at Tarovtino.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As they dashed along, they shouted to all whom they passed, “Napoleon has quitted Moscow!” and answering “houras” and cries of joy cheered them on their way.
on one occasion
From this reading Their fleet Arabian horses were flecked with foam, for they had traversed the ten leagues which divided them from Moscow without once drawing rein.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One evening towards the end of October, and just when the first snow of the year was beginning to fall, Ivan Pojarsky and Michael Ivanovitch entered the head-quarters of the Russian army at Tarovtino.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Our souls are parched with agonizing thirst, Which must be quenched though death were in the draught: We must have vengeance.”
parchedadjectiveUS /pɑːrtʃt/
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
From this reading “Our souls are parched with agonizing thirst, Which must be quenched though death were in the draught: We must have vengeance.”
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading As they dashed along, they shouted to all whom they passed, “Napoleon has quitted Moscow!” and answering “houras” and cries of joy cheered them on their way.
Pojarsky
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From this reading One evening towards the end of October, and just when the first snow of the year was beginning to fall, Ivan Pojarsky and Michael Ivanovitch entered the head-quarters of the Russian army at Tarovtino.
quenchedadjective
allayed
From this reading “Our souls are parched with agonizing thirst, Which must be quenched though death were in the draught: We must have vengeance.”
quitted
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From this reading As they dashed along, they shouted to all whom they passed, “Napoleon has quitted Moscow!” and answering “houras” and cries of joy cheered them on their way.
reinverbUS /reɪn/
control and direct with or as if by reins
From this reading Their fleet Arabian horses were flecked with foam, for they had traversed the ten leagues which divided them from Moscow without once drawing rein.
RussiannounUS /ˈrʌʃən/
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading One evening towards the end of October, and just when the first snow of the year was beginning to fall, Ivan Pojarsky and Michael Ivanovitch entered the head-quarters of the Russian army at Tarovtino.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading As they dashed along, they shouted to all whom they passed, “Napoleon has quitted Moscow!” and answering “houras” and cries of joy cheered them on their way.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading One evening towards the end of October, and just when the first snow of the year was beginning to fall, Ivan Pojarsky and Michael Ivanovitch entered the head-quarters of the Russian army at Tarovtino.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “Our souls are parched with agonizing thirst, Which must be quenched though death were in the draught: We must have vengeance.”
Tarovtino
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From this reading One evening towards the end of October, and just when the first snow of the year was beginning to fall, Ivan Pojarsky and Michael Ivanovitch entered the head-quarters of the Russian army at Tarovtino.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Their fleet Arabian horses were flecked with foam, for they had traversed the ten leagues which divided them from Moscow without once drawing rein.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE CAMP.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their fleet Arabian horses were flecked with foam, for they had traversed the ten leagues which divided them from Moscow without once drawing rein.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Their fleet Arabian horses were flecked with foam, for they had traversed the ten leagues which divided them from Moscow without once drawing rein.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Their fleet Arabian horses were flecked with foam, for they had traversed the ten leagues which divided them from Moscow without once drawing rein.
thirstnounUS /θɜːrst/
a physiological need to drink
From this reading “Our souls are parched with agonizing thirst, Which must be quenched though death were in the draught: We must have vengeance.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Our souls are parched with agonizing thirst, Which must be quenched though death were in the draught: We must have vengeance.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One evening towards the end of October, and just when the first snow of the year was beginning to fall, Ivan Pojarsky and Michael Ivanovitch entered the head-quarters of the Russian army at Tarovtino.
in the direction of
From this reading One evening towards the end of October, and just when the first snow of the year was beginning to fall, Ivan Pojarsky and Michael Ivanovitch entered the head-quarters of the Russian army at Tarovtino.
traversedverbUS /ˈtrævərst/
past form of “traverse” — travel across or pass over
From this reading Their fleet Arabian horses were flecked with foam, for they had traversed the ten leagues which divided them from Moscow without once drawing rein.
vengeancenounUS /ˈvendʒəns/
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading “Our souls are parched with agonizing thirst, Which must be quenched though death were in the draught: We must have vengeance.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One evening towards the end of October, and just when the first snow of the year was beginning to fall, Ivan Pojarsky and Michael Ivanovitch entered the head-quarters of the Russian army at Tarovtino.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading As they dashed along, they shouted to all whom they passed, “Napoleon has quitted Moscow!” and answering “houras” and cries of joy cheered them on their way.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Our souls are parched with agonizing thirst, Which must be quenched though death were in the draught: We must have vengeance.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Our souls are parched with agonizing thirst, Which must be quenched though death were in the draught: We must have vengeance.”
at the time that
From this reading One evening towards the end of October, and just when the first snow of the year was beginning to fall, Ivan Pojarsky and Michael Ivanovitch entered the head-quarters of the Russian army at Tarovtino.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Our souls are parched with agonizing thirst, Which must be quenched though death were in the draught: We must have vengeance.”
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As they dashed along, they shouted to all whom they passed, “Napoleon has quitted Moscow!” and answering “houras” and cries of joy cheered them on their way.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Our souls are parched with agonizing thirst, Which must be quenched though death were in the draught: We must have vengeance.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Their fleet Arabian horses were flecked with foam, for they had traversed the ten leagues which divided them from Moscow without once drawing rein.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading One evening towards the end of October, and just when the first snow of the year was beginning to fall, Ivan Pojarsky and Michael Ivanovitch entered the head-quarters of the Russian army at Tarovtino.
