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From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
338
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From this reading Grouchy[338] failed to appear; the imperial guard was beaten back; Waterloo was lost.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
(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 A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Grouchy[338] failed to appear; the imperial guard was beaten back; Waterloo was lost.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
attackingadjectiveUS /əˈtækɪŋ/
disposed to attack
From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Grouchy[338] failed to appear; the imperial guard was beaten back; Waterloo was lost.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading Grouchy[338] failed to appear; the imperial guard was beaten back; Waterloo was lost.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
columnnounUS /ˈkɑːləm/
a line of units following one after another
From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
confidentadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnfədənt/
having or marked by confidence or assurance
From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
conquerornounUS /ˈkɑːŋkərər/
someone who is victorious by force of arms
From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
corpsnounUS /kɔːr/
an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
an opposing military force
From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Grouchy[338] failed to appear; the imperial guard was beaten back; Waterloo was lost.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
GrouchyadjectiveUS /ˈɡraʊtʃi/
annoyed and irritable
From this reading Grouchy[338] failed to appear; the imperial guard was beaten back; Waterloo was lost.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Grouchy[338] failed to appear; the imperial guard was beaten back; Waterloo was lost.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
imperialadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɪriəl/
relating to or associated with an empire
From this reading Grouchy[338] failed to appear; the imperial guard was beaten back; Waterloo was lost.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading The whole world knows the result.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Grouchy[338] failed to appear; the imperial guard was beaten back; Waterloo was lost.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
reservenounUS /rɪˈzɜːrv/
formality and propriety of manner
From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The whole world knows the result.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
summonedverbUS /ˈsʌmənd/
past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The great conqueror, confident in its arrival, formed his reserve[337] into an attacking column, and ordered them to charge the enemy.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Grouchy[338] failed to appear; the imperial guard was beaten back; Waterloo was lost.
WaterloonounUS /ˈwɔːtərluː/
a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
From this reading Grouchy[338] failed to appear; the imperial guard was beaten back; Waterloo was lost.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole world knows the result.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The whole world knows the result.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
but in spite of that
From this reading A powerful corps had been summoned from across the country, and if it came up in season all would yet be well.
