afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There were many who thought the war was over that rainy morning after the fall of Sedan.
(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 Bismarck, Moltke, and Roon must have slept but little--if they closed their eyes at all--between the evening of the first and the morning of the third day of September.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For events were made to follow each other quickly by those three sleepless men who moved kings and emperors and armies at their will.
armiesnounUS /ˈɑːrmiz/
plural of “army” — a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading For events were made to follow each other quickly by those three sleepless men who moved kings and emperors and armies at their will.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For events were made to follow each other quickly by those three sleepless men who moved kings and emperors and armies at their will.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Bismarck, Moltke, and Roon must have slept but little--if they closed their eyes at all--between the evening of the first and the morning of the third day of September.
BismarcknounUS /ˈbɪzmɑːrk/
German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898)
From this reading Bismarck, Moltke, and Roon must have slept but little--if they closed their eyes at all--between the evening of the first and the morning of the third day of September.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Bismarck, Moltke, and Roon must have slept but little--if they closed their eyes at all--between the evening of the first and the morning of the third day of September.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For events were made to follow each other quickly by those three sleepless men who moved kings and emperors and armies at their will.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Bismarck, Moltke, and Roon must have slept but little--if they closed their eyes at all--between the evening of the first and the morning of the third day of September.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Bismarck, Moltke, and Roon must have slept but little--if they closed their eyes at all--between the evening of the first and the morning of the third day of September.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading For events were made to follow each other quickly by those three sleepless men who moved kings and emperors and armies at their will.
emperorsnounUS /ˈempərərz/
plural of “emperor” — the male ruler of an empire
From this reading For events were made to follow each other quickly by those three sleepless men who moved kings and emperors and armies at their will.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Bismarck, Moltke, and Roon must have slept but little--if they closed their eyes at all--between the evening of the first and the morning of the third day of September.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading For events were made to follow each other quickly by those three sleepless men who moved kings and emperors and armies at their will.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Bismarck, Moltke, and Roon must have slept but little--if they closed their eyes at all--between the evening of the first and the morning of the third day of September.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading There were many who thought the war was over that rainy morning after the fall of Sedan.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Bismarck, Moltke, and Roon must have slept but little--if they closed their eyes at all--between the evening of the first and the morning of the third day of September.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading For events were made to follow each other quickly by those three sleepless men who moved kings and emperors and armies at their will.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For events were made to follow each other quickly by those three sleepless men who moved kings and emperors and armies at their will.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Bismarck, Moltke, and Roon must have slept but little--if they closed their eyes at all--between the evening of the first and the morning of the third day of September.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Bismarck, Moltke, and Roon must have slept but little--if they closed their eyes at all--between the evening of the first and the morning of the third day of September.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Wisdom is ofttimes nearer when we stoop Than when we soar.”
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading For events were made to follow each other quickly by those three sleepless men who moved kings and emperors and armies at their will.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Bismarck, Moltke, and Roon must have slept but little--if they closed their eyes at all--between the evening of the first and the morning of the third day of September.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading For events were made to follow each other quickly by those three sleepless men who moved kings and emperors and armies at their will.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading There were many who thought the war was over that rainy morning after the fall of Sedan.
the force of workers available
From this reading For events were made to follow each other quickly by those three sleepless men who moved kings and emperors and armies at their will.
Moltke
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From this reading Bismarck, Moltke, and Roon must have slept but little--if they closed their eyes at all--between the evening of the first and the morning of the third day of September.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading There were many who thought the war was over that rainy morning after the fall of Sedan.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading For events were made to follow each other quickly by those three sleepless men who moved kings and emperors and armies at their will.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Bismarck, Moltke, and Roon must have slept but little--if they closed their eyes at all--between the evening of the first and the morning of the third day of September.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “Wisdom is ofttimes nearer when we stoop Than when we soar.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were many who thought the war was over that rainy morning after the fall of Sedan.
ofttimesadverb
many times at short intervals
From this reading “Wisdom is ofttimes nearer when we stoop Than when we soar.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading For events were made to follow each other quickly by those three sleepless men who moved kings and emperors and armies at their will.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There were many who thought the war was over that rainy morning after the fall of Sedan.
with speed
From this reading For events were made to follow each other quickly by those three sleepless men who moved kings and emperors and armies at their will.
rainyadjectiveUS /ˈreɪni/
(of weather) wet by periods of rain
From this reading There were many who thought the war was over that rainy morning after the fall of Sedan.
Roon
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From this reading Bismarck, Moltke, and Roon must have slept but little--if they closed their eyes at all--between the evening of the first and the morning of the third day of September.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading THE SEARCH.
SedannounUS /səˈdæn/
a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors
From this reading There were many who thought the war was over that rainy morning after the fall of Sedan.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading Bismarck, Moltke, and Roon must have slept but little--if they closed their eyes at all--between the evening of the first and the morning of the third day of September.
sleeplessadjectiveUS /ˈsliːpləs/
experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
From this reading For events were made to follow each other quickly by those three sleepless men who moved kings and emperors and armies at their will.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Bismarck, Moltke, and Roon must have slept but little--if they closed their eyes at all--between the evening of the first and the morning of the third day of September.
soarverbUS /sɔːr/
rise rapidly
From this reading “Wisdom is ofttimes nearer when we stoop Than when we soar.”
stoopverbUS /stuːp/
bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading “Wisdom is ofttimes nearer when we stoop Than when we soar.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Wisdom is ofttimes nearer when we stoop Than when we soar.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were many who thought the war was over that rainy morning after the fall of Sedan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEARCH.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For events were made to follow each other quickly by those three sleepless men who moved kings and emperors and armies at their will.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were many who thought the war was over that rainy morning after the fall of Sedan.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bismarck, Moltke, and Roon must have slept but little--if they closed their eyes at all--between the evening of the first and the morning of the third day of September.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading Bismarck, Moltke, and Roon must have slept but little--if they closed their eyes at all--between the evening of the first and the morning of the third day of September.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading For events were made to follow each other quickly by those three sleepless men who moved kings and emperors and armies at their will.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading There were many who thought the war was over that rainy morning after the fall of Sedan.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading For events were made to follow each other quickly by those three sleepless men who moved kings and emperors and armies at their will.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For events were made to follow each other quickly by those three sleepless men who moved kings and emperors and armies at their will.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading There were many who thought the war was over that rainy morning after the fall of Sedan.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were many who thought the war was over that rainy morning after the fall of Sedan.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Wisdom is ofttimes nearer when we stoop Than when we soar.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were many who thought the war was over that rainy morning after the fall of Sedan.
at the time that
From this reading “Wisdom is ofttimes nearer when we stoop Than when we soar.”
which person or people
From this reading There were many who thought the war was over that rainy morning after the fall of Sedan.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading For events were made to follow each other quickly by those three sleepless men who moved kings and emperors and armies at their will.
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading “Wisdom is ofttimes nearer when we stoop Than when we soar.”
