used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a notorious troop with Napoleon's army, the sixth Italian regiment, which was called the "Legion of Demons."
(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 The troop was made up of worthless members of society--idlers, highwaymen, outcasts, and desperate characters, who had lost all sense of respectability and morality.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When their commander led his "demons" to an attack, he was wont to urge them thus:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The troop was made up of worthless members of society--idlers, highwaymen, outcasts, and desperate characters, who had lost all sense of respectability and morality.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading There was a notorious troop with Napoleon's army, the sixth Italian regiment, which was called the "Legion of Demons."
asylumnounUS /əˈsaɪləm/
a shelter from danger or hardship
From this reading The majority of them had sought the asylum of the battle-field to escape imprisonment or worse.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading When their commander led his "demons" to an attack, he was wont to urge them thus:
Avanti
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From this reading "_Avanti, avanti, Signori briganti!
battle-field
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From this reading The majority of them had sought the asylum of the battle-field to escape imprisonment or worse.
briganti
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From this reading "_Avanti, avanti, Signori briganti!
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading There was a notorious troop with Napoleon's army, the sixth Italian regiment, which was called the "Legion of Demons."
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading The troop was made up of worthless members of society--idlers, highwaymen, outcasts, and desperate characters, who had lost all sense of respectability and morality.
commandernounUS /kəˈmændər/
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading When their commander led his "demons" to an attack, he was wont to urge them thus:
DemonsnounUS /ˈdiːmənz/
plural of “demon” — an evil supernatural being
From this reading There was a notorious troop with Napoleon's army, the sixth Italian regiment, which was called the "Legion of Demons."
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading The troop was made up of worthless members of society--idlers, highwaymen, outcasts, and desperate characters, who had lost all sense of respectability and morality.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading The majority of them had sought the asylum of the battle-field to escape imprisonment or worse.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The troop was made up of worthless members of society--idlers, highwaymen, outcasts, and desperate characters, who had lost all sense of respectability and morality.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When their commander led his "demons" to an attack, he was wont to urge them thus:
highwaymen
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From this reading The troop was made up of worthless members of society--idlers, highwaymen, outcasts, and desperate characters, who had lost all sense of respectability and morality.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When their commander led his "demons" to an attack, he was wont to urge them thus:
idlers
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From this reading The troop was made up of worthless members of society--idlers, highwaymen, outcasts, and desperate characters, who had lost all sense of respectability and morality.
imprisonmentnounUS /ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt/
putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
From this reading The majority of them had sought the asylum of the battle-field to escape imprisonment or worse.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading There was a notorious troop with Napoleon's army, the sixth Italian regiment, which was called the "Legion of Demons."
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading When their commander led his "demons" to an attack, he was wont to urge them thus:
LegionnounUS /ˈliːdʒən/
archaic terms for army
From this reading There was a notorious troop with Napoleon's army, the sixth Italian regiment, which was called the "Legion of Demons."
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading The troop was made up of worthless members of society--idlers, highwaymen, outcasts, and desperate characters, who had lost all sense of respectability and morality.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The troop was made up of worthless members of society--idlers, highwaymen, outcasts, and desperate characters, who had lost all sense of respectability and morality.
majoritynounUS /məˈdʒɔːrəti/
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
From this reading The majority of them had sought the asylum of the battle-field to escape imprisonment or worse.
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading The troop was made up of worthless members of society--idlers, highwaymen, outcasts, and desperate characters, who had lost all sense of respectability and morality.
moralitynounUS /mərˈæləti/
concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct
From this reading The troop was made up of worthless members of society--idlers, highwaymen, outcasts, and desperate characters, who had lost all sense of respectability and morality.
Napoleon'snounUS /nəˈpoʊliənz/
possessive form of “napoleon” — French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
From this reading There was a notorious troop with Napoleon's army, the sixth Italian regiment, which was called the "Legion of Demons."
notoriousadjectiveUS /noʊˈtɔːriəs/
known widely and usually unfavorably
From this reading There was a notorious troop with Napoleon's army, the sixth Italian regiment, which was called the "Legion of Demons."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a notorious troop with Napoleon's army, the sixth Italian regiment, which was called the "Legion of Demons."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The majority of them had sought the asylum of the battle-field to escape imprisonment or worse.
outcastsnounUS /ˈaʊtkæsts/
plural of “outcast” — a person who is rejected (from society or home)
From this reading The troop was made up of worthless members of society--idlers, highwaymen, outcasts, and desperate characters, who had lost all sense of respectability and morality.
regimentverbUS /ˈredʒəmənt/
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading There was a notorious troop with Napoleon's army, the sixth Italian regiment, which was called the "Legion of Demons."
respectabilitynounUS /riˌspektəˈbɪlɪti/
honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation
From this reading The troop was made up of worthless members of society--idlers, highwaymen, outcasts, and desperate characters, who had lost all sense of respectability and morality.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading The troop was made up of worthless members of society--idlers, highwaymen, outcasts, and desperate characters, who had lost all sense of respectability and morality.
SignorinounUS /sɪɡˈnɔːri/
plural of “signior” — used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately
From this reading "_Avanti, avanti, Signori briganti!
sixthadjectiveUS /sɪksθ/
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading There was a notorious troop with Napoleon's army, the sixth Italian regiment, which was called the "Legion of Demons."
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading The troop was made up of worthless members of society--idlers, highwaymen, outcasts, and desperate characters, who had lost all sense of respectability and morality.
that is looked for
From this reading The majority of them had sought the asylum of the battle-field to escape imprisonment or worse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a notorious troop with Napoleon's army, the sixth Italian regiment, which was called the "Legion of Demons."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When their commander led his "demons" to an attack, he was wont to urge them thus:
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The majority of them had sought the asylum of the battle-field to escape imprisonment or worse.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a notorious troop with Napoleon's army, the sixth Italian regiment, which was called the "Legion of Demons."
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading When their commander led his "demons" to an attack, he was wont to urge them thus:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The majority of them had sought the asylum of the battle-field to escape imprisonment or worse.
troopnounUS /truːp/
a group of soldiers
From this reading There was a notorious troop with Napoleon's army, the sixth Italian regiment, which was called the "Legion of Demons."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The troop was made up of worthless members of society--idlers, highwaymen, outcasts, and desperate characters, who had lost all sense of respectability and morality.
urgeverbUS /ɜːrdʒ/
force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading When their commander led his "demons" to an attack, he was wont to urge them thus:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a notorious troop with Napoleon's army, the sixth Italian regiment, which was called the "Legion of Demons."
at the time that
From this reading When their commander led his "demons" to an attack, he was wont to urge them thus:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a notorious troop with Napoleon's army, the sixth Italian regiment, which was called the "Legion of Demons."
which person or people
From this reading The troop was made up of worthless members of society--idlers, highwaymen, outcasts, and desperate characters, who had lost all sense of respectability and morality.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a notorious troop with Napoleon's army, the sixth Italian regiment, which was called the "Legion of Demons."
wontnounUS /woʊnt/
an established custom
From this reading When their commander led his "demons" to an attack, he was wont to urge them thus:
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading The majority of them had sought the asylum of the battle-field to escape imprisonment or worse.
worthlessadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrθləs/
lacking in usefulness or value
From this reading The troop was made up of worthless members of society--idlers, highwaymen, outcasts, and desperate characters, who had lost all sense of respectability and morality.
