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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The victory of the Rochelois was a bloody one, and dearly did we pay for it.
aid
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From this reading Marcienne, Odelin's widow, was struck by a bullet and killed near the rampart as she was bringing aid to a wounded soldier; Antonicq's arm was run through by a pike; Colonel Plouernel was carried to his house in a nearly dying condition with two arquebus shots in his chest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The victory of the Rochelois was a bloody one, and dearly did we pay for it.
Antonicq's
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From this reading Marcienne, Odelin's widow, was struck by a bullet and killed near the rampart as she was bringing aid to a wounded soldier; Antonicq's arm was run through by a pike; Colonel Plouernel was carried to his house in a nearly dying condition with two arquebus shots in his chest.
arm
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From this reading Marcienne, Odelin's widow, was struck by a bullet and killed near the rampart as she was bringing aid to a wounded soldier; Antonicq's arm was run through by a pike; Colonel Plouernel was carried to his house in a nearly dying condition with two arquebus shots in his chest.
arquebus
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From this reading Marcienne, Odelin's widow, was struck by a bullet and killed near the rampart as she was bringing aid to a wounded soldier; Antonicq's arm was run through by a pike; Colonel Plouernel was carried to his house in a nearly dying condition with two arquebus shots in his chest.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Marcienne, Odelin's widow, was struck by a bullet and killed near the rampart as she was bringing aid to a wounded soldier; Antonicq's arm was run through by a pike; Colonel Plouernel was carried to his house in a nearly dying condition with two arquebus shots in his chest.
bloody
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From this reading The victory of the Rochelois was a bloody one, and dearly did we pay for it.
Bombarde
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From this reading Cornelia Mirant received a wound upon the neck; the Bombarde perished in the breach.
breach
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From this reading Cornelia Mirant received a wound upon the neck; the Bombarde perished in the breach.
bringing
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From this reading Marcienne, Odelin's widow, was struck by a bullet and killed near the rampart as she was bringing aid to a wounded soldier; Antonicq's arm was run through by a pike; Colonel Plouernel was carried to his house in a nearly dying condition with two arquebus shots in his chest.
bullet
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From this reading Marcienne, Odelin's widow, was struck by a bullet and killed near the rampart as she was bringing aid to a wounded soldier; Antonicq's arm was run through by a pike; Colonel Plouernel was carried to his house in a nearly dying condition with two arquebus shots in his chest.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Marcienne, Odelin's widow, was struck by a bullet and killed near the rampart as she was bringing aid to a wounded soldier; Antonicq's arm was run through by a pike; Colonel Plouernel was carried to his house in a nearly dying condition with two arquebus shots in his chest.
CAPTURE
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From this reading CAPTURE OF CORNELIA.
carried
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From this reading Marcienne, Odelin's widow, was struck by a bullet and killed near the rampart as she was bringing aid to a wounded soldier; Antonicq's arm was run through by a pike; Colonel Plouernel was carried to his house in a nearly dying condition with two arquebus shots in his chest.
chest
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From this reading Marcienne, Odelin's widow, was struck by a bullet and killed near the rampart as she was bringing aid to a wounded soldier; Antonicq's arm was run through by a pike; Colonel Plouernel was carried to his house in a nearly dying condition with two arquebus shots in his chest.
Colonel
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From this reading Marcienne, Odelin's widow, was struck by a bullet and killed near the rampart as she was bringing aid to a wounded soldier; Antonicq's arm was run through by a pike; Colonel Plouernel was carried to his house in a nearly dying condition with two arquebus shots in his chest.
condition
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From this reading Marcienne, Odelin's widow, was struck by a bullet and killed near the rampart as she was bringing aid to a wounded soldier; Antonicq's arm was run through by a pike; Colonel Plouernel was carried to his house in a nearly dying condition with two arquebus shots in his chest.
CORNELIA
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From this reading CAPTURE OF CORNELIA.
dearly
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From this reading The victory of the Rochelois was a bloody one, and dearly did we pay for it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The victory of the Rochelois was a bloody one, and dearly did we pay for it.
disabled
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From this reading We numbered over eleven hundred of our people killed or disabled, men and women.
dying
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From this reading Marcienne, Odelin's widow, was struck by a bullet and killed near the rampart as she was bringing aid to a wounded soldier; Antonicq's arm was run through by a pike; Colonel Plouernel was carried to his house in a nearly dying condition with two arquebus shots in his chest.
eleven
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From this reading We numbered over eleven hundred of our people killed or disabled, men and women.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The victory of the Rochelois was a bloody one, and dearly did we pay for it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Marcienne, Odelin's widow, was struck by a bullet and killed near the rampart as she was bringing aid to a wounded soldier; Antonicq's arm was run through by a pike; Colonel Plouernel was carried to his house in a nearly dying condition with two arquebus shots in his chest.
house
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From this reading Marcienne, Odelin's widow, was struck by a bullet and killed near the rampart as she was bringing aid to a wounded soldier; Antonicq's arm was run through by a pike; Colonel Plouernel was carried to his house in a nearly dying condition with two arquebus shots in his chest.
hundred
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From this reading We numbered over eleven hundred of our people killed or disabled, men and women.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cornelia Mirant received a wound upon the neck; the Bombarde perished in the breach.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The victory of the Rochelois was a bloody one, and dearly did we pay for it.
killed
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From this reading We numbered over eleven hundred of our people killed or disabled, men and women.
Marcienne
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From this reading Marcienne, Odelin's widow, was struck by a bullet and killed near the rampart as she was bringing aid to a wounded soldier; Antonicq's arm was run through by a pike; Colonel Plouernel was carried to his house in a nearly dying condition with two arquebus shots in his chest.
men
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From this reading We numbered over eleven hundred of our people killed or disabled, men and women.
Mirant
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From this reading Cornelia Mirant received a wound upon the neck; the Bombarde perished in the breach.
near
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From this reading Marcienne, Odelin's widow, was struck by a bullet and killed near the rampart as she was bringing aid to a wounded soldier; Antonicq's arm was run through by a pike; Colonel Plouernel was carried to his house in a nearly dying condition with two arquebus shots in his chest.
nearly
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From this reading Marcienne, Odelin's widow, was struck by a bullet and killed near the rampart as she was bringing aid to a wounded soldier; Antonicq's arm was run through by a pike; Colonel Plouernel was carried to his house in a nearly dying condition with two arquebus shots in his chest.
neck
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From this reading Cornelia Mirant received a wound upon the neck; the Bombarde perished in the breach.
numbered
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From this reading We numbered over eleven hundred of our people killed or disabled, men and women.
Odelin's
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From this reading Marcienne, Odelin's widow, was struck by a bullet and killed near the rampart as she was bringing aid to a wounded soldier; Antonicq's arm was run through by a pike; Colonel Plouernel was carried to his house in a nearly dying condition with two arquebus shots in his chest.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CAPTURE OF CORNELIA.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The victory of the Rochelois was a bloody one, and dearly did we pay for it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We numbered over eleven hundred of our people killed or disabled, men and women.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We numbered over eleven hundred of our people killed or disabled, men and women.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We numbered over eleven hundred of our people killed or disabled, men and women.
pay
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From this reading The victory of the Rochelois was a bloody one, and dearly did we pay for it.
people
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From this reading We numbered over eleven hundred of our people killed or disabled, men and women.
perished
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From this reading Cornelia Mirant received a wound upon the neck; the Bombarde perished in the breach.
pike
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From this reading Marcienne, Odelin's widow, was struck by a bullet and killed near the rampart as she was bringing aid to a wounded soldier; Antonicq's arm was run through by a pike; Colonel Plouernel was carried to his house in a nearly dying condition with two arquebus shots in his chest.
Plouernel
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From this reading Marcienne, Odelin's widow, was struck by a bullet and killed near the rampart as she was bringing aid to a wounded soldier; Antonicq's arm was run through by a pike; Colonel Plouernel was carried to his house in a nearly dying condition with two arquebus shots in his chest.
rampart
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From this reading Marcienne, Odelin's widow, was struck by a bullet and killed near the rampart as she was bringing aid to a wounded soldier; Antonicq's arm was run through by a pike; Colonel Plouernel was carried to his house in a nearly dying condition with two arquebus shots in his chest.
received
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From this reading Cornelia Mirant received a wound upon the neck; the Bombarde perished in the breach.
Rochelois
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From this reading The victory of the Rochelois was a bloody one, and dearly did we pay for it.
run
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From this reading Marcienne, Odelin's widow, was struck by a bullet and killed near the rampart as she was bringing aid to a wounded soldier; Antonicq's arm was run through by a pike; Colonel Plouernel was carried to his house in a nearly dying condition with two arquebus shots in his chest.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marcienne, Odelin's widow, was struck by a bullet and killed near the rampart as she was bringing aid to a wounded soldier; Antonicq's arm was run through by a pike; Colonel Plouernel was carried to his house in a nearly dying condition with two arquebus shots in his chest.
shots
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From this reading Marcienne, Odelin's widow, was struck by a bullet and killed near the rampart as she was bringing aid to a wounded soldier; Antonicq's arm was run through by a pike; Colonel Plouernel was carried to his house in a nearly dying condition with two arquebus shots in his chest.
soldier
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From this reading Marcienne, Odelin's widow, was struck by a bullet and killed near the rampart as she was bringing aid to a wounded soldier; Antonicq's arm was run through by a pike; Colonel Plouernel was carried to his house in a nearly dying condition with two arquebus shots in his chest.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marcienne, Odelin's widow, was struck by a bullet and killed near the rampart as she was bringing aid to a wounded soldier; Antonicq's arm was run through by a pike; Colonel Plouernel was carried to his house in a nearly dying condition with two arquebus shots in his chest.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The victory of the Rochelois was a bloody one, and dearly did we pay for it.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Marcienne, Odelin's widow, was struck by a bullet and killed near the rampart as she was bringing aid to a wounded soldier; Antonicq's arm was run through by a pike; Colonel Plouernel was carried to his house in a nearly dying condition with two arquebus shots in his chest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Marcienne, Odelin's widow, was struck by a bullet and killed near the rampart as she was bringing aid to a wounded soldier; Antonicq's arm was run through by a pike; Colonel Plouernel was carried to his house in a nearly dying condition with two arquebus shots in his chest.
two
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From this reading Marcienne, Odelin's widow, was struck by a bullet and killed near the rampart as she was bringing aid to a wounded soldier; Antonicq's arm was run through by a pike; Colonel Plouernel was carried to his house in a nearly dying condition with two arquebus shots in his chest.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Cornelia Mirant received a wound upon the neck; the Bombarde perished in the breach.
victory
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From this reading The victory of the Rochelois was a bloody one, and dearly did we pay for it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The victory of the Rochelois was a bloody one, and dearly did we pay for it.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The victory of the Rochelois was a bloody one, and dearly did we pay for it.
widow
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From this reading Marcienne, Odelin's widow, was struck by a bullet and killed near the rampart as she was bringing aid to a wounded soldier; Antonicq's arm was run through by a pike; Colonel Plouernel was carried to his house in a nearly dying condition with two arquebus shots in his chest.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Marcienne, Odelin's widow, was struck by a bullet and killed near the rampart as she was bringing aid to a wounded soldier; Antonicq's arm was run through by a pike; Colonel Plouernel was carried to his house in a nearly dying condition with two arquebus shots in his chest.
women
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From this reading We numbered over eleven hundred of our people killed or disabled, men and women.
wound
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From this reading Cornelia Mirant received a wound upon the neck; the Bombarde perished in the breach.
wounded
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From this reading Marcienne, Odelin's widow, was struck by a bullet and killed near the rampart as she was bringing aid to a wounded soldier; Antonicq's arm was run through by a pike; Colonel Plouernel was carried to his house in a nearly dying condition with two arquebus shots in his chest.
