used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He refused to believe the road impassable, and sent Count Arco in a carriage, with only two outriders, to install himself governor of Brixen.
accumulatedadjectiveUS /əˈkjuːmjəleɪtɪd/
periodically accumulated over time
From this reading The numbers of the peasantry accumulated during the night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hofer and Speckbacher were on the Jauffen, and thousands flocked to their standard.
ArcoadjectiveUS /ˈɑːrkoʊ/
(of instruments in the violin family) to be played with the bow
From this reading He refused to believe the road impassable, and sent Count Arco in a carriage, with only two outriders, to install himself governor of Brixen.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading He refused to believe the road impassable, and sent Count Arco in a carriage, with only two outriders, to install himself governor of Brixen.
BERGnounUS /bɜːrɡ/
a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier
From this reading THE THIRD VICTORY OF BERG ISEL.
Brixen
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From this reading He refused to believe the road impassable, and sent Count Arco in a carriage, with only two outriders, to install himself governor of Brixen.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading He refused to believe the road impassable, and sent Count Arco in a carriage, with only two outriders, to install himself governor of Brixen.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading He refused to believe the road impassable, and sent Count Arco in a carriage, with only two outriders, to install himself governor of Brixen.
Dantzic
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From this reading The rage of the Duke of Dantzic, when he heard of the defeat of the Saxons in the gorge of the Eisach, was extreme.
defeatnounUS /dɪˈfiːt/
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading The rage of the Duke of Dantzic, when he heard of the defeat of the Saxons in the gorge of the Eisach, was extreme.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading The rage of the Duke of Dantzic, when he heard of the defeat of the Saxons in the gorge of the Eisach, was extreme.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The numbers of the peasantry accumulated during the night.
Eisach
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From this reading The rage of the Duke of Dantzic, when he heard of the defeat of the Saxons in the gorge of the Eisach, was extreme.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading The rage of the Duke of Dantzic, when he heard of the defeat of the Saxons in the gorge of the Eisach, was extreme.
flockedverbUS /flɑːkt/
past form of “flock” — move as a crowd or in a group
From this reading Hofer and Speckbacher were on the Jauffen, and thousands flocked to their standard.
gorgeverbUS /ɡɔːrdʒ/
overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
From this reading The rage of the Duke of Dantzic, when he heard of the defeat of the Saxons in the gorge of the Eisach, was extreme.
the head of a state government
From this reading He refused to believe the road impassable, and sent Count Arco in a carriage, with only two outriders, to install himself governor of Brixen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The rage of the Duke of Dantzic, when he heard of the defeat of the Saxons in the gorge of the Eisach, was extreme.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The rage of the Duke of Dantzic, when he heard of the defeat of the Saxons in the gorge of the Eisach, was extreme.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He refused to believe the road impassable, and sent Count Arco in a carriage, with only two outriders, to install himself governor of Brixen.
Hofer
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From this reading Hofer and Speckbacher were on the Jauffen, and thousands flocked to their standard.
impassableadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpæsəbəl/
incapable of being passed
From this reading He refused to believe the road impassable, and sent Count Arco in a carriage, with only two outriders, to install himself governor of Brixen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The rage of the Duke of Dantzic, when he heard of the defeat of the Saxons in the gorge of the Eisach, was extreme.
installverbUS /ˌɪnˈstɔːl/
set up for use
From this reading He refused to believe the road impassable, and sent Count Arco in a carriage, with only two outriders, to install himself governor of Brixen.
ISEL
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From this reading THE THIRD VICTORY OF BERG ISEL.
Jauffen
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From this reading Hofer and Speckbacher were on the Jauffen, and thousands flocked to their standard.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The numbers of the peasantry accumulated during the night.
the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
From this reading The numbers of the peasantry accumulated during the night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE THIRD VICTORY OF BERG ISEL.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hofer and Speckbacher were on the Jauffen, and thousands flocked to their standard.
and nothing more
From this reading He refused to believe the road impassable, and sent Count Arco in a carriage, with only two outriders, to install himself governor of Brixen.
outridersnounUS /ˈaʊtraɪdərz/
plural of “outrider” — an escort who rides ahead (as a member of the vanguard)
From this reading He refused to believe the road impassable, and sent Count Arco in a carriage, with only two outriders, to install himself governor of Brixen.
peasantrynounUS /ˈpezəntri/
the class of peasants
From this reading The numbers of the peasantry accumulated during the night.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading The rage of the Duke of Dantzic, when he heard of the defeat of the Saxons in the gorge of the Eisach, was extreme.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading He refused to believe the road impassable, and sent Count Arco in a carriage, with only two outriders, to install himself governor of Brixen.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading He refused to believe the road impassable, and sent Count Arco in a carriage, with only two outriders, to install himself governor of Brixen.
SaxonsnounUS /ˈsæksənz/
plural of “saxon” — a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
From this reading The rage of the Duke of Dantzic, when he heard of the defeat of the Saxons in the gorge of the Eisach, was extreme.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading He refused to believe the road impassable, and sent Count Arco in a carriage, with only two outriders, to install himself governor of Brixen.
Speckbacher
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From this reading Hofer and Speckbacher were on the Jauffen, and thousands flocked to their standard.
standardadjectiveUS /ˈstændərd/
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
From this reading Hofer and Speckbacher were on the Jauffen, and thousands flocked to their standard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THIRD VICTORY OF BERG ISEL.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Hofer and Speckbacher were on the Jauffen, and thousands flocked to their standard.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading THE THIRD VICTORY OF BERG ISEL.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Hofer and Speckbacher were on the Jauffen, and thousands flocked to their standard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hofer and Speckbacher were on the Jauffen, and thousands flocked to their standard.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He refused to believe the road impassable, and sent Count Arco in a carriage, with only two outriders, to install himself governor of Brixen.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading THE THIRD VICTORY OF BERG ISEL.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rage of the Duke of Dantzic, when he heard of the defeat of the Saxons in the gorge of the Eisach, was extreme.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Hofer and Speckbacher were on the Jauffen, and thousands flocked to their standard.
at the time that
From this reading The rage of the Duke of Dantzic, when he heard of the defeat of the Saxons in the gorge of the Eisach, was extreme.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He refused to believe the road impassable, and sent Count Arco in a carriage, with only two outriders, to install himself governor of Brixen.
