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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 At daybreak on the seventeenth, a French officer who had come with a flag of truce, demanding an audience with the Russian Emperor, was brought into Wischau from our outposts.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading At headquarters and among the troops near by the news spread that the Emperor was unwell.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At daybreak on the seventeenth, a French officer who had come with a flag of truce, demanding an audience with the Russian Emperor, was brought into Wischau from our outposts.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next day the Emperor stopped at Wischau, and Villier, his physician, was repeatedly summoned to see him.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He ate nothing and had slept badly that night, those around him reported.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The next day the Emperor stopped at Wischau, and Villier, his physician, was repeatedly summoned to see him.
ate
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From this reading He ate nothing and had slept badly that night, those around him reported.
audience
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From this reading At daybreak on the seventeenth, a French officer who had come with a flag of truce, demanding an audience with the Russian Emperor, was brought into Wischau from our outposts.
badly
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From this reading He ate nothing and had slept badly that night, those around him reported.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At daybreak on the seventeenth, a French officer who had come with a flag of truce, demanding an audience with the Russian Emperor, was brought into Wischau from our outposts.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At headquarters and among the troops near by the news spread that the Emperor was unwell.
cause
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From this reading The cause of this indisposition was the strong impression made on his sensitive mind by the sight of the killed and wounded.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At daybreak on the seventeenth, a French officer who had come with a flag of truce, demanding an audience with the Russian Emperor, was brought into Wischau from our outposts.
day
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From this reading The next day the Emperor stopped at Wischau, and Villier, his physician, was repeatedly summoned to see him.
daybreak
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From this reading At daybreak on the seventeenth, a French officer who had come with a flag of truce, demanding an audience with the Russian Emperor, was brought into Wischau from our outposts.
demanding
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From this reading At daybreak on the seventeenth, a French officer who had come with a flag of truce, demanding an audience with the Russian Emperor, was brought into Wischau from our outposts.
Emperor
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From this reading The next day the Emperor stopped at Wischau, and Villier, his physician, was repeatedly summoned to see him.
flag
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From this reading At daybreak on the seventeenth, a French officer who had come with a flag of truce, demanding an audience with the Russian Emperor, was brought into Wischau from our outposts.
French
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From this reading At daybreak on the seventeenth, a French officer who had come with a flag of truce, demanding an audience with the Russian Emperor, was brought into Wischau from our outposts.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At daybreak on the seventeenth, a French officer who had come with a flag of truce, demanding an audience with the Russian Emperor, was brought into Wischau from our outposts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He ate nothing and had slept badly that night, those around him reported.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He ate nothing and had slept badly that night, those around him reported.
headquarters
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From this reading At headquarters and among the troops near by the news spread that the Emperor was unwell.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next day the Emperor stopped at Wischau, and Villier, his physician, was repeatedly summoned to see him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next day the Emperor stopped at Wischau, and Villier, his physician, was repeatedly summoned to see him.
impression
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From this reading The cause of this indisposition was the strong impression made on his sensitive mind by the sight of the killed and wounded.
indisposition
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From this reading The cause of this indisposition was the strong impression made on his sensitive mind by the sight of the killed and wounded.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At daybreak on the seventeenth, a French officer who had come with a flag of truce, demanding an audience with the Russian Emperor, was brought into Wischau from our outposts.
killed
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From this reading The cause of this indisposition was the strong impression made on his sensitive mind by the sight of the killed and wounded.
made
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From this reading The cause of this indisposition was the strong impression made on his sensitive mind by the sight of the killed and wounded.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cause of this indisposition was the strong impression made on his sensitive mind by the sight of the killed and wounded.
near
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From this reading At headquarters and among the troops near by the news spread that the Emperor was unwell.
news
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From this reading At headquarters and among the troops near by the news spread that the Emperor was unwell.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day the Emperor stopped at Wischau, and Villier, his physician, was repeatedly summoned to see him.
night
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From this reading He ate nothing and had slept badly that night, those around him reported.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He ate nothing and had slept badly that night, those around him reported.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The cause of this indisposition was the strong impression made on his sensitive mind by the sight of the killed and wounded.
officer
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From this reading At daybreak on the seventeenth, a French officer who had come with a flag of truce, demanding an audience with the Russian Emperor, was brought into Wischau from our outposts.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The cause of this indisposition was the strong impression made on his sensitive mind by the sight of the killed and wounded.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading At daybreak on the seventeenth, a French officer who had come with a flag of truce, demanding an audience with the Russian Emperor, was brought into Wischau from our outposts.
outposts
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From this reading At daybreak on the seventeenth, a French officer who had come with a flag of truce, demanding an audience with the Russian Emperor, was brought into Wischau from our outposts.
physician
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From this reading The next day the Emperor stopped at Wischau, and Villier, his physician, was repeatedly summoned to see him.
repeatedly
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From this reading The next day the Emperor stopped at Wischau, and Villier, his physician, was repeatedly summoned to see him.
reported
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From this reading He ate nothing and had slept badly that night, those around him reported.
Russian
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From this reading At daybreak on the seventeenth, a French officer who had come with a flag of truce, demanding an audience with the Russian Emperor, was brought into Wischau from our outposts.
see
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From this reading The next day the Emperor stopped at Wischau, and Villier, his physician, was repeatedly summoned to see him.
sensitive
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From this reading The cause of this indisposition was the strong impression made on his sensitive mind by the sight of the killed and wounded.
seventeenth
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From this reading At daybreak on the seventeenth, a French officer who had come with a flag of truce, demanding an audience with the Russian Emperor, was brought into Wischau from our outposts.
sight
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From this reading The cause of this indisposition was the strong impression made on his sensitive mind by the sight of the killed and wounded.
slept
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From this reading He ate nothing and had slept badly that night, those around him reported.
spread
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From this reading At headquarters and among the troops near by the news spread that the Emperor was unwell.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day the Emperor stopped at Wischau, and Villier, his physician, was repeatedly summoned to see him.
strong
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From this reading The cause of this indisposition was the strong impression made on his sensitive mind by the sight of the killed and wounded.
summoned
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From this reading The next day the Emperor stopped at Wischau, and Villier, his physician, was repeatedly summoned to see him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At headquarters and among the troops near by the news spread that the Emperor was unwell.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day the Emperor stopped at Wischau, and Villier, his physician, was repeatedly summoned to see him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The cause of this indisposition was the strong impression made on his sensitive mind by the sight of the killed and wounded.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He ate nothing and had slept badly that night, those around him reported.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day the Emperor stopped at Wischau, and Villier, his physician, was repeatedly summoned to see him.
troops
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From this reading At headquarters and among the troops near by the news spread that the Emperor was unwell.
truce
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From this reading At daybreak on the seventeenth, a French officer who had come with a flag of truce, demanding an audience with the Russian Emperor, was brought into Wischau from our outposts.
unwell
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From this reading At headquarters and among the troops near by the news spread that the Emperor was unwell.
Villier
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From this reading The next day the Emperor stopped at Wischau, and Villier, his physician, was repeatedly summoned to see him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next day the Emperor stopped at Wischau, and Villier, his physician, was repeatedly summoned to see him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At daybreak on the seventeenth, a French officer who had come with a flag of truce, demanding an audience with the Russian Emperor, was brought into Wischau from our outposts.
Wischau
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From this reading The next day the Emperor stopped at Wischau, and Villier, his physician, was repeatedly summoned to see him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At daybreak on the seventeenth, a French officer who had come with a flag of truce, demanding an audience with the Russian Emperor, was brought into Wischau from our outposts.
wounded
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From this reading The cause of this indisposition was the strong impression made on his sensitive mind by the sight of the killed and wounded.
