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+zuweilen auch im Schritt dahinritt.+

= enemy; got = arrived.

+und schwenkten der Richtung zu, aus der das Schießen kam.+

= advanced (+vor´wärtsreiten+) however only very slowly.

to allow = to (S. 19, N. 7) give time to.

Inf. +heran´kommen+.

= of the hostile artillery.

= sheet lightning, +Wetterleuchten+, n.

to draw near, +sich nähern+.

The fact of its being dark soon after seven at the end of August is explained when we remember that there is no twilight in Egypt.

= we formed.

+Erdboden+, m.

+und das Sausen einer plötzlich die Luft durchfliegenden Bombe.+

= which exploded far behind us.

= He (the enemy).

= steps, +Schritte+; away, +von uns entfernt+.

Arrange this sentence literally thus: and now saw we nine at (+in+) short intervals one another (+einander+) following cannon-shots (+Kanonenschüsse+) spurt out (+hervor´blitzen+).

+welche nicht mehr dem Wetterleuchten, sondern verzehrenden Feuerströmen glichen+; to — pieces, +zu zerreißen+.

+sausen.+

+platzen ... in der Luft.+

+Granaten.+

+ab´schwenken.+

+um dem Ziele des Feindes aus dem Wege zu gehen.+

+sonderbarerweise.+

+der Kugelregen.+

men and horses by squadrons = whole squadrons of (+von+) men (+Menschen+) and horses.—To mow down, +hernie´dermähen+.

Section 176.

THE BATTLE OF KASSASSIN.