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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 D’Artagnan presented himself at the door, which a porter with a profusely embroidered livery held half opened for him.
according
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From this reading D’Artagnan had, according to his usual style, calculated that every hour is worth sixty minutes, and every minute worth sixty seconds.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading D’Artagnan had, according to his usual style, calculated that every hour is worth sixty minutes, and every minute worth sixty seconds.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Thanks to this perfectly exact calculation of minutes and seconds, he reached the superintendent’s door at the very moment the soldier was leaving it with his belt empty.
belt
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From this reading Thanks to this perfectly exact calculation of minutes and seconds, he reached the superintendent’s door at the very moment the soldier was leaving it with his belt empty.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading D’Artagnan would very much have liked to enter without giving his name, but this was impossible, and so he gave it.
calculated
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From this reading D’Artagnan had, according to his usual style, calculated that every hour is worth sixty minutes, and every minute worth sixty seconds.
calculation
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From this reading Thanks to this perfectly exact calculation of minutes and seconds, he reached the superintendent’s door at the very moment the soldier was leaving it with his belt empty.
D'Artagnan
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From this reading D’Artagnan had, according to his usual style, calculated that every hour is worth sixty minutes, and every minute worth sixty seconds.
door
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From this reading Thanks to this perfectly exact calculation of minutes and seconds, he reached the superintendent’s door at the very moment the soldier was leaving it with his belt empty.
embroidered
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From this reading D’Artagnan presented himself at the door, which a porter with a profusely embroidered livery held half opened for him.
empty
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From this reading Thanks to this perfectly exact calculation of minutes and seconds, he reached the superintendent’s door at the very moment the soldier was leaving it with his belt empty.
enter
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From this reading D’Artagnan would very much have liked to enter without giving his name, but this was impossible, and so he gave it.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading D’Artagnan had, according to his usual style, calculated that every hour is worth sixty minutes, and every minute worth sixty seconds.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading Thanks to this perfectly exact calculation of minutes and seconds, he reached the superintendent’s door at the very moment the soldier was leaving it with his belt empty.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading D’Artagnan presented himself at the door, which a porter with a profusely embroidered livery held half opened for him.
gave
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From this reading D’Artagnan would very much have liked to enter without giving his name, but this was impossible, and so he gave it.
giving
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From this reading D’Artagnan would very much have liked to enter without giving his name, but this was impossible, and so he gave it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading D’Artagnan had, according to his usual style, calculated that every hour is worth sixty minutes, and every minute worth sixty seconds.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading D’Artagnan presented himself at the door, which a porter with a profusely embroidered livery held half opened for him.
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Has Lost Nothing of His Muscularity.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading D’Artagnan would very much have liked to enter without giving his name, but this was impossible, and so he gave it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thanks to this perfectly exact calculation of minutes and seconds, he reached the superintendent’s door at the very moment the soldier was leaving it with his belt empty.
held
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From this reading D’Artagnan presented himself at the door, which a porter with a profusely embroidered livery held half opened for him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading D’Artagnan presented himself at the door, which a porter with a profusely embroidered livery held half opened for him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading D’Artagnan presented himself at the door, which a porter with a profusely embroidered livery held half opened for him.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Has Lost Nothing of His Muscularity.
hour
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From this reading D’Artagnan had, according to his usual style, calculated that every hour is worth sixty minutes, and every minute worth sixty seconds.
impossible
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From this reading D’Artagnan would very much have liked to enter without giving his name, but this was impossible, and so he gave it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading D’Artagnan had, according to his usual style, calculated that every hour is worth sixty minutes, and every minute worth sixty seconds.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thanks to this perfectly exact calculation of minutes and seconds, he reached the superintendent’s door at the very moment the soldier was leaving it with his belt empty.
leaving
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From this reading Thanks to this perfectly exact calculation of minutes and seconds, he reached the superintendent’s door at the very moment the soldier was leaving it with his belt empty.
liked
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From this reading D’Artagnan would very much have liked to enter without giving his name, but this was impossible, and so he gave it.
livery
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From this reading D’Artagnan presented himself at the door, which a porter with a profusely embroidered livery held half opened for him.
Lost
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From this reading Has Lost Nothing of His Muscularity.
minute
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From this reading D’Artagnan had, according to his usual style, calculated that every hour is worth sixty minutes, and every minute worth sixty seconds.
minutes
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From this reading D’Artagnan had, according to his usual style, calculated that every hour is worth sixty minutes, and every minute worth sixty seconds.
moment
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From this reading Thanks to this perfectly exact calculation of minutes and seconds, he reached the superintendent’s door at the very moment the soldier was leaving it with his belt empty.
much
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From this reading D’Artagnan would very much have liked to enter without giving his name, but this was impossible, and so he gave it.
Muscularity
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From this reading Has Lost Nothing of His Muscularity.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading D’Artagnan would very much have liked to enter without giving his name, but this was impossible, and so he gave it.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Has Lost Nothing of His Muscularity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Has Lost Nothing of His Muscularity.
opened
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From this reading D’Artagnan presented himself at the door, which a porter with a profusely embroidered livery held half opened for him.
perfectly
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From this reading Thanks to this perfectly exact calculation of minutes and seconds, he reached the superintendent’s door at the very moment the soldier was leaving it with his belt empty.
porter
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From this reading D’Artagnan presented himself at the door, which a porter with a profusely embroidered livery held half opened for him.
presented
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From this reading D’Artagnan presented himself at the door, which a porter with a profusely embroidered livery held half opened for him.
profusely
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From this reading D’Artagnan presented himself at the door, which a porter with a profusely embroidered livery held half opened for him.
reached
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From this reading Thanks to this perfectly exact calculation of minutes and seconds, he reached the superintendent’s door at the very moment the soldier was leaving it with his belt empty.
seconds
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From this reading D’Artagnan had, according to his usual style, calculated that every hour is worth sixty minutes, and every minute worth sixty seconds.
sixty
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From this reading D’Artagnan had, according to his usual style, calculated that every hour is worth sixty minutes, and every minute worth sixty seconds.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading D’Artagnan would very much have liked to enter without giving his name, but this was impossible, and so he gave it.
soldier
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From this reading Thanks to this perfectly exact calculation of minutes and seconds, he reached the superintendent’s door at the very moment the soldier was leaving it with his belt empty.
style
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From this reading D’Artagnan had, according to his usual style, calculated that every hour is worth sixty minutes, and every minute worth sixty seconds.
superintendent's
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From this reading Thanks to this perfectly exact calculation of minutes and seconds, he reached the superintendent’s door at the very moment the soldier was leaving it with his belt empty.
Thanks
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From this reading Thanks to this perfectly exact calculation of minutes and seconds, he reached the superintendent’s door at the very moment the soldier was leaving it with his belt empty.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading D’Artagnan had, according to his usual style, calculated that every hour is worth sixty minutes, and every minute worth sixty seconds.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thanks to this perfectly exact calculation of minutes and seconds, he reached the superintendent’s door at the very moment the soldier was leaving it with his belt empty.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Thanks to this perfectly exact calculation of minutes and seconds, he reached the superintendent’s door at the very moment the soldier was leaving it with his belt empty.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading D’Artagnan had, according to his usual style, calculated that every hour is worth sixty minutes, and every minute worth sixty seconds.
usual
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From this reading D’Artagnan had, according to his usual style, calculated that every hour is worth sixty minutes, and every minute worth sixty seconds.
very
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From this reading Thanks to this perfectly exact calculation of minutes and seconds, he reached the superintendent’s door at the very moment the soldier was leaving it with his belt empty.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thanks to this perfectly exact calculation of minutes and seconds, he reached the superintendent’s door at the very moment the soldier was leaving it with his belt empty.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading D’Artagnan presented himself at the door, which a porter with a profusely embroidered livery held half opened for him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thanks to this perfectly exact calculation of minutes and seconds, he reached the superintendent’s door at the very moment the soldier was leaving it with his belt empty.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading D’Artagnan would very much have liked to enter without giving his name, but this was impossible, and so he gave it.
worth
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From this reading D’Artagnan had, according to his usual style, calculated that every hour is worth sixty minutes, and every minute worth sixty seconds.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading D’Artagnan would very much have liked to enter without giving his name, but this was impossible, and so he gave it.
