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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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Ah
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From this reading “Ah! my friend,” replied Aramis, looking at Porthos, “could you not have waited with a little more patience?”
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading D’Artagnan came to the assistance of Porthos, who already began to breathe hard, in sore perplexity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Aramis cleverly managed to effect a diversion for the purpose of finding D’Artagnan and Porthos.
Aramis
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He came up to the latter, behind one of the columns, and, as he pressed his hand, said, “So you have escaped from my prison?”
assistance
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From this reading D’Artagnan came to the assistance of Porthos, who already began to breathe hard, in sore perplexity.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Ah! my friend,” replied Aramis, looking at Porthos, “could you not have waited with a little more patience?”
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading D’Artagnan came to the assistance of Porthos, who already began to breathe hard, in sore perplexity.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He came up to the latter, behind one of the columns, and, as he pressed his hand, said, “So you have escaped from my prison?”
breatheverbUS /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading D’Artagnan came to the assistance of Porthos, who already began to breathe hard, in sore perplexity.
came
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From this reading He came up to the latter, behind one of the columns, and, as he pressed his hand, said, “So you have escaped from my prison?”
cleverly
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From this reading Aramis cleverly managed to effect a diversion for the purpose of finding D’Artagnan and Porthos.
columns
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From this reading He came up to the latter, behind one of the columns, and, as he pressed his hand, said, “So you have escaped from my prison?”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Ah! my friend,” replied Aramis, looking at Porthos, “could you not have waited with a little more patience?”
D'Artagnan
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dear
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From this reading “Do not scold him,” said D’Artagnan; “it was I, dear Aramis, who set him free.”
diversion
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From this reading Aramis cleverly managed to effect a diversion for the purpose of finding D’Artagnan and Porthos.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do not scold him,” said D’Artagnan; “it was I, dear Aramis, who set him free.”
effect
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From this reading Aramis cleverly managed to effect a diversion for the purpose of finding D’Artagnan and Porthos.
escaped
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From this reading He came up to the latter, behind one of the columns, and, as he pressed his hand, said, “So you have escaped from my prison?”
finding
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Aramis cleverly managed to effect a diversion for the purpose of finding D’Artagnan and Porthos.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “Do not scold him,” said D’Artagnan; “it was I, dear Aramis, who set him free.”
friend
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From this reading “Ah! my friend,” replied Aramis, looking at Porthos, “could you not have waited with a little more patience?”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He came up to the latter, behind one of the columns, and, as he pressed his hand, said, “So you have escaped from my prison?”
hand
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From this reading He came up to the latter, behind one of the columns, and, as he pressed his hand, said, “So you have escaped from my prison?”
hard
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From this reading D’Artagnan came to the assistance of Porthos, who already began to breathe hard, in sore perplexity.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He came up to the latter, behind one of the columns, and, as he pressed his hand, said, “So you have escaped from my prison?”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came up to the latter, behind one of the columns, and, as he pressed his hand, said, “So you have escaped from my prison?”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Do not scold him,” said D’Artagnan; “it was I, dear Aramis, who set him free.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He came up to the latter, behind one of the columns, and, as he pressed his hand, said, “So you have escaped from my prison?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Do not scold him,” said D’Artagnan; “it was I, dear Aramis, who set him free.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading D’Artagnan came to the assistance of Porthos, who already began to breathe hard, in sore perplexity.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Do not scold him,” said D’Artagnan; “it was I, dear Aramis, who set him free.”
latter
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From this reading He came up to the latter, behind one of the columns, and, as he pressed his hand, said, “So you have escaped from my prison?”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah! my friend,” replied Aramis, looking at Porthos, “could you not have waited with a little more patience?”
looking
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From this reading “Ah! my friend,” replied Aramis, looking at Porthos, “could you not have waited with a little more patience?”
managed
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From this reading Aramis cleverly managed to effect a diversion for the purpose of finding D’Artagnan and Porthos.
more
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From this reading “Ah! my friend,” replied Aramis, looking at Porthos, “could you not have waited with a little more patience?”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He came up to the latter, behind one of the columns, and, as he pressed his hand, said, “So you have escaped from my prison?”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Do not scold him,” said D’Artagnan; “it was I, dear Aramis, who set him free.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Aramis cleverly managed to effect a diversion for the purpose of finding D’Artagnan and Porthos.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He came up to the latter, behind one of the columns, and, as he pressed his hand, said, “So you have escaped from my prison?”
patience
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From this reading “Ah! my friend,” replied Aramis, looking at Porthos, “could you not have waited with a little more patience?”
perplexity
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From this reading D’Artagnan came to the assistance of Porthos, who already began to breathe hard, in sore perplexity.
Porthos
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pressed
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From this reading He came up to the latter, behind one of the columns, and, as he pressed his hand, said, “So you have escaped from my prison?”
prison
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From this reading He came up to the latter, behind one of the columns, and, as he pressed his hand, said, “So you have escaped from my prison?”
purpose
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repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah! my friend,” replied Aramis, looking at Porthos, “could you not have waited with a little more patience?”
said
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From this reading He came up to the latter, behind one of the columns, and, as he pressed his hand, said, “So you have escaped from my prison?”
scold
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From this reading “Do not scold him,” said D’Artagnan; “it was I, dear Aramis, who set him free.”
set
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From this reading “Do not scold him,” said D’Artagnan; “it was I, dear Aramis, who set him free.”
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He came up to the latter, behind one of the columns, and, as he pressed his hand, said, “So you have escaped from my prison?”
sore
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From this reading D’Artagnan came to the assistance of Porthos, who already began to breathe hard, in sore perplexity.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Aramis cleverly managed to effect a diversion for the purpose of finding D’Artagnan and Porthos.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Aramis cleverly managed to effect a diversion for the purpose of finding D’Artagnan and Porthos.
up
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From this reading He came up to the latter, behind one of the columns, and, as he pressed his hand, said, “So you have escaped from my prison?”
waited
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From this reading “Ah! my friend,” replied Aramis, looking at Porthos, “could you not have waited with a little more patience?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Do not scold him,” said D’Artagnan; “it was I, dear Aramis, who set him free.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Do not scold him,” said D’Artagnan; “it was I, dear Aramis, who set him free.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Ah! my friend,” replied Aramis, looking at Porthos, “could you not have waited with a little more patience?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He came up to the latter, behind one of the columns, and, as he pressed his hand, said, “So you have escaped from my prison?”
