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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading De Guiche, having two pairs of pistols, went to his apartments to get them; and after having loaded them, gave the choice to De Wardes, who selected the pair he had made use of twenty times before--the same, indeed, with which De Guiche had seen him kill swallows flying.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading You know the weapons well, and, consequently, I am only making the chances equal.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading De Wardes and De Guiche selected their horses, and saddled them with their own hands, with holster saddles.
apartments
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From this reading De Guiche, having two pairs of pistols, went to his apartments to get them; and after having loaded them, gave the choice to De Wardes, who selected the pair he had made use of twenty times before--the same, indeed, with which De Guiche had seen him kill swallows flying.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Your remark was quite useless,” replied De Guiche, “and you have done no more than you are entitled to do.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You will not be surprised,” he said, “if I take every precaution.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading De Guiche, having two pairs of pistols, went to his apartments to get them; and after having loaded them, gave the choice to De Wardes, who selected the pair he had made use of twenty times before--the same, indeed, with which De Guiche had seen him kill swallows flying.
chances
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From this reading You know the weapons well, and, consequently, I am only making the chances equal.”
choice
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From this reading De Guiche, having two pairs of pistols, went to his apartments to get them; and after having loaded them, gave the choice to De Wardes, who selected the pair he had made use of twenty times before--the same, indeed, with which De Guiche had seen him kill swallows flying.
consequently
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From this reading You know the weapons well, and, consequently, I am only making the chances equal.”
De
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From this reading De Wardes and De Guiche selected their horses, and saddled them with their own hands, with holster saddles.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Your remark was quite useless,” replied De Guiche, “and you have done no more than you are entitled to do.”
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Your remark was quite useless,” replied De Guiche, “and you have done no more than you are entitled to do.”
entitled
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From this reading “Your remark was quite useless,” replied De Guiche, “and you have done no more than you are entitled to do.”
equal
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From this reading You know the weapons well, and, consequently, I am only making the chances equal.”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “You will not be surprised,” he said, “if I take every precaution.
flying
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From this reading De Guiche, having two pairs of pistols, went to his apartments to get them; and after having loaded them, gave the choice to De Wardes, who selected the pair he had made use of twenty times before--the same, indeed, with which De Guiche had seen him kill swallows flying.
gave
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From this reading De Guiche, having two pairs of pistols, went to his apartments to get them; and after having loaded them, gave the choice to De Wardes, who selected the pair he had made use of twenty times before--the same, indeed, with which De Guiche had seen him kill swallows flying.
get
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From this reading De Guiche, having two pairs of pistols, went to his apartments to get them; and after having loaded them, gave the choice to De Wardes, who selected the pair he had made use of twenty times before--the same, indeed, with which De Guiche had seen him kill swallows flying.
Guiche
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From this reading De Wardes and De Guiche selected their horses, and saddled them with their own hands, with holster saddles.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading De Guiche, having two pairs of pistols, went to his apartments to get them; and after having loaded them, gave the choice to De Wardes, who selected the pair he had made use of twenty times before--the same, indeed, with which De Guiche had seen him kill swallows flying.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading De Wardes and De Guiche selected their horses, and saddled them with their own hands, with holster saddles.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Your remark was quite useless,” replied De Guiche, “and you have done no more than you are entitled to do.”
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading De Guiche, having two pairs of pistols, went to his apartments to get them; and after having loaded them, gave the choice to De Wardes, who selected the pair he had made use of twenty times before--the same, indeed, with which De Guiche had seen him kill swallows flying.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading De Guiche, having two pairs of pistols, went to his apartments to get them; and after having loaded them, gave the choice to De Wardes, who selected the pair he had made use of twenty times before--the same, indeed, with which De Guiche had seen him kill swallows flying.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading De Guiche, having two pairs of pistols, went to his apartments to get them; and after having loaded them, gave the choice to De Wardes, who selected the pair he had made use of twenty times before--the same, indeed, with which De Guiche had seen him kill swallows flying.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading De Guiche, having two pairs of pistols, went to his apartments to get them; and after having loaded them, gave the choice to De Wardes, who selected the pair he had made use of twenty times before--the same, indeed, with which De Guiche had seen him kill swallows flying.
holster
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From this reading De Wardes and De Guiche selected their horses, and saddled them with their own hands, with holster saddles.
horses
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From this reading De Wardes and De Guiche selected their horses, and saddled them with their own hands, with holster saddles.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You will not be surprised,” he said, “if I take every precaution.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “You will not be surprised,” he said, “if I take every precaution.
indeed
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From this reading De Guiche, having two pairs of pistols, went to his apartments to get them; and after having loaded them, gave the choice to De Wardes, who selected the pair he had made use of twenty times before--the same, indeed, with which De Guiche had seen him kill swallows flying.
kill
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From this reading De Guiche, having two pairs of pistols, went to his apartments to get them; and after having loaded them, gave the choice to De Wardes, who selected the pair he had made use of twenty times before--the same, indeed, with which De Guiche had seen him kill swallows flying.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know the weapons well, and, consequently, I am only making the chances equal.”
loaded
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From this reading De Guiche, having two pairs of pistols, went to his apartments to get them; and after having loaded them, gave the choice to De Wardes, who selected the pair he had made use of twenty times before--the same, indeed, with which De Guiche had seen him kill swallows flying.
made
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From this reading De Guiche, having two pairs of pistols, went to his apartments to get them; and after having loaded them, gave the choice to De Wardes, who selected the pair he had made use of twenty times before--the same, indeed, with which De Guiche had seen him kill swallows flying.
making
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From this reading You know the weapons well, and, consequently, I am only making the chances equal.”
more
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From this reading “Your remark was quite useless,” replied De Guiche, “and you have done no more than you are entitled to do.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Your remark was quite useless,” replied De Guiche, “and you have done no more than you are entitled to do.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You will not be surprised,” he said, “if I take every precaution.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading De Guiche, having two pairs of pistols, went to his apartments to get them; and after having loaded them, gave the choice to De Wardes, who selected the pair he had made use of twenty times before--the same, indeed, with which De Guiche had seen him kill swallows flying.
only
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From this reading You know the weapons well, and, consequently, I am only making the chances equal.”
own
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From this reading De Wardes and De Guiche selected their horses, and saddled them with their own hands, with holster saddles.
pair
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From this reading De Guiche, having two pairs of pistols, went to his apartments to get them; and after having loaded them, gave the choice to De Wardes, who selected the pair he had made use of twenty times before--the same, indeed, with which De Guiche had seen him kill swallows flying.
pairs
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From this reading De Guiche, having two pairs of pistols, went to his apartments to get them; and after having loaded them, gave the choice to De Wardes, who selected the pair he had made use of twenty times before--the same, indeed, with which De Guiche had seen him kill swallows flying.
pistols
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From this reading De Guiche, having two pairs of pistols, went to his apartments to get them; and after having loaded them, gave the choice to De Wardes, who selected the pair he had made use of twenty times before--the same, indeed, with which De Guiche had seen him kill swallows flying.
precaution
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From this reading “You will not be surprised,” he said, “if I take every precaution.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Your remark was quite useless,” replied De Guiche, “and you have done no more than you are entitled to do.”
remark
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From this reading “Your remark was quite useless,” replied De Guiche, “and you have done no more than you are entitled to do.”
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Your remark was quite useless,” replied De Guiche, “and you have done no more than you are entitled to do.”
saddled
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From this reading De Wardes and De Guiche selected their horses, and saddled them with their own hands, with holster saddles.
saddles
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From this reading De Wardes and De Guiche selected their horses, and saddled them with their own hands, with holster saddles.
said
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From this reading “You will not be surprised,” he said, “if I take every precaution.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading De Guiche, having two pairs of pistols, went to his apartments to get them; and after having loaded them, gave the choice to De Wardes, who selected the pair he had made use of twenty times before--the same, indeed, with which De Guiche had seen him kill swallows flying.
seen
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From this reading De Guiche, having two pairs of pistols, went to his apartments to get them; and after having loaded them, gave the choice to De Wardes, who selected the pair he had made use of twenty times before--the same, indeed, with which De Guiche had seen him kill swallows flying.
selected
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From this reading De Wardes and De Guiche selected their horses, and saddled them with their own hands, with holster saddles.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You will not be surprised,” he said, “if I take every precaution.
swallows
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From this reading De Guiche, having two pairs of pistols, went to his apartments to get them; and after having loaded them, gave the choice to De Wardes, who selected the pair he had made use of twenty times before--the same, indeed, with which De Guiche had seen him kill swallows flying.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You will not be surprised,” he said, “if I take every precaution.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Your remark was quite useless,” replied De Guiche, “and you have done no more than you are entitled to do.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading De Guiche, having two pairs of pistols, went to his apartments to get them; and after having loaded them, gave the choice to De Wardes, who selected the pair he had made use of twenty times before--the same, indeed, with which De Guiche had seen him kill swallows flying.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading De Wardes and De Guiche selected their horses, and saddled them with their own hands, with holster saddles.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading De Wardes and De Guiche selected their horses, and saddled them with their own hands, with holster saddles.
times
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From this reading De Guiche, having two pairs of pistols, went to his apartments to get them; and after having loaded them, gave the choice to De Wardes, who selected the pair he had made use of twenty times before--the same, indeed, with which De Guiche had seen him kill swallows flying.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading De Guiche, having two pairs of pistols, went to his apartments to get them; and after having loaded them, gave the choice to De Wardes, who selected the pair he had made use of twenty times before--the same, indeed, with which De Guiche had seen him kill swallows flying.
twenty
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From this reading De Guiche, having two pairs of pistols, went to his apartments to get them; and after having loaded them, gave the choice to De Wardes, who selected the pair he had made use of twenty times before--the same, indeed, with which De Guiche had seen him kill swallows flying.
two
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From this reading De Guiche, having two pairs of pistols, went to his apartments to get them; and after having loaded them, gave the choice to De Wardes, who selected the pair he had made use of twenty times before--the same, indeed, with which De Guiche had seen him kill swallows flying.
use
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From this reading De Guiche, having two pairs of pistols, went to his apartments to get them; and after having loaded them, gave the choice to De Wardes, who selected the pair he had made use of twenty times before--the same, indeed, with which De Guiche had seen him kill swallows flying.
useless
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From this reading “Your remark was quite useless,” replied De Guiche, “and you have done no more than you are entitled to do.”
Wardes
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From this reading De Wardes and De Guiche selected their horses, and saddled them with their own hands, with holster saddles.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Your remark was quite useless,” replied De Guiche, “and you have done no more than you are entitled to do.”
weapons
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From this reading You know the weapons well, and, consequently, I am only making the chances equal.”
well
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From this reading You know the weapons well, and, consequently, I am only making the chances equal.”
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading De Guiche, having two pairs of pistols, went to his apartments to get them; and after having loaded them, gave the choice to De Wardes, who selected the pair he had made use of twenty times before--the same, indeed, with which De Guiche had seen him kill swallows flying.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading De Guiche, having two pairs of pistols, went to his apartments to get them; and after having loaded them, gave the choice to De Wardes, who selected the pair he had made use of twenty times before--the same, indeed, with which De Guiche had seen him kill swallows flying.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading De Guiche, having two pairs of pistols, went to his apartments to get them; and after having loaded them, gave the choice to De Wardes, who selected the pair he had made use of twenty times before--the same, indeed, with which De Guiche had seen him kill swallows flying.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “You will not be surprised,” he said, “if I take every precaution.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading De Wardes and De Guiche selected their horses, and saddled them with their own hands, with holster saddles.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You will not be surprised,” he said, “if I take every precaution.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your remark was quite useless,” replied De Guiche, “and you have done no more than you are entitled to do.”
