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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 Athos and Aramis had played a close game; neither of the two had been able to gain the slightest advantage over the other.
able
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From this reading Athos and Aramis had played a close game; neither of the two had been able to gain the slightest advantage over the other.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They had supped, talked a good deal about the Bastile, of the last journey to Fontainebleau, of the intended _fete_ that M. Fouquet was about to give at Vaux; they had generalized on every possible subject; and no one, excepting Baisemeaux, had in the slightest degree alluded to private matters.
admirably
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From this reading They had just reached the finer and more delicate class of wines and liqueurs with which the governor’s cellar had the reputation of being most admirably stocked, when the silver spurs of the captain resounded in the corridor, and he himself appeared at the threshold.
advantage
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From this reading Athos and Aramis had played a close game; neither of the two had been able to gain the slightest advantage over the other.
alluded
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From this reading They had supped, talked a good deal about the Bastile, of the last journey to Fontainebleau, of the intended _fete_ that M. Fouquet was about to give at Vaux; they had generalized on every possible subject; and no one, excepting Baisemeaux, had in the slightest degree alluded to private matters.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading D’Artagnan had promised M. de Baisemeaux to return in time for dessert, and he kept his word.
appeared
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From this reading They had just reached the finer and more delicate class of wines and liqueurs with which the governor’s cellar had the reputation of being most admirably stocked, when the silver spurs of the captain resounded in the corridor, and he himself appeared at the threshold.
Aramis
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From this reading Athos and Aramis had played a close game; neither of the two had been able to gain the slightest advantage over the other.
arrived
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From this reading D’Artagnan arrived in the very midst of the conversation, still pale and much disturbed by his interview with the king.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had just reached the finer and more delicate class of wines and liqueurs with which the governor’s cellar had the reputation of being most admirably stocked, when the silver spurs of the captain resounded in the corridor, and he himself appeared at the threshold.
Athos
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From this reading Athos and Aramis had played a close game; neither of the two had been able to gain the slightest advantage over the other.
Baisemeaux
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From this reading D’Artagnan had promised M. de Baisemeaux to return in time for dessert, and he kept his word.
Bastile
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From this reading They had supped, talked a good deal about the Bastile, of the last journey to Fontainebleau, of the intended _fete_ that M. Fouquet was about to give at Vaux; they had generalized on every possible subject; and no one, excepting Baisemeaux, had in the slightest degree alluded to private matters.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Athos and Aramis had played a close game; neither of the two had been able to gain the slightest advantage over the other.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading They had just reached the finer and more delicate class of wines and liqueurs with which the governor’s cellar had the reputation of being most admirably stocked, when the silver spurs of the captain resounded in the corridor, and he himself appeared at the threshold.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading D’Artagnan arrived in the very midst of the conversation, still pale and much disturbed by his interview with the king.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had just reached the finer and more delicate class of wines and liqueurs with which the governor’s cellar had the reputation of being most admirably stocked, when the silver spurs of the captain resounded in the corridor, and he himself appeared at the threshold.
cellar
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From this reading They had just reached the finer and more delicate class of wines and liqueurs with which the governor’s cellar had the reputation of being most admirably stocked, when the silver spurs of the captain resounded in the corridor, and he himself appeared at the threshold.
class
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From this reading They had just reached the finer and more delicate class of wines and liqueurs with which the governor’s cellar had the reputation of being most admirably stocked, when the silver spurs of the captain resounded in the corridor, and he himself appeared at the threshold.
close
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From this reading Athos and Aramis had played a close game; neither of the two had been able to gain the slightest advantage over the other.
conversation
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From this reading D’Artagnan arrived in the very midst of the conversation, still pale and much disturbed by his interview with the king.
corridor
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From this reading They had just reached the finer and more delicate class of wines and liqueurs with which the governor’s cellar had the reputation of being most admirably stocked, when the silver spurs of the captain resounded in the corridor, and he himself appeared at the threshold.
D'Artagnan
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From this reading D’Artagnan had promised M. de Baisemeaux to return in time for dessert, and he kept his word.
de
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From this reading D’Artagnan had promised M. de Baisemeaux to return in time for dessert, and he kept his word.
deal
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From this reading They had supped, talked a good deal about the Bastile, of the last journey to Fontainebleau, of the intended _fete_ that M. Fouquet was about to give at Vaux; they had generalized on every possible subject; and no one, excepting Baisemeaux, had in the slightest degree alluded to private matters.
degree
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From this reading They had supped, talked a good deal about the Bastile, of the last journey to Fontainebleau, of the intended _fete_ that M. Fouquet was about to give at Vaux; they had generalized on every possible subject; and no one, excepting Baisemeaux, had in the slightest degree alluded to private matters.
delicate
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From this reading They had just reached the finer and more delicate class of wines and liqueurs with which the governor’s cellar had the reputation of being most admirably stocked, when the silver spurs of the captain resounded in the corridor, and he himself appeared at the threshold.
dessert
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From this reading D’Artagnan had promised M. de Baisemeaux to return in time for dessert, and he kept his word.
disturbed
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From this reading D’Artagnan arrived in the very midst of the conversation, still pale and much disturbed by his interview with the king.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They had supped, talked a good deal about the Bastile, of the last journey to Fontainebleau, of the intended _fete_ that M. Fouquet was about to give at Vaux; they had generalized on every possible subject; and no one, excepting Baisemeaux, had in the slightest degree alluded to private matters.
excepting
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From this reading They had supped, talked a good deal about the Bastile, of the last journey to Fontainebleau, of the intended _fete_ that M. Fouquet was about to give at Vaux; they had generalized on every possible subject; and no one, excepting Baisemeaux, had in the slightest degree alluded to private matters.
fete
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From this reading They had supped, talked a good deal about the Bastile, of the last journey to Fontainebleau, of the intended _fete_ that M. Fouquet was about to give at Vaux; they had generalized on every possible subject; and no one, excepting Baisemeaux, had in the slightest degree alluded to private matters.
finer
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From this reading They had just reached the finer and more delicate class of wines and liqueurs with which the governor’s cellar had the reputation of being most admirably stocked, when the silver spurs of the captain resounded in the corridor, and he himself appeared at the threshold.
Fontainebleau
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From this reading They had supped, talked a good deal about the Bastile, of the last journey to Fontainebleau, of the intended _fete_ that M. Fouquet was about to give at Vaux; they had generalized on every possible subject; and no one, excepting Baisemeaux, had in the slightest degree alluded to private matters.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading D’Artagnan had promised M. de Baisemeaux to return in time for dessert, and he kept his word.
Fouquet
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From this reading They had supped, talked a good deal about the Bastile, of the last journey to Fontainebleau, of the intended _fete_ that M. Fouquet was about to give at Vaux; they had generalized on every possible subject; and no one, excepting Baisemeaux, had in the slightest degree alluded to private matters.
gain
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From this reading Athos and Aramis had played a close game; neither of the two had been able to gain the slightest advantage over the other.
game
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From this reading Athos and Aramis had played a close game; neither of the two had been able to gain the slightest advantage over the other.
generalized
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From this reading They had supped, talked a good deal about the Bastile, of the last journey to Fontainebleau, of the intended _fete_ that M. Fouquet was about to give at Vaux; they had generalized on every possible subject; and no one, excepting Baisemeaux, had in the slightest degree alluded to private matters.
give
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From this reading They had supped, talked a good deal about the Bastile, of the last journey to Fontainebleau, of the intended _fete_ that M. Fouquet was about to give at Vaux; they had generalized on every possible subject; and no one, excepting Baisemeaux, had in the slightest degree alluded to private matters.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had supped, talked a good deal about the Bastile, of the last journey to Fontainebleau, of the intended _fete_ that M. Fouquet was about to give at Vaux; they had generalized on every possible subject; and no one, excepting Baisemeaux, had in the slightest degree alluded to private matters.
governor's
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From this reading They had just reached the finer and more delicate class of wines and liqueurs with which the governor’s cellar had the reputation of being most admirably stocked, when the silver spurs of the captain resounded in the corridor, and he himself appeared at the threshold.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading D’Artagnan had promised M. de Baisemeaux to return in time for dessert, and he kept his word.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading D’Artagnan had promised M. de Baisemeaux to return in time for dessert, and he kept his word.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading They had just reached the finer and more delicate class of wines and liqueurs with which the governor’s cellar had the reputation of being most admirably stocked, when the silver spurs of the captain resounded in the corridor, and he himself appeared at the threshold.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading D’Artagnan had promised M. de Baisemeaux to return in time for dessert, and he kept his word.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading D’Artagnan had promised M. de Baisemeaux to return in time for dessert, and he kept his word.
intended
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From this reading They had supped, talked a good deal about the Bastile, of the last journey to Fontainebleau, of the intended _fete_ that M. Fouquet was about to give at Vaux; they had generalized on every possible subject; and no one, excepting Baisemeaux, had in the slightest degree alluded to private matters.
interview
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From this reading D’Artagnan arrived in the very midst of the conversation, still pale and much disturbed by his interview with the king.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had supped, talked a good deal about the Bastile, of the last journey to Fontainebleau, of the intended _fete_ that M. Fouquet was about to give at Vaux; they had generalized on every possible subject; and no one, excepting Baisemeaux, had in the slightest degree alluded to private matters.
just
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From this reading They had just reached the finer and more delicate class of wines and liqueurs with which the governor’s cellar had the reputation of being most admirably stocked, when the silver spurs of the captain resounded in the corridor, and he himself appeared at the threshold.
kept
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From this reading D’Artagnan had promised M. de Baisemeaux to return in time for dessert, and he kept his word.
king
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From this reading D’Artagnan arrived in the very midst of the conversation, still pale and much disturbed by his interview with the king.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had supped, talked a good deal about the Bastile, of the last journey to Fontainebleau, of the intended _fete_ that M. Fouquet was about to give at Vaux; they had generalized on every possible subject; and no one, excepting Baisemeaux, had in the slightest degree alluded to private matters.
liqueurs
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From this reading They had just reached the finer and more delicate class of wines and liqueurs with which the governor’s cellar had the reputation of being most admirably stocked, when the silver spurs of the captain resounded in the corridor, and he himself appeared at the threshold.
M
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From this reading D’Artagnan had promised M. de Baisemeaux to return in time for dessert, and he kept his word.
matters
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From this reading They had supped, talked a good deal about the Bastile, of the last journey to Fontainebleau, of the intended _fete_ that M. Fouquet was about to give at Vaux; they had generalized on every possible subject; and no one, excepting Baisemeaux, had in the slightest degree alluded to private matters.
midst
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From this reading D’Artagnan arrived in the very midst of the conversation, still pale and much disturbed by his interview with the king.
more
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From this reading They had just reached the finer and more delicate class of wines and liqueurs with which the governor’s cellar had the reputation of being most admirably stocked, when the silver spurs of the captain resounded in the corridor, and he himself appeared at the threshold.
most
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From this reading They had just reached the finer and more delicate class of wines and liqueurs with which the governor’s cellar had the reputation of being most admirably stocked, when the silver spurs of the captain resounded in the corridor, and he himself appeared at the threshold.
much
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From this reading D’Artagnan arrived in the very midst of the conversation, still pale and much disturbed by his interview with the king.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Athos and Aramis had played a close game; neither of the two had been able to gain the slightest advantage over the other.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They had supped, talked a good deal about the Bastile, of the last journey to Fontainebleau, of the intended _fete_ that M. Fouquet was about to give at Vaux; they had generalized on every possible subject; and no one, excepting Baisemeaux, had in the slightest degree alluded to private matters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had just reached the finer and more delicate class of wines and liqueurs with which the governor’s cellar had the reputation of being most admirably stocked, when the silver spurs of the captain resounded in the corridor, and he himself appeared at the threshold.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They had supped, talked a good deal about the Bastile, of the last journey to Fontainebleau, of the intended _fete_ that M. Fouquet was about to give at Vaux; they had generalized on every possible subject; and no one, excepting Baisemeaux, had in the slightest degree alluded to private matters.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They had supped, talked a good deal about the Bastile, of the last journey to Fontainebleau, of the intended _fete_ that M. Fouquet was about to give at Vaux; they had generalized on every possible subject; and no one, excepting Baisemeaux, had in the slightest degree alluded to private matters.
other
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From this reading Athos and Aramis had played a close game; neither of the two had been able to gain the slightest advantage over the other.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Athos and Aramis had played a close game; neither of the two had been able to gain the slightest advantage over the other.
pale
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From this reading D’Artagnan arrived in the very midst of the conversation, still pale and much disturbed by his interview with the king.
played
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From this reading Athos and Aramis had played a close game; neither of the two had been able to gain the slightest advantage over the other.
possible
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From this reading They had supped, talked a good deal about the Bastile, of the last journey to Fontainebleau, of the intended _fete_ that M. Fouquet was about to give at Vaux; they had generalized on every possible subject; and no one, excepting Baisemeaux, had in the slightest degree alluded to private matters.
private
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From this reading They had supped, talked a good deal about the Bastile, of the last journey to Fontainebleau, of the intended _fete_ that M. Fouquet was about to give at Vaux; they had generalized on every possible subject; and no one, excepting Baisemeaux, had in the slightest degree alluded to private matters.
promised
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From this reading D’Artagnan had promised M. de Baisemeaux to return in time for dessert, and he kept his word.
reached
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From this reading They had just reached the finer and more delicate class of wines and liqueurs with which the governor’s cellar had the reputation of being most admirably stocked, when the silver spurs of the captain resounded in the corridor, and he himself appeared at the threshold.
reputation
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From this reading They had just reached the finer and more delicate class of wines and liqueurs with which the governor’s cellar had the reputation of being most admirably stocked, when the silver spurs of the captain resounded in the corridor, and he himself appeared at the threshold.
resounded
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From this reading They had just reached the finer and more delicate class of wines and liqueurs with which the governor’s cellar had the reputation of being most admirably stocked, when the silver spurs of the captain resounded in the corridor, and he himself appeared at the threshold.
return
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From this reading D’Artagnan had promised M. de Baisemeaux to return in time for dessert, and he kept his word.
silver
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From this reading They had just reached the finer and more delicate class of wines and liqueurs with which the governor’s cellar had the reputation of being most admirably stocked, when the silver spurs of the captain resounded in the corridor, and he himself appeared at the threshold.
slightest
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From this reading Athos and Aramis had played a close game; neither of the two had been able to gain the slightest advantage over the other.
spurs
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From this reading They had just reached the finer and more delicate class of wines and liqueurs with which the governor’s cellar had the reputation of being most admirably stocked, when the silver spurs of the captain resounded in the corridor, and he himself appeared at the threshold.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading D’Artagnan arrived in the very midst of the conversation, still pale and much disturbed by his interview with the king.
stocked
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From this reading They had just reached the finer and more delicate class of wines and liqueurs with which the governor’s cellar had the reputation of being most admirably stocked, when the silver spurs of the captain resounded in the corridor, and he himself appeared at the threshold.
subject
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From this reading They had supped, talked a good deal about the Bastile, of the last journey to Fontainebleau, of the intended _fete_ that M. Fouquet was about to give at Vaux; they had generalized on every possible subject; and no one, excepting Baisemeaux, had in the slightest degree alluded to private matters.
supped
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From this reading They had supped, talked a good deal about the Bastile, of the last journey to Fontainebleau, of the intended _fete_ that M. Fouquet was about to give at Vaux; they had generalized on every possible subject; and no one, excepting Baisemeaux, had in the slightest degree alluded to private matters.
talked
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From this reading They had supped, talked a good deal about the Bastile, of the last journey to Fontainebleau, of the intended _fete_ that M. Fouquet was about to give at Vaux; they had generalized on every possible subject; and no one, excepting Baisemeaux, had in the slightest degree alluded to private matters.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had supped, talked a good deal about the Bastile, of the last journey to Fontainebleau, of the intended _fete_ that M. Fouquet was about to give at Vaux; they had generalized on every possible subject; and no one, excepting Baisemeaux, had in the slightest degree alluded to private matters.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They had just reached the finer and more delicate class of wines and liqueurs with which the governor’s cellar had the reputation of being most admirably stocked, when the silver spurs of the captain resounded in the corridor, and he himself appeared at the threshold.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had just reached the finer and more delicate class of wines and liqueurs with which the governor’s cellar had the reputation of being most admirably stocked, when the silver spurs of the captain resounded in the corridor, and he himself appeared at the threshold.
threshold
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From this reading They had just reached the finer and more delicate class of wines and liqueurs with which the governor’s cellar had the reputation of being most admirably stocked, when the silver spurs of the captain resounded in the corridor, and he himself appeared at the threshold.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading D’Artagnan had promised M. de Baisemeaux to return in time for dessert, and he kept his word.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading D’Artagnan had promised M. de Baisemeaux to return in time for dessert, and he kept his word.
two
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From this reading Athos and Aramis had played a close game; neither of the two had been able to gain the slightest advantage over the other.
Vaux
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From this reading They had supped, talked a good deal about the Bastile, of the last journey to Fontainebleau, of the intended _fete_ that M. Fouquet was about to give at Vaux; they had generalized on every possible subject; and no one, excepting Baisemeaux, had in the slightest degree alluded to private matters.
very
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From this reading D’Artagnan arrived in the very midst of the conversation, still pale and much disturbed by his interview with the king.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had supped, talked a good deal about the Bastile, of the last journey to Fontainebleau, of the intended _fete_ that M. Fouquet was about to give at Vaux; they had generalized on every possible subject; and no one, excepting Baisemeaux, had in the slightest degree alluded to private matters.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They had just reached the finer and more delicate class of wines and liqueurs with which the governor’s cellar had the reputation of being most admirably stocked, when the silver spurs of the captain resounded in the corridor, and he himself appeared at the threshold.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They had just reached the finer and more delicate class of wines and liqueurs with which the governor’s cellar had the reputation of being most admirably stocked, when the silver spurs of the captain resounded in the corridor, and he himself appeared at the threshold.
wines
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From this reading They had just reached the finer and more delicate class of wines and liqueurs with which the governor’s cellar had the reputation of being most admirably stocked, when the silver spurs of the captain resounded in the corridor, and he himself appeared at the threshold.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had just reached the finer and more delicate class of wines and liqueurs with which the governor’s cellar had the reputation of being most admirably stocked, when the silver spurs of the captain resounded in the corridor, and he himself appeared at the threshold.
word
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From this reading D’Artagnan had promised M. de Baisemeaux to return in time for dessert, and he kept his word.
