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Ninety-Three
Ninety-Three

Chapter XIII

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AFTER VICTORY, STRUGGLE BEGINS.
I.
LANTENAC TAKEN.
The Marquis had indeed descended into his tomb.
They led him away.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Ninety-Three

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/64 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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AFTER VICTORY, STRUGGLE BEGINS.
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I.
/aɪ/
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LANTENAC TAKEN.
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The Marquis had indeed descended into his tomb.
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They led him away.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

AFTER preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “AFTER VICTORY, STRUGGLE BEGINS.”

Descended noun US /ˈdescended/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “The Marquis had indeed descended into his tomb.”

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AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading AFTER VICTORY, STRUGGLE BEGINS.

away

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From this reading They led him away.

BEGINS

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From this reading AFTER VICTORY, STRUGGLE BEGINS.

descendednounUS /ˈdescended/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The Marquis had indeed descended into his tomb.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The Marquis had indeed descended into his tomb.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading They led him away.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The Marquis had indeed descended into his tomb.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I.

indeed

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From this reading The Marquis had indeed descended into his tomb.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The Marquis had indeed descended into his tomb.

LANTENAC

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From this reading LANTENAC TAKEN.

led

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From this reading They led him away.

Marquis

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From this reading The Marquis had indeed descended into his tomb.

STRUGGLE

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From this reading AFTER VICTORY, STRUGGLE BEGINS.

TAKEN

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From this reading LANTENAC TAKEN.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Marquis had indeed descended into his tomb.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They led him away.

tomb

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From this reading The Marquis had indeed descended into his tomb.

VICTORY

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From this reading AFTER VICTORY, STRUGGLE BEGINS.