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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 "I shall be there too," said the Duc de Sarzeau-Vendome, quietly, taking down a gun.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "So that inevitably, at nine o'clock this evening, Arsene Lupin, on his way to the Great Oak, will take the patrol-path that follows the old ramparts and skirts the ruins of the chapel.
Arsene
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From this reading "So that inevitably, at nine o'clock this evening, Arsene Lupin, on his way to the Great Oak, will take the patrol-path that follows the old ramparts and skirts the ruins of the chapel.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "So that inevitably, at nine o'clock this evening, Arsene Lupin, on his way to the Great Oak, will take the patrol-path that follows the old ramparts and skirts the ruins of the chapel.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shall be there, in the ruins."
chapel
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From this reading "So that inevitably, at nine o'clock this evening, Arsene Lupin, on his way to the Great Oak, will take the patrol-path that follows the old ramparts and skirts the ruins of the chapel.
de
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From this reading "I shall be there too," said the Duc de Sarzeau-Vendome, quietly, taking down a gun.
down
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From this reading "I shall be there too," said the Duc de Sarzeau-Vendome, quietly, taking down a gun.
Duc
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From this reading "I shall be there too," said the Duc de Sarzeau-Vendome, quietly, taking down a gun.
evening
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From this reading "So that inevitably, at nine o'clock this evening, Arsene Lupin, on his way to the Great Oak, will take the patrol-path that follows the old ramparts and skirts the ruins of the chapel.
five
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From this reading It was now five o'clock.
follows
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From this reading "So that inevitably, at nine o'clock this evening, Arsene Lupin, on his way to the Great Oak, will take the patrol-path that follows the old ramparts and skirts the ruins of the chapel.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So that inevitably, at nine o'clock this evening, Arsene Lupin, on his way to the Great Oak, will take the patrol-path that follows the old ramparts and skirts the ruins of the chapel.
gun
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From this reading "I shall be there too," said the Duc de Sarzeau-Vendome, quietly, taking down a gun.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "So that inevitably, at nine o'clock this evening, Arsene Lupin, on his way to the Great Oak, will take the patrol-path that follows the old ramparts and skirts the ruins of the chapel.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall be there, in the ruins."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I shall be there, in the ruins."
inevitably
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From this reading "So that inevitably, at nine o'clock this evening, Arsene Lupin, on his way to the Great Oak, will take the patrol-path that follows the old ramparts and skirts the ruins of the chapel.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now five o'clock.
Lupin
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From this reading "So that inevitably, at nine o'clock this evening, Arsene Lupin, on his way to the Great Oak, will take the patrol-path that follows the old ramparts and skirts the ruins of the chapel.
nine
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From this reading "So that inevitably, at nine o'clock this evening, Arsene Lupin, on his way to the Great Oak, will take the patrol-path that follows the old ramparts and skirts the ruins of the chapel.
now
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From this reading It was now five o'clock.
o'clock
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From this reading "So that inevitably, at nine o'clock this evening, Arsene Lupin, on his way to the Great Oak, will take the patrol-path that follows the old ramparts and skirts the ruins of the chapel.
Oak
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From this reading "So that inevitably, at nine o'clock this evening, Arsene Lupin, on his way to the Great Oak, will take the patrol-path that follows the old ramparts and skirts the ruins of the chapel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "So that inevitably, at nine o'clock this evening, Arsene Lupin, on his way to the Great Oak, will take the patrol-path that follows the old ramparts and skirts the ruins of the chapel.
old
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From this reading "So that inevitably, at nine o'clock this evening, Arsene Lupin, on his way to the Great Oak, will take the patrol-path that follows the old ramparts and skirts the ruins of the chapel.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "So that inevitably, at nine o'clock this evening, Arsene Lupin, on his way to the Great Oak, will take the patrol-path that follows the old ramparts and skirts the ruins of the chapel.
patrol-path
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From this reading "So that inevitably, at nine o'clock this evening, Arsene Lupin, on his way to the Great Oak, will take the patrol-path that follows the old ramparts and skirts the ruins of the chapel.
quietly
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From this reading "I shall be there too," said the Duc de Sarzeau-Vendome, quietly, taking down a gun.
ramparts
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From this reading "So that inevitably, at nine o'clock this evening, Arsene Lupin, on his way to the Great Oak, will take the patrol-path that follows the old ramparts and skirts the ruins of the chapel.
ruins
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From this reading "So that inevitably, at nine o'clock this evening, Arsene Lupin, on his way to the Great Oak, will take the patrol-path that follows the old ramparts and skirts the ruins of the chapel.
said
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From this reading "I shall be there too," said the Duc de Sarzeau-Vendome, quietly, taking down a gun.
Sarzeau-Vendome
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From this reading "I shall be there too," said the Duc de Sarzeau-Vendome, quietly, taking down a gun.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall be there, in the ruins."
skirts
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From this reading "So that inevitably, at nine o'clock this evening, Arsene Lupin, on his way to the Great Oak, will take the patrol-path that follows the old ramparts and skirts the ruins of the chapel.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So that ...?"
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So that inevitably, at nine o'clock this evening, Arsene Lupin, on his way to the Great Oak, will take the patrol-path that follows the old ramparts and skirts the ruins of the chapel.
taking
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From this reading "I shall be there too," said the Duc de Sarzeau-Vendome, quietly, taking down a gun.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "So that ...?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "So that inevitably, at nine o'clock this evening, Arsene Lupin, on his way to the Great Oak, will take the patrol-path that follows the old ramparts and skirts the ruins of the chapel.
there
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From this reading I shall be there, in the ruins."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "So that inevitably, at nine o'clock this evening, Arsene Lupin, on his way to the Great Oak, will take the patrol-path that follows the old ramparts and skirts the ruins of the chapel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "So that inevitably, at nine o'clock this evening, Arsene Lupin, on his way to the Great Oak, will take the patrol-path that follows the old ramparts and skirts the ruins of the chapel.
too
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From this reading "I shall be there too," said the Duc de Sarzeau-Vendome, quietly, taking down a gun.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was now five o'clock.
way
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From this reading "So that inevitably, at nine o'clock this evening, Arsene Lupin, on his way to the Great Oak, will take the patrol-path that follows the old ramparts and skirts the ruins of the chapel.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "So that inevitably, at nine o'clock this evening, Arsene Lupin, on his way to the Great Oak, will take the patrol-path that follows the old ramparts and skirts the ruins of the chapel.