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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 The commissary of police, as he traversed the antechamber, made a sign to two gendarmes, who placed themselves one on Dantès’ right and the other on his left.
Accoules
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From this reading The Palais de Justice communicated with the prison,—a sombre edifice, that from its grated windows looks on the clock-tower of the Accoules.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After numberless windings, Dantès saw a door with an iron wicket.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading After numberless windings, Dantès saw a door with an iron wicket.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The commissary of police, as he traversed the antechamber, made a sign to two gendarmes, who placed themselves one on Dantès’ right and the other on his left.
antechamber
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From this reading The commissary of police, as he traversed the antechamber, made a sign to two gendarmes, who placed themselves one on Dantès’ right and the other on his left.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A door that communicated with the Palais de Justice was opened, and they went through a long range of gloomy corridors, whose appearance might have made even the boldest shudder.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The commissary of police, as he traversed the antechamber, made a sign to two gendarmes, who placed themselves one on Dantès’ right and the other on his left.
blow
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From this reading The commissary took up an iron mallet and knocked thrice, every blow seeming to Dantès as if struck on his heart.
boldest
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From this reading A door that communicated with the Palais de Justice was opened, and they went through a long range of gloomy corridors, whose appearance might have made even the boldest shudder.
clock-tower
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From this reading The Palais de Justice communicated with the prison,—a sombre edifice, that from its grated windows looks on the clock-tower of the Accoules.
commissarynounUS /ˈkɑːməseri/
a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel)
From this reading The commissary of police, as he traversed the antechamber, made a sign to two gendarmes, who placed themselves one on Dantès’ right and the other on his left.
communicated
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From this reading A door that communicated with the Palais de Justice was opened, and they went through a long range of gloomy corridors, whose appearance might have made even the boldest shudder.
corridors
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From this reading A door that communicated with the Palais de Justice was opened, and they went through a long range of gloomy corridors, whose appearance might have made even the boldest shudder.
Dantès
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From this reading The commissary of police, as he traversed the antechamber, made a sign to two gendarmes, who placed themselves one on Dantès’ right and the other on his left.
de
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From this reading A door that communicated with the Palais de Justice was opened, and they went through a long range of gloomy corridors, whose appearance might have made even the boldest shudder.
door
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From this reading A door that communicated with the Palais de Justice was opened, and they went through a long range of gloomy corridors, whose appearance might have made even the boldest shudder.
edifice
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From this reading The Palais de Justice communicated with the prison,—a sombre edifice, that from its grated windows looks on the clock-tower of the Accoules.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A door that communicated with the Palais de Justice was opened, and they went through a long range of gloomy corridors, whose appearance might have made even the boldest shudder.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The commissary took up an iron mallet and knocked thrice, every blow seeming to Dantès as if struck on his heart.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Palais de Justice communicated with the prison,—a sombre edifice, that from its grated windows looks on the clock-tower of the Accoules.
gendarmes
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From this reading The commissary of police, as he traversed the antechamber, made a sign to two gendarmes, who placed themselves one on Dantès’ right and the other on his left.
gloomy
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From this reading A door that communicated with the Palais de Justice was opened, and they went through a long range of gloomy corridors, whose appearance might have made even the boldest shudder.
grated
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From this reading The Palais de Justice communicated with the prison,—a sombre edifice, that from its grated windows looks on the clock-tower of the Accoules.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A door that communicated with the Palais de Justice was opened, and they went through a long range of gloomy corridors, whose appearance might have made even the boldest shudder.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The commissary of police, as he traversed the antechamber, made a sign to two gendarmes, who placed themselves one on Dantès’ right and the other on his left.
heart
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From this reading The commissary took up an iron mallet and knocked thrice, every blow seeming to Dantès as if struck on his heart.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The commissary of police, as he traversed the antechamber, made a sign to two gendarmes, who placed themselves one on Dantès’ right and the other on his left.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The commissary took up an iron mallet and knocked thrice, every blow seeming to Dantès as if struck on his heart.
iron
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From this reading After numberless windings, Dantès saw a door with an iron wicket.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Palais de Justice communicated with the prison,—a sombre edifice, that from its grated windows looks on the clock-tower of the Accoules.
Justice
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From this reading A door that communicated with the Palais de Justice was opened, and they went through a long range of gloomy corridors, whose appearance might have made even the boldest shudder.
knocked
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From this reading The commissary took up an iron mallet and knocked thrice, every blow seeming to Dantès as if struck on his heart.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The commissary of police, as he traversed the antechamber, made a sign to two gendarmes, who placed themselves one on Dantès’ right and the other on his left.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A door that communicated with the Palais de Justice was opened, and they went through a long range of gloomy corridors, whose appearance might have made even the boldest shudder.
looks
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From this reading The Palais de Justice communicated with the prison,—a sombre edifice, that from its grated windows looks on the clock-tower of the Accoules.
made
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From this reading The commissary of police, as he traversed the antechamber, made a sign to two gendarmes, who placed themselves one on Dantès’ right and the other on his left.
mallet
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From this reading The commissary took up an iron mallet and knocked thrice, every blow seeming to Dantès as if struck on his heart.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A door that communicated with the Palais de Justice was opened, and they went through a long range of gloomy corridors, whose appearance might have made even the boldest shudder.
numberless
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From this reading After numberless windings, Dantès saw a door with an iron wicket.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The commissary of police, as he traversed the antechamber, made a sign to two gendarmes, who placed themselves one on Dantès’ right and the other on his left.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The commissary of police, as he traversed the antechamber, made a sign to two gendarmes, who placed themselves one on Dantès’ right and the other on his left.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The commissary of police, as he traversed the antechamber, made a sign to two gendarmes, who placed themselves one on Dantès’ right and the other on his left.
opened
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From this reading A door that communicated with the Palais de Justice was opened, and they went through a long range of gloomy corridors, whose appearance might have made even the boldest shudder.
other
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From this reading The commissary of police, as he traversed the antechamber, made a sign to two gendarmes, who placed themselves one on Dantès’ right and the other on his left.
Palais
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From this reading A door that communicated with the Palais de Justice was opened, and they went through a long range of gloomy corridors, whose appearance might have made even the boldest shudder.
placed
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From this reading The commissary of police, as he traversed the antechamber, made a sign to two gendarmes, who placed themselves one on Dantès’ right and the other on his left.
police
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From this reading The commissary of police, as he traversed the antechamber, made a sign to two gendarmes, who placed themselves one on Dantès’ right and the other on his left.
prison
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From this reading The Palais de Justice communicated with the prison,—a sombre edifice, that from its grated windows looks on the clock-tower of the Accoules.
range
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From this reading A door that communicated with the Palais de Justice was opened, and they went through a long range of gloomy corridors, whose appearance might have made even the boldest shudder.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The commissary of police, as he traversed the antechamber, made a sign to two gendarmes, who placed themselves one on Dantès’ right and the other on his left.
saw
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From this reading After numberless windings, Dantès saw a door with an iron wicket.
seeming
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From this reading The commissary took up an iron mallet and knocked thrice, every blow seeming to Dantès as if struck on his heart.
shudder
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From this reading A door that communicated with the Palais de Justice was opened, and they went through a long range of gloomy corridors, whose appearance might have made even the boldest shudder.
sign
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From this reading The commissary of police, as he traversed the antechamber, made a sign to two gendarmes, who placed themselves one on Dantès’ right and the other on his left.
sombre
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From this reading The Palais de Justice communicated with the prison,—a sombre edifice, that from its grated windows looks on the clock-tower of the Accoules.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The commissary took up an iron mallet and knocked thrice, every blow seeming to Dantès as if struck on his heart.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A door that communicated with the Palais de Justice was opened, and they went through a long range of gloomy corridors, whose appearance might have made even the boldest shudder.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The commissary of police, as he traversed the antechamber, made a sign to two gendarmes, who placed themselves one on Dantès’ right and the other on his left.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The commissary of police, as he traversed the antechamber, made a sign to two gendarmes, who placed themselves one on Dantès’ right and the other on his left.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A door that communicated with the Palais de Justice was opened, and they went through a long range of gloomy corridors, whose appearance might have made even the boldest shudder.
thrice
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From this reading The commissary took up an iron mallet and knocked thrice, every blow seeming to Dantès as if struck on his heart.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A door that communicated with the Palais de Justice was opened, and they went through a long range of gloomy corridors, whose appearance might have made even the boldest shudder.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The commissary of police, as he traversed the antechamber, made a sign to two gendarmes, who placed themselves one on Dantès’ right and the other on his left.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The commissary took up an iron mallet and knocked thrice, every blow seeming to Dantès as if struck on his heart.
traversed
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From this reading The commissary of police, as he traversed the antechamber, made a sign to two gendarmes, who placed themselves one on Dantès’ right and the other on his left.
two
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From this reading The commissary of police, as he traversed the antechamber, made a sign to two gendarmes, who placed themselves one on Dantès’ right and the other on his left.
up
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From this reading The commissary took up an iron mallet and knocked thrice, every blow seeming to Dantès as if struck on his heart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A door that communicated with the Palais de Justice was opened, and they went through a long range of gloomy corridors, whose appearance might have made even the boldest shudder.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A door that communicated with the Palais de Justice was opened, and they went through a long range of gloomy corridors, whose appearance might have made even the boldest shudder.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The commissary of police, as he traversed the antechamber, made a sign to two gendarmes, who placed themselves one on Dantès’ right and the other on his left.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading A door that communicated with the Palais de Justice was opened, and they went through a long range of gloomy corridors, whose appearance might have made even the boldest shudder.
wicket
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From this reading After numberless windings, Dantès saw a door with an iron wicket.
windings
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From this reading After numberless windings, Dantès saw a door with an iron wicket.
windows
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From this reading The Palais de Justice communicated with the prison,—a sombre edifice, that from its grated windows looks on the clock-tower of the Accoules.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A door that communicated with the Palais de Justice was opened, and they went through a long range of gloomy corridors, whose appearance might have made even the boldest shudder.
