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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 baron was a man after the duke’s own heart,--a species of butcher, built for strength, tall, virile in face, cold and harsh, brave in the service of the throne, rude in his manners, with an iron will in action, but supple in manoeuvres, withal an ambitious noble, possessing the honor of a soldier and the wiles of a politician.
action
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From this reading The baron was a man after the duke’s own heart,--a species of butcher, built for strength, tall, virile in face, cold and harsh, brave in the service of the throne, rude in his manners, with an iron will in action, but supple in manoeuvres, withal an ambitious noble, possessing the honor of a soldier and the wiles of a politician.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The baron was a man after the duke’s own heart,--a species of butcher, built for strength, tall, virile in face, cold and harsh, brave in the service of the throne, rude in his manners, with an iron will in action, but supple in manoeuvres, withal an ambitious noble, possessing the honor of a soldier and the wiles of a politician.
ambitious
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From this reading The coarse rivalry of an ambitious man hastened the destruction of this honeyed life.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The coarse rivalry of an ambitious man hastened the destruction of this honeyed life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Duc d’Herouville, an old warrior in wiles and policy, had no sooner passed his word to his physician than he was conscious of the voice of distrust.
Baron
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From this reading The Baron d’Artagnon, lieutenant of his company of men-at-arms, possessed his utmost confidence.
brave
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From this reading The baron was a man after the duke’s own heart,--a species of butcher, built for strength, tall, virile in face, cold and harsh, brave in the service of the throne, rude in his manners, with an iron will in action, but supple in manoeuvres, withal an ambitious noble, possessing the honor of a soldier and the wiles of a politician.
brusque
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From this reading He had the hand his face demanded,--large and hairy like that of a guerrilla; his manners were brusque, his speech concise.
built
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From this reading The baron was a man after the duke’s own heart,--a species of butcher, built for strength, tall, virile in face, cold and harsh, brave in the service of the throne, rude in his manners, with an iron will in action, but supple in manoeuvres, withal an ambitious noble, possessing the honor of a soldier and the wiles of a politician.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The baron was a man after the duke’s own heart,--a species of butcher, built for strength, tall, virile in face, cold and harsh, brave in the service of the throne, rude in his manners, with an iron will in action, but supple in manoeuvres, withal an ambitious noble, possessing the honor of a soldier and the wiles of a politician.
butcher
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From this reading The baron was a man after the duke’s own heart,--a species of butcher, built for strength, tall, virile in face, cold and harsh, brave in the service of the throne, rude in his manners, with an iron will in action, but supple in manoeuvres, withal an ambitious noble, possessing the honor of a soldier and the wiles of a politician.
coarse
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From this reading The coarse rivalry of an ambitious man hastened the destruction of this honeyed life.
cold
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From this reading The baron was a man after the duke’s own heart,--a species of butcher, built for strength, tall, virile in face, cold and harsh, brave in the service of the throne, rude in his manners, with an iron will in action, but supple in manoeuvres, withal an ambitious noble, possessing the honor of a soldier and the wiles of a politician.
company
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From this reading The Baron d’Artagnon, lieutenant of his company of men-at-arms, possessed his utmost confidence.
concise
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From this reading He had the hand his face demanded,--large and hairy like that of a guerrilla; his manners were brusque, his speech concise.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Baron d’Artagnon, lieutenant of his company of men-at-arms, possessed his utmost confidence.
conscious
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From this reading The Duc d’Herouville, an old warrior in wiles and policy, had no sooner passed his word to his physician than he was conscious of the voice of distrust.
d'Artagnon
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From this reading The Baron d’Artagnon, lieutenant of his company of men-at-arms, possessed his utmost confidence.
d'Herouville
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From this reading The Duc d’Herouville, an old warrior in wiles and policy, had no sooner passed his word to his physician than he was conscious of the voice of distrust.
demanded
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From this reading He had the hand his face demanded,--large and hairy like that of a guerrilla; his manners were brusque, his speech concise.
destruction
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From this reading The coarse rivalry of an ambitious man hastened the destruction of this honeyed life.
distrust
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From this reading The Duc d’Herouville, an old warrior in wiles and policy, had no sooner passed his word to his physician than he was conscious of the voice of distrust.
Duc
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From this reading The Duc d’Herouville, an old warrior in wiles and policy, had no sooner passed his word to his physician than he was conscious of the voice of distrust.
duke's
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From this reading The baron was a man after the duke’s own heart,--a species of butcher, built for strength, tall, virile in face, cold and harsh, brave in the service of the throne, rude in his manners, with an iron will in action, but supple in manoeuvres, withal an ambitious noble, possessing the honor of a soldier and the wiles of a politician.
face
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From this reading The baron was a man after the duke’s own heart,--a species of butcher, built for strength, tall, virile in face, cold and harsh, brave in the service of the throne, rude in his manners, with an iron will in action, but supple in manoeuvres, withal an ambitious noble, possessing the honor of a soldier and the wiles of a politician.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The baron was a man after the duke’s own heart,--a species of butcher, built for strength, tall, virile in face, cold and harsh, brave in the service of the throne, rude in his manners, with an iron will in action, but supple in manoeuvres, withal an ambitious noble, possessing the honor of a soldier and the wiles of a politician.
guerrilla
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From this reading He had the hand his face demanded,--large and hairy like that of a guerrilla; his manners were brusque, his speech concise.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Duc d’Herouville, an old warrior in wiles and policy, had no sooner passed his word to his physician than he was conscious of the voice of distrust.
hairy
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From this reading He had the hand his face demanded,--large and hairy like that of a guerrilla; his manners were brusque, his speech concise.
hand
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From this reading He had the hand his face demanded,--large and hairy like that of a guerrilla; his manners were brusque, his speech concise.
harsh
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From this reading The baron was a man after the duke’s own heart,--a species of butcher, built for strength, tall, virile in face, cold and harsh, brave in the service of the throne, rude in his manners, with an iron will in action, but supple in manoeuvres, withal an ambitious noble, possessing the honor of a soldier and the wiles of a politician.
hastened
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From this reading The coarse rivalry of an ambitious man hastened the destruction of this honeyed life.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Duc d’Herouville, an old warrior in wiles and policy, had no sooner passed his word to his physician than he was conscious of the voice of distrust.
heart
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From this reading The baron was a man after the duke’s own heart,--a species of butcher, built for strength, tall, virile in face, cold and harsh, brave in the service of the throne, rude in his manners, with an iron will in action, but supple in manoeuvres, withal an ambitious noble, possessing the honor of a soldier and the wiles of a politician.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Duc d’Herouville, an old warrior in wiles and policy, had no sooner passed his word to his physician than he was conscious of the voice of distrust.
honeyed
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From this reading The coarse rivalry of an ambitious man hastened the destruction of this honeyed life.
honor
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From this reading The baron was a man after the duke’s own heart,--a species of butcher, built for strength, tall, virile in face, cold and harsh, brave in the service of the throne, rude in his manners, with an iron will in action, but supple in manoeuvres, withal an ambitious noble, possessing the honor of a soldier and the wiles of a politician.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Duc d’Herouville, an old warrior in wiles and policy, had no sooner passed his word to his physician than he was conscious of the voice of distrust.
iron
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From this reading The baron was a man after the duke’s own heart,--a species of butcher, built for strength, tall, virile in face, cold and harsh, brave in the service of the throne, rude in his manners, with an iron will in action, but supple in manoeuvres, withal an ambitious noble, possessing the honor of a soldier and the wiles of a politician.
large
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From this reading He had the hand his face demanded,--large and hairy like that of a guerrilla; his manners were brusque, his speech concise.
lieutenant
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From this reading The Baron d’Artagnon, lieutenant of his company of men-at-arms, possessed his utmost confidence.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The coarse rivalry of an ambitious man hastened the destruction of this honeyed life.
like
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From this reading He had the hand his face demanded,--large and hairy like that of a guerrilla; his manners were brusque, his speech concise.
man
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From this reading The coarse rivalry of an ambitious man hastened the destruction of this honeyed life.
manners
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From this reading The baron was a man after the duke’s own heart,--a species of butcher, built for strength, tall, virile in face, cold and harsh, brave in the service of the throne, rude in his manners, with an iron will in action, but supple in manoeuvres, withal an ambitious noble, possessing the honor of a soldier and the wiles of a politician.
manoeuvres
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From this reading The baron was a man after the duke’s own heart,--a species of butcher, built for strength, tall, virile in face, cold and harsh, brave in the service of the throne, rude in his manners, with an iron will in action, but supple in manoeuvres, withal an ambitious noble, possessing the honor of a soldier and the wiles of a politician.
men-at-arms
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From this reading The Baron d’Artagnon, lieutenant of his company of men-at-arms, possessed his utmost confidence.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The Duc d’Herouville, an old warrior in wiles and policy, had no sooner passed his word to his physician than he was conscious of the voice of distrust.
noble
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From this reading The baron was a man after the duke’s own heart,--a species of butcher, built for strength, tall, virile in face, cold and harsh, brave in the service of the throne, rude in his manners, with an iron will in action, but supple in manoeuvres, withal an ambitious noble, possessing the honor of a soldier and the wiles of a politician.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The coarse rivalry of an ambitious man hastened the destruction of this honeyed life.
old
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From this reading The Duc d’Herouville, an old warrior in wiles and policy, had no sooner passed his word to his physician than he was conscious of the voice of distrust.
own
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From this reading The baron was a man after the duke’s own heart,--a species of butcher, built for strength, tall, virile in face, cold and harsh, brave in the service of the throne, rude in his manners, with an iron will in action, but supple in manoeuvres, withal an ambitious noble, possessing the honor of a soldier and the wiles of a politician.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Duc d’Herouville, an old warrior in wiles and policy, had no sooner passed his word to his physician than he was conscious of the voice of distrust.
physician
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From this reading The Duc d’Herouville, an old warrior in wiles and policy, had no sooner passed his word to his physician than he was conscious of the voice of distrust.
policy
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From this reading The Duc d’Herouville, an old warrior in wiles and policy, had no sooner passed his word to his physician than he was conscious of the voice of distrust.
politician
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From this reading The baron was a man after the duke’s own heart,--a species of butcher, built for strength, tall, virile in face, cold and harsh, brave in the service of the throne, rude in his manners, with an iron will in action, but supple in manoeuvres, withal an ambitious noble, possessing the honor of a soldier and the wiles of a politician.
possessed
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From this reading The Baron d’Artagnon, lieutenant of his company of men-at-arms, possessed his utmost confidence.
possessing
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From this reading The baron was a man after the duke’s own heart,--a species of butcher, built for strength, tall, virile in face, cold and harsh, brave in the service of the throne, rude in his manners, with an iron will in action, but supple in manoeuvres, withal an ambitious noble, possessing the honor of a soldier and the wiles of a politician.
rivalry
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From this reading The coarse rivalry of an ambitious man hastened the destruction of this honeyed life.
rude
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From this reading The baron was a man after the duke’s own heart,--a species of butcher, built for strength, tall, virile in face, cold and harsh, brave in the service of the throne, rude in his manners, with an iron will in action, but supple in manoeuvres, withal an ambitious noble, possessing the honor of a soldier and the wiles of a politician.
service
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From this reading The baron was a man after the duke’s own heart,--a species of butcher, built for strength, tall, virile in face, cold and harsh, brave in the service of the throne, rude in his manners, with an iron will in action, but supple in manoeuvres, withal an ambitious noble, possessing the honor of a soldier and the wiles of a politician.
soldier
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From this reading The baron was a man after the duke’s own heart,--a species of butcher, built for strength, tall, virile in face, cold and harsh, brave in the service of the throne, rude in his manners, with an iron will in action, but supple in manoeuvres, withal an ambitious noble, possessing the honor of a soldier and the wiles of a politician.
sooner
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From this reading The Duc d’Herouville, an old warrior in wiles and policy, had no sooner passed his word to his physician than he was conscious of the voice of distrust.
species
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From this reading The baron was a man after the duke’s own heart,--a species of butcher, built for strength, tall, virile in face, cold and harsh, brave in the service of the throne, rude in his manners, with an iron will in action, but supple in manoeuvres, withal an ambitious noble, possessing the honor of a soldier and the wiles of a politician.
speech
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From this reading He had the hand his face demanded,--large and hairy like that of a guerrilla; his manners were brusque, his speech concise.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The baron was a man after the duke’s own heart,--a species of butcher, built for strength, tall, virile in face, cold and harsh, brave in the service of the throne, rude in his manners, with an iron will in action, but supple in manoeuvres, withal an ambitious noble, possessing the honor of a soldier and the wiles of a politician.
supple
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From this reading The baron was a man after the duke’s own heart,--a species of butcher, built for strength, tall, virile in face, cold and harsh, brave in the service of the throne, rude in his manners, with an iron will in action, but supple in manoeuvres, withal an ambitious noble, possessing the honor of a soldier and the wiles of a politician.
tall
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From this reading The baron was a man after the duke’s own heart,--a species of butcher, built for strength, tall, virile in face, cold and harsh, brave in the service of the throne, rude in his manners, with an iron will in action, but supple in manoeuvres, withal an ambitious noble, possessing the honor of a soldier and the wiles of a politician.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Duc d’Herouville, an old warrior in wiles and policy, had no sooner passed his word to his physician than he was conscious of the voice of distrust.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had the hand his face demanded,--large and hairy like that of a guerrilla; his manners were brusque, his speech concise.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The coarse rivalry of an ambitious man hastened the destruction of this honeyed life.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The coarse rivalry of an ambitious man hastened the destruction of this honeyed life.
throne
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From this reading The baron was a man after the duke’s own heart,--a species of butcher, built for strength, tall, virile in face, cold and harsh, brave in the service of the throne, rude in his manners, with an iron will in action, but supple in manoeuvres, withal an ambitious noble, possessing the honor of a soldier and the wiles of a politician.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Duc d’Herouville, an old warrior in wiles and policy, had no sooner passed his word to his physician than he was conscious of the voice of distrust.
utmost
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From this reading The Baron d’Artagnon, lieutenant of his company of men-at-arms, possessed his utmost confidence.
virile
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From this reading The baron was a man after the duke’s own heart,--a species of butcher, built for strength, tall, virile in face, cold and harsh, brave in the service of the throne, rude in his manners, with an iron will in action, but supple in manoeuvres, withal an ambitious noble, possessing the honor of a soldier and the wiles of a politician.
voice
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From this reading The Duc d’Herouville, an old warrior in wiles and policy, had no sooner passed his word to his physician than he was conscious of the voice of distrust.
warrior
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From this reading The Duc d’Herouville, an old warrior in wiles and policy, had no sooner passed his word to his physician than he was conscious of the voice of distrust.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Duc d’Herouville, an old warrior in wiles and policy, had no sooner passed his word to his physician than he was conscious of the voice of distrust.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had the hand his face demanded,--large and hairy like that of a guerrilla; his manners were brusque, his speech concise.
wiles
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From this reading The Duc d’Herouville, an old warrior in wiles and policy, had no sooner passed his word to his physician than he was conscious of the voice of distrust.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The baron was a man after the duke’s own heart,--a species of butcher, built for strength, tall, virile in face, cold and harsh, brave in the service of the throne, rude in his manners, with an iron will in action, but supple in manoeuvres, withal an ambitious noble, possessing the honor of a soldier and the wiles of a politician.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The baron was a man after the duke’s own heart,--a species of butcher, built for strength, tall, virile in face, cold and harsh, brave in the service of the throne, rude in his manners, with an iron will in action, but supple in manoeuvres, withal an ambitious noble, possessing the honor of a soldier and the wiles of a politician.
withal
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From this reading The baron was a man after the duke’s own heart,--a species of butcher, built for strength, tall, virile in face, cold and harsh, brave in the service of the throne, rude in his manners, with an iron will in action, but supple in manoeuvres, withal an ambitious noble, possessing the honor of a soldier and the wiles of a politician.
word
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From this reading The Duc d’Herouville, an old warrior in wiles and policy, had no sooner passed his word to his physician than he was conscious of the voice of distrust.
