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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 They had soon, in this manner, placed twelve leagues between them and Vaux; they were then obliged to change horses, and organize a sort of post arrangement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Aramis and Porthos, having profited by the time granted them by Fouquet, did honor to the French cavalry by their speed.
Aramis
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From this reading Aramis and Porthos, having profited by the time granted them by Fouquet, did honor to the French cavalry by their speed.
arrangement
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From this reading They had soon, in this manner, placed twelve leagues between them and Vaux; they were then obliged to change horses, and organize a sort of post arrangement.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Porthos did not clearly understand on what kind of mission he was forced to display so much velocity; but as he saw Aramis spurring on furiously, he, Porthos, spurred on in the same way.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They had soon, in this manner, placed twelve leagues between them and Vaux; they were then obliged to change horses, and organize a sort of post arrangement.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Porthos did not clearly understand on what kind of mission he was forced to display so much velocity; but as he saw Aramis spurring on furiously, he, Porthos, spurred on in the same way.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Aramis and Porthos, having profited by the time granted them by Fouquet, did honor to the French cavalry by their speed.
cavalry
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From this reading Aramis and Porthos, having profited by the time granted them by Fouquet, did honor to the French cavalry by their speed.
change
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From this reading They had soon, in this manner, placed twelve leagues between them and Vaux; they were then obliged to change horses, and organize a sort of post arrangement.
clearly
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From this reading Porthos did not clearly understand on what kind of mission he was forced to display so much velocity; but as he saw Aramis spurring on furiously, he, Porthos, spurred on in the same way.
depends
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From this reading “Hush!” replied the latter, “know only that our fortune depends on our speed.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Aramis and Porthos, having profited by the time granted them by Fouquet, did honor to the French cavalry by their speed.
discreetly
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From this reading It was during a relay that Porthos ventured to interrogate Aramis discreetly.
display
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From this reading Porthos did not clearly understand on what kind of mission he was forced to display so much velocity; but as he saw Aramis spurring on furiously, he, Porthos, spurred on in the same way.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading It was during a relay that Porthos ventured to interrogate Aramis discreetly.
forced
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From this reading Porthos did not clearly understand on what kind of mission he was forced to display so much velocity; but as he saw Aramis spurring on furiously, he, Porthos, spurred on in the same way.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Hush!” replied the latter, “know only that our fortune depends on our speed.”
Fouquet
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From this reading Aramis and Porthos, having profited by the time granted them by Fouquet, did honor to the French cavalry by their speed.
French
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From this reading Aramis and Porthos, having profited by the time granted them by Fouquet, did honor to the French cavalry by their speed.
furiously
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From this reading Porthos did not clearly understand on what kind of mission he was forced to display so much velocity; but as he saw Aramis spurring on furiously, he, Porthos, spurred on in the same way.
granted
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From this reading Aramis and Porthos, having profited by the time granted them by Fouquet, did honor to the French cavalry by their speed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had soon, in this manner, placed twelve leagues between them and Vaux; they were then obliged to change horses, and organize a sort of post arrangement.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Aramis and Porthos, having profited by the time granted them by Fouquet, did honor to the French cavalry by their speed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Porthos did not clearly understand on what kind of mission he was forced to display so much velocity; but as he saw Aramis spurring on furiously, he, Porthos, spurred on in the same way.
honor
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From this reading Aramis and Porthos, having profited by the time granted them by Fouquet, did honor to the French cavalry by their speed.
horses
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From this reading They had soon, in this manner, placed twelve leagues between them and Vaux; they were then obliged to change horses, and organize a sort of post arrangement.
Hush
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From this reading “Hush!” replied the latter, “know only that our fortune depends on our speed.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Porthos did not clearly understand on what kind of mission he was forced to display so much velocity; but as he saw Aramis spurring on furiously, he, Porthos, spurred on in the same way.
interrogate
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From this reading It was during a relay that Porthos ventured to interrogate Aramis discreetly.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was during a relay that Porthos ventured to interrogate Aramis discreetly.
kind
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From this reading Porthos did not clearly understand on what kind of mission he was forced to display so much velocity; but as he saw Aramis spurring on furiously, he, Porthos, spurred on in the same way.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hush!” replied the latter, “know only that our fortune depends on our speed.”
latter
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From this reading “Hush!” replied the latter, “know only that our fortune depends on our speed.”
leagues
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From this reading They had soon, in this manner, placed twelve leagues between them and Vaux; they were then obliged to change horses, and organize a sort of post arrangement.
manner
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From this reading They had soon, in this manner, placed twelve leagues between them and Vaux; they were then obliged to change horses, and organize a sort of post arrangement.
mission
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From this reading Porthos did not clearly understand on what kind of mission he was forced to display so much velocity; but as he saw Aramis spurring on furiously, he, Porthos, spurred on in the same way.
much
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From this reading Porthos did not clearly understand on what kind of mission he was forced to display so much velocity; but as he saw Aramis spurring on furiously, he, Porthos, spurred on in the same way.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Porthos did not clearly understand on what kind of mission he was forced to display so much velocity; but as he saw Aramis spurring on furiously, he, Porthos, spurred on in the same way.
obliged
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From this reading They had soon, in this manner, placed twelve leagues between them and Vaux; they were then obliged to change horses, and organize a sort of post arrangement.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Porthos did not clearly understand on what kind of mission he was forced to display so much velocity; but as he saw Aramis spurring on furiously, he, Porthos, spurred on in the same way.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Porthos did not clearly understand on what kind of mission he was forced to display so much velocity; but as he saw Aramis spurring on furiously, he, Porthos, spurred on in the same way.
only
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From this reading “Hush!” replied the latter, “know only that our fortune depends on our speed.”
organize
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From this reading They had soon, in this manner, placed twelve leagues between them and Vaux; they were then obliged to change horses, and organize a sort of post arrangement.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Hush!” replied the latter, “know only that our fortune depends on our speed.”
placed
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From this reading They had soon, in this manner, placed twelve leagues between them and Vaux; they were then obliged to change horses, and organize a sort of post arrangement.
Porthos
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From this reading Aramis and Porthos, having profited by the time granted them by Fouquet, did honor to the French cavalry by their speed.
post
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From this reading They had soon, in this manner, placed twelve leagues between them and Vaux; they were then obliged to change horses, and organize a sort of post arrangement.
profited
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From this reading Aramis and Porthos, having profited by the time granted them by Fouquet, did honor to the French cavalry by their speed.
relay
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From this reading It was during a relay that Porthos ventured to interrogate Aramis discreetly.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hush!” replied the latter, “know only that our fortune depends on our speed.”
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Porthos did not clearly understand on what kind of mission he was forced to display so much velocity; but as he saw Aramis spurring on furiously, he, Porthos, spurred on in the same way.
saw
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From this reading Porthos did not clearly understand on what kind of mission he was forced to display so much velocity; but as he saw Aramis spurring on furiously, he, Porthos, spurred on in the same way.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Porthos did not clearly understand on what kind of mission he was forced to display so much velocity; but as he saw Aramis spurring on furiously, he, Porthos, spurred on in the same way.
soon
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From this reading They had soon, in this manner, placed twelve leagues between them and Vaux; they were then obliged to change horses, and organize a sort of post arrangement.
sort
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From this reading They had soon, in this manner, placed twelve leagues between them and Vaux; they were then obliged to change horses, and organize a sort of post arrangement.
speed
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From this reading Aramis and Porthos, having profited by the time granted them by Fouquet, did honor to the French cavalry by their speed.
spurred
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From this reading Porthos did not clearly understand on what kind of mission he was forced to display so much velocity; but as he saw Aramis spurring on furiously, he, Porthos, spurred on in the same way.
spurring
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From this reading Porthos did not clearly understand on what kind of mission he was forced to display so much velocity; but as he saw Aramis spurring on furiously, he, Porthos, spurred on in the same way.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was during a relay that Porthos ventured to interrogate Aramis discreetly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Aramis and Porthos, having profited by the time granted them by Fouquet, did honor to the French cavalry by their speed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Aramis and Porthos, having profited by the time granted them by Fouquet, did honor to the French cavalry by their speed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Aramis and Porthos, having profited by the time granted them by Fouquet, did honor to the French cavalry by their speed.
then
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From this reading They had soon, in this manner, placed twelve leagues between them and Vaux; they were then obliged to change horses, and organize a sort of post arrangement.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had soon, in this manner, placed twelve leagues between them and Vaux; they were then obliged to change horses, and organize a sort of post arrangement.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They had soon, in this manner, placed twelve leagues between them and Vaux; they were then obliged to change horses, and organize a sort of post arrangement.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aramis and Porthos, having profited by the time granted them by Fouquet, did honor to the French cavalry by their speed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Aramis and Porthos, having profited by the time granted them by Fouquet, did honor to the French cavalry by their speed.
twelve
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From this reading They had soon, in this manner, placed twelve leagues between them and Vaux; they were then obliged to change horses, and organize a sort of post arrangement.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Porthos did not clearly understand on what kind of mission he was forced to display so much velocity; but as he saw Aramis spurring on furiously, he, Porthos, spurred on in the same way.
Vaux
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From this reading They had soon, in this manner, placed twelve leagues between them and Vaux; they were then obliged to change horses, and organize a sort of post arrangement.
velocity
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From this reading Porthos did not clearly understand on what kind of mission he was forced to display so much velocity; but as he saw Aramis spurring on furiously, he, Porthos, spurred on in the same way.
ventured
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From this reading It was during a relay that Porthos ventured to interrogate Aramis discreetly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Porthos did not clearly understand on what kind of mission he was forced to display so much velocity; but as he saw Aramis spurring on furiously, he, Porthos, spurred on in the same way.
way
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From this reading Porthos did not clearly understand on what kind of mission he was forced to display so much velocity; but as he saw Aramis spurring on furiously, he, Porthos, spurred on in the same way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They had soon, in this manner, placed twelve leagues between them and Vaux; they were then obliged to change horses, and organize a sort of post arrangement.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Porthos did not clearly understand on what kind of mission he was forced to display so much velocity; but as he saw Aramis spurring on furiously, he, Porthos, spurred on in the same way.
