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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 stoical soldier, the impassive man-at-arms, overcome by fear and sad presentiments, had yielded, for a few moments, to human weakness.
able
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From this reading D’Artagnan had not been able to hide his feelings from his friends so much as he would have wished.
agitation
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From this reading When, therefore, he had silenced his heart and calmed the agitation of his nerves, turning towards his lackey, a silent servant, always listening, in order to obey the more promptly:
always
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From this reading When, therefore, he had silenced his heart and calmed the agitation of his nerves, turning towards his lackey, a silent servant, always listening, in order to obey the more promptly:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The stoical soldier, the impassive man-at-arms, overcome by fear and sad presentiments, had yielded, for a few moments, to human weakness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading D’Artagnan had not been able to hide his feelings from his friends so much as he would have wished.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “At your pleasure, captain,” replied Rabaud.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading D’Artagnan had not been able to hide his feelings from his friends so much as he would have wished.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The stoical soldier, the impassive man-at-arms, overcome by fear and sad presentiments, had yielded, for a few moments, to human weakness.
calmed
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From this reading When, therefore, he had silenced his heart and calmed the agitation of his nerves, turning towards his lackey, a silent servant, always listening, in order to obey the more promptly:
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “At your pleasure, captain,” replied Rabaud.
D'Artagnan
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From this reading D’Artagnan had not been able to hide his feelings from his friends so much as he would have wished.
day
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From this reading “Rabaud,” said he, “mind, we must travel thirty leagues a day.”
fear
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From this reading The stoical soldier, the impassive man-at-arms, overcome by fear and sad presentiments, had yielded, for a few moments, to human weakness.
feelings
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From this reading D’Artagnan had not been able to hide his feelings from his friends so much as he would have wished.
few
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From this reading The stoical soldier, the impassive man-at-arms, overcome by fear and sad presentiments, had yielded, for a few moments, to human weakness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The stoical soldier, the impassive man-at-arms, overcome by fear and sad presentiments, had yielded, for a few moments, to human weakness.
friends
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From this reading D’Artagnan had not been able to hide his feelings from his friends so much as he would have wished.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading D’Artagnan had not been able to hide his feelings from his friends so much as he would have wished.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading D’Artagnan had not been able to hide his feelings from his friends so much as he would have wished.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading D’Artagnan had not been able to hide his feelings from his friends so much as he would have wished.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading D’Artagnan had not been able to hide his feelings from his friends so much as he would have wished.
heart
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From this reading When, therefore, he had silenced his heart and calmed the agitation of his nerves, turning towards his lackey, a silent servant, always listening, in order to obey the more promptly:
hide
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From this reading D’Artagnan had not been able to hide his feelings from his friends so much as he would have wished.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading D’Artagnan had not been able to hide his feelings from his friends so much as he would have wished.
human
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From this reading The stoical soldier, the impassive man-at-arms, overcome by fear and sad presentiments, had yielded, for a few moments, to human weakness.
impassive
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From this reading The stoical soldier, the impassive man-at-arms, overcome by fear and sad presentiments, had yielded, for a few moments, to human weakness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When, therefore, he had silenced his heart and calmed the agitation of his nerves, turning towards his lackey, a silent servant, always listening, in order to obey the more promptly:
lackey
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From this reading When, therefore, he had silenced his heart and calmed the agitation of his nerves, turning towards his lackey, a silent servant, always listening, in order to obey the more promptly:
leagues
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From this reading “Rabaud,” said he, “mind, we must travel thirty leagues a day.”
listening
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From this reading When, therefore, he had silenced his heart and calmed the agitation of his nerves, turning towards his lackey, a silent servant, always listening, in order to obey the more promptly:
man-at-arms
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From this reading The stoical soldier, the impassive man-at-arms, overcome by fear and sad presentiments, had yielded, for a few moments, to human weakness.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rabaud,” said he, “mind, we must travel thirty leagues a day.”
moments
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From this reading The stoical soldier, the impassive man-at-arms, overcome by fear and sad presentiments, had yielded, for a few moments, to human weakness.
more
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From this reading When, therefore, he had silenced his heart and calmed the agitation of his nerves, turning towards his lackey, a silent servant, always listening, in order to obey the more promptly:
much
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From this reading D’Artagnan had not been able to hide his feelings from his friends so much as he would have wished.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Rabaud,” said he, “mind, we must travel thirty leagues a day.”
nerves
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From this reading When, therefore, he had silenced his heart and calmed the agitation of his nerves, turning towards his lackey, a silent servant, always listening, in order to obey the more promptly:
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading D’Artagnan had not been able to hide his feelings from his friends so much as he would have wished.
obey
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From this reading When, therefore, he had silenced his heart and calmed the agitation of his nerves, turning towards his lackey, a silent servant, always listening, in order to obey the more promptly:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When, therefore, he had silenced his heart and calmed the agitation of his nerves, turning towards his lackey, a silent servant, always listening, in order to obey the more promptly:
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When, therefore, he had silenced his heart and calmed the agitation of his nerves, turning towards his lackey, a silent servant, always listening, in order to obey the more promptly:
overcome
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From this reading The stoical soldier, the impassive man-at-arms, overcome by fear and sad presentiments, had yielded, for a few moments, to human weakness.
pleasure
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From this reading “At your pleasure, captain,” replied Rabaud.
presentiments
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From this reading The stoical soldier, the impassive man-at-arms, overcome by fear and sad presentiments, had yielded, for a few moments, to human weakness.
promptly
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From this reading When, therefore, he had silenced his heart and calmed the agitation of his nerves, turning towards his lackey, a silent servant, always listening, in order to obey the more promptly:
Rabaud
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From this reading “Rabaud,” said he, “mind, we must travel thirty leagues a day.”
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At your pleasure, captain,” replied Rabaud.
sad
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From this reading The stoical soldier, the impassive man-at-arms, overcome by fear and sad presentiments, had yielded, for a few moments, to human weakness.
said
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From this reading “Rabaud,” said he, “mind, we must travel thirty leagues a day.”
servant
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From this reading When, therefore, he had silenced his heart and calmed the agitation of his nerves, turning towards his lackey, a silent servant, always listening, in order to obey the more promptly:
silenced
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From this reading When, therefore, he had silenced his heart and calmed the agitation of his nerves, turning towards his lackey, a silent servant, always listening, in order to obey the more promptly:
silent
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From this reading When, therefore, he had silenced his heart and calmed the agitation of his nerves, turning towards his lackey, a silent servant, always listening, in order to obey the more promptly:
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading D’Artagnan had not been able to hide his feelings from his friends so much as he would have wished.
soldier
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From this reading The stoical soldier, the impassive man-at-arms, overcome by fear and sad presentiments, had yielded, for a few moments, to human weakness.
stoical
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From this reading The stoical soldier, the impassive man-at-arms, overcome by fear and sad presentiments, had yielded, for a few moments, to human weakness.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The stoical soldier, the impassive man-at-arms, overcome by fear and sad presentiments, had yielded, for a few moments, to human weakness.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading When, therefore, he had silenced his heart and calmed the agitation of his nerves, turning towards his lackey, a silent servant, always listening, in order to obey the more promptly:
thirty
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From this reading “Rabaud,” said he, “mind, we must travel thirty leagues a day.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading D’Artagnan had not been able to hide his feelings from his friends so much as he would have wished.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading When, therefore, he had silenced his heart and calmed the agitation of his nerves, turning towards his lackey, a silent servant, always listening, in order to obey the more promptly:
travel
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From this reading “Rabaud,” said he, “mind, we must travel thirty leagues a day.”
turning
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From this reading When, therefore, he had silenced his heart and calmed the agitation of his nerves, turning towards his lackey, a silent servant, always listening, in order to obey the more promptly:
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Rabaud,” said he, “mind, we must travel thirty leagues a day.”
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading The stoical soldier, the impassive man-at-arms, overcome by fear and sad presentiments, had yielded, for a few moments, to human weakness.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When, therefore, he had silenced his heart and calmed the agitation of his nerves, turning towards his lackey, a silent servant, always listening, in order to obey the more promptly:
wished
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From this reading D’Artagnan had not been able to hide his feelings from his friends so much as he would have wished.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading D’Artagnan had not been able to hide his feelings from his friends so much as he would have wished.
yielded
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From this reading The stoical soldier, the impassive man-at-arms, overcome by fear and sad presentiments, had yielded, for a few moments, to human weakness.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “At your pleasure, captain,” replied Rabaud.
