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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 “For the moment it may be,” replied the bishop, “for we have a prisoner from whom we shall learn what our enemies are preparing to do.”
account
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From this reading “What will happen,” said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, “will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “What will happen,” said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, “will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place.”
anger
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From this reading “What will happen,” said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, “will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place.”
Aramis
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From this reading The Bretons of the Isle were very proud of this victory; Aramis did not encourage them in the feeling.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What will happen,” said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, “will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “What will happen,” said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, “will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place.”
bishop
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From this reading “For the moment it may be,” replied the bishop, “for we have a prisoner from whom we shall learn what our enemies are preparing to do.”
brave
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From this reading “What will happen,” said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, “will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place.”
Bretons
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From this reading The Bretons of the Isle were very proud of this victory; Aramis did not encourage them in the feeling.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “What will happen,” said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, “will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place.”
cannot
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From this reading “What will happen,” said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, “will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place.”
decimated
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From this reading “What will happen,” said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, “will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Bretons of the Isle were very proud of this victory; Aramis did not encourage them in the feeling.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “For the moment it may be,” replied the bishop, “for we have a prisoner from whom we shall learn what our enemies are preparing to do.”
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From which it results, then,” said Porthos, “that what we have done is of not the slightest use.”
encourage
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From this reading The Bretons of the Isle were very proud of this victory; Aramis did not encourage them in the feeling.
enemies
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From this reading “For the moment it may be,” replied the bishop, “for we have a prisoner from whom we shall learn what our enemies are preparing to do.”
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading “What will happen,” said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, “will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place.”
fail
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From this reading “What will happen,” said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, “will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place.”
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Bretons of the Isle were very proud of this victory; Aramis did not encourage them in the feeling.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For the moment it may be,” replied the bishop, “for we have a prisoner from whom we shall learn what our enemies are preparing to do.”
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “From which it results, then,” said Porthos, “that what we have done is of not the slightest use.”
gone
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From this reading “What will happen,” said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, “will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place.”
happen
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From this reading “What will happen,” said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, “will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “From which it results, then,” said Porthos, “that what we have done is of not the slightest use.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What will happen,” said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, “will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Yes, let us interrogate the prisoner,” said Porthos, “and the means of making him speak are very simple.
home
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From this reading “What will happen,” said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, “will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Bretons of the Isle were very proud of this victory; Aramis did not encourage them in the feeling.
interrogate
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From this reading “Yes, let us interrogate the prisoner,” said Porthos, “and the means of making him speak are very simple.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “From which it results, then,” said Porthos, “that what we have done is of not the slightest use.”
Isle
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From this reading The Bretons of the Isle were very proud of this victory; Aramis did not encourage them in the feeling.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “From which it results, then,” said Porthos, “that what we have done is of not the slightest use.”
king
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From this reading “What will happen,” said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, “will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place.”
learn
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From this reading “For the moment it may be,” replied the bishop, “for we have a prisoner from whom we shall learn what our enemies are preparing to do.”
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Yes, let us interrogate the prisoner,” said Porthos, “and the means of making him speak are very simple.
making
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From this reading “Yes, let us interrogate the prisoner,” said Porthos, “and the means of making him speak are very simple.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “For the moment it may be,” replied the bishop, “for we have a prisoner from whom we shall learn what our enemies are preparing to do.”
means
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From this reading “Yes, let us interrogate the prisoner,” said Porthos, “and the means of making him speak are very simple.
moment
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From this reading “For the moment it may be,” replied the bishop, “for we have a prisoner from whom we shall learn what our enemies are preparing to do.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Bretons of the Isle were very proud of this victory; Aramis did not encourage them in the feeling.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Bretons of the Isle were very proud of this victory; Aramis did not encourage them in the feeling.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “What will happen,” said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, “will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place.”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “For the moment it may be,” replied the bishop, “for we have a prisoner from whom we shall learn what our enemies are preparing to do.”
people
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From this reading “What will happen,” said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, “will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place.”
place
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From this reading “What will happen,” said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, “will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place.”
Porthos
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From this reading “What will happen,” said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, “will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place.”
preparing
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From this reading “For the moment it may be,” replied the bishop, “for we have a prisoner from whom we shall learn what our enemies are preparing to do.”
prisoner
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From this reading “For the moment it may be,” replied the bishop, “for we have a prisoner from whom we shall learn what our enemies are preparing to do.”
proud
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From this reading The Bretons of the Isle were very proud of this victory; Aramis did not encourage them in the feeling.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For the moment it may be,” replied the bishop, “for we have a prisoner from whom we shall learn what our enemies are preparing to do.”
resistance
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From this reading “What will happen,” said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, “will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place.”
results
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From this reading “From which it results, then,” said Porthos, “that what we have done is of not the slightest use.”
roused
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From this reading “What will happen,” said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, “will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place.”
said
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From this reading “What will happen,” said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, “will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place.”
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “For the moment it may be,” replied the bishop, “for we have a prisoner from whom we shall learn what our enemies are preparing to do.”
shot
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From this reading “What will happen,” said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, “will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place.”
simple
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From this reading “Yes, let us interrogate the prisoner,” said Porthos, “and the means of making him speak are very simple.
slightest
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From this reading “From which it results, then,” said Porthos, “that what we have done is of not the slightest use.”
speak
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From this reading “Yes, let us interrogate the prisoner,” said Porthos, “and the means of making him speak are very simple.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What will happen,” said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, “will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place.”
taken
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From this reading “What will happen,” said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, “will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What will happen,” said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, “will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Bretons of the Isle were very proud of this victory; Aramis did not encourage them in the feeling.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Bretons of the Isle were very proud of this victory; Aramis did not encourage them in the feeling.
then
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From this reading “From which it results, then,” said Porthos, “that what we have done is of not the slightest use.”
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “What will happen,” said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, “will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What will happen,” said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, “will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Bretons of the Isle were very proud of this victory; Aramis did not encourage them in the feeling.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What will happen,” said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, “will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Yes, let us interrogate the prisoner,” said Porthos, “and the means of making him speak are very simple.
use
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From this reading “From which it results, then,” said Porthos, “that what we have done is of not the slightest use.”
very
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From this reading The Bretons of the Isle were very proud of this victory; Aramis did not encourage them in the feeling.
victory
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From this reading The Bretons of the Isle were very proud of this victory; Aramis did not encourage them in the feeling.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What will happen,” said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, “will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “From which it results, then,” said Porthos, “that what we have done is of not the slightest use.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Bretons of the Isle were very proud of this victory; Aramis did not encourage them in the feeling.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What will happen,” said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, “will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “What will happen,” said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, “will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “What will happen,” said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, “will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place.”
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “For the moment it may be,” replied the bishop, “for we have a prisoner from whom we shall learn what our enemies are preparing to do.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “What will happen,” said he to Porthos, when everybody was gone home, “will be that the anger of the king will be roused by the account of the resistance; and that these brave people will be decimated or shot when they are taken, which cannot fail to take place.”
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, let us interrogate the prisoner,” said Porthos, “and the means of making him speak are very simple.
