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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading They walked, then, across the heath, which stretched between the mole and the cavern, listening to every noise, in order better to avoid an ambush.
advancing
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From this reading Besides, night was advancing; midnight had struck at the fort.
ambush
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From this reading They walked, then, across the heath, which stretched between the mole and the cavern, listening to every noise, in order better to avoid an ambush.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They walked, then, across the heath, which stretched between the mole and the cavern, listening to every noise, in order better to avoid an ambush.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Porthos and Aramis were loaded with money and arms.
Aramis
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From this reading Porthos and Aramis were loaded with money and arms.
arms
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From this reading Porthos and Aramis were loaded with money and arms.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Besides, night was advancing; midnight had struck at the fort.
avoid
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From this reading They walked, then, across the heath, which stretched between the mole and the cavern, listening to every noise, in order better to avoid an ambush.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, night was advancing; midnight had struck at the fort.
better
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From this reading They walked, then, across the heath, which stretched between the mole and the cavern, listening to every noise, in order better to avoid an ambush.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They walked, then, across the heath, which stretched between the mole and the cavern, listening to every noise, in order better to avoid an ambush.
carefully
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From this reading From time to time, on the road which they had carefully left on their left, passed fugitives coming from the interior, at the news of the landing of the royal troops.
cavernnounUS /ˈkæv.ərn/
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading The cavern of Locmaria was sufficiently distant from the mole to render it necessary for our friends to husband their strength in order to reach it.
coming
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From this reading From time to time, on the road which they had carefully left on their left, passed fugitives coming from the interior, at the news of the landing of the royal troops.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading The cavern of Locmaria was sufficiently distant from the mole to render it necessary for our friends to husband their strength in order to reach it.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They walked, then, across the heath, which stretched between the mole and the cavern, listening to every noise, in order better to avoid an ambush.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The cavern of Locmaria was sufficiently distant from the mole to render it necessary for our friends to husband their strength in order to reach it.
fort
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From this reading Besides, night was advancing; midnight had struck at the fort.
friends
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From this reading The cavern of Locmaria was sufficiently distant from the mole to render it necessary for our friends to husband their strength in order to reach it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The cavern of Locmaria was sufficiently distant from the mole to render it necessary for our friends to husband their strength in order to reach it.
fugitives
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From this reading From time to time, on the road which they had carefully left on their left, passed fugitives coming from the interior, at the news of the landing of the royal troops.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Besides, night was advancing; midnight had struck at the fort.
heathnounUS /hiːθ/
open uncultivated land covered with low plants
From this reading They walked, then, across the heath, which stretched between the mole and the cavern, listening to every noise, in order better to avoid an ambush.
husband
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From this reading The cavern of Locmaria was sufficiently distant from the mole to render it necessary for our friends to husband their strength in order to reach it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The cavern of Locmaria was sufficiently distant from the mole to render it necessary for our friends to husband their strength in order to reach it.
interior
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From this reading From time to time, on the road which they had carefully left on their left, passed fugitives coming from the interior, at the news of the landing of the royal troops.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The cavern of Locmaria was sufficiently distant from the mole to render it necessary for our friends to husband their strength in order to reach it.
landing
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From this reading From time to time, on the road which they had carefully left on their left, passed fugitives coming from the interior, at the news of the landing of the royal troops.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From time to time, on the road which they had carefully left on their left, passed fugitives coming from the interior, at the news of the landing of the royal troops.
listening
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From this reading They walked, then, across the heath, which stretched between the mole and the cavern, listening to every noise, in order better to avoid an ambush.
loaded
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From this reading Porthos and Aramis were loaded with money and arms.
Locmaria
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From this reading The cavern of Locmaria was sufficiently distant from the mole to render it necessary for our friends to husband their strength in order to reach it.
midnight
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From this reading Besides, night was advancing; midnight had struck at the fort.
mole
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From this reading The cavern of Locmaria was sufficiently distant from the mole to render it necessary for our friends to husband their strength in order to reach it.
money
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From this reading Porthos and Aramis were loaded with money and arms.
necessary
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From this reading The cavern of Locmaria was sufficiently distant from the mole to render it necessary for our friends to husband their strength in order to reach it.
news
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From this reading From time to time, on the road which they had carefully left on their left, passed fugitives coming from the interior, at the news of the landing of the royal troops.
night
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From this reading Besides, night was advancing; midnight had struck at the fort.
noise
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From this reading They walked, then, across the heath, which stretched between the mole and the cavern, listening to every noise, in order better to avoid an ambush.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The cavern of Locmaria was sufficiently distant from the mole to render it necessary for our friends to husband their strength in order to reach it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From time to time, on the road which they had carefully left on their left, passed fugitives coming from the interior, at the news of the landing of the royal troops.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cavern of Locmaria was sufficiently distant from the mole to render it necessary for our friends to husband their strength in order to reach it.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The cavern of Locmaria was sufficiently distant from the mole to render it necessary for our friends to husband their strength in order to reach it.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From time to time, on the road which they had carefully left on their left, passed fugitives coming from the interior, at the news of the landing of the royal troops.
Porthos
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From this reading Porthos and Aramis were loaded with money and arms.
reach
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From this reading The cavern of Locmaria was sufficiently distant from the mole to render it necessary for our friends to husband their strength in order to reach it.
render
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From this reading The cavern of Locmaria was sufficiently distant from the mole to render it necessary for our friends to husband their strength in order to reach it.
road
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From this reading From time to time, on the road which they had carefully left on their left, passed fugitives coming from the interior, at the news of the landing of the royal troops.
royal
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From this reading From time to time, on the road which they had carefully left on their left, passed fugitives coming from the interior, at the news of the landing of the royal troops.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The cavern of Locmaria was sufficiently distant from the mole to render it necessary for our friends to husband their strength in order to reach it.
stretched
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From this reading They walked, then, across the heath, which stretched between the mole and the cavern, listening to every noise, in order better to avoid an ambush.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides, night was advancing; midnight had struck at the fort.
sufficiently
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From this reading The cavern of Locmaria was sufficiently distant from the mole to render it necessary for our friends to husband their strength in order to reach it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cavern of Locmaria was sufficiently distant from the mole to render it necessary for our friends to husband their strength in order to reach it.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The cavern of Locmaria was sufficiently distant from the mole to render it necessary for our friends to husband their strength in order to reach it.
then
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From this reading They walked, then, across the heath, which stretched between the mole and the cavern, listening to every noise, in order better to avoid an ambush.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They walked, then, across the heath, which stretched between the mole and the cavern, listening to every noise, in order better to avoid an ambush.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From time to time, on the road which they had carefully left on their left, passed fugitives coming from the interior, at the news of the landing of the royal troops.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The cavern of Locmaria was sufficiently distant from the mole to render it necessary for our friends to husband their strength in order to reach it.
troops
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From this reading From time to time, on the road which they had carefully left on their left, passed fugitives coming from the interior, at the news of the landing of the royal troops.
walked
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From this reading They walked, then, across the heath, which stretched between the mole and the cavern, listening to every noise, in order better to avoid an ambush.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cavern of Locmaria was sufficiently distant from the mole to render it necessary for our friends to husband their strength in order to reach it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Porthos and Aramis were loaded with money and arms.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They walked, then, across the heath, which stretched between the mole and the cavern, listening to every noise, in order better to avoid an ambush.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Porthos and Aramis were loaded with money and arms.
