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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 Athos was at this part of his marvelous vision, when the charm was suddenly broken by a great noise rising from the outer gates.
alley
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From this reading A horse was heard galloping over the hard gravel of the great alley, and the sound of noisy and animated conversations ascended to the chamber in which the comte was dreaming.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A horse was heard galloping over the hard gravel of the great alley, and the sound of noisy and animated conversations ascended to the chamber in which the comte was dreaming.
animated
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From this reading A horse was heard galloping over the hard gravel of the great alley, and the sound of noisy and animated conversations ascended to the chamber in which the comte was dreaming.
appeared
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From this reading Great hesitation appeared in the steps, which by degrees approached the chamber.
approached
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From this reading Great hesitation appeared in the steps, which by degrees approached the chamber.
ascended
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From this reading A horse was heard galloping over the hard gravel of the great alley, and the sound of noisy and animated conversations ascended to the chamber in which the comte was dreaming.
ascertain
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From this reading Athos did not stir from the place he occupied; he scarcely turned his head towards the door to ascertain the sooner what these noises could be.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Athos was at this part of his marvelous vision, when the charm was suddenly broken by a great noise rising from the outer gates.
Athos
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From this reading Athos was at this part of his marvelous vision, when the charm was suddenly broken by a great noise rising from the outer gates.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Athos did not stir from the place he occupied; he scarcely turned his head towards the door to ascertain the sooner what these noises could be.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Athos was at this part of his marvelous vision, when the charm was suddenly broken by a great noise rising from the outer gates.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Athos was at this part of his marvelous vision, when the charm was suddenly broken by a great noise rising from the outer gates.
chamber
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From this reading A horse was heard galloping over the hard gravel of the great alley, and the sound of noisy and animated conversations ascended to the chamber in which the comte was dreaming.
charm
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From this reading Athos was at this part of his marvelous vision, when the charm was suddenly broken by a great noise rising from the outer gates.
comte
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From this reading A horse was heard galloping over the hard gravel of the great alley, and the sound of noisy and animated conversations ascended to the chamber in which the comte was dreaming.
conversations
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From this reading A horse was heard galloping over the hard gravel of the great alley, and the sound of noisy and animated conversations ascended to the chamber in which the comte was dreaming.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Athos did not stir from the place he occupied; he scarcely turned his head towards the door to ascertain the sooner what these noises could be.
degrees
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From this reading Great hesitation appeared in the steps, which by degrees approached the chamber.
departed
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From this reading A heavy step ascended the stairs; the horse, which had recently galloped, departed slowly towards the stables.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Athos did not stir from the place he occupied; he scarcely turned his head towards the door to ascertain the sooner what these noises could be.
door
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From this reading Athos did not stir from the place he occupied; he scarcely turned his head towards the door to ascertain the sooner what these noises could be.
dreaming
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From this reading A horse was heard galloping over the hard gravel of the great alley, and the sound of noisy and animated conversations ascended to the chamber in which the comte was dreaming.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Athos was at this part of his marvelous vision, when the charm was suddenly broken by a great noise rising from the outer gates.
galloped
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From this reading A heavy step ascended the stairs; the horse, which had recently galloped, departed slowly towards the stables.
galloping
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From this reading A horse was heard galloping over the hard gravel of the great alley, and the sound of noisy and animated conversations ascended to the chamber in which the comte was dreaming.
gates
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From this reading Athos was at this part of his marvelous vision, when the charm was suddenly broken by a great noise rising from the outer gates.
gravel
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From this reading A horse was heard galloping over the hard gravel of the great alley, and the sound of noisy and animated conversations ascended to the chamber in which the comte was dreaming.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Athos was at this part of his marvelous vision, when the charm was suddenly broken by a great noise rising from the outer gates.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A heavy step ascended the stairs; the horse, which had recently galloped, departed slowly towards the stables.
hard
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From this reading A horse was heard galloping over the hard gravel of the great alley, and the sound of noisy and animated conversations ascended to the chamber in which the comte was dreaming.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Athos did not stir from the place he occupied; he scarcely turned his head towards the door to ascertain the sooner what these noises could be.
head
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From this reading Athos did not stir from the place he occupied; he scarcely turned his head towards the door to ascertain the sooner what these noises could be.
heard
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From this reading A horse was heard galloping over the hard gravel of the great alley, and the sound of noisy and animated conversations ascended to the chamber in which the comte was dreaming.
heavy
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From this reading A heavy step ascended the stairs; the horse, which had recently galloped, departed slowly towards the stables.
hesitation
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From this reading Great hesitation appeared in the steps, which by degrees approached the chamber.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Athos was at this part of his marvelous vision, when the charm was suddenly broken by a great noise rising from the outer gates.
horse
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From this reading A horse was heard galloping over the hard gravel of the great alley, and the sound of noisy and animated conversations ascended to the chamber in which the comte was dreaming.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A horse was heard galloping over the hard gravel of the great alley, and the sound of noisy and animated conversations ascended to the chamber in which the comte was dreaming.
marvelous
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From this reading Athos was at this part of his marvelous vision, when the charm was suddenly broken by a great noise rising from the outer gates.
noise
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From this reading Athos was at this part of his marvelous vision, when the charm was suddenly broken by a great noise rising from the outer gates.
noises
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From this reading Athos did not stir from the place he occupied; he scarcely turned his head towards the door to ascertain the sooner what these noises could be.
noisy
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From this reading A horse was heard galloping over the hard gravel of the great alley, and the sound of noisy and animated conversations ascended to the chamber in which the comte was dreaming.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Athos did not stir from the place he occupied; he scarcely turned his head towards the door to ascertain the sooner what these noises could be.
occupied
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From this reading Athos did not stir from the place he occupied; he scarcely turned his head towards the door to ascertain the sooner what these noises could be.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Athos was at this part of his marvelous vision, when the charm was suddenly broken by a great noise rising from the outer gates.
outer
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From this reading Athos was at this part of his marvelous vision, when the charm was suddenly broken by a great noise rising from the outer gates.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A horse was heard galloping over the hard gravel of the great alley, and the sound of noisy and animated conversations ascended to the chamber in which the comte was dreaming.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Athos was at this part of his marvelous vision, when the charm was suddenly broken by a great noise rising from the outer gates.
place
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From this reading Athos did not stir from the place he occupied; he scarcely turned his head towards the door to ascertain the sooner what these noises could be.
recently
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From this reading A heavy step ascended the stairs; the horse, which had recently galloped, departed slowly towards the stables.
rising
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From this reading Athos was at this part of his marvelous vision, when the charm was suddenly broken by a great noise rising from the outer gates.
scarcely
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From this reading Athos did not stir from the place he occupied; he scarcely turned his head towards the door to ascertain the sooner what these noises could be.
slowly
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From this reading A heavy step ascended the stairs; the horse, which had recently galloped, departed slowly towards the stables.
sooner
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From this reading Athos did not stir from the place he occupied; he scarcely turned his head towards the door to ascertain the sooner what these noises could be.
sound
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From this reading A horse was heard galloping over the hard gravel of the great alley, and the sound of noisy and animated conversations ascended to the chamber in which the comte was dreaming.
stables
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From this reading A heavy step ascended the stairs; the horse, which had recently galloped, departed slowly towards the stables.
stairs
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From this reading A heavy step ascended the stairs; the horse, which had recently galloped, departed slowly towards the stables.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A heavy step ascended the stairs; the horse, which had recently galloped, departed slowly towards the stables.
steps
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From this reading Great hesitation appeared in the steps, which by degrees approached the chamber.
stir
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From this reading Athos did not stir from the place he occupied; he scarcely turned his head towards the door to ascertain the sooner what these noises could be.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Athos was at this part of his marvelous vision, when the charm was suddenly broken by a great noise rising from the outer gates.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Athos was at this part of his marvelous vision, when the charm was suddenly broken by a great noise rising from the outer gates.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Athos did not stir from the place he occupied; he scarcely turned his head towards the door to ascertain the sooner what these noises could be.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Athos was at this part of his marvelous vision, when the charm was suddenly broken by a great noise rising from the outer gates.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A horse was heard galloping over the hard gravel of the great alley, and the sound of noisy and animated conversations ascended to the chamber in which the comte was dreaming.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Athos did not stir from the place he occupied; he scarcely turned his head towards the door to ascertain the sooner what these noises could be.
turned
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From this reading Athos did not stir from the place he occupied; he scarcely turned his head towards the door to ascertain the sooner what these noises could be.
vision
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From this reading Athos was at this part of his marvelous vision, when the charm was suddenly broken by a great noise rising from the outer gates.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Athos was at this part of his marvelous vision, when the charm was suddenly broken by a great noise rising from the outer gates.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Athos did not stir from the place he occupied; he scarcely turned his head towards the door to ascertain the sooner what these noises could be.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Athos was at this part of his marvelous vision, when the charm was suddenly broken by a great noise rising from the outer gates.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A horse was heard galloping over the hard gravel of the great alley, and the sound of noisy and animated conversations ascended to the chamber in which the comte was dreaming.
