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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 With a closed carriage and a band of chosen ruffians he had left the palace a good half-hour before the king's messengers, and by the aid of his sister's gold he had managed that their journey should not be a very rapid one.
aid
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From this reading With a closed carriage and a band of chosen ruffians he had left the palace a good half-hour before the king's messengers, and by the aid of his sister's gold he had managed that their journey should not be a very rapid one.
all
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From this reading On reaching the branch road he had ordered the coachman to drive some little distance along it, and had tethered all the horses to a fence under his charge.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading On reaching the branch road he had ordered the coachman to drive some little distance along it, and had tethered all the horses to a fence under his charge.
ambuscade
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From this reading Monsieur de Vivonne had laid his ambuscade with discretion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With a closed carriage and a band of chosen ruffians he had left the palace a good half-hour before the king's messengers, and by the aid of his sister's gold he had managed that their journey should not be a very rapid one.
approaching
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From this reading He had then stationed one of the band as a sentinel some distance up the main highway to flash a light when the two courtiers were approaching.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had then stationed one of the band as a sentinel some distance up the main highway to flash a light when the two courtiers were approaching.
band
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From this reading With a closed carriage and a band of chosen ruffians he had left the palace a good half-hour before the king's messengers, and by the aid of his sister's gold he had managed that their journey should not be a very rapid one.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With a closed carriage and a band of chosen ruffians he had left the palace a good half-hour before the king's messengers, and by the aid of his sister's gold he had managed that their journey should not be a very rapid one.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading With a closed carriage and a band of chosen ruffians he had left the palace a good half-hour before the king's messengers, and by the aid of his sister's gold he had managed that their journey should not be a very rapid one.
branch
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From this reading On reaching the branch road he had ordered the coachman to drive some little distance along it, and had tethered all the horses to a fence under his charge.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With a closed carriage and a band of chosen ruffians he had left the palace a good half-hour before the king's messengers, and by the aid of his sister's gold he had managed that their journey should not be a very rapid one.
carriage
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From this reading With a closed carriage and a band of chosen ruffians he had left the palace a good half-hour before the king's messengers, and by the aid of his sister's gold he had managed that their journey should not be a very rapid one.
charge
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From this reading On reaching the branch road he had ordered the coachman to drive some little distance along it, and had tethered all the horses to a fence under his charge.
chosen
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From this reading With a closed carriage and a band of chosen ruffians he had left the palace a good half-hour before the king's messengers, and by the aid of his sister's gold he had managed that their journey should not be a very rapid one.
closed
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From this reading With a closed carriage and a band of chosen ruffians he had left the palace a good half-hour before the king's messengers, and by the aid of his sister's gold he had managed that their journey should not be a very rapid one.
coachman
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From this reading On reaching the branch road he had ordered the coachman to drive some little distance along it, and had tethered all the horses to a fence under his charge.
courtiers
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From this reading He had then stationed one of the band as a sentinel some distance up the main highway to flash a light when the two courtiers were approaching.
de
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From this reading Monsieur de Vivonne had laid his ambuscade with discretion.
DEVIL
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From this reading "WHEN THE DEVIL DRIVES."
discretion
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From this reading Monsieur de Vivonne had laid his ambuscade with discretion.
distance
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From this reading On reaching the branch road he had ordered the coachman to drive some little distance along it, and had tethered all the horses to a fence under his charge.
drive
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From this reading On reaching the branch road he had ordered the coachman to drive some little distance along it, and had tethered all the horses to a fence under his charge.
DRIVES
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From this reading "WHEN THE DEVIL DRIVES."
fence
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From this reading On reaching the branch road he had ordered the coachman to drive some little distance along it, and had tethered all the horses to a fence under his charge.
flash
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From this reading He had then stationed one of the band as a sentinel some distance up the main highway to flash a light when the two courtiers were approaching.
gold
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From this reading With a closed carriage and a band of chosen ruffians he had left the palace a good half-hour before the king's messengers, and by the aid of his sister's gold he had managed that their journey should not be a very rapid one.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a closed carriage and a band of chosen ruffians he had left the palace a good half-hour before the king's messengers, and by the aid of his sister's gold he had managed that their journey should not be a very rapid one.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Monsieur de Vivonne had laid his ambuscade with discretion.
half-hour
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From this reading With a closed carriage and a band of chosen ruffians he had left the palace a good half-hour before the king's messengers, and by the aid of his sister's gold he had managed that their journey should not be a very rapid one.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With a closed carriage and a band of chosen ruffians he had left the palace a good half-hour before the king's messengers, and by the aid of his sister's gold he had managed that their journey should not be a very rapid one.
highway
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From this reading He had then stationed one of the band as a sentinel some distance up the main highway to flash a light when the two courtiers were approaching.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Monsieur de Vivonne had laid his ambuscade with discretion.
horses
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From this reading On reaching the branch road he had ordered the coachman to drive some little distance along it, and had tethered all the horses to a fence under his charge.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On reaching the branch road he had ordered the coachman to drive some little distance along it, and had tethered all the horses to a fence under his charge.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With a closed carriage and a band of chosen ruffians he had left the palace a good half-hour before the king's messengers, and by the aid of his sister's gold he had managed that their journey should not be a very rapid one.
king's
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From this reading With a closed carriage and a band of chosen ruffians he had left the palace a good half-hour before the king's messengers, and by the aid of his sister's gold he had managed that their journey should not be a very rapid one.
laid
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From this reading Monsieur de Vivonne had laid his ambuscade with discretion.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a closed carriage and a band of chosen ruffians he had left the palace a good half-hour before the king's messengers, and by the aid of his sister's gold he had managed that their journey should not be a very rapid one.
light
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From this reading He had then stationed one of the band as a sentinel some distance up the main highway to flash a light when the two courtiers were approaching.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On reaching the branch road he had ordered the coachman to drive some little distance along it, and had tethered all the horses to a fence under his charge.
main
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From this reading He had then stationed one of the band as a sentinel some distance up the main highway to flash a light when the two courtiers were approaching.
managed
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From this reading With a closed carriage and a band of chosen ruffians he had left the palace a good half-hour before the king's messengers, and by the aid of his sister's gold he had managed that their journey should not be a very rapid one.
messengers
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From this reading With a closed carriage and a band of chosen ruffians he had left the palace a good half-hour before the king's messengers, and by the aid of his sister's gold he had managed that their journey should not be a very rapid one.
Monsieur
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From this reading Monsieur de Vivonne had laid his ambuscade with discretion.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading With a closed carriage and a band of chosen ruffians he had left the palace a good half-hour before the king's messengers, and by the aid of his sister's gold he had managed that their journey should not be a very rapid one.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a closed carriage and a band of chosen ruffians he had left the palace a good half-hour before the king's messengers, and by the aid of his sister's gold he had managed that their journey should not be a very rapid one.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On reaching the branch road he had ordered the coachman to drive some little distance along it, and had tethered all the horses to a fence under his charge.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With a closed carriage and a band of chosen ruffians he had left the palace a good half-hour before the king's messengers, and by the aid of his sister's gold he had managed that their journey should not be a very rapid one.
ordered
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From this reading On reaching the branch road he had ordered the coachman to drive some little distance along it, and had tethered all the horses to a fence under his charge.
palace
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From this reading With a closed carriage and a band of chosen ruffians he had left the palace a good half-hour before the king's messengers, and by the aid of his sister's gold he had managed that their journey should not be a very rapid one.
rapid
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From this reading With a closed carriage and a band of chosen ruffians he had left the palace a good half-hour before the king's messengers, and by the aid of his sister's gold he had managed that their journey should not be a very rapid one.
reaching
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From this reading On reaching the branch road he had ordered the coachman to drive some little distance along it, and had tethered all the horses to a fence under his charge.
road
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From this reading On reaching the branch road he had ordered the coachman to drive some little distance along it, and had tethered all the horses to a fence under his charge.
ruffians
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From this reading With a closed carriage and a band of chosen ruffians he had left the palace a good half-hour before the king's messengers, and by the aid of his sister's gold he had managed that their journey should not be a very rapid one.
sentinel
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From this reading He had then stationed one of the band as a sentinel some distance up the main highway to flash a light when the two courtiers were approaching.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading With a closed carriage and a band of chosen ruffians he had left the palace a good half-hour before the king's messengers, and by the aid of his sister's gold he had managed that their journey should not be a very rapid one.
sister's
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From this reading With a closed carriage and a band of chosen ruffians he had left the palace a good half-hour before the king's messengers, and by the aid of his sister's gold he had managed that their journey should not be a very rapid one.
some
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From this reading On reaching the branch road he had ordered the coachman to drive some little distance along it, and had tethered all the horses to a fence under his charge.
stationed
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From this reading He had then stationed one of the band as a sentinel some distance up the main highway to flash a light when the two courtiers were approaching.
tethered
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From this reading On reaching the branch road he had ordered the coachman to drive some little distance along it, and had tethered all the horses to a fence under his charge.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With a closed carriage and a band of chosen ruffians he had left the palace a good half-hour before the king's messengers, and by the aid of his sister's gold he had managed that their journey should not be a very rapid one.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "WHEN THE DEVIL DRIVES."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading With a closed carriage and a band of chosen ruffians he had left the palace a good half-hour before the king's messengers, and by the aid of his sister's gold he had managed that their journey should not be a very rapid one.
then
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From this reading He had then stationed one of the band as a sentinel some distance up the main highway to flash a light when the two courtiers were approaching.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On reaching the branch road he had ordered the coachman to drive some little distance along it, and had tethered all the horses to a fence under his charge.
two
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From this reading He had then stationed one of the band as a sentinel some distance up the main highway to flash a light when the two courtiers were approaching.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading On reaching the branch road he had ordered the coachman to drive some little distance along it, and had tethered all the horses to a fence under his charge.
up
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From this reading He had then stationed one of the band as a sentinel some distance up the main highway to flash a light when the two courtiers were approaching.
very
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From this reading With a closed carriage and a band of chosen ruffians he had left the palace a good half-hour before the king's messengers, and by the aid of his sister's gold he had managed that their journey should not be a very rapid one.
Vivonne
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From this reading Monsieur de Vivonne had laid his ambuscade with discretion.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had then stationed one of the band as a sentinel some distance up the main highway to flash a light when the two courtiers were approaching.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "WHEN THE DEVIL DRIVES."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Monsieur de Vivonne had laid his ambuscade with discretion.
