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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Charny's flight was patent; the window was being closed by the Colonel after him; by bending forward Billet could see the count vaulting over the garden wall.
agreement
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From this reading It followed that the agreement made between Captain Romeuf and the Queen was for him to stand neutral.
all
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From this reading Billet's countenance was dark; thoughtfulness lowered the brows over eyes deeply investigating; he reviewed all the prisoners and over the circle he made two remarks.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Billet's countenance was dark; thoughtfulness lowered the brows over eyes deeply investigating; he reviewed all the prisoners and over the circle he made two remarks.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Behind Billet the outer room was filled as before with the scythe-bearers, musketeers and swordsmen whom his gesture had dismissed.
BACK
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From this reading ON THE BACK TRACK.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Behind Billet the outer room was filled as before with the scythe-bearers, musketeers and swordsmen whom his gesture had dismissed.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind Billet the outer room was filled as before with the scythe-bearers, musketeers and swordsmen whom his gesture had dismissed.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Charny's flight was patent; the window was being closed by the Colonel after him; by bending forward Billet could see the count vaulting over the garden wall.
bending
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From this reading Charny's flight was patent; the window was being closed by the Colonel after him; by bending forward Billet could see the count vaulting over the garden wall.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It followed that the agreement made between Captain Romeuf and the Queen was for him to stand neutral.
Billet
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From this reading Charny's flight was patent; the window was being closed by the Colonel after him; by bending forward Billet could see the count vaulting over the garden wall.
Billet's
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From this reading Billet's countenance was dark; thoughtfulness lowered the brows over eyes deeply investigating; he reviewed all the prisoners and over the circle he made two remarks.
brows
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From this reading Billet's countenance was dark; thoughtfulness lowered the brows over eyes deeply investigating; he reviewed all the prisoners and over the circle he made two remarks.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Charny's flight was patent; the window was being closed by the Colonel after him; by bending forward Billet could see the count vaulting over the garden wall.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It followed that the agreement made between Captain Romeuf and the Queen was for him to stand neutral.
Charny's
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From this reading Charny's flight was patent; the window was being closed by the Colonel after him; by bending forward Billet could see the count vaulting over the garden wall.
circle
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From this reading Billet's countenance was dark; thoughtfulness lowered the brows over eyes deeply investigating; he reviewed all the prisoners and over the circle he made two remarks.
closed
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From this reading Charny's flight was patent; the window was being closed by the Colonel after him; by bending forward Billet could see the count vaulting over the garden wall.
Colonel
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From this reading Charny's flight was patent; the window was being closed by the Colonel after him; by bending forward Billet could see the count vaulting over the garden wall.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Charny's flight was patent; the window was being closed by the Colonel after him; by bending forward Billet could see the count vaulting over the garden wall.
count
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From this reading Charny's flight was patent; the window was being closed by the Colonel after him; by bending forward Billet could see the count vaulting over the garden wall.
countenance
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From this reading Billet's countenance was dark; thoughtfulness lowered the brows over eyes deeply investigating; he reviewed all the prisoners and over the circle he made two remarks.
dark
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From this reading Billet's countenance was dark; thoughtfulness lowered the brows over eyes deeply investigating; he reviewed all the prisoners and over the circle he made two remarks.
deeply
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From this reading Billet's countenance was dark; thoughtfulness lowered the brows over eyes deeply investigating; he reviewed all the prisoners and over the circle he made two remarks.
dismissed
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From this reading Behind Billet the outer room was filled as before with the scythe-bearers, musketeers and swordsmen whom his gesture had dismissed.
eyes
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From this reading Billet's countenance was dark; thoughtfulness lowered the brows over eyes deeply investigating; he reviewed all the prisoners and over the circle he made two remarks.
filled
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From this reading Behind Billet the outer room was filled as before with the scythe-bearers, musketeers and swordsmen whom his gesture had dismissed.
flight
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From this reading Charny's flight was patent; the window was being closed by the Colonel after him; by bending forward Billet could see the count vaulting over the garden wall.
followed
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From this reading It followed that the agreement made between Captain Romeuf and the Queen was for him to stand neutral.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It followed that the agreement made between Captain Romeuf and the Queen was for him to stand neutral.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charny's flight was patent; the window was being closed by the Colonel after him; by bending forward Billet could see the count vaulting over the garden wall.
garden
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From this reading Charny's flight was patent; the window was being closed by the Colonel after him; by bending forward Billet could see the count vaulting over the garden wall.
gesture
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From this reading Behind Billet the outer room was filled as before with the scythe-bearers, musketeers and swordsmen whom his gesture had dismissed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Behind Billet the outer room was filled as before with the scythe-bearers, musketeers and swordsmen whom his gesture had dismissed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Billet's countenance was dark; thoughtfulness lowered the brows over eyes deeply investigating; he reviewed all the prisoners and over the circle he made two remarks.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Charny's flight was patent; the window was being closed by the Colonel after him; by bending forward Billet could see the count vaulting over the garden wall.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Behind Billet the outer room was filled as before with the scythe-bearers, musketeers and swordsmen whom his gesture had dismissed.
investigating
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From this reading Billet's countenance was dark; thoughtfulness lowered the brows over eyes deeply investigating; he reviewed all the prisoners and over the circle he made two remarks.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It followed that the agreement made between Captain Romeuf and the Queen was for him to stand neutral.
lowered
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From this reading Billet's countenance was dark; thoughtfulness lowered the brows over eyes deeply investigating; he reviewed all the prisoners and over the circle he made two remarks.
made
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From this reading Billet's countenance was dark; thoughtfulness lowered the brows over eyes deeply investigating; he reviewed all the prisoners and over the circle he made two remarks.
musketeers
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From this reading Behind Billet the outer room was filled as before with the scythe-bearers, musketeers and swordsmen whom his gesture had dismissed.
neutral
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From this reading It followed that the agreement made between Captain Romeuf and the Queen was for him to stand neutral.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE BACK TRACK.
outer
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From this reading Behind Billet the outer room was filled as before with the scythe-bearers, musketeers and swordsmen whom his gesture had dismissed.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Billet's countenance was dark; thoughtfulness lowered the brows over eyes deeply investigating; he reviewed all the prisoners and over the circle he made two remarks.
patent
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From this reading Charny's flight was patent; the window was being closed by the Colonel after him; by bending forward Billet could see the count vaulting over the garden wall.
prisoners
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From this reading Billet's countenance was dark; thoughtfulness lowered the brows over eyes deeply investigating; he reviewed all the prisoners and over the circle he made two remarks.
Queen
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From this reading It followed that the agreement made between Captain Romeuf and the Queen was for him to stand neutral.
remarks
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From this reading Billet's countenance was dark; thoughtfulness lowered the brows over eyes deeply investigating; he reviewed all the prisoners and over the circle he made two remarks.
reviewed
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From this reading Billet's countenance was dark; thoughtfulness lowered the brows over eyes deeply investigating; he reviewed all the prisoners and over the circle he made two remarks.
Romeuf
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From this reading It followed that the agreement made between Captain Romeuf and the Queen was for him to stand neutral.
room
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From this reading Behind Billet the outer room was filled as before with the scythe-bearers, musketeers and swordsmen whom his gesture had dismissed.
scythe-bearers
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From this reading Behind Billet the outer room was filled as before with the scythe-bearers, musketeers and swordsmen whom his gesture had dismissed.
see
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From this reading Charny's flight was patent; the window was being closed by the Colonel after him; by bending forward Billet could see the count vaulting over the garden wall.
stand
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From this reading It followed that the agreement made between Captain Romeuf and the Queen was for him to stand neutral.
swordsmen
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From this reading Behind Billet the outer room was filled as before with the scythe-bearers, musketeers and swordsmen whom his gesture had dismissed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It followed that the agreement made between Captain Romeuf and the Queen was for him to stand neutral.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE BACK TRACK.
thoughtfulness
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From this reading Billet's countenance was dark; thoughtfulness lowered the brows over eyes deeply investigating; he reviewed all the prisoners and over the circle he made two remarks.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It followed that the agreement made between Captain Romeuf and the Queen was for him to stand neutral.
TRACKnounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading ON THE BACK TRACK.
two
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From this reading Billet's countenance was dark; thoughtfulness lowered the brows over eyes deeply investigating; he reviewed all the prisoners and over the circle he made two remarks.
vaulting
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From this reading Charny's flight was patent; the window was being closed by the Colonel after him; by bending forward Billet could see the count vaulting over the garden wall.
wall
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From this reading Charny's flight was patent; the window was being closed by the Colonel after him; by bending forward Billet could see the count vaulting over the garden wall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Billet's countenance was dark; thoughtfulness lowered the brows over eyes deeply investigating; he reviewed all the prisoners and over the circle he made two remarks.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Behind Billet the outer room was filled as before with the scythe-bearers, musketeers and swordsmen whom his gesture had dismissed.
window
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From this reading Charny's flight was patent; the window was being closed by the Colonel after him; by bending forward Billet could see the count vaulting over the garden wall.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Behind Billet the outer room was filled as before with the scythe-bearers, musketeers and swordsmen whom his gesture had dismissed.
