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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 M. de Tréville listened to the young man’s account with a seriousness which proved that he saw something else in this adventure besides a love affair.
able
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From this reading Besides, as M. de Tréville saw the queen almost daily, he might be able to draw from her Majesty some intelligence of the poor young woman, whom they were doubtless making pay very dearly for her devotedness to her mistress.
account
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From this reading M. de Tréville listened to the young man’s account with a seriousness which proved that he saw something else in this adventure besides a love affair.
adventure
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From this reading M. de Tréville listened to the young man’s account with a seriousness which proved that he saw something else in this adventure besides a love affair.
advice
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From this reading M. de Tréville would doubtless give him good advice as to the whole affair.
affair
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From this reading M. de Tréville would doubtless give him good advice as to the whole affair.
alighted
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From this reading PORTHOS Instead of returning directly home, D’Artagnan alighted at the door of M. de Tréville, and ran quickly up the stairs.
all
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From this reading This time he had decided to relate all that had passed.
almost
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From this reading Besides, as M. de Tréville saw the queen almost daily, he might be able to draw from her Majesty some intelligence of the poor young woman, whom they were doubtless making pay very dearly for her devotedness to her mistress.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PORTHOS Instead of returning directly home, D’Artagnan alighted at the door of M. de Tréville, and ran quickly up the stairs.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading M. de Tréville would doubtless give him good advice as to the whole affair.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PORTHOS Instead of returning directly home, D’Artagnan alighted at the door of M. de Tréville, and ran quickly up the stairs.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Besides, as M. de Tréville saw the queen almost daily, he might be able to draw from her Majesty some intelligence of the poor young woman, whom they were doubtless making pay very dearly for her devotedness to her mistress.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, as M. de Tréville saw the queen almost daily, he might be able to draw from her Majesty some intelligence of the poor young woman, whom they were doubtless making pay very dearly for her devotedness to her mistress.
D'Artagnan
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From this reading PORTHOS Instead of returning directly home, D’Artagnan alighted at the door of M. de Tréville, and ran quickly up the stairs.
daily
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From this reading Besides, as M. de Tréville saw the queen almost daily, he might be able to draw from her Majesty some intelligence of the poor young woman, whom they were doubtless making pay very dearly for her devotedness to her mistress.
de
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From this reading PORTHOS Instead of returning directly home, D’Artagnan alighted at the door of M. de Tréville, and ran quickly up the stairs.
dearly
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From this reading Besides, as M. de Tréville saw the queen almost daily, he might be able to draw from her Majesty some intelligence of the poor young woman, whom they were doubtless making pay very dearly for her devotedness to her mistress.
decided
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From this reading This time he had decided to relate all that had passed.
devotedness
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From this reading Besides, as M. de Tréville saw the queen almost daily, he might be able to draw from her Majesty some intelligence of the poor young woman, whom they were doubtless making pay very dearly for her devotedness to her mistress.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading PORTHOS Instead of returning directly home, D’Artagnan alighted at the door of M. de Tréville, and ran quickly up the stairs.
door
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From this reading PORTHOS Instead of returning directly home, D’Artagnan alighted at the door of M. de Tréville, and ran quickly up the stairs.
doubtless
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From this reading M. de Tréville would doubtless give him good advice as to the whole affair.
draw
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From this reading Besides, as M. de Tréville saw the queen almost daily, he might be able to draw from her Majesty some intelligence of the poor young woman, whom they were doubtless making pay very dearly for her devotedness to her mistress.
else
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From this reading M. de Tréville listened to the young man’s account with a seriousness which proved that he saw something else in this adventure besides a love affair.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Besides, as M. de Tréville saw the queen almost daily, he might be able to draw from her Majesty some intelligence of the poor young woman, whom they were doubtless making pay very dearly for her devotedness to her mistress.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Besides, as M. de Tréville saw the queen almost daily, he might be able to draw from her Majesty some intelligence of the poor young woman, whom they were doubtless making pay very dearly for her devotedness to her mistress.
give
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From this reading M. de Tréville would doubtless give him good advice as to the whole affair.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading M. de Tréville would doubtless give him good advice as to the whole affair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This time he had decided to relate all that had passed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This time he had decided to relate all that had passed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Besides, as M. de Tréville saw the queen almost daily, he might be able to draw from her Majesty some intelligence of the poor young woman, whom they were doubtless making pay very dearly for her devotedness to her mistress.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading M. de Tréville would doubtless give him good advice as to the whole affair.
home
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From this reading PORTHOS Instead of returning directly home, D’Artagnan alighted at the door of M. de Tréville, and ran quickly up the stairs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading M. de Tréville listened to the young man’s account with a seriousness which proved that he saw something else in this adventure besides a love affair.
InsteadadverbUS /ˌɪnˈsted/
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading PORTHOS Instead of returning directly home, D’Artagnan alighted at the door of M. de Tréville, and ran quickly up the stairs.
intelligence
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From this reading Besides, as M. de Tréville saw the queen almost daily, he might be able to draw from her Majesty some intelligence of the poor young woman, whom they were doubtless making pay very dearly for her devotedness to her mistress.
listened
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From this reading M. de Tréville listened to the young man’s account with a seriousness which proved that he saw something else in this adventure besides a love affair.
love
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From this reading M. de Tréville listened to the young man’s account with a seriousness which proved that he saw something else in this adventure besides a love affair.
M
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From this reading PORTHOS Instead of returning directly home, D’Artagnan alighted at the door of M. de Tréville, and ran quickly up the stairs.
Majesty
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From this reading Besides, as M. de Tréville saw the queen almost daily, he might be able to draw from her Majesty some intelligence of the poor young woman, whom they were doubtless making pay very dearly for her devotedness to her mistress.
making
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From this reading Besides, as M. de Tréville saw the queen almost daily, he might be able to draw from her Majesty some intelligence of the poor young woman, whom they were doubtless making pay very dearly for her devotedness to her mistress.
man's
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From this reading M. de Tréville listened to the young man’s account with a seriousness which proved that he saw something else in this adventure besides a love affair.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Besides, as M. de Tréville saw the queen almost daily, he might be able to draw from her Majesty some intelligence of the poor young woman, whom they were doubtless making pay very dearly for her devotedness to her mistress.
mistress
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From this reading Besides, as M. de Tréville saw the queen almost daily, he might be able to draw from her Majesty some intelligence of the poor young woman, whom they were doubtless making pay very dearly for her devotedness to her mistress.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PORTHOS Instead of returning directly home, D’Artagnan alighted at the door of M. de Tréville, and ran quickly up the stairs.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time he had decided to relate all that had passed.
pay
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From this reading Besides, as M. de Tréville saw the queen almost daily, he might be able to draw from her Majesty some intelligence of the poor young woman, whom they were doubtless making pay very dearly for her devotedness to her mistress.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides, as M. de Tréville saw the queen almost daily, he might be able to draw from her Majesty some intelligence of the poor young woman, whom they were doubtless making pay very dearly for her devotedness to her mistress.
PORTHOS
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From this reading PORTHOS Instead of returning directly home, D’Artagnan alighted at the door of M. de Tréville, and ran quickly up the stairs.
proved
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From this reading M. de Tréville listened to the young man’s account with a seriousness which proved that he saw something else in this adventure besides a love affair.
queen
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From this reading Besides, as M. de Tréville saw the queen almost daily, he might be able to draw from her Majesty some intelligence of the poor young woman, whom they were doubtless making pay very dearly for her devotedness to her mistress.
quickly
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From this reading PORTHOS Instead of returning directly home, D’Artagnan alighted at the door of M. de Tréville, and ran quickly up the stairs.
ran
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From this reading PORTHOS Instead of returning directly home, D’Artagnan alighted at the door of M. de Tréville, and ran quickly up the stairs.
relate
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From this reading This time he had decided to relate all that had passed.
returning
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From this reading PORTHOS Instead of returning directly home, D’Artagnan alighted at the door of M. de Tréville, and ran quickly up the stairs.
saw
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From this reading Besides, as M. de Tréville saw the queen almost daily, he might be able to draw from her Majesty some intelligence of the poor young woman, whom they were doubtless making pay very dearly for her devotedness to her mistress.
seriousness
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From this reading M. de Tréville listened to the young man’s account with a seriousness which proved that he saw something else in this adventure besides a love affair.
some
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From this reading Besides, as M. de Tréville saw the queen almost daily, he might be able to draw from her Majesty some intelligence of the poor young woman, whom they were doubtless making pay very dearly for her devotedness to her mistress.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading M. de Tréville listened to the young man’s account with a seriousness which proved that he saw something else in this adventure besides a love affair.
stairs
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From this reading PORTHOS Instead of returning directly home, D’Artagnan alighted at the door of M. de Tréville, and ran quickly up the stairs.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This time he had decided to relate all that had passed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PORTHOS Instead of returning directly home, D’Artagnan alighted at the door of M. de Tréville, and ran quickly up the stairs.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Besides, as M. de Tréville saw the queen almost daily, he might be able to draw from her Majesty some intelligence of the poor young woman, whom they were doubtless making pay very dearly for her devotedness to her mistress.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time he had decided to relate all that had passed.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time he had decided to relate all that had passed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This time he had decided to relate all that had passed.
Tréville
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From this reading PORTHOS Instead of returning directly home, D’Artagnan alighted at the door of M. de Tréville, and ran quickly up the stairs.
up
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From this reading PORTHOS Instead of returning directly home, D’Artagnan alighted at the door of M. de Tréville, and ran quickly up the stairs.
very
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From this reading Besides, as M. de Tréville saw the queen almost daily, he might be able to draw from her Majesty some intelligence of the poor young woman, whom they were doubtless making pay very dearly for her devotedness to her mistress.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Besides, as M. de Tréville saw the queen almost daily, he might be able to draw from her Majesty some intelligence of the poor young woman, whom they were doubtless making pay very dearly for her devotedness to her mistress.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading M. de Tréville listened to the young man’s account with a seriousness which proved that he saw something else in this adventure besides a love affair.
whole
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From this reading M. de Tréville would doubtless give him good advice as to the whole affair.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Besides, as M. de Tréville saw the queen almost daily, he might be able to draw from her Majesty some intelligence of the poor young woman, whom they were doubtless making pay very dearly for her devotedness to her mistress.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading M. de Tréville listened to the young man’s account with a seriousness which proved that he saw something else in this adventure besides a love affair.
woman
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From this reading Besides, as M. de Tréville saw the queen almost daily, he might be able to draw from her Majesty some intelligence of the poor young woman, whom they were doubtless making pay very dearly for her devotedness to her mistress.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading M. de Tréville would doubtless give him good advice as to the whole affair.
young
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From this reading Besides, as M. de Tréville saw the queen almost daily, he might be able to draw from her Majesty some intelligence of the poor young woman, whom they were doubtless making pay very dearly for her devotedness to her mistress.
