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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 meditating; Porthos was twisting his mustache; Aramis was saying his prayers in a charming little Book of Hours, bound in blue velvet.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “I hope what you have to tell me is worth the trouble, or else, I warn you, I will not pardon you for making me come here instead of getting a little rest after a night spent in taking and dismantling a bastion.
Ah
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From this reading Ah, why were you not there, gentlemen?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I hope what you have to tell me is worth the trouble, or else, I warn you, I will not pardon you for making me come here instead of getting a little rest after a night spent in taking and dismantling a bastion.
Aramis
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From this reading Athos was meditating; Porthos was twisting his mustache; Aramis was saying his prayers in a charming little Book of Hours, bound in blue velvet.
arriving
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From this reading THE BASTION SAINT-GERVAIS On arriving at the lodgings of his three friends, D’Artagnan found them assembled in the same chamber.
assembled
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From this reading THE BASTION SAINT-GERVAIS On arriving at the lodgings of his three friends, D’Artagnan found them assembled in the same chamber.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BASTION SAINT-GERVAIS On arriving at the lodgings of his three friends, D’Artagnan found them assembled in the same chamber.
Athos
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From this reading Athos was meditating; Porthos was twisting his mustache; Aramis was saying his prayers in a charming little Book of Hours, bound in blue velvet.
BASTIONnounUS /ˈbæstʃən/
a group that defends a principle
From this reading THE BASTION SAINT-GERVAIS On arriving at the lodgings of his three friends, D’Artagnan found them assembled in the same chamber.
blue
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From this reading Athos was meditating; Porthos was twisting his mustache; Aramis was saying his prayers in a charming little Book of Hours, bound in blue velvet.
Book
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From this reading Athos was meditating; Porthos was twisting his mustache; Aramis was saying his prayers in a charming little Book of Hours, bound in blue velvet.
bound
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From this reading Athos was meditating; Porthos was twisting his mustache; Aramis was saying his prayers in a charming little Book of Hours, bound in blue velvet.
chamber
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From this reading THE BASTION SAINT-GERVAIS On arriving at the lodgings of his three friends, D’Artagnan found them assembled in the same chamber.
charming
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From this reading Athos was meditating; Porthos was twisting his mustache; Aramis was saying his prayers in a charming little Book of Hours, bound in blue velvet.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I hope what you have to tell me is worth the trouble, or else, I warn you, I will not pardon you for making me come here instead of getting a little rest after a night spent in taking and dismantling a bastion.
D'Artagnan
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From this reading THE BASTION SAINT-GERVAIS On arriving at the lodgings of his three friends, D’Artagnan found them assembled in the same chamber.
dismantling
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From this reading “I hope what you have to tell me is worth the trouble, or else, I warn you, I will not pardon you for making me come here instead of getting a little rest after a night spent in taking and dismantling a bastion.
else
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From this reading “I hope what you have to tell me is worth the trouble, or else, I warn you, I will not pardon you for making me come here instead of getting a little rest after a night spent in taking and dismantling a bastion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I hope what you have to tell me is worth the trouble, or else, I warn you, I will not pardon you for making me come here instead of getting a little rest after a night spent in taking and dismantling a bastion.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BASTION SAINT-GERVAIS On arriving at the lodgings of his three friends, D’Artagnan found them assembled in the same chamber.
friends
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From this reading THE BASTION SAINT-GERVAIS On arriving at the lodgings of his three friends, D’Artagnan found them assembled in the same chamber.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Pardieu_, gentlemen,” said he.
getting
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From this reading “I hope what you have to tell me is worth the trouble, or else, I warn you, I will not pardon you for making me come here instead of getting a little rest after a night spent in taking and dismantling a bastion.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I hope what you have to tell me is worth the trouble, or else, I warn you, I will not pardon you for making me come here instead of getting a little rest after a night spent in taking and dismantling a bastion.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “_Pardieu_, gentlemen,” said he.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I hope what you have to tell me is worth the trouble, or else, I warn you, I will not pardon you for making me come here instead of getting a little rest after a night spent in taking and dismantling a bastion.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BASTION SAINT-GERVAIS On arriving at the lodgings of his three friends, D’Artagnan found them assembled in the same chamber.
hope
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From this reading “I hope what you have to tell me is worth the trouble, or else, I warn you, I will not pardon you for making me come here instead of getting a little rest after a night spent in taking and dismantling a bastion.
Hours
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From this reading Athos was meditating; Porthos was twisting his mustache; Aramis was saying his prayers in a charming little Book of Hours, bound in blue velvet.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I hope what you have to tell me is worth the trouble, or else, I warn you, I will not pardon you for making me come here instead of getting a little rest after a night spent in taking and dismantling a bastion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BASTION SAINT-GERVAIS On arriving at the lodgings of his three friends, D’Artagnan found them assembled in the same chamber.
instead
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From this reading “I hope what you have to tell me is worth the trouble, or else, I warn you, I will not pardon you for making me come here instead of getting a little rest after a night spent in taking and dismantling a bastion.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I hope what you have to tell me is worth the trouble, or else, I warn you, I will not pardon you for making me come here instead of getting a little rest after a night spent in taking and dismantling a bastion.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Athos was meditating; Porthos was twisting his mustache; Aramis was saying his prayers in a charming little Book of Hours, bound in blue velvet.
lodgings
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From this reading THE BASTION SAINT-GERVAIS On arriving at the lodgings of his three friends, D’Artagnan found them assembled in the same chamber.
making
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From this reading “I hope what you have to tell me is worth the trouble, or else, I warn you, I will not pardon you for making me come here instead of getting a little rest after a night spent in taking and dismantling a bastion.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I hope what you have to tell me is worth the trouble, or else, I warn you, I will not pardon you for making me come here instead of getting a little rest after a night spent in taking and dismantling a bastion.
meditating
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From this reading Athos was meditating; Porthos was twisting his mustache; Aramis was saying his prayers in a charming little Book of Hours, bound in blue velvet.
mustache
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From this reading Athos was meditating; Porthos was twisting his mustache; Aramis was saying his prayers in a charming little Book of Hours, bound in blue velvet.
night
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From this reading “I hope what you have to tell me is worth the trouble, or else, I warn you, I will not pardon you for making me come here instead of getting a little rest after a night spent in taking and dismantling a bastion.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I hope what you have to tell me is worth the trouble, or else, I warn you, I will not pardon you for making me come here instead of getting a little rest after a night spent in taking and dismantling a bastion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BASTION SAINT-GERVAIS On arriving at the lodgings of his three friends, D’Artagnan found them assembled in the same chamber.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BASTION SAINT-GERVAIS On arriving at the lodgings of his three friends, D’Artagnan found them assembled in the same chamber.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I hope what you have to tell me is worth the trouble, or else, I warn you, I will not pardon you for making me come here instead of getting a little rest after a night spent in taking and dismantling a bastion.
Pardieu
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From this reading “_Pardieu_, gentlemen,” said he.
pardon
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From this reading “I hope what you have to tell me is worth the trouble, or else, I warn you, I will not pardon you for making me come here instead of getting a little rest after a night spent in taking and dismantling a bastion.
Porthos
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From this reading Athos was meditating; Porthos was twisting his mustache; Aramis was saying his prayers in a charming little Book of Hours, bound in blue velvet.
prayers
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From this reading Athos was meditating; Porthos was twisting his mustache; Aramis was saying his prayers in a charming little Book of Hours, bound in blue velvet.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I hope what you have to tell me is worth the trouble, or else, I warn you, I will not pardon you for making me come here instead of getting a little rest after a night spent in taking and dismantling a bastion.
said
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From this reading “_Pardieu_, gentlemen,” said he.
SAINT-GERVAIS
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From this reading THE BASTION SAINT-GERVAIS On arriving at the lodgings of his three friends, D’Artagnan found them assembled in the same chamber.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BASTION SAINT-GERVAIS On arriving at the lodgings of his three friends, D’Artagnan found them assembled in the same chamber.
saying
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From this reading Athos was meditating; Porthos was twisting his mustache; Aramis was saying his prayers in a charming little Book of Hours, bound in blue velvet.
spent
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From this reading “I hope what you have to tell me is worth the trouble, or else, I warn you, I will not pardon you for making me come here instead of getting a little rest after a night spent in taking and dismantling a bastion.
taking
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From this reading “I hope what you have to tell me is worth the trouble, or else, I warn you, I will not pardon you for making me come here instead of getting a little rest after a night spent in taking and dismantling a bastion.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I hope what you have to tell me is worth the trouble, or else, I warn you, I will not pardon you for making me come here instead of getting a little rest after a night spent in taking and dismantling a bastion.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BASTION SAINT-GERVAIS On arriving at the lodgings of his three friends, D’Artagnan found them assembled in the same chamber.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE BASTION SAINT-GERVAIS On arriving at the lodgings of his three friends, D’Artagnan found them assembled in the same chamber.
there
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From this reading Ah, why were you not there, gentlemen?
three
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From this reading THE BASTION SAINT-GERVAIS On arriving at the lodgings of his three friends, D’Artagnan found them assembled in the same chamber.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I hope what you have to tell me is worth the trouble, or else, I warn you, I will not pardon you for making me come here instead of getting a little rest after a night spent in taking and dismantling a bastion.
trouble
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From this reading “I hope what you have to tell me is worth the trouble, or else, I warn you, I will not pardon you for making me come here instead of getting a little rest after a night spent in taking and dismantling a bastion.
twisting
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From this reading Athos was meditating; Porthos was twisting his mustache; Aramis was saying his prayers in a charming little Book of Hours, bound in blue velvet.
velvet
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From this reading Athos was meditating; Porthos was twisting his mustache; Aramis was saying his prayers in a charming little Book of Hours, bound in blue velvet.
warn
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From this reading “I hope what you have to tell me is worth the trouble, or else, I warn you, I will not pardon you for making me come here instead of getting a little rest after a night spent in taking and dismantling a bastion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Athos was meditating; Porthos was twisting his mustache; Aramis was saying his prayers in a charming little Book of Hours, bound in blue velvet.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ah, why were you not there, gentlemen?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I hope what you have to tell me is worth the trouble, or else, I warn you, I will not pardon you for making me come here instead of getting a little rest after a night spent in taking and dismantling a bastion.
why
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From this reading Ah, why were you not there, gentlemen?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I hope what you have to tell me is worth the trouble, or else, I warn you, I will not pardon you for making me come here instead of getting a little rest after a night spent in taking and dismantling a bastion.
worth
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From this reading “I hope what you have to tell me is worth the trouble, or else, I warn you, I will not pardon you for making me come here instead of getting a little rest after a night spent in taking and dismantling a bastion.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I hope what you have to tell me is worth the trouble, or else, I warn you, I will not pardon you for making me come here instead of getting a little rest after a night spent in taking and dismantling a bastion.
