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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 TRIAL It was a stormy and dark night; vast clouds covered the heavens, concealing the stars; the moon would not rise till midnight.
advance
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From this reading Every minute Athos was forced to restrain D’Artagnan, constantly in advance of the little troop, and to beg him to keep in the line, which in an instant he again departed from.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every minute Athos was forced to restrain D’Artagnan, constantly in advance of the little troop, and to beg him to keep in the line, which in an instant he again departed from.
all
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From this reading Occasionally, by the light of a flash of lightning which gleamed along the horizon, the road stretched itself before them, white and solitary; the flash extinct, all remained in darkness.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Occasionally, by the light of a flash of lightning which gleamed along the horizon, the road stretched itself before them, white and solitary; the flash extinct, all remained in darkness.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Every minute Athos was forced to restrain D’Artagnan, constantly in advance of the little troop, and to beg him to keep in the line, which in an instant he again departed from.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TRIAL It was a stormy and dark night; vast clouds covered the heavens, concealing the stars; the moon would not rise till midnight.
Athos
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From this reading Every minute Athos was forced to restrain D’Artagnan, constantly in advance of the little troop, and to beg him to keep in the line, which in an instant he again departed from.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Occasionally, by the light of a flash of lightning which gleamed along the horizon, the road stretched itself before them, white and solitary; the flash extinct, all remained in darkness.
beg
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From this reading Every minute Athos was forced to restrain D’Artagnan, constantly in advance of the little troop, and to beg him to keep in the line, which in an instant he again departed from.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had but one thought—to go forward; and he went.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Occasionally, by the light of a flash of lightning which gleamed along the horizon, the road stretched itself before them, white and solitary; the flash extinct, all remained in darkness.
clouds
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From this reading TRIAL It was a stormy and dark night; vast clouds covered the heavens, concealing the stars; the moon would not rise till midnight.
concealing
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From this reading TRIAL It was a stormy and dark night; vast clouds covered the heavens, concealing the stars; the moon would not rise till midnight.
constantly
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From this reading Every minute Athos was forced to restrain D’Artagnan, constantly in advance of the little troop, and to beg him to keep in the line, which in an instant he again departed from.
covered
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From this reading TRIAL It was a stormy and dark night; vast clouds covered the heavens, concealing the stars; the moon would not rise till midnight.
D'Artagnan
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From this reading Every minute Athos was forced to restrain D’Artagnan, constantly in advance of the little troop, and to beg him to keep in the line, which in an instant he again departed from.
dark
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From this reading TRIAL It was a stormy and dark night; vast clouds covered the heavens, concealing the stars; the moon would not rise till midnight.
darkness
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From this reading Occasionally, by the light of a flash of lightning which gleamed along the horizon, the road stretched itself before them, white and solitary; the flash extinct, all remained in darkness.
departed
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From this reading Every minute Athos was forced to restrain D’Artagnan, constantly in advance of the little troop, and to beg him to keep in the line, which in an instant he again departed from.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every minute Athos was forced to restrain D’Artagnan, constantly in advance of the little troop, and to beg him to keep in the line, which in an instant he again departed from.
extinct
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From this reading Occasionally, by the light of a flash of lightning which gleamed along the horizon, the road stretched itself before them, white and solitary; the flash extinct, all remained in darkness.
Festubert
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From this reading They passed in silence through the little village of Festubert, where the wounded servant was, and then skirted the wood of Richebourg.
flash
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From this reading Occasionally, by the light of a flash of lightning which gleamed along the horizon, the road stretched itself before them, white and solitary; the flash extinct, all remained in darkness.
forced
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From this reading Every minute Athos was forced to restrain D’Artagnan, constantly in advance of the little troop, and to beg him to keep in the line, which in an instant he again departed from.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had but one thought—to go forward; and he went.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Every minute Athos was forced to restrain D’Artagnan, constantly in advance of the little troop, and to beg him to keep in the line, which in an instant he again departed from.
gleamed
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From this reading Occasionally, by the light of a flash of lightning which gleamed along the horizon, the road stretched itself before them, white and solitary; the flash extinct, all remained in darkness.
go
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From this reading He had but one thought—to go forward; and he went.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had but one thought—to go forward; and he went.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every minute Athos was forced to restrain D’Artagnan, constantly in advance of the little troop, and to beg him to keep in the line, which in an instant he again departed from.
heavens
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From this reading TRIAL It was a stormy and dark night; vast clouds covered the heavens, concealing the stars; the moon would not rise till midnight.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every minute Athos was forced to restrain D’Artagnan, constantly in advance of the little troop, and to beg him to keep in the line, which in an instant he again departed from.
horizon
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From this reading Occasionally, by the light of a flash of lightning which gleamed along the horizon, the road stretched itself before them, white and solitary; the flash extinct, all remained in darkness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Occasionally, by the light of a flash of lightning which gleamed along the horizon, the road stretched itself before them, white and solitary; the flash extinct, all remained in darkness.
instant
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From this reading Every minute Athos was forced to restrain D’Artagnan, constantly in advance of the little troop, and to beg him to keep in the line, which in an instant he again departed from.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TRIAL It was a stormy and dark night; vast clouds covered the heavens, concealing the stars; the moon would not rise till midnight.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Occasionally, by the light of a flash of lightning which gleamed along the horizon, the road stretched itself before them, white and solitary; the flash extinct, all remained in darkness.
keep
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From this reading Every minute Athos was forced to restrain D’Artagnan, constantly in advance of the little troop, and to beg him to keep in the line, which in an instant he again departed from.
light
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From this reading Occasionally, by the light of a flash of lightning which gleamed along the horizon, the road stretched itself before them, white and solitary; the flash extinct, all remained in darkness.
lightning
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From this reading Occasionally, by the light of a flash of lightning which gleamed along the horizon, the road stretched itself before them, white and solitary; the flash extinct, all remained in darkness.
line
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From this reading Every minute Athos was forced to restrain D’Artagnan, constantly in advance of the little troop, and to beg him to keep in the line, which in an instant he again departed from.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every minute Athos was forced to restrain D’Artagnan, constantly in advance of the little troop, and to beg him to keep in the line, which in an instant he again departed from.
midnight
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From this reading TRIAL It was a stormy and dark night; vast clouds covered the heavens, concealing the stars; the moon would not rise till midnight.
minute
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From this reading Every minute Athos was forced to restrain D’Artagnan, constantly in advance of the little troop, and to beg him to keep in the line, which in an instant he again departed from.
moon
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From this reading TRIAL It was a stormy and dark night; vast clouds covered the heavens, concealing the stars; the moon would not rise till midnight.
night
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From this reading TRIAL It was a stormy and dark night; vast clouds covered the heavens, concealing the stars; the moon would not rise till midnight.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading TRIAL It was a stormy and dark night; vast clouds covered the heavens, concealing the stars; the moon would not rise till midnight.
Occasionally
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From this reading Occasionally, by the light of a flash of lightning which gleamed along the horizon, the road stretched itself before them, white and solitary; the flash extinct, all remained in darkness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Occasionally, by the light of a flash of lightning which gleamed along the horizon, the road stretched itself before them, white and solitary; the flash extinct, all remained in darkness.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had but one thought—to go forward; and he went.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They passed in silence through the little village of Festubert, where the wounded servant was, and then skirted the wood of Richebourg.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Occasionally, by the light of a flash of lightning which gleamed along the horizon, the road stretched itself before them, white and solitary; the flash extinct, all remained in darkness.
restrain
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From this reading Every minute Athos was forced to restrain D’Artagnan, constantly in advance of the little troop, and to beg him to keep in the line, which in an instant he again departed from.
Richebourg
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From this reading They passed in silence through the little village of Festubert, where the wounded servant was, and then skirted the wood of Richebourg.
rise
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From this reading TRIAL It was a stormy and dark night; vast clouds covered the heavens, concealing the stars; the moon would not rise till midnight.
road
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From this reading Occasionally, by the light of a flash of lightning which gleamed along the horizon, the road stretched itself before them, white and solitary; the flash extinct, all remained in darkness.
servant
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From this reading They passed in silence through the little village of Festubert, where the wounded servant was, and then skirted the wood of Richebourg.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading They passed in silence through the little village of Festubert, where the wounded servant was, and then skirted the wood of Richebourg.
skirtednounUS /ˈskirted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They passed in silence through the little village of Festubert, where the wounded servant was, and then skirted the wood of Richebourg.
solitary
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From this reading Occasionally, by the light of a flash of lightning which gleamed along the horizon, the road stretched itself before them, white and solitary; the flash extinct, all remained in darkness.
stars
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From this reading TRIAL It was a stormy and dark night; vast clouds covered the heavens, concealing the stars; the moon would not rise till midnight.
stormy
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From this reading TRIAL It was a stormy and dark night; vast clouds covered the heavens, concealing the stars; the moon would not rise till midnight.
stretched
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From this reading Occasionally, by the light of a flash of lightning which gleamed along the horizon, the road stretched itself before them, white and solitary; the flash extinct, all remained in darkness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TRIAL It was a stormy and dark night; vast clouds covered the heavens, concealing the stars; the moon would not rise till midnight.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Occasionally, by the light of a flash of lightning which gleamed along the horizon, the road stretched itself before them, white and solitary; the flash extinct, all remained in darkness.
then
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From this reading They passed in silence through the little village of Festubert, where the wounded servant was, and then skirted the wood of Richebourg.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They passed in silence through the little village of Festubert, where the wounded servant was, and then skirted the wood of Richebourg.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had but one thought—to go forward; and he went.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They passed in silence through the little village of Festubert, where the wounded servant was, and then skirted the wood of Richebourg.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading TRIAL It was a stormy and dark night; vast clouds covered the heavens, concealing the stars; the moon would not rise till midnight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every minute Athos was forced to restrain D’Artagnan, constantly in advance of the little troop, and to beg him to keep in the line, which in an instant he again departed from.
TRIALnounUS /ˈtraɪəl/
the act of testing something
From this reading TRIAL It was a stormy and dark night; vast clouds covered the heavens, concealing the stars; the moon would not rise till midnight.
troop
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From this reading Every minute Athos was forced to restrain D’Artagnan, constantly in advance of the little troop, and to beg him to keep in the line, which in an instant he again departed from.
vast
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From this reading TRIAL It was a stormy and dark night; vast clouds covered the heavens, concealing the stars; the moon would not rise till midnight.
village
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From this reading They passed in silence through the little village of Festubert, where the wounded servant was, and then skirted the wood of Richebourg.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TRIAL It was a stormy and dark night; vast clouds covered the heavens, concealing the stars; the moon would not rise till midnight.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had but one thought—to go forward; and he went.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They passed in silence through the little village of Festubert, where the wounded servant was, and then skirted the wood of Richebourg.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Occasionally, by the light of a flash of lightning which gleamed along the horizon, the road stretched itself before them, white and solitary; the flash extinct, all remained in darkness.
white
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From this reading Occasionally, by the light of a flash of lightning which gleamed along the horizon, the road stretched itself before them, white and solitary; the flash extinct, all remained in darkness.
wood
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From this reading They passed in silence through the little village of Festubert, where the wounded servant was, and then skirted the wood of Richebourg.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading TRIAL It was a stormy and dark night; vast clouds covered the heavens, concealing the stars; the moon would not rise till midnight.
wounded
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From this reading They passed in silence through the little village of Festubert, where the wounded servant was, and then skirted the wood of Richebourg.
