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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 Well?” cried Athos with a mild look of reproach, when D’Artagnan had read the letter addressed to him by Monk.
accused
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From this reading “Well!” said D’Artagnan, red with pleasure, and a little with shame, at having so hastily accused the king and Monk.
addressed
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From this reading Well?” cried Athos with a mild look of reproach, when D’Artagnan had read the letter addressed to him by Monk.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “The fact is, that his present is still too near his past,” replied D’Artagnan; “after all, everything to the present moment proved me right.”
all
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From this reading “The fact is, that his present is still too near his past,” replied D’Artagnan; “after all, everything to the present moment proved me right.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well!” said D’Artagnan, red with pleasure, and a little with shame, at having so hastily accused the king and Monk.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Well!” said D’Artagnan, red with pleasure, and a little with shame, at having so hastily accused the king and Monk.
Athos
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From this reading Well?” cried Athos with a mild look of reproach, when D’Artagnan had read the letter addressed to him by Monk.
believing
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From this reading “I had great difficulty in believing the young prince ungrateful,” said Athos.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “This is a politeness,—which leads to nothing, it is true, but yet it is a politeness.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Well?” cried Athos with a mild look of reproach, when D’Artagnan had read the letter addressed to him by Monk.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well?” cried Athos with a mild look of reproach, when D’Artagnan had read the letter addressed to him by Monk.
D'Artagnan
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From this reading Well?” cried Athos with a mild look of reproach, when D’Artagnan had read the letter addressed to him by Monk.
difficulty
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From this reading “I had great difficulty in believing the young prince ungrateful,” said Athos.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “The fact is, that his present is still too near his past,” replied D’Artagnan; “after all, everything to the present moment proved me right.”
fact
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From this reading “The fact is, that his present is still too near his past,” replied D’Artagnan; “after all, everything to the present moment proved me right.”
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had great difficulty in believing the young prince ungrateful,” said Athos.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Well?” cried Athos with a mild look of reproach, when D’Artagnan had read the letter addressed to him by Monk.
hastily
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From this reading “Well!” said D’Artagnan, red with pleasure, and a little with shame, at having so hastily accused the king and Monk.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Well!” said D’Artagnan, red with pleasure, and a little with shame, at having so hastily accused the king and Monk.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well?” cried Athos with a mild look of reproach, when D’Artagnan had read the letter addressed to him by Monk.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “The fact is, that his present is still too near his past,” replied D’Artagnan; “after all, everything to the present moment proved me right.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I had great difficulty in believing the young prince ungrateful,” said Athos.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I had great difficulty in believing the young prince ungrateful,” said Athos.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This is a politeness,—which leads to nothing, it is true, but yet it is a politeness.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “This is a politeness,—which leads to nothing, it is true, but yet it is a politeness.”
king
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From this reading “Well!” said D’Artagnan, red with pleasure, and a little with shame, at having so hastily accused the king and Monk.
leads
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From this reading “This is a politeness,—which leads to nothing, it is true, but yet it is a politeness.”
letter
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From this reading Well?” cried Athos with a mild look of reproach, when D’Artagnan had read the letter addressed to him by Monk.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well!” said D’Artagnan, red with pleasure, and a little with shame, at having so hastily accused the king and Monk.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well?” cried Athos with a mild look of reproach, when D’Artagnan had read the letter addressed to him by Monk.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The fact is, that his present is still too near his past,” replied D’Artagnan; “after all, everything to the present moment proved me right.”
mild
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From this reading Well?” cried Athos with a mild look of reproach, when D’Artagnan had read the letter addressed to him by Monk.
moment
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From this reading “The fact is, that his present is still too near his past,” replied D’Artagnan; “after all, everything to the present moment proved me right.”
Monk
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From this reading Well?” cried Athos with a mild look of reproach, when D’Artagnan had read the letter addressed to him by Monk.
near
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From this reading “The fact is, that his present is still too near his past,” replied D’Artagnan; “after all, everything to the present moment proved me right.”
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “This is a politeness,—which leads to nothing, it is true, but yet it is a politeness.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well?” cried Athos with a mild look of reproach, when D’Artagnan had read the letter addressed to him by Monk.
past
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From this reading “The fact is, that his present is still too near his past,” replied D’Artagnan; “after all, everything to the present moment proved me right.”
pleasure
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From this reading “Well!” said D’Artagnan, red with pleasure, and a little with shame, at having so hastily accused the king and Monk.
politeness
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From this reading “This is a politeness,—which leads to nothing, it is true, but yet it is a politeness.”
present
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From this reading “The fact is, that his present is still too near his past,” replied D’Artagnan; “after all, everything to the present moment proved me right.”
prince
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From this reading “I had great difficulty in believing the young prince ungrateful,” said Athos.
proved
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From this reading “The fact is, that his present is still too near his past,” replied D’Artagnan; “after all, everything to the present moment proved me right.”
read
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From this reading Well?” cried Athos with a mild look of reproach, when D’Artagnan had read the letter addressed to him by Monk.
red
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From this reading “Well!” said D’Artagnan, red with pleasure, and a little with shame, at having so hastily accused the king and Monk.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fact is, that his present is still too near his past,” replied D’Artagnan; “after all, everything to the present moment proved me right.”
reproach
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From this reading Well?” cried Athos with a mild look of reproach, when D’Artagnan had read the letter addressed to him by Monk.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fact is, that his present is still too near his past,” replied D’Artagnan; “after all, everything to the present moment proved me right.”
said
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From this reading “Well!” said D’Artagnan, red with pleasure, and a little with shame, at having so hastily accused the king and Monk.
shame
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From this reading “Well!” said D’Artagnan, red with pleasure, and a little with shame, at having so hastily accused the king and Monk.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Well!” said D’Artagnan, red with pleasure, and a little with shame, at having so hastily accused the king and Monk.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fact is, that his present is still too near his past,” replied D’Artagnan; “after all, everything to the present moment proved me right.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “The fact is, that his present is still too near his past,” replied D’Artagnan; “after all, everything to the present moment proved me right.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well?” cried Athos with a mild look of reproach, when D’Artagnan had read the letter addressed to him by Monk.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is a politeness,—which leads to nothing, it is true, but yet it is a politeness.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well?” cried Athos with a mild look of reproach, when D’Artagnan had read the letter addressed to him by Monk.
too
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From this reading “The fact is, that his present is still too near his past,” replied D’Artagnan; “after all, everything to the present moment proved me right.”
true
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From this reading “This is a politeness,—which leads to nothing, it is true, but yet it is a politeness.”
ungrateful
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From this reading “I had great difficulty in believing the young prince ungrateful,” said Athos.
Well
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From this reading Well?” cried Athos with a mild look of reproach, when D’Artagnan had read the letter addressed to him by Monk.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Well?” cried Athos with a mild look of reproach, when D’Artagnan had read the letter addressed to him by Monk.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “This is a politeness,—which leads to nothing, it is true, but yet it is a politeness.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Well?” cried Athos with a mild look of reproach, when D’Artagnan had read the letter addressed to him by Monk.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “This is a politeness,—which leads to nothing, it is true, but yet it is a politeness.”
young
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From this reading “I had great difficulty in believing the young prince ungrateful,” said Athos.
