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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 When D’Artagnan returned to the Palais Royal at five o’clock, it presented, in spite of the excitement which reigned in the town, a spectacle of the greatest rejoicing.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The princes and princesses were invited and their carriages had crowded the court since noon; then after dinner the queen was to have a play in her apartment.
also
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From this reading The return, also, of the conqueror of Lens was the pretext for giving a grand banquet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The queen had restored Broussel and Blancmesnil to the people and had therefore nothing to fear, since the people had nothing more just then to ask for.
apartment
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From this reading The princes and princesses were invited and their carriages had crowded the court since noon; then after dinner the queen was to have a play in her apartment.
ask
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From this reading The queen had restored Broussel and Blancmesnil to the people and had therefore nothing to fear, since the people had nothing more just then to ask for.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When D’Artagnan returned to the Palais Royal at five o’clock, it presented, in spite of the excitement which reigned in the town, a spectacle of the greatest rejoicing.
banquet
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From this reading The return, also, of the conqueror of Lens was the pretext for giving a grand banquet.
Blancmesnil
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From this reading The queen had restored Broussel and Blancmesnil to the people and had therefore nothing to fear, since the people had nothing more just then to ask for.
Broussel
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From this reading The queen had restored Broussel and Blancmesnil to the people and had therefore nothing to fear, since the people had nothing more just then to ask for.
carriages
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From this reading The princes and princesses were invited and their carriages had crowded the court since noon; then after dinner the queen was to have a play in her apartment.
conqueror
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From this reading The return, also, of the conqueror of Lens was the pretext for giving a grand banquet.
court
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From this reading The princes and princesses were invited and their carriages had crowded the court since noon; then after dinner the queen was to have a play in her apartment.
crowded
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From this reading The princes and princesses were invited and their carriages had crowded the court since noon; then after dinner the queen was to have a play in her apartment.
D'Artagnan
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From this reading When D’Artagnan returned to the Palais Royal at five o’clock, it presented, in spite of the excitement which reigned in the town, a spectacle of the greatest rejoicing.
dinner
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From this reading The princes and princesses were invited and their carriages had crowded the court since noon; then after dinner the queen was to have a play in her apartment.
excitement
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From this reading When D’Artagnan returned to the Palais Royal at five o’clock, it presented, in spite of the excitement which reigned in the town, a spectacle of the greatest rejoicing.
fear
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From this reading The queen had restored Broussel and Blancmesnil to the people and had therefore nothing to fear, since the people had nothing more just then to ask for.
five
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From this reading When D’Artagnan returned to the Palais Royal at five o’clock, it presented, in spite of the excitement which reigned in the town, a spectacle of the greatest rejoicing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The queen had restored Broussel and Blancmesnil to the people and had therefore nothing to fear, since the people had nothing more just then to ask for.
giving
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From this reading The return, also, of the conqueror of Lens was the pretext for giving a grand banquet.
grand
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From this reading The return, also, of the conqueror of Lens was the pretext for giving a grand banquet.
greatest
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From this reading When D’Artagnan returned to the Palais Royal at five o’clock, it presented, in spite of the excitement which reigned in the town, a spectacle of the greatest rejoicing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The queen had restored Broussel and Blancmesnil to the people and had therefore nothing to fear, since the people had nothing more just then to ask for.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The princes and princesses were invited and their carriages had crowded the court since noon; then after dinner the queen was to have a play in her apartment.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The princes and princesses were invited and their carriages had crowded the court since noon; then after dinner the queen was to have a play in her apartment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When D’Artagnan returned to the Palais Royal at five o’clock, it presented, in spite of the excitement which reigned in the town, a spectacle of the greatest rejoicing.
invited
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From this reading The princes and princesses were invited and their carriages had crowded the court since noon; then after dinner the queen was to have a play in her apartment.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When D’Artagnan returned to the Palais Royal at five o’clock, it presented, in spite of the excitement which reigned in the town, a spectacle of the greatest rejoicing.
just
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From this reading The queen had restored Broussel and Blancmesnil to the people and had therefore nothing to fear, since the people had nothing more just then to ask for.
Lens
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From this reading The return, also, of the conqueror of Lens was the pretext for giving a grand banquet.
more
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From this reading The queen had restored Broussel and Blancmesnil to the people and had therefore nothing to fear, since the people had nothing more just then to ask for.
noon
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From this reading The princes and princesses were invited and their carriages had crowded the court since noon; then after dinner the queen was to have a play in her apartment.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor was that surprising.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The queen had restored Broussel and Blancmesnil to the people and had therefore nothing to fear, since the people had nothing more just then to ask for.
o'clock
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From this reading When D’Artagnan returned to the Palais Royal at five o’clock, it presented, in spite of the excitement which reigned in the town, a spectacle of the greatest rejoicing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When D’Artagnan returned to the Palais Royal at five o’clock, it presented, in spite of the excitement which reigned in the town, a spectacle of the greatest rejoicing.
Palais
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From this reading When D’Artagnan returned to the Palais Royal at five o’clock, it presented, in spite of the excitement which reigned in the town, a spectacle of the greatest rejoicing.
people
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From this reading The queen had restored Broussel and Blancmesnil to the people and had therefore nothing to fear, since the people had nothing more just then to ask for.
play
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From this reading The princes and princesses were invited and their carriages had crowded the court since noon; then after dinner the queen was to have a play in her apartment.
presented
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From this reading When D’Artagnan returned to the Palais Royal at five o’clock, it presented, in spite of the excitement which reigned in the town, a spectacle of the greatest rejoicing.
pretext
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From this reading The return, also, of the conqueror of Lens was the pretext for giving a grand banquet.
princes
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From this reading The princes and princesses were invited and their carriages had crowded the court since noon; then after dinner the queen was to have a play in her apartment.
princesses
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From this reading The princes and princesses were invited and their carriages had crowded the court since noon; then after dinner the queen was to have a play in her apartment.
queen
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From this reading The queen had restored Broussel and Blancmesnil to the people and had therefore nothing to fear, since the people had nothing more just then to ask for.
reigned
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From this reading When D’Artagnan returned to the Palais Royal at five o’clock, it presented, in spite of the excitement which reigned in the town, a spectacle of the greatest rejoicing.
rejoicing
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From this reading When D’Artagnan returned to the Palais Royal at five o’clock, it presented, in spite of the excitement which reigned in the town, a spectacle of the greatest rejoicing.
restored
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From this reading The queen had restored Broussel and Blancmesnil to the people and had therefore nothing to fear, since the people had nothing more just then to ask for.
return
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From this reading The return, also, of the conqueror of Lens was the pretext for giving a grand banquet.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When D’Artagnan returned to the Palais Royal at five o’clock, it presented, in spite of the excitement which reigned in the town, a spectacle of the greatest rejoicing.
Royal
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From this reading When D’Artagnan returned to the Palais Royal at five o’clock, it presented, in spite of the excitement which reigned in the town, a spectacle of the greatest rejoicing.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The queen had restored Broussel and Blancmesnil to the people and had therefore nothing to fear, since the people had nothing more just then to ask for.
spectacle
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From this reading When D’Artagnan returned to the Palais Royal at five o’clock, it presented, in spite of the excitement which reigned in the town, a spectacle of the greatest rejoicing.
spite
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From this reading When D’Artagnan returned to the Palais Royal at five o’clock, it presented, in spite of the excitement which reigned in the town, a spectacle of the greatest rejoicing.
surprising
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From this reading Nor was that surprising.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nor was that surprising.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When D’Artagnan returned to the Palais Royal at five o’clock, it presented, in spite of the excitement which reigned in the town, a spectacle of the greatest rejoicing.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The princes and princesses were invited and their carriages had crowded the court since noon; then after dinner the queen was to have a play in her apartment.
then
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From this reading The queen had restored Broussel and Blancmesnil to the people and had therefore nothing to fear, since the people had nothing more just then to ask for.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading The queen had restored Broussel and Blancmesnil to the people and had therefore nothing to fear, since the people had nothing more just then to ask for.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When D’Artagnan returned to the Palais Royal at five o’clock, it presented, in spite of the excitement which reigned in the town, a spectacle of the greatest rejoicing.
town
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From this reading When D’Artagnan returned to the Palais Royal at five o’clock, it presented, in spite of the excitement which reigned in the town, a spectacle of the greatest rejoicing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nor was that surprising.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The princes and princesses were invited and their carriages had crowded the court since noon; then after dinner the queen was to have a play in her apartment.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When D’Artagnan returned to the Palais Royal at five o’clock, it presented, in spite of the excitement which reigned in the town, a spectacle of the greatest rejoicing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When D’Artagnan returned to the Palais Royal at five o’clock, it presented, in spite of the excitement which reigned in the town, a spectacle of the greatest rejoicing.
