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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 As our fugitives approached the house, they found the ground cut up, as if a considerable body of horsemen had preceded them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Egad!” cried D’Artagnan, “it’s quite clear that the king and his escort have been by here.”
apparent
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From this reading Before the door the traces were yet more apparent; these horsemen, whoever they might be, had halted there.
approached
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From this reading As our fugitives approached the house, they found the ground cut up, as if a considerable body of horsemen had preceded them.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As our fugitives approached the house, they found the ground cut up, as if a considerable body of horsemen had preceded them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Bah!” said D’Artagnan, “they will have left a chicken, at least.”
Bah
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From this reading “Bah!” said D’Artagnan, “they will have left a chicken, at least.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Before the door the traces were yet more apparent; these horsemen, whoever they might be, had halted there.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Egad!” cried D’Artagnan, “it’s quite clear that the king and his escort have been by here.”
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the door the traces were yet more apparent; these horsemen, whoever they might be, had halted there.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As our fugitives approached the house, they found the ground cut up, as if a considerable body of horsemen had preceded them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Egad!” cried D’Artagnan, “it’s quite clear that the king and his escort have been by here.”
case
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From this reading “The devil!” said Porthos; “in that case they have eaten everything.”
chicken
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From this reading “Bah!” said D’Artagnan, “they will have left a chicken, at least.”
clear
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From this reading “Egad!” cried D’Artagnan, “it’s quite clear that the king and his escort have been by here.”
considerable
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From this reading As our fugitives approached the house, they found the ground cut up, as if a considerable body of horsemen had preceded them.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Egad!” cried D’Artagnan, “it’s quite clear that the king and his escort have been by here.”
cut
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From this reading As our fugitives approached the house, they found the ground cut up, as if a considerable body of horsemen had preceded them.
D'Artagnan
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From this reading “Egad!” cried D’Artagnan, “it’s quite clear that the king and his escort have been by here.”
devil
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From this reading “The devil!” said Porthos; “in that case they have eaten everything.”
door
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From this reading Before the door the traces were yet more apparent; these horsemen, whoever they might be, had halted there.
eaten
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From this reading “The devil!” said Porthos; “in that case they have eaten everything.”
Egad
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From this reading “Egad!” cried D’Artagnan, “it’s quite clear that the king and his escort have been by here.”
escort
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From this reading “Egad!” cried D’Artagnan, “it’s quite clear that the king and his escort have been by here.”
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “The devil!” said Porthos; “in that case they have eaten everything.”
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As our fugitives approached the house, they found the ground cut up, as if a considerable body of horsemen had preceded them.
fugitives
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From this reading As our fugitives approached the house, they found the ground cut up, as if a considerable body of horsemen had preceded them.
ground
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From this reading As our fugitives approached the house, they found the ground cut up, as if a considerable body of horsemen had preceded them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As our fugitives approached the house, they found the ground cut up, as if a considerable body of horsemen had preceded them.
halted
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From this reading Before the door the traces were yet more apparent; these horsemen, whoever they might be, had halted there.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Egad!” cried D’Artagnan, “it’s quite clear that the king and his escort have been by here.”
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Egad!” cried D’Artagnan, “it’s quite clear that the king and his escort have been by here.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Egad!” cried D’Artagnan, “it’s quite clear that the king and his escort have been by here.”
horsemen
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From this reading As our fugitives approached the house, they found the ground cut up, as if a considerable body of horsemen had preceded them.
house
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From this reading As our fugitives approached the house, they found the ground cut up, as if a considerable body of horsemen had preceded them.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As our fugitives approached the house, they found the ground cut up, as if a considerable body of horsemen had preceded them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The devil!” said Porthos; “in that case they have eaten everything.”
it's
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From this reading “Egad!” cried D’Artagnan, “it’s quite clear that the king and his escort have been by here.”
king
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From this reading “Egad!” cried D’Artagnan, “it’s quite clear that the king and his escort have been by here.”
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bah!” said D’Artagnan, “they will have left a chicken, at least.”
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bah!” said D’Artagnan, “they will have left a chicken, at least.”
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Before the door the traces were yet more apparent; these horsemen, whoever they might be, had halted there.
more
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From this reading Before the door the traces were yet more apparent; these horsemen, whoever they might be, had halted there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As our fugitives approached the house, they found the ground cut up, as if a considerable body of horsemen had preceded them.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading As our fugitives approached the house, they found the ground cut up, as if a considerable body of horsemen had preceded them.
Porthos
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From this reading “The devil!” said Porthos; “in that case they have eaten everything.”
preceded
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From this reading As our fugitives approached the house, they found the ground cut up, as if a considerable body of horsemen had preceded them.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Egad!” cried D’Artagnan, “it’s quite clear that the king and his escort have been by here.”
said
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From this reading “The devil!” said Porthos; “in that case they have eaten everything.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Egad!” cried D’Artagnan, “it’s quite clear that the king and his escort have been by here.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As our fugitives approached the house, they found the ground cut up, as if a considerable body of horsemen had preceded them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As our fugitives approached the house, they found the ground cut up, as if a considerable body of horsemen had preceded them.
there
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From this reading Before the door the traces were yet more apparent; these horsemen, whoever they might be, had halted there.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Before the door the traces were yet more apparent; these horsemen, whoever they might be, had halted there.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As our fugitives approached the house, they found the ground cut up, as if a considerable body of horsemen had preceded them.
traces
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From this reading Before the door the traces were yet more apparent; these horsemen, whoever they might be, had halted there.
up
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From this reading As our fugitives approached the house, they found the ground cut up, as if a considerable body of horsemen had preceded them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Before the door the traces were yet more apparent; these horsemen, whoever they might be, had halted there.
whoever
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From this reading Before the door the traces were yet more apparent; these horsemen, whoever they might be, had halted there.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Bah!” said D’Artagnan, “they will have left a chicken, at least.”
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Before the door the traces were yet more apparent; these horsemen, whoever they might be, had halted there.
