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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 All through the dragging hours of that weary afternoon they had lain hidden among the rocks, having before them the curtain of a great clump of brushwood.
afternoon
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From this reading All through the dragging hours of that weary afternoon they had lain hidden among the rocks, having before them the curtain of a great clump of brushwood.
All
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From this reading All through the dragging hours of that weary afternoon they had lain hidden among the rocks, having before them the curtain of a great clump of brushwood.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading All through the dragging hours of that weary afternoon they had lain hidden among the rocks, having before them the curtain of a great clump of brushwood.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENT Night, falling over the dark forest, effectually hid Ludovic and Ompertz, who were making their stealthy way towards the trysting-place.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENT Night, falling over the dark forest, effectually hid Ludovic and Ompertz, who were making their stealthy way towards the trysting-place.
anxious
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From this reading That was the only incident to break the monotony of those anxious hours; it served to give the lurkers assurance that their presence was hardly expected.
armed
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From this reading Once they saw a couple of armed men stroll by: they wore the Count’s heraldic badge on their arms, and, by their manner, were evidently a patrol keeping a quiet look-out.
arms
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From this reading Once they saw a couple of armed men stroll by: they wore the Count’s heraldic badge on their arms, and, by their manner, were evidently a patrol keeping a quiet look-out.
assurance
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From this reading That was the only incident to break the monotony of those anxious hours; it served to give the lurkers assurance that their presence was hardly expected.
badge
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From this reading Once they saw a couple of armed men stroll by: they wore the Count’s heraldic badge on their arms, and, by their manner, were evidently a patrol keeping a quiet look-out.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading All through the dragging hours of that weary afternoon they had lain hidden among the rocks, having before them the curtain of a great clump of brushwood.
break
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From this reading That was the only incident to break the monotony of those anxious hours; it served to give the lurkers assurance that their presence was hardly expected.
brushwood
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From this reading All through the dragging hours of that weary afternoon they had lain hidden among the rocks, having before them the curtain of a great clump of brushwood.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Once they saw a couple of armed men stroll by: they wore the Count’s heraldic badge on their arms, and, by their manner, were evidently a patrol keeping a quiet look-out.
castle
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From this reading Possibly, however, with the idea that their chief’s late guests were hardly likely to have run the risk of lingering so near the castle, the guard made no serious search for them, contenting themselves with a casual sharp watch.
casual
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From this reading Possibly, however, with the idea that their chief’s late guests were hardly likely to have run the risk of lingering so near the castle, the guard made no serious search for them, contenting themselves with a casual sharp watch.
chief's
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From this reading Possibly, however, with the idea that their chief’s late guests were hardly likely to have run the risk of lingering so near the castle, the guard made no serious search for them, contenting themselves with a casual sharp watch.
clump
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From this reading All through the dragging hours of that weary afternoon they had lain hidden among the rocks, having before them the curtain of a great clump of brushwood.
contenting
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From this reading Possibly, however, with the idea that their chief’s late guests were hardly likely to have run the risk of lingering so near the castle, the guard made no serious search for them, contenting themselves with a casual sharp watch.
Count's
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From this reading Once they saw a couple of armed men stroll by: they wore the Count’s heraldic badge on their arms, and, by their manner, were evidently a patrol keeping a quiet look-out.
couple
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From this reading Once they saw a couple of armed men stroll by: they wore the Count’s heraldic badge on their arms, and, by their manner, were evidently a patrol keeping a quiet look-out.
curtain
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From this reading All through the dragging hours of that weary afternoon they had lain hidden among the rocks, having before them the curtain of a great clump of brushwood.
dark
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENT Night, falling over the dark forest, effectually hid Ludovic and Ompertz, who were making their stealthy way towards the trysting-place.
DEVELOPMENT
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENT Night, falling over the dark forest, effectually hid Ludovic and Ompertz, who were making their stealthy way towards the trysting-place.
dragging
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From this reading All through the dragging hours of that weary afternoon they had lain hidden among the rocks, having before them the curtain of a great clump of brushwood.
effectually
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENT Night, falling over the dark forest, effectually hid Ludovic and Ompertz, who were making their stealthy way towards the trysting-place.
evidently
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From this reading Once they saw a couple of armed men stroll by: they wore the Count’s heraldic badge on their arms, and, by their manner, were evidently a patrol keeping a quiet look-out.
expected
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From this reading That was the only incident to break the monotony of those anxious hours; it served to give the lurkers assurance that their presence was hardly expected.
falling
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENT Night, falling over the dark forest, effectually hid Ludovic and Ompertz, who were making their stealthy way towards the trysting-place.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Possibly, however, with the idea that their chief’s late guests were hardly likely to have run the risk of lingering so near the castle, the guard made no serious search for them, contenting themselves with a casual sharp watch.
forest
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENT Night, falling over the dark forest, effectually hid Ludovic and Ompertz, who were making their stealthy way towards the trysting-place.
give
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From this reading That was the only incident to break the monotony of those anxious hours; it served to give the lurkers assurance that their presence was hardly expected.
great
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From this reading All through the dragging hours of that weary afternoon they had lain hidden among the rocks, having before them the curtain of a great clump of brushwood.
guard
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From this reading Possibly, however, with the idea that their chief’s late guests were hardly likely to have run the risk of lingering so near the castle, the guard made no serious search for them, contenting themselves with a casual sharp watch.
guests
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From this reading Possibly, however, with the idea that their chief’s late guests were hardly likely to have run the risk of lingering so near the castle, the guard made no serious search for them, contenting themselves with a casual sharp watch.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All through the dragging hours of that weary afternoon they had lain hidden among the rocks, having before them the curtain of a great clump of brushwood.
hardly
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From this reading Possibly, however, with the idea that their chief’s late guests were hardly likely to have run the risk of lingering so near the castle, the guard made no serious search for them, contenting themselves with a casual sharp watch.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Possibly, however, with the idea that their chief’s late guests were hardly likely to have run the risk of lingering so near the castle, the guard made no serious search for them, contenting themselves with a casual sharp watch.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading All through the dragging hours of that weary afternoon they had lain hidden among the rocks, having before them the curtain of a great clump of brushwood.
heraldic
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From this reading Once they saw a couple of armed men stroll by: they wore the Count’s heraldic badge on their arms, and, by their manner, were evidently a patrol keeping a quiet look-out.
hid
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENT Night, falling over the dark forest, effectually hid Ludovic and Ompertz, who were making their stealthy way towards the trysting-place.
hidden
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From this reading All through the dragging hours of that weary afternoon they had lain hidden among the rocks, having before them the curtain of a great clump of brushwood.
hours
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From this reading All through the dragging hours of that weary afternoon they had lain hidden among the rocks, having before them the curtain of a great clump of brushwood.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Possibly, however, with the idea that their chief’s late guests were hardly likely to have run the risk of lingering so near the castle, the guard made no serious search for them, contenting themselves with a casual sharp watch.
idea
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From this reading Possibly, however, with the idea that their chief’s late guests were hardly likely to have run the risk of lingering so near the castle, the guard made no serious search for them, contenting themselves with a casual sharp watch.
incident
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From this reading That was the only incident to break the monotony of those anxious hours; it served to give the lurkers assurance that their presence was hardly expected.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That was the only incident to break the monotony of those anxious hours; it served to give the lurkers assurance that their presence was hardly expected.
keeping
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From this reading Once they saw a couple of armed men stroll by: they wore the Count’s heraldic badge on their arms, and, by their manner, were evidently a patrol keeping a quiet look-out.
lain
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From this reading All through the dragging hours of that weary afternoon they had lain hidden among the rocks, having before them the curtain of a great clump of brushwood.
late
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From this reading Possibly, however, with the idea that their chief’s late guests were hardly likely to have run the risk of lingering so near the castle, the guard made no serious search for them, contenting themselves with a casual sharp watch.
likely
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From this reading Possibly, however, with the idea that their chief’s late guests were hardly likely to have run the risk of lingering so near the castle, the guard made no serious search for them, contenting themselves with a casual sharp watch.
lingering
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From this reading Possibly, however, with the idea that their chief’s late guests were hardly likely to have run the risk of lingering so near the castle, the guard made no serious search for them, contenting themselves with a casual sharp watch.
look-out
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From this reading Once they saw a couple of armed men stroll by: they wore the Count’s heraldic badge on their arms, and, by their manner, were evidently a patrol keeping a quiet look-out.
Ludovic
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENT Night, falling over the dark forest, effectually hid Ludovic and Ompertz, who were making their stealthy way towards the trysting-place.
lurkers
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From this reading That was the only incident to break the monotony of those anxious hours; it served to give the lurkers assurance that their presence was hardly expected.
made
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From this reading Possibly, however, with the idea that their chief’s late guests were hardly likely to have run the risk of lingering so near the castle, the guard made no serious search for them, contenting themselves with a casual sharp watch.
making
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENT Night, falling over the dark forest, effectually hid Ludovic and Ompertz, who were making their stealthy way towards the trysting-place.
manner
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From this reading Once they saw a couple of armed men stroll by: they wore the Count’s heraldic badge on their arms, and, by their manner, were evidently a patrol keeping a quiet look-out.
men
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From this reading Once they saw a couple of armed men stroll by: they wore the Count’s heraldic badge on their arms, and, by their manner, were evidently a patrol keeping a quiet look-out.
monotony
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From this reading That was the only incident to break the monotony of those anxious hours; it served to give the lurkers assurance that their presence was hardly expected.
near
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From this reading Possibly, however, with the idea that their chief’s late guests were hardly likely to have run the risk of lingering so near the castle, the guard made no serious search for them, contenting themselves with a casual sharp watch.
Night
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENT Night, falling over the dark forest, effectually hid Ludovic and Ompertz, who were making their stealthy way towards the trysting-place.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Possibly, however, with the idea that their chief’s late guests were hardly likely to have run the risk of lingering so near the castle, the guard made no serious search for them, contenting themselves with a casual sharp watch.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All through the dragging hours of that weary afternoon they had lain hidden among the rocks, having before them the curtain of a great clump of brushwood.
Ompertz
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENT Night, falling over the dark forest, effectually hid Ludovic and Ompertz, who were making their stealthy way towards the trysting-place.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Once they saw a couple of armed men stroll by: they wore the Count’s heraldic badge on their arms, and, by their manner, were evidently a patrol keeping a quiet look-out.
Once
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From this reading Once they saw a couple of armed men stroll by: they wore the Count’s heraldic badge on their arms, and, by their manner, were evidently a patrol keeping a quiet look-out.
only
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From this reading That was the only incident to break the monotony of those anxious hours; it served to give the lurkers assurance that their presence was hardly expected.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENT Night, falling over the dark forest, effectually hid Ludovic and Ompertz, who were making their stealthy way towards the trysting-place.
patrol
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From this reading Once they saw a couple of armed men stroll by: they wore the Count’s heraldic badge on their arms, and, by their manner, were evidently a patrol keeping a quiet look-out.
Possibly
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From this reading Possibly, however, with the idea that their chief’s late guests were hardly likely to have run the risk of lingering so near the castle, the guard made no serious search for them, contenting themselves with a casual sharp watch.
presence
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From this reading That was the only incident to break the monotony of those anxious hours; it served to give the lurkers assurance that their presence was hardly expected.
quiet
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From this reading Once they saw a couple of armed men stroll by: they wore the Count’s heraldic badge on their arms, and, by their manner, were evidently a patrol keeping a quiet look-out.
risk
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From this reading Possibly, however, with the idea that their chief’s late guests were hardly likely to have run the risk of lingering so near the castle, the guard made no serious search for them, contenting themselves with a casual sharp watch.
rocks
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From this reading All through the dragging hours of that weary afternoon they had lain hidden among the rocks, having before them the curtain of a great clump of brushwood.
run
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From this reading Possibly, however, with the idea that their chief’s late guests were hardly likely to have run the risk of lingering so near the castle, the guard made no serious search for them, contenting themselves with a casual sharp watch.
saw
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From this reading Once they saw a couple of armed men stroll by: they wore the Count’s heraldic badge on their arms, and, by their manner, were evidently a patrol keeping a quiet look-out.
search
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From this reading Possibly, however, with the idea that their chief’s late guests were hardly likely to have run the risk of lingering so near the castle, the guard made no serious search for them, contenting themselves with a casual sharp watch.
serious
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From this reading Possibly, however, with the idea that their chief’s late guests were hardly likely to have run the risk of lingering so near the castle, the guard made no serious search for them, contenting themselves with a casual sharp watch.
served
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From this reading That was the only incident to break the monotony of those anxious hours; it served to give the lurkers assurance that their presence was hardly expected.
sharp
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From this reading Possibly, however, with the idea that their chief’s late guests were hardly likely to have run the risk of lingering so near the castle, the guard made no serious search for them, contenting themselves with a casual sharp watch.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Possibly, however, with the idea that their chief’s late guests were hardly likely to have run the risk of lingering so near the castle, the guard made no serious search for them, contenting themselves with a casual sharp watch.
stealthy
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENT Night, falling over the dark forest, effectually hid Ludovic and Ompertz, who were making their stealthy way towards the trysting-place.
stroll
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From this reading Once they saw a couple of armed men stroll by: they wore the Count’s heraldic badge on their arms, and, by their manner, were evidently a patrol keeping a quiet look-out.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All through the dragging hours of that weary afternoon they had lain hidden among the rocks, having before them the curtain of a great clump of brushwood.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENT Night, falling over the dark forest, effectually hid Ludovic and Ompertz, who were making their stealthy way towards the trysting-place.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENT Night, falling over the dark forest, effectually hid Ludovic and Ompertz, who were making their stealthy way towards the trysting-place.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All through the dragging hours of that weary afternoon they had lain hidden among the rocks, having before them the curtain of a great clump of brushwood.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Possibly, however, with the idea that their chief’s late guests were hardly likely to have run the risk of lingering so near the castle, the guard made no serious search for them, contenting themselves with a casual sharp watch.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All through the dragging hours of that weary afternoon they had lain hidden among the rocks, having before them the curtain of a great clump of brushwood.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading That was the only incident to break the monotony of those anxious hours; it served to give the lurkers assurance that their presence was hardly expected.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading All through the dragging hours of that weary afternoon they had lain hidden among the rocks, having before them the curtain of a great clump of brushwood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Possibly, however, with the idea that their chief’s late guests were hardly likely to have run the risk of lingering so near the castle, the guard made no serious search for them, contenting themselves with a casual sharp watch.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENT Night, falling over the dark forest, effectually hid Ludovic and Ompertz, who were making their stealthy way towards the trysting-place.
trysting-place
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENT Night, falling over the dark forest, effectually hid Ludovic and Ompertz, who were making their stealthy way towards the trysting-place.
UNEXPECTED
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENT Night, falling over the dark forest, effectually hid Ludovic and Ompertz, who were making their stealthy way towards the trysting-place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was the only incident to break the monotony of those anxious hours; it served to give the lurkers assurance that their presence was hardly expected.
watch
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From this reading Possibly, however, with the idea that their chief’s late guests were hardly likely to have run the risk of lingering so near the castle, the guard made no serious search for them, contenting themselves with a casual sharp watch.
way
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENT Night, falling over the dark forest, effectually hid Ludovic and Ompertz, who were making their stealthy way towards the trysting-place.
weary
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From this reading All through the dragging hours of that weary afternoon they had lain hidden among the rocks, having before them the curtain of a great clump of brushwood.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENT Night, falling over the dark forest, effectually hid Ludovic and Ompertz, who were making their stealthy way towards the trysting-place.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENT Night, falling over the dark forest, effectually hid Ludovic and Ompertz, who were making their stealthy way towards the trysting-place.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Possibly, however, with the idea that their chief’s late guests were hardly likely to have run the risk of lingering so near the castle, the guard made no serious search for them, contenting themselves with a casual sharp watch.
wore
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From this reading Once they saw a couple of armed men stroll by: they wore the Count’s heraldic badge on their arms, and, by their manner, were evidently a patrol keeping a quiet look-out.
