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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading I asked, springing across the threshold and motioning him to bar the door after me, for at every moment I was expecting to feel upon my shoulder the hand of one of Hérault’s agents.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I asked, springing across the threshold and motioning him to bar the door after me, for at every moment I was expecting to feel upon my shoulder the hand of one of Hérault’s agents.
agents
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From this reading I asked, springing across the threshold and motioning him to bar the door after me, for at every moment I was expecting to feel upon my shoulder the hand of one of Hérault’s agents.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading RICHELIEU STANDS HIS GROUND I knew that I had no time to lose, and I hurried along the quay as rapidly as the crowd would permit, hoping to arrive at the Hotel de Richelieu before the duke left the house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RICHELIEU STANDS HIS GROUND I knew that I had no time to lose, and I hurried along the quay as rapidly as the crowd would permit, hoping to arrive at the Hotel de Richelieu before the duke left the house.
arrive
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From this reading RICHELIEU STANDS HIS GROUND I knew that I had no time to lose, and I hurried along the quay as rapidly as the crowd would permit, hoping to arrive at the Hotel de Richelieu before the duke left the house.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading RICHELIEU STANDS HIS GROUND I knew that I had no time to lose, and I hurried along the quay as rapidly as the crowd would permit, hoping to arrive at the Hotel de Richelieu before the duke left the house.
asked
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From this reading I asked, springing across the threshold and motioning him to bar the door after me, for at every moment I was expecting to feel upon my shoulder the hand of one of Hérault’s agents.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading RICHELIEU STANDS HIS GROUND I knew that I had no time to lose, and I hurried along the quay as rapidly as the crowd would permit, hoping to arrive at the Hotel de Richelieu before the duke left the house.
bar
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From this reading I asked, springing across the threshold and motioning him to bar the door after me, for at every moment I was expecting to feel upon my shoulder the hand of one of Hérault’s agents.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading RICHELIEU STANDS HIS GROUND I knew that I had no time to lose, and I hurried along the quay as rapidly as the crowd would permit, hoping to arrive at the Hotel de Richelieu before the duke left the house.
court
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From this reading The half-hour was striking as I reached my destination, entered the court, and knocked at the door.
crowd
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From this reading RICHELIEU STANDS HIS GROUND I knew that I had no time to lose, and I hurried along the quay as rapidly as the crowd would permit, hoping to arrive at the Hotel de Richelieu before the duke left the house.
de
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From this reading RICHELIEU STANDS HIS GROUND I knew that I had no time to lose, and I hurried along the quay as rapidly as the crowd would permit, hoping to arrive at the Hotel de Richelieu before the duke left the house.
destination
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From this reading The half-hour was striking as I reached my destination, entered the court, and knocked at the door.
door
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From this reading The half-hour was striking as I reached my destination, entered the court, and knocked at the door.
duke
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From this reading RICHELIEU STANDS HIS GROUND I knew that I had no time to lose, and I hurried along the quay as rapidly as the crowd would permit, hoping to arrive at the Hotel de Richelieu before the duke left the house.
entered
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From this reading The half-hour was striking as I reached my destination, entered the court, and knocked at the door.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I asked, springing across the threshold and motioning him to bar the door after me, for at every moment I was expecting to feel upon my shoulder the hand of one of Hérault’s agents.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading I asked, springing across the threshold and motioning him to bar the door after me, for at every moment I was expecting to feel upon my shoulder the hand of one of Hérault’s agents.
feel
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From this reading I asked, springing across the threshold and motioning him to bar the door after me, for at every moment I was expecting to feel upon my shoulder the hand of one of Hérault’s agents.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I asked, springing across the threshold and motioning him to bar the door after me, for at every moment I was expecting to feel upon my shoulder the hand of one of Hérault’s agents.
GROUND
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From this reading RICHELIEU STANDS HIS GROUND I knew that I had no time to lose, and I hurried along the quay as rapidly as the crowd would permit, hoping to arrive at the Hotel de Richelieu before the duke left the house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading RICHELIEU STANDS HIS GROUND I knew that I had no time to lose, and I hurried along the quay as rapidly as the crowd would permit, hoping to arrive at the Hotel de Richelieu before the duke left the house.
half-hour
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From this reading The half-hour was striking as I reached my destination, entered the court, and knocked at the door.
hand
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From this reading I asked, springing across the threshold and motioning him to bar the door after me, for at every moment I was expecting to feel upon my shoulder the hand of one of Hérault’s agents.
here
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From this reading “Is Richelieu here?”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I asked, springing across the threshold and motioning him to bar the door after me, for at every moment I was expecting to feel upon my shoulder the hand of one of Hérault’s agents.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading RICHELIEU STANDS HIS GROUND I knew that I had no time to lose, and I hurried along the quay as rapidly as the crowd would permit, hoping to arrive at the Hotel de Richelieu before the duke left the house.
hoping
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From this reading RICHELIEU STANDS HIS GROUND I knew that I had no time to lose, and I hurried along the quay as rapidly as the crowd would permit, hoping to arrive at the Hotel de Richelieu before the duke left the house.
Hotel
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From this reading RICHELIEU STANDS HIS GROUND I knew that I had no time to lose, and I hurried along the quay as rapidly as the crowd would permit, hoping to arrive at the Hotel de Richelieu before the duke left the house.
house
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From this reading RICHELIEU STANDS HIS GROUND I knew that I had no time to lose, and I hurried along the quay as rapidly as the crowd would permit, hoping to arrive at the Hotel de Richelieu before the duke left the house.
hurried
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From this reading RICHELIEU STANDS HIS GROUND I knew that I had no time to lose, and I hurried along the quay as rapidly as the crowd would permit, hoping to arrive at the Hotel de Richelieu before the duke left the house.
Hérault's
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From this reading I asked, springing across the threshold and motioning him to bar the door after me, for at every moment I was expecting to feel upon my shoulder the hand of one of Hérault’s agents.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading RICHELIEU STANDS HIS GROUND I knew that I had no time to lose, and I hurried along the quay as rapidly as the crowd would permit, hoping to arrive at the Hotel de Richelieu before the duke left the house.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is Richelieu here?”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Jacques who opened.
Jacques
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From this reading It was Jacques who opened.
knew
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From this reading RICHELIEU STANDS HIS GROUND I knew that I had no time to lose, and I hurried along the quay as rapidly as the crowd would permit, hoping to arrive at the Hotel de Richelieu before the duke left the house.
knocked
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From this reading The half-hour was striking as I reached my destination, entered the court, and knocked at the door.
left
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From this reading RICHELIEU STANDS HIS GROUND I knew that I had no time to lose, and I hurried along the quay as rapidly as the crowd would permit, hoping to arrive at the Hotel de Richelieu before the duke left the house.
lose
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From this reading RICHELIEU STANDS HIS GROUND I knew that I had no time to lose, and I hurried along the quay as rapidly as the crowd would permit, hoping to arrive at the Hotel de Richelieu before the duke left the house.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I asked, springing across the threshold and motioning him to bar the door after me, for at every moment I was expecting to feel upon my shoulder the hand of one of Hérault’s agents.
moment
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From this reading I asked, springing across the threshold and motioning him to bar the door after me, for at every moment I was expecting to feel upon my shoulder the hand of one of Hérault’s agents.
motioning
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From this reading I asked, springing across the threshold and motioning him to bar the door after me, for at every moment I was expecting to feel upon my shoulder the hand of one of Hérault’s agents.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The half-hour was striking as I reached my destination, entered the court, and knocked at the door.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading RICHELIEU STANDS HIS GROUND I knew that I had no time to lose, and I hurried along the quay as rapidly as the crowd would permit, hoping to arrive at the Hotel de Richelieu before the duke left the house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I asked, springing across the threshold and motioning him to bar the door after me, for at every moment I was expecting to feel upon my shoulder the hand of one of Hérault’s agents.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I asked, springing across the threshold and motioning him to bar the door after me, for at every moment I was expecting to feel upon my shoulder the hand of one of Hérault’s agents.
opened
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From this reading It was Jacques who opened.
permit
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From this reading RICHELIEU STANDS HIS GROUND I knew that I had no time to lose, and I hurried along the quay as rapidly as the crowd would permit, hoping to arrive at the Hotel de Richelieu before the duke left the house.
quay
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From this reading RICHELIEU STANDS HIS GROUND I knew that I had no time to lose, and I hurried along the quay as rapidly as the crowd would permit, hoping to arrive at the Hotel de Richelieu before the duke left the house.
rapidly
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From this reading RICHELIEU STANDS HIS GROUND I knew that I had no time to lose, and I hurried along the quay as rapidly as the crowd would permit, hoping to arrive at the Hotel de Richelieu before the duke left the house.
reached
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From this reading The half-hour was striking as I reached my destination, entered the court, and knocked at the door.
RICHELIEU
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From this reading RICHELIEU STANDS HIS GROUND I knew that I had no time to lose, and I hurried along the quay as rapidly as the crowd would permit, hoping to arrive at the Hotel de Richelieu before the duke left the house.
shoulder
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From this reading I asked, springing across the threshold and motioning him to bar the door after me, for at every moment I was expecting to feel upon my shoulder the hand of one of Hérault’s agents.
springing
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From this reading I asked, springing across the threshold and motioning him to bar the door after me, for at every moment I was expecting to feel upon my shoulder the hand of one of Hérault’s agents.
STANDS
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From this reading RICHELIEU STANDS HIS GROUND I knew that I had no time to lose, and I hurried along the quay as rapidly as the crowd would permit, hoping to arrive at the Hotel de Richelieu before the duke left the house.
striking
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From this reading The half-hour was striking as I reached my destination, entered the court, and knocked at the door.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading RICHELIEU STANDS HIS GROUND I knew that I had no time to lose, and I hurried along the quay as rapidly as the crowd would permit, hoping to arrive at the Hotel de Richelieu before the duke left the house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RICHELIEU STANDS HIS GROUND I knew that I had no time to lose, and I hurried along the quay as rapidly as the crowd would permit, hoping to arrive at the Hotel de Richelieu before the duke left the house.
threshold
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From this reading I asked, springing across the threshold and motioning him to bar the door after me, for at every moment I was expecting to feel upon my shoulder the hand of one of Hérault’s agents.
time
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From this reading RICHELIEU STANDS HIS GROUND I knew that I had no time to lose, and I hurried along the quay as rapidly as the crowd would permit, hoping to arrive at the Hotel de Richelieu before the duke left the house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RICHELIEU STANDS HIS GROUND I knew that I had no time to lose, and I hurried along the quay as rapidly as the crowd would permit, hoping to arrive at the Hotel de Richelieu before the duke left the house.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I asked, springing across the threshold and motioning him to bar the door after me, for at every moment I was expecting to feel upon my shoulder the hand of one of Hérault’s agents.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The half-hour was striking as I reached my destination, entered the court, and knocked at the door.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was Jacques who opened.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading RICHELIEU STANDS HIS GROUND I knew that I had no time to lose, and I hurried along the quay as rapidly as the crowd would permit, hoping to arrive at the Hotel de Richelieu before the duke left the house.
