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Chapter XXXVIII

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THE COMBAT.
On leaving Provins the first musketeer proceeded to Nangis, where he was reinforced by thirty-three followers.
The second musketeer, arriving at Nangis at the same moment, placed himself at the head of thirty-three more.
The third guest of the landlord of Provins arrived at Nangis in time to assemble together thirty-three other musketeers.
The first stranger led the troops of his Eminence.
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Condensed Novels

Chapter XXXVIII

Reading 1/11 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE COMBAT.
Line 2
On leaving Provins the first musketeer proceeded to Nangis, where he was reinforced by thirty-three followers.
Line 3
The second musketeer, arriving at Nangis at the same moment, placed himself at the head of thirty-three more.
Line 4
The third guest of the landlord of Provins arrived at Nangis in time to assemble together thirty-three other musketeers.
Line 5
The first stranger led the troops of his Eminence.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “On leaving Provins the first musketeer proceeded to Nangis, where he was reinforced by thirty-three followers.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “The second musketeer, arriving at Nangis at the same moment, placed himself at the head of thirty-three more.”

Same noun US /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The second musketeer, arriving at Nangis at the same moment, placed himself at the head of thirty-three more.”

Second noun US /second/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The second musketeer, arriving at Nangis at the same moment, placed himself at the head of thirty-three more.”

Third noun US /third/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The third guest of the landlord of Provins arrived at Nangis in time to assemble together thirty-three other musketeers.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The third guest of the landlord of Provins arrived at Nangis in time to assemble together thirty-three other musketeers.”

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arrived

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From this reading The third guest of the landlord of Provins arrived at Nangis in time to assemble together thirty-three other musketeers.

arriving

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From this reading The second musketeer, arriving at Nangis at the same moment, placed himself at the head of thirty-three more.

assemble

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From this reading The third guest of the landlord of Provins arrived at Nangis in time to assemble together thirty-three other musketeers.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The second musketeer, arriving at Nangis at the same moment, placed himself at the head of thirty-three more.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading On leaving Provins the first musketeer proceeded to Nangis, where he was reinforced by thirty-three followers.

COMBAT

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From this reading THE COMBAT.

Eminence

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From this reading The first stranger led the troops of his Eminence.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading On leaving Provins the first musketeer proceeded to Nangis, where he was reinforced by thirty-three followers.

followers

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From this reading On leaving Provins the first musketeer proceeded to Nangis, where he was reinforced by thirty-three followers.

guest

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From this reading The third guest of the landlord of Provins arrived at Nangis in time to assemble together thirty-three other musketeers.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading On leaving Provins the first musketeer proceeded to Nangis, where he was reinforced by thirty-three followers.

head

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From this reading The second musketeer, arriving at Nangis at the same moment, placed himself at the head of thirty-three more.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading The second musketeer, arriving at Nangis at the same moment, placed himself at the head of thirty-three more.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The first stranger led the troops of his Eminence.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The third guest of the landlord of Provins arrived at Nangis in time to assemble together thirty-three other musketeers.

landlord

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From this reading The third guest of the landlord of Provins arrived at Nangis in time to assemble together thirty-three other musketeers.

leaving

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From this reading On leaving Provins the first musketeer proceeded to Nangis, where he was reinforced by thirty-three followers.

led

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From this reading The first stranger led the troops of his Eminence.

moment

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From this reading The second musketeer, arriving at Nangis at the same moment, placed himself at the head of thirty-three more.

more

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From this reading The second musketeer, arriving at Nangis at the same moment, placed himself at the head of thirty-three more.

musketeer

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From this reading On leaving Provins the first musketeer proceeded to Nangis, where he was reinforced by thirty-three followers.

musketeers

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From this reading The third guest of the landlord of Provins arrived at Nangis in time to assemble together thirty-three other musketeers.

Nangis

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From this reading On leaving Provins the first musketeer proceeded to Nangis, where he was reinforced by thirty-three followers.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The second musketeer, arriving at Nangis at the same moment, placed himself at the head of thirty-three more.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On leaving Provins the first musketeer proceeded to Nangis, where he was reinforced by thirty-three followers.

other

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From this reading The third guest of the landlord of Provins arrived at Nangis in time to assemble together thirty-three other musketeers.

placed

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From this reading The second musketeer, arriving at Nangis at the same moment, placed himself at the head of thirty-three more.

proceeded

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From this reading On leaving Provins the first musketeer proceeded to Nangis, where he was reinforced by thirty-three followers.

Provins

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From this reading On leaving Provins the first musketeer proceeded to Nangis, where he was reinforced by thirty-three followers.

reinforced

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From this reading On leaving Provins the first musketeer proceeded to Nangis, where he was reinforced by thirty-three followers.

samenounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The second musketeer, arriving at Nangis at the same moment, placed himself at the head of thirty-three more.

second

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From this reading The second musketeer, arriving at Nangis at the same moment, placed himself at the head of thirty-three more.

stranger

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From this reading The first stranger led the troops of his Eminence.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE COMBAT.

thirdnounUS /third/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The third guest of the landlord of Provins arrived at Nangis in time to assemble together thirty-three other musketeers.

thirty-three

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From this reading On leaving Provins the first musketeer proceeded to Nangis, where he was reinforced by thirty-three followers.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The third guest of the landlord of Provins arrived at Nangis in time to assemble together thirty-three other musketeers.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading On leaving Provins the first musketeer proceeded to Nangis, where he was reinforced by thirty-three followers.

together

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From this reading The third guest of the landlord of Provins arrived at Nangis in time to assemble together thirty-three other musketeers.

troops

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From this reading The first stranger led the troops of his Eminence.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading On leaving Provins the first musketeer proceeded to Nangis, where he was reinforced by thirty-three followers.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading On leaving Provins the first musketeer proceeded to Nangis, where he was reinforced by thirty-three followers.