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Ten Years Later
Ten Years Later

Chapter I

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CHAPTER 67.
How D’Artagnan became acquainted with a Poet, who had turned Printer for the sake of printing his own Verses CHAPTER 69.
In which the Reader, no doubt, will be as astonished as D’Artagnan was to meet an Old Acquaintance CHAPTER 70.
Wherein the Ideas of D’Artagnan, at first strangely clouded, begin to clear up a little.
CHAPTER 74. In which D’Artagnan makes all Speed, Porthos snores, and Aramis counsels
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Ten Years Later

Chapter I

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CHAPTER 67.
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How D’Artagnan became acquainted with a Poet, who had turned Printer for the sake of printing his own Verses CHAPTER 69.
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In which the Reader, no doubt, will be as astonished as D’Artagnan was to meet an Old Acquaintance CHAPTER 70.
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Wherein the Ideas of D’Artagnan, at first strangely clouded, begin to clear up a little.
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CHAPTER 74. In which D’Artagnan makes all Speed, Porthos snores, and Aramis counsels

Learner Dictionary

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Astonished adjective US /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/

very surprised

From this reading “In which the Reader, no doubt, will be as astonished as D’Artagnan was to meet an Old Acquaintance CHAPTER 70.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Wherein the Ideas of D’Artagnan, at first strangely clouded, begin to clear up a little.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Wherein the Ideas of D’Artagnan, at first strangely clouded, begin to clear up a little.”

Strangely noun US /ˈstrangely/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Wherein the Ideas of D’Artagnan, at first strangely clouded, begin to clear up a little.”

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67

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From this reading CHAPTER 67.

69

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From this reading How D’Artagnan became acquainted with a Poet, who had turned Printer for the sake of printing his own Verses CHAPTER 69.

70

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74

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From this reading CHAPTER 74. In which D’Artagnan makes all Speed, Porthos snores, and Aramis counsels

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading How D’Artagnan became acquainted with a Poet, who had turned Printer for the sake of printing his own Verses CHAPTER 69.

Acquaintance

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acquainted

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all

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andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading In which the Reader, no doubt, will be as astonished as D’Artagnan was to meet an Old Acquaintance CHAPTER 70.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

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Aramis

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading In which the Reader, no doubt, will be as astonished as D’Artagnan was to meet an Old Acquaintance CHAPTER 70.

astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/

very surprised

From this reading In which the Reader, no doubt, will be as astonished as D’Artagnan was to meet an Old Acquaintance CHAPTER 70.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Wherein the Ideas of D’Artagnan, at first strangely clouded, begin to clear up a little.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading In which the Reader, no doubt, will be as astonished as D’Artagnan was to meet an Old Acquaintance CHAPTER 70.

became

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begin

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CHAPTER

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From this reading CHAPTER 67.

clear

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clouded

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counsels

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D'Artagnan

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doubt

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firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Wherein the Ideas of D’Artagnan, at first strangely clouded, begin to clear up a little.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading How D’Artagnan became acquainted with a Poet, who had turned Printer for the sake of printing his own Verses CHAPTER 69.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading How D’Artagnan became acquainted with a Poet, who had turned Printer for the sake of printing his own Verses CHAPTER 69.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading How D’Artagnan became acquainted with a Poet, who had turned Printer for the sake of printing his own Verses CHAPTER 69.

How

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From this reading How D’Artagnan became acquainted with a Poet, who had turned Printer for the sake of printing his own Verses CHAPTER 69.

Ideas

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From this reading Wherein the Ideas of D’Artagnan, at first strangely clouded, begin to clear up a little.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In which the Reader, no doubt, will be as astonished as D’Artagnan was to meet an Old Acquaintance CHAPTER 70.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Wherein the Ideas of D’Artagnan, at first strangely clouded, begin to clear up a little.

makes

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meet

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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading In which the Reader, no doubt, will be as astonished as D’Artagnan was to meet an Old Acquaintance CHAPTER 70.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading How D’Artagnan became acquainted with a Poet, who had turned Printer for the sake of printing his own Verses CHAPTER 69.

Old

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own

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Poet

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Porthos

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Printer

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printing

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Reader

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sake

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snores

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Speed

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strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Wherein the Ideas of D’Artagnan, at first strangely clouded, begin to clear up a little.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading How D’Artagnan became acquainted with a Poet, who had turned Printer for the sake of printing his own Verses CHAPTER 69.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

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turned

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up

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Verses

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading In which the Reader, no doubt, will be as astonished as D’Artagnan was to meet an Old Acquaintance CHAPTER 70.

Wherein

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From this reading Wherein the Ideas of D’Artagnan, at first strangely clouded, begin to clear up a little.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading In which the Reader, no doubt, will be as astonished as D’Artagnan was to meet an Old Acquaintance CHAPTER 70.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading How D’Artagnan became acquainted with a Poet, who had turned Printer for the sake of printing his own Verses CHAPTER 69.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading In which the Reader, no doubt, will be as astonished as D’Artagnan was to meet an Old Acquaintance CHAPTER 70.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading How D’Artagnan became acquainted with a Poet, who had turned Printer for the sake of printing his own Verses CHAPTER 69.