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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 Ali brought the box to his master, who examined the weapons with a solicitude very natural to a man who is about to intrust his life to a little powder and shot.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Ali brought the box to his master, who examined the weapons with a solicitude very natural to a man who is about to intrust his life to a little powder and shot.
according
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From this reading Monte Cristo waited, according to his usual custom, until Duprez had sung his famous “_Suivez-moi!_” then he rose and went out.
Ali
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From this reading No one who knew the count could mistake his expression when, on entering, he said: “Ali, bring me my pistols with the ivory cross.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Monte Cristo waited, according to his usual custom, until Duprez had sung his famous “_Suivez-moi!_” then he rose and went out.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Morrel took leave of him at the door, renewing his promise to be with him the next morning at seven o’clock, and to bring Emmanuel.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Morrel took leave of him at the door, renewing his promise to be with him the next morning at seven o’clock, and to bring Emmanuel.
box
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From this reading Ali brought the box to his master, who examined the weapons with a solicitude very natural to a man who is about to intrust his life to a little powder and shot.
bring
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From this reading Morrel took leave of him at the door, renewing his promise to be with him the next morning at seven o’clock, and to bring Emmanuel.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ali brought the box to his master, who examined the weapons with a solicitude very natural to a man who is about to intrust his life to a little powder and shot.
calm
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From this reading Then he stepped into his _coupé_, calm and smiling, and was at home in five minutes.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No one who knew the count could mistake his expression when, on entering, he said: “Ali, bring me my pistols with the ivory cross.”
count
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From this reading No one who knew the count could mistake his expression when, on entering, he said: “Ali, bring me my pistols with the ivory cross.”
coupé
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From this reading Then he stepped into his _coupé_, calm and smiling, and was at home in five minutes.
Cristo
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From this reading Monte Cristo waited, according to his usual custom, until Duprez had sung his famous “_Suivez-moi!_” then he rose and went out.
cross
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From this reading No one who knew the count could mistake his expression when, on entering, he said: “Ali, bring me my pistols with the ivory cross.”
custom
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From this reading Monte Cristo waited, according to his usual custom, until Duprez had sung his famous “_Suivez-moi!_” then he rose and went out.
door
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From this reading Morrel took leave of him at the door, renewing his promise to be with him the next morning at seven o’clock, and to bring Emmanuel.
Duprez
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From this reading Monte Cristo waited, according to his usual custom, until Duprez had sung his famous “_Suivez-moi!_” then he rose and went out.
Emmanuel
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From this reading Morrel took leave of him at the door, renewing his promise to be with him the next morning at seven o’clock, and to bring Emmanuel.
entering
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From this reading No one who knew the count could mistake his expression when, on entering, he said: “Ali, bring me my pistols with the ivory cross.”
examined
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From this reading Ali brought the box to his master, who examined the weapons with a solicitude very natural to a man who is about to intrust his life to a little powder and shot.
expression
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From this reading No one who knew the count could mistake his expression when, on entering, he said: “Ali, bring me my pistols with the ivory cross.”
famous
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From this reading Monte Cristo waited, according to his usual custom, until Duprez had sung his famous “_Suivez-moi!_” then he rose and went out.
five
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From this reading Then he stepped into his _coupé_, calm and smiling, and was at home in five minutes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Monte Cristo waited, according to his usual custom, until Duprez had sung his famous “_Suivez-moi!_” then he rose and went out.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Monte Cristo waited, according to his usual custom, until Duprez had sung his famous “_Suivez-moi!_” then he rose and went out.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Morrel took leave of him at the door, renewing his promise to be with him the next morning at seven o’clock, and to bring Emmanuel.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Monte Cristo waited, according to his usual custom, until Duprez had sung his famous “_Suivez-moi!_” then he rose and went out.
home
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From this reading Then he stepped into his _coupé_, calm and smiling, and was at home in five minutes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he stepped into his _coupé_, calm and smiling, and was at home in five minutes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then he stepped into his _coupé_, calm and smiling, and was at home in five minutes.
intrust
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From this reading Ali brought the box to his master, who examined the weapons with a solicitude very natural to a man who is about to intrust his life to a little powder and shot.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ali brought the box to his master, who examined the weapons with a solicitude very natural to a man who is about to intrust his life to a little powder and shot.
ivory
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From this reading No one who knew the count could mistake his expression when, on entering, he said: “Ali, bring me my pistols with the ivory cross.”
knew
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From this reading No one who knew the count could mistake his expression when, on entering, he said: “Ali, bring me my pistols with the ivory cross.”
leave
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From this reading Morrel took leave of him at the door, renewing his promise to be with him the next morning at seven o’clock, and to bring Emmanuel.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ali brought the box to his master, who examined the weapons with a solicitude very natural to a man who is about to intrust his life to a little powder and shot.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ali brought the box to his master, who examined the weapons with a solicitude very natural to a man who is about to intrust his life to a little powder and shot.
man
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From this reading Ali brought the box to his master, who examined the weapons with a solicitude very natural to a man who is about to intrust his life to a little powder and shot.
master
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From this reading Ali brought the box to his master, who examined the weapons with a solicitude very natural to a man who is about to intrust his life to a little powder and shot.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No one who knew the count could mistake his expression when, on entering, he said: “Ali, bring me my pistols with the ivory cross.”
minutes
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From this reading Then he stepped into his _coupé_, calm and smiling, and was at home in five minutes.
mistake
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From this reading No one who knew the count could mistake his expression when, on entering, he said: “Ali, bring me my pistols with the ivory cross.”
MontenounUS /ˈmɑːnti/
a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time
From this reading Monte Cristo waited, according to his usual custom, until Duprez had sung his famous “_Suivez-moi!_” then he rose and went out.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morrel took leave of him at the door, renewing his promise to be with him the next morning at seven o’clock, and to bring Emmanuel.
Morrel
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From this reading Morrel took leave of him at the door, renewing his promise to be with him the next morning at seven o’clock, and to bring Emmanuel.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading No one who knew the count could mistake his expression when, on entering, he said: “Ali, bring me my pistols with the ivory cross.”
natural
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From this reading Ali brought the box to his master, who examined the weapons with a solicitude very natural to a man who is about to intrust his life to a little powder and shot.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morrel took leave of him at the door, renewing his promise to be with him the next morning at seven o’clock, and to bring Emmanuel.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one who knew the count could mistake his expression when, on entering, he said: “Ali, bring me my pistols with the ivory cross.”
o'clock
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From this reading Morrel took leave of him at the door, renewing his promise to be with him the next morning at seven o’clock, and to bring Emmanuel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Morrel took leave of him at the door, renewing his promise to be with him the next morning at seven o’clock, and to bring Emmanuel.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No one who knew the count could mistake his expression when, on entering, he said: “Ali, bring me my pistols with the ivory cross.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one who knew the count could mistake his expression when, on entering, he said: “Ali, bring me my pistols with the ivory cross.”
out
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From this reading Monte Cristo waited, according to his usual custom, until Duprez had sung his famous “_Suivez-moi!_” then he rose and went out.
pistols
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From this reading No one who knew the count could mistake his expression when, on entering, he said: “Ali, bring me my pistols with the ivory cross.”
powder
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From this reading Ali brought the box to his master, who examined the weapons with a solicitude very natural to a man who is about to intrust his life to a little powder and shot.
promise
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From this reading Morrel took leave of him at the door, renewing his promise to be with him the next morning at seven o’clock, and to bring Emmanuel.
renewing
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From this reading Morrel took leave of him at the door, renewing his promise to be with him the next morning at seven o’clock, and to bring Emmanuel.
rose
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From this reading Monte Cristo waited, according to his usual custom, until Duprez had sung his famous “_Suivez-moi!_” then he rose and went out.
said
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From this reading No one who knew the count could mistake his expression when, on entering, he said: “Ali, bring me my pistols with the ivory cross.”
seven
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From this reading Morrel took leave of him at the door, renewing his promise to be with him the next morning at seven o’clock, and to bring Emmanuel.
shot
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From this reading Ali brought the box to his master, who examined the weapons with a solicitude very natural to a man who is about to intrust his life to a little powder and shot.
smiling
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From this reading Then he stepped into his _coupé_, calm and smiling, and was at home in five minutes.
solicitude
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From this reading Ali brought the box to his master, who examined the weapons with a solicitude very natural to a man who is about to intrust his life to a little powder and shot.
stepped
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From this reading Then he stepped into his _coupé_, calm and smiling, and was at home in five minutes.
Suivez-moi
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From this reading Monte Cristo waited, according to his usual custom, until Duprez had sung his famous “_Suivez-moi!_” then he rose and went out.
sung
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From this reading Monte Cristo waited, according to his usual custom, until Duprez had sung his famous “_Suivez-moi!_” then he rose and went out.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Morrel took leave of him at the door, renewing his promise to be with him the next morning at seven o’clock, and to bring Emmanuel.
then
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From this reading Monte Cristo waited, according to his usual custom, until Duprez had sung his famous “_Suivez-moi!_” then he rose and went out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Monte Cristo waited, according to his usual custom, until Duprez had sung his famous “_Suivez-moi!_” then he rose and went out.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morrel took leave of him at the door, renewing his promise to be with him the next morning at seven o’clock, and to bring Emmanuel.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Monte Cristo waited, according to his usual custom, until Duprez had sung his famous “_Suivez-moi!_” then he rose and went out.
usual
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From this reading Monte Cristo waited, according to his usual custom, until Duprez had sung his famous “_Suivez-moi!_” then he rose and went out.
very
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From this reading Ali brought the box to his master, who examined the weapons with a solicitude very natural to a man who is about to intrust his life to a little powder and shot.
waited
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From this reading Monte Cristo waited, according to his usual custom, until Duprez had sung his famous “_Suivez-moi!_” then he rose and went out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then he stepped into his _coupé_, calm and smiling, and was at home in five minutes.
weapons
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From this reading Ali brought the box to his master, who examined the weapons with a solicitude very natural to a man who is about to intrust his life to a little powder and shot.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Monte Cristo waited, according to his usual custom, until Duprez had sung his famous “_Suivez-moi!_” then he rose and went out.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading No one who knew the count could mistake his expression when, on entering, he said: “Ali, bring me my pistols with the ivory cross.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading No one who knew the count could mistake his expression when, on entering, he said: “Ali, bring me my pistols with the ivory cross.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Morrel took leave of him at the door, renewing his promise to be with him the next morning at seven o’clock, and to bring Emmanuel.
