adjoiningverbUS /əˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “adjoin” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading The prince turned round at the moment when Raoul, in order to leave him alone with Athos, was shutting the door, and preparing to go with the other officers into an adjoining apartment.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The prince turned round at the moment when Raoul, in order to leave him alone with Athos, was shutting the door, and preparing to go with the other officers into an adjoining apartment.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The prince turned round at the moment when Raoul, in order to leave him alone with Athos, was shutting the door, and preparing to go with the other officers into an adjoining apartment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The prince turned round at the moment when Raoul, in order to leave him alone with Athos, was shutting the door, and preparing to go with the other officers into an adjoining apartment.
apartmentnounUS /əˈpɑːrtmənt/
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading The prince turned round at the moment when Raoul, in order to leave him alone with Athos, was shutting the door, and preparing to go with the other officers into an adjoining apartment.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Is that the young man I have heard M. le Prince speak so highly of?” asked M. de Beaufort.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The prince turned round at the moment when Raoul, in order to leave him alone with Athos, was shutting the door, and preparing to go with the other officers into an adjoining apartment.
Athosnoun
an autonomous area in northeastern Greece that is the site of several Greek Orthodox monasteries founded in the tenth century
From this reading The prince turned round at the moment when Raoul, in order to leave him alone with Athos, was shutting the door, and preparing to go with the other officers into an adjoining apartment.
Beaufort
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From this reading “Is that the young man I have heard M. le Prince speak so highly of?” asked M. de Beaufort.
cannot
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From this reading “He is quite the soldier; let him stay, count, we cannot spare him.”
countverbUS /kaʊnt/
determine the number or amount of
From this reading “He is quite the soldier; let him stay, count, we cannot spare him.”
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “Is that the young man I have heard M. le Prince speak so highly of?” asked M. de Beaufort.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The prince turned round at the moment when Raoul, in order to leave him alone with Athos, was shutting the door, and preparing to go with the other officers into an adjoining apartment.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The prince turned round at the moment when Raoul, in order to leave him alone with Athos, was shutting the door, and preparing to go with the other officers into an adjoining apartment.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Is that the young man I have heard M. le Prince speak so highly of?” asked M. de Beaufort.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He is quite the soldier; let him stay, count, we cannot spare him.”
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Is that the young man I have heard M. le Prince speak so highly of?” asked M. de Beaufort.
highlyadverbUS /ˈhaɪli/
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading “Is that the young man I have heard M. le Prince speak so highly of?” asked M. de Beaufort.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The prince turned round at the moment when Raoul, in order to leave him alone with Athos, was shutting the door, and preparing to go with the other officers into an adjoining apartment.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Is that the young man I have heard M. le Prince speak so highly of?” asked M. de Beaufort.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The prince turned round at the moment when Raoul, in order to leave him alone with Athos, was shutting the door, and preparing to go with the other officers into an adjoining apartment.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The prince turned round at the moment when Raoul, in order to leave him alone with Athos, was shutting the door, and preparing to go with the other officers into an adjoining apartment.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is that the young man I have heard M. le Prince speak so highly of?” asked M. de Beaufort.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is, monseigneur.”
lenounUS /lə/
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading “Is that the young man I have heard M. le Prince speak so highly of?” asked M. de Beaufort.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading The prince turned round at the moment when Raoul, in order to leave him alone with Athos, was shutting the door, and preparing to go with the other officers into an adjoining apartment.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “He is quite the soldier; let him stay, count, we cannot spare him.”
MnounUS /em/
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading “Is that the young man I have heard M. le Prince speak so highly of?” asked M. de Beaufort.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Is that the young man I have heard M. le Prince speak so highly of?” asked M. de Beaufort.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading The prince turned round at the moment when Raoul, in order to leave him alone with Athos, was shutting the door, and preparing to go with the other officers into an adjoining apartment.
monseigneur
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From this reading “It is, monseigneur.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Is that the young man I have heard M. le Prince speak so highly of?” asked M. de Beaufort.
officersnounUS /ˈɔːfəsərz/
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading The prince turned round at the moment when Raoul, in order to leave him alone with Athos, was shutting the door, and preparing to go with the other officers into an adjoining apartment.
ordernounUS /ˈɔːrdər/
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading The prince turned round at the moment when Raoul, in order to leave him alone with Athos, was shutting the door, and preparing to go with the other officers into an adjoining apartment.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The prince turned round at the moment when Raoul, in order to leave him alone with Athos, was shutting the door, and preparing to go with the other officers into an adjoining apartment.
permitsnounUS /pərˈmɪts/
plural of “permit” — a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading “Remain, Raoul, since monseigneur permits it,” said Athos.
preparingverbUS /priˈperɪŋ/
-ing form of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading The prince turned round at the moment when Raoul, in order to leave him alone with Athos, was shutting the door, and preparing to go with the other officers into an adjoining apartment.
princenounUS /prɪns/
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading The prince turned round at the moment when Raoul, in order to leave him alone with Athos, was shutting the door, and preparing to go with the other officers into an adjoining apartment.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “He is quite the soldier; let him stay, count, we cannot spare him.”
Raoul
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From this reading The prince turned round at the moment when Raoul, in order to leave him alone with Athos, was shutting the door, and preparing to go with the other officers into an adjoining apartment.
RemainverbUS /rɪˈmeɪn/
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Remain, Raoul, since monseigneur permits it,” said Athos.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The prince turned round at the moment when Raoul, in order to leave him alone with Athos, was shutting the door, and preparing to go with the other officers into an adjoining apartment.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Remain, Raoul, since monseigneur permits it,” said Athos.
shuttingnounUS /ˈʃʌtɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading The prince turned round at the moment when Raoul, in order to leave him alone with Athos, was shutting the door, and preparing to go with the other officers into an adjoining apartment.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Remain, Raoul, since monseigneur permits it,” said Athos.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Is that the young man I have heard M. le Prince speak so highly of?” asked M. de Beaufort.
soldiernounUS /ˈsoʊldʒər/
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading “He is quite the soldier; let him stay, count, we cannot spare him.”
spareverbUS /sper/
refrain from harming
From this reading “He is quite the soldier; let him stay, count, we cannot spare him.”
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading “Is that the young man I have heard M. le Prince speak so highly of?” asked M. de Beaufort.
stayverbUS /steɪ/
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “He is quite the soldier; let him stay, count, we cannot spare him.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Is that the young man I have heard M. le Prince speak so highly of?” asked M. de Beaufort.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The prince turned round at the moment when Raoul, in order to leave him alone with Athos, was shutting the door, and preparing to go with the other officers into an adjoining apartment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The prince turned round at the moment when Raoul, in order to leave him alone with Athos, was shutting the door, and preparing to go with the other officers into an adjoining apartment.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The prince turned round at the moment when Raoul, in order to leave him alone with Athos, was shutting the door, and preparing to go with the other officers into an adjoining apartment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The prince turned round at the moment when Raoul, in order to leave him alone with Athos, was shutting the door, and preparing to go with the other officers into an adjoining apartment.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “He is quite the soldier; let him stay, count, we cannot spare him.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The prince turned round at the moment when Raoul, in order to leave him alone with Athos, was shutting the door, and preparing to go with the other officers into an adjoining apartment.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The prince turned round at the moment when Raoul, in order to leave him alone with Athos, was shutting the door, and preparing to go with the other officers into an adjoining apartment.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Is that the young man I have heard M. le Prince speak so highly of?” asked M. de Beaufort.
