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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 Pretty, mysterious, initiated in almost all the secrets of the court, which reflected such a charming gravity over her pleasing features, it might be surmised that she was not wholly unmoved; and this is an irresistible charm to novices in love.
all
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From this reading Pretty, mysterious, initiated in almost all the secrets of the court, which reflected such a charming gravity over her pleasing features, it might be surmised that she was not wholly unmoved; and this is an irresistible charm to novices in love.
almost
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From this reading For an apprentice Musketeer the young woman was almost an ideal of love.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For an apprentice Musketeer the young woman was almost an ideal of love.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On what was D’Artagnan thinking, that he strayed thus from his path, gazing at the stars of heaven, and sometimes sighing, sometimes smiling?
apprenticenounUS /əˈprɛntɪs/
a person learning a trade from an experienced worker
From this reading For an apprentice Musketeer the young woman was almost an ideal of love.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On what was D’Artagnan thinking, that he strayed thus from his path, gazing at the stars of heaven, and sometimes sighing, sometimes smiling?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Pretty, mysterious, initiated in almost all the secrets of the court, which reflected such a charming gravity over her pleasing features, it might be surmised that she was not wholly unmoved; and this is an irresistible charm to novices in love.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading IN WHICH THE PLOT THICKENS His visit to M. de Tréville being paid, the pensive D’Artagnan took the longest way homeward.
Bonacieux
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From this reading He was thinking of Mme. Bonacieux.
charm
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From this reading Pretty, mysterious, initiated in almost all the secrets of the court, which reflected such a charming gravity over her pleasing features, it might be surmised that she was not wholly unmoved; and this is an irresistible charm to novices in love.
charming
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From this reading Pretty, mysterious, initiated in almost all the secrets of the court, which reflected such a charming gravity over her pleasing features, it might be surmised that she was not wholly unmoved; and this is an irresistible charm to novices in love.
court
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From this reading Pretty, mysterious, initiated in almost all the secrets of the court, which reflected such a charming gravity over her pleasing features, it might be surmised that she was not wholly unmoved; and this is an irresistible charm to novices in love.
D'Artagnan
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From this reading IN WHICH THE PLOT THICKENS His visit to M. de Tréville being paid, the pensive D’Artagnan took the longest way homeward.
de
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From this reading IN WHICH THE PLOT THICKENS His visit to M. de Tréville being paid, the pensive D’Artagnan took the longest way homeward.
features
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From this reading Pretty, mysterious, initiated in almost all the secrets of the court, which reflected such a charming gravity over her pleasing features, it might be surmised that she was not wholly unmoved; and this is an irresistible charm to novices in love.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For an apprentice Musketeer the young woman was almost an ideal of love.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On what was D’Artagnan thinking, that he strayed thus from his path, gazing at the stars of heaven, and sometimes sighing, sometimes smiling?
gazing
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From this reading On what was D’Artagnan thinking, that he strayed thus from his path, gazing at the stars of heaven, and sometimes sighing, sometimes smiling?
gravity
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From this reading Pretty, mysterious, initiated in almost all the secrets of the court, which reflected such a charming gravity over her pleasing features, it might be surmised that she was not wholly unmoved; and this is an irresistible charm to novices in love.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On what was D’Artagnan thinking, that he strayed thus from his path, gazing at the stars of heaven, and sometimes sighing, sometimes smiling?
heaven
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From this reading On what was D’Artagnan thinking, that he strayed thus from his path, gazing at the stars of heaven, and sometimes sighing, sometimes smiling?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Pretty, mysterious, initiated in almost all the secrets of the court, which reflected such a charming gravity over her pleasing features, it might be surmised that she was not wholly unmoved; and this is an irresistible charm to novices in love.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH THE PLOT THICKENS His visit to M. de Tréville being paid, the pensive D’Artagnan took the longest way homeward.
homeward
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From this reading IN WHICH THE PLOT THICKENS His visit to M. de Tréville being paid, the pensive D’Artagnan took the longest way homeward.
ideal
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From this reading For an apprentice Musketeer the young woman was almost an ideal of love.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH THE PLOT THICKENS His visit to M. de Tréville being paid, the pensive D’Artagnan took the longest way homeward.
initiated
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From this reading Pretty, mysterious, initiated in almost all the secrets of the court, which reflected such a charming gravity over her pleasing features, it might be surmised that she was not wholly unmoved; and this is an irresistible charm to novices in love.
irresistible
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From this reading Pretty, mysterious, initiated in almost all the secrets of the court, which reflected such a charming gravity over her pleasing features, it might be surmised that she was not wholly unmoved; and this is an irresistible charm to novices in love.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pretty, mysterious, initiated in almost all the secrets of the court, which reflected such a charming gravity over her pleasing features, it might be surmised that she was not wholly unmoved; and this is an irresistible charm to novices in love.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Pretty, mysterious, initiated in almost all the secrets of the court, which reflected such a charming gravity over her pleasing features, it might be surmised that she was not wholly unmoved; and this is an irresistible charm to novices in love.
longest
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From this reading IN WHICH THE PLOT THICKENS His visit to M. de Tréville being paid, the pensive D’Artagnan took the longest way homeward.
love
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From this reading For an apprentice Musketeer the young woman was almost an ideal of love.
M
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From this reading IN WHICH THE PLOT THICKENS His visit to M. de Tréville being paid, the pensive D’Artagnan took the longest way homeward.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Pretty, mysterious, initiated in almost all the secrets of the court, which reflected such a charming gravity over her pleasing features, it might be surmised that she was not wholly unmoved; and this is an irresistible charm to novices in love.
Mme
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From this reading He was thinking of Mme. Bonacieux.
Musketeer
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From this reading For an apprentice Musketeer the young woman was almost an ideal of love.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Pretty, mysterious, initiated in almost all the secrets of the court, which reflected such a charming gravity over her pleasing features, it might be surmised that she was not wholly unmoved; and this is an irresistible charm to novices in love.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Pretty, mysterious, initiated in almost all the secrets of the court, which reflected such a charming gravity over her pleasing features, it might be surmised that she was not wholly unmoved; and this is an irresistible charm to novices in love.
novices
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From this reading Pretty, mysterious, initiated in almost all the secrets of the court, which reflected such a charming gravity over her pleasing features, it might be surmised that she was not wholly unmoved; and this is an irresistible charm to novices in love.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On what was D’Artagnan thinking, that he strayed thus from his path, gazing at the stars of heaven, and sometimes sighing, sometimes smiling?
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On what was D’Artagnan thinking, that he strayed thus from his path, gazing at the stars of heaven, and sometimes sighing, sometimes smiling?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Pretty, mysterious, initiated in almost all the secrets of the court, which reflected such a charming gravity over her pleasing features, it might be surmised that she was not wholly unmoved; and this is an irresistible charm to novices in love.
paid
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From this reading IN WHICH THE PLOT THICKENS His visit to M. de Tréville being paid, the pensive D’Artagnan took the longest way homeward.
path
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From this reading On what was D’Artagnan thinking, that he strayed thus from his path, gazing at the stars of heaven, and sometimes sighing, sometimes smiling?
pensive
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From this reading IN WHICH THE PLOT THICKENS His visit to M. de Tréville being paid, the pensive D’Artagnan took the longest way homeward.
pleasing
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From this reading Pretty, mysterious, initiated in almost all the secrets of the court, which reflected such a charming gravity over her pleasing features, it might be surmised that she was not wholly unmoved; and this is an irresistible charm to novices in love.
PLOTnounUS /plɑːt/
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading IN WHICH THE PLOT THICKENS His visit to M. de Tréville being paid, the pensive D’Artagnan took the longest way homeward.
Pretty
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From this reading Pretty, mysterious, initiated in almost all the secrets of the court, which reflected such a charming gravity over her pleasing features, it might be surmised that she was not wholly unmoved; and this is an irresistible charm to novices in love.
reflected
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From this reading Pretty, mysterious, initiated in almost all the secrets of the court, which reflected such a charming gravity over her pleasing features, it might be surmised that she was not wholly unmoved; and this is an irresistible charm to novices in love.
secrets
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From this reading Pretty, mysterious, initiated in almost all the secrets of the court, which reflected such a charming gravity over her pleasing features, it might be surmised that she was not wholly unmoved; and this is an irresistible charm to novices in love.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pretty, mysterious, initiated in almost all the secrets of the court, which reflected such a charming gravity over her pleasing features, it might be surmised that she was not wholly unmoved; and this is an irresistible charm to novices in love.
sighing
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From this reading On what was D’Artagnan thinking, that he strayed thus from his path, gazing at the stars of heaven, and sometimes sighing, sometimes smiling?
smiling
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From this reading On what was D’Artagnan thinking, that he strayed thus from his path, gazing at the stars of heaven, and sometimes sighing, sometimes smiling?
sometimes
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From this reading On what was D’Artagnan thinking, that he strayed thus from his path, gazing at the stars of heaven, and sometimes sighing, sometimes smiling?
stars
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From this reading On what was D’Artagnan thinking, that he strayed thus from his path, gazing at the stars of heaven, and sometimes sighing, sometimes smiling?
strayed
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From this reading On what was D’Artagnan thinking, that he strayed thus from his path, gazing at the stars of heaven, and sometimes sighing, sometimes smiling?
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Pretty, mysterious, initiated in almost all the secrets of the court, which reflected such a charming gravity over her pleasing features, it might be surmised that she was not wholly unmoved; and this is an irresistible charm to novices in love.
surmised
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From this reading Pretty, mysterious, initiated in almost all the secrets of the court, which reflected such a charming gravity over her pleasing features, it might be surmised that she was not wholly unmoved; and this is an irresistible charm to novices in love.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On what was D’Artagnan thinking, that he strayed thus from his path, gazing at the stars of heaven, and sometimes sighing, sometimes smiling?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH THE PLOT THICKENS His visit to M. de Tréville being paid, the pensive D’Artagnan took the longest way homeward.
THICKENS
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From this reading IN WHICH THE PLOT THICKENS His visit to M. de Tréville being paid, the pensive D’Artagnan took the longest way homeward.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On what was D’Artagnan thinking, that he strayed thus from his path, gazing at the stars of heaven, and sometimes sighing, sometimes smiling?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Pretty, mysterious, initiated in almost all the secrets of the court, which reflected such a charming gravity over her pleasing features, it might be surmised that she was not wholly unmoved; and this is an irresistible charm to novices in love.
thus
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From this reading On what was D’Artagnan thinking, that he strayed thus from his path, gazing at the stars of heaven, and sometimes sighing, sometimes smiling?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH THE PLOT THICKENS His visit to M. de Tréville being paid, the pensive D’Artagnan took the longest way homeward.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH THE PLOT THICKENS His visit to M. de Tréville being paid, the pensive D’Artagnan took the longest way homeward.
Tréville
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From this reading IN WHICH THE PLOT THICKENS His visit to M. de Tréville being paid, the pensive D’Artagnan took the longest way homeward.
unmoved
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From this reading Pretty, mysterious, initiated in almost all the secrets of the court, which reflected such a charming gravity over her pleasing features, it might be surmised that she was not wholly unmoved; and this is an irresistible charm to novices in love.
visit
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From this reading IN WHICH THE PLOT THICKENS His visit to M. de Tréville being paid, the pensive D’Artagnan took the longest way homeward.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On what was D’Artagnan thinking, that he strayed thus from his path, gazing at the stars of heaven, and sometimes sighing, sometimes smiling?
way
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From this reading IN WHICH THE PLOT THICKENS His visit to M. de Tréville being paid, the pensive D’Artagnan took the longest way homeward.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading On what was D’Artagnan thinking, that he strayed thus from his path, gazing at the stars of heaven, and sometimes sighing, sometimes smiling?
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH THE PLOT THICKENS His visit to M. de Tréville being paid, the pensive D’Artagnan took the longest way homeward.
wholly
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From this reading Pretty, mysterious, initiated in almost all the secrets of the court, which reflected such a charming gravity over her pleasing features, it might be surmised that she was not wholly unmoved; and this is an irresistible charm to novices in love.
woman
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From this reading For an apprentice Musketeer the young woman was almost an ideal of love.
young
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From this reading For an apprentice Musketeer the young woman was almost an ideal of love.
