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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 LOVER AND HUSBAND Ah, Madame,” said D’Artagnan, entering by the door which the young woman opened for him, “allow me to tell you that you have a bad sort of a husband.”
Ah
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From this reading LOVER AND HUSBAND Ah, Madame,” said D’Artagnan, entering by the door which the young woman opened for him, “allow me to tell you that you have a bad sort of a husband.”
allow
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From this reading LOVER AND HUSBAND Ah, Madame,” said D’Artagnan, entering by the door which the young woman opened for him, “allow me to tell you that you have a bad sort of a husband.”
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LOVER AND HUSBAND Ah, Madame,” said D’Artagnan, entering by the door which the young woman opened for him, “allow me to tell you that you have a bad sort of a husband.”
animated
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From this reading “By a mode of proceeding known to myself, and by which I likewise overheard the more animated conversation which he had with the cardinal’s police.”
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You have, then, overheard our conversation?” asked Mme. Bonacieux, eagerly, and looking at D’Artagnan with disquiet.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “You have, then, overheard our conversation?” asked Mme. Bonacieux, eagerly, and looking at D’Artagnan with disquiet.
bad
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From this reading LOVER AND HUSBAND Ah, Madame,” said D’Artagnan, entering by the door which the young woman opened for him, “allow me to tell you that you have a bad sort of a husband.”
Bonacieux
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From this reading “You have, then, overheard our conversation?” asked Mme. Bonacieux, eagerly, and looking at D’Artagnan with disquiet.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But how, my God?”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading LOVER AND HUSBAND Ah, Madame,” said D’Artagnan, entering by the door which the young woman opened for him, “allow me to tell you that you have a bad sort of a husband.”
cardinal's
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From this reading “By a mode of proceeding known to myself, and by which I likewise overheard the more animated conversation which he had with the cardinal’s police.”
conversation
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From this reading “You have, then, overheard our conversation?” asked Mme. Bonacieux, eagerly, and looking at D’Artagnan with disquiet.
D'Artagnan
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From this reading LOVER AND HUSBAND Ah, Madame,” said D’Artagnan, entering by the door which the young woman opened for him, “allow me to tell you that you have a bad sort of a husband.”
disquiet
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From this reading “You have, then, overheard our conversation?” asked Mme. Bonacieux, eagerly, and looking at D’Artagnan with disquiet.
door
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From this reading LOVER AND HUSBAND Ah, Madame,” said D’Artagnan, entering by the door which the young woman opened for him, “allow me to tell you that you have a bad sort of a husband.”
eagerly
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From this reading “You have, then, overheard our conversation?” asked Mme. Bonacieux, eagerly, and looking at D’Artagnan with disquiet.
entering
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From this reading LOVER AND HUSBAND Ah, Madame,” said D’Artagnan, entering by the door which the young woman opened for him, “allow me to tell you that you have a bad sort of a husband.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LOVER AND HUSBAND Ah, Madame,” said D’Artagnan, entering by the door which the young woman opened for him, “allow me to tell you that you have a bad sort of a husband.”
God
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From this reading “But how, my God?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “By a mode of proceeding known to myself, and by which I likewise overheard the more animated conversation which he had with the cardinal’s police.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading LOVER AND HUSBAND Ah, Madame,” said D’Artagnan, entering by the door which the young woman opened for him, “allow me to tell you that you have a bad sort of a husband.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “By a mode of proceeding known to myself, and by which I likewise overheard the more animated conversation which he had with the cardinal’s police.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading LOVER AND HUSBAND Ah, Madame,” said D’Artagnan, entering by the door which the young woman opened for him, “allow me to tell you that you have a bad sort of a husband.”
how
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From this reading “But how, my God?”
HUSBAND
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From this reading LOVER AND HUSBAND Ah, Madame,” said D’Artagnan, entering by the door which the young woman opened for him, “allow me to tell you that you have a bad sort of a husband.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “By a mode of proceeding known to myself, and by which I likewise overheard the more animated conversation which he had with the cardinal’s police.”
known
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From this reading “By a mode of proceeding known to myself, and by which I likewise overheard the more animated conversation which he had with the cardinal’s police.”
likewise
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From this reading “By a mode of proceeding known to myself, and by which I likewise overheard the more animated conversation which he had with the cardinal’s police.”
looking
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From this reading “You have, then, overheard our conversation?” asked Mme. Bonacieux, eagerly, and looking at D’Artagnan with disquiet.
LOVERnounUS /ˈlʌvər/
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading LOVER AND HUSBAND Ah, Madame,” said D’Artagnan, entering by the door which the young woman opened for him, “allow me to tell you that you have a bad sort of a husband.”
Madame
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From this reading LOVER AND HUSBAND Ah, Madame,” said D’Artagnan, entering by the door which the young woman opened for him, “allow me to tell you that you have a bad sort of a husband.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading LOVER AND HUSBAND Ah, Madame,” said D’Artagnan, entering by the door which the young woman opened for him, “allow me to tell you that you have a bad sort of a husband.”
Mme
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From this reading “You have, then, overheard our conversation?” asked Mme. Bonacieux, eagerly, and looking at D’Artagnan with disquiet.
mode
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From this reading “By a mode of proceeding known to myself, and by which I likewise overheard the more animated conversation which he had with the cardinal’s police.”
more
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From this reading “By a mode of proceeding known to myself, and by which I likewise overheard the more animated conversation which he had with the cardinal’s police.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “But how, my God?”
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “By a mode of proceeding known to myself, and by which I likewise overheard the more animated conversation which he had with the cardinal’s police.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LOVER AND HUSBAND Ah, Madame,” said D’Artagnan, entering by the door which the young woman opened for him, “allow me to tell you that you have a bad sort of a husband.”
opened
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From this reading LOVER AND HUSBAND Ah, Madame,” said D’Artagnan, entering by the door which the young woman opened for him, “allow me to tell you that you have a bad sort of a husband.”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “You have, then, overheard our conversation?” asked Mme. Bonacieux, eagerly, and looking at D’Artagnan with disquiet.
overheardnounUS /ˈoverheard/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You have, then, overheard our conversation?” asked Mme. Bonacieux, eagerly, and looking at D’Artagnan with disquiet.
police
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From this reading “By a mode of proceeding known to myself, and by which I likewise overheard the more animated conversation which he had with the cardinal’s police.”
proceeding
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From this reading “By a mode of proceeding known to myself, and by which I likewise overheard the more animated conversation which he had with the cardinal’s police.”
said
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From this reading LOVER AND HUSBAND Ah, Madame,” said D’Artagnan, entering by the door which the young woman opened for him, “allow me to tell you that you have a bad sort of a husband.”
sort
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From this reading LOVER AND HUSBAND Ah, Madame,” said D’Artagnan, entering by the door which the young woman opened for him, “allow me to tell you that you have a bad sort of a husband.”
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LOVER AND HUSBAND Ah, Madame,” said D’Artagnan, entering by the door which the young woman opened for him, “allow me to tell you that you have a bad sort of a husband.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LOVER AND HUSBAND Ah, Madame,” said D’Artagnan, entering by the door which the young woman opened for him, “allow me to tell you that you have a bad sort of a husband.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOVER AND HUSBAND Ah, Madame,” said D’Artagnan, entering by the door which the young woman opened for him, “allow me to tell you that you have a bad sort of a husband.”
then
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From this reading “You have, then, overheard our conversation?” asked Mme. Bonacieux, eagerly, and looking at D’Artagnan with disquiet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LOVER AND HUSBAND Ah, Madame,” said D’Artagnan, entering by the door which the young woman opened for him, “allow me to tell you that you have a bad sort of a husband.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading LOVER AND HUSBAND Ah, Madame,” said D’Artagnan, entering by the door which the young woman opened for him, “allow me to tell you that you have a bad sort of a husband.”
whole
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From this reading “The whole.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You have, then, overheard our conversation?” asked Mme. Bonacieux, eagerly, and looking at D’Artagnan with disquiet.
woman
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From this reading LOVER AND HUSBAND Ah, Madame,” said D’Artagnan, entering by the door which the young woman opened for him, “allow me to tell you that you have a bad sort of a husband.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading LOVER AND HUSBAND Ah, Madame,” said D’Artagnan, entering by the door which the young woman opened for him, “allow me to tell you that you have a bad sort of a husband.”
young
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From this reading LOVER AND HUSBAND Ah, Madame,” said D’Artagnan, entering by the door which the young woman opened for him, “allow me to tell you that you have a bad sort of a husband.”