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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 He had reflected that in a few minutes the cardinal would be warned by this cursed stranger, who appeared to be his agent, and he judged, with reason, he had not a moment to lose.
acquired
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From this reading An opportunity presented itself to him in which there would be at the same time glory to be acquired, and money to be gained; and as a far higher encouragement, it brought him into close intimacy with a woman he adored.
adored
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From this reading An opportunity presented itself to him in which there would be at the same time glory to be acquired, and money to be gained; and as a far higher encouragement, it brought him into close intimacy with a woman he adored.
agent
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From this reading He had reflected that in a few minutes the cardinal would be warned by this cursed stranger, who appeared to be his agent, and he judged, with reason, he had not a moment to lose.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An opportunity presented itself to him in which there would be at the same time glory to be acquired, and money to be gained; and as a far higher encouragement, it brought him into close intimacy with a woman he adored.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had reflected that in a few minutes the cardinal would be warned by this cursed stranger, who appeared to be his agent, and he judged, with reason, he had not a moment to lose.
appeared
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From this reading He had reflected that in a few minutes the cardinal would be warned by this cursed stranger, who appeared to be his agent, and he judged, with reason, he had not a moment to lose.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading An opportunity presented itself to him in which there would be at the same time glory to be acquired, and money to be gained; and as a far higher encouragement, it brought him into close intimacy with a woman he adored.
ask
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From this reading This chance did, then, for him at once more than he would have dared to ask of Providence.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading An opportunity presented itself to him in which there would be at the same time glory to be acquired, and money to be gained; and as a far higher encouragement, it brought him into close intimacy with a woman he adored.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had reflected that in a few minutes the cardinal would be warned by this cursed stranger, who appeared to be his agent, and he judged, with reason, he had not a moment to lose.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading An opportunity presented itself to him in which there would be at the same time glory to be acquired, and money to be gained; and as a far higher encouragement, it brought him into close intimacy with a woman he adored.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had reflected that in a few minutes the cardinal would be warned by this cursed stranger, who appeared to be his agent, and he judged, with reason, he had not a moment to lose.
CAMPAIGN
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From this reading PLAN OF CAMPAIGN D’Artagnan went straight to M. de Tréville’s.
cardinal
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From this reading He had reflected that in a few minutes the cardinal would be warned by this cursed stranger, who appeared to be his agent, and he judged, with reason, he had not a moment to lose.
chance
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From this reading This chance did, then, for him at once more than he would have dared to ask of Providence.
close
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From this reading An opportunity presented itself to him in which there would be at the same time glory to be acquired, and money to be gained; and as a far higher encouragement, it brought him into close intimacy with a woman he adored.
cursed
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From this reading He had reflected that in a few minutes the cardinal would be warned by this cursed stranger, who appeared to be his agent, and he judged, with reason, he had not a moment to lose.
D'Artagnan
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From this reading PLAN OF CAMPAIGN D’Artagnan went straight to M. de Tréville’s.
dared
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From this reading This chance did, then, for him at once more than he would have dared to ask of Providence.
de
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From this reading PLAN OF CAMPAIGN D’Artagnan went straight to M. de Tréville’s.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This chance did, then, for him at once more than he would have dared to ask of Providence.
encouragement
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From this reading An opportunity presented itself to him in which there would be at the same time glory to be acquired, and money to be gained; and as a far higher encouragement, it brought him into close intimacy with a woman he adored.
far
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From this reading An opportunity presented itself to him in which there would be at the same time glory to be acquired, and money to be gained; and as a far higher encouragement, it brought him into close intimacy with a woman he adored.
few
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From this reading He had reflected that in a few minutes the cardinal would be warned by this cursed stranger, who appeared to be his agent, and he judged, with reason, he had not a moment to lose.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This chance did, then, for him at once more than he would have dared to ask of Providence.
gained
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From this reading An opportunity presented itself to him in which there would be at the same time glory to be acquired, and money to be gained; and as a far higher encouragement, it brought him into close intimacy with a woman he adored.
glory
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From this reading An opportunity presented itself to him in which there would be at the same time glory to be acquired, and money to be gained; and as a far higher encouragement, it brought him into close intimacy with a woman he adored.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had reflected that in a few minutes the cardinal would be warned by this cursed stranger, who appeared to be his agent, and he judged, with reason, he had not a moment to lose.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This chance did, then, for him at once more than he would have dared to ask of Providence.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had reflected that in a few minutes the cardinal would be warned by this cursed stranger, who appeared to be his agent, and he judged, with reason, he had not a moment to lose.
heart
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From this reading The heart of the young man overflowed with joy.
higher
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From this reading An opportunity presented itself to him in which there would be at the same time glory to be acquired, and money to be gained; and as a far higher encouragement, it brought him into close intimacy with a woman he adored.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading An opportunity presented itself to him in which there would be at the same time glory to be acquired, and money to be gained; and as a far higher encouragement, it brought him into close intimacy with a woman he adored.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had reflected that in a few minutes the cardinal would be warned by this cursed stranger, who appeared to be his agent, and he judged, with reason, he had not a moment to lose.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had reflected that in a few minutes the cardinal would be warned by this cursed stranger, who appeared to be his agent, and he judged, with reason, he had not a moment to lose.
intimacy
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From this reading An opportunity presented itself to him in which there would be at the same time glory to be acquired, and money to be gained; and as a far higher encouragement, it brought him into close intimacy with a woman he adored.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading An opportunity presented itself to him in which there would be at the same time glory to be acquired, and money to be gained; and as a far higher encouragement, it brought him into close intimacy with a woman he adored.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading An opportunity presented itself to him in which there would be at the same time glory to be acquired, and money to be gained; and as a far higher encouragement, it brought him into close intimacy with a woman he adored.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading An opportunity presented itself to him in which there would be at the same time glory to be acquired, and money to be gained; and as a far higher encouragement, it brought him into close intimacy with a woman he adored.
joy
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From this reading The heart of the young man overflowed with joy.
judged
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From this reading He had reflected that in a few minutes the cardinal would be warned by this cursed stranger, who appeared to be his agent, and he judged, with reason, he had not a moment to lose.
lose
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From this reading He had reflected that in a few minutes the cardinal would be warned by this cursed stranger, who appeared to be his agent, and he judged, with reason, he had not a moment to lose.
M
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From this reading PLAN OF CAMPAIGN D’Artagnan went straight to M. de Tréville’s.
man
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From this reading The heart of the young man overflowed with joy.
minutes
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From this reading He had reflected that in a few minutes the cardinal would be warned by this cursed stranger, who appeared to be his agent, and he judged, with reason, he had not a moment to lose.
moment
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From this reading He had reflected that in a few minutes the cardinal would be warned by this cursed stranger, who appeared to be his agent, and he judged, with reason, he had not a moment to lose.
money
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From this reading An opportunity presented itself to him in which there would be at the same time glory to be acquired, and money to be gained; and as a far higher encouragement, it brought him into close intimacy with a woman he adored.
more
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From this reading This chance did, then, for him at once more than he would have dared to ask of Providence.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had reflected that in a few minutes the cardinal would be warned by this cursed stranger, who appeared to be his agent, and he judged, with reason, he had not a moment to lose.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PLAN OF CAMPAIGN D’Artagnan went straight to M. de Tréville’s.
once
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From this reading This chance did, then, for him at once more than he would have dared to ask of Providence.
opportunity
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From this reading An opportunity presented itself to him in which there would be at the same time glory to be acquired, and money to be gained; and as a far higher encouragement, it brought him into close intimacy with a woman he adored.
overflowed
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From this reading The heart of the young man overflowed with joy.
PLANverbUS /plæn/
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading PLAN OF CAMPAIGN D’Artagnan went straight to M. de Tréville’s.
presented
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From this reading An opportunity presented itself to him in which there would be at the same time glory to be acquired, and money to be gained; and as a far higher encouragement, it brought him into close intimacy with a woman he adored.
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading This chance did, then, for him at once more than he would have dared to ask of Providence.
reason
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From this reading He had reflected that in a few minutes the cardinal would be warned by this cursed stranger, who appeared to be his agent, and he judged, with reason, he had not a moment to lose.
reflected
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From this reading He had reflected that in a few minutes the cardinal would be warned by this cursed stranger, who appeared to be his agent, and he judged, with reason, he had not a moment to lose.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An opportunity presented itself to him in which there would be at the same time glory to be acquired, and money to be gained; and as a far higher encouragement, it brought him into close intimacy with a woman he adored.
straight
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From this reading PLAN OF CAMPAIGN D’Artagnan went straight to M. de Tréville’s.
stranger
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From this reading He had reflected that in a few minutes the cardinal would be warned by this cursed stranger, who appeared to be his agent, and he judged, with reason, he had not a moment to lose.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This chance did, then, for him at once more than he would have dared to ask of Providence.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had reflected that in a few minutes the cardinal would be warned by this cursed stranger, who appeared to be his agent, and he judged, with reason, he had not a moment to lose.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had reflected that in a few minutes the cardinal would be warned by this cursed stranger, who appeared to be his agent, and he judged, with reason, he had not a moment to lose.
then
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From this reading This chance did, then, for him at once more than he would have dared to ask of Providence.
there
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From this reading An opportunity presented itself to him in which there would be at the same time glory to be acquired, and money to be gained; and as a far higher encouragement, it brought him into close intimacy with a woman he adored.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had reflected that in a few minutes the cardinal would be warned by this cursed stranger, who appeared to be his agent, and he judged, with reason, he had not a moment to lose.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An opportunity presented itself to him in which there would be at the same time glory to be acquired, and money to be gained; and as a far higher encouragement, it brought him into close intimacy with a woman he adored.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PLAN OF CAMPAIGN D’Artagnan went straight to M. de Tréville’s.
Tréville's
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From this reading PLAN OF CAMPAIGN D’Artagnan went straight to M. de Tréville’s.
warned
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From this reading He had reflected that in a few minutes the cardinal would be warned by this cursed stranger, who appeared to be his agent, and he judged, with reason, he had not a moment to lose.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PLAN OF CAMPAIGN D’Artagnan went straight to M. de Tréville’s.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading An opportunity presented itself to him in which there would be at the same time glory to be acquired, and money to be gained; and as a far higher encouragement, it brought him into close intimacy with a woman he adored.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had reflected that in a few minutes the cardinal would be warned by this cursed stranger, who appeared to be his agent, and he judged, with reason, he had not a moment to lose.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had reflected that in a few minutes the cardinal would be warned by this cursed stranger, who appeared to be his agent, and he judged, with reason, he had not a moment to lose.
woman
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From this reading An opportunity presented itself to him in which there would be at the same time glory to be acquired, and money to be gained; and as a far higher encouragement, it brought him into close intimacy with a woman he adored.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had reflected that in a few minutes the cardinal would be warned by this cursed stranger, who appeared to be his agent, and he judged, with reason, he had not a moment to lose.
young
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From this reading The heart of the young man overflowed with joy.
