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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 Everyone knows that drunkards and lovers have a protecting deity.
agreed
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From this reading He found the door of his passage open, sprang up the stairs and knocked softly in a manner agreed upon between him and his lackey.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS D’Artagnan ran home immediately, and although it was three o’clock in the morning and he had some of the worst quarters of Paris to traverse, he met with no misadventure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS D’Artagnan ran home immediately, and although it was three o’clock in the morning and he had some of the worst quarters of Paris to traverse, he met with no misadventure.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading * The reader may ask, “How came Planchet here?” when he was left “stiff as a rush” in London.
ask
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From this reading * The reader may ask, “How came Planchet here?” when he was left “stiff as a rush” in London.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Planchet*, whom he had sent home two hours before from the Hôtel de Ville, telling him to sit up for him, opened the door for him.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He found the door of his passage open, sprang up the stairs and knocked softly in a manner agreed upon between him and his lackey.
came
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D'Artagnan
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From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS D’Artagnan ran home immediately, and although it was three o’clock in the morning and he had some of the worst quarters of Paris to traverse, he met with no misadventure.
de
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From this reading Planchet*, whom he had sent home two hours before from the Hôtel de Ville, telling him to sit up for him, opened the door for him.
deity
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From this reading Everyone knows that drunkards and lovers have a protecting deity.
door
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From this reading He found the door of his passage open, sprang up the stairs and knocked softly in a manner agreed upon between him and his lackey.
drunkards
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From this reading Everyone knows that drunkards and lovers have a protecting deity.
EveryonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading Everyone knows that drunkards and lovers have a protecting deity.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Planchet*, whom he had sent home two hours before from the Hôtel de Ville, telling him to sit up for him, opened the door for him.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found the door of his passage open, sprang up the stairs and knocked softly in a manner agreed upon between him and his lackey.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Planchet*, whom he had sent home two hours before from the Hôtel de Ville, telling him to sit up for him, opened the door for him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS D’Artagnan ran home immediately, and although it was three o’clock in the morning and he had some of the worst quarters of Paris to traverse, he met with no misadventure.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Everyone knows that drunkards and lovers have a protecting deity.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS D’Artagnan ran home immediately, and although it was three o’clock in the morning and he had some of the worst quarters of Paris to traverse, he met with no misadventure.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * The reader may ask, “How came Planchet here?” when he was left “stiff as a rush” in London.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He found the door of his passage open, sprang up the stairs and knocked softly in a manner agreed upon between him and his lackey.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He found the door of his passage open, sprang up the stairs and knocked softly in a manner agreed upon between him and his lackey.
home
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From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS D’Artagnan ran home immediately, and although it was three o’clock in the morning and he had some of the worst quarters of Paris to traverse, he met with no misadventure.
hours
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From this reading Planchet*, whom he had sent home two hours before from the Hôtel de Ville, telling him to sit up for him, opened the door for him.
How
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From this reading * The reader may ask, “How came Planchet here?” when he was left “stiff as a rush” in London.
Hôtel
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From this reading Planchet*, whom he had sent home two hours before from the Hôtel de Ville, telling him to sit up for him, opened the door for him.
immediately
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From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS D’Artagnan ran home immediately, and although it was three o’clock in the morning and he had some of the worst quarters of Paris to traverse, he met with no misadventure.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS D’Artagnan ran home immediately, and although it was three o’clock in the morning and he had some of the worst quarters of Paris to traverse, he met with no misadventure.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS D’Artagnan ran home immediately, and although it was three o’clock in the morning and he had some of the worst quarters of Paris to traverse, he met with no misadventure.
knocked
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From this reading He found the door of his passage open, sprang up the stairs and knocked softly in a manner agreed upon between him and his lackey.
knows
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From this reading Everyone knows that drunkards and lovers have a protecting deity.
lackey
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From this reading He found the door of his passage open, sprang up the stairs and knocked softly in a manner agreed upon between him and his lackey.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * The reader may ask, “How came Planchet here?” when he was left “stiff as a rush” in London.
London
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From this reading * The reader may ask, “How came Planchet here?” when he was left “stiff as a rush” in London.
lovers
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From this reading Everyone knows that drunkards and lovers have a protecting deity.
manner
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From this reading He found the door of his passage open, sprang up the stairs and knocked softly in a manner agreed upon between him and his lackey.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading * The reader may ask, “How came Planchet here?” when he was left “stiff as a rush” in London.
met
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From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS D’Artagnan ran home immediately, and although it was three o’clock in the morning and he had some of the worst quarters of Paris to traverse, he met with no misadventure.
misadventure
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From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS D’Artagnan ran home immediately, and although it was three o’clock in the morning and he had some of the worst quarters of Paris to traverse, he met with no misadventure.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS D’Artagnan ran home immediately, and although it was three o’clock in the morning and he had some of the worst quarters of Paris to traverse, he met with no misadventure.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS D’Artagnan ran home immediately, and although it was three o’clock in the morning and he had some of the worst quarters of Paris to traverse, he met with no misadventure.
o'clock
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From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS D’Artagnan ran home immediately, and although it was three o’clock in the morning and he had some of the worst quarters of Paris to traverse, he met with no misadventure.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS D’Artagnan ran home immediately, and although it was three o’clock in the morning and he had some of the worst quarters of Paris to traverse, he met with no misadventure.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He found the door of his passage open, sprang up the stairs and knocked softly in a manner agreed upon between him and his lackey.
opened
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From this reading Planchet*, whom he had sent home two hours before from the Hôtel de Ville, telling him to sit up for him, opened the door for him.
Paris
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From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS D’Artagnan ran home immediately, and although it was three o’clock in the morning and he had some of the worst quarters of Paris to traverse, he met with no misadventure.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He found the door of his passage open, sprang up the stairs and knocked softly in a manner agreed upon between him and his lackey.
Planchet
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From this reading Planchet*, whom he had sent home two hours before from the Hôtel de Ville, telling him to sit up for him, opened the door for him.
protecting
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From this reading Everyone knows that drunkards and lovers have a protecting deity.
quarters
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From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS D’Artagnan ran home immediately, and although it was three o’clock in the morning and he had some of the worst quarters of Paris to traverse, he met with no misadventure.
ran
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From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS D’Artagnan ran home immediately, and although it was three o’clock in the morning and he had some of the worst quarters of Paris to traverse, he met with no misadventure.
reader
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From this reading * The reader may ask, “How came Planchet here?” when he was left “stiff as a rush” in London.
RENDEZVOUSnounUS /ˈrɑːndɪvuː/
a meeting planned at a certain time and place
From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS D’Artagnan ran home immediately, and although it was three o’clock in the morning and he had some of the worst quarters of Paris to traverse, he met with no misadventure.
rush
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sent
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From this reading Planchet*, whom he had sent home two hours before from the Hôtel de Ville, telling him to sit up for him, opened the door for him.
sit
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From this reading Planchet*, whom he had sent home two hours before from the Hôtel de Ville, telling him to sit up for him, opened the door for him.
softly
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From this reading He found the door of his passage open, sprang up the stairs and knocked softly in a manner agreed upon between him and his lackey.
some
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From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS D’Artagnan ran home immediately, and although it was three o’clock in the morning and he had some of the worst quarters of Paris to traverse, he met with no misadventure.
sprang
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From this reading He found the door of his passage open, sprang up the stairs and knocked softly in a manner agreed upon between him and his lackey.
stairs
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From this reading He found the door of his passage open, sprang up the stairs and knocked softly in a manner agreed upon between him and his lackey.
stiff
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From this reading * The reader may ask, “How came Planchet here?” when he was left “stiff as a rush” in London.
telling
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From this reading Planchet*, whom he had sent home two hours before from the Hôtel de Ville, telling him to sit up for him, opened the door for him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Everyone knows that drunkards and lovers have a protecting deity.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS D’Artagnan ran home immediately, and although it was three o’clock in the morning and he had some of the worst quarters of Paris to traverse, he met with no misadventure.
three
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From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS D’Artagnan ran home immediately, and although it was three o’clock in the morning and he had some of the worst quarters of Paris to traverse, he met with no misadventure.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS D’Artagnan ran home immediately, and although it was three o’clock in the morning and he had some of the worst quarters of Paris to traverse, he met with no misadventure.
traverse
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From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS D’Artagnan ran home immediately, and although it was three o’clock in the morning and he had some of the worst quarters of Paris to traverse, he met with no misadventure.
two
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From this reading Planchet*, whom he had sent home two hours before from the Hôtel de Ville, telling him to sit up for him, opened the door for him.
up
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From this reading He found the door of his passage open, sprang up the stairs and knocked softly in a manner agreed upon between him and his lackey.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He found the door of his passage open, sprang up the stairs and knocked softly in a manner agreed upon between him and his lackey.
Ville
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From this reading Planchet*, whom he had sent home two hours before from the Hôtel de Ville, telling him to sit up for him, opened the door for him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS D’Artagnan ran home immediately, and although it was three o’clock in the morning and he had some of the worst quarters of Paris to traverse, he met with no misadventure.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading * The reader may ask, “How came Planchet here?” when he was left “stiff as a rush” in London.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Planchet*, whom he had sent home two hours before from the Hôtel de Ville, telling him to sit up for him, opened the door for him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS D’Artagnan ran home immediately, and although it was three o’clock in the morning and he had some of the worst quarters of Paris to traverse, he met with no misadventure.
worst
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From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS D’Artagnan ran home immediately, and although it was three o’clock in the morning and he had some of the worst quarters of Paris to traverse, he met with no misadventure.
