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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 Planchet was armed with his musketoon and a pistol.
all
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From this reading THE PAVILION At nine o’clock D’Artagnan was at the Hôtel des Gardes; he found Planchet all ready.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Planchet was armed with his musketoon and a pistol.
armed
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From this reading Planchet was armed with his musketoon and a pistol.
arrived
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From this reading The fourth horse had arrived.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE PAVILION At nine o’clock D’Artagnan was at the Hôtel des Gardes; he found Planchet all ready.
belt
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From this reading D’Artagnan had his sword and placed two pistols in his belt; then both mounted and departed quietly.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading D’Artagnan had his sword and placed two pistols in his belt; then both mounted and departed quietly.
D'Artagnan
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From this reading THE PAVILION At nine o’clock D’Artagnan was at the Hôtel des Gardes; he found Planchet all ready.
dark
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From this reading It was quite dark, and no one saw them go out.
departed
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From this reading D’Artagnan had his sword and placed two pistols in his belt; then both mounted and departed quietly.
des
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From this reading THE PAVILION At nine o’clock D’Artagnan was at the Hôtel des Gardes; he found Planchet all ready.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PAVILION At nine o’clock D’Artagnan was at the Hôtel des Gardes; he found Planchet all ready.
fourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fourth horse had arrived.
Gardes
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From this reading THE PAVILION At nine o’clock D’Artagnan was at the Hôtel des Gardes; he found Planchet all ready.
go
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From this reading It was quite dark, and no one saw them go out.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fourth horse had arrived.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE PAVILION At nine o’clock D’Artagnan was at the Hôtel des Gardes; he found Planchet all ready.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Planchet was armed with his musketoon and a pistol.
horse
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From this reading The fourth horse had arrived.
Hôtel
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From this reading THE PAVILION At nine o’clock D’Artagnan was at the Hôtel des Gardes; he found Planchet all ready.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading D’Artagnan had his sword and placed two pistols in his belt; then both mounted and departed quietly.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was quite dark, and no one saw them go out.
mounted
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From this reading D’Artagnan had his sword and placed two pistols in his belt; then both mounted and departed quietly.
musketoon
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From this reading Planchet was armed with his musketoon and a pistol.
nine
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From this reading THE PAVILION At nine o’clock D’Artagnan was at the Hôtel des Gardes; he found Planchet all ready.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was quite dark, and no one saw them go out.
o'clock
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From this reading THE PAVILION At nine o’clock D’Artagnan was at the Hôtel des Gardes; he found Planchet all ready.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was quite dark, and no one saw them go out.
out
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From this reading It was quite dark, and no one saw them go out.
PAVILIONnounUS /pəˈvɪljən/
large and often sumptuous tent
From this reading THE PAVILION At nine o’clock D’Artagnan was at the Hôtel des Gardes; he found Planchet all ready.
pistol
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From this reading Planchet was armed with his musketoon and a pistol.
pistols
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From this reading D’Artagnan had his sword and placed two pistols in his belt; then both mounted and departed quietly.
placed
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From this reading D’Artagnan had his sword and placed two pistols in his belt; then both mounted and departed quietly.
Planchet
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From this reading THE PAVILION At nine o’clock D’Artagnan was at the Hôtel des Gardes; he found Planchet all ready.
quietly
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From this reading D’Artagnan had his sword and placed two pistols in his belt; then both mounted and departed quietly.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was quite dark, and no one saw them go out.
ready
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From this reading THE PAVILION At nine o’clock D’Artagnan was at the Hôtel des Gardes; he found Planchet all ready.
saw
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From this reading It was quite dark, and no one saw them go out.
sword
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From this reading D’Artagnan had his sword and placed two pistols in his belt; then both mounted and departed quietly.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PAVILION At nine o’clock D’Artagnan was at the Hôtel des Gardes; he found Planchet all ready.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was quite dark, and no one saw them go out.
then
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From this reading D’Artagnan had his sword and placed two pistols in his belt; then both mounted and departed quietly.
two
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From this reading D’Artagnan had his sword and placed two pistols in his belt; then both mounted and departed quietly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PAVILION At nine o’clock D’Artagnan was at the Hôtel des Gardes; he found Planchet all ready.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Planchet was armed with his musketoon and a pistol.