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The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers

Chapter XXV

Chapter LXVII.

Chapter 25, section 1: THE PAVILION At nine o’clock D’Artagnan was at the Hôtel des Gardes; he found Planchet all ready. The fourth horse had arrived. Planchet was armed with his musketoon and a pistol.
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THE PAVILION At nine o’clock D’Artagnan was at the Hôtel des Gardes; he found Planchet all ready.
The fourth horse had arrived.
Planchet was armed with his musketoon and a pistol.
D’Artagnan had his sword and placed two pistols in his belt; then both mounted and departed quietly.
It was quite dark, and no one saw them go out.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Three Musketeers

Chapter XXV

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE PAVILION At nine o’clock D’Artagnan was at the Hôtel des Gardes; he found Planchet all ready.
Line 2
The fourth horse had arrived.
Line 3
Planchet was armed with his musketoon and a pistol.
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D’Artagnan had his sword and placed two pistols in his belt; then both mounted and departed quietly.
Line 5
It was quite dark, and no one saw them go out.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

pavilion noun US /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.”

Collocations
THE PAVILIONA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
PAVILION AtA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
All words in this reading · 46

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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.

Chapter Quiz

What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter LXVII. CONCLUSION?

Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?

According to the text: "Chapter LXVII....", what tone does the author establish?

Shadowing Practice

Narrator: Chapter LXVII.
Narrator: From that moment we had no rest till we could find some trace in