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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 THE COUNCIL OF THE MUSKETEERS As Athos had foreseen, the bastion was only occupied by a dozen corpses, French and Rochellais.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These gentlemen,” added he, pointing to the bodies, “cannot hear us.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “But we could throw them into the ditch,” said Porthos, “after having assured ourselves they have nothing in their pockets.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE COUNCIL OF THE MUSKETEERS As Athos had foreseen, the bastion was only occupied by a dozen corpses, French and Rochellais.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE COUNCIL OF THE MUSKETEERS As Athos had foreseen, the bastion was only occupied by a dozen corpses, French and Rochellais.
assumed
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From this reading “Gentlemen,” said Athos, who had assumed the command of the expedition, “while Grimaud spreads the table, let us begin by collecting the guns and cartridges together.
assured
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From this reading “But we could throw them into the ditch,” said Porthos, “after having assured ourselves they have nothing in their pockets.”
Athos
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From this reading THE COUNCIL OF THE MUSKETEERS As Athos had foreseen, the bastion was only occupied by a dozen corpses, French and Rochellais.
bastion
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From this reading THE COUNCIL OF THE MUSKETEERS As Athos had foreseen, the bastion was only occupied by a dozen corpses, French and Rochellais.
begin
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From this reading “Gentlemen,” said Athos, who had assumed the command of the expedition, “while Grimaud spreads the table, let us begin by collecting the guns and cartridges together.
bodies
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From this reading These gentlemen,” added he, pointing to the bodies, “cannot hear us.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But we could throw them into the ditch,” said Porthos, “after having assured ourselves they have nothing in their pockets.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE COUNCIL OF THE MUSKETEERS As Athos had foreseen, the bastion was only occupied by a dozen corpses, French and Rochellais.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can talk while performing that necessary task.
cannot
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From this reading These gentlemen,” added he, pointing to the bodies, “cannot hear us.”
cartridges
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From this reading “Gentlemen,” said Athos, who had assumed the command of the expedition, “while Grimaud spreads the table, let us begin by collecting the guns and cartridges together.
collecting
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From this reading “Gentlemen,” said Athos, who had assumed the command of the expedition, “while Grimaud spreads the table, let us begin by collecting the guns and cartridges together.
command
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From this reading “Gentlemen,” said Athos, who had assumed the command of the expedition, “while Grimaud spreads the table, let us begin by collecting the guns and cartridges together.
corpses
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From this reading THE COUNCIL OF THE MUSKETEERS As Athos had foreseen, the bastion was only occupied by a dozen corpses, French and Rochellais.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “But we could throw them into the ditch,” said Porthos, “after having assured ourselves they have nothing in their pockets.”
COUNCILnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COUNCIL OF THE MUSKETEERS As Athos had foreseen, the bastion was only occupied by a dozen corpses, French and Rochellais.
ditch
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From this reading “But we could throw them into the ditch,” said Porthos, “after having assured ourselves they have nothing in their pockets.”
dozen
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From this reading THE COUNCIL OF THE MUSKETEERS As Athos had foreseen, the bastion was only occupied by a dozen corpses, French and Rochellais.
expedition
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From this reading “Gentlemen,” said Athos, who had assumed the command of the expedition, “while Grimaud spreads the table, let us begin by collecting the guns and cartridges together.
foreseen
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From this reading THE COUNCIL OF THE MUSKETEERS As Athos had foreseen, the bastion was only occupied by a dozen corpses, French and Rochellais.
French
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From this reading THE COUNCIL OF THE MUSKETEERS As Athos had foreseen, the bastion was only occupied by a dozen corpses, French and Rochellais.
GentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gentlemen,” said Athos, who had assumed the command of the expedition, “while Grimaud spreads the table, let us begin by collecting the guns and cartridges together.
Grimaud
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From this reading “Gentlemen,” said Athos, who had assumed the command of the expedition, “while Grimaud spreads the table, let us begin by collecting the guns and cartridges together.
guns
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From this reading “Gentlemen,” said Athos, who had assumed the command of the expedition, “while Grimaud spreads the table, let us begin by collecting the guns and cartridges together.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE COUNCIL OF THE MUSKETEERS As Athos had foreseen, the bastion was only occupied by a dozen corpses, French and Rochellais.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But we could throw them into the ditch,” said Porthos, “after having assured ourselves they have nothing in their pockets.”
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “But we could throw them into the ditch,” said Porthos, “after having assured ourselves they have nothing in their pockets.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These gentlemen,” added he, pointing to the bodies, “cannot hear us.”
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These gentlemen,” added he, pointing to the bodies, “cannot hear us.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “But we could throw them into the ditch,” said Porthos, “after having assured ourselves they have nothing in their pockets.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “But we could throw them into the ditch,” said Porthos, “after having assured ourselves they have nothing in their pockets.”
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Gentlemen,” said Athos, who had assumed the command of the expedition, “while Grimaud spreads the table, let us begin by collecting the guns and cartridges together.
MUSKETEERS
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From this reading THE COUNCIL OF THE MUSKETEERS As Athos had foreseen, the bastion was only occupied by a dozen corpses, French and Rochellais.
necessary
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From this reading We can talk while performing that necessary task.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “But we could throw them into the ditch,” said Porthos, “after having assured ourselves they have nothing in their pockets.”
occupied
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From this reading THE COUNCIL OF THE MUSKETEERS As Athos had foreseen, the bastion was only occupied by a dozen corpses, French and Rochellais.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COUNCIL OF THE MUSKETEERS As Athos had foreseen, the bastion was only occupied by a dozen corpses, French and Rochellais.
only
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From this reading THE COUNCIL OF THE MUSKETEERS As Athos had foreseen, the bastion was only occupied by a dozen corpses, French and Rochellais.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “But we could throw them into the ditch,” said Porthos, “after having assured ourselves they have nothing in their pockets.”
performing
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From this reading We can talk while performing that necessary task.
pockets
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From this reading “But we could throw them into the ditch,” said Porthos, “after having assured ourselves they have nothing in their pockets.”
pointing
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From this reading These gentlemen,” added he, pointing to the bodies, “cannot hear us.”
Porthos
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From this reading “But we could throw them into the ditch,” said Porthos, “after having assured ourselves they have nothing in their pockets.”
Rochellais
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From this reading THE COUNCIL OF THE MUSKETEERS As Athos had foreseen, the bastion was only occupied by a dozen corpses, French and Rochellais.
said
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From this reading “Gentlemen,” said Athos, who had assumed the command of the expedition, “while Grimaud spreads the table, let us begin by collecting the guns and cartridges together.
spreads
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From this reading “Gentlemen,” said Athos, who had assumed the command of the expedition, “while Grimaud spreads the table, let us begin by collecting the guns and cartridges together.
table
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From this reading “Gentlemen,” said Athos, who had assumed the command of the expedition, “while Grimaud spreads the table, let us begin by collecting the guns and cartridges together.
talk
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From this reading We can talk while performing that necessary task.
task
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From this reading We can talk while performing that necessary task.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We can talk while performing that necessary task.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COUNCIL OF THE MUSKETEERS As Athos had foreseen, the bastion was only occupied by a dozen corpses, French and Rochellais.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “But we could throw them into the ditch,” said Porthos, “after having assured ourselves they have nothing in their pockets.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “But we could throw them into the ditch,” said Porthos, “after having assured ourselves they have nothing in their pockets.”
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These gentlemen,” added he, pointing to the bodies, “cannot hear us.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But we could throw them into the ditch,” said Porthos, “after having assured ourselves they have nothing in their pockets.”
throw
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From this reading “But we could throw them into the ditch,” said Porthos, “after having assured ourselves they have nothing in their pockets.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These gentlemen,” added he, pointing to the bodies, “cannot hear us.”
together
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From this reading “Gentlemen,” said Athos, who had assumed the command of the expedition, “while Grimaud spreads the table, let us begin by collecting the guns and cartridges together.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Gentlemen,” said Athos, who had assumed the command of the expedition, “while Grimaud spreads the table, let us begin by collecting the guns and cartridges together.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE COUNCIL OF THE MUSKETEERS As Athos had foreseen, the bastion was only occupied by a dozen corpses, French and Rochellais.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can talk while performing that necessary task.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “Gentlemen,” said Athos, who had assumed the command of the expedition, “while Grimaud spreads the table, let us begin by collecting the guns and cartridges together.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Gentlemen,” said Athos, who had assumed the command of the expedition, “while Grimaud spreads the table, let us begin by collecting the guns and cartridges together.
