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Chapter XXVII
The first moment of surprise over, D’Artagnan reperused Athos’s note. “It is strange,” said he, “that the king should send for me.” “Why so?” said Raoul; “do you not think, monsieur, that the king must regret such a servant as you?” “Oh, oh!” cried the officer, laughing with all his might; “you are poking fun at me, Master Raoul. If the king had regretted me, he would not have let me leave him.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, oh!” cried the officer, laughing with all his might; “you are poking fun at me, Master Raoul.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first moment of surprise over, D’Artagnan reperused Athos’s note.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If the king had regretted me, he would not have let me leave him.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “If the king had regretted me, he would not have let me leave him.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ““Oh, oh!” cried the officer, laughing with all his might; “you are poking fun at me, Master Raoul.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““Why so?” said Raoul; “do you not think, monsieur, that the king must regret such a servant as you?””
above and across; more than
From this reading “The first moment of surprise over, D’Artagnan reperused Athos’s note.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Why so?” said Raoul; “do you not think, monsieur, that the king must regret such a servant as you?””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If the king had regretted me, he would not have let me leave him.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Why so?” said Raoul; “do you not think, monsieur, that the king must regret such a servant as you?”
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From this reading “Oh, oh!” cried the officer, laughing with all his might; “you are poking fun at me, Master Raoul.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Oh, oh!” cried the officer, laughing with all his might; “you are poking fun at me, Master Raoul.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Why so?” said Raoul; “do you not think, monsieur, that the king must regret such a servant as you?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Oh, oh!” cried the officer, laughing with all his might; “you are poking fun at me, Master Raoul.
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From this reading The first moment of surprise over, D’Artagnan reperused Athos’s note.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, oh!” cried the officer, laughing with all his might; “you are poking fun at me, Master Raoul.
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From this reading The first moment of surprise over, D’Artagnan reperused Athos’s note.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Why so?” said Raoul; “do you not think, monsieur, that the king must regret such a servant as you?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first moment of surprise over, D’Artagnan reperused Athos’s note.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “It is strange,” said he, “that the king should send for me.”
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From this reading “Oh, oh!” cried the officer, laughing with all his might; “you are poking fun at me, Master Raoul.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If the king had regretted me, he would not have let me leave him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If the king had regretted me, he would not have let me leave him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It is strange,” said he, “that the king should send for me.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If the king had regretted me, he would not have let me leave him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, oh!” cried the officer, laughing with all his might; “you are poking fun at me, Master Raoul.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the king had regretted me, he would not have let me leave him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is strange,” said he, “that the king should send for me.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is strange,” said he, “that the king should send for me.”
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From this reading “It is strange,” said he, “that the king should send for me.”
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From this reading “Oh, oh!” cried the officer, laughing with all his might; “you are poking fun at me, Master Raoul.
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From this reading If the king had regretted me, he would not have let me leave him.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading If the king had regretted me, he would not have let me leave him.
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From this reading “Oh, oh!” cried the officer, laughing with all his might; “you are poking fun at me, Master Raoul.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It is strange,” said he, “that the king should send for me.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Oh, oh!” cried the officer, laughing with all his might; “you are poking fun at me, Master Raoul.
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From this reading The first moment of surprise over, D’Artagnan reperused Athos’s note.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why so?” said Raoul; “do you not think, monsieur, that the king must regret such a servant as you?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Why so?” said Raoul; “do you not think, monsieur, that the king must regret such a servant as you?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Why so?” said Raoul; “do you not think, monsieur, that the king must regret such a servant as you?”
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From this reading The first moment of surprise over, D’Artagnan reperused Athos’s note.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first moment of surprise over, D’Artagnan reperused Athos’s note.
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From this reading “Oh, oh!” cried the officer, laughing with all his might; “you are poking fun at me, Master Raoul.
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From this reading “Oh, oh!” cried the officer, laughing with all his might; “you are poking fun at me, Master Raoul.
above and across; more than
From this reading The first moment of surprise over, D’Artagnan reperused Athos’s note.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, oh!” cried the officer, laughing with all his might; “you are poking fun at me, Master Raoul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why so?” said Raoul; “do you not think, monsieur, that the king must regret such a servant as you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why so?” said Raoul; “do you not think, monsieur, that the king must regret such a servant as you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If the king had regretted me, he would not have let me leave him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first moment of surprise over, D’Artagnan reperused Athos’s note.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is strange,” said he, “that the king should send for me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is strange,” said he, “that the king should send for me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why so?” said Raoul; “do you not think, monsieur, that the king must regret such a servant as you?”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “It is strange,” said he, “that the king should send for me.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Why so?” said Raoul; “do you not think, monsieur, that the king must regret such a servant as you?”
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From this reading “It is strange,” said he, “that the king should send for me.”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Why so?” said Raoul; “do you not think, monsieur, that the king must regret such a servant as you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first moment of surprise over, D’Artagnan reperused Athos’s note.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It is strange,” said he, “that the king should send for me.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first moment of surprise over, D’Artagnan reperused Athos’s note.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why so?” said Raoul; “do you not think, monsieur, that the king must regret such a servant as you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why so?” said Raoul; “do you not think, monsieur, that the king must regret such a servant as you?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Oh, oh!” cried the officer, laughing with all his might; “you are poking fun at me, Master Raoul.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If the king had regretted me, he would not have let me leave him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why so?” said Raoul; “do you not think, monsieur, that the king must regret such a servant as you?”
