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12
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From this reading Years have elapsed, many events have happened, alas! since, in our romance of “The Three Musketeers,” we took leave of D’Artagnan at No. 12 Rue des Fossoyeurs.
adverse
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From this reading D’Artagnan had not failed in his career, but circumstances had been adverse to him.
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Years have elapsed, many events have happened, alas! since, in our romance of “The Three Musketeers,” we took leave of D’Artagnan at No. 12 Rue des Fossoyeurs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So long as he was surrounded by his friends he retained his youth and the poetry of his character.
Aramis
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From this reading Athos imparted to him his greatness of soul, Porthos his enthusiasm, Aramis his elegance.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So long as he was surrounded by his friends he retained his youth and the poetry of his character.
assimilate
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From this reading He was one of those fine, ingenuous natures which assimilate themselves easily to the dispositions of others.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Years have elapsed, many events have happened, alas! since, in our romance of “The Three Musketeers,” we took leave of D’Artagnan at No. 12 Rue des Fossoyeurs.
Athos
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From this reading Athos imparted to him his greatness of soul, Porthos his enthusiasm, Aramis his elegance.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading D’Artagnan had not failed in his career, but circumstances had been adverse to him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading D’Artagnan had not failed in his career, but circumstances had been adverse to him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So long as he was surrounded by his friends he retained his youth and the poetry of his character.
career
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From this reading D’Artagnan had not failed in his career, but circumstances had been adverse to him.
character
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From this reading So long as he was surrounded by his friends he retained his youth and the poetry of his character.
circumstances
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From this reading D’Artagnan had not failed in his career, but circumstances had been adverse to him.
D'Artagnan
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From this reading Years have elapsed, many events have happened, alas! since, in our romance of “The Three Musketeers,” we took leave of D’Artagnan at No. 12 Rue des Fossoyeurs.
des
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From this reading Years have elapsed, many events have happened, alas! since, in our romance of “The Three Musketeers,” we took leave of D’Artagnan at No. 12 Rue des Fossoyeurs.
dispositions
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From this reading He was one of those fine, ingenuous natures which assimilate themselves easily to the dispositions of others.
easily
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From this reading He was one of those fine, ingenuous natures which assimilate themselves easily to the dispositions of others.
elapsed
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From this reading Years have elapsed, many events have happened, alas! since, in our romance of “The Three Musketeers,” we took leave of D’Artagnan at No. 12 Rue des Fossoyeurs.
elegance
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From this reading Athos imparted to him his greatness of soul, Porthos his enthusiasm, Aramis his elegance.
enthusiasm
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From this reading Athos imparted to him his greatness of soul, Porthos his enthusiasm, Aramis his elegance.
events
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From this reading Years have elapsed, many events have happened, alas! since, in our romance of “The Three Musketeers,” we took leave of D’Artagnan at No. 12 Rue des Fossoyeurs.
failed
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From this reading D’Artagnan had not failed in his career, but circumstances had been adverse to him.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was one of those fine, ingenuous natures which assimilate themselves easily to the dispositions of others.
Fossoyeurs
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From this reading Years have elapsed, many events have happened, alas! since, in our romance of “The Three Musketeers,” we took leave of D’Artagnan at No. 12 Rue des Fossoyeurs.
friends
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From this reading So long as he was surrounded by his friends he retained his youth and the poetry of his character.
greatness
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From this reading Athos imparted to him his greatness of soul, Porthos his enthusiasm, Aramis his elegance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading D’Artagnan had not failed in his career, but circumstances had been adverse to him.
happened
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From this reading Years have elapsed, many events have happened, alas! since, in our romance of “The Three Musketeers,” we took leave of D’Artagnan at No. 12 Rue des Fossoyeurs.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Years have elapsed, many events have happened, alas! since, in our romance of “The Three Musketeers,” we took leave of D’Artagnan at No. 12 Rue des Fossoyeurs.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So long as he was surrounded by his friends he retained his youth and the poetry of his character.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading D’Artagnan had not failed in his career, but circumstances had been adverse to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading D’Artagnan had not failed in his career, but circumstances had been adverse to him.
imparted
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From this reading Athos imparted to him his greatness of soul, Porthos his enthusiasm, Aramis his elegance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Years have elapsed, many events have happened, alas! since, in our romance of “The Three Musketeers,” we took leave of D’Artagnan at No. 12 Rue des Fossoyeurs.
ingenuous
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From this reading He was one of those fine, ingenuous natures which assimilate themselves easily to the dispositions of others.
leave
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From this reading Years have elapsed, many events have happened, alas! since, in our romance of “The Three Musketeers,” we took leave of D’Artagnan at No. 12 Rue des Fossoyeurs.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So long as he was surrounded by his friends he retained his youth and the poetry of his character.
many
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From this reading Years have elapsed, many events have happened, alas! since, in our romance of “The Three Musketeers,” we took leave of D’Artagnan at No. 12 Rue des Fossoyeurs.
Musketeers
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From this reading Years have elapsed, many events have happened, alas! since, in our romance of “The Three Musketeers,” we took leave of D’Artagnan at No. 12 Rue des Fossoyeurs.
natures
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From this reading He was one of those fine, ingenuous natures which assimilate themselves easily to the dispositions of others.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Years have elapsed, many events have happened, alas! since, in our romance of “The Three Musketeers,” we took leave of D’Artagnan at No. 12 Rue des Fossoyeurs.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading D’Artagnan had not failed in his career, but circumstances had been adverse to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Years have elapsed, many events have happened, alas! since, in our romance of “The Three Musketeers,” we took leave of D’Artagnan at No. 12 Rue des Fossoyeurs.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was one of those fine, ingenuous natures which assimilate themselves easily to the dispositions of others.
others
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From this reading He was one of those fine, ingenuous natures which assimilate themselves easily to the dispositions of others.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Years have elapsed, many events have happened, alas! since, in our romance of “The Three Musketeers,” we took leave of D’Artagnan at No. 12 Rue des Fossoyeurs.
poetry
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From this reading So long as he was surrounded by his friends he retained his youth and the poetry of his character.
Porthos
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From this reading Athos imparted to him his greatness of soul, Porthos his enthusiasm, Aramis his elegance.
retained
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From this reading So long as he was surrounded by his friends he retained his youth and the poetry of his character.
romance
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From this reading Years have elapsed, many events have happened, alas! since, in our romance of “The Three Musketeers,” we took leave of D’Artagnan at No. 12 Rue des Fossoyeurs.
Rue
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From this reading Years have elapsed, many events have happened, alas! since, in our romance of “The Three Musketeers,” we took leave of D’Artagnan at No. 12 Rue des Fossoyeurs.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Years have elapsed, many events have happened, alas! since, in our romance of “The Three Musketeers,” we took leave of D’Artagnan at No. 12 Rue des Fossoyeurs.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So long as he was surrounded by his friends he retained his youth and the poetry of his character.
soul
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From this reading Athos imparted to him his greatness of soul, Porthos his enthusiasm, Aramis his elegance.
surrounded
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From this reading So long as he was surrounded by his friends he retained his youth and the poetry of his character.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Years have elapsed, many events have happened, alas! since, in our romance of “The Three Musketeers,” we took leave of D’Artagnan at No. 12 Rue des Fossoyeurs.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading He was one of those fine, ingenuous natures which assimilate themselves easily to the dispositions of others.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He was one of those fine, ingenuous natures which assimilate themselves easily to the dispositions of others.
Three
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From this reading Years have elapsed, many events have happened, alas! since, in our romance of “The Three Musketeers,” we took leave of D’Artagnan at No. 12 Rue des Fossoyeurs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading D’Artagnan had not failed in his career, but circumstances had been adverse to him.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Years have elapsed, many events have happened, alas! since, in our romance of “The Three Musketeers,” we took leave of D’Artagnan at No. 12 Rue des Fossoyeurs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So long as he was surrounded by his friends he retained his youth and the poetry of his character.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Years have elapsed, many events have happened, alas! since, in our romance of “The Three Musketeers,” we took leave of D’Artagnan at No. 12 Rue des Fossoyeurs.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was one of those fine, ingenuous natures which assimilate themselves easily to the dispositions of others.
Years
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From this reading Years have elapsed, many events have happened, alas! since, in our romance of “The Three Musketeers,” we took leave of D’Artagnan at No. 12 Rue des Fossoyeurs.
youth
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From this reading So long as he was surrounded by his friends he retained his youth and the poetry of his character.
