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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.
adverseadjectiveUS /ædˈvɜːrs/
contrary to your interests or welfare
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.
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.
assimilateverbUS /əˈsɪməleɪt/
take up mentally
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.
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.
careernounUS /kərˈɪr/
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading D’Artagnan had not failed in his career, but circumstances had been adverse to him.
characternounUS /ˈkerɪktər/
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading So long as he was surrounded by his friends he retained his youth and the poetry of his character.
circumstancesnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəmstænsəz/
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
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 D’Artagnan in his Fortieth Year.
desnounUS /des/
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
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.
dispositionsnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃənz/
plural of “disposition” — your usual mood
From this reading He was one of those fine, ingenuous natures which assimilate themselves easily to the dispositions of others.
easilyadverbUS /ˈiːzəli/
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading He was one of those fine, ingenuous natures which assimilate themselves easily to the dispositions of others.
elapsedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæpst/
(of time) having passed or slipped by
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.
eventsnounUS /ɪˈvents/
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
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.
failedverbUS /feɪld/
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading D’Artagnan had not failed in his career, but circumstances had been adverse to him.
fineadjectiveUS /faɪn/
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading He was one of those fine, ingenuous natures which assimilate themselves easily to the dispositions of others.
FortiethnounUS /ˈfɔːrtiɪθ/
position 40 in a countable series of things
From this reading D’Artagnan in his Fortieth Year.
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.
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading So long as he was surrounded by his friends he retained his youth and the poetry of his character.
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.
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
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 in his Fortieth Year.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading D’Artagnan in his Fortieth Year.
ingenuousadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdʒenjuːəs/
characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious
From this reading He was one of those fine, ingenuous natures which assimilate themselves easily to the dispositions of others.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
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.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading So long as he was surrounded by his friends he retained his youth and the poetry of his character.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
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.
MusketeersnounUS /ˌmʌskəˈtiːrz/
plural of “musketeer” — a foot soldier armed with a musket
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.
naturesnounUS /ˈneɪtʃərz/
plural of “nature” — the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
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.
poetrynounUS /ˈpoʊətri/
literature in metrical form
From this reading So long as he was surrounded by his friends he retained his youth and the poetry of his character.
retainedadjectiveUS /rɪˈteɪnd/
continued in your keeping or use or memory
From this reading So long as he was surrounded by his friends he retained his youth and the poetry of his character.
romancenounUS /roʊˈmæns/
a relationship between two lovers
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.
RuenounUS /ruː/
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
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.
surroundedadjectiveUS /sərˈaʊndɪd/
confined on all sides
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.
ThreenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and 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.
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.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
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.
YearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading D’Artagnan in his Fortieth Year.
YearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
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.
youthnounUS /juːθ/
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading So long as he was surrounded by his friends he retained his youth and the poetry of his character.
