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Chapter V
At the extremity of the village Planchet turned to the left in obedience to the orders of Aramis, and stopped underneath the window which had light in it. Aramis alighted and clapped his hands three times. Immediately the window was opened and a ladder of rope was let down from it. “My friend,” said Aramis, “if you like to ascend I shall be delighted to receive you.” “Ah,” said D’Artagnan, “is that the way you return to your apartment?”
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members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Aramis alighted and clapped his hands three times.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the extremity of the village Planchet turned to the left in obedience to the orders of Aramis, and stopped underneath the window which had light in it.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Immediately the window was opened and a ladder of rope was let down from it.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““My friend,” said Aramis, “if you like to ascend I shall be delighted to receive you.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the extremity of the village Planchet turned to the left in obedience to the orders of Aramis, and stopped underneath the window which had light in it.”
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading “At the extremity of the village Planchet turned to the left in obedience to the orders of Aramis, and stopped underneath the window which had light in it.”
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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 Immediately the window was opened and a ladder of rope was let down from it.
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From this reading “Ah,” said D’Artagnan, “is that the way you return to your apartment?”
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From this reading Aramis alighted and clapped his hands three times.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the extremity of the village Planchet turned to the left in obedience to the orders of Aramis, and stopped underneath the window which had light in it.
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From this reading “Ah,” said D’Artagnan, “is that the way you return to your apartment?”
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From this reading At the extremity of the village Planchet turned to the left in obedience to the orders of Aramis, and stopped underneath the window which had light in it.
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From this reading “My friend,” said Aramis, “if you like to ascend I shall be delighted to receive you.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the extremity of the village Planchet turned to the left in obedience to the orders of Aramis, and stopped underneath the window which had light in it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “My friend,” said Aramis, “if you like to ascend I shall be delighted to receive you.”
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From this reading Aramis alighted and clapped his hands three times.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah,” said D’Artagnan, “is that the way you return to your apartment?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My friend,” said Aramis, “if you like to ascend I shall be delighted to receive you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Immediately the window was opened and a ladder of rope was let down from it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the extremity of the village Planchet turned to the left in obedience to the orders of Aramis, and stopped underneath the window which had light in it.
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From this reading “My friend,” said Aramis, “if you like to ascend I shall be delighted to receive you.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Immediately the window was opened and a ladder of rope was let down from it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the extremity of the village Planchet turned to the left in obedience to the orders of Aramis, and stopped underneath the window which had light in it.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Aramis alighted and clapped his hands three times.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Aramis alighted and clapped his hands three times.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “My friend,” said Aramis, “if you like to ascend I shall be delighted to receive you.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “My friend,” said Aramis, “if you like to ascend I shall be delighted to receive you.”
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From this reading Immediately the window was opened and a ladder of rope was let down from it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the extremity of the village Planchet turned to the left in obedience to the orders of Aramis, and stopped underneath the window which had light in it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Ah,” said D’Artagnan, “is that the way you return to your apartment?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At the extremity of the village Planchet turned to the left in obedience to the orders of Aramis, and stopped underneath the window which had light in it.
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From this reading Immediately the window was opened and a ladder of rope was let down from it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the extremity of the village Planchet turned to the left in obedience to the orders of Aramis, and stopped underneath the window which had light in it.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Immediately the window was opened and a ladder of rope was let down from it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the extremity of the village Planchet turned to the left in obedience to the orders of Aramis, and stopped underneath the window which had light in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My friend,” said Aramis, “if you like to ascend I shall be delighted to receive you.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My friend,” said Aramis, “if you like to ascend I shall be delighted to receive you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the extremity of the village Planchet turned to the left in obedience to the orders of Aramis, and stopped underneath the window which had light in it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the extremity of the village Planchet turned to the left in obedience to the orders of Aramis, and stopped underneath the window which had light in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Immediately the window was opened and a ladder of rope was let down from it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the extremity of the village Planchet turned to the left in obedience to the orders of Aramis, and stopped underneath the window which had light in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the extremity of the village Planchet turned to the left in obedience to the orders of Aramis, and stopped underneath the window which had light in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My friend,” said Aramis, “if you like to ascend I shall be delighted to receive you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah,” said D’Artagnan, “is that the way you return to your apartment?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Immediately the window was opened and a ladder of rope was let down from it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My friend,” said Aramis, “if you like to ascend I shall be delighted to receive you.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “My friend,” said Aramis, “if you like to ascend I shall be delighted to receive you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the extremity of the village Planchet turned to the left in obedience to the orders of Aramis, and stopped underneath the window which had light in it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Ah,” said D’Artagnan, “is that the way you return to your apartment?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the extremity of the village Planchet turned to the left in obedience to the orders of Aramis, and stopped underneath the window which had light in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aramis alighted and clapped his hands three times.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aramis alighted and clapped his hands three times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the extremity of the village Planchet turned to the left in obedience to the orders of Aramis, and stopped underneath the window which had light in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the extremity of the village Planchet turned to the left in obedience to the orders of Aramis, and stopped underneath the window which had light in it.
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading At the extremity of the village Planchet turned to the left in obedience to the orders of Aramis, and stopped underneath the window which had light in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the extremity of the village Planchet turned to the left in obedience to the orders of Aramis, and stopped underneath the window which had light in it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Immediately the window was opened and a ladder of rope was let down from it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah,” said D’Artagnan, “is that the way you return to your apartment?”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At the extremity of the village Planchet turned to the left in obedience to the orders of Aramis, and stopped underneath the window which had light in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the extremity of the village Planchet turned to the left in obedience to the orders of Aramis, and stopped underneath the window which had light in it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My friend,” said Aramis, “if you like to ascend I shall be delighted to receive you.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ah,” said D’Artagnan, “is that the way you return to your apartment?”
