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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 In military dress he was, indeed, as we have stated, a very handsome man.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading After quitting Anne, Mazarin took the road to Rueil, where he usually resided; in those times of disturbance he went about with numerous followers and often disguised himself.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After quitting Anne, Mazarin took the road to Rueil, where he usually resided; in those times of disturbance he went about with numerous followers and often disguised himself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After quitting Anne, Mazarin took the road to Rueil, where he usually resided; in those times of disturbance he went about with numerous followers and often disguised himself.
Anne
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From this reading After quitting Anne, Mazarin took the road to Rueil, where he usually resided; in those times of disturbance he went about with numerous followers and often disguised himself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In military dress he was, indeed, as we have stated, a very handsome man.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the court of the old Château of Saint Germain he entered his coach, and reached the Seine at Chatou.
Athos
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From this reading Athos, on horseback, without his sword and kept in sight by Comminges, followed the cardinal in silence.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The prince had supplied him with fifty light horse, not so much by way of guard as to show the deputies how readily the queen’s generals dispersed their troops and to prove that they might be safely scattered at pleasure.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The prince had supplied him with fifty light horse, not so much by way of guard as to show the deputies how readily the queen’s generals dispersed their troops and to prove that they might be safely scattered at pleasure.
cardinal
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From this reading Athos, on horseback, without his sword and kept in sight by Comminges, followed the cardinal in silence.
Chatou
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From this reading In the court of the old Château of Saint Germain he entered his coach, and reached the Seine at Chatou.
ChâteaunounUS /ʃæˈtoʊ/
A large French country house or castle, often surrounded by expansive estates and private galleries.
From this reading In the court of the old Château of Saint Germain he entered his coach, and reached the Seine at Chatou.
coach
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From this reading In the court of the old Château of Saint Germain he entered his coach, and reached the Seine at Chatou.
Comminges
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From this reading Athos, on horseback, without his sword and kept in sight by Comminges, followed the cardinal in silence.
court
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From this reading In the court of the old Château of Saint Germain he entered his coach, and reached the Seine at Chatou.
deputies
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From this reading The prince had supplied him with fifty light horse, not so much by way of guard as to show the deputies how readily the queen’s generals dispersed their troops and to prove that they might be safely scattered at pleasure.
disguised
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From this reading After quitting Anne, Mazarin took the road to Rueil, where he usually resided; in those times of disturbance he went about with numerous followers and often disguised himself.
dispersed
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From this reading The prince had supplied him with fifty light horse, not so much by way of guard as to show the deputies how readily the queen’s generals dispersed their troops and to prove that they might be safely scattered at pleasure.
disturbance
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From this reading After quitting Anne, Mazarin took the road to Rueil, where he usually resided; in those times of disturbance he went about with numerous followers and often disguised himself.
dress
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From this reading In military dress he was, indeed, as we have stated, a very handsome man.
entered
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From this reading In the court of the old Château of Saint Germain he entered his coach, and reached the Seine at Chatou.
fifty
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From this reading The prince had supplied him with fifty light horse, not so much by way of guard as to show the deputies how readily the queen’s generals dispersed their troops and to prove that they might be safely scattered at pleasure.
followed
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From this reading Athos, on horseback, without his sword and kept in sight by Comminges, followed the cardinal in silence.
followers
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From this reading After quitting Anne, Mazarin took the road to Rueil, where he usually resided; in those times of disturbance he went about with numerous followers and often disguised himself.
generals
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From this reading The prince had supplied him with fifty light horse, not so much by way of guard as to show the deputies how readily the queen’s generals dispersed their troops and to prove that they might be safely scattered at pleasure.
Germain
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From this reading In the court of the old Château of Saint Germain he entered his coach, and reached the Seine at Chatou.
guard
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From this reading The prince had supplied him with fifty light horse, not so much by way of guard as to show the deputies how readily the queen’s generals dispersed their troops and to prove that they might be safely scattered at pleasure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The prince had supplied him with fifty light horse, not so much by way of guard as to show the deputies how readily the queen’s generals dispersed their troops and to prove that they might be safely scattered at pleasure.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In military dress he was, indeed, as we have stated, a very handsome man.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In military dress he was, indeed, as we have stated, a very handsome man.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After quitting Anne, Mazarin took the road to Rueil, where he usually resided; in those times of disturbance he went about with numerous followers and often disguised himself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The prince had supplied him with fifty light horse, not so much by way of guard as to show the deputies how readily the queen’s generals dispersed their troops and to prove that they might be safely scattered at pleasure.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading After quitting Anne, Mazarin took the road to Rueil, where he usually resided; in those times of disturbance he went about with numerous followers and often disguised himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the court of the old Château of Saint Germain he entered his coach, and reached the Seine at Chatou.
horse
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From this reading The prince had supplied him with fifty light horse, not so much by way of guard as to show the deputies how readily the queen’s generals dispersed their troops and to prove that they might be safely scattered at pleasure.
horseback
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From this reading Athos, on horseback, without his sword and kept in sight by Comminges, followed the cardinal in silence.
how
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From this reading The prince had supplied him with fifty light horse, not so much by way of guard as to show the deputies how readily the queen’s generals dispersed their troops and to prove that they might be safely scattered at pleasure.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After quitting Anne, Mazarin took the road to Rueil, where he usually resided; in those times of disturbance he went about with numerous followers and often disguised himself.
indeed
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From this reading In military dress he was, indeed, as we have stated, a very handsome man.
kept
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From this reading Athos, on horseback, without his sword and kept in sight by Comminges, followed the cardinal in silence.
light
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From this reading The prince had supplied him with fifty light horse, not so much by way of guard as to show the deputies how readily the queen’s generals dispersed their troops and to prove that they might be safely scattered at pleasure.
man
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From this reading In military dress he was, indeed, as we have stated, a very handsome man.
Mazarin
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From this reading After quitting Anne, Mazarin took the road to Rueil, where he usually resided; in those times of disturbance he went about with numerous followers and often disguised himself.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The prince had supplied him with fifty light horse, not so much by way of guard as to show the deputies how readily the queen’s generals dispersed their troops and to prove that they might be safely scattered at pleasure.
military
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From this reading In military dress he was, indeed, as we have stated, a very handsome man.
much
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From this reading The prince had supplied him with fifty light horse, not so much by way of guard as to show the deputies how readily the queen’s generals dispersed their troops and to prove that they might be safely scattered at pleasure.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The prince had supplied him with fifty light horse, not so much by way of guard as to show the deputies how readily the queen’s generals dispersed their troops and to prove that they might be safely scattered at pleasure.
numerous
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From this reading After quitting Anne, Mazarin took the road to Rueil, where he usually resided; in those times of disturbance he went about with numerous followers and often disguised himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After quitting Anne, Mazarin took the road to Rueil, where he usually resided; in those times of disturbance he went about with numerous followers and often disguised himself.
often
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From this reading After quitting Anne, Mazarin took the road to Rueil, where he usually resided; in those times of disturbance he went about with numerous followers and often disguised himself.
old
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From this reading In the court of the old Château of Saint Germain he entered his coach, and reached the Seine at Chatou.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Athos, on horseback, without his sword and kept in sight by Comminges, followed the cardinal in silence.
pleasure
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From this reading The prince had supplied him with fifty light horse, not so much by way of guard as to show the deputies how readily the queen’s generals dispersed their troops and to prove that they might be safely scattered at pleasure.
prince
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From this reading The prince had supplied him with fifty light horse, not so much by way of guard as to show the deputies how readily the queen’s generals dispersed their troops and to prove that they might be safely scattered at pleasure.
prove
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From this reading The prince had supplied him with fifty light horse, not so much by way of guard as to show the deputies how readily the queen’s generals dispersed their troops and to prove that they might be safely scattered at pleasure.
queen's
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From this reading The prince had supplied him with fifty light horse, not so much by way of guard as to show the deputies how readily the queen’s generals dispersed their troops and to prove that they might be safely scattered at pleasure.
quitting
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From this reading After quitting Anne, Mazarin took the road to Rueil, where he usually resided; in those times of disturbance he went about with numerous followers and often disguised himself.
reached
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From this reading In the court of the old Château of Saint Germain he entered his coach, and reached the Seine at Chatou.
readilynounUS /readily/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The prince had supplied him with fifty light horse, not so much by way of guard as to show the deputies how readily the queen’s generals dispersed their troops and to prove that they might be safely scattered at pleasure.
resided
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From this reading After quitting Anne, Mazarin took the road to Rueil, where he usually resided; in those times of disturbance he went about with numerous followers and often disguised himself.
road
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From this reading After quitting Anne, Mazarin took the road to Rueil, where he usually resided; in those times of disturbance he went about with numerous followers and often disguised himself.
Rueil
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From this reading After quitting Anne, Mazarin took the road to Rueil, where he usually resided; in those times of disturbance he went about with numerous followers and often disguised himself.
safely
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From this reading The prince had supplied him with fifty light horse, not so much by way of guard as to show the deputies how readily the queen’s generals dispersed their troops and to prove that they might be safely scattered at pleasure.
Saint
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From this reading In the court of the old Château of Saint Germain he entered his coach, and reached the Seine at Chatou.
scattered
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From this reading The prince had supplied him with fifty light horse, not so much by way of guard as to show the deputies how readily the queen’s generals dispersed their troops and to prove that they might be safely scattered at pleasure.
Seine
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From this reading In the court of the old Château of Saint Germain he entered his coach, and reached the Seine at Chatou.
show
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From this reading The prince had supplied him with fifty light horse, not so much by way of guard as to show the deputies how readily the queen’s generals dispersed their troops and to prove that they might be safely scattered at pleasure.
sight
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From this reading Athos, on horseback, without his sword and kept in sight by Comminges, followed the cardinal in silence.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Athos, on horseback, without his sword and kept in sight by Comminges, followed the cardinal in silence.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The prince had supplied him with fifty light horse, not so much by way of guard as to show the deputies how readily the queen’s generals dispersed their troops and to prove that they might be safely scattered at pleasure.
stated
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From this reading In military dress he was, indeed, as we have stated, a very handsome man.
supplied
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From this reading The prince had supplied him with fifty light horse, not so much by way of guard as to show the deputies how readily the queen’s generals dispersed their troops and to prove that they might be safely scattered at pleasure.
sword
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From this reading Athos, on horseback, without his sword and kept in sight by Comminges, followed the cardinal in silence.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The prince had supplied him with fifty light horse, not so much by way of guard as to show the deputies how readily the queen’s generals dispersed their troops and to prove that they might be safely scattered at pleasure.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After quitting Anne, Mazarin took the road to Rueil, where he usually resided; in those times of disturbance he went about with numerous followers and often disguised himself.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The prince had supplied him with fifty light horse, not so much by way of guard as to show the deputies how readily the queen’s generals dispersed their troops and to prove that they might be safely scattered at pleasure.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The prince had supplied him with fifty light horse, not so much by way of guard as to show the deputies how readily the queen’s generals dispersed their troops and to prove that they might be safely scattered at pleasure.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading After quitting Anne, Mazarin took the road to Rueil, where he usually resided; in those times of disturbance he went about with numerous followers and often disguised himself.
times
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From this reading After quitting Anne, Mazarin took the road to Rueil, where he usually resided; in those times of disturbance he went about with numerous followers and often disguised himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After quitting Anne, Mazarin took the road to Rueil, where he usually resided; in those times of disturbance he went about with numerous followers and often disguised himself.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After quitting Anne, Mazarin took the road to Rueil, where he usually resided; in those times of disturbance he went about with numerous followers and often disguised himself.
troops
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From this reading The prince had supplied him with fifty light horse, not so much by way of guard as to show the deputies how readily the queen’s generals dispersed their troops and to prove that they might be safely scattered at pleasure.
usually
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From this reading After quitting Anne, Mazarin took the road to Rueil, where he usually resided; in those times of disturbance he went about with numerous followers and often disguised himself.
very
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From this reading In military dress he was, indeed, as we have stated, a very handsome man.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In military dress he was, indeed, as we have stated, a very handsome man.
way
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From this reading The prince had supplied him with fifty light horse, not so much by way of guard as to show the deputies how readily the queen’s generals dispersed their troops and to prove that they might be safely scattered at pleasure.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In military dress he was, indeed, as we have stated, a very handsome man.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After quitting Anne, Mazarin took the road to Rueil, where he usually resided; in those times of disturbance he went about with numerous followers and often disguised himself.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading After quitting Anne, Mazarin took the road to Rueil, where he usually resided; in those times of disturbance he went about with numerous followers and often disguised himself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After quitting Anne, Mazarin took the road to Rueil, where he usually resided; in those times of disturbance he went about with numerous followers and often disguised himself.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Athos, on horseback, without his sword and kept in sight by Comminges, followed the cardinal in silence.
