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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 No monarch possesses such a prodigious organisation of police spies and _agents provocateurs_ as the Tzar.
admitted
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From this reading His emissaries are in every European city, and it must be admitted that for cunning and astuteness they are unequalled.
agents
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From this reading No monarch possesses such a prodigious organisation of police spies and _agents provocateurs_ as the Tzar.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Secret Police attached to the Russian Embassy in London are ever-watchful and untiring in their efforts to discover the plans and movements of our Party.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Secret Police attached to the Russian Embassy in London are ever-watchful and untiring in their efforts to discover the plans and movements of our Party.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No monarch possesses such a prodigious organisation of police spies and _agents provocateurs_ as the Tzar.
astuteness
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From this reading His emissaries are in every European city, and it must be admitted that for cunning and astuteness they are unequalled.
attached
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From this reading The Secret Police attached to the Russian Embassy in London are ever-watchful and untiring in their efforts to discover the plans and movements of our Party.
attention
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From this reading It is, therefore, our constant endeavour to lead them upon false scents and direct their attention to quarters in direct opposition to that in which we are working.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His emissaries are in every European city, and it must be admitted that for cunning and astuteness they are unequalled.
BURLESQUE
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From this reading THE BURLESQUE OF DEATH.
city
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From this reading His emissaries are in every European city, and it must be admitted that for cunning and astuteness they are unequalled.
constant
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From this reading It is, therefore, our constant endeavour to lead them upon false scents and direct their attention to quarters in direct opposition to that in which we are working.
cunning
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From this reading His emissaries are in every European city, and it must be admitted that for cunning and astuteness they are unequalled.
DEATH
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From this reading THE BURLESQUE OF DEATH.
direct
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From this reading It is, therefore, our constant endeavour to lead them upon false scents and direct their attention to quarters in direct opposition to that in which we are working.
discover
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From this reading The Secret Police attached to the Russian Embassy in London are ever-watchful and untiring in their efforts to discover the plans and movements of our Party.
efforts
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From this reading The Secret Police attached to the Russian Embassy in London are ever-watchful and untiring in their efforts to discover the plans and movements of our Party.
Embassy
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From this reading The Secret Police attached to the Russian Embassy in London are ever-watchful and untiring in their efforts to discover the plans and movements of our Party.
emissaries
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From this reading His emissaries are in every European city, and it must be admitted that for cunning and astuteness they are unequalled.
endeavour
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From this reading It is, therefore, our constant endeavour to lead them upon false scents and direct their attention to quarters in direct opposition to that in which we are working.
European
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From this reading His emissaries are in every European city, and it must be admitted that for cunning and astuteness they are unequalled.
ever-watchful
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From this reading The Secret Police attached to the Russian Embassy in London are ever-watchful and untiring in their efforts to discover the plans and movements of our Party.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading His emissaries are in every European city, and it must be admitted that for cunning and astuteness they are unequalled.
false
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From this reading It is, therefore, our constant endeavour to lead them upon false scents and direct their attention to quarters in direct opposition to that in which we are working.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His emissaries are in every European city, and it must be admitted that for cunning and astuteness they are unequalled.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His emissaries are in every European city, and it must be admitted that for cunning and astuteness they are unequalled.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Secret Police attached to the Russian Embassy in London are ever-watchful and untiring in their efforts to discover the plans and movements of our Party.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is, therefore, our constant endeavour to lead them upon false scents and direct their attention to quarters in direct opposition to that in which we are working.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is, therefore, our constant endeavour to lead them upon false scents and direct their attention to quarters in direct opposition to that in which we are working.
lead
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From this reading It is, therefore, our constant endeavour to lead them upon false scents and direct their attention to quarters in direct opposition to that in which we are working.
London
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From this reading The Secret Police attached to the Russian Embassy in London are ever-watchful and untiring in their efforts to discover the plans and movements of our Party.
monarch
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From this reading No monarch possesses such a prodigious organisation of police spies and _agents provocateurs_ as the Tzar.
movements
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From this reading The Secret Police attached to the Russian Embassy in London are ever-watchful and untiring in their efforts to discover the plans and movements of our Party.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading His emissaries are in every European city, and it must be admitted that for cunning and astuteness they are unequalled.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No monarch possesses such a prodigious organisation of police spies and _agents provocateurs_ as the Tzar.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BURLESQUE OF DEATH.
opposition
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From this reading It is, therefore, our constant endeavour to lead them upon false scents and direct their attention to quarters in direct opposition to that in which we are working.
organisation
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From this reading No monarch possesses such a prodigious organisation of police spies and _agents provocateurs_ as the Tzar.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The Secret Police attached to the Russian Embassy in London are ever-watchful and untiring in their efforts to discover the plans and movements of our Party.
PartynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Secret Police attached to the Russian Embassy in London are ever-watchful and untiring in their efforts to discover the plans and movements of our Party.
plans
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From this reading The Secret Police attached to the Russian Embassy in London are ever-watchful and untiring in their efforts to discover the plans and movements of our Party.
Police
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From this reading The Secret Police attached to the Russian Embassy in London are ever-watchful and untiring in their efforts to discover the plans and movements of our Party.
possesses
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From this reading No monarch possesses such a prodigious organisation of police spies and _agents provocateurs_ as the Tzar.
prodigious
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From this reading No monarch possesses such a prodigious organisation of police spies and _agents provocateurs_ as the Tzar.
provocateurs
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From this reading No monarch possesses such a prodigious organisation of police spies and _agents provocateurs_ as the Tzar.
quarters
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From this reading It is, therefore, our constant endeavour to lead them upon false scents and direct their attention to quarters in direct opposition to that in which we are working.
Russian
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From this reading The Secret Police attached to the Russian Embassy in London are ever-watchful and untiring in their efforts to discover the plans and movements of our Party.
scents
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From this reading It is, therefore, our constant endeavour to lead them upon false scents and direct their attention to quarters in direct opposition to that in which we are working.
SecretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading The Secret Police attached to the Russian Embassy in London are ever-watchful and untiring in their efforts to discover the plans and movements of our Party.
spies
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From this reading No monarch possesses such a prodigious organisation of police spies and _agents provocateurs_ as the Tzar.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading No monarch possesses such a prodigious organisation of police spies and _agents provocateurs_ as the Tzar.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is, therefore, our constant endeavour to lead them upon false scents and direct their attention to quarters in direct opposition to that in which we are working.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BURLESQUE OF DEATH.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Secret Police attached to the Russian Embassy in London are ever-watchful and untiring in their efforts to discover the plans and movements of our Party.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It is, therefore, our constant endeavour to lead them upon false scents and direct their attention to quarters in direct opposition to that in which we are working.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading It is, therefore, our constant endeavour to lead them upon false scents and direct their attention to quarters in direct opposition to that in which we are working.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His emissaries are in every European city, and it must be admitted that for cunning and astuteness they are unequalled.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Secret Police attached to the Russian Embassy in London are ever-watchful and untiring in their efforts to discover the plans and movements of our Party.
Tzar
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From this reading No monarch possesses such a prodigious organisation of police spies and _agents provocateurs_ as the Tzar.
unequalled
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From this reading His emissaries are in every European city, and it must be admitted that for cunning and astuteness they are unequalled.
untiring
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From this reading The Secret Police attached to the Russian Embassy in London are ever-watchful and untiring in their efforts to discover the plans and movements of our Party.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It is, therefore, our constant endeavour to lead them upon false scents and direct their attention to quarters in direct opposition to that in which we are working.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It is, therefore, our constant endeavour to lead them upon false scents and direct their attention to quarters in direct opposition to that in which we are working.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is, therefore, our constant endeavour to lead them upon false scents and direct their attention to quarters in direct opposition to that in which we are working.
working
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From this reading It is, therefore, our constant endeavour to lead them upon false scents and direct their attention to quarters in direct opposition to that in which we are working.
