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ALL the members of the council simultaneously started forward. A courier from the Czar arrived in Irkutsk! Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard. The Grand Duke advanced quickly to his aide-de-camp. “This courier!” he exclaimed.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ALL the members of the council simultaneously started forward.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ALL the members of the council simultaneously started forward.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.”
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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 A courier from the Czar arrived in Irkutsk!
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From this reading The Grand Duke advanced quickly to his aide-de-camp.
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From this reading The Grand Duke advanced quickly to his aide-de-camp.
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From this reading ALL the members of the council simultaneously started forward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A courier from the Czar arrived in Irkutsk!
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From this reading Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALL the members of the council simultaneously started forward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A courier from the Czar arrived in Irkutsk!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A courier from the Czar arrived in Irkutsk!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Grand Duke advanced quickly to his aide-de-camp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This courier!” he exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALL the members of the council simultaneously started forward.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A courier from the Czar arrived in Irkutsk!
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From this reading The Grand Duke advanced quickly to his aide-de-camp.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “This courier!” he exclaimed.
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From this reading Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Grand Duke advanced quickly to his aide-de-camp.
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From this reading Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A courier from the Czar arrived in Irkutsk!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A courier from the Czar arrived in Irkutsk!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALL the members of the council simultaneously started forward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ALL the members of the council simultaneously started forward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Grand Duke advanced quickly to his aide-de-camp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALL the members of the council simultaneously started forward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALL the members of the council simultaneously started forward.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALL the members of the council simultaneously started forward.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Grand Duke advanced quickly to his aide-de-camp.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.
