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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 His was a peculiar position at that moment.
agent
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From this reading His comrades had trustingly placed their lives, their freedom in his hands, lured by his promises of immunity, and twenty-four hours later he had placed them all in the hands of an agent of that very police they so justly dreaded.
all
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From this reading His comrades had trustingly placed their lives, their freedom in his hands, lured by his promises of immunity, and twenty-four hours later he had placed them all in the hands of an agent of that very police they so justly dreaded.
almost
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From this reading Anxious as he had been to serve the great cause, he had imperilled it--unwittingly--almost beyond recall.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His comrades had trustingly placed their lives, their freedom in his hands, lured by his promises of immunity, and twenty-four hours later he had placed them all in the hands of an agent of that very police they so justly dreaded.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His comrades had trustingly placed their lives, their freedom in his hands, lured by his promises of immunity, and twenty-four hours later he had placed them all in the hands of an agent of that very police they so justly dreaded.
Anxious
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From this reading Anxious as he had been to serve the great cause, he had imperilled it--unwittingly--almost beyond recall.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Anxious as he had been to serve the great cause, he had imperilled it--unwittingly--almost beyond recall.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His was a peculiar position at that moment.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Anxious as he had been to serve the great cause, he had imperilled it--unwittingly--almost beyond recall.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Anxious as he had been to serve the great cause, he had imperilled it--unwittingly--almost beyond recall.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His comrades had trustingly placed their lives, their freedom in his hands, lured by his promises of immunity, and twenty-four hours later he had placed them all in the hands of an agent of that very police they so justly dreaded.
cause
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From this reading Anxious as he had been to serve the great cause, he had imperilled it--unwittingly--almost beyond recall.
comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/
people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
From this reading His comrades had trustingly placed their lives, their freedom in his hands, lured by his promises of immunity, and twenty-four hours later he had placed them all in the hands of an agent of that very police they so justly dreaded.
dreaded
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From this reading His comrades had trustingly placed their lives, their freedom in his hands, lured by his promises of immunity, and twenty-four hours later he had placed them all in the hands of an agent of that very police they so justly dreaded.
eventful
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From this reading And yet the Nuncio, in the morning following that eventful night, had succeeded in somewhat reassuring him.
following
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From this reading And yet the Nuncio, in the morning following that eventful night, had succeeded in somewhat reassuring him.
freedom
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From this reading His comrades had trustingly placed their lives, their freedom in his hands, lured by his promises of immunity, and twenty-four hours later he had placed them all in the hands of an agent of that very police they so justly dreaded.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anxious as he had been to serve the great cause, he had imperilled it--unwittingly--almost beyond recall.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the meanwhile Iván Volenski had suffered terribly.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading His comrades had trustingly placed their lives, their freedom in his hands, lured by his promises of immunity, and twenty-four hours later he had placed them all in the hands of an agent of that very police they so justly dreaded.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Anxious as he had been to serve the great cause, he had imperilled it--unwittingly--almost beyond recall.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And yet the Nuncio, in the morning following that eventful night, had succeeded in somewhat reassuring him.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His was a peculiar position at that moment.
hours
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From this reading His comrades had trustingly placed their lives, their freedom in his hands, lured by his promises of immunity, and twenty-four hours later he had placed them all in the hands of an agent of that very police they so justly dreaded.
immunity
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From this reading His comrades had trustingly placed their lives, their freedom in his hands, lured by his promises of immunity, and twenty-four hours later he had placed them all in the hands of an agent of that very police they so justly dreaded.
imperilled
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From this reading Anxious as he had been to serve the great cause, he had imperilled it--unwittingly--almost beyond recall.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meanwhile Iván Volenski had suffered terribly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Anxious as he had been to serve the great cause, he had imperilled it--unwittingly--almost beyond recall.
Iván
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From this reading In the meanwhile Iván Volenski had suffered terribly.
justly
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From this reading His comrades had trustingly placed their lives, their freedom in his hands, lured by his promises of immunity, and twenty-four hours later he had placed them all in the hands of an agent of that very police they so justly dreaded.
later
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From this reading His comrades had trustingly placed their lives, their freedom in his hands, lured by his promises of immunity, and twenty-four hours later he had placed them all in the hands of an agent of that very police they so justly dreaded.
lives
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From this reading His comrades had trustingly placed their lives, their freedom in his hands, lured by his promises of immunity, and twenty-four hours later he had placed them all in the hands of an agent of that very police they so justly dreaded.
lured
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From this reading His comrades had trustingly placed their lives, their freedom in his hands, lured by his promises of immunity, and twenty-four hours later he had placed them all in the hands of an agent of that very police they so justly dreaded.
meanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the meanwhile Iván Volenski had suffered terribly.
moment
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From this reading His was a peculiar position at that moment.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet the Nuncio, in the morning following that eventful night, had succeeded in somewhat reassuring him.
night
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From this reading And yet the Nuncio, in the morning following that eventful night, had succeeded in somewhat reassuring him.
Nuncio
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From this reading And yet the Nuncio, in the morning following that eventful night, had succeeded in somewhat reassuring him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His comrades had trustingly placed their lives, their freedom in his hands, lured by his promises of immunity, and twenty-four hours later he had placed them all in the hands of an agent of that very police they so justly dreaded.
peculiar
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From this reading His was a peculiar position at that moment.
placed
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From this reading His comrades had trustingly placed their lives, their freedom in his hands, lured by his promises of immunity, and twenty-four hours later he had placed them all in the hands of an agent of that very police they so justly dreaded.
police
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From this reading His comrades had trustingly placed their lives, their freedom in his hands, lured by his promises of immunity, and twenty-four hours later he had placed them all in the hands of an agent of that very police they so justly dreaded.
position
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From this reading His was a peculiar position at that moment.
promises
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From this reading His comrades had trustingly placed their lives, their freedom in his hands, lured by his promises of immunity, and twenty-four hours later he had placed them all in the hands of an agent of that very police they so justly dreaded.
reassuring
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From this reading And yet the Nuncio, in the morning following that eventful night, had succeeded in somewhat reassuring him.
recall
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From this reading Anxious as he had been to serve the great cause, he had imperilled it--unwittingly--almost beyond recall.
serve
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From this reading Anxious as he had been to serve the great cause, he had imperilled it--unwittingly--almost beyond recall.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His comrades had trustingly placed their lives, their freedom in his hands, lured by his promises of immunity, and twenty-four hours later he had placed them all in the hands of an agent of that very police they so justly dreaded.
somewhat
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From this reading And yet the Nuncio, in the morning following that eventful night, had succeeded in somewhat reassuring him.
succeeded
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From this reading And yet the Nuncio, in the morning following that eventful night, had succeeded in somewhat reassuring him.
suffered
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From this reading In the meanwhile Iván Volenski had suffered terribly.
terribly
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From this reading In the meanwhile Iván Volenski had suffered terribly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His was a peculiar position at that moment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the meanwhile Iván Volenski had suffered terribly.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading His comrades had trustingly placed their lives, their freedom in his hands, lured by his promises of immunity, and twenty-four hours later he had placed them all in the hands of an agent of that very police they so justly dreaded.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading His comrades had trustingly placed their lives, their freedom in his hands, lured by his promises of immunity, and twenty-four hours later he had placed them all in the hands of an agent of that very police they so justly dreaded.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His comrades had trustingly placed their lives, their freedom in his hands, lured by his promises of immunity, and twenty-four hours later he had placed them all in the hands of an agent of that very police they so justly dreaded.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anxious as he had been to serve the great cause, he had imperilled it--unwittingly--almost beyond recall.
trustingly
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From this reading His comrades had trustingly placed their lives, their freedom in his hands, lured by his promises of immunity, and twenty-four hours later he had placed them all in the hands of an agent of that very police they so justly dreaded.
twenty-four
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From this reading His comrades had trustingly placed their lives, their freedom in his hands, lured by his promises of immunity, and twenty-four hours later he had placed them all in the hands of an agent of that very police they so justly dreaded.
unwittingly
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From this reading Anxious as he had been to serve the great cause, he had imperilled it--unwittingly--almost beyond recall.
very
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From this reading His comrades had trustingly placed their lives, their freedom in his hands, lured by his promises of immunity, and twenty-four hours later he had placed them all in the hands of an agent of that very police they so justly dreaded.
Volenski
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From this reading In the meanwhile Iván Volenski had suffered terribly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His was a peculiar position at that moment.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet the Nuncio, in the morning following that eventful night, had succeeded in somewhat reassuring him.
