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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 Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
all
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From this reading His Excellency General Vorontzoff, as representative of the Emperor, lived in considerable state with a large military staff, and Cossack sentries posted at all the doors.
altered
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From this reading The explicit order in His Majesty's own handwriting altered things considerably in my case, and I saw that he was greatly puzzled as to who I really could be, and why his Master had been so solicitous regarding my welfare.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He was as unapproachable as the Tzar himself, probably knowing how hated he was among those unfortunates over whom he held the power of life and death.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His Excellency General Vorontzoff, as representative of the Emperor, lived in considerable state with a large military staff, and Cossack sentries posted at all the doors.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His Excellency General Vorontzoff, as representative of the Emperor, lived in considerable state with a large military staff, and Cossack sentries posted at all the doors.
audience
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From this reading For the ordinary man to obtain audience of him was wellnigh impossible.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The explicit order in His Majesty's own handwriting altered things considerably in my case, and I saw that he was greatly puzzled as to who I really could be, and why his Master had been so solicitous regarding my welfare.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The explicit order in His Majesty's own handwriting altered things considerably in my case, and I saw that he was greatly puzzled as to who I really could be, and why his Master had been so solicitous regarding my welfare.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
case
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From this reading The explicit order in His Majesty's own handwriting altered things considerably in my case, and I saw that he was greatly puzzled as to who I really could be, and why his Master had been so solicitous regarding my welfare.
considerable
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From this reading His Excellency General Vorontzoff, as representative of the Emperor, lived in considerable state with a large military staff, and Cossack sentries posted at all the doors.
considerably
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From this reading The explicit order in His Majesty's own handwriting altered things considerably in my case, and I saw that he was greatly puzzled as to who I really could be, and why his Master had been so solicitous regarding my welfare.
Cossack
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From this reading His Excellency General Vorontzoff, as representative of the Emperor, lived in considerable state with a large military staff, and Cossack sentries posted at all the doors.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The explicit order in His Majesty's own handwriting altered things considerably in my case, and I saw that he was greatly puzzled as to who I really could be, and why his Master had been so solicitous regarding my welfare.
dark
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From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
death
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From this reading He was as unapproachable as the Tzar himself, probably knowing how hated he was among those unfortunates over whom he held the power of life and death.
distributed
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From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
doors
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From this reading His Excellency General Vorontzoff, as representative of the Emperor, lived in considerable state with a large military staff, and Cossack sentries posted at all the doors.
Emperor
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From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
Empire
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From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
Excellency
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From this reading His Excellency General Vorontzoff, as representative of the Emperor, lived in considerable state with a large military staff, and Cossack sentries posted at all the doors.
explicit
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From this reading The explicit order in His Majesty's own handwriting altered things considerably in my case, and I saw that he was greatly puzzled as to who I really could be, and why his Master had been so solicitous regarding my welfare.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the ordinary man to obtain audience of him was wellnigh impossible.
General
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From this reading His Excellency General Vorontzoff, as representative of the Emperor, lived in considerable state with a large military staff, and Cossack sentries posted at all the doors.
Government
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From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
greatly
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From this reading The explicit order in His Majesty's own handwriting altered things considerably in my case, and I saw that he was greatly puzzled as to who I really could be, and why his Master had been so solicitous regarding my welfare.
green
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From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
handwriting
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From this reading The explicit order in His Majesty's own handwriting altered things considerably in my case, and I saw that he was greatly puzzled as to who I really could be, and why his Master had been so solicitous regarding my welfare.
hated
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From this reading He was as unapproachable as the Tzar himself, probably knowing how hated he was among those unfortunates over whom he held the power of life and death.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was as unapproachable as the Tzar himself, probably knowing how hated he was among those unfortunates over whom he held the power of life and death.
held
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From this reading He was as unapproachable as the Tzar himself, probably knowing how hated he was among those unfortunates over whom he held the power of life and death.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For the ordinary man to obtain audience of him was wellnigh impossible.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was as unapproachable as the Tzar himself, probably knowing how hated he was among those unfortunates over whom he held the power of life and death.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His Excellency General Vorontzoff, as representative of the Emperor, lived in considerable state with a large military staff, and Cossack sentries posted at all the doors.
how
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From this reading He was as unapproachable as the Tzar himself, probably knowing how hated he was among those unfortunates over whom he held the power of life and death.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The explicit order in His Majesty's own handwriting altered things considerably in my case, and I saw that he was greatly puzzled as to who I really could be, and why his Master had been so solicitous regarding my welfare.
impossible
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From this reading For the ordinary man to obtain audience of him was wellnigh impossible.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
knowing
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From this reading He was as unapproachable as the Tzar himself, probably knowing how hated he was among those unfortunates over whom he held the power of life and death.
large
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From this reading His Excellency General Vorontzoff, as representative of the Emperor, lived in considerable state with a large military staff, and Cossack sentries posted at all the doors.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was as unapproachable as the Tzar himself, probably knowing how hated he was among those unfortunates over whom he held the power of life and death.
lived
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From this reading His Excellency General Vorontzoff, as representative of the Emperor, lived in considerable state with a large military staff, and Cossack sentries posted at all the doors.
Majesty's
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From this reading The explicit order in His Majesty's own handwriting altered things considerably in my case, and I saw that he was greatly puzzled as to who I really could be, and why his Master had been so solicitous regarding my welfare.
man
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From this reading For the ordinary man to obtain audience of him was wellnigh impossible.
many
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From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
Master
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From this reading The explicit order in His Majesty's own handwriting altered things considerably in my case, and I saw that he was greatly puzzled as to who I really could be, and why his Master had been so solicitous regarding my welfare.
military
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From this reading His Excellency General Vorontzoff, as representative of the Emperor, lived in considerable state with a large military staff, and Cossack sentries posted at all the doors.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The explicit order in His Majesty's own handwriting altered things considerably in my case, and I saw that he was greatly puzzled as to who I really could be, and why his Master had been so solicitous regarding my welfare.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading For the ordinary man to obtain audience of him was wellnigh impossible.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
office
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From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The explicit order in His Majesty's own handwriting altered things considerably in my case, and I saw that he was greatly puzzled as to who I really could be, and why his Master had been so solicitous regarding my welfare.
ordinary
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From this reading For the ordinary man to obtain audience of him was wellnigh impossible.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was as unapproachable as the Tzar himself, probably knowing how hated he was among those unfortunates over whom he held the power of life and death.
own
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From this reading The explicit order in His Majesty's own handwriting altered things considerably in my case, and I saw that he was greatly puzzled as to who I really could be, and why his Master had been so solicitous regarding my welfare.
picture
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From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
pleaded
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From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
political
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From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
portrait
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From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
posted
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From this reading His Excellency General Vorontzoff, as representative of the Emperor, lived in considerable state with a large military staff, and Cossack sentries posted at all the doors.
power
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From this reading He was as unapproachable as the Tzar himself, probably knowing how hated he was among those unfortunates over whom he held the power of life and death.
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
probably
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From this reading He was as unapproachable as the Tzar himself, probably knowing how hated he was among those unfortunates over whom he held the power of life and death.
puzzled
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From this reading The explicit order in His Majesty's own handwriting altered things considerably in my case, and I saw that he was greatly puzzled as to who I really could be, and why his Master had been so solicitous regarding my welfare.
really
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From this reading The explicit order in His Majesty's own handwriting altered things considerably in my case, and I saw that he was greatly puzzled as to who I really could be, and why his Master had been so solicitous regarding my welfare.
regarding
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From this reading The explicit order in His Majesty's own handwriting altered things considerably in my case, and I saw that he was greatly puzzled as to who I really could be, and why his Master had been so solicitous regarding my welfare.
representative
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From this reading His Excellency General Vorontzoff, as representative of the Emperor, lived in considerable state with a large military staff, and Cossack sentries posted at all the doors.
room
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From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
saw
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From this reading The explicit order in His Majesty's own handwriting altered things considerably in my case, and I saw that he was greatly puzzled as to who I really could be, and why his Master had been so solicitous regarding my welfare.
sentries
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From this reading His Excellency General Vorontzoff, as representative of the Emperor, lived in considerable state with a large military staff, and Cossack sentries posted at all the doors.
single
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From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The explicit order in His Majesty's own handwriting altered things considerably in my case, and I saw that he was greatly puzzled as to who I really could be, and why his Master had been so solicitous regarding my welfare.
solicitous
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From this reading The explicit order in His Majesty's own handwriting altered things considerably in my case, and I saw that he was greatly puzzled as to who I really could be, and why his Master had been so solicitous regarding my welfare.
sombre
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From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
staff
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From this reading His Excellency General Vorontzoff, as representative of the Emperor, lived in considerable state with a large military staff, and Cossack sentries posted at all the doors.
state
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From this reading His Excellency General Vorontzoff, as representative of the Emperor, lived in considerable state with a large military staff, and Cossack sentries posted at all the doors.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
things
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From this reading The explicit order in His Majesty's own handwriting altered things considerably in my case, and I saw that he was greatly puzzled as to who I really could be, and why his Master had been so solicitous regarding my welfare.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
thousand
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From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
Tzar
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From this reading He was as unapproachable as the Tzar himself, probably knowing how hated he was among those unfortunates over whom he held the power of life and death.
unapproachable
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From this reading He was as unapproachable as the Tzar himself, probably knowing how hated he was among those unfortunates over whom he held the power of life and death.
unfortunates
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From this reading He was as unapproachable as the Tzar himself, probably knowing how hated he was among those unfortunates over whom he held the power of life and death.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
vain
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From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
Vorontzoff
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From this reading His Excellency General Vorontzoff, as representative of the Emperor, lived in considerable state with a large military staff, and Cossack sentries posted at all the doors.
walls
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From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
welfare
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From this reading The explicit order in His Majesty's own handwriting altered things considerably in my case, and I saw that he was greatly puzzled as to who I really could be, and why his Master had been so solicitous regarding my welfare.
wellnigh
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From this reading For the ordinary man to obtain audience of him was wellnigh impossible.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The explicit order in His Majesty's own handwriting altered things considerably in my case, and I saw that he was greatly puzzled as to who I really could be, and why his Master had been so solicitous regarding my welfare.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was as unapproachable as the Tzar himself, probably knowing how hated he was among those unfortunates over whom he held the power of life and death.
why
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From this reading The explicit order in His Majesty's own handwriting altered things considerably in my case, and I saw that he was greatly puzzled as to who I really could be, and why his Master had been so solicitous regarding my welfare.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His Excellency General Vorontzoff, as representative of the Emperor, lived in considerable state with a large military staff, and Cossack sentries posted at all the doors.
wretched
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From this reading Upon the dark green walls of that sombre room--a room in which many a wretched "political" had pleaded in vain--was a single picture, a portrait of the Emperor, one of those printed by the thousand and distributed to every Government office throughout the great Empire.
