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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 It was very dark, very stuffy, and a strong, malodorous suggestion of garlic pervaded the little _cafe_.
always
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From this reading The ordinary customers of the place preferred always the round tables outside, and very few passed through the worn swing doors which led to the gloomy interior.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was very dark, very stuffy, and a strong, malodorous suggestion of garlic pervaded the little _cafe_.
any
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From this reading "It is not the time, this, for any weak scruples, my dear Reist," Domiloff was saying.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Theos in a week's time will be either a Russian State forever, or once more a free country with a ruler who is one of her own sons, and in whom my master can repose every confidence.
cafe
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From this reading It was very dark, very stuffy, and a strong, malodorous suggestion of garlic pervaded the little _cafe_.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Theos in a week's time will be either a Russian State forever, or once more a free country with a ruler who is one of her own sons, and in whom my master can repose every confidence.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Theos in a week's time will be either a Russian State forever, or once more a free country with a ruler who is one of her own sons, and in whom my master can repose every confidence.
country
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From this reading "Theos in a week's time will be either a Russian State forever, or once more a free country with a ruler who is one of her own sons, and in whom my master can repose every confidence.
customers
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From this reading The ordinary customers of the place preferred always the round tables outside, and very few passed through the worn swing doors which led to the gloomy interior.
dark
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From this reading It was very dark, very stuffy, and a strong, malodorous suggestion of garlic pervaded the little _cafe_.
dear
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From this reading "It is not the time, this, for any weak scruples, my dear Reist," Domiloff was saying.
Domiloff
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From this reading "It is not the time, this, for any weak scruples, my dear Reist," Domiloff was saying.
doors
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From this reading The ordinary customers of the place preferred always the round tables outside, and very few passed through the worn swing doors which led to the gloomy interior.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading "Theos in a week's time will be either a Russian State forever, or once more a free country with a ruler who is one of her own sons, and in whom my master can repose every confidence.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Theos in a week's time will be either a Russian State forever, or once more a free country with a ruler who is one of her own sons, and in whom my master can repose every confidence.
few
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From this reading The ordinary customers of the place preferred always the round tables outside, and very few passed through the worn swing doors which led to the gloomy interior.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It is not the time, this, for any weak scruples, my dear Reist," Domiloff was saying.
forever
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From this reading "Theos in a week's time will be either a Russian State forever, or once more a free country with a ruler who is one of her own sons, and in whom my master can repose every confidence.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading "Theos in a week's time will be either a Russian State forever, or once more a free country with a ruler who is one of her own sons, and in whom my master can repose every confidence.
garlic
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From this reading It was very dark, very stuffy, and a strong, malodorous suggestion of garlic pervaded the little _cafe_.
gloomy
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From this reading The ordinary customers of the place preferred always the round tables outside, and very few passed through the worn swing doors which led to the gloomy interior.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The two men who occupied one of the small partitions had the place to themselves.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Theos in a week's time will be either a Russian State forever, or once more a free country with a ruler who is one of her own sons, and in whom my master can repose every confidence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Theos in a week's time will be either a Russian State forever, or once more a free country with a ruler who is one of her own sons, and in whom my master can repose every confidence.
interior
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From this reading The ordinary customers of the place preferred always the round tables outside, and very few passed through the worn swing doors which led to the gloomy interior.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is not the time, this, for any weak scruples, my dear Reist," Domiloff was saying.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very dark, very stuffy, and a strong, malodorous suggestion of garlic pervaded the little _cafe_.
led
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From this reading The ordinary customers of the place preferred always the round tables outside, and very few passed through the worn swing doors which led to the gloomy interior.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was very dark, very stuffy, and a strong, malodorous suggestion of garlic pervaded the little _cafe_.
malodorous
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From this reading It was very dark, very stuffy, and a strong, malodorous suggestion of garlic pervaded the little _cafe_.
master
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From this reading "Theos in a week's time will be either a Russian State forever, or once more a free country with a ruler who is one of her own sons, and in whom my master can repose every confidence.
men
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From this reading The two men who occupied one of the small partitions had the place to themselves.
more
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From this reading "Theos in a week's time will be either a Russian State forever, or once more a free country with a ruler who is one of her own sons, and in whom my master can repose every confidence.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It is not the time, this, for any weak scruples, my dear Reist," Domiloff was saying.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It is not the time, this, for any weak scruples, my dear Reist," Domiloff was saying.
occupied
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From this reading The two men who occupied one of the small partitions had the place to themselves.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was very dark, very stuffy, and a strong, malodorous suggestion of garlic pervaded the little _cafe_.
once
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From this reading "Theos in a week's time will be either a Russian State forever, or once more a free country with a ruler who is one of her own sons, and in whom my master can repose every confidence.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The two men who occupied one of the small partitions had the place to themselves.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Theos in a week's time will be either a Russian State forever, or once more a free country with a ruler who is one of her own sons, and in whom my master can repose every confidence.
ordinary
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From this reading The ordinary customers of the place preferred always the round tables outside, and very few passed through the worn swing doors which led to the gloomy interior.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The ordinary customers of the place preferred always the round tables outside, and very few passed through the worn swing doors which led to the gloomy interior.
own
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From this reading "Theos in a week's time will be either a Russian State forever, or once more a free country with a ruler who is one of her own sons, and in whom my master can repose every confidence.
partitions
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From this reading The two men who occupied one of the small partitions had the place to themselves.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ordinary customers of the place preferred always the round tables outside, and very few passed through the worn swing doors which led to the gloomy interior.
pervaded
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From this reading It was very dark, very stuffy, and a strong, malodorous suggestion of garlic pervaded the little _cafe_.
place
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From this reading The ordinary customers of the place preferred always the round tables outside, and very few passed through the worn swing doors which led to the gloomy interior.
preferred
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From this reading The ordinary customers of the place preferred always the round tables outside, and very few passed through the worn swing doors which led to the gloomy interior.
Reist
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From this reading "It is not the time, this, for any weak scruples, my dear Reist," Domiloff was saying.
repose
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From this reading "Theos in a week's time will be either a Russian State forever, or once more a free country with a ruler who is one of her own sons, and in whom my master can repose every confidence.
round
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From this reading The ordinary customers of the place preferred always the round tables outside, and very few passed through the worn swing doors which led to the gloomy interior.
ruler
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From this reading "Theos in a week's time will be either a Russian State forever, or once more a free country with a ruler who is one of her own sons, and in whom my master can repose every confidence.
Russian
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From this reading "Theos in a week's time will be either a Russian State forever, or once more a free country with a ruler who is one of her own sons, and in whom my master can repose every confidence.
saying
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From this reading "It is not the time, this, for any weak scruples, my dear Reist," Domiloff was saying.
scruples
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From this reading "It is not the time, this, for any weak scruples, my dear Reist," Domiloff was saying.
small
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From this reading The two men who occupied one of the small partitions had the place to themselves.
sons
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From this reading "Theos in a week's time will be either a Russian State forever, or once more a free country with a ruler who is one of her own sons, and in whom my master can repose every confidence.
State
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From this reading "Theos in a week's time will be either a Russian State forever, or once more a free country with a ruler who is one of her own sons, and in whom my master can repose every confidence.
strong
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From this reading It was very dark, very stuffy, and a strong, malodorous suggestion of garlic pervaded the little _cafe_.
stuffy
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From this reading It was very dark, very stuffy, and a strong, malodorous suggestion of garlic pervaded the little _cafe_.
suggestion
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From this reading It was very dark, very stuffy, and a strong, malodorous suggestion of garlic pervaded the little _cafe_.
swing
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From this reading The ordinary customers of the place preferred always the round tables outside, and very few passed through the worn swing doors which led to the gloomy interior.
tables
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From this reading The ordinary customers of the place preferred always the round tables outside, and very few passed through the worn swing doors which led to the gloomy interior.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was very dark, very stuffy, and a strong, malodorous suggestion of garlic pervaded the little _cafe_.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The two men who occupied one of the small partitions had the place to themselves.
Theos
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From this reading "Theos in a week's time will be either a Russian State forever, or once more a free country with a ruler who is one of her own sons, and in whom my master can repose every confidence.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "It is not the time, this, for any weak scruples, my dear Reist," Domiloff was saying.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The ordinary customers of the place preferred always the round tables outside, and very few passed through the worn swing doors which led to the gloomy interior.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is not the time, this, for any weak scruples, my dear Reist," Domiloff was saying.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The ordinary customers of the place preferred always the round tables outside, and very few passed through the worn swing doors which led to the gloomy interior.
two
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From this reading The two men who occupied one of the small partitions had the place to themselves.
very
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From this reading It was very dark, very stuffy, and a strong, malodorous suggestion of garlic pervaded the little _cafe_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was very dark, very stuffy, and a strong, malodorous suggestion of garlic pervaded the little _cafe_.
weak
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From this reading "It is not the time, this, for any weak scruples, my dear Reist," Domiloff was saying.
week's
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From this reading "Theos in a week's time will be either a Russian State forever, or once more a free country with a ruler who is one of her own sons, and in whom my master can repose every confidence.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The ordinary customers of the place preferred always the round tables outside, and very few passed through the worn swing doors which led to the gloomy interior.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The two men who occupied one of the small partitions had the place to themselves.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Theos in a week's time will be either a Russian State forever, or once more a free country with a ruler who is one of her own sons, and in whom my master can repose every confidence.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Theos in a week's time will be either a Russian State forever, or once more a free country with a ruler who is one of her own sons, and in whom my master can repose every confidence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Theos in a week's time will be either a Russian State forever, or once more a free country with a ruler who is one of her own sons, and in whom my master can repose every confidence.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading The ordinary customers of the place preferred always the round tables outside, and very few passed through the worn swing doors which led to the gloomy interior.
