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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 The plots, the fulfilment of which was to shake the world, had been a failure!
agent
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From this reading It was the agent which had upset the calculations of wise men and fools alike.
alarm
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYES There was alarm, almost panic, in the capital when the news became known that the Czar had started by the Sea of Azof and the Crimea to the Caucasus!
Alexander
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alike
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almost
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Azof
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became
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The plots, the fulfilment of which was to shake the world, had been a failure!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYES There was alarm, almost panic, in the capital when the news became known that the Czar had started by the Sea of Azof and the Crimea to the Caucasus!
calculations
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From this reading It was the agent which had upset the calculations of wise men and fools alike.
capital
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catacombs
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Caucasus
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changed
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Chapel
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Church
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comet
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From this reading Now people understood the meaning of the comet!
Crimea
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curses
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Czar
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echoed
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EYES
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failure
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From this reading The plots, the fulfilment of which was to shake the world, had been a failure!
Fearful
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fools
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fulfilment
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From this reading The plots, the fulfilment of which was to shake the world, had been a failure!
gone
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GREEN
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYES There was alarm, almost panic, in the capital when the news became known that the Czar had started by the Sea of Azof and the Crimea to the Caucasus!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fearful curses echoed through the catacombs of the Church of the Holy Virgin of Kasan when it became known that the Czar had changed his plans and gone to Alexander Nevski Chapel!
Holy
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYES There was alarm, almost panic, in the capital when the news became known that the Czar had started by the Sea of Azof and the Crimea to the Caucasus!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the agent which had upset the calculations of wise men and fools alike.
Kasan
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From this reading Fearful curses echoed through the catacombs of the Church of the Holy Virgin of Kasan when it became known that the Czar had changed his plans and gone to Alexander Nevski Chapel!
known
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MAN
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meaning
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From this reading Now people understood the meaning of the comet!
men
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From this reading It was the agent which had upset the calculations of wise men and fools alike.
Nevski
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news
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Now
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From this reading Now people understood the meaning of the comet!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYES There was alarm, almost panic, in the capital when the news became known that the Czar had started by the Sea of Azof and the Crimea to the Caucasus!
panic
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people
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From this reading Now people understood the meaning of the comet!
plans
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plots
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From this reading The plots, the fulfilment of which was to shake the world, had been a failure!
Sea
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shake
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From this reading The plots, the fulfilment of which was to shake the world, had been a failure!
started
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYES There was alarm, almost panic, in the capital when the news became known that the Czar had started by the Sea of Azof and the Crimea to the Caucasus!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYES There was alarm, almost panic, in the capital when the news became known that the Czar had started by the Sea of Azof and the Crimea to the Caucasus!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYES There was alarm, almost panic, in the capital when the news became known that the Czar had started by the Sea of Azof and the Crimea to the Caucasus!
There
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throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fearful curses echoed through the catacombs of the Church of the Holy Virgin of Kasan when it became known that the Czar had changed his plans and gone to Alexander Nevski Chapel!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYES There was alarm, almost panic, in the capital when the news became known that the Czar had started by the Sea of Azof and the Crimea to the Caucasus!
understood
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From this reading Now people understood the meaning of the comet!
upset
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From this reading It was the agent which had upset the calculations of wise men and fools alike.
Virgin
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From this reading Fearful curses echoed through the catacombs of the Church of the Holy Virgin of Kasan when it became known that the Czar had changed his plans and gone to Alexander Nevski Chapel!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYES There was alarm, almost panic, in the capital when the news became known that the Czar had started by the Sea of Azof and the Crimea to the Caucasus!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYES There was alarm, almost panic, in the capital when the news became known that the Czar had started by the Sea of Azof and the Crimea to the Caucasus!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the agent which had upset the calculations of wise men and fools alike.
wise
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From this reading It was the agent which had upset the calculations of wise men and fools alike.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYES There was alarm, almost panic, in the capital when the news became known that the Czar had started by the Sea of Azof and the Crimea to the Caucasus!
world
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From this reading The plots, the fulfilment of which was to shake the world, had been a failure!
