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1917
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From this reading In the fall of 1917 we were not ready; much remained to be done, and when the Revolt was precipitated, of course it was doomed to failure.
1918
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From this reading Ernest had largely planned the First Revolt, and the date set had been somewhere early in the spring of 1918.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As agents-provocateurs, not alone were we able to travel a great deal, but our very work threw us in contact with the proletariat and with our comrades, the revolutionists.
able
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From this reading As agents-provocateurs, not alone were we able to travel a great deal, but our very work threw us in contact with the proletariat and with our comrades, the revolutionists.
agents-provocateurs
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From this reading As agents-provocateurs, not alone were we able to travel a great deal, but our very work threw us in contact with the proletariat and with our comrades, the revolutionists.
all
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From this reading Thus we were in both camps at the same time, ostensibly serving the Iron Heel and secretly working with all our might for the Cause.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As agents-provocateurs, not alone were we able to travel a great deal, but our very work threw us in contact with the proletariat and with our comrades, the revolutionists.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As agents-provocateurs, not alone were we able to travel a great deal, but our very work threw us in contact with the proletariat and with our comrades, the revolutionists.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As agents-provocateurs, not alone were we able to travel a great deal, but our very work threw us in contact with the proletariat and with our comrades, the revolutionists.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Thus we were in both camps at the same time, ostensibly serving the Iron Heel and secretly working with all our might for the Cause.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the fall of 1917 we were not ready; much remained to be done, and when the Revolt was precipitated, of course it was doomed to failure.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There were many of us in the various secret services of the Oligarchy, and despite the shakings-up and reorganizations the secret services have undergone, they have never been able to weed all of us out.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Thus we were in both camps at the same time, ostensibly serving the Iron Heel and secretly working with all our might for the Cause.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As agents-provocateurs, not alone were we able to travel a great deal, but our very work threw us in contact with the proletariat and with our comrades, the revolutionists.
camps
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From this reading Thus we were in both camps at the same time, ostensibly serving the Iron Heel and secretly working with all our might for the Cause.
Cause
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From this reading Thus we were in both camps at the same time, ostensibly serving the Iron Heel and secretly working with all our might for the Cause.
comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/
people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
From this reading As agents-provocateurs, not alone were we able to travel a great deal, but our very work threw us in contact with the proletariat and with our comrades, the revolutionists.
contact
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From this reading As agents-provocateurs, not alone were we able to travel a great deal, but our very work threw us in contact with the proletariat and with our comrades, the revolutionists.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the fall of 1917 we were not ready; much remained to be done, and when the Revolt was precipitated, of course it was doomed to failure.
date
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From this reading Ernest had largely planned the First Revolt, and the date set had been somewhere early in the spring of 1918.
deal
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From this reading As agents-provocateurs, not alone were we able to travel a great deal, but our very work threw us in contact with the proletariat and with our comrades, the revolutionists.
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading There were many of us in the various secret services of the Oligarchy, and despite the shakings-up and reorganizations the secret services have undergone, they have never been able to weed all of us out.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the fall of 1917 we were not ready; much remained to be done, and when the Revolt was precipitated, of course it was doomed to failure.
doomed
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From this reading In the fall of 1917 we were not ready; much remained to be done, and when the Revolt was precipitated, of course it was doomed to failure.
early
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From this reading Ernest had largely planned the First Revolt, and the date set had been somewhere early in the spring of 1918.
Ernest
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From this reading Ernest had largely planned the First Revolt, and the date set had been somewhere early in the spring of 1918.
failure
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From this reading In the fall of 1917 we were not ready; much remained to be done, and when the Revolt was precipitated, of course it was doomed to failure.
fall
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From this reading In the fall of 1917 we were not ready; much remained to be done, and when the Revolt was precipitated, of course it was doomed to failure.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ernest had largely planned the First Revolt, and the date set had been somewhere early in the spring of 1918.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thus we were in both camps at the same time, ostensibly serving the Iron Heel and secretly working with all our might for the Cause.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As agents-provocateurs, not alone were we able to travel a great deal, but our very work threw us in contact with the proletariat and with our comrades, the revolutionists.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ernest had largely planned the First Revolt, and the date set had been somewhere early in the spring of 1918.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There were many of us in the various secret services of the Oligarchy, and despite the shakings-up and reorganizations the secret services have undergone, they have never been able to weed all of us out.
Heel
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From this reading Thus we were in both camps at the same time, ostensibly serving the Iron Heel and secretly working with all our might for the Cause.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As agents-provocateurs, not alone were we able to travel a great deal, but our very work threw us in contact with the proletariat and with our comrades, the revolutionists.
Iron
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From this reading Thus we were in both camps at the same time, ostensibly serving the Iron Heel and secretly working with all our might for the Cause.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the fall of 1917 we were not ready; much remained to be done, and when the Revolt was precipitated, of course it was doomed to failure.
largely
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From this reading Ernest had largely planned the First Revolt, and the date set had been somewhere early in the spring of 1918.
many
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From this reading There were many of us in the various secret services of the Oligarchy, and despite the shakings-up and reorganizations the secret services have undergone, they have never been able to weed all of us out.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Thus we were in both camps at the same time, ostensibly serving the Iron Heel and secretly working with all our might for the Cause.
much
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From this reading In the fall of 1917 we were not ready; much remained to be done, and when the Revolt was precipitated, of course it was doomed to failure.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were many of us in the various secret services of the Oligarchy, and despite the shakings-up and reorganizations the secret services have undergone, they have never been able to weed all of us out.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As agents-provocateurs, not alone were we able to travel a great deal, but our very work threw us in contact with the proletariat and with our comrades, the revolutionists.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were many of us in the various secret services of the Oligarchy, and despite the shakings-up and reorganizations the secret services have undergone, they have never been able to weed all of us out.
Oligarchy
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From this reading There were many of us in the various secret services of the Oligarchy, and despite the shakings-up and reorganizations the secret services have undergone, they have never been able to weed all of us out.
ostensibly
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From this reading Thus we were in both camps at the same time, ostensibly serving the Iron Heel and secretly working with all our might for the Cause.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading As agents-provocateurs, not alone were we able to travel a great deal, but our very work threw us in contact with the proletariat and with our comrades, the revolutionists.
out
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From this reading There were many of us in the various secret services of the Oligarchy, and despite the shakings-up and reorganizations the secret services have undergone, they have never been able to weed all of us out.
planned
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From this reading Ernest had largely planned the First Revolt, and the date set had been somewhere early in the spring of 1918.
precipitated
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From this reading In the fall of 1917 we were not ready; much remained to be done, and when the Revolt was precipitated, of course it was doomed to failure.
proletariat
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From this reading As agents-provocateurs, not alone were we able to travel a great deal, but our very work threw us in contact with the proletariat and with our comrades, the revolutionists.
ready
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From this reading In the fall of 1917 we were not ready; much remained to be done, and when the Revolt was precipitated, of course it was doomed to failure.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the fall of 1917 we were not ready; much remained to be done, and when the Revolt was precipitated, of course it was doomed to failure.
reorganizations
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From this reading There were many of us in the various secret services of the Oligarchy, and despite the shakings-up and reorganizations the secret services have undergone, they have never been able to weed all of us out.
Revolt
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From this reading Ernest had largely planned the First Revolt, and the date set had been somewhere early in the spring of 1918.
revolutionists
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From this reading As agents-provocateurs, not alone were we able to travel a great deal, but our very work threw us in contact with the proletariat and with our comrades, the revolutionists.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus we were in both camps at the same time, ostensibly serving the Iron Heel and secretly working with all our might for the Cause.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading There were many of us in the various secret services of the Oligarchy, and despite the shakings-up and reorganizations the secret services have undergone, they have never been able to weed all of us out.
secretly
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From this reading Thus we were in both camps at the same time, ostensibly serving the Iron Heel and secretly working with all our might for the Cause.
services
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From this reading There were many of us in the various secret services of the Oligarchy, and despite the shakings-up and reorganizations the secret services have undergone, they have never been able to weed all of us out.
serving
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From this reading Thus we were in both camps at the same time, ostensibly serving the Iron Heel and secretly working with all our might for the Cause.
set
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From this reading Ernest had largely planned the First Revolt, and the date set had been somewhere early in the spring of 1918.
shakings-up
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From this reading There were many of us in the various secret services of the Oligarchy, and despite the shakings-up and reorganizations the secret services have undergone, they have never been able to weed all of us out.
somewhere
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From this reading Ernest had largely planned the First Revolt, and the date set had been somewhere early in the spring of 1918.
spring
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From this reading Ernest had largely planned the First Revolt, and the date set had been somewhere early in the spring of 1918.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As agents-provocateurs, not alone were we able to travel a great deal, but our very work threw us in contact with the proletariat and with our comrades, the revolutionists.
There
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From this reading There were many of us in the various secret services of the Oligarchy, and despite the shakings-up and reorganizations the secret services have undergone, they have never been able to weed all of us out.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were many of us in the various secret services of the Oligarchy, and despite the shakings-up and reorganizations the secret services have undergone, they have never been able to weed all of us out.
threw
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From this reading As agents-provocateurs, not alone were we able to travel a great deal, but our very work threw us in contact with the proletariat and with our comrades, the revolutionists.
Thus
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From this reading Thus we were in both camps at the same time, ostensibly serving the Iron Heel and secretly working with all our might for the Cause.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus we were in both camps at the same time, ostensibly serving the Iron Heel and secretly working with all our might for the Cause.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As agents-provocateurs, not alone were we able to travel a great deal, but our very work threw us in contact with the proletariat and with our comrades, the revolutionists.
travel
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From this reading As agents-provocateurs, not alone were we able to travel a great deal, but our very work threw us in contact with the proletariat and with our comrades, the revolutionists.
undergone
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From this reading There were many of us in the various secret services of the Oligarchy, and despite the shakings-up and reorganizations the secret services have undergone, they have never been able to weed all of us out.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As agents-provocateurs, not alone were we able to travel a great deal, but our very work threw us in contact with the proletariat and with our comrades, the revolutionists.
various
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From this reading There were many of us in the various secret services of the Oligarchy, and despite the shakings-up and reorganizations the secret services have undergone, they have never been able to weed all of us out.
very
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From this reading As agents-provocateurs, not alone were we able to travel a great deal, but our very work threw us in contact with the proletariat and with our comrades, the revolutionists.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the fall of 1917 we were not ready; much remained to be done, and when the Revolt was precipitated, of course it was doomed to failure.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As agents-provocateurs, not alone were we able to travel a great deal, but our very work threw us in contact with the proletariat and with our comrades, the revolutionists.
weed
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From this reading There were many of us in the various secret services of the Oligarchy, and despite the shakings-up and reorganizations the secret services have undergone, they have never been able to weed all of us out.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As agents-provocateurs, not alone were we able to travel a great deal, but our very work threw us in contact with the proletariat and with our comrades, the revolutionists.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In the fall of 1917 we were not ready; much remained to be done, and when the Revolt was precipitated, of course it was doomed to failure.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As agents-provocateurs, not alone were we able to travel a great deal, but our very work threw us in contact with the proletariat and with our comrades, the revolutionists.
work
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From this reading As agents-provocateurs, not alone were we able to travel a great deal, but our very work threw us in contact with the proletariat and with our comrades, the revolutionists.
working
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From this reading Thus we were in both camps at the same time, ostensibly serving the Iron Heel and secretly working with all our might for the Cause.
