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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 We had been cut off from everything for more than four months, and had not had a single letter, or a scrap of information of any sort.
all
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From this reading We were both quite excited at the idea of meeting Dimitri, and hearing all the news of the world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were both quite excited at the idea of meeting Dimitri, and hearing all the news of the world.
any
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From this reading We had been cut off from everything for more than four months, and had not had a single letter, or a scrap of information of any sort.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading We could not imagine the obsequious Dimitri being anything but polite, and we knew, of course, that, of himself, he could have no authority over us.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We speculated as to whether the dragoman would have brought our English letters up with him, and we wondered what sort of a reception the Consul-General would have told him to give us.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We were both quite excited at the idea of meeting Dimitri, and hearing all the news of the world.
authority
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From this reading We could not imagine the obsequious Dimitri being anything but polite, and we knew, of course, that, of himself, he could have no authority over us.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We had been cut off from everything for more than four months, and had not had a single letter, or a scrap of information of any sort.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading We could not imagine the obsequious Dimitri being anything but polite, and we knew, of course, that, of himself, he could have no authority over us.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading We were both quite excited at the idea of meeting Dimitri, and hearing all the news of the world.
brought
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From this reading We speculated as to whether the dragoman would have brought our English letters up with him, and we wondered what sort of a reception the Consul-General would have told him to give us.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We could not imagine the obsequious Dimitri being anything but polite, and we knew, of course, that, of himself, he could have no authority over us.
Consul-General
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We could not imagine the obsequious Dimitri being anything but polite, and we knew, of course, that, of himself, he could have no authority over us.
course
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From this reading We could not imagine the obsequious Dimitri being anything but polite, and we knew, of course, that, of himself, he could have no authority over us.
cut
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From this reading We had been cut off from everything for more than four months, and had not had a single letter, or a scrap of information of any sort.
Dimitri
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dragoman
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From this reading We speculated as to whether the dragoman would have brought our English letters up with him, and we wondered what sort of a reception the Consul-General would have told him to give us.
English
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From this reading We speculated as to whether the dragoman would have brought our English letters up with him, and we wondered what sort of a reception the Consul-General would have told him to give us.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading We had been cut off from everything for more than four months, and had not had a single letter, or a scrap of information of any sort.
excited
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From this reading We were both quite excited at the idea of meeting Dimitri, and hearing all the news of the world.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We had been cut off from everything for more than four months, and had not had a single letter, or a scrap of information of any sort.
four
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From this reading We had been cut off from everything for more than four months, and had not had a single letter, or a scrap of information of any sort.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We had been cut off from everything for more than four months, and had not had a single letter, or a scrap of information of any sort.
give
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From this reading We speculated as to whether the dragoman would have brought our English letters up with him, and we wondered what sort of a reception the Consul-General would have told him to give us.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had been cut off from everything for more than four months, and had not had a single letter, or a scrap of information of any sort.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We speculated as to whether the dragoman would have brought our English letters up with him, and we wondered what sort of a reception the Consul-General would have told him to give us.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We could not imagine the obsequious Dimitri being anything but polite, and we knew, of course, that, of himself, he could have no authority over us.
hearing
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From this reading We were both quite excited at the idea of meeting Dimitri, and hearing all the news of the world.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We speculated as to whether the dragoman would have brought our English letters up with him, and we wondered what sort of a reception the Consul-General would have told him to give us.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading We could not imagine the obsequious Dimitri being anything but polite, and we knew, of course, that, of himself, he could have no authority over us.
idea
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From this reading We were both quite excited at the idea of meeting Dimitri, and hearing all the news of the world.
imagine
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From this reading We could not imagine the obsequious Dimitri being anything but polite, and we knew, of course, that, of himself, he could have no authority over us.
information
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From this reading We had been cut off from everything for more than four months, and had not had a single letter, or a scrap of information of any sort.
knew
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From this reading We could not imagine the obsequious Dimitri being anything but polite, and we knew, of course, that, of himself, he could have no authority over us.
letter
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letters
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From this reading We speculated as to whether the dragoman would have brought our English letters up with him, and we wondered what sort of a reception the Consul-General would have told him to give us.
meeting
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months
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From this reading We had been cut off from everything for more than four months, and had not had a single letter, or a scrap of information of any sort.
more
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From this reading We had been cut off from everything for more than four months, and had not had a single letter, or a scrap of information of any sort.
news
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From this reading We were both quite excited at the idea of meeting Dimitri, and hearing all the news of the world.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We could not imagine the obsequious Dimitri being anything but polite, and we knew, of course, that, of himself, he could have no authority over us.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We had been cut off from everything for more than four months, and had not had a single letter, or a scrap of information of any sort.
obsequious
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From this reading We could not imagine the obsequious Dimitri being anything but polite, and we knew, of course, that, of himself, he could have no authority over us.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We were both quite excited at the idea of meeting Dimitri, and hearing all the news of the world.
off
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From this reading We had been cut off from everything for more than four months, and had not had a single letter, or a scrap of information of any sort.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We had been cut off from everything for more than four months, and had not had a single letter, or a scrap of information of any sort.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We speculated as to whether the dragoman would have brought our English letters up with him, and we wondered what sort of a reception the Consul-General would have told him to give us.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We could not imagine the obsequious Dimitri being anything but polite, and we knew, of course, that, of himself, he could have no authority over us.
polite
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From this reading We could not imagine the obsequious Dimitri being anything but polite, and we knew, of course, that, of himself, he could have no authority over us.
quite
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From this reading We were both quite excited at the idea of meeting Dimitri, and hearing all the news of the world.
RE-UNION
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From this reading RE-UNION.
reception
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From this reading We speculated as to whether the dragoman would have brought our English letters up with him, and we wondered what sort of a reception the Consul-General would have told him to give us.
scrap
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From this reading We had been cut off from everything for more than four months, and had not had a single letter, or a scrap of information of any sort.
single
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From this reading We had been cut off from everything for more than four months, and had not had a single letter, or a scrap of information of any sort.
sort
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From this reading We had been cut off from everything for more than four months, and had not had a single letter, or a scrap of information of any sort.
speculated
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From this reading We speculated as to whether the dragoman would have brought our English letters up with him, and we wondered what sort of a reception the Consul-General would have told him to give us.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading We had been cut off from everything for more than four months, and had not had a single letter, or a scrap of information of any sort.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We could not imagine the obsequious Dimitri being anything but polite, and we knew, of course, that, of himself, he could have no authority over us.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We were both quite excited at the idea of meeting Dimitri, and hearing all the news of the world.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We speculated as to whether the dragoman would have brought our English letters up with him, and we wondered what sort of a reception the Consul-General would have told him to give us.
told
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From this reading We speculated as to whether the dragoman would have brought our English letters up with him, and we wondered what sort of a reception the Consul-General would have told him to give us.
up
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From this reading We speculated as to whether the dragoman would have brought our English letters up with him, and we wondered what sort of a reception the Consul-General would have told him to give us.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We speculated as to whether the dragoman would have brought our English letters up with him, and we wondered what sort of a reception the Consul-General would have told him to give us.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were both quite excited at the idea of meeting Dimitri, and hearing all the news of the world.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were both quite excited at the idea of meeting Dimitri, and hearing all the news of the world.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We speculated as to whether the dragoman would have brought our English letters up with him, and we wondered what sort of a reception the Consul-General would have told him to give us.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading We speculated as to whether the dragoman would have brought our English letters up with him, and we wondered what sort of a reception the Consul-General would have told him to give us.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We speculated as to whether the dragoman would have brought our English letters up with him, and we wondered what sort of a reception the Consul-General would have told him to give us.
wondered
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From this reading We speculated as to whether the dragoman would have brought our English letters up with him, and we wondered what sort of a reception the Consul-General would have told him to give us.
world
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From this reading We were both quite excited at the idea of meeting Dimitri, and hearing all the news of the world.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We speculated as to whether the dragoman would have brought our English letters up with him, and we wondered what sort of a reception the Consul-General would have told him to give us.
