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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 A DAY UNDERGROUND.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About a week had elapsed, when Pavel read in his morning paper of the hanging of three revolutionists in Odessa: two Gentiles and a Jew.
Also
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From this reading Also that the parents of the one who belonged to the Jewish race were under arrest, condemned to be exiled to Siberia for no other crime than their having given birth to an enemy of the existing regime.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Also that the parents of the one who belonged to the Jewish race were under arrest, condemned to be exiled to Siberia for no other crime than their having given birth to an enemy of the existing regime.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading About a week had elapsed, when Pavel read in his morning paper of the hanging of three revolutionists in Odessa: two Gentiles and a Jew.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading He had never met these men, but he knew that two of them had not been implicated in anything more violent than the diffusion of socialist ideas.
arrest
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From this reading Also that the parents of the one who belonged to the Jewish race were under arrest, condemned to be exiled to Siberia for no other crime than their having given birth to an enemy of the existing regime.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Also that the parents of the one who belonged to the Jewish race were under arrest, condemned to be exiled to Siberia for no other crime than their having given birth to an enemy of the existing regime.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had never met these men, but he knew that two of them had not been implicated in anything more violent than the diffusion of socialist ideas.
belonged
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From this reading Also that the parents of the one who belonged to the Jewish race were under arrest, condemned to be exiled to Siberia for no other crime than their having given birth to an enemy of the existing regime.
birth
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From this reading Also that the parents of the one who belonged to the Jewish race were under arrest, condemned to be exiled to Siberia for no other crime than their having given birth to an enemy of the existing regime.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had never met these men, but he knew that two of them had not been implicated in anything more violent than the diffusion of socialist ideas.
condemned
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From this reading Also that the parents of the one who belonged to the Jewish race were under arrest, condemned to be exiled to Siberia for no other crime than their having given birth to an enemy of the existing regime.
crime
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From this reading Also that the parents of the one who belonged to the Jewish race were under arrest, condemned to be exiled to Siberia for no other crime than their having given birth to an enemy of the existing regime.
DAY
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From this reading A DAY UNDERGROUND.
diffusion
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From this reading He had never met these men, but he knew that two of them had not been implicated in anything more violent than the diffusion of socialist ideas.
elapsed
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From this reading About a week had elapsed, when Pavel read in his morning paper of the hanging of three revolutionists in Odessa: two Gentiles and a Jew.
enemy
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From this reading Also that the parents of the one who belonged to the Jewish race were under arrest, condemned to be exiled to Siberia for no other crime than their having given birth to an enemy of the existing regime.
exiled
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From this reading Also that the parents of the one who belonged to the Jewish race were under arrest, condemned to be exiled to Siberia for no other crime than their having given birth to an enemy of the existing regime.
existing
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From this reading Also that the parents of the one who belonged to the Jewish race were under arrest, condemned to be exiled to Siberia for no other crime than their having given birth to an enemy of the existing regime.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Also that the parents of the one who belonged to the Jewish race were under arrest, condemned to be exiled to Siberia for no other crime than their having given birth to an enemy of the existing regime.
fury
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From this reading Pavel moved about his room with a sob of helpless fury in his throat.
Gentiles
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From this reading About a week had elapsed, when Pavel read in his morning paper of the hanging of three revolutionists in Odessa: two Gentiles and a Jew.
given
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From this reading Also that the parents of the one who belonged to the Jewish race were under arrest, condemned to be exiled to Siberia for no other crime than their having given birth to an enemy of the existing regime.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading About a week had elapsed, when Pavel read in his morning paper of the hanging of three revolutionists in Odessa: two Gentiles and a Jew.
hanging
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From this reading About a week had elapsed, when Pavel read in his morning paper of the hanging of three revolutionists in Odessa: two Gentiles and a Jew.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Also that the parents of the one who belonged to the Jewish race were under arrest, condemned to be exiled to Siberia for no other crime than their having given birth to an enemy of the existing regime.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had never met these men, but he knew that two of them had not been implicated in anything more violent than the diffusion of socialist ideas.
helpless
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From this reading Pavel moved about his room with a sob of helpless fury in his throat.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading About a week had elapsed, when Pavel read in his morning paper of the hanging of three revolutionists in Odessa: two Gentiles and a Jew.
ideas
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From this reading He had never met these men, but he knew that two of them had not been implicated in anything more violent than the diffusion of socialist ideas.
implicated
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From this reading He had never met these men, but he knew that two of them had not been implicated in anything more violent than the diffusion of socialist ideas.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading About a week had elapsed, when Pavel read in his morning paper of the hanging of three revolutionists in Odessa: two Gentiles and a Jew.
Jew
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From this reading About a week had elapsed, when Pavel read in his morning paper of the hanging of three revolutionists in Odessa: two Gentiles and a Jew.
Jewish
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From this reading Also that the parents of the one who belonged to the Jewish race were under arrest, condemned to be exiled to Siberia for no other crime than their having given birth to an enemy of the existing regime.
knew
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From this reading He had never met these men, but he knew that two of them had not been implicated in anything more violent than the diffusion of socialist ideas.
men
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From this reading He had never met these men, but he knew that two of them had not been implicated in anything more violent than the diffusion of socialist ideas.
met
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From this reading He had never met these men, but he knew that two of them had not been implicated in anything more violent than the diffusion of socialist ideas.
more
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From this reading He had never met these men, but he knew that two of them had not been implicated in anything more violent than the diffusion of socialist ideas.
morning
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From this reading About a week had elapsed, when Pavel read in his morning paper of the hanging of three revolutionists in Odessa: two Gentiles and a Jew.
moved
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From this reading Pavel moved about his room with a sob of helpless fury in his throat.
never
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From this reading He had never met these men, but he knew that two of them had not been implicated in anything more violent than the diffusion of socialist ideas.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Also that the parents of the one who belonged to the Jewish race were under arrest, condemned to be exiled to Siberia for no other crime than their having given birth to an enemy of the existing regime.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had never met these men, but he knew that two of them had not been implicated in anything more violent than the diffusion of socialist ideas.
Odessa
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From this reading About a week had elapsed, when Pavel read in his morning paper of the hanging of three revolutionists in Odessa: two Gentiles and a Jew.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading About a week had elapsed, when Pavel read in his morning paper of the hanging of three revolutionists in Odessa: two Gentiles and a Jew.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Also that the parents of the one who belonged to the Jewish race were under arrest, condemned to be exiled to Siberia for no other crime than their having given birth to an enemy of the existing regime.
other
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From this reading Also that the parents of the one who belonged to the Jewish race were under arrest, condemned to be exiled to Siberia for no other crime than their having given birth to an enemy of the existing regime.
paper
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From this reading About a week had elapsed, when Pavel read in his morning paper of the hanging of three revolutionists in Odessa: two Gentiles and a Jew.
parents
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From this reading Also that the parents of the one who belonged to the Jewish race were under arrest, condemned to be exiled to Siberia for no other crime than their having given birth to an enemy of the existing regime.
Pavel
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From this reading About a week had elapsed, when Pavel read in his morning paper of the hanging of three revolutionists in Odessa: two Gentiles and a Jew.
race
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From this reading Also that the parents of the one who belonged to the Jewish race were under arrest, condemned to be exiled to Siberia for no other crime than their having given birth to an enemy of the existing regime.
read
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From this reading About a week had elapsed, when Pavel read in his morning paper of the hanging of three revolutionists in Odessa: two Gentiles and a Jew.
regime
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From this reading Also that the parents of the one who belonged to the Jewish race were under arrest, condemned to be exiled to Siberia for no other crime than their having given birth to an enemy of the existing regime.
revolutionists
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From this reading About a week had elapsed, when Pavel read in his morning paper of the hanging of three revolutionists in Odessa: two Gentiles and a Jew.
room
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From this reading Pavel moved about his room with a sob of helpless fury in his throat.
Siberia
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From this reading Also that the parents of the one who belonged to the Jewish race were under arrest, condemned to be exiled to Siberia for no other crime than their having given birth to an enemy of the existing regime.
sobnounUS /sɒb/
a sudden deep breath caused by emotion
From this reading Pavel moved about his room with a sob of helpless fury in his throat.
socialist
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From this reading He had never met these men, but he knew that two of them had not been implicated in anything more violent than the diffusion of socialist ideas.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had never met these men, but he knew that two of them had not been implicated in anything more violent than the diffusion of socialist ideas.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had never met these men, but he knew that two of them had not been implicated in anything more violent than the diffusion of socialist ideas.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading About a week had elapsed, when Pavel read in his morning paper of the hanging of three revolutionists in Odessa: two Gentiles and a Jew.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Also that the parents of the one who belonged to the Jewish race were under arrest, condemned to be exiled to Siberia for no other crime than their having given birth to an enemy of the existing regime.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had never met these men, but he knew that two of them had not been implicated in anything more violent than the diffusion of socialist ideas.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He had never met these men, but he knew that two of them had not been implicated in anything more violent than the diffusion of socialist ideas.
three
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From this reading About a week had elapsed, when Pavel read in his morning paper of the hanging of three revolutionists in Odessa: two Gentiles and a Jew.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Pavel moved about his room with a sob of helpless fury in his throat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Also that the parents of the one who belonged to the Jewish race were under arrest, condemned to be exiled to Siberia for no other crime than their having given birth to an enemy of the existing regime.
two
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From this reading About a week had elapsed, when Pavel read in his morning paper of the hanging of three revolutionists in Odessa: two Gentiles and a Jew.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Also that the parents of the one who belonged to the Jewish race were under arrest, condemned to be exiled to Siberia for no other crime than their having given birth to an enemy of the existing regime.
UNDERGROUND
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From this reading A DAY UNDERGROUND.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had never met these men, but he knew that two of them had not been implicated in anything more violent than the diffusion of socialist ideas.
week
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From this reading About a week had elapsed, when Pavel read in his morning paper of the hanging of three revolutionists in Odessa: two Gentiles and a Jew.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Also that the parents of the one who belonged to the Jewish race were under arrest, condemned to be exiled to Siberia for no other crime than their having given birth to an enemy of the existing regime.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading About a week had elapsed, when Pavel read in his morning paper of the hanging of three revolutionists in Odessa: two Gentiles and a Jew.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Also that the parents of the one who belonged to the Jewish race were under arrest, condemned to be exiled to Siberia for no other crime than their having given birth to an enemy of the existing regime.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pavel moved about his room with a sob of helpless fury in his throat.
