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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 railway stations were teeming with spies and a system was introduced by which every hack-driver was expected to spy on his fare.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Every resident in the capital was being scanned and spied after, and every house-porter was kept peeking and seeking and reporting at the police station of his precinct.
all
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From this reading The effect of it all was that the great majority of St. Petersburg's population was in a state of unspeakable terror.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every resident in the capital was being scanned and spied after, and every house-porter was kept peeking and seeking and reporting at the police station of his precinct.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Every resident in the capital was being scanned and spied after, and every house-porter was kept peeking and seeking and reporting at the police station of his precinct.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Every resident in the capital was being scanned and spied after, and every house-porter was kept peeking and seeking and reporting at the police station of his precinct.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The railway stations were teeming with spies and a system was introduced by which every hack-driver was expected to spy on his fare.
capital
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From this reading Every resident in the capital was being scanned and spied after, and every house-porter was kept peeking and seeking and reporting at the police station of his precinct.
Curiosity
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From this reading Curiosity, pity and everything else had given way to a nervous feeling of self-preservation.
effect
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From this reading The effect of it all was that the great majority of St. Petersburg's population was in a state of unspeakable terror.
else
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From this reading Curiosity, pity and everything else had given way to a nervous feeling of self-preservation.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every resident in the capital was being scanned and spied after, and every house-porter was kept peeking and seeking and reporting at the police station of his precinct.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Curiosity, pity and everything else had given way to a nervous feeling of self-preservation.
expected
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From this reading The railway stations were teeming with spies and a system was introduced by which every hack-driver was expected to spy on his fare.
fareverbUS /fer/
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading The railway stations were teeming with spies and a system was introduced by which every hack-driver was expected to spy on his fare.
feeling
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From this reading Curiosity, pity and everything else had given way to a nervous feeling of self-preservation.
given
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From this reading Curiosity, pity and everything else had given way to a nervous feeling of self-preservation.
great
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From this reading The effect of it all was that the great majority of St. Petersburg's population was in a state of unspeakable terror.
hack-driver
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From this reading The railway stations were teeming with spies and a system was introduced by which every hack-driver was expected to spy on his fare.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Curiosity, pity and everything else had given way to a nervous feeling of self-preservation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Every resident in the capital was being scanned and spied after, and every house-porter was kept peeking and seeking and reporting at the police station of his precinct.
house-porter
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From this reading Every resident in the capital was being scanned and spied after, and every house-porter was kept peeking and seeking and reporting at the police station of his precinct.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every resident in the capital was being scanned and spied after, and every house-porter was kept peeking and seeking and reporting at the police station of his precinct.
introduced
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From this reading The railway stations were teeming with spies and a system was introduced by which every hack-driver was expected to spy on his fare.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The effect of it all was that the great majority of St. Petersburg's population was in a state of unspeakable terror.
kept
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From this reading Every resident in the capital was being scanned and spied after, and every house-porter was kept peeking and seeking and reporting at the police station of his precinct.
majority
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From this reading The effect of it all was that the great majority of St. Petersburg's population was in a state of unspeakable terror.
nervous
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From this reading Curiosity, pity and everything else had given way to a nervous feeling of self-preservation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every resident in the capital was being scanned and spied after, and every house-porter was kept peeking and seeking and reporting at the police station of his precinct.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The railway stations were teeming with spies and a system was introduced by which every hack-driver was expected to spy on his fare.
peeking
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From this reading Every resident in the capital was being scanned and spied after, and every house-porter was kept peeking and seeking and reporting at the police station of his precinct.
Petersburg's
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From this reading The effect of it all was that the great majority of St. Petersburg's population was in a state of unspeakable terror.
pity
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From this reading Curiosity, pity and everything else had given way to a nervous feeling of self-preservation.
police
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From this reading Every resident in the capital was being scanned and spied after, and every house-porter was kept peeking and seeking and reporting at the police station of his precinct.
population
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From this reading The effect of it all was that the great majority of St. Petersburg's population was in a state of unspeakable terror.
precinct
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From this reading Every resident in the capital was being scanned and spied after, and every house-porter was kept peeking and seeking and reporting at the police station of his precinct.
railway
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From this reading The railway stations were teeming with spies and a system was introduced by which every hack-driver was expected to spy on his fare.
reporting
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From this reading Every resident in the capital was being scanned and spied after, and every house-porter was kept peeking and seeking and reporting at the police station of his precinct.
resident
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From this reading Every resident in the capital was being scanned and spied after, and every house-porter was kept peeking and seeking and reporting at the police station of his precinct.
REVELATION
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From this reading THE REVELATION.
scanned
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From this reading Every resident in the capital was being scanned and spied after, and every house-porter was kept peeking and seeking and reporting at the police station of his precinct.
seeking
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From this reading Every resident in the capital was being scanned and spied after, and every house-porter was kept peeking and seeking and reporting at the police station of his precinct.
self-preservation
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From this reading Curiosity, pity and everything else had given way to a nervous feeling of self-preservation.
spied
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From this reading Every resident in the capital was being scanned and spied after, and every house-porter was kept peeking and seeking and reporting at the police station of his precinct.
spies
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From this reading The railway stations were teeming with spies and a system was introduced by which every hack-driver was expected to spy on his fare.
spy
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From this reading The railway stations were teeming with spies and a system was introduced by which every hack-driver was expected to spy on his fare.
St
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From this reading The effect of it all was that the great majority of St. Petersburg's population was in a state of unspeakable terror.
state
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From this reading The effect of it all was that the great majority of St. Petersburg's population was in a state of unspeakable terror.
station
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From this reading Every resident in the capital was being scanned and spied after, and every house-porter was kept peeking and seeking and reporting at the police station of his precinct.
stations
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From this reading The railway stations were teeming with spies and a system was introduced by which every hack-driver was expected to spy on his fare.
system
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From this reading The railway stations were teeming with spies and a system was introduced by which every hack-driver was expected to spy on his fare.
teeming
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From this reading The railway stations were teeming with spies and a system was introduced by which every hack-driver was expected to spy on his fare.
terror
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From this reading The effect of it all was that the great majority of St. Petersburg's population was in a state of unspeakable terror.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The effect of it all was that the great majority of St. Petersburg's population was in a state of unspeakable terror.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REVELATION.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The railway stations were teeming with spies and a system was introduced by which every hack-driver was expected to spy on his fare.
unspeakable
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From this reading The effect of it all was that the great majority of St. Petersburg's population was in a state of unspeakable terror.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every resident in the capital was being scanned and spied after, and every house-porter was kept peeking and seeking and reporting at the police station of his precinct.
way
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From this reading Curiosity, pity and everything else had given way to a nervous feeling of self-preservation.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The railway stations were teeming with spies and a system was introduced by which every hack-driver was expected to spy on his fare.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The railway stations were teeming with spies and a system was introduced by which every hack-driver was expected to spy on his fare.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The railway stations were teeming with spies and a system was introduced by which every hack-driver was expected to spy on his fare.
