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Vermont Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

Spy

Virgin covers were painstakingly and expensively protected for as long as was possible, sepecially for anyone interested, as he had been, in Sovbloc posting. That was to assume, of course, that he had enough of a career left after this to merit any posting anywhere.

It is extract from spy novel.

1)What does 'virgin covers' mean?
2)What does 'that was to assume' mean.
3)And what does ' to merit any posting anywhere' mean?

Thank you
  

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Hi, Virgin covers were painstakingly and expensively protected for as long as was possible, sepecially for anyone interested, as he had been, in Sovbloc posting. That was to assume, of course, that he had enough of a career left after this to merit any posting anywhere. It is extract from spy novel.

  • Hi, Virgin covers were painstakingly and expensively protected for as long as was possible, sepecially for anyone interested, as he had been, in Sovbloc posting.
  • That was to assume, of course, that he had enough of a career left after this to merit any posting anywhere.
  • It is extract from spy novel.
  • 1)What does 'virgin covers' mean?
  • In spy stories, a 'cover' means a role that a spy plays to conceal his real identity.
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Hi,

Virgin covers were painstakingly and expensively protected for as long as was possible, sepecially for anyone interested, as he had been, in Sovbloc posting. That was to assume, of course, that he had enough of a career left after this to merit any posting anywhere.



It is extract from sp

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