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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 discovery struck old Dr. Kent, Glora and Alan into a numb, blank confusion.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The fly was scurrying along the floor close against the wall Already it was as large as Alan's hand.
Alan
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From this reading _The Doomed Realm_ To Alan the first few moments that followed the escape of the drug were the most horrible of his life.
Alan's
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From this reading The fly was scurrying along the floor close against the wall Already it was as large as Alan's hand.
alarm
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From this reading It ran into the corner, hit the wall in its confused alarm, and turned back.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The fly was scurrying along the floor close against the wall Already it was as large as Alan's hand.
Already
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From this reading The fly was scurrying along the floor close against the wall Already it was as large as Alan's hand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The discovery struck old Dr. Kent, Glora and Alan into a numb, blank confusion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The fly was scurrying along the floor close against the wall Already it was as large as Alan's hand.
back
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From this reading It ran into the corner, hit the wall in its confused alarm, and turned back.
blank
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From this reading The discovery struck old Dr. Kent, Glora and Alan into a numb, blank confusion.
close
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From this reading The fly was scurrying along the floor close against the wall Already it was as large as Alan's hand.
cold
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From this reading They stood transfixed, staring with cold terror.
confused
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From this reading It ran into the corner, hit the wall in its confused alarm, and turned back.
confusion
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From this reading The discovery struck old Dr. Kent, Glora and Alan into a numb, blank confusion.
corner
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From this reading It ran into the corner, hit the wall in its confused alarm, and turned back.
discovery
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From this reading The discovery struck old Dr. Kent, Glora and Alan into a numb, blank confusion.
Doomed
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From this reading _The Doomed Realm_ To Alan the first few moments that followed the escape of the drug were the most horrible of his life.
Dr
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From this reading The discovery struck old Dr. Kent, Glora and Alan into a numb, blank confusion.
drug
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From this reading _The Doomed Realm_ To Alan the first few moments that followed the escape of the drug were the most horrible of his life.
escape
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From this reading _The Doomed Realm_ To Alan the first few moments that followed the escape of the drug were the most horrible of his life.
few
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From this reading _The Doomed Realm_ To Alan the first few moments that followed the escape of the drug were the most horrible of his life.
first
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From this reading _The Doomed Realm_ To Alan the first few moments that followed the escape of the drug were the most horrible of his life.
floor
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From this reading The fly was scurrying along the floor close against the wall Already it was as large as Alan's hand.
fly
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From this reading The fly was scurrying along the floor close against the wall Already it was as large as Alan's hand.
followed
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From this reading _The Doomed Realm_ To Alan the first few moments that followed the escape of the drug were the most horrible of his life.
Glora
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From this reading The discovery struck old Dr. Kent, Glora and Alan into a numb, blank confusion.
hand
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From this reading The fly was scurrying along the floor close against the wall Already it was as large as Alan's hand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _The Doomed Realm_ To Alan the first few moments that followed the escape of the drug were the most horrible of his life.
hit
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From this reading It ran into the corner, hit the wall in its confused alarm, and turned back.
horrible
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From this reading _The Doomed Realm_ To Alan the first few moments that followed the escape of the drug were the most horrible of his life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It ran into the corner, hit the wall in its confused alarm, and turned back.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The discovery struck old Dr. Kent, Glora and Alan into a numb, blank confusion.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The fly was scurrying along the floor close against the wall Already it was as large as Alan's hand.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It ran into the corner, hit the wall in its confused alarm, and turned back.
Kent
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From this reading The discovery struck old Dr. Kent, Glora and Alan into a numb, blank confusion.
large
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From this reading The fly was scurrying along the floor close against the wall Already it was as large as Alan's hand.
life
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From this reading _The Doomed Realm_ To Alan the first few moments that followed the escape of the drug were the most horrible of his life.
moments
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From this reading _The Doomed Realm_ To Alan the first few moments that followed the escape of the drug were the most horrible of his life.
most
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From this reading _The Doomed Realm_ To Alan the first few moments that followed the escape of the drug were the most horrible of his life.
numb
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From this reading The discovery struck old Dr. Kent, Glora and Alan into a numb, blank confusion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Doomed Realm_ To Alan the first few moments that followed the escape of the drug were the most horrible of his life.
old
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From this reading The discovery struck old Dr. Kent, Glora and Alan into a numb, blank confusion.
ran
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From this reading It ran into the corner, hit the wall in its confused alarm, and turned back.
Realm
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From this reading _The Doomed Realm_ To Alan the first few moments that followed the escape of the drug were the most horrible of his life.
scurrying
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From this reading The fly was scurrying along the floor close against the wall Already it was as large as Alan's hand.
staring
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From this reading They stood transfixed, staring with cold terror.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading They stood transfixed, staring with cold terror.
struck
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From this reading The discovery struck old Dr. Kent, Glora and Alan into a numb, blank confusion.
terror
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From this reading They stood transfixed, staring with cold terror.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _The Doomed Realm_ To Alan the first few moments that followed the escape of the drug were the most horrible of his life.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Doomed Realm_ To Alan the first few moments that followed the escape of the drug were the most horrible of his life.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stood transfixed, staring with cold terror.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The Doomed Realm_ To Alan the first few moments that followed the escape of the drug were the most horrible of his life.
transfixed
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From this reading They stood transfixed, staring with cold terror.
turned
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From this reading It ran into the corner, hit the wall in its confused alarm, and turned back.
wall
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From this reading The fly was scurrying along the floor close against the wall Already it was as large as Alan's hand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fly was scurrying along the floor close against the wall Already it was as large as Alan's hand.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _The Doomed Realm_ To Alan the first few moments that followed the escape of the drug were the most horrible of his life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They stood transfixed, staring with cold terror.
