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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 brandy steadying him, Dick went down the steps with a fairly firm tread.
all
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From this reading But he went down into a world that for him was all darkness-- darkness of chaos--carrying an entity that was not his, but belonged Heaven knew to whom.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But he went down into a world that for him was all darkness-- darkness of chaos--carrying an entity that was not his, but belonged Heaven knew to whom.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Their roar was within his head; and on his ears, nostrils, chest, lay a pressure as of mighty waters.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Their roar was within his head; and on his ears, nostrils, chest, lay a pressure as of mighty waters.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Rapidly as he walked, he felt himself all the while to be lying fathoms deep in those waters, face downwards, with drooped head, held motionless there while something within him struggled impotently to rise to the surface.
belonged
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From this reading But he went down into a world that for him was all darkness-- darkness of chaos--carrying an entity that was not his, but belonged Heaven knew to whom.
brandynounUS /ˈbrændi/
a strong alcoholic drink distilled from wine
From this reading The brandy steadying him, Dick went down the steps with a fairly firm tread.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he went down into a world that for him was all darkness-- darkness of chaos--carrying an entity that was not his, but belonged Heaven knew to whom.
carrying
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From this reading But he went down into a world that for him was all darkness-- darkness of chaos--carrying an entity that was not his, but belonged Heaven knew to whom.
chaos
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From this reading But he went down into a world that for him was all darkness-- darkness of chaos--carrying an entity that was not his, but belonged Heaven knew to whom.
chest
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From this reading Their roar was within his head; and on his ears, nostrils, chest, lay a pressure as of mighty waters.
darkness
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From this reading But he went down into a world that for him was all darkness-- darkness of chaos--carrying an entity that was not his, but belonged Heaven knew to whom.
deep
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From this reading Rapidly as he walked, he felt himself all the while to be lying fathoms deep in those waters, face downwards, with drooped head, held motionless there while something within him struggled impotently to rise to the surface.
Dick
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From this reading The brandy steadying him, Dick went down the steps with a fairly firm tread.
down
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From this reading The brandy steadying him, Dick went down the steps with a fairly firm tread.
downwards
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From this reading Rapidly as he walked, he felt himself all the while to be lying fathoms deep in those waters, face downwards, with drooped head, held motionless there while something within him struggled impotently to rise to the surface.
drooped
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From this reading Rapidly as he walked, he felt himself all the while to be lying fathoms deep in those waters, face downwards, with drooped head, held motionless there while something within him struggled impotently to rise to the surface.
ears
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From this reading Their roar was within his head; and on his ears, nostrils, chest, lay a pressure as of mighty waters.
entity
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From this reading But he went down into a world that for him was all darkness-- darkness of chaos--carrying an entity that was not his, but belonged Heaven knew to whom.
face
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From this reading Rapidly as he walked, he felt himself all the while to be lying fathoms deep in those waters, face downwards, with drooped head, held motionless there while something within him struggled impotently to rise to the surface.
fairly
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From this reading The brandy steadying him, Dick went down the steps with a fairly firm tread.
fathoms
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From this reading Rapidly as he walked, he felt himself all the while to be lying fathoms deep in those waters, face downwards, with drooped head, held motionless there while something within him struggled impotently to rise to the surface.
felt
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From this reading Rapidly as he walked, he felt himself all the while to be lying fathoms deep in those waters, face downwards, with drooped head, held motionless there while something within him struggled impotently to rise to the surface.
firm
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From this reading The brandy steadying him, Dick went down the steps with a fairly firm tread.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But he went down into a world that for him was all darkness-- darkness of chaos--carrying an entity that was not his, but belonged Heaven knew to whom.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he went down into a world that for him was all darkness-- darkness of chaos--carrying an entity that was not his, but belonged Heaven knew to whom.
head
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From this reading Their roar was within his head; and on his ears, nostrils, chest, lay a pressure as of mighty waters.
Heaven
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From this reading But he went down into a world that for him was all darkness-- darkness of chaos--carrying an entity that was not his, but belonged Heaven knew to whom.
held
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From this reading Rapidly as he walked, he felt himself all the while to be lying fathoms deep in those waters, face downwards, with drooped head, held motionless there while something within him struggled impotently to rise to the surface.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The brandy steadying him, Dick went down the steps with a fairly firm tread.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Rapidly as he walked, he felt himself all the while to be lying fathoms deep in those waters, face downwards, with drooped head, held motionless there while something within him struggled impotently to rise to the surface.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But he went down into a world that for him was all darkness-- darkness of chaos--carrying an entity that was not his, but belonged Heaven knew to whom.
impotently
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From this reading Rapidly as he walked, he felt himself all the while to be lying fathoms deep in those waters, face downwards, with drooped head, held motionless there while something within him struggled impotently to rise to the surface.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rapidly as he walked, he felt himself all the while to be lying fathoms deep in those waters, face downwards, with drooped head, held motionless there while something within him struggled impotently to rise to the surface.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But he went down into a world that for him was all darkness-- darkness of chaos--carrying an entity that was not his, but belonged Heaven knew to whom.
knew
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From this reading But he went down into a world that for him was all darkness-- darkness of chaos--carrying an entity that was not his, but belonged Heaven knew to whom.
lay
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From this reading Their roar was within his head; and on his ears, nostrils, chest, lay a pressure as of mighty waters.
lying
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From this reading Rapidly as he walked, he felt himself all the while to be lying fathoms deep in those waters, face downwards, with drooped head, held motionless there while something within him struggled impotently to rise to the surface.
meant
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From this reading The streets, the traffic, meant nothing to him.
mighty
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From this reading Their roar was within his head; and on his ears, nostrils, chest, lay a pressure as of mighty waters.
motionless
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From this reading Rapidly as he walked, he felt himself all the while to be lying fathoms deep in those waters, face downwards, with drooped head, held motionless there while something within him struggled impotently to rise to the surface.
nostrils
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From this reading Their roar was within his head; and on his ears, nostrils, chest, lay a pressure as of mighty waters.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he went down into a world that for him was all darkness-- darkness of chaos--carrying an entity that was not his, but belonged Heaven knew to whom.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The streets, the traffic, meant nothing to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But he went down into a world that for him was all darkness-- darkness of chaos--carrying an entity that was not his, but belonged Heaven knew to whom.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Their roar was within his head; and on his ears, nostrils, chest, lay a pressure as of mighty waters.
pressure
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From this reading Their roar was within his head; and on his ears, nostrils, chest, lay a pressure as of mighty waters.
Rapidly
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From this reading Rapidly as he walked, he felt himself all the while to be lying fathoms deep in those waters, face downwards, with drooped head, held motionless there while something within him struggled impotently to rise to the surface.
rise
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From this reading Rapidly as he walked, he felt himself all the while to be lying fathoms deep in those waters, face downwards, with drooped head, held motionless there while something within him struggled impotently to rise to the surface.
roar
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From this reading Their roar was within his head; and on his ears, nostrils, chest, lay a pressure as of mighty waters.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Rapidly as he walked, he felt himself all the while to be lying fathoms deep in those waters, face downwards, with drooped head, held motionless there while something within him struggled impotently to rise to the surface.
steadying
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From this reading The brandy steadying him, Dick went down the steps with a fairly firm tread.
steps
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From this reading The brandy steadying him, Dick went down the steps with a fairly firm tread.
streets
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From this reading The streets, the traffic, meant nothing to him.
struggled
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From this reading Rapidly as he walked, he felt himself all the while to be lying fathoms deep in those waters, face downwards, with drooped head, held motionless there while something within him struggled impotently to rise to the surface.
surface
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From this reading Rapidly as he walked, he felt himself all the while to be lying fathoms deep in those waters, face downwards, with drooped head, held motionless there while something within him struggled impotently to rise to the surface.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But he went down into a world that for him was all darkness-- darkness of chaos--carrying an entity that was not his, but belonged Heaven knew to whom.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The brandy steadying him, Dick went down the steps with a fairly firm tread.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their roar was within his head; and on his ears, nostrils, chest, lay a pressure as of mighty waters.
there
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From this reading Rapidly as he walked, he felt himself all the while to be lying fathoms deep in those waters, face downwards, with drooped head, held motionless there while something within him struggled impotently to rise to the surface.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Rapidly as he walked, he felt himself all the while to be lying fathoms deep in those waters, face downwards, with drooped head, held motionless there while something within him struggled impotently to rise to the surface.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But he went down into a world that for him was all darkness-- darkness of chaos--carrying an entity that was not his, but belonged Heaven knew to whom.
traffic
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From this reading The streets, the traffic, meant nothing to him.
tread
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From this reading The brandy steadying him, Dick went down the steps with a fairly firm tread.
walked
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From this reading Rapidly as he walked, he felt himself all the while to be lying fathoms deep in those waters, face downwards, with drooped head, held motionless there while something within him struggled impotently to rise to the surface.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he went down into a world that for him was all darkness-- darkness of chaos--carrying an entity that was not his, but belonged Heaven knew to whom.
waters
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From this reading Their roar was within his head; and on his ears, nostrils, chest, lay a pressure as of mighty waters.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The brandy steadying him, Dick went down the steps with a fairly firm tread.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Rapidly as he walked, he felt himself all the while to be lying fathoms deep in those waters, face downwards, with drooped head, held motionless there while something within him struggled impotently to rise to the surface.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But he went down into a world that for him was all darkness-- darkness of chaos--carrying an entity that was not his, but belonged Heaven knew to whom.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The brandy steadying him, Dick went down the steps with a fairly firm tread.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Their roar was within his head; and on his ears, nostrils, chest, lay a pressure as of mighty waters.
world
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From this reading But he went down into a world that for him was all darkness-- darkness of chaos--carrying an entity that was not his, but belonged Heaven knew to whom.
