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Chapter VI
THE MAN IN THE STREET Whether anyone pursued I cannot say. I have some dim recollection, as I came out of the room, of women being huddled against the wall upon the landing, and of their screaming as I went past. But whether any effort was made to arrest my progress I cannot tell. My own impression is that not the slightest attempt to impede my headlong flight was made by anyone. In what direction I was going I did not know.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “I have some dim recollection, as I came out of the room, of women being huddled against the wall upon the landing, and of their screaming as I went past.”
any person at all
From this reading “THE MAN IN THE STREET Whether anyone pursued I cannot say.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “I have some dim recollection, as I came out of the room, of women being huddled against the wall upon the landing, and of their screaming as I went past.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have some dim recollection, as I came out of the room, of women being huddled against the wall upon the landing, and of their screaming as I went past.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In what direction I was going I did not know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But whether any effort was made to arrest my progress I cannot tell.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “I have some dim recollection, as I came out of the room, of women being huddled against the wall upon the landing, and of their screaming as I went past.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have some dim recollection, as I came out of the room, of women being huddled against the wall upon the landing, and of their screaming as I went past.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “THE MAN IN THE STREET Whether anyone pursued I cannot say.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I have some dim recollection, as I came out of the room, of women being huddled against the wall upon the landing, and of their screaming as I went past.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have some dim recollection, as I came out of the room, of women being huddled against the wall upon the landing, and of their screaming as I went past.
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From this reading But whether any effort was made to arrest my progress I cannot tell.
any person at all
From this reading THE MAN IN THE STREET Whether anyone pursued I cannot say.
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From this reading But whether any effort was made to arrest my progress I cannot tell.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have some dim recollection, as I came out of the room, of women being huddled against the wall upon the landing, and of their screaming as I went past.
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From this reading My own impression is that not the slightest attempt to impede my headlong flight was made by anyone.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I have some dim recollection, as I came out of the room, of women being huddled against the wall upon the landing, and of their screaming as I went past.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But whether any effort was made to arrest my progress I cannot tell.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My own impression is that not the slightest attempt to impede my headlong flight was made by anyone.
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From this reading I have some dim recollection, as I came out of the room, of women being huddled against the wall upon the landing, and of their screaming as I went past.
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From this reading THE MAN IN THE STREET Whether anyone pursued I cannot say.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading In what direction I was going I did not know.
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From this reading I have some dim recollection, as I came out of the room, of women being huddled against the wall upon the landing, and of their screaming as I went past.
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From this reading In what direction I was going I did not know.
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From this reading But whether any effort was made to arrest my progress I cannot tell.
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From this reading My own impression is that not the slightest attempt to impede my headlong flight was made by anyone.
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From this reading In what direction I was going I did not know.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have some dim recollection, as I came out of the room, of women being huddled against the wall upon the landing, and of their screaming as I went past.
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From this reading My own impression is that not the slightest attempt to impede my headlong flight was made by anyone.
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From this reading I have some dim recollection, as I came out of the room, of women being huddled against the wall upon the landing, and of their screaming as I went past.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE MAN IN THE STREET Whether anyone pursued I cannot say.
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From this reading My own impression is that not the slightest attempt to impede my headlong flight was made by anyone.
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From this reading My own impression is that not the slightest attempt to impede my headlong flight was made by anyone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MAN IN THE STREET Whether anyone pursued I cannot say.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My own impression is that not the slightest attempt to impede my headlong flight was made by anyone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In what direction I was going I did not know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have some dim recollection, as I came out of the room, of women being huddled against the wall upon the landing, and of their screaming as I went past.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But whether any effort was made to arrest my progress I cannot tell.
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From this reading THE MAN IN THE STREET Whether anyone pursued I cannot say.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But whether any effort was made to arrest my progress I cannot tell.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My own impression is that not the slightest attempt to impede my headlong flight was made by anyone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have some dim recollection, as I came out of the room, of women being huddled against the wall upon the landing, and of their screaming as I went past.
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From this reading I have some dim recollection, as I came out of the room, of women being huddled against the wall upon the landing, and of their screaming as I went past.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My own impression is that not the slightest attempt to impede my headlong flight was made by anyone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have some dim recollection, as I came out of the room, of women being huddled against the wall upon the landing, and of their screaming as I went past.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But whether any effort was made to arrest my progress I cannot tell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MAN IN THE STREET Whether anyone pursued I cannot say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have some dim recollection, as I came out of the room, of women being huddled against the wall upon the landing, and of their screaming as I went past.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have some dim recollection, as I came out of the room, of women being huddled against the wall upon the landing, and of their screaming as I went past.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MAN IN THE STREET Whether anyone pursued I cannot say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have some dim recollection, as I came out of the room, of women being huddled against the wall upon the landing, and of their screaming as I went past.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My own impression is that not the slightest attempt to impede my headlong flight was made by anyone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have some dim recollection, as I came out of the room, of women being huddled against the wall upon the landing, and of their screaming as I went past.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MAN IN THE STREET Whether anyone pursued I cannot say.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But whether any effort was made to arrest my progress I cannot tell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My own impression is that not the slightest attempt to impede my headlong flight was made by anyone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN IN THE STREET Whether anyone pursued I cannot say.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I have some dim recollection, as I came out of the room, of women being huddled against the wall upon the landing, and of their screaming as I went past.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But whether any effort was made to arrest my progress I cannot tell.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I have some dim recollection, as I came out of the room, of women being huddled against the wall upon the landing, and of their screaming as I went past.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have some dim recollection, as I came out of the room, of women being huddled against the wall upon the landing, and of their screaming as I went past.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But whether any effort was made to arrest my progress I cannot tell.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have some dim recollection, as I came out of the room, of women being huddled against the wall upon the landing, and of their screaming as I went past.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In what direction I was going I did not know.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading THE MAN IN THE STREET Whether anyone pursued I cannot say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have some dim recollection, as I came out of the room, of women being huddled against the wall upon the landing, and of their screaming as I went past.
