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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 LIFE AND LOVE COMMAND When Febrer found himself in a room in Can Mallorqui, lying on a white bed--perhaps Margalida's bed--he began to recall the events of a short time before.
accompanied
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From this reading He recollected that behind him sounded deafening groans, broken words imploring the aid of all the celestial powers; and he, in his weakness, his temples palpitating from the buzzing that accompanied the dizziness, made strenuous efforts to steady himself, advancing step by step, with the fear of falling in the roadway and remaining there forever.
acts
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From this reading His recollections were vague, dim, surrounded by a nimbus of white haze; something resembling the confused memory of acts and words after a day of intoxication.
advancing
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From this reading He recollected that behind him sounded deafening groans, broken words imploring the aid of all the celestial powers; and he, in his weakness, his temples palpitating from the buzzing that accompanied the dizziness, made strenuous efforts to steady himself, advancing step by step, with the fear of falling in the roadway and remaining there forever.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading His recollections were vague, dim, surrounded by a nimbus of white haze; something resembling the confused memory of acts and words after a day of intoxication.
aid
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From this reading He recollected that behind him sounded deafening groans, broken words imploring the aid of all the celestial powers; and he, in his weakness, his temples palpitating from the buzzing that accompanied the dizziness, made strenuous efforts to steady himself, advancing step by step, with the fear of falling in the roadway and remaining there forever.
all
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From this reading He recollected that behind him sounded deafening groans, broken words imploring the aid of all the celestial powers; and he, in his weakness, his temples palpitating from the buzzing that accompanied the dizziness, made strenuous efforts to steady himself, advancing step by step, with the fear of falling in the roadway and remaining there forever.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LIFE AND LOVE COMMAND When Febrer found himself in a room in Can Mallorqui, lying on a white bed--perhaps Margalida's bed--he began to recall the events of a short time before.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He recalled that his head had fallen on Pep's shoulder with mortal weariness; that his strength was deserting him, as if his life were escaping with the warm and sticky stream trickling down his breast and his back.
back
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From this reading He had walked to the farmhouse supported by Pep and the Little Chaplain, feeling on his back sympathetic, trembling hands.
bed
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From this reading LIFE AND LOVE COMMAND When Febrer found himself in a room in Can Mallorqui, lying on a white bed--perhaps Margalida's bed--he began to recall the events of a short time before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading LIFE AND LOVE COMMAND When Febrer found himself in a room in Can Mallorqui, lying on a white bed--perhaps Margalida's bed--he began to recall the events of a short time before.
began
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From this reading LIFE AND LOVE COMMAND When Febrer found himself in a room in Can Mallorqui, lying on a white bed--perhaps Margalida's bed--he began to recall the events of a short time before.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He recollected that behind him sounded deafening groans, broken words imploring the aid of all the celestial powers; and he, in his weakness, his temples palpitating from the buzzing that accompanied the dizziness, made strenuous efforts to steady himself, advancing step by step, with the fear of falling in the roadway and remaining there forever.
breast
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From this reading He recalled that his head had fallen on Pep's shoulder with mortal weariness; that his strength was deserting him, as if his life were escaping with the warm and sticky stream trickling down his breast and his back.
broken
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From this reading He recollected that behind him sounded deafening groans, broken words imploring the aid of all the celestial powers; and he, in his weakness, his temples palpitating from the buzzing that accompanied the dizziness, made strenuous efforts to steady himself, advancing step by step, with the fear of falling in the roadway and remaining there forever.
buzzing
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From this reading He recollected that behind him sounded deafening groans, broken words imploring the aid of all the celestial powers; and he, in his weakness, his temples palpitating from the buzzing that accompanied the dizziness, made strenuous efforts to steady himself, advancing step by step, with the fear of falling in the roadway and remaining there forever.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had walked to the farmhouse supported by Pep and the Little Chaplain, feeling on his back sympathetic, trembling hands.
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading LIFE AND LOVE COMMAND When Febrer found himself in a room in Can Mallorqui, lying on a white bed--perhaps Margalida's bed--he began to recall the events of a short time before.
celestial
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From this reading He recollected that behind him sounded deafening groans, broken words imploring the aid of all the celestial powers; and he, in his weakness, his temples palpitating from the buzzing that accompanied the dizziness, made strenuous efforts to steady himself, advancing step by step, with the fear of falling in the roadway and remaining there forever.
Chaplain
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From this reading He had walked to the farmhouse supported by Pep and the Little Chaplain, feeling on his back sympathetic, trembling hands.
COMMAND
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From this reading LIFE AND LOVE COMMAND When Febrer found himself in a room in Can Mallorqui, lying on a white bed--perhaps Margalida's bed--he began to recall the events of a short time before.
confused
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From this reading His recollections were vague, dim, surrounded by a nimbus of white haze; something resembling the confused memory of acts and words after a day of intoxication.
day
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From this reading His recollections were vague, dim, surrounded by a nimbus of white haze; something resembling the confused memory of acts and words after a day of intoxication.
deafening
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From this reading He recollected that behind him sounded deafening groans, broken words imploring the aid of all the celestial powers; and he, in his weakness, his temples palpitating from the buzzing that accompanied the dizziness, made strenuous efforts to steady himself, advancing step by step, with the fear of falling in the roadway and remaining there forever.
deserting
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From this reading He recalled that his head had fallen on Pep's shoulder with mortal weariness; that his strength was deserting him, as if his life were escaping with the warm and sticky stream trickling down his breast and his back.
dim
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From this reading His recollections were vague, dim, surrounded by a nimbus of white haze; something resembling the confused memory of acts and words after a day of intoxication.
dizziness
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From this reading He recollected that behind him sounded deafening groans, broken words imploring the aid of all the celestial powers; and he, in his weakness, his temples palpitating from the buzzing that accompanied the dizziness, made strenuous efforts to steady himself, advancing step by step, with the fear of falling in the roadway and remaining there forever.
down
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From this reading He recalled that his head had fallen on Pep's shoulder with mortal weariness; that his strength was deserting him, as if his life were escaping with the warm and sticky stream trickling down his breast and his back.
efforts
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From this reading He recollected that behind him sounded deafening groans, broken words imploring the aid of all the celestial powers; and he, in his weakness, his temples palpitating from the buzzing that accompanied the dizziness, made strenuous efforts to steady himself, advancing step by step, with the fear of falling in the roadway and remaining there forever.
escaping
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From this reading He recalled that his head had fallen on Pep's shoulder with mortal weariness; that his strength was deserting him, as if his life were escaping with the warm and sticky stream trickling down his breast and his back.
events
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From this reading LIFE AND LOVE COMMAND When Febrer found himself in a room in Can Mallorqui, lying on a white bed--perhaps Margalida's bed--he began to recall the events of a short time before.
fallen
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From this reading He recalled that his head had fallen on Pep's shoulder with mortal weariness; that his strength was deserting him, as if his life were escaping with the warm and sticky stream trickling down his breast and his back.
falling
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From this reading He recollected that behind him sounded deafening groans, broken words imploring the aid of all the celestial powers; and he, in his weakness, his temples palpitating from the buzzing that accompanied the dizziness, made strenuous efforts to steady himself, advancing step by step, with the fear of falling in the roadway and remaining there forever.
farmhouse
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From this reading He had walked to the farmhouse supported by Pep and the Little Chaplain, feeling on his back sympathetic, trembling hands.
fear
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From this reading He recollected that behind him sounded deafening groans, broken words imploring the aid of all the celestial powers; and he, in his weakness, his temples palpitating from the buzzing that accompanied the dizziness, made strenuous efforts to steady himself, advancing step by step, with the fear of falling in the roadway and remaining there forever.
Febrer
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From this reading LIFE AND LOVE COMMAND When Febrer found himself in a room in Can Mallorqui, lying on a white bed--perhaps Margalida's bed--he began to recall the events of a short time before.
feeling
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From this reading He had walked to the farmhouse supported by Pep and the Little Chaplain, feeling on his back sympathetic, trembling hands.
forever
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From this reading He recollected that behind him sounded deafening groans, broken words imploring the aid of all the celestial powers; and he, in his weakness, his temples palpitating from the buzzing that accompanied the dizziness, made strenuous efforts to steady himself, advancing step by step, with the fear of falling in the roadway and remaining there forever.
found
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From this reading LIFE AND LOVE COMMAND When Febrer found himself in a room in Can Mallorqui, lying on a white bed--perhaps Margalida's bed--he began to recall the events of a short time before.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He recollected that behind him sounded deafening groans, broken words imploring the aid of all the celestial powers; and he, in his weakness, his temples palpitating from the buzzing that accompanied the dizziness, made strenuous efforts to steady himself, advancing step by step, with the fear of falling in the roadway and remaining there forever.
groans
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From this reading He recollected that behind him sounded deafening groans, broken words imploring the aid of all the celestial powers; and he, in his weakness, his temples palpitating from the buzzing that accompanied the dizziness, made strenuous efforts to steady himself, advancing step by step, with the fear of falling in the roadway and remaining there forever.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had walked to the farmhouse supported by Pep and the Little Chaplain, feeling on his back sympathetic, trembling hands.
hands
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From this reading He had walked to the farmhouse supported by Pep and the Little Chaplain, feeling on his back sympathetic, trembling hands.
haze
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From this reading His recollections were vague, dim, surrounded by a nimbus of white haze; something resembling the confused memory of acts and words after a day of intoxication.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LIFE AND LOVE COMMAND When Febrer found himself in a room in Can Mallorqui, lying on a white bed--perhaps Margalida's bed--he began to recall the events of a short time before.
head
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From this reading He recalled that his head had fallen on Pep's shoulder with mortal weariness; that his strength was deserting him, as if his life were escaping with the warm and sticky stream trickling down his breast and his back.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He recalled that his head had fallen on Pep's shoulder with mortal weariness; that his strength was deserting him, as if his life were escaping with the warm and sticky stream trickling down his breast and his back.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading LIFE AND LOVE COMMAND When Febrer found himself in a room in Can Mallorqui, lying on a white bed--perhaps Margalida's bed--he began to recall the events of a short time before.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had walked to the farmhouse supported by Pep and the Little Chaplain, feeling on his back sympathetic, trembling hands.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He recalled that his head had fallen on Pep's shoulder with mortal weariness; that his strength was deserting him, as if his life were escaping with the warm and sticky stream trickling down his breast and his back.
imploring
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From this reading He recollected that behind him sounded deafening groans, broken words imploring the aid of all the celestial powers; and he, in his weakness, his temples palpitating from the buzzing that accompanied the dizziness, made strenuous efforts to steady himself, advancing step by step, with the fear of falling in the roadway and remaining there forever.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LIFE AND LOVE COMMAND When Febrer found himself in a room in Can Mallorqui, lying on a white bed--perhaps Margalida's bed--he began to recall the events of a short time before.
intoxication
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From this reading His recollections were vague, dim, surrounded by a nimbus of white haze; something resembling the confused memory of acts and words after a day of intoxication.
LIFE
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From this reading LIFE AND LOVE COMMAND When Febrer found himself in a room in Can Mallorqui, lying on a white bed--perhaps Margalida's bed--he began to recall the events of a short time before.
Little
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From this reading He had walked to the farmhouse supported by Pep and the Little Chaplain, feeling on his back sympathetic, trembling hands.
LOVE
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From this reading LIFE AND LOVE COMMAND When Febrer found himself in a room in Can Mallorqui, lying on a white bed--perhaps Margalida's bed--he began to recall the events of a short time before.
lying
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From this reading LIFE AND LOVE COMMAND When Febrer found himself in a room in Can Mallorqui, lying on a white bed--perhaps Margalida's bed--he began to recall the events of a short time before.
made
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From this reading He recollected that behind him sounded deafening groans, broken words imploring the aid of all the celestial powers; and he, in his weakness, his temples palpitating from the buzzing that accompanied the dizziness, made strenuous efforts to steady himself, advancing step by step, with the fear of falling in the roadway and remaining there forever.
Mallorqui
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From this reading LIFE AND LOVE COMMAND When Febrer found himself in a room in Can Mallorqui, lying on a white bed--perhaps Margalida's bed--he began to recall the events of a short time before.
Margalida's
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From this reading LIFE AND LOVE COMMAND When Febrer found himself in a room in Can Mallorqui, lying on a white bed--perhaps Margalida's bed--he began to recall the events of a short time before.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading His recollections were vague, dim, surrounded by a nimbus of white haze; something resembling the confused memory of acts and words after a day of intoxication.
mortal
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From this reading He recalled that his head had fallen on Pep's shoulder with mortal weariness; that his strength was deserting him, as if his life were escaping with the warm and sticky stream trickling down his breast and his back.
nimbus
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From this reading His recollections were vague, dim, surrounded by a nimbus of white haze; something resembling the confused memory of acts and words after a day of intoxication.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LIFE AND LOVE COMMAND When Febrer found himself in a room in Can Mallorqui, lying on a white bed--perhaps Margalida's bed--he began to recall the events of a short time before.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LIFE AND LOVE COMMAND When Febrer found himself in a room in Can Mallorqui, lying on a white bed--perhaps Margalida's bed--he began to recall the events of a short time before.
palpitating
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From this reading He recollected that behind him sounded deafening groans, broken words imploring the aid of all the celestial powers; and he, in his weakness, his temples palpitating from the buzzing that accompanied the dizziness, made strenuous efforts to steady himself, advancing step by step, with the fear of falling in the roadway and remaining there forever.
Pep
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From this reading He had walked to the farmhouse supported by Pep and the Little Chaplain, feeling on his back sympathetic, trembling hands.
Pep's
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From this reading He recalled that his head had fallen on Pep's shoulder with mortal weariness; that his strength was deserting him, as if his life were escaping with the warm and sticky stream trickling down his breast and his back.
perhaps
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From this reading LIFE AND LOVE COMMAND When Febrer found himself in a room in Can Mallorqui, lying on a white bed--perhaps Margalida's bed--he began to recall the events of a short time before.
powers
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From this reading He recollected that behind him sounded deafening groans, broken words imploring the aid of all the celestial powers; and he, in his weakness, his temples palpitating from the buzzing that accompanied the dizziness, made strenuous efforts to steady himself, advancing step by step, with the fear of falling in the roadway and remaining there forever.
recall
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From this reading LIFE AND LOVE COMMAND When Febrer found himself in a room in Can Mallorqui, lying on a white bed--perhaps Margalida's bed--he began to recall the events of a short time before.
recalled
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From this reading He recalled that his head had fallen on Pep's shoulder with mortal weariness; that his strength was deserting him, as if his life were escaping with the warm and sticky stream trickling down his breast and his back.
recollected
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From this reading He recollected that behind him sounded deafening groans, broken words imploring the aid of all the celestial powers; and he, in his weakness, his temples palpitating from the buzzing that accompanied the dizziness, made strenuous efforts to steady himself, advancing step by step, with the fear of falling in the roadway and remaining there forever.
recollections
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From this reading His recollections were vague, dim, surrounded by a nimbus of white haze; something resembling the confused memory of acts and words after a day of intoxication.
remaining
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From this reading He recollected that behind him sounded deafening groans, broken words imploring the aid of all the celestial powers; and he, in his weakness, his temples palpitating from the buzzing that accompanied the dizziness, made strenuous efforts to steady himself, advancing step by step, with the fear of falling in the roadway and remaining there forever.
resembling
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From this reading His recollections were vague, dim, surrounded by a nimbus of white haze; something resembling the confused memory of acts and words after a day of intoxication.
roadway
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From this reading He recollected that behind him sounded deafening groans, broken words imploring the aid of all the celestial powers; and he, in his weakness, his temples palpitating from the buzzing that accompanied the dizziness, made strenuous efforts to steady himself, advancing step by step, with the fear of falling in the roadway and remaining there forever.
room
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From this reading LIFE AND LOVE COMMAND When Febrer found himself in a room in Can Mallorqui, lying on a white bed--perhaps Margalida's bed--he began to recall the events of a short time before.
short
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From this reading LIFE AND LOVE COMMAND When Febrer found himself in a room in Can Mallorqui, lying on a white bed--perhaps Margalida's bed--he began to recall the events of a short time before.
shoulder
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From this reading He recalled that his head had fallen on Pep's shoulder with mortal weariness; that his strength was deserting him, as if his life were escaping with the warm and sticky stream trickling down his breast and his back.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading His recollections were vague, dim, surrounded by a nimbus of white haze; something resembling the confused memory of acts and words after a day of intoxication.
sounded
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From this reading He recollected that behind him sounded deafening groans, broken words imploring the aid of all the celestial powers; and he, in his weakness, his temples palpitating from the buzzing that accompanied the dizziness, made strenuous efforts to steady himself, advancing step by step, with the fear of falling in the roadway and remaining there forever.
steady
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From this reading He recollected that behind him sounded deafening groans, broken words imploring the aid of all the celestial powers; and he, in his weakness, his temples palpitating from the buzzing that accompanied the dizziness, made strenuous efforts to steady himself, advancing step by step, with the fear of falling in the roadway and remaining there forever.
step
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From this reading He recollected that behind him sounded deafening groans, broken words imploring the aid of all the celestial powers; and he, in his weakness, his temples palpitating from the buzzing that accompanied the dizziness, made strenuous efforts to steady himself, advancing step by step, with the fear of falling in the roadway and remaining there forever.
sticky
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From this reading He recalled that his head had fallen on Pep's shoulder with mortal weariness; that his strength was deserting him, as if his life were escaping with the warm and sticky stream trickling down his breast and his back.
stream
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From this reading He recalled that his head had fallen on Pep's shoulder with mortal weariness; that his strength was deserting him, as if his life were escaping with the warm and sticky stream trickling down his breast and his back.
strength
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From this reading He recalled that his head had fallen on Pep's shoulder with mortal weariness; that his strength was deserting him, as if his life were escaping with the warm and sticky stream trickling down his breast and his back.
strenuous
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From this reading He recollected that behind him sounded deafening groans, broken words imploring the aid of all the celestial powers; and he, in his weakness, his temples palpitating from the buzzing that accompanied the dizziness, made strenuous efforts to steady himself, advancing step by step, with the fear of falling in the roadway and remaining there forever.
supported
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From this reading He had walked to the farmhouse supported by Pep and the Little Chaplain, feeling on his back sympathetic, trembling hands.
surrounded
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From this reading His recollections were vague, dim, surrounded by a nimbus of white haze; something resembling the confused memory of acts and words after a day of intoxication.
sympathetic
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From this reading He had walked to the farmhouse supported by Pep and the Little Chaplain, feeling on his back sympathetic, trembling hands.
temples
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From this reading He recollected that behind him sounded deafening groans, broken words imploring the aid of all the celestial powers; and he, in his weakness, his temples palpitating from the buzzing that accompanied the dizziness, made strenuous efforts to steady himself, advancing step by step, with the fear of falling in the roadway and remaining there forever.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He recalled that his head had fallen on Pep's shoulder with mortal weariness; that his strength was deserting him, as if his life were escaping with the warm and sticky stream trickling down his breast and his back.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LIFE AND LOVE COMMAND When Febrer found himself in a room in Can Mallorqui, lying on a white bed--perhaps Margalida's bed--he began to recall the events of a short time before.
there
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From this reading He recollected that behind him sounded deafening groans, broken words imploring the aid of all the celestial powers; and he, in his weakness, his temples palpitating from the buzzing that accompanied the dizziness, made strenuous efforts to steady himself, advancing step by step, with the fear of falling in the roadway and remaining there forever.
time
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From this reading LIFE AND LOVE COMMAND When Febrer found himself in a room in Can Mallorqui, lying on a white bed--perhaps Margalida's bed--he began to recall the events of a short time before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LIFE AND LOVE COMMAND When Febrer found himself in a room in Can Mallorqui, lying on a white bed--perhaps Margalida's bed--he began to recall the events of a short time before.
trembling
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From this reading He had walked to the farmhouse supported by Pep and the Little Chaplain, feeling on his back sympathetic, trembling hands.
trickling
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From this reading He recalled that his head had fallen on Pep's shoulder with mortal weariness; that his strength was deserting him, as if his life were escaping with the warm and sticky stream trickling down his breast and his back.
vague
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From this reading His recollections were vague, dim, surrounded by a nimbus of white haze; something resembling the confused memory of acts and words after a day of intoxication.
walked
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From this reading He had walked to the farmhouse supported by Pep and the Little Chaplain, feeling on his back sympathetic, trembling hands.
warm
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From this reading He recalled that his head had fallen on Pep's shoulder with mortal weariness; that his strength was deserting him, as if his life were escaping with the warm and sticky stream trickling down his breast and his back.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He recalled that his head had fallen on Pep's shoulder with mortal weariness; that his strength was deserting him, as if his life were escaping with the warm and sticky stream trickling down his breast and his back.
weakness
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From this reading He recollected that behind him sounded deafening groans, broken words imploring the aid of all the celestial powers; and he, in his weakness, his temples palpitating from the buzzing that accompanied the dizziness, made strenuous efforts to steady himself, advancing step by step, with the fear of falling in the roadway and remaining there forever.
weariness
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From this reading He recalled that his head had fallen on Pep's shoulder with mortal weariness; that his strength was deserting him, as if his life were escaping with the warm and sticky stream trickling down his breast and his back.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His recollections were vague, dim, surrounded by a nimbus of white haze; something resembling the confused memory of acts and words after a day of intoxication.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading LIFE AND LOVE COMMAND When Febrer found himself in a room in Can Mallorqui, lying on a white bed--perhaps Margalida's bed--he began to recall the events of a short time before.
white
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From this reading LIFE AND LOVE COMMAND When Febrer found himself in a room in Can Mallorqui, lying on a white bed--perhaps Margalida's bed--he began to recall the events of a short time before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He recalled that his head had fallen on Pep's shoulder with mortal weariness; that his strength was deserting him, as if his life were escaping with the warm and sticky stream trickling down his breast and his back.
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From this reading His recollections were vague, dim, surrounded by a nimbus of white haze; something resembling the confused memory of acts and words after a day of intoxication.
