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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 “In the name of the law I arrest you,” his mind, completely upset, was a long time in recovering its equilibrium, Everything that followed appeared to him to float indistinctly in a thick mist, like those dream-scenes represented on the stage behind a quadruple curtain of gauze.
agents
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From this reading Two police agents took hold of his arms, and helped him down the stairs.
Albert
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From this reading Albert scarcely noticed his removal from home to the seclusion of the prison.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two police agents took hold of his arms, and helped him down the stairs.
appeared
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From this reading “In the name of the law I arrest you,” his mind, completely upset, was a long time in recovering its equilibrium, Everything that followed appeared to him to float indistinctly in a thick mist, like those dream-scenes represented on the stage behind a quadruple curtain of gauze.
arms
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From this reading Two police agents took hold of his arms, and helped him down the stairs.
arrest
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From this reading “In the name of the law I arrest you,” his mind, completely upset, was a long time in recovering its equilibrium, Everything that followed appeared to him to float indistinctly in a thick mist, like those dream-scenes represented on the stage behind a quadruple curtain of gauze.
away
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From this reading Snatched away from his painful thoughts by the harsh voice of the commissary, saying.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “In the name of the law I arrest you,” his mind, completely upset, was a long time in recovering its equilibrium, Everything that followed appeared to him to float indistinctly in a thick mist, like those dream-scenes represented on the stage behind a quadruple curtain of gauze.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Snatched away from his painful thoughts by the harsh voice of the commissary, saying.
commissary
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From this reading Snatched away from his painful thoughts by the harsh voice of the commissary, saying.
completely
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From this reading “In the name of the law I arrest you,” his mind, completely upset, was a long time in recovering its equilibrium, Everything that followed appeared to him to float indistinctly in a thick mist, like those dream-scenes represented on the stage behind a quadruple curtain of gauze.
curtain
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From this reading “In the name of the law I arrest you,” his mind, completely upset, was a long time in recovering its equilibrium, Everything that followed appeared to him to float indistinctly in a thick mist, like those dream-scenes represented on the stage behind a quadruple curtain of gauze.
down
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From this reading Two police agents took hold of his arms, and helped him down the stairs.
dream-scenes
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From this reading “In the name of the law I arrest you,” his mind, completely upset, was a long time in recovering its equilibrium, Everything that followed appeared to him to float indistinctly in a thick mist, like those dream-scenes represented on the stage behind a quadruple curtain of gauze.
equilibrium
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From this reading “In the name of the law I arrest you,” his mind, completely upset, was a long time in recovering its equilibrium, Everything that followed appeared to him to float indistinctly in a thick mist, like those dream-scenes represented on the stage behind a quadruple curtain of gauze.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “In the name of the law I arrest you,” his mind, completely upset, was a long time in recovering its equilibrium, Everything that followed appeared to him to float indistinctly in a thick mist, like those dream-scenes represented on the stage behind a quadruple curtain of gauze.
float
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From this reading “In the name of the law I arrest you,” his mind, completely upset, was a long time in recovering its equilibrium, Everything that followed appeared to him to float indistinctly in a thick mist, like those dream-scenes represented on the stage behind a quadruple curtain of gauze.
followed
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From this reading “In the name of the law I arrest you,” his mind, completely upset, was a long time in recovering its equilibrium, Everything that followed appeared to him to float indistinctly in a thick mist, like those dream-scenes represented on the stage behind a quadruple curtain of gauze.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Albert scarcely noticed his removal from home to the seclusion of the prison.
gauze
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From this reading “In the name of the law I arrest you,” his mind, completely upset, was a long time in recovering its equilibrium, Everything that followed appeared to him to float indistinctly in a thick mist, like those dream-scenes represented on the stage behind a quadruple curtain of gauze.
harsh
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From this reading Snatched away from his painful thoughts by the harsh voice of the commissary, saying.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To the questions put to him he replied, without knowing what he said.
helped
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From this reading Two police agents took hold of his arms, and helped him down the stairs.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “In the name of the law I arrest you,” his mind, completely upset, was a long time in recovering its equilibrium, Everything that followed appeared to him to float indistinctly in a thick mist, like those dream-scenes represented on the stage behind a quadruple curtain of gauze.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Albert scarcely noticed his removal from home to the seclusion of the prison.
hold
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From this reading Two police agents took hold of his arms, and helped him down the stairs.
home
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From this reading Albert scarcely noticed his removal from home to the seclusion of the prison.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “In the name of the law I arrest you,” his mind, completely upset, was a long time in recovering its equilibrium, Everything that followed appeared to him to float indistinctly in a thick mist, like those dream-scenes represented on the stage behind a quadruple curtain of gauze.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In the name of the law I arrest you,” his mind, completely upset, was a long time in recovering its equilibrium, Everything that followed appeared to him to float indistinctly in a thick mist, like those dream-scenes represented on the stage behind a quadruple curtain of gauze.
indistinctly
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From this reading “In the name of the law I arrest you,” his mind, completely upset, was a long time in recovering its equilibrium, Everything that followed appeared to him to float indistinctly in a thick mist, like those dream-scenes represented on the stage behind a quadruple curtain of gauze.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “In the name of the law I arrest you,” his mind, completely upset, was a long time in recovering its equilibrium, Everything that followed appeared to him to float indistinctly in a thick mist, like those dream-scenes represented on the stage behind a quadruple curtain of gauze.
knowing
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From this reading To the questions put to him he replied, without knowing what he said.
law
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From this reading “In the name of the law I arrest you,” his mind, completely upset, was a long time in recovering its equilibrium, Everything that followed appeared to him to float indistinctly in a thick mist, like those dream-scenes represented on the stage behind a quadruple curtain of gauze.
like
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From this reading “In the name of the law I arrest you,” his mind, completely upset, was a long time in recovering its equilibrium, Everything that followed appeared to him to float indistinctly in a thick mist, like those dream-scenes represented on the stage behind a quadruple curtain of gauze.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the name of the law I arrest you,” his mind, completely upset, was a long time in recovering its equilibrium, Everything that followed appeared to him to float indistinctly in a thick mist, like those dream-scenes represented on the stage behind a quadruple curtain of gauze.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the name of the law I arrest you,” his mind, completely upset, was a long time in recovering its equilibrium, Everything that followed appeared to him to float indistinctly in a thick mist, like those dream-scenes represented on the stage behind a quadruple curtain of gauze.
mist
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From this reading “In the name of the law I arrest you,” his mind, completely upset, was a long time in recovering its equilibrium, Everything that followed appeared to him to float indistinctly in a thick mist, like those dream-scenes represented on the stage behind a quadruple curtain of gauze.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the name of the law I arrest you,” his mind, completely upset, was a long time in recovering its equilibrium, Everything that followed appeared to him to float indistinctly in a thick mist, like those dream-scenes represented on the stage behind a quadruple curtain of gauze.
noticed
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From this reading Albert scarcely noticed his removal from home to the seclusion of the prison.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Albert scarcely noticed his removal from home to the seclusion of the prison.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “In the name of the law I arrest you,” his mind, completely upset, was a long time in recovering its equilibrium, Everything that followed appeared to him to float indistinctly in a thick mist, like those dream-scenes represented on the stage behind a quadruple curtain of gauze.
painful
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From this reading Snatched away from his painful thoughts by the harsh voice of the commissary, saying.
police
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From this reading Two police agents took hold of his arms, and helped him down the stairs.
prison
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From this reading Albert scarcely noticed his removal from home to the seclusion of the prison.
put
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From this reading To the questions put to him he replied, without knowing what he said.
quadruple
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From this reading “In the name of the law I arrest you,” his mind, completely upset, was a long time in recovering its equilibrium, Everything that followed appeared to him to float indistinctly in a thick mist, like those dream-scenes represented on the stage behind a quadruple curtain of gauze.
questions
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From this reading To the questions put to him he replied, without knowing what he said.
recovering
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From this reading “In the name of the law I arrest you,” his mind, completely upset, was a long time in recovering its equilibrium, Everything that followed appeared to him to float indistinctly in a thick mist, like those dream-scenes represented on the stage behind a quadruple curtain of gauze.
removal
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From this reading Albert scarcely noticed his removal from home to the seclusion of the prison.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the questions put to him he replied, without knowing what he said.
represented
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From this reading “In the name of the law I arrest you,” his mind, completely upset, was a long time in recovering its equilibrium, Everything that followed appeared to him to float indistinctly in a thick mist, like those dream-scenes represented on the stage behind a quadruple curtain of gauze.
said
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From this reading To the questions put to him he replied, without knowing what he said.
saying
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From this reading Snatched away from his painful thoughts by the harsh voice of the commissary, saying.
scarcely
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From this reading Albert scarcely noticed his removal from home to the seclusion of the prison.
seclusion
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From this reading Albert scarcely noticed his removal from home to the seclusion of the prison.
Snatched
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From this reading Snatched away from his painful thoughts by the harsh voice of the commissary, saying.
stage
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From this reading “In the name of the law I arrest you,” his mind, completely upset, was a long time in recovering its equilibrium, Everything that followed appeared to him to float indistinctly in a thick mist, like those dream-scenes represented on the stage behind a quadruple curtain of gauze.
stairs
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From this reading Two police agents took hold of his arms, and helped him down the stairs.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “In the name of the law I arrest you,” his mind, completely upset, was a long time in recovering its equilibrium, Everything that followed appeared to him to float indistinctly in a thick mist, like those dream-scenes represented on the stage behind a quadruple curtain of gauze.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Albert scarcely noticed his removal from home to the seclusion of the prison.
thick
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From this reading “In the name of the law I arrest you,” his mind, completely upset, was a long time in recovering its equilibrium, Everything that followed appeared to him to float indistinctly in a thick mist, like those dream-scenes represented on the stage behind a quadruple curtain of gauze.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “In the name of the law I arrest you,” his mind, completely upset, was a long time in recovering its equilibrium, Everything that followed appeared to him to float indistinctly in a thick mist, like those dream-scenes represented on the stage behind a quadruple curtain of gauze.
thoughts
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From this reading Snatched away from his painful thoughts by the harsh voice of the commissary, saying.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the name of the law I arrest you,” his mind, completely upset, was a long time in recovering its equilibrium, Everything that followed appeared to him to float indistinctly in a thick mist, like those dream-scenes represented on the stage behind a quadruple curtain of gauze.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Albert scarcely noticed his removal from home to the seclusion of the prison.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two police agents took hold of his arms, and helped him down the stairs.
Two
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From this reading Two police agents took hold of his arms, and helped him down the stairs.
upset
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From this reading “In the name of the law I arrest you,” his mind, completely upset, was a long time in recovering its equilibrium, Everything that followed appeared to him to float indistinctly in a thick mist, like those dream-scenes represented on the stage behind a quadruple curtain of gauze.
voice
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From this reading Snatched away from his painful thoughts by the harsh voice of the commissary, saying.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “In the name of the law I arrest you,” his mind, completely upset, was a long time in recovering its equilibrium, Everything that followed appeared to him to float indistinctly in a thick mist, like those dream-scenes represented on the stage behind a quadruple curtain of gauze.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To the questions put to him he replied, without knowing what he said.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading To the questions put to him he replied, without knowing what he said.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “In the name of the law I arrest you,” his mind, completely upset, was a long time in recovering its equilibrium, Everything that followed appeared to him to float indistinctly in a thick mist, like those dream-scenes represented on the stage behind a quadruple curtain of gauze.
