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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 And at the same time he recognized with admiration the skill with which this scientific mystic of a _Schiffsarzt_ sought to lead him back into the safer regions of his normal state.
actual
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From this reading O'Malley listened, though hardly to the actual words.
admiration
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From this reading And at the same time he recognized with admiration the skill with which this scientific mystic of a _Schiffsarzt_ sought to lead him back into the safer regions of his normal state.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They moved together along the same stream of thought, and the Irishman knew that what he thus heard was true, at any rate, for himself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They moved together along the same stream of thought, and the Irishman knew that what he thus heard was true, at any rate, for himself.
any
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From this reading They moved together along the same stream of thought, and the Irishman knew that what he thus heard was true, at any rate, for himself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They moved together along the same stream of thought, and the Irishman knew that what he thus heard was true, at any rate, for himself.
back
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From this reading And at the same time he recognized with admiration the skill with which this scientific mystic of a _Schiffsarzt_ sought to lead him back into the safer regions of his normal state.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind the speech, which was in difficult German for one thing, his mind heard the rushing past of this man's ideas.
deny
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From this reading Stahl did not now oppose or deny.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Stahl did not now oppose or deny.
difficult
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From this reading Behind the speech, which was in difficult German for one thing, his mind heard the rushing past of this man's ideas.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Behind the speech, which was in difficult German for one thing, his mind heard the rushing past of this man's ideas.
German
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From this reading Behind the speech, which was in difficult German for one thing, his mind heard the rushing past of this man's ideas.
hardly
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From this reading O'Malley listened, though hardly to the actual words.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They moved together along the same stream of thought, and the Irishman knew that what he thus heard was true, at any rate, for himself.
heard
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From this reading Behind the speech, which was in difficult German for one thing, his mind heard the rushing past of this man's ideas.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And at the same time he recognized with admiration the skill with which this scientific mystic of a _Schiffsarzt_ sought to lead him back into the safer regions of his normal state.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading They moved together along the same stream of thought, and the Irishman knew that what he thus heard was true, at any rate, for himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Behind the speech, which was in difficult German for one thing, his mind heard the rushing past of this man's ideas.
ideas
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From this reading Behind the speech, which was in difficult German for one thing, his mind heard the rushing past of this man's ideas.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Behind the speech, which was in difficult German for one thing, his mind heard the rushing past of this man's ideas.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And at the same time he recognized with admiration the skill with which this scientific mystic of a _Schiffsarzt_ sought to lead him back into the safer regions of his normal state.
Irishman
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From this reading They moved together along the same stream of thought, and the Irishman knew that what he thus heard was true, at any rate, for himself.
knew
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From this reading They moved together along the same stream of thought, and the Irishman knew that what he thus heard was true, at any rate, for himself.
lead
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From this reading And at the same time he recognized with admiration the skill with which this scientific mystic of a _Schiffsarzt_ sought to lead him back into the safer regions of his normal state.
listened
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From this reading O'Malley listened, though hardly to the actual words.
man's
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From this reading Behind the speech, which was in difficult German for one thing, his mind heard the rushing past of this man's ideas.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Behind the speech, which was in difficult German for one thing, his mind heard the rushing past of this man's ideas.
moved
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From this reading They moved together along the same stream of thought, and the Irishman knew that what he thus heard was true, at any rate, for himself.
mystic
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From this reading And at the same time he recognized with admiration the skill with which this scientific mystic of a _Schiffsarzt_ sought to lead him back into the safer regions of his normal state.
normal
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From this reading And at the same time he recognized with admiration the skill with which this scientific mystic of a _Schiffsarzt_ sought to lead him back into the safer regions of his normal state.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Stahl did not now oppose or deny.
now
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From this reading Stahl did not now oppose or deny.
O'Malley
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From this reading O'Malley listened, though hardly to the actual words.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Behind the speech, which was in difficult German for one thing, his mind heard the rushing past of this man's ideas.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Behind the speech, which was in difficult German for one thing, his mind heard the rushing past of this man's ideas.
oppose
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From this reading Stahl did not now oppose or deny.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Stahl did not now oppose or deny.
past
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From this reading Behind the speech, which was in difficult German for one thing, his mind heard the rushing past of this man's ideas.
rate
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From this reading They moved together along the same stream of thought, and the Irishman knew that what he thus heard was true, at any rate, for himself.
recognized
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From this reading And at the same time he recognized with admiration the skill with which this scientific mystic of a _Schiffsarzt_ sought to lead him back into the safer regions of his normal state.
regions
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From this reading And at the same time he recognized with admiration the skill with which this scientific mystic of a _Schiffsarzt_ sought to lead him back into the safer regions of his normal state.
rushing
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From this reading Behind the speech, which was in difficult German for one thing, his mind heard the rushing past of this man's ideas.
safer
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From this reading And at the same time he recognized with admiration the skill with which this scientific mystic of a _Schiffsarzt_ sought to lead him back into the safer regions of his normal state.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They moved together along the same stream of thought, and the Irishman knew that what he thus heard was true, at any rate, for himself.
Schiffsarzt
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From this reading And at the same time he recognized with admiration the skill with which this scientific mystic of a _Schiffsarzt_ sought to lead him back into the safer regions of his normal state.
scientific
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From this reading And at the same time he recognized with admiration the skill with which this scientific mystic of a _Schiffsarzt_ sought to lead him back into the safer regions of his normal state.
skill
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From this reading And at the same time he recognized with admiration the skill with which this scientific mystic of a _Schiffsarzt_ sought to lead him back into the safer regions of his normal state.
sought
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From this reading And at the same time he recognized with admiration the skill with which this scientific mystic of a _Schiffsarzt_ sought to lead him back into the safer regions of his normal state.
speech
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From this reading Behind the speech, which was in difficult German for one thing, his mind heard the rushing past of this man's ideas.
Stahl
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From this reading Stahl did not now oppose or deny.
state
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From this reading And at the same time he recognized with admiration the skill with which this scientific mystic of a _Schiffsarzt_ sought to lead him back into the safer regions of his normal state.
stream
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From this reading They moved together along the same stream of thought, and the Irishman knew that what he thus heard was true, at any rate, for himself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They moved together along the same stream of thought, and the Irishman knew that what he thus heard was true, at any rate, for himself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading O'Malley listened, though hardly to the actual words.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They moved together along the same stream of thought, and the Irishman knew that what he thus heard was true, at any rate, for himself.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Behind the speech, which was in difficult German for one thing, his mind heard the rushing past of this man's ideas.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Behind the speech, which was in difficult German for one thing, his mind heard the rushing past of this man's ideas.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading O'Malley listened, though hardly to the actual words.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They moved together along the same stream of thought, and the Irishman knew that what he thus heard was true, at any rate, for himself.
thus
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From this reading They moved together along the same stream of thought, and the Irishman knew that what he thus heard was true, at any rate, for himself.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And at the same time he recognized with admiration the skill with which this scientific mystic of a _Schiffsarzt_ sought to lead him back into the safer regions of his normal state.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading O'Malley listened, though hardly to the actual words.
together
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From this reading They moved together along the same stream of thought, and the Irishman knew that what he thus heard was true, at any rate, for himself.
true
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From this reading They moved together along the same stream of thought, and the Irishman knew that what he thus heard was true, at any rate, for himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Behind the speech, which was in difficult German for one thing, his mind heard the rushing past of this man's ideas.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They moved together along the same stream of thought, and the Irishman knew that what he thus heard was true, at any rate, for himself.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Behind the speech, which was in difficult German for one thing, his mind heard the rushing past of this man's ideas.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And at the same time he recognized with admiration the skill with which this scientific mystic of a _Schiffsarzt_ sought to lead him back into the safer regions of his normal state.
words
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From this reading O'Malley listened, though hardly to the actual words.
