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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 two fugitives, holding each other's hands, had fled from the fire without a word to each other.
action
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From this reading What happened really was that, holding Oona insensible in his arms, he was carried downwards with the slide and impetus of the part of the ruin on which he was standing, detached by his own weight, rather than thrown violently down by the action of the explosion.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
air
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From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
All
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From this reading All that needed to be spoken seemed to them both to be over.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
any
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From this reading They hurried on instinctively, but without any hope, expecting every moment when destruction should overtake them.
arms
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From this reading What happened really was that, holding Oona insensible in his arms, he was carried downwards with the slide and impetus of the part of the ruin on which he was standing, detached by his own weight, rather than thrown violently down by the action of the explosion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All that needed to be spoken seemed to them both to be over.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading All that needed to be spoken seemed to them both to be over.
brain
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From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They hurried on instinctively, but without any hope, expecting every moment when destruction should overtake them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What happened really was that, holding Oona insensible in his arms, he was carried downwards with the slide and impetus of the part of the ruin on which he was standing, detached by his own weight, rather than thrown violently down by the action of the explosion.
carried
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From this reading What happened really was that, holding Oona insensible in his arms, he was carried downwards with the slide and impetus of the part of the ruin on which he was standing, detached by his own weight, rather than thrown violently down by the action of the explosion.
consciousness
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From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
destruction
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From this reading They hurried on instinctively, but without any hope, expecting every moment when destruction should overtake them.
detached
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From this reading What happened really was that, holding Oona insensible in his arms, he was carried downwards with the slide and impetus of the part of the ruin on which he was standing, detached by his own weight, rather than thrown violently down by the action of the explosion.
down
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From this reading What happened really was that, holding Oona insensible in his arms, he was carried downwards with the slide and impetus of the part of the ruin on which he was standing, detached by his own weight, rather than thrown violently down by the action of the explosion.
downwards
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From this reading What happened really was that, holding Oona insensible in his arms, he was carried downwards with the slide and impetus of the part of the ruin on which he was standing, detached by his own weight, rather than thrown violently down by the action of the explosion.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The two fugitives, holding each other's hands, had fled from the fire without a word to each other.
end
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From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They hurried on instinctively, but without any hope, expecting every moment when destruction should overtake them.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading They hurried on instinctively, but without any hope, expecting every moment when destruction should overtake them.
explosionnounUS /ɪkˈsploʊʒən/
a sudden violent burst of sound or force
From this reading What happened really was that, holding Oona insensible in his arms, he was carried downwards with the slide and impetus of the part of the ruin on which he was standing, detached by his own weight, rather than thrown violently down by the action of the explosion.
fall
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From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
fire
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From this reading The two fugitives, holding each other's hands, had fled from the fire without a word to each other.
fled
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From this reading The two fugitives, holding each other's hands, had fled from the fire without a word to each other.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The two fugitives, holding each other's hands, had fled from the fire without a word to each other.
fugitives
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From this reading The two fugitives, holding each other's hands, had fled from the fire without a word to each other.
give
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From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The two fugitives, holding each other's hands, had fled from the fire without a word to each other.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The two fugitives, holding each other's hands, had fled from the fire without a word to each other.
happened
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From this reading What happened really was that, holding Oona insensible in his arms, he was carried downwards with the slide and impetus of the part of the ruin on which he was standing, detached by his own weight, rather than thrown violently down by the action of the explosion.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What happened really was that, holding Oona insensible in his arms, he was carried downwards with the slide and impetus of the part of the ruin on which he was standing, detached by his own weight, rather than thrown violently down by the action of the explosion.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
holding
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From this reading The two fugitives, holding each other's hands, had fled from the fire without a word to each other.
hope
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From this reading They hurried on instinctively, but without any hope, expecting every moment when destruction should overtake them.
hurried
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From this reading They hurried on instinctively, but without any hope, expecting every moment when destruction should overtake them.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
impetus
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From this reading What happened really was that, holding Oona insensible in his arms, he was carried downwards with the slide and impetus of the part of the ruin on which he was standing, detached by his own weight, rather than thrown violently down by the action of the explosion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
insensible
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From this reading What happened really was that, holding Oona insensible in his arms, he was carried downwards with the slide and impetus of the part of the ruin on which he was standing, detached by his own weight, rather than thrown violently down by the action of the explosion.
instinctively
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From this reading They hurried on instinctively, but without any hope, expecting every moment when destruction should overtake them.
known
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From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
madly
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From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
moment
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From this reading They hurried on instinctively, but without any hope, expecting every moment when destruction should overtake them.
mounting
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From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
needed
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From this reading All that needed to be spoken seemed to them both to be over.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They hurried on instinctively, but without any hope, expecting every moment when destruction should overtake them.
Oona
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From this reading What happened really was that, holding Oona insensible in his arms, he was carried downwards with the slide and impetus of the part of the ruin on which he was standing, detached by his own weight, rather than thrown violently down by the action of the explosion.
other
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From this reading The two fugitives, holding each other's hands, had fled from the fire without a word to each other.
other's
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From this reading The two fugitives, holding each other's hands, had fled from the fire without a word to each other.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading All that needed to be spoken seemed to them both to be over.
overtake
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From this reading They hurried on instinctively, but without any hope, expecting every moment when destruction should overtake them.
own
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From this reading What happened really was that, holding Oona insensible in his arms, he was carried downwards with the slide and impetus of the part of the ruin on which he was standing, detached by his own weight, rather than thrown violently down by the action of the explosion.
painful
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From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What happened really was that, holding Oona insensible in his arms, he was carried downwards with the slide and impetus of the part of the ruin on which he was standing, detached by his own weight, rather than thrown violently down by the action of the explosion.
rather
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From this reading What happened really was that, holding Oona insensible in his arms, he was carried downwards with the slide and impetus of the part of the ruin on which he was standing, detached by his own weight, rather than thrown violently down by the action of the explosion.
really
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From this reading What happened really was that, holding Oona insensible in his arms, he was carried downwards with the slide and impetus of the part of the ruin on which he was standing, detached by his own weight, rather than thrown violently down by the action of the explosion.
resistance
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From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
ruin
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From this reading What happened really was that, holding Oona insensible in his arms, he was carried downwards with the slide and impetus of the part of the ruin on which he was standing, detached by his own weight, rather than thrown violently down by the action of the explosion.
rush
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From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
rushing
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From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that needed to be spoken seemed to them both to be over.
sensation
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From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
sense
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From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading They hurried on instinctively, but without any hope, expecting every moment when destruction should overtake them.
sickening
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From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
slide
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From this reading What happened really was that, holding Oona insensible in his arms, he was carried downwards with the slide and impetus of the part of the ruin on which he was standing, detached by his own weight, rather than thrown violently down by the action of the explosion.
spoken
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From this reading All that needed to be spoken seemed to them both to be over.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What happened really was that, holding Oona insensible in his arms, he was carried downwards with the slide and impetus of the part of the ruin on which he was standing, detached by his own weight, rather than thrown violently down by the action of the explosion.
stronghold
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From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading What happened really was that, holding Oona insensible in his arms, he was carried downwards with the slide and impetus of the part of the ruin on which he was standing, detached by his own weight, rather than thrown violently down by the action of the explosion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that needed to be spoken seemed to them both to be over.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two fugitives, holding each other's hands, had fled from the fire without a word to each other.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All that needed to be spoken seemed to them both to be over.
there
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From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They hurried on instinctively, but without any hope, expecting every moment when destruction should overtake them.
thrill
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From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
thrown
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From this reading What happened really was that, holding Oona insensible in his arms, he was carried downwards with the slide and impetus of the part of the ruin on which he was standing, detached by his own weight, rather than thrown violently down by the action of the explosion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The two fugitives, holding each other's hands, had fled from the fire without a word to each other.
two
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From this reading The two fugitives, holding each other's hands, had fled from the fire without a word to each other.
up
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From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
violently
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From this reading What happened really was that, holding Oona insensible in his arms, he was carried downwards with the slide and impetus of the part of the ruin on which he was standing, detached by his own weight, rather than thrown violently down by the action of the explosion.
void
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From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
Walter
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From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
weight
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From this reading What happened really was that, holding Oona insensible in his arms, he was carried downwards with the slide and impetus of the part of the ruin on which he was standing, detached by his own weight, rather than thrown violently down by the action of the explosion.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What happened really was that, holding Oona insensible in his arms, he was carried downwards with the slide and impetus of the part of the ruin on which he was standing, detached by his own weight, rather than thrown violently down by the action of the explosion.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They hurried on instinctively, but without any hope, expecting every moment when destruction should overtake them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading What happened really was that, holding Oona insensible in his arms, he was carried downwards with the slide and impetus of the part of the ruin on which he was standing, detached by his own weight, rather than thrown violently down by the action of the explosion.
whirl
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From this reading Walter was the last to give up consciousness: but the sickening sense of a great fall, the whirl and resistance of the air rushing madly against him through the void, the sensation mounting up to his brain, the last stronghold of consciousness, and thrill of feeling, as if life were to end there, in a painful rush of blood, were all that were known to him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What happened really was that, holding Oona insensible in his arms, he was carried downwards with the slide and impetus of the part of the ruin on which he was standing, detached by his own weight, rather than thrown violently down by the action of the explosion.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The two fugitives, holding each other's hands, had fled from the fire without a word to each other.
word
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From this reading The two fugitives, holding each other's hands, had fled from the fire without a word to each other.
