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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 as yet the haze of his vast interval of sleep hung about him, as yet the initial strangeness of his being alive at all in this remote age touched everything with wonder, with a sense of the irrational, with something of the quality of a realistic dream.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And as yet the haze of his vast interval of sleep hung about him, as yet the initial strangeness of his being alive at all in this remote age touched everything with wonder, with a sense of the irrational, with something of the quality of a realistic dream.
age
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From this reading And as yet the haze of his vast interval of sleep hung about him, as yet the initial strangeness of his being alive at all in this remote age touched everything with wonder, with a sense of the irrational, with something of the quality of a realistic dream.
alive
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From this reading And as yet the haze of his vast interval of sleep hung about him, as yet the initial strangeness of his being alive at all in this remote age touched everything with wonder, with a sense of the irrational, with something of the quality of a realistic dream.
all
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From this reading And as yet the haze of his vast interval of sleep hung about him, as yet the initial strangeness of his being alive at all in this remote age touched everything with wonder, with a sense of the irrational, with something of the quality of a realistic dream.
altogether
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From this reading From the moment when the tailor had bowed his farewell to the moment when Graham found himself in the lift, was altogether barely five minutes.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was still detached, an astonished spectator, still but half involved in life.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And as yet the haze of his vast interval of sleep hung about him, as yet the initial strangeness of his being alive at all in this remote age touched everything with wonder, with a sense of the irrational, with something of the quality of a realistic dream.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as yet the haze of his vast interval of sleep hung about him, as yet the initial strangeness of his being alive at all in this remote age touched everything with wonder, with a sense of the irrational, with something of the quality of a realistic dream.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading He was still detached, an astonished spectator, still but half involved in life.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And as yet the haze of his vast interval of sleep hung about him, as yet the initial strangeness of his being alive at all in this remote age touched everything with wonder, with a sense of the irrational, with something of the quality of a realistic dream.
balcony
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From this reading What he had seen, and especially the last crowded tumult, framed in the setting of the balcony, had a spectacular turn, like a thing witnessed from the box of a theatre.
barely
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From this reading From the moment when the tailor had bowed his farewell to the moment when Graham found himself in the lift, was altogether barely five minutes.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading And as yet the haze of his vast interval of sleep hung about him, as yet the initial strangeness of his being alive at all in this remote age touched everything with wonder, with a sense of the irrational, with something of the quality of a realistic dream.
bowed
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From this reading From the moment when the tailor had bowed his farewell to the moment when Graham found himself in the lift, was altogether barely five minutes.
box
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From this reading What he had seen, and especially the last crowded tumult, framed in the setting of the balcony, had a spectacular turn, like a thing witnessed from the box of a theatre.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was still detached, an astonished spectator, still but half involved in life.
crowded
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From this reading What he had seen, and especially the last crowded tumult, framed in the setting of the balcony, had a spectacular turn, like a thing witnessed from the box of a theatre.
detached
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From this reading He was still detached, an astonished spectator, still but half involved in life.
don't
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From this reading “I don’t understand,” he said.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading And as yet the haze of his vast interval of sleep hung about him, as yet the initial strangeness of his being alive at all in this remote age touched everything with wonder, with a sense of the irrational, with something of the quality of a realistic dream.
especially
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From this reading What he had seen, and especially the last crowded tumult, framed in the setting of the balcony, had a spectacular turn, like a thing witnessed from the box of a theatre.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading And as yet the haze of his vast interval of sleep hung about him, as yet the initial strangeness of his being alive at all in this remote age touched everything with wonder, with a sense of the irrational, with something of the quality of a realistic dream.
farewell
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From this reading From the moment when the tailor had bowed his farewell to the moment when Graham found himself in the lift, was altogether barely five minutes.
five
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From this reading From the moment when the tailor had bowed his farewell to the moment when Graham found himself in the lift, was altogether barely five minutes.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the moment when the tailor had bowed his farewell to the moment when Graham found himself in the lift, was altogether barely five minutes.
framed
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From this reading What he had seen, and especially the last crowded tumult, framed in the setting of the balcony, had a spectacular turn, like a thing witnessed from the box of a theatre.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the moment when the tailor had bowed his farewell to the moment when Graham found himself in the lift, was altogether barely five minutes.
Graham
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From this reading From the moment when the tailor had bowed his farewell to the moment when Graham found himself in the lift, was altogether barely five minutes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From the moment when the tailor had bowed his farewell to the moment when Graham found himself in the lift, was altogether barely five minutes.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was still detached, an astonished spectator, still but half involved in life.
haze
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From this reading And as yet the haze of his vast interval of sleep hung about him, as yet the initial strangeness of his being alive at all in this remote age touched everything with wonder, with a sense of the irrational, with something of the quality of a realistic dream.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was still detached, an astonished spectator, still but half involved in life.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And as yet the haze of his vast interval of sleep hung about him, as yet the initial strangeness of his being alive at all in this remote age touched everything with wonder, with a sense of the irrational, with something of the quality of a realistic dream.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading From the moment when the tailor had bowed his farewell to the moment when Graham found himself in the lift, was altogether barely five minutes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading From the moment when the tailor had bowed his farewell to the moment when Graham found himself in the lift, was altogether barely five minutes.
hung
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From this reading And as yet the haze of his vast interval of sleep hung about him, as yet the initial strangeness of his being alive at all in this remote age touched everything with wonder, with a sense of the irrational, with something of the quality of a realistic dream.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t understand,” he said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From the moment when the tailor had bowed his farewell to the moment when Graham found himself in the lift, was altogether barely five minutes.
initial
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From this reading And as yet the haze of his vast interval of sleep hung about him, as yet the initial strangeness of his being alive at all in this remote age touched everything with wonder, with a sense of the irrational, with something of the quality of a realistic dream.
interval
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From this reading And as yet the haze of his vast interval of sleep hung about him, as yet the initial strangeness of his being alive at all in this remote age touched everything with wonder, with a sense of the irrational, with something of the quality of a realistic dream.
involved
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From this reading He was still detached, an astonished spectator, still but half involved in life.
irrational
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From this reading And as yet the haze of his vast interval of sleep hung about him, as yet the initial strangeness of his being alive at all in this remote age touched everything with wonder, with a sense of the irrational, with something of the quality of a realistic dream.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What he had seen, and especially the last crowded tumult, framed in the setting of the balcony, had a spectacular turn, like a thing witnessed from the box of a theatre.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was still detached, an astonished spectator, still but half involved in life.
lift
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From this reading From the moment when the tailor had bowed his farewell to the moment when Graham found himself in the lift, was altogether barely five minutes.
like
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From this reading What he had seen, and especially the last crowded tumult, framed in the setting of the balcony, had a spectacular turn, like a thing witnessed from the box of a theatre.
minutes
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From this reading From the moment when the tailor had bowed his farewell to the moment when Graham found himself in the lift, was altogether barely five minutes.
moment
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From this reading From the moment when the tailor had bowed his farewell to the moment when Graham found himself in the lift, was altogether barely five minutes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And as yet the haze of his vast interval of sleep hung about him, as yet the initial strangeness of his being alive at all in this remote age touched everything with wonder, with a sense of the irrational, with something of the quality of a realistic dream.
quality
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From this reading And as yet the haze of his vast interval of sleep hung about him, as yet the initial strangeness of his being alive at all in this remote age touched everything with wonder, with a sense of the irrational, with something of the quality of a realistic dream.
realistic
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From this reading And as yet the haze of his vast interval of sleep hung about him, as yet the initial strangeness of his being alive at all in this remote age touched everything with wonder, with a sense of the irrational, with something of the quality of a realistic dream.
remote
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From this reading And as yet the haze of his vast interval of sleep hung about him, as yet the initial strangeness of his being alive at all in this remote age touched everything with wonder, with a sense of the irrational, with something of the quality of a realistic dream.
said
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From this reading “I don’t understand,” he said.
seen
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From this reading What he had seen, and especially the last crowded tumult, framed in the setting of the balcony, had a spectacular turn, like a thing witnessed from the box of a theatre.
sense
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From this reading And as yet the haze of his vast interval of sleep hung about him, as yet the initial strangeness of his being alive at all in this remote age touched everything with wonder, with a sense of the irrational, with something of the quality of a realistic dream.
setting
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From this reading What he had seen, and especially the last crowded tumult, framed in the setting of the balcony, had a spectacular turn, like a thing witnessed from the box of a theatre.
sleep
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From this reading And as yet the haze of his vast interval of sleep hung about him, as yet the initial strangeness of his being alive at all in this remote age touched everything with wonder, with a sense of the irrational, with something of the quality of a realistic dream.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And as yet the haze of his vast interval of sleep hung about him, as yet the initial strangeness of his being alive at all in this remote age touched everything with wonder, with a sense of the irrational, with something of the quality of a realistic dream.
spectacular
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From this reading What he had seen, and especially the last crowded tumult, framed in the setting of the balcony, had a spectacular turn, like a thing witnessed from the box of a theatre.
spectator
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From this reading He was still detached, an astonished spectator, still but half involved in life.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was still detached, an astonished spectator, still but half involved in life.
strangeness
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From this reading And as yet the haze of his vast interval of sleep hung about him, as yet the initial strangeness of his being alive at all in this remote age touched everything with wonder, with a sense of the irrational, with something of the quality of a realistic dream.
tailor
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From this reading From the moment when the tailor had bowed his farewell to the moment when Graham found himself in the lift, was altogether barely five minutes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the moment when the tailor had bowed his farewell to the moment when Graham found himself in the lift, was altogether barely five minutes.
theatre
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From this reading What he had seen, and especially the last crowded tumult, framed in the setting of the balcony, had a spectacular turn, like a thing witnessed from the box of a theatre.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What he had seen, and especially the last crowded tumult, framed in the setting of the balcony, had a spectacular turn, like a thing witnessed from the box of a theatre.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And as yet the haze of his vast interval of sleep hung about him, as yet the initial strangeness of his being alive at all in this remote age touched everything with wonder, with a sense of the irrational, with something of the quality of a realistic dream.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the moment when the tailor had bowed his farewell to the moment when Graham found himself in the lift, was altogether barely five minutes.
touched
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From this reading And as yet the haze of his vast interval of sleep hung about him, as yet the initial strangeness of his being alive at all in this remote age touched everything with wonder, with a sense of the irrational, with something of the quality of a realistic dream.
tumult
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From this reading What he had seen, and especially the last crowded tumult, framed in the setting of the balcony, had a spectacular turn, like a thing witnessed from the box of a theatre.
turn
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From this reading What he had seen, and especially the last crowded tumult, framed in the setting of the balcony, had a spectacular turn, like a thing witnessed from the box of a theatre.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t understand,” he said.
vast
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From this reading And as yet the haze of his vast interval of sleep hung about him, as yet the initial strangeness of his being alive at all in this remote age touched everything with wonder, with a sense of the irrational, with something of the quality of a realistic dream.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From the moment when the tailor had bowed his farewell to the moment when Graham found himself in the lift, was altogether barely five minutes.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What he had seen, and especially the last crowded tumult, framed in the setting of the balcony, had a spectacular turn, like a thing witnessed from the box of a theatre.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading From the moment when the tailor had bowed his farewell to the moment when Graham found himself in the lift, was altogether barely five minutes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And as yet the haze of his vast interval of sleep hung about him, as yet the initial strangeness of his being alive at all in this remote age touched everything with wonder, with a sense of the irrational, with something of the quality of a realistic dream.
witnessed
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From this reading What he had seen, and especially the last crowded tumult, framed in the setting of the balcony, had a spectacular turn, like a thing witnessed from the box of a theatre.
wonder
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From this reading And as yet the haze of his vast interval of sleep hung about him, as yet the initial strangeness of his being alive at all in this remote age touched everything with wonder, with a sense of the irrational, with something of the quality of a realistic dream.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And as yet the haze of his vast interval of sleep hung about him, as yet the initial strangeness of his being alive at all in this remote age touched everything with wonder, with a sense of the irrational, with something of the quality of a realistic dream.
