Sentence:

Er wurde 24 Stunden lang festgehalten, aber dann freigelassen.

English Translation:

He was detained for 24 hours but then released.

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Words used:

he

/hiː/

er

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was

/wɒz/

/wəz/

war

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detain

/dɪˈteɪn/

festnehmen, verhaften

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for

/fɔː/

1. für 2. seit 3. denn

Here: für

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twenty-four

/ˈtwentɪ fɔː/

vierundzwanzig, 24

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hour

/əʊə/

Stunde

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but

/bʌt/

/bət/

1. aber 2. außer 3. sondern

Here: aber

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then

/ðen/

dann

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release

/rɪˈliːs/

1. freilassen, entlassen 2. veröffentlichen 3. Version 4. Freistellung

Here: freilassen, entlassen

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