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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 At that moment, the eagerly awaited breeze of dawn passed over her hot temples, soothing her like a friend.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Outside, the garden behind the house was now a rippling sea of rose and scarlet poppies, above which the orange hawks swooped or dived like copper anchors, in the crisp morning air.
air
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From this reading Outside, the garden behind the house was now a rippling sea of rose and scarlet poppies, above which the orange hawks swooped or dived like copper anchors, in the crisp morning air.
anchors
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From this reading Outside, the garden behind the house was now a rippling sea of rose and scarlet poppies, above which the orange hawks swooped or dived like copper anchors, in the crisp morning air.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
apricot
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From this reading Before the first apricot flush of dawn crept up the eastern sky, Mary Fisher had sunk into a tranquil sleep.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that moment, the eagerly awaited breeze of dawn passed over her hot temples, soothing her like a friend.
austere
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From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
awaited
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From this reading At that moment, the eagerly awaited breeze of dawn passed over her hot temples, soothing her like a friend.
awoke
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From this reading III It was broad daylight, though still early, when she awoke.
bed
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From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the first apricot flush of dawn crept up the eastern sky, Mary Fisher had sunk into a tranquil sleep.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Outside, the garden behind the house was now a rippling sea of rose and scarlet poppies, above which the orange hawks swooped or dived like copper anchors, in the crisp morning air.
braided
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From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
breast
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From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
breeze
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From this reading At that moment, the eagerly awaited breeze of dawn passed over her hot temples, soothing her like a friend.
broad
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From this reading III It was broad daylight, though still early, when she awoke.
calmly
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From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
copper
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From this reading Outside, the garden behind the house was now a rippling sea of rose and scarlet poppies, above which the orange hawks swooped or dived like copper anchors, in the crisp morning air.
crept
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From this reading Before the first apricot flush of dawn crept up the eastern sky, Mary Fisher had sunk into a tranquil sleep.
crisp
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From this reading Outside, the garden behind the house was now a rippling sea of rose and scarlet poppies, above which the orange hawks swooped or dived like copper anchors, in the crisp morning air.
crossed
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From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
cushions
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From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
dawn
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From this reading At that moment, the eagerly awaited breeze of dawn passed over her hot temples, soothing her like a friend.
daylight
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From this reading III It was broad daylight, though still early, when she awoke.
dived
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From this reading Outside, the garden behind the house was now a rippling sea of rose and scarlet poppies, above which the orange hawks swooped or dived like copper anchors, in the crisp morning air.
down
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From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
eagerly
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From this reading At that moment, the eagerly awaited breeze of dawn passed over her hot temples, soothing her like a friend.
early
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From this reading III It was broad daylight, though still early, when she awoke.
eastern
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From this reading Before the first apricot flush of dawn crept up the eastern sky, Mary Fisher had sunk into a tranquil sleep.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before the first apricot flush of dawn crept up the eastern sky, Mary Fisher had sunk into a tranquil sleep.
Fisher
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From this reading Before the first apricot flush of dawn crept up the eastern sky, Mary Fisher had sunk into a tranquil sleep.
flush
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From this reading Before the first apricot flush of dawn crept up the eastern sky, Mary Fisher had sunk into a tranquil sleep.
friend
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From this reading At that moment, the eagerly awaited breeze of dawn passed over her hot temples, soothing her like a friend.
garden
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From this reading Outside, the garden behind the house was now a rippling sea of rose and scarlet poppies, above which the orange hawks swooped or dived like copper anchors, in the crisp morning air.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before the first apricot flush of dawn crept up the eastern sky, Mary Fisher had sunk into a tranquil sleep.
hair
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From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
hard
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From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
hawks
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From this reading Outside, the garden behind the house was now a rippling sea of rose and scarlet poppies, above which the orange hawks swooped or dived like copper anchors, in the crisp morning air.
head
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From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At that moment, the eagerly awaited breeze of dawn passed over her hot temples, soothing her like a friend.
home
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From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
hot
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From this reading At that moment, the eagerly awaited breeze of dawn passed over her hot temples, soothing her like a friend.
house
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From this reading Outside, the garden behind the house was now a rippling sea of rose and scarlet poppies, above which the orange hawks swooped or dived like copper anchors, in the crisp morning air.
III
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From this reading III It was broad daylight, though still early, when she awoke.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Before the first apricot flush of dawn crept up the eastern sky, Mary Fisher had sunk into a tranquil sleep.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading III It was broad daylight, though still early, when she awoke.
lay
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From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
like
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From this reading At that moment, the eagerly awaited breeze of dawn passed over her hot temples, soothing her like a friend.
Mary
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From this reading Before the first apricot flush of dawn crept up the eastern sky, Mary Fisher had sunk into a tranquil sleep.
moment
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From this reading At that moment, the eagerly awaited breeze of dawn passed over her hot temples, soothing her like a friend.
more
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From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Outside, the garden behind the house was now a rippling sea of rose and scarlet poppies, above which the orange hawks swooped or dived like copper anchors, in the crisp morning air.
narrow
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From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
now
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From this reading Outside, the garden behind the house was now a rippling sea of rose and scarlet poppies, above which the orange hawks swooped or dived like copper anchors, in the crisp morning air.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At that moment, the eagerly awaited breeze of dawn passed over her hot temples, soothing her like a friend.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
once
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From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Outside, the garden behind the house was now a rippling sea of rose and scarlet poppies, above which the orange hawks swooped or dived like copper anchors, in the crisp morning air.
orange
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From this reading Outside, the garden behind the house was now a rippling sea of rose and scarlet poppies, above which the orange hawks swooped or dived like copper anchors, in the crisp morning air.
Oriental
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From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
OutsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Outside, the garden behind the house was now a rippling sea of rose and scarlet poppies, above which the orange hawks swooped or dived like copper anchors, in the crisp morning air.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At that moment, the eagerly awaited breeze of dawn passed over her hot temples, soothing her like a friend.
pallet
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From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At that moment, the eagerly awaited breeze of dawn passed over her hot temples, soothing her like a friend.
poppies
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From this reading Outside, the garden behind the house was now a rippling sea of rose and scarlet poppies, above which the orange hawks swooped or dived like copper anchors, in the crisp morning air.
quiet
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From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
Refreshed
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From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
repose
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From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
rippling
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From this reading Outside, the garden behind the house was now a rippling sea of rose and scarlet poppies, above which the orange hawks swooped or dived like copper anchors, in the crisp morning air.
rose
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From this reading Outside, the garden behind the house was now a rippling sea of rose and scarlet poppies, above which the orange hawks swooped or dived like copper anchors, in the crisp morning air.
round
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From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
scarlet
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From this reading Outside, the garden behind the house was now a rippling sea of rose and scarlet poppies, above which the orange hawks swooped or dived like copper anchors, in the crisp morning air.
sea
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From this reading Outside, the garden behind the house was now a rippling sea of rose and scarlet poppies, above which the orange hawks swooped or dived like copper anchors, in the crisp morning air.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
sky
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From this reading Before the first apricot flush of dawn crept up the eastern sky, Mary Fisher had sunk into a tranquil sleep.
sleep
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From this reading Before the first apricot flush of dawn crept up the eastern sky, Mary Fisher had sunk into a tranquil sleep.
smooth
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From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
soothing
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From this reading At that moment, the eagerly awaited breeze of dawn passed over her hot temples, soothing her like a friend.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
straight
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From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
strengthened
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From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
sunk
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From this reading Before the first apricot flush of dawn crept up the eastern sky, Mary Fisher had sunk into a tranquil sleep.
swooped
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From this reading Outside, the garden behind the house was now a rippling sea of rose and scarlet poppies, above which the orange hawks swooped or dived like copper anchors, in the crisp morning air.
temples
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From this reading At that moment, the eagerly awaited breeze of dawn passed over her hot temples, soothing her like a friend.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that moment, the eagerly awaited breeze of dawn passed over her hot temples, soothing her like a friend.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At that moment, the eagerly awaited breeze of dawn passed over her hot temples, soothing her like a friend.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading III It was broad daylight, though still early, when she awoke.
tranquil
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From this reading Before the first apricot flush of dawn crept up the eastern sky, Mary Fisher had sunk into a tranquil sleep.
up
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From this reading Before the first apricot flush of dawn crept up the eastern sky, Mary Fisher had sunk into a tranquil sleep.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading III It was broad daylight, though still early, when she awoke.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Outside, the garden behind the house was now a rippling sea of rose and scarlet poppies, above which the orange hawks swooped or dived like copper anchors, in the crisp morning air.
yielding
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From this reading Refreshed and strengthened, she lay down once more, still and straight; her smooth hair braided round her head; her hands crossed calmly on her breast; in a repose as quiet and austere, even upon those yielding Oriental cushions, as when she lay upon her hard, narrow pallet bed at home.
