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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 Not a breath of air stirred the light feathery branches of the bamboo, not even the chirp of a solitary insect could be distinguished from their covert in the long grass, nor a note from the songsters that crowded the surrounding woods.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The trailing creepers that hung like a gorgeous eastern canopy of crimson and purple and orange from the roof of the verandah, brushed their blossoms against her face, as she thrust it into the night, but they brought no sense of refreshment with them.
air
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From this reading Not a breath of air stirred the light feathery branches of the bamboo, not even the chirp of a solitary insect could be distinguished from their covert in the long grass, nor a note from the songsters that crowded the surrounding woods.
almost
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From this reading The stillness was so unbroken that one might almost be said to feel it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the close of the hot season in San Diego, and the thunderous clouds that hung over the island rendered the atmosphere still more oppressive.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The trailing creepers that hung like a gorgeous eastern canopy of crimson and purple and orange from the roof of the verandah, brushed their blossoms against her face, as she thrust it into the night, but they brought no sense of refreshment with them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Liz, the Doctor’s daughter, stood at the open door of their leaf-thatched bungalow, gazing out into the starless night, and wondering when the rain would come, to relieve the intense heat and disseminate the sickness that was so rapidly thinning the population.
atmosphere
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From this reading It was the close of the hot season in San Diego, and the thunderous clouds that hung over the island rendered the atmosphere still more oppressive.
bamboo
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From this reading Not a breath of air stirred the light feathery branches of the bamboo, not even the chirp of a solitary insect could be distinguished from their covert in the long grass, nor a note from the songsters that crowded the surrounding woods.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The stillness was so unbroken that one might almost be said to feel it.
blossoms
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From this reading The trailing creepers that hung like a gorgeous eastern canopy of crimson and purple and orange from the roof of the verandah, brushed their blossoms against her face, as she thrust it into the night, but they brought no sense of refreshment with them.
branches
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From this reading Not a breath of air stirred the light feathery branches of the bamboo, not even the chirp of a solitary insect could be distinguished from their covert in the long grass, nor a note from the songsters that crowded the surrounding woods.
breath
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From this reading Not a breath of air stirred the light feathery branches of the bamboo, not even the chirp of a solitary insect could be distinguished from their covert in the long grass, nor a note from the songsters that crowded the surrounding woods.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The trailing creepers that hung like a gorgeous eastern canopy of crimson and purple and orange from the roof of the verandah, brushed their blossoms against her face, as she thrust it into the night, but they brought no sense of refreshment with them.
brushed
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From this reading The trailing creepers that hung like a gorgeous eastern canopy of crimson and purple and orange from the roof of the verandah, brushed their blossoms against her face, as she thrust it into the night, but they brought no sense of refreshment with them.
bungalow
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From this reading Liz, the Doctor’s daughter, stood at the open door of their leaf-thatched bungalow, gazing out into the starless night, and wondering when the rain would come, to relieve the intense heat and disseminate the sickness that was so rapidly thinning the population.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The trailing creepers that hung like a gorgeous eastern canopy of crimson and purple and orange from the roof of the verandah, brushed their blossoms against her face, as she thrust it into the night, but they brought no sense of refreshment with them.
canopynounUS /ˈkæn.ə.pi/
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading The trailing creepers that hung like a gorgeous eastern canopy of crimson and purple and orange from the roof of the verandah, brushed their blossoms against her face, as she thrust it into the night, but they brought no sense of refreshment with them.
chirp
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From this reading Not a breath of air stirred the light feathery branches of the bamboo, not even the chirp of a solitary insect could be distinguished from their covert in the long grass, nor a note from the songsters that crowded the surrounding woods.
close
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From this reading It was the close of the hot season in San Diego, and the thunderous clouds that hung over the island rendered the atmosphere still more oppressive.
clouds
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From this reading It was the close of the hot season in San Diego, and the thunderous clouds that hung over the island rendered the atmosphere still more oppressive.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Liz, the Doctor’s daughter, stood at the open door of their leaf-thatched bungalow, gazing out into the starless night, and wondering when the rain would come, to relieve the intense heat and disseminate the sickness that was so rapidly thinning the population.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Not a breath of air stirred the light feathery branches of the bamboo, not even the chirp of a solitary insect could be distinguished from their covert in the long grass, nor a note from the songsters that crowded the surrounding woods.
covert
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From this reading Not a breath of air stirred the light feathery branches of the bamboo, not even the chirp of a solitary insect could be distinguished from their covert in the long grass, nor a note from the songsters that crowded the surrounding woods.
creepers
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From this reading The trailing creepers that hung like a gorgeous eastern canopy of crimson and purple and orange from the roof of the verandah, brushed their blossoms against her face, as she thrust it into the night, but they brought no sense of refreshment with them.
crimson
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From this reading The trailing creepers that hung like a gorgeous eastern canopy of crimson and purple and orange from the roof of the verandah, brushed their blossoms against her face, as she thrust it into the night, but they brought no sense of refreshment with them.
crowded
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From this reading Not a breath of air stirred the light feathery branches of the bamboo, not even the chirp of a solitary insect could be distinguished from their covert in the long grass, nor a note from the songsters that crowded the surrounding woods.
daughter
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From this reading Liz, the Doctor’s daughter, stood at the open door of their leaf-thatched bungalow, gazing out into the starless night, and wondering when the rain would come, to relieve the intense heat and disseminate the sickness that was so rapidly thinning the population.
Diego
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From this reading It was the close of the hot season in San Diego, and the thunderous clouds that hung over the island rendered the atmosphere still more oppressive.
disseminate
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From this reading Liz, the Doctor’s daughter, stood at the open door of their leaf-thatched bungalow, gazing out into the starless night, and wondering when the rain would come, to relieve the intense heat and disseminate the sickness that was so rapidly thinning the population.
distinguished
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From this reading Not a breath of air stirred the light feathery branches of the bamboo, not even the chirp of a solitary insect could be distinguished from their covert in the long grass, nor a note from the songsters that crowded the surrounding woods.
Doctor's
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From this reading Liz, the Doctor’s daughter, stood at the open door of their leaf-thatched bungalow, gazing out into the starless night, and wondering when the rain would come, to relieve the intense heat and disseminate the sickness that was so rapidly thinning the population.
door
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From this reading Liz, the Doctor’s daughter, stood at the open door of their leaf-thatched bungalow, gazing out into the starless night, and wondering when the rain would come, to relieve the intense heat and disseminate the sickness that was so rapidly thinning the population.
eastern
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From this reading The trailing creepers that hung like a gorgeous eastern canopy of crimson and purple and orange from the roof of the verandah, brushed their blossoms against her face, as she thrust it into the night, but they brought no sense of refreshment with them.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not a breath of air stirred the light feathery branches of the bamboo, not even the chirp of a solitary insect could be distinguished from their covert in the long grass, nor a note from the songsters that crowded the surrounding woods.
face
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From this reading The trailing creepers that hung like a gorgeous eastern canopy of crimson and purple and orange from the roof of the verandah, brushed their blossoms against her face, as she thrust it into the night, but they brought no sense of refreshment with them.
feathery
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From this reading Not a breath of air stirred the light feathery branches of the bamboo, not even the chirp of a solitary insect could be distinguished from their covert in the long grass, nor a note from the songsters that crowded the surrounding woods.
feel
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From this reading The stillness was so unbroken that one might almost be said to feel it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Not a breath of air stirred the light feathery branches of the bamboo, not even the chirp of a solitary insect could be distinguished from their covert in the long grass, nor a note from the songsters that crowded the surrounding woods.
gazing
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From this reading Liz, the Doctor’s daughter, stood at the open door of their leaf-thatched bungalow, gazing out into the starless night, and wondering when the rain would come, to relieve the intense heat and disseminate the sickness that was so rapidly thinning the population.
gorgeous
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From this reading The trailing creepers that hung like a gorgeous eastern canopy of crimson and purple and orange from the roof of the verandah, brushed their blossoms against her face, as she thrust it into the night, but they brought no sense of refreshment with them.
grass
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From this reading Not a breath of air stirred the light feathery branches of the bamboo, not even the chirp of a solitary insect could be distinguished from their covert in the long grass, nor a note from the songsters that crowded the surrounding woods.
heat
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From this reading Liz, the Doctor’s daughter, stood at the open door of their leaf-thatched bungalow, gazing out into the starless night, and wondering when the rain would come, to relieve the intense heat and disseminate the sickness that was so rapidly thinning the population.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The trailing creepers that hung like a gorgeous eastern canopy of crimson and purple and orange from the roof of the verandah, brushed their blossoms against her face, as she thrust it into the night, but they brought no sense of refreshment with them.
hot
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From this reading It was the close of the hot season in San Diego, and the thunderous clouds that hung over the island rendered the atmosphere still more oppressive.
hung
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From this reading It was the close of the hot season in San Diego, and the thunderous clouds that hung over the island rendered the atmosphere still more oppressive.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the close of the hot season in San Diego, and the thunderous clouds that hung over the island rendered the atmosphere still more oppressive.
insect
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From this reading Not a breath of air stirred the light feathery branches of the bamboo, not even the chirp of a solitary insect could be distinguished from their covert in the long grass, nor a note from the songsters that crowded the surrounding woods.
intense
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From this reading Liz, the Doctor’s daughter, stood at the open door of their leaf-thatched bungalow, gazing out into the starless night, and wondering when the rain would come, to relieve the intense heat and disseminate the sickness that was so rapidly thinning the population.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Liz, the Doctor’s daughter, stood at the open door of their leaf-thatched bungalow, gazing out into the starless night, and wondering when the rain would come, to relieve the intense heat and disseminate the sickness that was so rapidly thinning the population.
island
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From this reading It was the close of the hot season in San Diego, and the thunderous clouds that hung over the island rendered the atmosphere still more oppressive.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the close of the hot season in San Diego, and the thunderous clouds that hung over the island rendered the atmosphere still more oppressive.
leaf-thatched
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From this reading Liz, the Doctor’s daughter, stood at the open door of their leaf-thatched bungalow, gazing out into the starless night, and wondering when the rain would come, to relieve the intense heat and disseminate the sickness that was so rapidly thinning the population.
light
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From this reading Not a breath of air stirred the light feathery branches of the bamboo, not even the chirp of a solitary insect could be distinguished from their covert in the long grass, nor a note from the songsters that crowded the surrounding woods.
like
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From this reading The trailing creepers that hung like a gorgeous eastern canopy of crimson and purple and orange from the roof of the verandah, brushed their blossoms against her face, as she thrust it into the night, but they brought no sense of refreshment with them.
Liz
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From this reading Liz, the Doctor’s daughter, stood at the open door of their leaf-thatched bungalow, gazing out into the starless night, and wondering when the rain would come, to relieve the intense heat and disseminate the sickness that was so rapidly thinning the population.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not a breath of air stirred the light feathery branches of the bamboo, not even the chirp of a solitary insect could be distinguished from their covert in the long grass, nor a note from the songsters that crowded the surrounding woods.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The stillness was so unbroken that one might almost be said to feel it.
more
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From this reading It was the close of the hot season in San Diego, and the thunderous clouds that hung over the island rendered the atmosphere still more oppressive.
night
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From this reading Liz, the Doctor’s daughter, stood at the open door of their leaf-thatched bungalow, gazing out into the starless night, and wondering when the rain would come, to relieve the intense heat and disseminate the sickness that was so rapidly thinning the population.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The trailing creepers that hung like a gorgeous eastern canopy of crimson and purple and orange from the roof of the verandah, brushed their blossoms against her face, as she thrust it into the night, but they brought no sense of refreshment with them.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Not a breath of air stirred the light feathery branches of the bamboo, not even the chirp of a solitary insect could be distinguished from their covert in the long grass, nor a note from the songsters that crowded the surrounding woods.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a breath of air stirred the light feathery branches of the bamboo, not even the chirp of a solitary insect could be distinguished from their covert in the long grass, nor a note from the songsters that crowded the surrounding woods.
note
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From this reading Not a breath of air stirred the light feathery branches of the bamboo, not even the chirp of a solitary insect could be distinguished from their covert in the long grass, nor a note from the songsters that crowded the surrounding woods.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the close of the hot season in San Diego, and the thunderous clouds that hung over the island rendered the atmosphere still more oppressive.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The stillness was so unbroken that one might almost be said to feel it.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Liz, the Doctor’s daughter, stood at the open door of their leaf-thatched bungalow, gazing out into the starless night, and wondering when the rain would come, to relieve the intense heat and disseminate the sickness that was so rapidly thinning the population.
oppressive
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From this reading It was the close of the hot season in San Diego, and the thunderous clouds that hung over the island rendered the atmosphere still more oppressive.
orange
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From this reading The trailing creepers that hung like a gorgeous eastern canopy of crimson and purple and orange from the roof of the verandah, brushed their blossoms against her face, as she thrust it into the night, but they brought no sense of refreshment with them.
out
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From this reading Liz, the Doctor’s daughter, stood at the open door of their leaf-thatched bungalow, gazing out into the starless night, and wondering when the rain would come, to relieve the intense heat and disseminate the sickness that was so rapidly thinning the population.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was the close of the hot season in San Diego, and the thunderous clouds that hung over the island rendered the atmosphere still more oppressive.
population
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From this reading Liz, the Doctor’s daughter, stood at the open door of their leaf-thatched bungalow, gazing out into the starless night, and wondering when the rain would come, to relieve the intense heat and disseminate the sickness that was so rapidly thinning the population.
purple
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From this reading The trailing creepers that hung like a gorgeous eastern canopy of crimson and purple and orange from the roof of the verandah, brushed their blossoms against her face, as she thrust it into the night, but they brought no sense of refreshment with them.
rain
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From this reading Liz, the Doctor’s daughter, stood at the open door of their leaf-thatched bungalow, gazing out into the starless night, and wondering when the rain would come, to relieve the intense heat and disseminate the sickness that was so rapidly thinning the population.
rapidly
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From this reading Liz, the Doctor’s daughter, stood at the open door of their leaf-thatched bungalow, gazing out into the starless night, and wondering when the rain would come, to relieve the intense heat and disseminate the sickness that was so rapidly thinning the population.
refreshment
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From this reading The trailing creepers that hung like a gorgeous eastern canopy of crimson and purple and orange from the roof of the verandah, brushed their blossoms against her face, as she thrust it into the night, but they brought no sense of refreshment with them.
relieve
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From this reading Liz, the Doctor’s daughter, stood at the open door of their leaf-thatched bungalow, gazing out into the starless night, and wondering when the rain would come, to relieve the intense heat and disseminate the sickness that was so rapidly thinning the population.
rendered
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From this reading It was the close of the hot season in San Diego, and the thunderous clouds that hung over the island rendered the atmosphere still more oppressive.
roof
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From this reading The trailing creepers that hung like a gorgeous eastern canopy of crimson and purple and orange from the roof of the verandah, brushed their blossoms against her face, as she thrust it into the night, but they brought no sense of refreshment with them.
said
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From this reading The stillness was so unbroken that one might almost be said to feel it.
San
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From this reading It was the close of the hot season in San Diego, and the thunderous clouds that hung over the island rendered the atmosphere still more oppressive.
season
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From this reading It was the close of the hot season in San Diego, and the thunderous clouds that hung over the island rendered the atmosphere still more oppressive.
sense
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From this reading The trailing creepers that hung like a gorgeous eastern canopy of crimson and purple and orange from the roof of the verandah, brushed their blossoms against her face, as she thrust it into the night, but they brought no sense of refreshment with them.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The trailing creepers that hung like a gorgeous eastern canopy of crimson and purple and orange from the roof of the verandah, brushed their blossoms against her face, as she thrust it into the night, but they brought no sense of refreshment with them.
sickness
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From this reading Liz, the Doctor’s daughter, stood at the open door of their leaf-thatched bungalow, gazing out into the starless night, and wondering when the rain would come, to relieve the intense heat and disseminate the sickness that was so rapidly thinning the population.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Liz, the Doctor’s daughter, stood at the open door of their leaf-thatched bungalow, gazing out into the starless night, and wondering when the rain would come, to relieve the intense heat and disseminate the sickness that was so rapidly thinning the population.
solitary
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From this reading Not a breath of air stirred the light feathery branches of the bamboo, not even the chirp of a solitary insect could be distinguished from their covert in the long grass, nor a note from the songsters that crowded the surrounding woods.
songsters
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From this reading Not a breath of air stirred the light feathery branches of the bamboo, not even the chirp of a solitary insect could be distinguished from their covert in the long grass, nor a note from the songsters that crowded the surrounding woods.
starless
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From this reading Liz, the Doctor’s daughter, stood at the open door of their leaf-thatched bungalow, gazing out into the starless night, and wondering when the rain would come, to relieve the intense heat and disseminate the sickness that was so rapidly thinning the population.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the close of the hot season in San Diego, and the thunderous clouds that hung over the island rendered the atmosphere still more oppressive.
stillness
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From this reading The stillness was so unbroken that one might almost be said to feel it.
stirred
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From this reading Not a breath of air stirred the light feathery branches of the bamboo, not even the chirp of a solitary insect could be distinguished from their covert in the long grass, nor a note from the songsters that crowded the surrounding woods.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Liz, the Doctor’s daughter, stood at the open door of their leaf-thatched bungalow, gazing out into the starless night, and wondering when the rain would come, to relieve the intense heat and disseminate the sickness that was so rapidly thinning the population.
surrounding
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From this reading Not a breath of air stirred the light feathery branches of the bamboo, not even the chirp of a solitary insect could be distinguished from their covert in the long grass, nor a note from the songsters that crowded the surrounding woods.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the close of the hot season in San Diego, and the thunderous clouds that hung over the island rendered the atmosphere still more oppressive.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the close of the hot season in San Diego, and the thunderous clouds that hung over the island rendered the atmosphere still more oppressive.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Liz, the Doctor’s daughter, stood at the open door of their leaf-thatched bungalow, gazing out into the starless night, and wondering when the rain would come, to relieve the intense heat and disseminate the sickness that was so rapidly thinning the population.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The trailing creepers that hung like a gorgeous eastern canopy of crimson and purple and orange from the roof of the verandah, brushed their blossoms against her face, as she thrust it into the night, but they brought no sense of refreshment with them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The trailing creepers that hung like a gorgeous eastern canopy of crimson and purple and orange from the roof of the verandah, brushed their blossoms against her face, as she thrust it into the night, but they brought no sense of refreshment with them.
thinning
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From this reading Liz, the Doctor’s daughter, stood at the open door of their leaf-thatched bungalow, gazing out into the starless night, and wondering when the rain would come, to relieve the intense heat and disseminate the sickness that was so rapidly thinning the population.
thrust
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From this reading The trailing creepers that hung like a gorgeous eastern canopy of crimson and purple and orange from the roof of the verandah, brushed their blossoms against her face, as she thrust it into the night, but they brought no sense of refreshment with them.
thunderous
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From this reading It was the close of the hot season in San Diego, and the thunderous clouds that hung over the island rendered the atmosphere still more oppressive.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Liz, the Doctor’s daughter, stood at the open door of their leaf-thatched bungalow, gazing out into the starless night, and wondering when the rain would come, to relieve the intense heat and disseminate the sickness that was so rapidly thinning the population.
trailing
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From this reading The trailing creepers that hung like a gorgeous eastern canopy of crimson and purple and orange from the roof of the verandah, brushed their blossoms against her face, as she thrust it into the night, but they brought no sense of refreshment with them.
unbroken
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From this reading The stillness was so unbroken that one might almost be said to feel it.
verandah
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From this reading The trailing creepers that hung like a gorgeous eastern canopy of crimson and purple and orange from the roof of the verandah, brushed their blossoms against her face, as she thrust it into the night, but they brought no sense of refreshment with them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the close of the hot season in San Diego, and the thunderous clouds that hung over the island rendered the atmosphere still more oppressive.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Liz, the Doctor’s daughter, stood at the open door of their leaf-thatched bungalow, gazing out into the starless night, and wondering when the rain would come, to relieve the intense heat and disseminate the sickness that was so rapidly thinning the population.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The trailing creepers that hung like a gorgeous eastern canopy of crimson and purple and orange from the roof of the verandah, brushed their blossoms against her face, as she thrust it into the night, but they brought no sense of refreshment with them.
wondering
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From this reading Liz, the Doctor’s daughter, stood at the open door of their leaf-thatched bungalow, gazing out into the starless night, and wondering when the rain would come, to relieve the intense heat and disseminate the sickness that was so rapidly thinning the population.
woods
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From this reading Not a breath of air stirred the light feathery branches of the bamboo, not even the chirp of a solitary insect could be distinguished from their covert in the long grass, nor a note from the songsters that crowded the surrounding woods.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Liz, the Doctor’s daughter, stood at the open door of their leaf-thatched bungalow, gazing out into the starless night, and wondering when the rain would come, to relieve the intense heat and disseminate the sickness that was so rapidly thinning the population.
