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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 DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
Agatha
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From this reading THE DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
arm
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From this reading THE DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading A temperature of ninety stimulated her both physically and mentally.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The sun had dipped but little toward the western horizon when they turned their faces homeward, and they walked slowly.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
circulation
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From this reading THE DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
contact
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From this reading THE DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
DAY
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From this reading THE DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
dipped
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From this reading The sun had dipped but little toward the western horizon when they turned their faces homeward, and they walked slowly.
discoursing
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From this reading THE DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
drastic
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From this reading THE DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
earth
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From this reading THE DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
effect
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From this reading THE DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
exulted
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From this reading Agatha exulted in heat.
faces
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From this reading The sun had dipped but little toward the western horizon when they turned their faces homeward, and they walked slowly.
fact
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From this reading But Forbes found the warmth of the day relaxing, and she set the pace with that fact in mind.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
Forbes
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From this reading THE DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Forbes found the warmth of the day relaxing, and she set the pace with that fact in mind.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sun had dipped but little toward the western horizon when they turned their faces homeward, and they walked slowly.
heat
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From this reading Agatha exulted in heat.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
homeward
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From this reading The sun had dipped but little toward the western horizon when they turned their faces homeward, and they walked slowly.
horizon
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From this reading The sun had dipped but little toward the western horizon when they turned their faces homeward, and they walked slowly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Agatha exulted in heat.
invigorating
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From this reading THE DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
JUDGMENT
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From this reading THE DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
massage
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From this reading THE DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
mentally
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From this reading A temperature of ninety stimulated her both physically and mentally.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Forbes found the warmth of the day relaxing, and she set the pace with that fact in mind.
mother
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From this reading THE DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
nap
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From this reading THE DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
ninety
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From this reading A temperature of ninety stimulated her both physically and mentally.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
pace
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From this reading But Forbes found the warmth of the day relaxing, and she set the pace with that fact in mind.
paralyzed
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From this reading THE DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
physically
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From this reading A temperature of ninety stimulated her both physically and mentally.
refreshed
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From this reading THE DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
relaxing
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From this reading But Forbes found the warmth of the day relaxing, and she set the pace with that fact in mind.
restored
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From this reading THE DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
sat
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From this reading THE DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
set
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From this reading But Forbes found the warmth of the day relaxing, and she set the pace with that fact in mind.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Forbes found the warmth of the day relaxing, and she set the pace with that fact in mind.
slowly
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From this reading The sun had dipped but little toward the western horizon when they turned their faces homeward, and they walked slowly.
stimulated
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From this reading A temperature of ninety stimulated her both physically and mentally.
sun
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From this reading The sun had dipped but little toward the western horizon when they turned their faces homeward, and they walked slowly.
sylvan
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From this reading THE DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
temperature
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From this reading A temperature of ninety stimulated her both physically and mentally.
temporarily
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From this reading THE DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But Forbes found the warmth of the day relaxing, and she set the pace with that fact in mind.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The sun had dipped but little toward the western horizon when they turned their faces homeward, and they walked slowly.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sun had dipped but little toward the western horizon when they turned their faces homeward, and they walked slowly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The sun had dipped but little toward the western horizon when they turned their faces homeward, and they walked slowly.
turned
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From this reading The sun had dipped but little toward the western horizon when they turned their faces homeward, and they walked slowly.
walked
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From this reading The sun had dipped but little toward the western horizon when they turned their faces homeward, and they walked slowly.
warmth
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From this reading But Forbes found the warmth of the day relaxing, and she set the pace with that fact in mind.
western
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From this reading The sun had dipped but little toward the western horizon when they turned their faces homeward, and they walked slowly.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The sun had dipped but little toward the western horizon when they turned their faces homeward, and they walked slowly.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
woke
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From this reading THE DAY OF JUDGMENT Forbes woke refreshed from his sylvan nap, and sat for a little discoursing on the invigorating effect of contact with mother earth, while Agatha, by drastic massage, restored the circulation to her temporarily paralyzed arm.
