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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 strain of the heat had left its mark on the boys, each in a different way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading July ended, and somehow August dragged away.
arrived
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From this reading September arrived, still hot with breathless nights, relieved by thunderstorms.
August
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From this reading July ended, and somehow August dragged away.
away
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Bill
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From this reading Bill was still sunny, but lacked his old-time bounce.
bounce
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From this reading Bill was still sunny, but lacked his old-time bounce.
boys
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From this reading The strain of the heat had left its mark on the boys, each in a different way.
breathless
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From this reading September arrived, still hot with breathless nights, relieved by thunderstorms.
breezes
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From this reading Half the houses on Third Street were shuttered up and the families off somewhere in search of cooling breezes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Bill was still sunny, but lacked his old-time bounce.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading September arrived, still hot with breathless nights, relieved by thunderstorms.
cooling
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From this reading Half the houses on Third Street were shuttered up and the families off somewhere in search of cooling breezes.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The strain of the heat had left its mark on the boys, each in a different way.
dragged
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From this reading July ended, and somehow August dragged away.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The strain of the heat had left its mark on the boys, each in a different way.
ended
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From this reading July ended, and somehow August dragged away.
families
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From this reading Half the houses on Third Street were shuttered up and the families off somewhere in search of cooling breezes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The strain of the heat had left its mark on the boys, each in a different way.
HalfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half the houses on Third Street were shuttered up and the families off somewhere in search of cooling breezes.
heat
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From this reading The strain of the heat had left its mark on the boys, each in a different way.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bill was still sunny, but lacked his old-time bounce.
hot
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From this reading September arrived, still hot with breathless nights, relieved by thunderstorms.
houses
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From this reading Half the houses on Third Street were shuttered up and the families off somewhere in search of cooling breezes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Half the houses on Third Street were shuttered up and the families off somewhere in search of cooling breezes.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The strain of the heat had left its mark on the boys, each in a different way.
July
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From this reading July ended, and somehow August dragged away.
lacked
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From this reading Bill was still sunny, but lacked his old-time bounce.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The strain of the heat had left its mark on the boys, each in a different way.
mark
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From this reading The strain of the heat had left its mark on the boys, each in a different way.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading September arrived, still hot with breathless nights, relieved by thunderstorms.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Half the houses on Third Street were shuttered up and the families off somewhere in search of cooling breezes.
off
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From this reading Half the houses on Third Street were shuttered up and the families off somewhere in search of cooling breezes.
old-time
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From this reading Bill was still sunny, but lacked his old-time bounce.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Half the houses on Third Street were shuttered up and the families off somewhere in search of cooling breezes.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading September arrived, still hot with breathless nights, relieved by thunderstorms.
search
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From this reading Half the houses on Third Street were shuttered up and the families off somewhere in search of cooling breezes.
September
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From this reading September arrived, still hot with breathless nights, relieved by thunderstorms.
shuttered
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somehow
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From this reading July ended, and somehow August dragged away.
somewhere
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From this reading Half the houses on Third Street were shuttered up and the families off somewhere in search of cooling breezes.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading September arrived, still hot with breathless nights, relieved by thunderstorms.
strain
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From this reading The strain of the heat had left its mark on the boys, each in a different way.
Street
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sunny
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From this reading Bill was still sunny, but lacked his old-time bounce.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Half the houses on Third Street were shuttered up and the families off somewhere in search of cooling breezes.
ThirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half the houses on Third Street were shuttered up and the families off somewhere in search of cooling breezes.
thunderstorms
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From this reading September arrived, still hot with breathless nights, relieved by thunderstorms.
up
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From this reading Half the houses on Third Street were shuttered up and the families off somewhere in search of cooling breezes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bill was still sunny, but lacked his old-time bounce.
way
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From this reading The strain of the heat had left its mark on the boys, each in a different way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Half the houses on Third Street were shuttered up and the families off somewhere in search of cooling breezes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading September arrived, still hot with breathless nights, relieved by thunderstorms.