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Chapter II
The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow. Dixie Hart turned her head drowsily on her pillow and opened her eyes and closed them again. "Oh, I could sleep, sleep, sleep till doomsday," she said to herself. "I wish I didn't have to get up. I'd like to take one day off.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dixie Hart turned her head drowsily on her pillow and opened her eyes and closed them again.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"Oh, I could sleep, sleep, sleep till doomsday," she said to herself.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I wish I didn't have to get up.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"Oh, I could sleep, sleep, sleep till doomsday," she said to herself.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I'd like to take one day off.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'd like to take one day off.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “"Oh, I could sleep, sleep, sleep till doomsday," she said to herself.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dixie Hart turned her head drowsily on her pillow and opened her eyes and closed them again.
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From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
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From this reading Dixie Hart turned her head drowsily on her pillow and opened her eyes and closed them again.
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From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Oh, I could sleep, sleep, sleep till doomsday," she said to herself.
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From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
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From this reading I'd like to take one day off.
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From this reading "I wish I didn't have to get up.
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From this reading Dixie Hart turned her head drowsily on her pillow and opened her eyes and closed them again.
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From this reading "Oh, I could sleep, sleep, sleep till doomsday," she said to herself.
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From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
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From this reading Dixie Hart turned her head drowsily on her pillow and opened her eyes and closed them again.
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From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
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From this reading Dixie Hart turned her head drowsily on her pillow and opened her eyes and closed them again.
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From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
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From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
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From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
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From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
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From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
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From this reading "I wish I didn't have to get up.
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From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
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From this reading Dixie Hart turned her head drowsily on her pillow and opened her eyes and closed them again.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I wish I didn't have to get up.
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From this reading Dixie Hart turned her head drowsily on her pillow and opened her eyes and closed them again.
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From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dixie Hart turned her head drowsily on her pillow and opened her eyes and closed them again.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Oh, I could sleep, sleep, sleep till doomsday," she said to herself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I could sleep, sleep, sleep till doomsday," she said to herself.
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From this reading I'd like to take one day off.
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From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd like to take one day off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
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From this reading I'd like to take one day off.
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From this reading "Oh, I could sleep, sleep, sleep till doomsday," she said to herself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I'd like to take one day off.
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From this reading Dixie Hart turned her head drowsily on her pillow and opened her eyes and closed them again.
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From this reading Dixie Hart turned her head drowsily on her pillow and opened her eyes and closed them again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
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From this reading "Oh, I could sleep, sleep, sleep till doomsday," she said to herself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, I could sleep, sleep, sleep till doomsday," she said to herself.
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From this reading "Oh, I could sleep, sleep, sleep till doomsday," she said to herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'd like to take one day off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Dixie Hart turned her head drowsily on her pillow and opened her eyes and closed them again.
up to a particular time
From this reading "Oh, I could sleep, sleep, sleep till doomsday," she said to herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
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From this reading Dixie Hart turned her head drowsily on her pillow and opened her eyes and closed them again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish I didn't have to get up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
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From this reading "I wish I didn't have to get up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gray light of early dawn had taken on a faint tint of yellow, and the profound stillness of the air, the vast quietude of the mountain foliage and drooping corn-blades gave warning of the fierce heat that was to follow.
