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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 Heat, damp and overwhelming, and thick with the scent of fresh-cut hay and the half-fetid odor of the salt marshes, settled over Durham, reducing all life to a state of tropical relaxation.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Even in the mornings when Sybil rode with O’Hara across the meadows, there was no coolness and no dew on the grass.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Sabine, remarking that she had always known that New England was the hottest place this side of Sheol, settled into a state of complete inertia, not stirring from the house until after the sun had disappeared.
alike
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From this reading Aunt Cassie, alike indifferent to heat and cold, storm or calm, continued her indefatigable rounds.
all
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From this reading Heat, damp and overwhelming, and thick with the scent of fresh-cut hay and the half-fetid odor of the salt marshes, settled over Durham, reducing all life to a state of tropical relaxation.
always
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From this reading Sabine, remarking that she had always known that New England was the hottest place this side of Sheol, settled into a state of complete inertia, not stirring from the house until after the sun had disappeared.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Heat, damp and overwhelming, and thick with the scent of fresh-cut hay and the half-fetid odor of the salt marshes, settled over Durham, reducing all life to a state of tropical relaxation.
Anson
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From this reading Only Aunt Cassie, thin and wiry, and Anson, guided perpetually by a sense of duty which took no reckoning of such things as weather, resisted the muggy warmth.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Only Aunt Cassie, thin and wiry, and Anson, guided perpetually by a sense of duty which took no reckoning of such things as weather, resisted the muggy warmth.
Aunt
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From this reading Only Aunt Cassie, thin and wiry, and Anson, guided perpetually by a sense of duty which took no reckoning of such things as weather, resisted the muggy warmth.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Only Aunt Cassie, thin and wiry, and Anson, guided perpetually by a sense of duty which took no reckoning of such things as weather, resisted the muggy warmth.
calm
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From this reading Aunt Cassie, alike indifferent to heat and cold, storm or calm, continued her indefatigable rounds.
Cassie
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From this reading Only Aunt Cassie, thin and wiry, and Anson, guided perpetually by a sense of duty which took no reckoning of such things as weather, resisted the muggy warmth.
cold
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From this reading Aunt Cassie, alike indifferent to heat and cold, storm or calm, continued her indefatigable rounds.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sabine, remarking that she had always known that New England was the hottest place this side of Sheol, settled into a state of complete inertia, not stirring from the house until after the sun had disappeared.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Aunt Cassie, alike indifferent to heat and cold, storm or calm, continued her indefatigable rounds.
coolness
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From this reading Even in the mornings when Sybil rode with O’Hara across the meadows, there was no coolness and no dew on the grass.
damp
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From this reading Heat, damp and overwhelming, and thick with the scent of fresh-cut hay and the half-fetid odor of the salt marshes, settled over Durham, reducing all life to a state of tropical relaxation.
dew
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From this reading Even in the mornings when Sybil rode with O’Hara across the meadows, there was no coolness and no dew on the grass.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sabine, remarking that she had always known that New England was the hottest place this side of Sheol, settled into a state of complete inertia, not stirring from the house until after the sun had disappeared.
Durham
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From this reading Heat, damp and overwhelming, and thick with the scent of fresh-cut hay and the half-fetid odor of the salt marshes, settled over Durham, reducing all life to a state of tropical relaxation.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Only Aunt Cassie, thin and wiry, and Anson, guided perpetually by a sense of duty which took no reckoning of such things as weather, resisted the muggy warmth.
England
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From this reading Sabine, remarking that she had always known that New England was the hottest place this side of Sheol, settled into a state of complete inertia, not stirring from the house until after the sun had disappeared.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in the mornings when Sybil rode with O’Hara across the meadows, there was no coolness and no dew on the grass.
fresh-cut
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From this reading Heat, damp and overwhelming, and thick with the scent of fresh-cut hay and the half-fetid odor of the salt marshes, settled over Durham, reducing all life to a state of tropical relaxation.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sabine, remarking that she had always known that New England was the hottest place this side of Sheol, settled into a state of complete inertia, not stirring from the house until after the sun had disappeared.
grass
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From this reading Even in the mornings when Sybil rode with O’Hara across the meadows, there was no coolness and no dew on the grass.
guided
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From this reading Only Aunt Cassie, thin and wiry, and Anson, guided perpetually by a sense of duty which took no reckoning of such things as weather, resisted the muggy warmth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sabine, remarking that she had always known that New England was the hottest place this side of Sheol, settled into a state of complete inertia, not stirring from the house until after the sun had disappeared.
half-fetid
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From this reading Heat, damp and overwhelming, and thick with the scent of fresh-cut hay and the half-fetid odor of the salt marshes, settled over Durham, reducing all life to a state of tropical relaxation.
hay
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From this reading Heat, damp and overwhelming, and thick with the scent of fresh-cut hay and the half-fetid odor of the salt marshes, settled over Durham, reducing all life to a state of tropical relaxation.
Heat
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From this reading Heat, damp and overwhelming, and thick with the scent of fresh-cut hay and the half-fetid odor of the salt marshes, settled over Durham, reducing all life to a state of tropical relaxation.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Aunt Cassie, alike indifferent to heat and cold, storm or calm, continued her indefatigable rounds.
hottest
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From this reading Sabine, remarking that she had always known that New England was the hottest place this side of Sheol, settled into a state of complete inertia, not stirring from the house until after the sun had disappeared.
house
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From this reading Sabine, remarking that she had always known that New England was the hottest place this side of Sheol, settled into a state of complete inertia, not stirring from the house until after the sun had disappeared.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even in the mornings when Sybil rode with O’Hara across the meadows, there was no coolness and no dew on the grass.
indefatigable
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From this reading Aunt Cassie, alike indifferent to heat and cold, storm or calm, continued her indefatigable rounds.
indifferent
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From this reading Aunt Cassie, alike indifferent to heat and cold, storm or calm, continued her indefatigable rounds.
inertia
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From this reading Sabine, remarking that she had always known that New England was the hottest place this side of Sheol, settled into a state of complete inertia, not stirring from the house until after the sun had disappeared.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sabine, remarking that she had always known that New England was the hottest place this side of Sheol, settled into a state of complete inertia, not stirring from the house until after the sun had disappeared.
known
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From this reading Sabine, remarking that she had always known that New England was the hottest place this side of Sheol, settled into a state of complete inertia, not stirring from the house until after the sun had disappeared.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Heat, damp and overwhelming, and thick with the scent of fresh-cut hay and the half-fetid odor of the salt marshes, settled over Durham, reducing all life to a state of tropical relaxation.
marshes
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From this reading Heat, damp and overwhelming, and thick with the scent of fresh-cut hay and the half-fetid odor of the salt marshes, settled over Durham, reducing all life to a state of tropical relaxation.
meadows
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From this reading Even in the mornings when Sybil rode with O’Hara across the meadows, there was no coolness and no dew on the grass.
mornings
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From this reading Even in the mornings when Sybil rode with O’Hara across the meadows, there was no coolness and no dew on the grass.
muggy
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From this reading Only Aunt Cassie, thin and wiry, and Anson, guided perpetually by a sense of duty which took no reckoning of such things as weather, resisted the muggy warmth.
New
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From this reading Sabine, remarking that she had always known that New England was the hottest place this side of Sheol, settled into a state of complete inertia, not stirring from the house until after the sun had disappeared.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Even in the mornings when Sybil rode with O’Hara across the meadows, there was no coolness and no dew on the grass.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sabine, remarking that she had always known that New England was the hottest place this side of Sheol, settled into a state of complete inertia, not stirring from the house until after the sun had disappeared.
O'Hara
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From this reading Even in the mornings when Sybil rode with O’Hara across the meadows, there was no coolness and no dew on the grass.
odor
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From this reading Heat, damp and overwhelming, and thick with the scent of fresh-cut hay and the half-fetid odor of the salt marshes, settled over Durham, reducing all life to a state of tropical relaxation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Heat, damp and overwhelming, and thick with the scent of fresh-cut hay and the half-fetid odor of the salt marshes, settled over Durham, reducing all life to a state of tropical relaxation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Even in the mornings when Sybil rode with O’Hara across the meadows, there was no coolness and no dew on the grass.
Only
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From this reading Only Aunt Cassie, thin and wiry, and Anson, guided perpetually by a sense of duty which took no reckoning of such things as weather, resisted the muggy warmth.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Aunt Cassie, alike indifferent to heat and cold, storm or calm, continued her indefatigable rounds.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Heat, damp and overwhelming, and thick with the scent of fresh-cut hay and the half-fetid odor of the salt marshes, settled over Durham, reducing all life to a state of tropical relaxation.
overwhelming
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From this reading Heat, damp and overwhelming, and thick with the scent of fresh-cut hay and the half-fetid odor of the salt marshes, settled over Durham, reducing all life to a state of tropical relaxation.
perpetually
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From this reading Only Aunt Cassie, thin and wiry, and Anson, guided perpetually by a sense of duty which took no reckoning of such things as weather, resisted the muggy warmth.
place
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From this reading Sabine, remarking that she had always known that New England was the hottest place this side of Sheol, settled into a state of complete inertia, not stirring from the house until after the sun had disappeared.
reckoning
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From this reading Only Aunt Cassie, thin and wiry, and Anson, guided perpetually by a sense of duty which took no reckoning of such things as weather, resisted the muggy warmth.
reducing
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From this reading Heat, damp and overwhelming, and thick with the scent of fresh-cut hay and the half-fetid odor of the salt marshes, settled over Durham, reducing all life to a state of tropical relaxation.
relaxation
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From this reading Heat, damp and overwhelming, and thick with the scent of fresh-cut hay and the half-fetid odor of the salt marshes, settled over Durham, reducing all life to a state of tropical relaxation.
remarking
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From this reading Sabine, remarking that she had always known that New England was the hottest place this side of Sheol, settled into a state of complete inertia, not stirring from the house until after the sun had disappeared.
resisted
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From this reading Only Aunt Cassie, thin and wiry, and Anson, guided perpetually by a sense of duty which took no reckoning of such things as weather, resisted the muggy warmth.
rode
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From this reading Even in the mornings when Sybil rode with O’Hara across the meadows, there was no coolness and no dew on the grass.
rounds
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From this reading Aunt Cassie, alike indifferent to heat and cold, storm or calm, continued her indefatigable rounds.
Sabine
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From this reading Sabine, remarking that she had always known that New England was the hottest place this side of Sheol, settled into a state of complete inertia, not stirring from the house until after the sun had disappeared.
salt
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From this reading Heat, damp and overwhelming, and thick with the scent of fresh-cut hay and the half-fetid odor of the salt marshes, settled over Durham, reducing all life to a state of tropical relaxation.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading Heat, damp and overwhelming, and thick with the scent of fresh-cut hay and the half-fetid odor of the salt marshes, settled over Durham, reducing all life to a state of tropical relaxation.
sense
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From this reading Only Aunt Cassie, thin and wiry, and Anson, guided perpetually by a sense of duty which took no reckoning of such things as weather, resisted the muggy warmth.
settled
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From this reading Heat, damp and overwhelming, and thick with the scent of fresh-cut hay and the half-fetid odor of the salt marshes, settled over Durham, reducing all life to a state of tropical relaxation.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sabine, remarking that she had always known that New England was the hottest place this side of Sheol, settled into a state of complete inertia, not stirring from the house until after the sun had disappeared.
Sheol
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From this reading Sabine, remarking that she had always known that New England was the hottest place this side of Sheol, settled into a state of complete inertia, not stirring from the house until after the sun had disappeared.
side
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From this reading Sabine, remarking that she had always known that New England was the hottest place this side of Sheol, settled into a state of complete inertia, not stirring from the house until after the sun had disappeared.
state
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From this reading Heat, damp and overwhelming, and thick with the scent of fresh-cut hay and the half-fetid odor of the salt marshes, settled over Durham, reducing all life to a state of tropical relaxation.
stirring
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From this reading Sabine, remarking that she had always known that New England was the hottest place this side of Sheol, settled into a state of complete inertia, not stirring from the house until after the sun had disappeared.
storm
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From this reading Aunt Cassie, alike indifferent to heat and cold, storm or calm, continued her indefatigable rounds.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Only Aunt Cassie, thin and wiry, and Anson, guided perpetually by a sense of duty which took no reckoning of such things as weather, resisted the muggy warmth.
sun
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From this reading Sabine, remarking that she had always known that New England was the hottest place this side of Sheol, settled into a state of complete inertia, not stirring from the house until after the sun had disappeared.
Sybil
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From this reading Even in the mornings when Sybil rode with O’Hara across the meadows, there was no coolness and no dew on the grass.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sabine, remarking that she had always known that New England was the hottest place this side of Sheol, settled into a state of complete inertia, not stirring from the house until after the sun had disappeared.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Heat, damp and overwhelming, and thick with the scent of fresh-cut hay and the half-fetid odor of the salt marshes, settled over Durham, reducing all life to a state of tropical relaxation.
there
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From this reading Even in the mornings when Sybil rode with O’Hara across the meadows, there was no coolness and no dew on the grass.
thick
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From this reading Heat, damp and overwhelming, and thick with the scent of fresh-cut hay and the half-fetid odor of the salt marshes, settled over Durham, reducing all life to a state of tropical relaxation.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Only Aunt Cassie, thin and wiry, and Anson, guided perpetually by a sense of duty which took no reckoning of such things as weather, resisted the muggy warmth.
things
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From this reading Only Aunt Cassie, thin and wiry, and Anson, guided perpetually by a sense of duty which took no reckoning of such things as weather, resisted the muggy warmth.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Sabine, remarking that she had always known that New England was the hottest place this side of Sheol, settled into a state of complete inertia, not stirring from the house until after the sun had disappeared.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Heat, damp and overwhelming, and thick with the scent of fresh-cut hay and the half-fetid odor of the salt marshes, settled over Durham, reducing all life to a state of tropical relaxation.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only Aunt Cassie, thin and wiry, and Anson, guided perpetually by a sense of duty which took no reckoning of such things as weather, resisted the muggy warmth.
tropical
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From this reading Heat, damp and overwhelming, and thick with the scent of fresh-cut hay and the half-fetid odor of the salt marshes, settled over Durham, reducing all life to a state of tropical relaxation.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Sabine, remarking that she had always known that New England was the hottest place this side of Sheol, settled into a state of complete inertia, not stirring from the house until after the sun had disappeared.
warmth
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From this reading Only Aunt Cassie, thin and wiry, and Anson, guided perpetually by a sense of duty which took no reckoning of such things as weather, resisted the muggy warmth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even in the mornings when Sybil rode with O’Hara across the meadows, there was no coolness and no dew on the grass.
weather
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From this reading Only Aunt Cassie, thin and wiry, and Anson, guided perpetually by a sense of duty which took no reckoning of such things as weather, resisted the muggy warmth.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Even in the mornings when Sybil rode with O’Hara across the meadows, there was no coolness and no dew on the grass.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Only Aunt Cassie, thin and wiry, and Anson, guided perpetually by a sense of duty which took no reckoning of such things as weather, resisted the muggy warmth.
wiry
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From this reading Only Aunt Cassie, thin and wiry, and Anson, guided perpetually by a sense of duty which took no reckoning of such things as weather, resisted the muggy warmth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Heat, damp and overwhelming, and thick with the scent of fresh-cut hay and the half-fetid odor of the salt marshes, settled over Durham, reducing all life to a state of tropical relaxation.
