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Chapter VIII
July began badly in New York. Ambulances became busy, hospitals overcrowded, seaside resorts thronged. Day after day a heavy atmosphere hung like a saturated and steaming blanket over the city. The daily papers recorded deaths from heat. Fountains were full of naked urchins unmolested by police.
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later than; following
From this reading “Day after day a heavy atmosphere hung like a saturated and steaming blanket over the city.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “July began badly in New York.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Day after day a heavy atmosphere hung like a saturated and steaming blanket over the city.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Day after day a heavy atmosphere hung like a saturated and steaming blanket over the city.”
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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 Day after day a heavy atmosphere hung like a saturated and steaming blanket over the city.
later than; following
From this reading Day after day a heavy atmosphere hung like a saturated and steaming blanket over the city.
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From this reading Ambulances became busy, hospitals overcrowded, seaside resorts thronged.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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From this reading Day after day a heavy atmosphere hung like a saturated and steaming blanket over the city.
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From this reading July began badly in New York.
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From this reading Ambulances became busy, hospitals overcrowded, seaside resorts thronged.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading July began badly in New York.
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From this reading Day after day a heavy atmosphere hung like a saturated and steaming blanket over the city.
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showing who or what does the action
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From this reading Day after day a heavy atmosphere hung like a saturated and steaming blanket over the city.
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From this reading The daily papers recorded deaths from heat.
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From this reading Day after day a heavy atmosphere hung like a saturated and steaming blanket over the city.
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From this reading The daily papers recorded deaths from heat.
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From this reading Fountains were full of naked urchins unmolested by police.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The daily papers recorded deaths from heat.
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From this reading Fountains were full of naked urchins unmolested by police.
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From this reading The daily papers recorded deaths from heat.
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From this reading Day after day a heavy atmosphere hung like a saturated and steaming blanket over the city.
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From this reading Ambulances became busy, hospitals overcrowded, seaside resorts thronged.
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From this reading Day after day a heavy atmosphere hung like a saturated and steaming blanket over the city.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading July began badly in New York.
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From this reading July began badly in New York.
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From this reading Day after day a heavy atmosphere hung like a saturated and steaming blanket over the city.
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From this reading Fountains were full of naked urchins unmolested by police.
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From this reading July began badly in New York.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fountains were full of naked urchins unmolested by police.
above and across; more than
From this reading Day after day a heavy atmosphere hung like a saturated and steaming blanket over the city.
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From this reading Ambulances became busy, hospitals overcrowded, seaside resorts thronged.
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From this reading The daily papers recorded deaths from heat.
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From this reading Fountains were full of naked urchins unmolested by police.
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From this reading The daily papers recorded deaths from heat.
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From this reading Ambulances became busy, hospitals overcrowded, seaside resorts thronged.
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From this reading Day after day a heavy atmosphere hung like a saturated and steaming blanket over the city.
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From this reading Ambulances became busy, hospitals overcrowded, seaside resorts thronged.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Day after day a heavy atmosphere hung like a saturated and steaming blanket over the city.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Day after day a heavy atmosphere hung like a saturated and steaming blanket over the city.
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From this reading Ambulances became busy, hospitals overcrowded, seaside resorts thronged.
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From this reading Fountains were full of naked urchins unmolested by police.
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From this reading Fountains were full of naked urchins unmolested by police.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Fountains were full of naked urchins unmolested by police.
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From this reading July began badly in New York.
