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Chapter XXXII
It was nearly two o'clock. To step out of doors was like passing into a furnace. Streets were deserted. The houses showed glaring white against the cobalt of the firmament; their inhabitants lay asleep within, behind closed shutters. Heat and silence brooded over the land.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “The houses showed glaring white against the cobalt of the firmament; their inhabitants lay asleep within, behind closed shutters.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “The houses showed glaring white against the cobalt of the firmament; their inhabitants lay asleep within, behind closed shutters.”
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading “Streets were deserted.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Heat and silence brooded over the land.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Heat and silence brooded over the land.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To step out of doors was like passing into a furnace.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “The houses showed glaring white against the cobalt of the firmament; their inhabitants lay asleep within, behind closed shutters.”
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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 To step out of doors was like passing into a furnace.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The houses showed glaring white against the cobalt of the firmament; their inhabitants lay asleep within, behind closed shutters.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Heat and silence brooded over the land.
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From this reading The houses showed glaring white against the cobalt of the firmament; their inhabitants lay asleep within, behind closed shutters.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The houses showed glaring white against the cobalt of the firmament; their inhabitants lay asleep within, behind closed shutters.
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From this reading Heat and silence brooded over the land.
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From this reading The houses showed glaring white against the cobalt of the firmament; their inhabitants lay asleep within, behind closed shutters.
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From this reading The houses showed glaring white against the cobalt of the firmament; their inhabitants lay asleep within, behind closed shutters.
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading Streets were deserted.
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From this reading To step out of doors was like passing into a furnace.
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From this reading The houses showed glaring white against the cobalt of the firmament; their inhabitants lay asleep within, behind closed shutters.
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From this reading To step out of doors was like passing into a furnace.
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From this reading The houses showed glaring white against the cobalt of the firmament; their inhabitants lay asleep within, behind closed shutters.
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From this reading Heat and silence brooded over the land.
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From this reading The houses showed glaring white against the cobalt of the firmament; their inhabitants lay asleep within, behind closed shutters.
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From this reading The houses showed glaring white against the cobalt of the firmament; their inhabitants lay asleep within, behind closed shutters.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To step out of doors was like passing into a furnace.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was nearly two o'clock.
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From this reading Heat and silence brooded over the land.
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From this reading The houses showed glaring white against the cobalt of the firmament; their inhabitants lay asleep within, behind closed shutters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To step out of doors was like passing into a furnace.
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From this reading It was nearly two o'clock.
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From this reading It was nearly two o'clock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To step out of doors was like passing into a furnace.
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From this reading To step out of doors was like passing into a furnace.
above and across; more than
From this reading Heat and silence brooded over the land.
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From this reading To step out of doors was like passing into a furnace.
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From this reading The houses showed glaring white against the cobalt of the firmament; their inhabitants lay asleep within, behind closed shutters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The houses showed glaring white against the cobalt of the firmament; their inhabitants lay asleep within, behind closed shutters.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Heat and silence brooded over the land.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To step out of doors was like passing into a furnace.
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From this reading Streets were deserted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The houses showed glaring white against the cobalt of the firmament; their inhabitants lay asleep within, behind closed shutters.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The houses showed glaring white against the cobalt of the firmament; their inhabitants lay asleep within, behind closed shutters.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To step out of doors was like passing into a furnace.
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From this reading It was nearly two o'clock.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was nearly two o'clock.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Streets were deserted.
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From this reading The houses showed glaring white against the cobalt of the firmament; their inhabitants lay asleep within, behind closed shutters.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The houses showed glaring white against the cobalt of the firmament; their inhabitants lay asleep within, behind closed shutters.
