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1st
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From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
4th
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From this reading Jasmine and her husband were going away the next day, and the Duchess was going away too, and I was to join the Fannings on the 4th.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
abundantly
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From this reading Even in Jasmine's luxurious house, where all the appliances of comfort were abundantly in evidence, even there we gasped and thought of the country with a longing equal to that of thirsty people for water.
air
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From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
all
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From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sky seemed to radiate heat, and the earth seemed to embrace it; and we poor human beings who were subjected to it scarcely knew what to do with ourselves.
anywhere
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From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
appliances
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From this reading Even in Jasmine's luxurious house, where all the appliances of comfort were abundantly in evidence, even there we gasped and thought of the country with a longing equal to that of thirsty people for water.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
August
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From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
away
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From this reading Jasmine and her husband were going away the next day, and the Duchess was going away too, and I was to join the Fannings on the 4th.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
beings
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From this reading The sky seemed to radiate heat, and the earth seemed to embrace it; and we poor human beings who were subjected to it scarcely knew what to do with ourselves.
breath
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From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
burnt-up
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From this reading It was hot weather, hot in the house, hot in the outside streets, hot in the burnt-up parks, hot everywhere.
comfort
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From this reading Even in Jasmine's luxurious house, where all the appliances of comfort were abundantly in evidence, even there we gasped and thought of the country with a longing equal to that of thirsty people for water.
country
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From this reading Even in Jasmine's luxurious house, where all the appliances of comfort were abundantly in evidence, even there we gasped and thought of the country with a longing equal to that of thirsty people for water.
day
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From this reading Jasmine and her husband were going away the next day, and the Duchess was going away too, and I was to join the Fannings on the 4th.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The sky seemed to radiate heat, and the earth seemed to embrace it; and we poor human beings who were subjected to it scarcely knew what to do with ourselves.
DUCHESS
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From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
earth
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From this reading The sky seemed to radiate heat, and the earth seemed to embrace it; and we poor human beings who were subjected to it scarcely knew what to do with ourselves.
embrace
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From this reading The sky seemed to radiate heat, and the earth seemed to embrace it; and we poor human beings who were subjected to it scarcely knew what to do with ourselves.
equal
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From this reading Even in Jasmine's luxurious house, where all the appliances of comfort were abundantly in evidence, even there we gasped and thought of the country with a longing equal to that of thirsty people for water.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in Jasmine's luxurious house, where all the appliances of comfort were abundantly in evidence, even there we gasped and thought of the country with a longing equal to that of thirsty people for water.
everywhere
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From this reading It was hot weather, hot in the house, hot in the outside streets, hot in the burnt-up parks, hot everywhere.
evidence
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From this reading Even in Jasmine's luxurious house, where all the appliances of comfort were abundantly in evidence, even there we gasped and thought of the country with a longing equal to that of thirsty people for water.
Fannings
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From this reading Jasmine and her husband were going away the next day, and the Duchess was going away too, and I was to join the Fannings on the 4th.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Even in Jasmine's luxurious house, where all the appliances of comfort were abundantly in evidence, even there we gasped and thought of the country with a longing equal to that of thirsty people for water.
forget
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From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
gasped
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From this reading Even in Jasmine's luxurious house, where all the appliances of comfort were abundantly in evidence, even there we gasped and thought of the country with a longing equal to that of thirsty people for water.
going
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From this reading Jasmine and her husband were going away the next day, and the Duchess was going away too, and I was to join the Fannings on the 4th.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
heat
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From this reading The sky seemed to radiate heat, and the earth seemed to embrace it; and we poor human beings who were subjected to it scarcely knew what to do with ourselves.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
hot
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From this reading It was hot weather, hot in the house, hot in the outside streets, hot in the burnt-up parks, hot everywhere.
house
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From this reading It was hot weather, hot in the house, hot in the outside streets, hot in the burnt-up parks, hot everywhere.
human
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From this reading The sky seemed to radiate heat, and the earth seemed to embrace it; and we poor human beings who were subjected to it scarcely knew what to do with ourselves.
husband
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From this reading Jasmine and her husband were going away the next day, and the Duchess was going away too, and I was to join the Fannings on the 4th.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
Jasmine
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From this reading Jasmine and her husband were going away the next day, and the Duchess was going away too, and I was to join the Fannings on the 4th.
Jasmine's
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From this reading Even in Jasmine's luxurious house, where all the appliances of comfort were abundantly in evidence, even there we gasped and thought of the country with a longing equal to that of thirsty people for water.
join
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From this reading Jasmine and her husband were going away the next day, and the Duchess was going away too, and I was to join the Fannings on the 4th.
knew
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From this reading The sky seemed to radiate heat, and the earth seemed to embrace it; and we poor human beings who were subjected to it scarcely knew what to do with ourselves.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
live
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From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
London
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From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
longing
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From this reading Even in Jasmine's luxurious house, where all the appliances of comfort were abundantly in evidence, even there we gasped and thought of the country with a longing equal to that of thirsty people for water.
luxurious
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From this reading Even in Jasmine's luxurious house, where all the appliances of comfort were abundantly in evidence, even there we gasped and thought of the country with a longing equal to that of thirsty people for water.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jasmine and her husband were going away the next day, and the Duchess was going away too, and I was to join the Fannings on the 4th.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jasmine and her husband were going away the next day, and the Duchess was going away too, and I was to join the Fannings on the 4th.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading The sky seemed to radiate heat, and the earth seemed to embrace it; and we poor human beings who were subjected to it scarcely knew what to do with ourselves.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was hot weather, hot in the house, hot in the outside streets, hot in the burnt-up parks, hot everywhere.
parks
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From this reading It was hot weather, hot in the house, hot in the outside streets, hot in the burnt-up parks, hot everywhere.
people
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From this reading Even in Jasmine's luxurious house, where all the appliances of comfort were abundantly in evidence, even there we gasped and thought of the country with a longing equal to that of thirsty people for water.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sky seemed to radiate heat, and the earth seemed to embrace it; and we poor human beings who were subjected to it scarcely knew what to do with ourselves.
radiate
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From this reading The sky seemed to radiate heat, and the earth seemed to embrace it; and we poor human beings who were subjected to it scarcely knew what to do with ourselves.
round
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From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
SAY
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From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
scarcely
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From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
sky
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From this reading The sky seemed to radiate heat, and the earth seemed to embrace it; and we poor human beings who were subjected to it scarcely knew what to do with ourselves.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
streets
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From this reading It was hot weather, hot in the house, hot in the outside streets, hot in the burnt-up parks, hot everywhere.
subjected
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From this reading The sky seemed to radiate heat, and the earth seemed to embrace it; and we poor human beings who were subjected to it scarcely knew what to do with ourselves.
sultry
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From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
there
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From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
thirsty
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From this reading Even in Jasmine's luxurious house, where all the appliances of comfort were abundantly in evidence, even there we gasped and thought of the country with a longing equal to that of thirsty people for water.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in Jasmine's luxurious house, where all the appliances of comfort were abundantly in evidence, even there we gasped and thought of the country with a longing equal to that of thirsty people for water.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
too
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From this reading Jasmine and her husband were going away the next day, and the Duchess was going away too, and I was to join the Fannings on the 4th.
used-up
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From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was hot weather, hot in the house, hot in the outside streets, hot in the burnt-up parks, hot everywhere.
water
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From this reading Even in Jasmine's luxurious house, where all the appliances of comfort were abundantly in evidence, even there we gasped and thought of the country with a longing equal to that of thirsty people for water.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The sky seemed to radiate heat, and the earth seemed to embrace it; and we poor human beings who were subjected to it scarcely knew what to do with ourselves.
weather
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From this reading It was hot weather, hot in the house, hot in the outside streets, hot in the burnt-up parks, hot everywhere.
well
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From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sky seemed to radiate heat, and the earth seemed to embrace it; and we poor human beings who were subjected to it scarcely knew what to do with ourselves.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The sky seemed to radiate heat, and the earth seemed to embrace it; and we poor human beings who were subjected to it scarcely knew what to do with ourselves.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Even in Jasmine's luxurious house, where all the appliances of comfort were abundantly in evidence, even there we gasped and thought of the country with a longing equal to that of thirsty people for water.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sky seemed to radiate heat, and the earth seemed to embrace it; and we poor human beings who were subjected to it scarcely knew what to do with ourselves.
year
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From this reading THE DUCHESS HAS HER SAY I shall never forget as long as I live that sultry 1st of August; there seemed to be scarcely a breath of air anywhere, all the air of London had that used-up feeling which those who live in it all the year round know so well.
