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Chapter XXVIII
_BETTY_. It was summer again, and on the broad grassy street of Seaforth the sunshine poured in its full power. The place lay silent under the heat of mid-day; not a breath stirred the leaves of the big elms, and no passing wheels stirred the dust of the roadway, which was ready to rise at any provocation. It was very dry, and very hot. Yet at Seaforth those two facts, though proclaimed from everybody's mouth, must be understood with a qualification.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was summer again, and on the broad grassy street of Seaforth the sunshine poured in its full power.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Yet at Seaforth those two facts, though proclaimed from everybody's mouth, must be understood with a qualification.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Yet at Seaforth those two facts, though proclaimed from everybody's mouth, must be understood with a qualification.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Yet at Seaforth those two facts, though proclaimed from everybody's mouth, must be understood with a qualification.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The place lay silent under the heat of mid-day; not a breath stirred the leaves of the big elms, and no passing wheels stirred the dust of the roadway, which was ready to rise at any provocation.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet at Seaforth those two facts, though proclaimed from everybody's mouth, must be understood with a qualification.”
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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 place lay silent under the heat of mid-day; not a breath stirred the leaves of the big elms, and no passing wheels stirred the dust of the roadway, which was ready to rise at any provocation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was summer again, and on the broad grassy street of Seaforth the sunshine poured in its full power.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was summer again, and on the broad grassy street of Seaforth the sunshine poured in its full power.
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From this reading The place lay silent under the heat of mid-day; not a breath stirred the leaves of the big elms, and no passing wheels stirred the dust of the roadway, which was ready to rise at any provocation.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The place lay silent under the heat of mid-day; not a breath stirred the leaves of the big elms, and no passing wheels stirred the dust of the roadway, which was ready to rise at any provocation.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yet at Seaforth those two facts, though proclaimed from everybody's mouth, must be understood with a qualification.
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From this reading _BETTY_.
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From this reading The place lay silent under the heat of mid-day; not a breath stirred the leaves of the big elms, and no passing wheels stirred the dust of the roadway, which was ready to rise at any provocation.
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From this reading The place lay silent under the heat of mid-day; not a breath stirred the leaves of the big elms, and no passing wheels stirred the dust of the roadway, which was ready to rise at any provocation.
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From this reading It was summer again, and on the broad grassy street of Seaforth the sunshine poured in its full power.
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From this reading It was very dry, and very hot.
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From this reading The place lay silent under the heat of mid-day; not a breath stirred the leaves of the big elms, and no passing wheels stirred the dust of the roadway, which was ready to rise at any provocation.
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From this reading The place lay silent under the heat of mid-day; not a breath stirred the leaves of the big elms, and no passing wheels stirred the dust of the roadway, which was ready to rise at any provocation.
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From this reading Yet at Seaforth those two facts, though proclaimed from everybody's mouth, must be understood with a qualification.
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From this reading Yet at Seaforth those two facts, though proclaimed from everybody's mouth, must be understood with a qualification.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yet at Seaforth those two facts, though proclaimed from everybody's mouth, must be understood with a qualification.
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From this reading It was summer again, and on the broad grassy street of Seaforth the sunshine poured in its full power.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was summer again, and on the broad grassy street of Seaforth the sunshine poured in its full power.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place lay silent under the heat of mid-day; not a breath stirred the leaves of the big elms, and no passing wheels stirred the dust of the roadway, which was ready to rise at any provocation.
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From this reading It was very dry, and very hot.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was summer again, and on the broad grassy street of Seaforth the sunshine poured in its full power.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was summer again, and on the broad grassy street of Seaforth the sunshine poured in its full power.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was summer again, and on the broad grassy street of Seaforth the sunshine poured in its full power.
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From this reading The place lay silent under the heat of mid-day; not a breath stirred the leaves of the big elms, and no passing wheels stirred the dust of the roadway, which was ready to rise at any provocation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place lay silent under the heat of mid-day; not a breath stirred the leaves of the big elms, and no passing wheels stirred the dust of the roadway, which was ready to rise at any provocation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place lay silent under the heat of mid-day; not a breath stirred the leaves of the big elms, and no passing wheels stirred the dust of the roadway, which was ready to rise at any provocation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet at Seaforth those two facts, though proclaimed from everybody's mouth, must be understood with a qualification.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Yet at Seaforth those two facts, though proclaimed from everybody's mouth, must be understood with a qualification.
not any; not one
From this reading The place lay silent under the heat of mid-day; not a breath stirred the leaves of the big elms, and no passing wheels stirred the dust of the roadway, which was ready to rise at any provocation.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The place lay silent under the heat of mid-day; not a breath stirred the leaves of the big elms, and no passing wheels stirred the dust of the roadway, which was ready to rise at any provocation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was summer again, and on the broad grassy street of Seaforth the sunshine poured in its full power.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was summer again, and on the broad grassy street of Seaforth the sunshine poured in its full power.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place lay silent under the heat of mid-day; not a breath stirred the leaves of the big elms, and no passing wheels stirred the dust of the roadway, which was ready to rise at any provocation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place lay silent under the heat of mid-day; not a breath stirred the leaves of the big elms, and no passing wheels stirred the dust of the roadway, which was ready to rise at any provocation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was summer again, and on the broad grassy street of Seaforth the sunshine poured in its full power.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was summer again, and on the broad grassy street of Seaforth the sunshine poured in its full power.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet at Seaforth those two facts, though proclaimed from everybody's mouth, must be understood with a qualification.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place lay silent under the heat of mid-day; not a breath stirred the leaves of the big elms, and no passing wheels stirred the dust of the roadway, which was ready to rise at any provocation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet at Seaforth those two facts, though proclaimed from everybody's mouth, must be understood with a qualification.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place lay silent under the heat of mid-day; not a breath stirred the leaves of the big elms, and no passing wheels stirred the dust of the roadway, which was ready to rise at any provocation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place lay silent under the heat of mid-day; not a breath stirred the leaves of the big elms, and no passing wheels stirred the dust of the roadway, which was ready to rise at any provocation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place lay silent under the heat of mid-day; not a breath stirred the leaves of the big elms, and no passing wheels stirred the dust of the roadway, which was ready to rise at any provocation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was summer again, and on the broad grassy street of Seaforth the sunshine poured in its full power.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place lay silent under the heat of mid-day; not a breath stirred the leaves of the big elms, and no passing wheels stirred the dust of the roadway, which was ready to rise at any provocation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place lay silent under the heat of mid-day; not a breath stirred the leaves of the big elms, and no passing wheels stirred the dust of the roadway, which was ready to rise at any provocation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was summer again, and on the broad grassy street of Seaforth the sunshine poured in its full power.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was summer again, and on the broad grassy street of Seaforth the sunshine poured in its full power.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was summer again, and on the broad grassy street of Seaforth the sunshine poured in its full power.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was summer again, and on the broad grassy street of Seaforth the sunshine poured in its full power.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Yet at Seaforth those two facts, though proclaimed from everybody's mouth, must be understood with a qualification.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Yet at Seaforth those two facts, though proclaimed from everybody's mouth, must be understood with a qualification.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The place lay silent under the heat of mid-day; not a breath stirred the leaves of the big elms, and no passing wheels stirred the dust of the roadway, which was ready to rise at any provocation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet at Seaforth those two facts, though proclaimed from everybody's mouth, must be understood with a qualification.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The place lay silent under the heat of mid-day; not a breath stirred the leaves of the big elms, and no passing wheels stirred the dust of the roadway, which was ready to rise at any provocation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet at Seaforth those two facts, though proclaimed from everybody's mouth, must be understood with a qualification.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was very dry, and very hot.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was summer again, and on the broad grassy street of Seaforth the sunshine poured in its full power.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place lay silent under the heat of mid-day; not a breath stirred the leaves of the big elms, and no passing wheels stirred the dust of the roadway, which was ready to rise at any provocation.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The place lay silent under the heat of mid-day; not a breath stirred the leaves of the big elms, and no passing wheels stirred the dust of the roadway, which was ready to rise at any provocation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet at Seaforth those two facts, though proclaimed from everybody's mouth, must be understood with a qualification.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet at Seaforth those two facts, though proclaimed from everybody's mouth, must be understood with a qualification.
