used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was the third week in August; summer was dying, as a London summer dies, in days of feverish sunlight and breathless languor.
accentuatedverbUS /ækˈsentʃuːeɪtɪd/
past form of “accentuate” — to stress, single out as important
From this reading Everywhere the glare accentuated this toneless melancholy.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was the symbol of the decadence following the brilliant efflorescence of the season, the exhaustion after that supreme effort of Society to amuse itself.
amuseverbUS /əˈmjuːz/
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading It was the symbol of the decadence following the brilliant efflorescence of the season, the exhaustion after that supreme effort of Society to amuse itself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the third week in August; summer was dying, as a London summer dies, in days of feverish sunlight and breathless languor.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was the third week in August; summer was dying, as a London summer dies, in days of feverish sunlight and breathless languor.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading It was the third week in August; summer was dying, as a London summer dies, in days of feverish sunlight and breathless languor.
blightnounUS /blaɪt/
a state or condition being blighted
From this reading It was in the streets with their sultry pallor, in the parks and squares where the dust lay like a grey blight on every green thing.
breathlessadjectiveUS /ˈbreθləs/
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading It was the third week in August; summer was dying, as a London summer dies, in days of feverish sunlight and breathless languor.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading It was the symbol of the decadence following the brilliant efflorescence of the season, the exhaustion after that supreme effort of Society to amuse itself.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It was the third week in August; summer was dying, as a London summer dies, in days of feverish sunlight and breathless languor.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Everywhere there was the same torpor, the same wornout, desiccated life in death.
decadencenounUS /ˈdekədəns/
the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
From this reading It was the symbol of the decadence following the brilliant efflorescence of the season, the exhaustion after that supreme effort of Society to amuse itself.
desiccatedadjectiveUS /ˈdesəkeɪtəd/
thoroughly dried out
From this reading Everywhere there was the same torpor, the same wornout, desiccated life in death.
diesnounUS /daɪz/
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading It was the third week in August; summer was dying, as a London summer dies, in days of feverish sunlight and breathless languor.
remove the dust from
From this reading It was in the streets with their sultry pallor, in the parks and squares where the dust lay like a grey blight on every green thing.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading It was the third week in August; summer was dying, as a London summer dies, in days of feverish sunlight and breathless languor.
efflorescencenoun
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
From this reading It was the symbol of the decadence following the brilliant efflorescence of the season, the exhaustion after that supreme effort of Society to amuse itself.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading It was the symbol of the decadence following the brilliant efflorescence of the season, the exhaustion after that supreme effort of Society to amuse itself.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It was in the streets with their sultry pallor, in the parks and squares where the dust lay like a grey blight on every green thing.
to or in any or all places
From this reading Everywhere there was the same torpor, the same wornout, desiccated life in death.
exhaustionnounUS /ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən/
extreme fatigue
From this reading It was the symbol of the decadence following the brilliant efflorescence of the season, the exhaustion after that supreme effort of Society to amuse itself.
feverishadjectiveUS /ˈfiːvərɪʃ/
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading It was the third week in August; summer was dying, as a London summer dies, in days of feverish sunlight and breathless languor.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading It was the symbol of the decadence following the brilliant efflorescence of the season, the exhaustion after that supreme effort of Society to amuse itself.
glarenounUS /ɡler/
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading Everywhere the glare accentuated this toneless melancholy.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading It was in the streets with their sultry pallor, in the parks and squares where the dust lay like a grey blight on every green thing.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading It was in the streets with their sultry pallor, in the parks and squares where the dust lay like a grey blight on every green thing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the third week in August; summer was dying, as a London summer dies, in days of feverish sunlight and breathless languor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the third week in August; summer was dying, as a London summer dies, in days of feverish sunlight and breathless languor.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was the symbol of the decadence following the brilliant efflorescence of the season, the exhaustion after that supreme effort of Society to amuse itself.
languornoun
a relaxed comfortable feeling
From this reading It was the third week in August; summer was dying, as a London summer dies, in days of feverish sunlight and breathless languor.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It was in the streets with their sultry pallor, in the parks and squares where the dust lay like a grey blight on every green thing.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Everywhere there was the same torpor, the same wornout, desiccated life in death.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It was in the streets with their sultry pallor, in the parks and squares where the dust lay like a grey blight on every green thing.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading It was the third week in August; summer was dying, as a London summer dies, in days of feverish sunlight and breathless languor.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading Everywhere the glare accentuated this toneless melancholy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the third week in August; summer was dying, as a London summer dies, in days of feverish sunlight and breathless languor.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was in the streets with their sultry pallor, in the parks and squares where the dust lay like a grey blight on every green thing.
pallornoun
unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
From this reading It was in the streets with their sultry pallor, in the parks and squares where the dust lay like a grey blight on every green thing.
parksnounUS /pɑːrks/
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
From this reading It was in the streets with their sultry pallor, in the parks and squares where the dust lay like a grey blight on every green thing.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Everywhere there was the same torpor, the same wornout, desiccated life in death.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading It was the symbol of the decadence following the brilliant efflorescence of the season, the exhaustion after that supreme effort of Society to amuse itself.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading It was the symbol of the decadence following the brilliant efflorescence of the season, the exhaustion after that supreme effort of Society to amuse itself.
squaresnounUS /skwerz/
plural of “square” — (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
From this reading It was in the streets with their sultry pallor, in the parks and squares where the dust lay like a grey blight on every green thing.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading It was in the streets with their sultry pallor, in the parks and squares where the dust lay like a grey blight on every green thing.
sultryadjectiveUS /ˈsʌltri/
sexually exciting or gratifying
From this reading It was in the streets with their sultry pallor, in the parks and squares where the dust lay like a grey blight on every green thing.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading It was the third week in August; summer was dying, as a London summer dies, in days of feverish sunlight and breathless languor.
the rays of the sun
From this reading It was the third week in August; summer was dying, as a London summer dies, in days of feverish sunlight and breathless languor.
supremeadjectiveUS /səˈpriːm/
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading It was the symbol of the decadence following the brilliant efflorescence of the season, the exhaustion after that supreme effort of Society to amuse itself.
symbolnounUS /ˈsɪmbəl/
an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
From this reading It was the symbol of the decadence following the brilliant efflorescence of the season, the exhaustion after that supreme effort of Society to amuse itself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the symbol of the decadence following the brilliant efflorescence of the season, the exhaustion after that supreme effort of Society to amuse itself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the third week in August; summer was dying, as a London summer dies, in days of feverish sunlight and breathless languor.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was in the streets with their sultry pallor, in the parks and squares where the dust lay like a grey blight on every green thing.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Everywhere there was the same torpor, the same wornout, desiccated life in death.
a special situation
From this reading It was in the streets with their sultry pallor, in the parks and squares where the dust lay like a grey blight on every green thing.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading It was the third week in August; summer was dying, as a London summer dies, in days of feverish sunlight and breathless languor.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Everywhere the glare accentuated this toneless melancholy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the symbol of the decadence following the brilliant efflorescence of the season, the exhaustion after that supreme effort of Society to amuse itself.
tonelessadjective
lacking in tone or expression
From this reading Everywhere the glare accentuated this toneless melancholy.
torpornounUS /ˈtɔːrpər/
a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
From this reading Everywhere there was the same torpor, the same wornout, desiccated life in death.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the third week in August; summer was dying, as a London summer dies, in days of feverish sunlight and breathless languor.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading It was the third week in August; summer was dying, as a London summer dies, in days of feverish sunlight and breathless languor.
in or at the place that
From this reading It was in the streets with their sultry pallor, in the parks and squares where the dust lay like a grey blight on every green thing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was in the streets with their sultry pallor, in the parks and squares where the dust lay like a grey blight on every green thing.
wornout
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From this reading Everywhere there was the same torpor, the same wornout, desiccated life in death.
