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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.
acts
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From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.
air
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From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.
all
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From this reading Yet somehow it all brought a sense of extraordinary peace and refreshment to Jeannie.
always
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From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.
anger
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From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She, too, felt mentally hot and tired, but she knew that whatever scene it might be necessary to go through with Tom Lindfield, the worst was over.
bear
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From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.
bitterness
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From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.
breath
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From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet somehow it all brought a sense of extraordinary peace and refreshment to Jeannie.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.
carriage
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From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.
committed
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From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.
consequences
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From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.
Daisy
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From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.
dust
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From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.
evening
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From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.
extraordinary
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From this reading Yet somehow it all brought a sense of extraordinary peace and refreshment to Jeannie.
eyes
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From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.
fault
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From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.
felt
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From this reading She, too, felt mentally hot and tired, but she knew that whatever scene it might be necessary to go through with Tom Lindfield, the worst was over.
follows
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From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.
go
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From this reading She, too, felt mentally hot and tired, but she knew that whatever scene it might be necessary to go through with Tom Lindfield, the worst was over.
grass
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From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.
grey
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From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.
hated
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From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.
heat-haze
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From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.
hot
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From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.
hung
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From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.
idea
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From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.
indeed
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From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet somehow it all brought a sense of extraordinary peace and refreshment to Jeannie.
Jeannie
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From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.
justice
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From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.
knew
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From this reading She, too, felt mentally hot and tired, but she knew that whatever scene it might be necessary to go through with Tom Lindfield, the worst was over.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.
liked
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From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.
Lindfield
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From this reading She, too, felt mentally hot and tired, but she knew that whatever scene it might be necessary to go through with Tom Lindfield, the worst was over.
London
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From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.
looking
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From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.
mentally
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From this reading She, too, felt mentally hot and tired, but she knew that whatever scene it might be necessary to go through with Tom Lindfield, the worst was over.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She, too, felt mentally hot and tired, but she knew that whatever scene it might be necessary to go through with Tom Lindfield, the worst was over.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.
nature
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From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.
necessary
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From this reading She, too, felt mentally hot and tired, but she knew that whatever scene it might be necessary to go through with Tom Lindfield, the worst was over.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.
out
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From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She, too, felt mentally hot and tired, but she knew that whatever scene it might be necessary to go through with Tom Lindfield, the worst was over.
Park
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From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.
peace
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From this reading Yet somehow it all brought a sense of extraordinary peace and refreshment to Jeannie.
possible
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From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.
purplish
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From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.
refreshment
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From this reading Yet somehow it all brought a sense of extraordinary peace and refreshment to Jeannie.
scene
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From this reading She, too, felt mentally hot and tired, but she knew that whatever scene it might be necessary to go through with Tom Lindfield, the worst was over.
scorching
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From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.
sense
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From this reading Yet somehow it all brought a sense of extraordinary peace and refreshment to Jeannie.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She, too, felt mentally hot and tired, but she knew that whatever scene it might be necessary to go through with Tom Lindfield, the worst was over.
sky
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From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.
somehow
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From this reading Yet somehow it all brought a sense of extraordinary peace and refreshment to Jeannie.
suffering
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From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She, too, felt mentally hot and tired, but she knew that whatever scene it might be necessary to go through with Tom Lindfield, the worst was over.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She, too, felt mentally hot and tired, but she knew that whatever scene it might be necessary to go through with Tom Lindfield, the worst was over.
tired
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From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.
Tom
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From this reading She, too, felt mentally hot and tired, but she knew that whatever scene it might be necessary to go through with Tom Lindfield, the worst was over.
too
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From this reading She, too, felt mentally hot and tired, but she knew that whatever scene it might be necessary to go through with Tom Lindfield, the worst was over.
unwittingly
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From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.
very
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From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.
waited
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From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.
week
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From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading She, too, felt mentally hot and tired, but she knew that whatever scene it might be necessary to go through with Tom Lindfield, the worst was over.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.
worst
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From this reading She, too, felt mentally hot and tired, but she knew that whatever scene it might be necessary to go through with Tom Lindfield, the worst was over.
yellow
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From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet somehow it all brought a sense of extraordinary peace and refreshment to Jeannie.
