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Chapter IV
The long, parched summer had drawn to its dusty close. Much of it was already blown abroad and dissipated on trail and turnpike, or crackled in harsh, unelastic fibres on hillside and meadow. Some of it had disappeared in the palpable smoke by day and fiery crests by night of burning forests. The besieging fogs on the Coast Range daily thinned their hosts, and at last vanished. The wind changed from northwest to southwest.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Much of it was already blown abroad and dissipated on trail and turnpike, or crackled in harsh, unelastic fibres on hillside and meadow.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Some of it had disappeared in the palpable smoke by day and fiery crests by night of burning forests.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The besieging fogs on the Coast Range daily thinned their hosts, and at last vanished.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The long, parched summer had drawn to its dusty close.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wind changed from northwest to southwest.”
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From this reading Much of it was already blown abroad and dissipated on trail and turnpike, or crackled in harsh, unelastic fibres on hillside and meadow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Much of it was already blown abroad and dissipated on trail and turnpike, or crackled in harsh, unelastic fibres on hillside and meadow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Much of it was already blown abroad and dissipated on trail and turnpike, or crackled in harsh, unelastic fibres on hillside and meadow.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The besieging fogs on the Coast Range daily thinned their hosts, and at last vanished.
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From this reading The besieging fogs on the Coast Range daily thinned their hosts, and at last vanished.
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From this reading Much of it was already blown abroad and dissipated on trail and turnpike, or crackled in harsh, unelastic fibres on hillside and meadow.
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From this reading Some of it had disappeared in the palpable smoke by day and fiery crests by night of burning forests.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Some of it had disappeared in the palpable smoke by day and fiery crests by night of burning forests.
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From this reading The wind changed from northwest to southwest.
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From this reading The long, parched summer had drawn to its dusty close.
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From this reading The besieging fogs on the Coast Range daily thinned their hosts, and at last vanished.
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From this reading Much of it was already blown abroad and dissipated on trail and turnpike, or crackled in harsh, unelastic fibres on hillside and meadow.
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From this reading Some of it had disappeared in the palpable smoke by day and fiery crests by night of burning forests.
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From this reading The besieging fogs on the Coast Range daily thinned their hosts, and at last vanished.
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From this reading Some of it had disappeared in the palpable smoke by day and fiery crests by night of burning forests.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Some of it had disappeared in the palpable smoke by day and fiery crests by night of burning forests.
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From this reading Much of it was already blown abroad and dissipated on trail and turnpike, or crackled in harsh, unelastic fibres on hillside and meadow.
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From this reading The long, parched summer had drawn to its dusty close.
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From this reading The long, parched summer had drawn to its dusty close.
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From this reading Much of it was already blown abroad and dissipated on trail and turnpike, or crackled in harsh, unelastic fibres on hillside and meadow.
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From this reading Some of it had disappeared in the palpable smoke by day and fiery crests by night of burning forests.
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From this reading The besieging fogs on the Coast Range daily thinned their hosts, and at last vanished.
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From this reading Some of it had disappeared in the palpable smoke by day and fiery crests by night of burning forests.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The wind changed from northwest to southwest.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The long, parched summer had drawn to its dusty close.
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From this reading Much of it was already blown abroad and dissipated on trail and turnpike, or crackled in harsh, unelastic fibres on hillside and meadow.
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From this reading Much of it was already blown abroad and dissipated on trail and turnpike, or crackled in harsh, unelastic fibres on hillside and meadow.
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From this reading The besieging fogs on the Coast Range daily thinned their hosts, and at last vanished.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Much of it was already blown abroad and dissipated on trail and turnpike, or crackled in harsh, unelastic fibres on hillside and meadow.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Much of it was already blown abroad and dissipated on trail and turnpike, or crackled in harsh, unelastic fibres on hillside and meadow.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The long, parched summer had drawn to its dusty close.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The besieging fogs on the Coast Range daily thinned their hosts, and at last vanished.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long, parched summer had drawn to its dusty close.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Much of it was already blown abroad and dissipated on trail and turnpike, or crackled in harsh, unelastic fibres on hillside and meadow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Much of it was already blown abroad and dissipated on trail and turnpike, or crackled in harsh, unelastic fibres on hillside and meadow.
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From this reading Some of it had disappeared in the palpable smoke by day and fiery crests by night of burning forests.
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From this reading The wind changed from northwest to southwest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Much of it was already blown abroad and dissipated on trail and turnpike, or crackled in harsh, unelastic fibres on hillside and meadow.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Much of it was already blown abroad and dissipated on trail and turnpike, or crackled in harsh, unelastic fibres on hillside and meadow.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Much of it was already blown abroad and dissipated on trail and turnpike, or crackled in harsh, unelastic fibres on hillside and meadow.
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From this reading Some of it had disappeared in the palpable smoke by day and fiery crests by night of burning forests.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The long, parched summer had drawn to its dusty close.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The besieging fogs on the Coast Range daily thinned their hosts, and at last vanished.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of it had disappeared in the palpable smoke by day and fiery crests by night of burning forests.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of it had disappeared in the palpable smoke by day and fiery crests by night of burning forests.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wind changed from northwest to southwest.
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From this reading The long, parched summer had drawn to its dusty close.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The long, parched summer had drawn to its dusty close.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The besieging fogs on the Coast Range daily thinned their hosts, and at last vanished.
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From this reading The besieging fogs on the Coast Range daily thinned their hosts, and at last vanished.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The long, parched summer had drawn to its dusty close.
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From this reading Much of it was already blown abroad and dissipated on trail and turnpike, or crackled in harsh, unelastic fibres on hillside and meadow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Much of it was already blown abroad and dissipated on trail and turnpike, or crackled in harsh, unelastic fibres on hillside and meadow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Much of it was already blown abroad and dissipated on trail and turnpike, or crackled in harsh, unelastic fibres on hillside and meadow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The besieging fogs on the Coast Range daily thinned their hosts, and at last vanished.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Much of it was already blown abroad and dissipated on trail and turnpike, or crackled in harsh, unelastic fibres on hillside and meadow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind changed from northwest to southwest.
