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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 When he had walked about a quarter of a mile he again got into the trap, but it felt still hotter in the middle of the street.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When he had walked about a quarter of a mile he again got into the trap, but it felt still hotter in the middle of the street.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he had walked about a quarter of a mile he again got into the trap, but it felt still hotter in the middle of the street.
air
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From this reading Though lightly clothed he felt dreadfully hot, and it was hard to breathe in the stifling, motionless, burning air filled with dust.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Though lightly clothed he felt dreadfully hot, and it was hard to breathe in the stifling, motionless, burning air filled with dust.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He tried to recall last night’s conversation with his brother-in-law, but the recollections no longer excited him as they had done in the morning.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading Though lightly clothed he felt dreadfully hot, and it was hard to breathe in the stifling, motionless, burning air filled with dust.
brother-in-law
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From this reading He tried to recall last night’s conversation with his brother-in-law, but the recollections no longer excited him as they had done in the morning.
burning
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From this reading Though lightly clothed he felt dreadfully hot, and it was hard to breathe in the stifling, motionless, burning air filled with dust.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When he had walked about a quarter of a mile he again got into the trap, but it felt still hotter in the middle of the street.
clothed
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From this reading Though lightly clothed he felt dreadfully hot, and it was hard to breathe in the stifling, motionless, burning air filled with dust.
conversation
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From this reading He tried to recall last night’s conversation with his brother-in-law, but the recollections no longer excited him as they had done in the morning.
convicts
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From this reading Nekhludoff kept up with the quick pace of the convicts.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He tried to recall last night’s conversation with his brother-in-law, but the recollections no longer excited him as they had done in the morning.
dreadfully
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From this reading Though lightly clothed he felt dreadfully hot, and it was hard to breathe in the stifling, motionless, burning air filled with dust.
dust
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From this reading Though lightly clothed he felt dreadfully hot, and it was hard to breathe in the stifling, motionless, burning air filled with dust.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading He tried to recall last night’s conversation with his brother-in-law, but the recollections no longer excited him as they had done in the morning.
felt
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From this reading Though lightly clothed he felt dreadfully hot, and it was hard to breathe in the stifling, motionless, burning air filled with dust.
filled
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From this reading Though lightly clothed he felt dreadfully hot, and it was hard to breathe in the stifling, motionless, burning air filled with dust.
got
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From this reading When he had walked about a quarter of a mile he again got into the trap, but it felt still hotter in the middle of the street.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he had walked about a quarter of a mile he again got into the trap, but it felt still hotter in the middle of the street.
hard
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From this reading Though lightly clothed he felt dreadfully hot, and it was hard to breathe in the stifling, motionless, burning air filled with dust.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though lightly clothed he felt dreadfully hot, and it was hard to breathe in the stifling, motionless, burning air filled with dust.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He tried to recall last night’s conversation with his brother-in-law, but the recollections no longer excited him as they had done in the morning.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He tried to recall last night’s conversation with his brother-in-law, but the recollections no longer excited him as they had done in the morning.
hot
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From this reading Though lightly clothed he felt dreadfully hot, and it was hard to breathe in the stifling, motionless, burning air filled with dust.
hotter
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From this reading When he had walked about a quarter of a mile he again got into the trap, but it felt still hotter in the middle of the street.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Though lightly clothed he felt dreadfully hot, and it was hard to breathe in the stifling, motionless, burning air filled with dust.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When he had walked about a quarter of a mile he again got into the trap, but it felt still hotter in the middle of the street.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Though lightly clothed he felt dreadfully hot, and it was hard to breathe in the stifling, motionless, burning air filled with dust.
kept
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From this reading Nekhludoff kept up with the quick pace of the convicts.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He tried to recall last night’s conversation with his brother-in-law, but the recollections no longer excited him as they had done in the morning.
lightly
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From this reading Though lightly clothed he felt dreadfully hot, and it was hard to breathe in the stifling, motionless, burning air filled with dust.
longer
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From this reading He tried to recall last night’s conversation with his brother-in-law, but the recollections no longer excited him as they had done in the morning.
LORD
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From this reading THE TENDER MERCIES OF THE LORD.
MERCIES
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From this reading THE TENDER MERCIES OF THE LORD.
middle
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From this reading When he had walked about a quarter of a mile he again got into the trap, but it felt still hotter in the middle of the street.
mile
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From this reading When he had walked about a quarter of a mile he again got into the trap, but it felt still hotter in the middle of the street.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He tried to recall last night’s conversation with his brother-in-law, but the recollections no longer excited him as they had done in the morning.
motionless
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From this reading Though lightly clothed he felt dreadfully hot, and it was hard to breathe in the stifling, motionless, burning air filled with dust.
Nekhludoff
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From this reading Nekhludoff kept up with the quick pace of the convicts.
night's
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From this reading He tried to recall last night’s conversation with his brother-in-law, but the recollections no longer excited him as they had done in the morning.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He tried to recall last night’s conversation with his brother-in-law, but the recollections no longer excited him as they had done in the morning.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TENDER MERCIES OF THE LORD.
pace
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From this reading Nekhludoff kept up with the quick pace of the convicts.
quarter
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From this reading When he had walked about a quarter of a mile he again got into the trap, but it felt still hotter in the middle of the street.
quick
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From this reading Nekhludoff kept up with the quick pace of the convicts.
recall
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From this reading He tried to recall last night’s conversation with his brother-in-law, but the recollections no longer excited him as they had done in the morning.
recollections
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From this reading He tried to recall last night’s conversation with his brother-in-law, but the recollections no longer excited him as they had done in the morning.
stifling
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From this reading Though lightly clothed he felt dreadfully hot, and it was hard to breathe in the stifling, motionless, burning air filled with dust.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he had walked about a quarter of a mile he again got into the trap, but it felt still hotter in the middle of the street.
street
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From this reading When he had walked about a quarter of a mile he again got into the trap, but it felt still hotter in the middle of the street.
TENDER
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From this reading THE TENDER MERCIES OF THE LORD.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TENDER MERCIES OF THE LORD.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He tried to recall last night’s conversation with his brother-in-law, but the recollections no longer excited him as they had done in the morning.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though lightly clothed he felt dreadfully hot, and it was hard to breathe in the stifling, motionless, burning air filled with dust.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Though lightly clothed he felt dreadfully hot, and it was hard to breathe in the stifling, motionless, burning air filled with dust.
trap
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From this reading When he had walked about a quarter of a mile he again got into the trap, but it felt still hotter in the middle of the street.
tried
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From this reading He tried to recall last night’s conversation with his brother-in-law, but the recollections no longer excited him as they had done in the morning.
up
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From this reading Nekhludoff kept up with the quick pace of the convicts.
walked
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From this reading When he had walked about a quarter of a mile he again got into the trap, but it felt still hotter in the middle of the street.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though lightly clothed he felt dreadfully hot, and it was hard to breathe in the stifling, motionless, burning air filled with dust.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he had walked about a quarter of a mile he again got into the trap, but it felt still hotter in the middle of the street.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nekhludoff kept up with the quick pace of the convicts.
