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All
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From this reading All day thunder had threatened, but had not broken.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was tired in body, but his mind was eminently, consciously awake, to the point of restlessness, and this was unusual with him.
appeared
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From this reading He had raised the lower sash of each of the three tall, narrow windows to its extreme height, since the first-floor sitting-room, though of fair proportions, appeared close.
awake
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From this reading He was tired in body, but his mind was eminently, consciously awake, to the point of restlessness, and this was unusual with him.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was tired in body, but his mind was eminently, consciously awake, to the point of restlessness, and this was unusual with him.
bordering
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From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All day thunder had threatened, but had not broken.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was tired in body, but his mind was eminently, consciously awake, to the point of restlessness, and this was unusual with him.
close
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From this reading He had raised the lower sash of each of the three tall, narrow windows to its extreme height, since the first-floor sitting-room, though of fair proportions, appeared close.
cloud
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From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
conflict
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From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
consciously
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From this reading He was tired in body, but his mind was eminently, consciously awake, to the point of restlessness, and this was unusual with him.
darkened
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From this reading Dominic Iglesias stood watching while the lingering June twilight darkened into night.
day
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From this reading All day thunder had threatened, but had not broken.
dingy
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From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
Dominic
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From this reading Dominic Iglesias stood watching while the lingering June twilight darkened into night.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He had raised the lower sash of each of the three tall, narrow windows to its extreme height, since the first-floor sitting-room, though of fair proportions, appeared close.
eminently
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From this reading He was tired in body, but his mind was eminently, consciously awake, to the point of restlessness, and this was unusual with him.
equinoctial
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From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
expanse
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From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
extreme
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From this reading He had raised the lower sash of each of the three tall, narrow windows to its extreme height, since the first-floor sitting-room, though of fair proportions, appeared close.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had raised the lower sash of each of the three tall, narrow windows to its extreme height, since the first-floor sitting-room, though of fair proportions, appeared close.
far
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From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
fierce
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From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
first-floor
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From this reading He had raised the lower sash of each of the three tall, narrow windows to its extreme height, since the first-floor sitting-room, though of fair proportions, appeared close.
flat
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From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
Green
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From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had raised the lower sash of each of the three tall, narrow windows to its extreme height, since the first-floor sitting-room, though of fair proportions, appeared close.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was tired in body, but his mind was eminently, consciously awake, to the point of restlessness, and this was unusual with him.
height
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From this reading He had raised the lower sash of each of the three tall, narrow windows to its extreme height, since the first-floor sitting-room, though of fair proportions, appeared close.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was tired in body, but his mind was eminently, consciously awake, to the point of restlessness, and this was unusual with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was tired in body, but his mind was eminently, consciously awake, to the point of restlessness, and this was unusual with him.
houses
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From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
hurried
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From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
Iglesias
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From this reading Dominic Iglesias stood watching while the lingering June twilight darkened into night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was tired in body, but his mind was eminently, consciously awake, to the point of restlessness, and this was unusual with him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dominic Iglesias stood watching while the lingering June twilight darkened into night.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He had raised the lower sash of each of the three tall, narrow windows to its extreme height, since the first-floor sitting-room, though of fair proportions, appeared close.
June
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From this reading Dominic Iglesias stood watching while the lingering June twilight darkened into night.
limits
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From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
lingering
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From this reading Dominic Iglesias stood watching while the lingering June twilight darkened into night.
London
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From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
lower
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From this reading He had raised the lower sash of each of the three tall, narrow windows to its extreme height, since the first-floor sitting-room, though of fair proportions, appeared close.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was tired in body, but his mind was eminently, consciously awake, to the point of restlessness, and this was unusual with him.
narrow
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From this reading He had raised the lower sash of each of the three tall, narrow windows to its extreme height, since the first-floor sitting-room, though of fair proportions, appeared close.
night
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From this reading Dominic Iglesias stood watching while the lingering June twilight darkened into night.
northwest
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From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All day thunder had threatened, but had not broken.
now
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From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was tired in body, but his mind was eminently, consciously awake, to the point of restlessness, and this was unusual with him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
opening
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From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
outward
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From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
passion
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From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
paved
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From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
plaques
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From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading He was tired in body, but his mind was eminently, consciously awake, to the point of restlessness, and this was unusual with him.
proportions
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From this reading He had raised the lower sash of each of the three tall, narrow windows to its extreme height, since the first-floor sitting-room, though of fair proportions, appeared close.
raised
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From this reading He had raised the lower sash of each of the three tall, narrow windows to its extreme height, since the first-floor sitting-room, though of fair proportions, appeared close.
ranged
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From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
refused
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From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
region
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From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
restlessness
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From this reading He was tired in body, but his mind was eminently, consciously awake, to the point of restlessness, and this was unusual with him.
roadway
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From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
rose-red
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From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
sash
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From this reading He had raised the lower sash of each of the three tall, narrow windows to its extreme height, since the first-floor sitting-room, though of fair proportions, appeared close.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He had raised the lower sash of each of the three tall, narrow windows to its extreme height, since the first-floor sitting-room, though of fair proportions, appeared close.
sitting-room
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From this reading He had raised the lower sash of each of the three tall, narrow windows to its extreme height, since the first-floor sitting-room, though of fair proportions, appeared close.
smoky
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From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dominic Iglesias stood watching while the lingering June twilight darkened into night.
storm
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From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
sunset
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From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
tall
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From this reading He had raised the lower sash of each of the three tall, narrow windows to its extreme height, since the first-floor sitting-room, though of fair proportions, appeared close.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dominic Iglesias stood watching while the lingering June twilight darkened into night.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He was tired in body, but his mind was eminently, consciously awake, to the point of restlessness, and this was unusual with him.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He had raised the lower sash of each of the three tall, narrow windows to its extreme height, since the first-floor sitting-room, though of fair proportions, appeared close.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
threatened
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From this reading All day thunder had threatened, but had not broken.
three
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From this reading He had raised the lower sash of each of the three tall, narrow windows to its extreme height, since the first-floor sitting-room, though of fair proportions, appeared close.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All day thunder had threatened, but had not broken.
tired
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From this reading He was tired in body, but his mind was eminently, consciously awake, to the point of restlessness, and this was unusual with him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was tired in body, but his mind was eminently, consciously awake, to the point of restlessness, and this was unusual with him.
Trimmer's
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From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading Dominic Iglesias stood watching while the lingering June twilight darkened into night.
unusual
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From this reading He was tired in body, but his mind was eminently, consciously awake, to the point of restlessness, and this was unusual with him.
violet
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From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was tired in body, but his mind was eminently, consciously awake, to the point of restlessness, and this was unusual with him.
wastes
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From this reading His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer's Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset.
watching
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From this reading Dominic Iglesias stood watching while the lingering June twilight darkened into night.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Dominic Iglesias stood watching while the lingering June twilight darkened into night.
windows
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From this reading He had raised the lower sash of each of the three tall, narrow windows to its extreme height, since the first-floor sitting-room, though of fair proportions, appeared close.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was tired in body, but his mind was eminently, consciously awake, to the point of restlessness, and this was unusual with him.
