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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 Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
also
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From this reading And Dominic Iglesias, since he too worked, remained likewise, sharing with it the burden of the August heat and languor; and sharing also, to-day being Sunday, its weekly going forth over the face of the scorched and sun-seared land seeking rest, and, too often, finding none.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The burden of August, dense and heavy, lay upon London.
atmosphere
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From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
August
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From this reading The burden of August, dense and heavy, lay upon London.
Barnes
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From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading And Dominic Iglesias, since he too worked, remained likewise, sharing with it the burden of the August heat and languor; and sharing also, to-day being Sunday, its weekly going forth over the face of the scorched and sun-seared land seeking rest, and, too often, finding none.
bench
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From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
burden
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From this reading The burden of August, dense and heavy, lay upon London.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The little world, outnumbering the great by some five or six millions, which works, remained.
Common
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From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
crossing
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From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
dense
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From this reading The burden of August, dense and heavy, lay upon London.
departed
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From this reading The great world, which plays, had departed.
Dominic
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From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
dull-glaring
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From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
face
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From this reading And Dominic Iglesias, since he too worked, remained likewise, sharing with it the burden of the August heat and languor; and sharing also, to-day being Sunday, its weekly going forth over the face of the scorched and sun-seared land seeking rest, and, too often, finding none.
finding
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From this reading And Dominic Iglesias, since he too worked, remained likewise, sharing with it the burden of the August heat and languor; and sharing also, to-day being Sunday, its weekly going forth over the face of the scorched and sun-seared land seeking rest, and, too often, finding none.
five
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From this reading The little world, outnumbering the great by some five or six millions, which works, remained.
forth
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From this reading And Dominic Iglesias, since he too worked, remained likewise, sharing with it the burden of the August heat and languor; and sharing also, to-day being Sunday, its weekly going forth over the face of the scorched and sun-seared land seeking rest, and, too often, finding none.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
going
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From this reading And Dominic Iglesias, since he too worked, remained likewise, sharing with it the burden of the August heat and languor; and sharing also, to-day being Sunday, its weekly going forth over the face of the scorched and sun-seared land seeking rest, and, too often, finding none.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great world, which plays, had departed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The great world, which plays, had departed.
hardly
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From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And Dominic Iglesias, since he too worked, remained likewise, sharing with it the burden of the August heat and languor; and sharing also, to-day being Sunday, its weekly going forth over the face of the scorched and sun-seared land seeking rest, and, too often, finding none.
heat
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From this reading And Dominic Iglesias, since he too worked, remained likewise, sharing with it the burden of the August heat and languor; and sharing also, to-day being Sunday, its weekly going forth over the face of the scorched and sun-seared land seeking rest, and, too often, finding none.
heavy
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From this reading The burden of August, dense and heavy, lay upon London.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
hour
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From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
Iglesias
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From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
involved
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From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And Dominic Iglesias, since he too worked, remained likewise, sharing with it the burden of the August heat and languor; and sharing also, to-day being Sunday, its weekly going forth over the face of the scorched and sun-seared land seeking rest, and, too often, finding none.
land
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From this reading And Dominic Iglesias, since he too worked, remained likewise, sharing with it the burden of the August heat and languor; and sharing also, to-day being Sunday, its weekly going forth over the face of the scorched and sun-seared land seeking rest, and, too often, finding none.
languor
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From this reading And Dominic Iglesias, since he too worked, remained likewise, sharing with it the burden of the August heat and languor; and sharing also, to-day being Sunday, its weekly going forth over the face of the scorched and sun-seared land seeking rest, and, too often, finding none.
lay
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From this reading The burden of August, dense and heavy, lay upon London.
less
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From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
lifeless
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From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
likewise
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From this reading And Dominic Iglesias, since he too worked, remained likewise, sharing with it the burden of the August heat and languor; and sharing also, to-day being Sunday, its weekly going forth over the face of the scorched and sun-seared land seeking rest, and, too often, finding none.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little world, outnumbering the great by some five or six millions, which works, remained.
London
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From this reading The burden of August, dense and heavy, lay upon London.
millions
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From this reading The little world, outnumbering the great by some five or six millions, which works, remained.
nearer
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From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading And Dominic Iglesias, since he too worked, remained likewise, sharing with it the burden of the August heat and languor; and sharing also, to-day being Sunday, its weekly going forth over the face of the scorched and sun-seared land seeking rest, and, too often, finding none.
notwithstanding
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From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
o'clock
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From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The burden of August, dense and heavy, lay upon London.
often
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From this reading And Dominic Iglesias, since he too worked, remained likewise, sharing with it the burden of the August heat and languor; and sharing also, to-day being Sunday, its weekly going forth over the face of the scorched and sun-seared land seeking rest, and, too often, finding none.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
oppressive
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From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The little world, outnumbering the great by some five or six millions, which works, remained.
outnumbering
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From this reading The little world, outnumbering the great by some five or six millions, which works, remained.
outward
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From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And Dominic Iglesias, since he too worked, remained likewise, sharing with it the burden of the August heat and languor; and sharing also, to-day being Sunday, its weekly going forth over the face of the scorched and sun-seared land seeking rest, and, too often, finding none.
past
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From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
plays
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From this reading The great world, which plays, had departed.
Radiating
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From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The little world, outnumbering the great by some five or six millions, which works, remained.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Dominic Iglesias, since he too worked, remained likewise, sharing with it the burden of the August heat and languor; and sharing also, to-day being Sunday, its weekly going forth over the face of the scorched and sun-seared land seeking rest, and, too often, finding none.
roadway
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From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
scorchedadjectiveUS /skɔːrtʃt/
Burned by flames or heat; blackened by intense magical or physical fire.
From this reading And Dominic Iglesias, since he too worked, remained likewise, sharing with it the burden of the August heat and languor; and sharing also, to-day being Sunday, its weekly going forth over the face of the scorched and sun-seared land seeking rest, and, too often, finding none.
seeking
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From this reading And Dominic Iglesias, since he too worked, remained likewise, sharing with it the burden of the August heat and languor; and sharing also, to-day being Sunday, its weekly going forth over the face of the scorched and sun-seared land seeking rest, and, too often, finding none.
sharing
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From this reading And Dominic Iglesias, since he too worked, remained likewise, sharing with it the burden of the August heat and languor; and sharing also, to-day being Sunday, its weekly going forth over the face of the scorched and sun-seared land seeking rest, and, too often, finding none.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading And Dominic Iglesias, since he too worked, remained likewise, sharing with it the burden of the August heat and languor; and sharing also, to-day being Sunday, its weekly going forth over the face of the scorched and sun-seared land seeking rest, and, too often, finding none.
sitting
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From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
six
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From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
some
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From this reading The little world, outnumbering the great by some five or six millions, which works, remained.
space
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From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
streets
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From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
suburbs
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From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
sun-seared
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From this reading And Dominic Iglesias, since he too worked, remained likewise, sharing with it the burden of the August heat and languor; and sharing also, to-day being Sunday, its weekly going forth over the face of the scorched and sun-seared land seeking rest, and, too often, finding none.
Sunday
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From this reading And Dominic Iglesias, since he too worked, remained likewise, sharing with it the burden of the August heat and languor; and sharing also, to-day being Sunday, its weekly going forth over the face of the scorched and sun-seared land seeking rest, and, too often, finding none.
sunshine
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From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
surrounding
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From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Radiating outward in lifeless and dull-glaring sunshine, it involved the nearer suburbs; so that Dominic Iglesias, sitting on a bench beside the roadway crossing Barnes Common, notwithstanding the hour--past six o'clock--and the open space surrounding him, found the atmosphere hardly less oppressive than that of the streets.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The burden of August, dense and heavy, lay upon London.
to-day
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From this reading And Dominic Iglesias, since he too worked, remained likewise, sharing with it the burden of the August heat and languor; and sharing also, to-day being Sunday, its weekly going forth over the face of the scorched and sun-seared land seeking rest, and, too often, finding none.
too
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From this reading And Dominic Iglesias, since he too worked, remained likewise, sharing with it the burden of the August heat and languor; and sharing also, to-day being Sunday, its weekly going forth over the face of the scorched and sun-seared land seeking rest, and, too often, finding none.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The burden of August, dense and heavy, lay upon London.
weekly
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From this reading And Dominic Iglesias, since he too worked, remained likewise, sharing with it the burden of the August heat and languor; and sharing also, to-day being Sunday, its weekly going forth over the face of the scorched and sun-seared land seeking rest, and, too often, finding none.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The great world, which plays, had departed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And Dominic Iglesias, since he too worked, remained likewise, sharing with it the burden of the August heat and languor; and sharing also, to-day being Sunday, its weekly going forth over the face of the scorched and sun-seared land seeking rest, and, too often, finding none.
worked
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From this reading And Dominic Iglesias, since he too worked, remained likewise, sharing with it the burden of the August heat and languor; and sharing also, to-day being Sunday, its weekly going forth over the face of the scorched and sun-seared land seeking rest, and, too often, finding none.
works
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From this reading The little world, outnumbering the great by some five or six millions, which works, remained.
world
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From this reading The great world, which plays, had departed.
