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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 There was not a breath of air to temper the rapidly heating atmosphere.
air
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From this reading There was not a breath of air to temper the rapidly heating atmosphere.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The green grassland rolled away on every hand, a fascinating, limitless plain whose monotony drives men to deep-throated curses, and yet holds them to its bosom as surely as might a well-loved mistress.
APPROACHING
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From this reading APPROACHING THE TRIBUNAL The sun was mounting royally in the eastern sky.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The green grassland rolled away on every hand, a fascinating, limitless plain whose monotony drives men to deep-throated curses, and yet holds them to its bosom as surely as might a well-loved mistress.
atmosphere
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From this reading There was not a breath of air to temper the rapidly heating atmosphere.
away
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From this reading The green grassland rolled away on every hand, a fascinating, limitless plain whose monotony drives men to deep-throated curses, and yet holds them to its bosom as surely as might a well-loved mistress.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was a morning when the heart of man should be stirred with the joy of life, when lungs expand with deep draughts of the earth's purest air, when the full, rich blood circulates with strong, virile pulsations, and the power to do tingles in every nerve.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading It was a morning when the heart of man should be stirred with the joy of life, when lungs expand with deep draughts of the earth's purest air, when the full, rich blood circulates with strong, virile pulsations, and the power to do tingles in every nerve.
bosom
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From this reading The green grassland rolled away on every hand, a fascinating, limitless plain whose monotony drives men to deep-throated curses, and yet holds them to its bosom as surely as might a well-loved mistress.
branded
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From this reading It was no day on which a man, branded with the worst crime known to a cattle country, should set out to face his fellow men.
breath
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From this reading There was not a breath of air to temper the rapidly heating atmosphere.
cattle
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From this reading It was no day on which a man, branded with the worst crime known to a cattle country, should set out to face his fellow men.
circulates
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From this reading It was a morning when the heart of man should be stirred with the joy of life, when lungs expand with deep draughts of the earth's purest air, when the full, rich blood circulates with strong, virile pulsations, and the power to do tingles in every nerve.
country
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From this reading It was no day on which a man, branded with the worst crime known to a cattle country, should set out to face his fellow men.
crime
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From this reading It was no day on which a man, branded with the worst crime known to a cattle country, should set out to face his fellow men.
curses
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From this reading The green grassland rolled away on every hand, a fascinating, limitless plain whose monotony drives men to deep-throated curses, and yet holds them to its bosom as surely as might a well-loved mistress.
day
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From this reading It was no day on which a man, branded with the worst crime known to a cattle country, should set out to face his fellow men.
deep
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From this reading It was a morning when the heart of man should be stirred with the joy of life, when lungs expand with deep draughts of the earth's purest air, when the full, rich blood circulates with strong, virile pulsations, and the power to do tingles in every nerve.
deep-throated
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From this reading The green grassland rolled away on every hand, a fascinating, limitless plain whose monotony drives men to deep-throated curses, and yet holds them to its bosom as surely as might a well-loved mistress.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It was a morning when the heart of man should be stirred with the joy of life, when lungs expand with deep draughts of the earth's purest air, when the full, rich blood circulates with strong, virile pulsations, and the power to do tingles in every nerve.
draughts
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From this reading It was a morning when the heart of man should be stirred with the joy of life, when lungs expand with deep draughts of the earth's purest air, when the full, rich blood circulates with strong, virile pulsations, and the power to do tingles in every nerve.
drives
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From this reading The green grassland rolled away on every hand, a fascinating, limitless plain whose monotony drives men to deep-throated curses, and yet holds them to its bosom as surely as might a well-loved mistress.
earth's
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From this reading It was a morning when the heart of man should be stirred with the joy of life, when lungs expand with deep draughts of the earth's purest air, when the full, rich blood circulates with strong, virile pulsations, and the power to do tingles in every nerve.
eastern
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From this reading APPROACHING THE TRIBUNAL The sun was mounting royally in the eastern sky.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The green grassland rolled away on every hand, a fascinating, limitless plain whose monotony drives men to deep-throated curses, and yet holds them to its bosom as surely as might a well-loved mistress.
expand
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From this reading It was a morning when the heart of man should be stirred with the joy of life, when lungs expand with deep draughts of the earth's purest air, when the full, rich blood circulates with strong, virile pulsations, and the power to do tingles in every nerve.
face
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From this reading It was no day on which a man, branded with the worst crime known to a cattle country, should set out to face his fellow men.
fascinating
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From this reading The green grassland rolled away on every hand, a fascinating, limitless plain whose monotony drives men to deep-throated curses, and yet holds them to its bosom as surely as might a well-loved mistress.
fellow
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From this reading It was no day on which a man, branded with the worst crime known to a cattle country, should set out to face his fellow men.
full
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From this reading It was a morning when the heart of man should be stirred with the joy of life, when lungs expand with deep draughts of the earth's purest air, when the full, rich blood circulates with strong, virile pulsations, and the power to do tingles in every nerve.
grassland
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From this reading The green grassland rolled away on every hand, a fascinating, limitless plain whose monotony drives men to deep-throated curses, and yet holds them to its bosom as surely as might a well-loved mistress.
green
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From this reading The green grassland rolled away on every hand, a fascinating, limitless plain whose monotony drives men to deep-throated curses, and yet holds them to its bosom as surely as might a well-loved mistress.
hand
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From this reading The green grassland rolled away on every hand, a fascinating, limitless plain whose monotony drives men to deep-throated curses, and yet holds them to its bosom as surely as might a well-loved mistress.
heart
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From this reading It was a morning when the heart of man should be stirred with the joy of life, when lungs expand with deep draughts of the earth's purest air, when the full, rich blood circulates with strong, virile pulsations, and the power to do tingles in every nerve.
heating
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From this reading There was not a breath of air to temper the rapidly heating atmosphere.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was no day on which a man, branded with the worst crime known to a cattle country, should set out to face his fellow men.
holds
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From this reading The green grassland rolled away on every hand, a fascinating, limitless plain whose monotony drives men to deep-throated curses, and yet holds them to its bosom as surely as might a well-loved mistress.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading APPROACHING THE TRIBUNAL The sun was mounting royally in the eastern sky.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a morning when the heart of man should be stirred with the joy of life, when lungs expand with deep draughts of the earth's purest air, when the full, rich blood circulates with strong, virile pulsations, and the power to do tingles in every nerve.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The green grassland rolled away on every hand, a fascinating, limitless plain whose monotony drives men to deep-throated curses, and yet holds them to its bosom as surely as might a well-loved mistress.
joy
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From this reading It was a morning when the heart of man should be stirred with the joy of life, when lungs expand with deep draughts of the earth's purest air, when the full, rich blood circulates with strong, virile pulsations, and the power to do tingles in every nerve.
known
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From this reading It was no day on which a man, branded with the worst crime known to a cattle country, should set out to face his fellow men.
life
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From this reading It was a morning when the heart of man should be stirred with the joy of life, when lungs expand with deep draughts of the earth's purest air, when the full, rich blood circulates with strong, virile pulsations, and the power to do tingles in every nerve.
limitless
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From this reading The green grassland rolled away on every hand, a fascinating, limitless plain whose monotony drives men to deep-throated curses, and yet holds them to its bosom as surely as might a well-loved mistress.
lungs
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From this reading It was a morning when the heart of man should be stirred with the joy of life, when lungs expand with deep draughts of the earth's purest air, when the full, rich blood circulates with strong, virile pulsations, and the power to do tingles in every nerve.
man
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From this reading It was a morning when the heart of man should be stirred with the joy of life, when lungs expand with deep draughts of the earth's purest air, when the full, rich blood circulates with strong, virile pulsations, and the power to do tingles in every nerve.
men
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From this reading The green grassland rolled away on every hand, a fascinating, limitless plain whose monotony drives men to deep-throated curses, and yet holds them to its bosom as surely as might a well-loved mistress.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The green grassland rolled away on every hand, a fascinating, limitless plain whose monotony drives men to deep-throated curses, and yet holds them to its bosom as surely as might a well-loved mistress.
mistress
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From this reading The green grassland rolled away on every hand, a fascinating, limitless plain whose monotony drives men to deep-throated curses, and yet holds them to its bosom as surely as might a well-loved mistress.
monotony
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From this reading The green grassland rolled away on every hand, a fascinating, limitless plain whose monotony drives men to deep-throated curses, and yet holds them to its bosom as surely as might a well-loved mistress.
morning
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From this reading It was a morning when the heart of man should be stirred with the joy of life, when lungs expand with deep draughts of the earth's purest air, when the full, rich blood circulates with strong, virile pulsations, and the power to do tingles in every nerve.
mounting
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From this reading APPROACHING THE TRIBUNAL The sun was mounting royally in the eastern sky.
nerve
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From this reading It was a morning when the heart of man should be stirred with the joy of life, when lungs expand with deep draughts of the earth's purest air, when the full, rich blood circulates with strong, virile pulsations, and the power to do tingles in every nerve.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was no day on which a man, branded with the worst crime known to a cattle country, should set out to face his fellow men.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not a breath of air to temper the rapidly heating atmosphere.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was not a breath of air to temper the rapidly heating atmosphere.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The green grassland rolled away on every hand, a fascinating, limitless plain whose monotony drives men to deep-throated curses, and yet holds them to its bosom as surely as might a well-loved mistress.
out
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From this reading It was no day on which a man, branded with the worst crime known to a cattle country, should set out to face his fellow men.
plain
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From this reading The green grassland rolled away on every hand, a fascinating, limitless plain whose monotony drives men to deep-throated curses, and yet holds them to its bosom as surely as might a well-loved mistress.
power
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From this reading It was a morning when the heart of man should be stirred with the joy of life, when lungs expand with deep draughts of the earth's purest air, when the full, rich blood circulates with strong, virile pulsations, and the power to do tingles in every nerve.
pulsations
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From this reading It was a morning when the heart of man should be stirred with the joy of life, when lungs expand with deep draughts of the earth's purest air, when the full, rich blood circulates with strong, virile pulsations, and the power to do tingles in every nerve.
purest
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From this reading It was a morning when the heart of man should be stirred with the joy of life, when lungs expand with deep draughts of the earth's purest air, when the full, rich blood circulates with strong, virile pulsations, and the power to do tingles in every nerve.
rapidly
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From this reading There was not a breath of air to temper the rapidly heating atmosphere.
rich
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From this reading It was a morning when the heart of man should be stirred with the joy of life, when lungs expand with deep draughts of the earth's purest air, when the full, rich blood circulates with strong, virile pulsations, and the power to do tingles in every nerve.
rolled
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From this reading The green grassland rolled away on every hand, a fascinating, limitless plain whose monotony drives men to deep-throated curses, and yet holds them to its bosom as surely as might a well-loved mistress.
royally
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From this reading APPROACHING THE TRIBUNAL The sun was mounting royally in the eastern sky.
set
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From this reading It was no day on which a man, branded with the worst crime known to a cattle country, should set out to face his fellow men.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was a morning when the heart of man should be stirred with the joy of life, when lungs expand with deep draughts of the earth's purest air, when the full, rich blood circulates with strong, virile pulsations, and the power to do tingles in every nerve.
sky
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From this reading APPROACHING THE TRIBUNAL The sun was mounting royally in the eastern sky.
stirred
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From this reading It was a morning when the heart of man should be stirred with the joy of life, when lungs expand with deep draughts of the earth's purest air, when the full, rich blood circulates with strong, virile pulsations, and the power to do tingles in every nerve.
strong
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From this reading It was a morning when the heart of man should be stirred with the joy of life, when lungs expand with deep draughts of the earth's purest air, when the full, rich blood circulates with strong, virile pulsations, and the power to do tingles in every nerve.
sun
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From this reading APPROACHING THE TRIBUNAL The sun was mounting royally in the eastern sky.
surely
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From this reading The green grassland rolled away on every hand, a fascinating, limitless plain whose monotony drives men to deep-throated curses, and yet holds them to its bosom as surely as might a well-loved mistress.
temper
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From this reading There was not a breath of air to temper the rapidly heating atmosphere.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading APPROACHING THE TRIBUNAL The sun was mounting royally in the eastern sky.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The green grassland rolled away on every hand, a fascinating, limitless plain whose monotony drives men to deep-throated curses, and yet holds them to its bosom as surely as might a well-loved mistress.
There
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From this reading There was not a breath of air to temper the rapidly heating atmosphere.
tingles
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From this reading It was a morning when the heart of man should be stirred with the joy of life, when lungs expand with deep draughts of the earth's purest air, when the full, rich blood circulates with strong, virile pulsations, and the power to do tingles in every nerve.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was not a breath of air to temper the rapidly heating atmosphere.
TRIBUNAL
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From this reading APPROACHING THE TRIBUNAL The sun was mounting royally in the eastern sky.
virile
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From this reading It was a morning when the heart of man should be stirred with the joy of life, when lungs expand with deep draughts of the earth's purest air, when the full, rich blood circulates with strong, virile pulsations, and the power to do tingles in every nerve.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading APPROACHING THE TRIBUNAL The sun was mounting royally in the eastern sky.
well-loved
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From this reading The green grassland rolled away on every hand, a fascinating, limitless plain whose monotony drives men to deep-throated curses, and yet holds them to its bosom as surely as might a well-loved mistress.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was a morning when the heart of man should be stirred with the joy of life, when lungs expand with deep draughts of the earth's purest air, when the full, rich blood circulates with strong, virile pulsations, and the power to do tingles in every nerve.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was no day on which a man, branded with the worst crime known to a cattle country, should set out to face his fellow men.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The green grassland rolled away on every hand, a fascinating, limitless plain whose monotony drives men to deep-throated curses, and yet holds them to its bosom as surely as might a well-loved mistress.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a morning when the heart of man should be stirred with the joy of life, when lungs expand with deep draughts of the earth's purest air, when the full, rich blood circulates with strong, virile pulsations, and the power to do tingles in every nerve.
worst
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From this reading It was no day on which a man, branded with the worst crime known to a cattle country, should set out to face his fellow men.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The green grassland rolled away on every hand, a fascinating, limitless plain whose monotony drives men to deep-throated curses, and yet holds them to its bosom as surely as might a well-loved mistress.
