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It was then about the end of July, and the heat had been overpowering during the day.

From Led Astray and The Sphinx Two Novellas In One Volume by Feuillet, Octave

The proposal found immediate acceptance, for the heat had been overpowering, and the trio were streaming perspiration at every pore.

From The Cruise of the Nonsuch Buccaneer by Williamson, John