105. A Hot Day

It was a hot day. The sun was shining brightly. There were no clouds in the sky. He walked along the street. He was going home. He was hot and tired.

He could not wait to get home. He was almost there. It was nearly one hundred degrees. There was not another soul in sight. Everybody was at home. His car was not working. 

He had to walk to his bank. He did not know it was so hot. The bank was not too far. The heat made it seem far away. His throat was dry. He was thirsty for water. He walked with sweat on his back. 

He arrived home. He went straight to the kitchen. He drank a big cup of water. He took off his clothes. He went to the bathroom. He took a cold bath. It was so refreshing. He stayed in the bath.

✅ Vocabulary Words

                                                           

No.	Word	Definition	Example Sentence
01	hot day	a day with a very high temperature	It was a hot day.
02	shining brightly	emitting a powerful, intense light (used for the sun)	The sun was shining brightly.
03	no clouds	a completely clear sky, with no visible condensation	There were no clouds in the sky.
04	walked along	moved slowly on foot on or beside (a street or path)	He walked along the street.
05	hot and tired	feeling very warm and exhausted	He was hot and tired.
06	could not wait	was extremely eager; highly anticipated something	He could not wait to get home.
07	almost there	very close to the destination	He was almost there.
08	nearly	almost; very close to	It was nearly one hundred degrees.
09	one hundred degrees	a very high temperature, likely referring to Fahrenheit ($100^{\circ}F$)	It was nearly one hundred degrees.
10	not another soul	no other person (in sight)	There was not another soul in sight.
11	not working	broken or malfunctioning; not operating correctly	His car was not working.
12	had to walk	was compelled or required to travel on foot	He had to walk to his bank.
13	bank	a financial institution where people can save and borrow money	He had to walk to his bank.
14	not too far	a relatively short distance away	The bank was not too far.
15	throat was dry	a sensation in the neck caused by lack of moisture; an indicator of dehydration	His throat was dry.
16	thirsty for water	feeling a need to drink water	He was thirsty for water.
17	sweat on his back	perspiration covering his back, caused by the heat and exertion	He walked with sweat on his back.
18	straight to the kitchen	directly, without deviation, to the room used for cooking and preparing food	He went straight to the kitchen.
19	cold bath	a bath taken using unheated water, used to cool down	He took a cold bath.
20	so refreshing	extremely invigorating or cooling	It was so refreshing.

❓ Comprehension Questions & Answers

                                             

No.	Question	Answer
01	What was the weather like?	It was a **hot day**, the sun was **shining brightly**, and there were **no clouds** in the sky.
02	Where was the man going?	He was **going home**.
03	What was the temperature close to?	It was **nearly one hundred degrees** ($100^{\circ}$), likely Fahrenheit.
04	What did the heat make the distance to his home seem like?	The heat **made it seem far away**.
05	Why did the man have to walk to the bank?	His **car was not working**.
06	What physical symptoms of dehydration did he experience?	His **throat was dry**, and he was **thirsty for water**.
07	What evidence shows he was sweating heavily?	He walked with **sweat on his back**.
08	Where did he go immediately after arriving home?	He went **straight to the kitchen**.
09	What was the first thing he drank?	A **big cup of water**.
10	What did he do to cool down after drinking water?	He **took off his clothes** and took a **cold bath**.
11	How did the bath make him feel?	It was **so refreshing**.
12	What does "not another soul in sight" mean?	There was **no one else** (no other person) visible outside.
13	Why do you think "Everybody was at home"?	The temperature was **too hot** to be outdoors safely or comfortably.
14	What word describes how he felt before he took the bath?	**Hot and tired** (or exhausted/dehydrated).
15	Why did he say he could not wait to get home?	He was **suffering from the heat** and needed relief quickly.