Chapter 6 of In a Yellow Wood is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of In a Yellow Wood is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jim looked at Holton, trying to get accustomed to him. “You’ve certainly changed. I don’t know if I’d have recognized you.” Robert Holton laughed a little self-consciously. “These civilian clothes _are_ different.
Chapter 6 of In a Yellow Wood is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading “Jim looked at Holton, trying to get accustomed to him.”
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading ““You’ve certainly changed.”
a nonmilitary citizen
From this reading ““These civilian clothes _are_ different.”
clothing in general
From this reading ““These civilian clothes _are_ different.”
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading ““These civilian clothes _are_ different.”
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading “I don’t know if I’d have recognized you.””
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “Robert Holton laughed a little self-consciously.”
hard to endure
From this reading “Jim looked at Holton, trying to get accustomed to him.”
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In this reading ““These civilian clothes _are_ different.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Jim looked at Holton, trying to get accustomed to him.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Robert Holton laughed a little self-consciously.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading Jim looked at Holton, trying to get accustomed to him.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “These civilian clothes _are_ different.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jim looked at Holton, trying to get accustomed to him.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “You’ve certainly changed.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “You’ve certainly changed.
a nonmilitary citizen
From this reading “These civilian clothes _are_ different.
clothing in general
From this reading “These civilian clothes _are_ different.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading “These civilian clothes _are_ different.
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From this reading I don’t know if I’d have recognized you.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Jim looked at Holton, trying to get accustomed to him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I don’t know if I’d have recognized you.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jim looked at Holton, trying to get accustomed to him.
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From this reading Jim looked at Holton, trying to get accustomed to him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don’t know if I’d have recognized you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t know if I’d have recognized you.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I don’t know if I’d have recognized you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim looked at Holton, trying to get accustomed to him.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I don’t know if I’d have recognized you.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Robert Holton laughed a little self-consciously.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Robert Holton laughed a little self-consciously.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Jim looked at Holton, trying to get accustomed to him.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading I don’t know if I’d have recognized you.”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading Robert Holton laughed a little self-consciously.
in an uncomfortably self-conscious manner
From this reading Robert Holton laughed a little self-consciously.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These civilian clothes _are_ different.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jim looked at Holton, trying to get accustomed to him.
hard to endure
From this reading Jim looked at Holton, trying to get accustomed to him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I don’t know if I’d have recognized you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ve certainly changed.
Chapter 6 of In a Yellow Wood by Gore Vidal holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 6 holds 427 sentences of In a Yellow Wood, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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