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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 “You don’t change as much as—as much as”—he looked about him for a comparison, and found one ready to hand in the material of which the Shelbys’ veranda was made.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “You don’t change as much as—as much as”—he looked about him for a comparison, and found one ready to hand in the material of which the Shelbys’ veranda was made.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
alter
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From this reading HARLAN laughed ruefully and told her that time, tide, and travel failed to alter her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HARLAN laughed ruefully and told her that time, tide, and travel failed to alter her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “You don’t change as much as—as much as”—he looked about him for a comparison, and found one ready to hand in the material of which the Shelbys’ veranda was made.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
Avenue
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From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It’s made of stone, too, but years and weather take its edges off and give it the look of being not so hard as it used to be.”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It’s made of stone, too, but years and weather take its edges off and give it the look of being not so hard as it used to be.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It’s made of stone, too, but years and weather take its edges off and give it the look of being not so hard as it used to be.”
change
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From this reading “You don’t change as much as—as much as”—he looked about him for a comparison, and found one ready to hand in the material of which the Shelbys’ veranda was made.
comparison
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From this reading “You don’t change as much as—as much as”—he looked about him for a comparison, and found one ready to hand in the material of which the Shelbys’ veranda was made.
criticism
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From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
defending
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From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You don’t change as much as this Western limestone does.
don't
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From this reading “You don’t change as much as—as much as”—he looked about him for a comparison, and found one ready to hand in the material of which the Shelbys’ veranda was made.
down
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From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
edges
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From this reading It’s made of stone, too, but years and weather take its edges off and give it the look of being not so hard as it used to be.”
eyes
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From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
failed
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From this reading HARLAN laughed ruefully and told her that time, tide, and travel failed to alter her.
fanning
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From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
flushed
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From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You don’t change as much as—as much as”—he looked about him for a comparison, and found one ready to hand in the material of which the Shelbys’ veranda was made.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You don’t change as much as—as much as”—he looked about him for a comparison, and found one ready to hand in the material of which the Shelbys’ veranda was made.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
gazed
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From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
give
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From this reading It’s made of stone, too, but years and weather take its edges off and give it the look of being not so hard as it used to be.”
hand
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From this reading “You don’t change as much as—as much as”—he looked about him for a comparison, and found one ready to hand in the material of which the Shelbys’ veranda was made.
hard
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From this reading It’s made of stone, too, but years and weather take its edges off and give it the look of being not so hard as it used to be.”
HARLAN
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From this reading HARLAN laughed ruefully and told her that time, tide, and travel failed to alter her.
hat
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From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You don’t change as much as—as much as”—he looked about him for a comparison, and found one ready to hand in the material of which the Shelbys’ veranda was made.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HARLAN laughed ruefully and told her that time, tide, and travel failed to alter her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You don’t change as much as—as much as”—he looked about him for a comparison, and found one ready to hand in the material of which the Shelbys’ veranda was made.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
hot
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From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You don’t change as much as—as much as”—he looked about him for a comparison, and found one ready to hand in the material of which the Shelbys’ veranda was made.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It’s made of stone, too, but years and weather take its edges off and give it the look of being not so hard as it used to be.”
It's
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From this reading It’s made of stone, too, but years and weather take its edges off and give it the look of being not so hard as it used to be.”
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It’s made of stone, too, but years and weather take its edges off and give it the look of being not so hard as it used to be.”
June
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From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
laughed
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From this reading HARLAN laughed ruefully and told her that time, tide, and travel failed to alter her.
lawn
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From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
limestone
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From this reading “You don’t change as much as this Western limestone does.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It’s made of stone, too, but years and weather take its edges off and give it the look of being not so hard as it used to be.”
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You don’t change as much as—as much as”—he looked about him for a comparison, and found one ready to hand in the material of which the Shelbys’ veranda was made.
made
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From this reading “You don’t change as much as—as much as”—he looked about him for a comparison, and found one ready to hand in the material of which the Shelbys’ veranda was made.
material
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From this reading “You don’t change as much as—as much as”—he looked about him for a comparison, and found one ready to hand in the material of which the Shelbys’ veranda was made.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
much
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From this reading “You don’t change as much as—as much as”—he looked about him for a comparison, and found one ready to hand in the material of which the Shelbys’ veranda was made.
National
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From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It’s made of stone, too, but years and weather take its edges off and give it the look of being not so hard as it used to be.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You don’t change as much as—as much as”—he looked about him for a comparison, and found one ready to hand in the material of which the Shelbys’ veranda was made.
off
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From this reading It’s made of stone, too, but years and weather take its edges off and give it the look of being not so hard as it used to be.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You don’t change as much as—as much as”—he looked about him for a comparison, and found one ready to hand in the material of which the Shelbys’ veranda was made.
ready
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From this reading “You don’t change as much as—as much as”—he looked about him for a comparison, and found one ready to hand in the material of which the Shelbys’ veranda was made.
ruefully
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From this reading HARLAN laughed ruefully and told her that time, tide, and travel failed to alter her.
sat
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From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
Shelbys
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From this reading “You don’t change as much as—as much as”—he looked about him for a comparison, and found one ready to hand in the material of which the Shelbys’ veranda was made.
sidewalk
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From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It’s made of stone, too, but years and weather take its edges off and give it the look of being not so hard as it used to be.”
stone
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From this reading It’s made of stone, too, but years and weather take its edges off and give it the look of being not so hard as it used to be.”
straw
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From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
stretching
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From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It’s made of stone, too, but years and weather take its edges off and give it the look of being not so hard as it used to be.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HARLAN laughed ruefully and told her that time, tide, and travel failed to alter her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You don’t change as much as—as much as”—he looked about him for a comparison, and found one ready to hand in the material of which the Shelbys’ veranda was made.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
then
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From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You don’t change as much as this Western limestone does.
thoughtfully
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From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
tide
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From this reading HARLAN laughed ruefully and told her that time, tide, and travel failed to alter her.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HARLAN laughed ruefully and told her that time, tide, and travel failed to alter her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HARLAN laughed ruefully and told her that time, tide, and travel failed to alter her.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HARLAN laughed ruefully and told her that time, tide, and travel failed to alter her.
too
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From this reading It’s made of stone, too, but years and weather take its edges off and give it the look of being not so hard as it used to be.”
travel
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From this reading HARLAN laughed ruefully and told her that time, tide, and travel failed to alter her.
turned
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From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
used
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From this reading It’s made of stone, too, but years and weather take its edges off and give it the look of being not so hard as it used to be.”
veranda
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From this reading “You don’t change as much as—as much as”—he looked about him for a comparison, and found one ready to hand in the material of which the Shelbys’ veranda was made.
walk
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From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
warm
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From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You don’t change as much as—as much as”—he looked about him for a comparison, and found one ready to hand in the material of which the Shelbys’ veranda was made.
weather
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From this reading It’s made of stone, too, but years and weather take its edges off and give it the look of being not so hard as it used to be.”
Western
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From this reading “You don’t change as much as this Western limestone does.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “You don’t change as much as—as much as”—he looked about him for a comparison, and found one ready to hand in the material of which the Shelbys’ veranda was made.
wide
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From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not defending herself from the criticism, she gazed thoughtfully at Harlan as he sat fanning himself with his straw hat—he was warm and flushed after their walk on this hot June morning—then she turned her eyes again to the wide lawn stretching before her down to the National Avenue sidewalk.
years
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From this reading It’s made of stone, too, but years and weather take its edges off and give it the look of being not so hard as it used to be.”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You don’t change as much as—as much as”—he looked about him for a comparison, and found one ready to hand in the material of which the Shelbys’ veranda was made.
