THE SOUND OF SUMMER RUNNING RAY BRADBURY

SEIZED “He glanced quickly away, but his ankles were seized, his feet suspended, then rushed” (p. 130). Definition: grabbed; taken hold of

CAPSIZE “Any moment the town would capsize, go down and leave not a stir in the clover and weeds” (p.130) Definition: to turn bottom up; overturn

REFRACTION “The tennis shoes felt like it always feels the first time every year wading in the slow waters of the creek and seeing your feet below, half an inch further downstream, with refraction, than the real part of you above the water” (p.131) The turning or bending of any wave, such as a light or sound wave,when it passes from one medium into ano ther of different density

LOAM AND SINEWS “Somewhere deep in the soft loam of the shoes the thin hard sinews of the buck deer were hidden” (p.131) Loam: a mixture of clay, sand, straw, etc., used in making mol ds and in plastering walls, stopping holes, etc Sinew: a tendon; a source of strength and power

RIOT “Well, as anyone knew, the hills around town were wild with friends putting cows to riot, playing barometer to the atmospheric changes, taking sun, peeling like calendars each day to take more sun” (p.132). Definition: violent or wild disorder or confusion

PROPRIETOR “Old Mr. Sanderson moved through his shoe store as the proprietor of a pet shop must move through his shop where are kenneled animals from everywhere in the world, touching each one briefly along the way” (p.133). Definition: the owner of a business establishment, a hotel, etc

RAVE “How are you going to sell sneakers unless you can rave about them and how you going to rave about them unless you know them?” (p.134). Definition: an extravagantly enthusiastic appraisal or review of something

RESILIENT “The tennis shoes silently hushed themselves deep in the carpet, sank as in a jungle grass, in loam and resilient clay” (p.135). Definition: returning to the original form or position after being bent,compressed, or stretched

Gazelle Menthol Emporium—a large store Menthol-a plant that provides a cool sensation like peppermint

RAY BRADBURY Born in 1920 Enjoyed circuses, magicians, and science fiction novels as a child-they built his imagination He decided to become a writer at the age of 12 He is famous for his science-fiction tales “The Sound of Summer Running” is an excerpt from his novel Dandelion Wine, which is a story about his childhood