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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 The sound of the voices of Philip and Katie behind them seemed to save them from the embarrassment of saying nothing, and it seemed to Lilias that it was a very friendly silence in which they moved along.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The sound of the voices of Philip and Katie behind them seemed to save them from the embarrassment of saying nothing, and it seemed to Lilias that it was a very friendly silence in which they moved along.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sound of the voices of Philip and Katie behind them seemed to save them from the embarrassment of saying nothing, and it seemed to Lilias that it was a very friendly silence in which they moved along.
anger
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From this reading The fierceness of her anger died away from her, though she was still annoyed that Katie should have betrayed her, and Lilias felt a sort of repose and ease in the quietness of the young man by her side, who seemed, she thought, instinctively to respect her sentiment.
annoyed
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From this reading The fierceness of her anger died away from her, though she was still annoyed that Katie should have betrayed her, and Lilias felt a sort of repose and ease in the quietness of the young man by her side, who seemed, she thought, instinctively to respect her sentiment.
away
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From this reading The fierceness of her anger died away from her, though she was still annoyed that Katie should have betrayed her, and Lilias felt a sort of repose and ease in the quietness of the young man by her side, who seemed, she thought, instinctively to respect her sentiment.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She said to herself that she had known he would be kind, that he had such a friendly face, just like a brother.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The sound of the voices of Philip and Katie behind them seemed to save them from the embarrassment of saying nothing, and it seemed to Lilias that it was a very friendly silence in which they moved along.
betrayed
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From this reading The fierceness of her anger died away from her, though she was still annoyed that Katie should have betrayed her, and Lilias felt a sort of repose and ease in the quietness of the young man by her side, who seemed, she thought, instinctively to respect her sentiment.
brother
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From this reading She said to herself that she had known he would be kind, that he had such a friendly face, just like a brother.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The fierceness of her anger died away from her, though she was still annoyed that Katie should have betrayed her, and Lilias felt a sort of repose and ease in the quietness of the young man by her side, who seemed, she thought, instinctively to respect her sentiment.
credit
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From this reading She gave him credit for a sort of divination.
died
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From this reading The fierceness of her anger died away from her, though she was still annoyed that Katie should have betrayed her, and Lilias felt a sort of repose and ease in the quietness of the young man by her side, who seemed, she thought, instinctively to respect her sentiment.
divination
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From this reading She gave him credit for a sort of divination.
ease
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From this reading The fierceness of her anger died away from her, though she was still annoyed that Katie should have betrayed her, and Lilias felt a sort of repose and ease in the quietness of the young man by her side, who seemed, she thought, instinctively to respect her sentiment.
embarrassment
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From this reading The sound of the voices of Philip and Katie behind them seemed to save them from the embarrassment of saying nothing, and it seemed to Lilias that it was a very friendly silence in which they moved along.
face
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From this reading She said to herself that she had known he would be kind, that he had such a friendly face, just like a brother.
felt
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From this reading The fierceness of her anger died away from her, though she was still annoyed that Katie should have betrayed her, and Lilias felt a sort of repose and ease in the quietness of the young man by her side, who seemed, she thought, instinctively to respect her sentiment.
fierceness
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From this reading The fierceness of her anger died away from her, though she was still annoyed that Katie should have betrayed her, and Lilias felt a sort of repose and ease in the quietness of the young man by her side, who seemed, she thought, instinctively to respect her sentiment.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She gave him credit for a sort of divination.
friendly
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From this reading The sound of the voices of Philip and Katie behind them seemed to save them from the embarrassment of saying nothing, and it seemed to Lilias that it was a very friendly silence in which they moved along.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sound of the voices of Philip and Katie behind them seemed to save them from the embarrassment of saying nothing, and it seemed to Lilias that it was a very friendly silence in which they moved along.
gave
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From this reading She gave him credit for a sort of divination.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She said to herself that she had known he would be kind, that he had such a friendly face, just like a brother.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The fierceness of her anger died away from her, though she was still annoyed that Katie should have betrayed her, and Lilias felt a sort of repose and ease in the quietness of the young man by her side, who seemed, she thought, instinctively to respect her sentiment.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said to herself that she had known he would be kind, that he had such a friendly face, just like a brother.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The fierceness of her anger died away from her, though she was still annoyed that Katie should have betrayed her, and Lilias felt a sort of repose and ease in the quietness of the young man by her side, who seemed, she thought, instinctively to respect her sentiment.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She said to herself that she had known he would be kind, that he had such a friendly face, just like a brother.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She gave him credit for a sort of divination.
house
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From this reading They walked together very quietly towards the old house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sound of the voices of Philip and Katie behind them seemed to save them from the embarrassment of saying nothing, and it seemed to Lilias that it was a very friendly silence in which they moved along.
instinctively
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From this reading The fierceness of her anger died away from her, though she was still annoyed that Katie should have betrayed her, and Lilias felt a sort of repose and ease in the quietness of the young man by her side, who seemed, she thought, instinctively to respect her sentiment.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sound of the voices of Philip and Katie behind them seemed to save them from the embarrassment of saying nothing, and it seemed to Lilias that it was a very friendly silence in which they moved along.
just
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From this reading She said to herself that she had known he would be kind, that he had such a friendly face, just like a brother.
Katie
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From this reading The sound of the voices of Philip and Katie behind them seemed to save them from the embarrassment of saying nothing, and it seemed to Lilias that it was a very friendly silence in which they moved along.
kind
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From this reading She said to herself that she had known he would be kind, that he had such a friendly face, just like a brother.
known
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From this reading She said to herself that she had known he would be kind, that he had such a friendly face, just like a brother.
like
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From this reading She said to herself that she had known he would be kind, that he had such a friendly face, just like a brother.
Lilias
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From this reading The sound of the voices of Philip and Katie behind them seemed to save them from the embarrassment of saying nothing, and it seemed to Lilias that it was a very friendly silence in which they moved along.
man
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From this reading The fierceness of her anger died away from her, though she was still annoyed that Katie should have betrayed her, and Lilias felt a sort of repose and ease in the quietness of the young man by her side, who seemed, she thought, instinctively to respect her sentiment.
moved
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From this reading The sound of the voices of Philip and Katie behind them seemed to save them from the embarrassment of saying nothing, and it seemed to Lilias that it was a very friendly silence in which they moved along.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The sound of the voices of Philip and Katie behind them seemed to save them from the embarrassment of saying nothing, and it seemed to Lilias that it was a very friendly silence in which they moved along.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sound of the voices of Philip and Katie behind them seemed to save them from the embarrassment of saying nothing, and it seemed to Lilias that it was a very friendly silence in which they moved along.
old
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From this reading They walked together very quietly towards the old house.
Philip
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From this reading The sound of the voices of Philip and Katie behind them seemed to save them from the embarrassment of saying nothing, and it seemed to Lilias that it was a very friendly silence in which they moved along.
quietly
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From this reading They walked together very quietly towards the old house.
quietness
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From this reading The fierceness of her anger died away from her, though she was still annoyed that Katie should have betrayed her, and Lilias felt a sort of repose and ease in the quietness of the young man by her side, who seemed, she thought, instinctively to respect her sentiment.
repose
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From this reading The fierceness of her anger died away from her, though she was still annoyed that Katie should have betrayed her, and Lilias felt a sort of repose and ease in the quietness of the young man by her side, who seemed, she thought, instinctively to respect her sentiment.
respect
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From this reading The fierceness of her anger died away from her, though she was still annoyed that Katie should have betrayed her, and Lilias felt a sort of repose and ease in the quietness of the young man by her side, who seemed, she thought, instinctively to respect her sentiment.
said
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From this reading She said to herself that she had known he would be kind, that he had such a friendly face, just like a brother.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading The sound of the voices of Philip and Katie behind them seemed to save them from the embarrassment of saying nothing, and it seemed to Lilias that it was a very friendly silence in which they moved along.
saying
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From this reading The sound of the voices of Philip and Katie behind them seemed to save them from the embarrassment of saying nothing, and it seemed to Lilias that it was a very friendly silence in which they moved along.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sound of the voices of Philip and Katie behind them seemed to save them from the embarrassment of saying nothing, and it seemed to Lilias that it was a very friendly silence in which they moved along.
sentiment
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From this reading The fierceness of her anger died away from her, though she was still annoyed that Katie should have betrayed her, and Lilias felt a sort of repose and ease in the quietness of the young man by her side, who seemed, she thought, instinctively to respect her sentiment.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The fierceness of her anger died away from her, though she was still annoyed that Katie should have betrayed her, and Lilias felt a sort of repose and ease in the quietness of the young man by her side, who seemed, she thought, instinctively to respect her sentiment.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The fierceness of her anger died away from her, though she was still annoyed that Katie should have betrayed her, and Lilias felt a sort of repose and ease in the quietness of the young man by her side, who seemed, she thought, instinctively to respect her sentiment.
side
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From this reading The fierceness of her anger died away from her, though she was still annoyed that Katie should have betrayed her, and Lilias felt a sort of repose and ease in the quietness of the young man by her side, who seemed, she thought, instinctively to respect her sentiment.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The sound of the voices of Philip and Katie behind them seemed to save them from the embarrassment of saying nothing, and it seemed to Lilias that it was a very friendly silence in which they moved along.
sort
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From this reading The fierceness of her anger died away from her, though she was still annoyed that Katie should have betrayed her, and Lilias felt a sort of repose and ease in the quietness of the young man by her side, who seemed, she thought, instinctively to respect her sentiment.
sound
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From this reading The sound of the voices of Philip and Katie behind them seemed to save them from the embarrassment of saying nothing, and it seemed to Lilias that it was a very friendly silence in which they moved along.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fierceness of her anger died away from her, though she was still annoyed that Katie should have betrayed her, and Lilias felt a sort of repose and ease in the quietness of the young man by her side, who seemed, she thought, instinctively to respect her sentiment.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She said to herself that she had known he would be kind, that he had such a friendly face, just like a brother.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sound of the voices of Philip and Katie behind them seemed to save them from the embarrassment of saying nothing, and it seemed to Lilias that it was a very friendly silence in which they moved along.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They walked together very quietly towards the old house.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The sound of the voices of Philip and Katie behind them seemed to save them from the embarrassment of saying nothing, and it seemed to Lilias that it was a very friendly silence in which they moved along.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They walked together very quietly towards the old house.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The fierceness of her anger died away from her, though she was still annoyed that Katie should have betrayed her, and Lilias felt a sort of repose and ease in the quietness of the young man by her side, who seemed, she thought, instinctively to respect her sentiment.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fierceness of her anger died away from her, though she was still annoyed that Katie should have betrayed her, and Lilias felt a sort of repose and ease in the quietness of the young man by her side, who seemed, she thought, instinctively to respect her sentiment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sound of the voices of Philip and Katie behind them seemed to save them from the embarrassment of saying nothing, and it seemed to Lilias that it was a very friendly silence in which they moved along.
together
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From this reading They walked together very quietly towards the old house.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading They walked together very quietly towards the old house.
very
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From this reading They walked together very quietly towards the old house.
voices
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From this reading The sound of the voices of Philip and Katie behind them seemed to save them from the embarrassment of saying nothing, and it seemed to Lilias that it was a very friendly silence in which they moved along.
walked
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From this reading They walked together very quietly towards the old house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sound of the voices of Philip and Katie behind them seemed to save them from the embarrassment of saying nothing, and it seemed to Lilias that it was a very friendly silence in which they moved along.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sound of the voices of Philip and Katie behind them seemed to save them from the embarrassment of saying nothing, and it seemed to Lilias that it was a very friendly silence in which they moved along.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The fierceness of her anger died away from her, though she was still annoyed that Katie should have betrayed her, and Lilias felt a sort of repose and ease in the quietness of the young man by her side, who seemed, she thought, instinctively to respect her sentiment.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She said to herself that she had known he would be kind, that he had such a friendly face, just like a brother.
young
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From this reading The fierceness of her anger died away from her, though she was still annoyed that Katie should have betrayed her, and Lilias felt a sort of repose and ease in the quietness of the young man by her side, who seemed, she thought, instinctively to respect her sentiment.
