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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 After Peter had got his dinner and had gone out again to his work, a silence fell upon the two who were left behind in the cottage.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After Peter had got his dinner and had gone out again to his work, a silence fell upon the two who were left behind in the cottage.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After Peter had got his dinner and had gone out again to his work, a silence fell upon the two who were left behind in the cottage.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when they were left alone, they still said nothing to each other.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After Peter had got his dinner and had gone out again to his work, a silence fell upon the two who were left behind in the cottage.
any
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From this reading And they had avoided each other’s eyes: they had talked of nothing that contained any reference to the subject of which their hearts were full.
avoided
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From this reading And they had avoided each other’s eyes: they had talked of nothing that contained any reference to the subject of which their hearts were full.
awakened
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From this reading They had breathed no word, nor even exchanged a glance that could have awakened his suspicions--which was easy enough, for he had no suspicions.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading After Peter had got his dinner and had gone out again to his work, a silence fell upon the two who were left behind in the cottage.
breathed
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From this reading They had breathed no word, nor even exchanged a glance that could have awakened his suspicions--which was easy enough, for he had no suspicions.
contained
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From this reading And they had avoided each other’s eyes: they had talked of nothing that contained any reference to the subject of which their hearts were full.
cottage
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From this reading After Peter had got his dinner and had gone out again to his work, a silence fell upon the two who were left behind in the cottage.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They had breathed no word, nor even exchanged a glance that could have awakened his suspicions--which was easy enough, for he had no suspicions.
dinner
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From this reading After Peter had got his dinner and had gone out again to his work, a silence fell upon the two who were left behind in the cottage.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading And they had avoided each other’s eyes: they had talked of nothing that contained any reference to the subject of which their hearts were full.
easy
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From this reading They had breathed no word, nor even exchanged a glance that could have awakened his suspicions--which was easy enough, for he had no suspicions.
enough
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From this reading They had breathed no word, nor even exchanged a glance that could have awakened his suspicions--which was easy enough, for he had no suspicions.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had breathed no word, nor even exchanged a glance that could have awakened his suspicions--which was easy enough, for he had no suspicions.
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had breathed no word, nor even exchanged a glance that could have awakened his suspicions--which was easy enough, for he had no suspicions.
eyes
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From this reading And they had avoided each other’s eyes: they had talked of nothing that contained any reference to the subject of which their hearts were full.
fell
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From this reading After Peter had got his dinner and had gone out again to his work, a silence fell upon the two who were left behind in the cottage.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had breathed no word, nor even exchanged a glance that could have awakened his suspicions--which was easy enough, for he had no suspicions.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Janet would have no help from Joyce in the ‘redding up.’
full
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From this reading And they had avoided each other’s eyes: they had talked of nothing that contained any reference to the subject of which their hearts were full.
glance
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From this reading They had breathed no word, nor even exchanged a glance that could have awakened his suspicions--which was easy enough, for he had no suspicions.
gone
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From this reading After Peter had got his dinner and had gone out again to his work, a silence fell upon the two who were left behind in the cottage.
got
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From this reading After Peter had got his dinner and had gone out again to his work, a silence fell upon the two who were left behind in the cottage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After Peter had got his dinner and had gone out again to his work, a silence fell upon the two who were left behind in the cottage.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They had breathed no word, nor even exchanged a glance that could have awakened his suspicions--which was easy enough, for he had no suspicions.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had breathed no word, nor even exchanged a glance that could have awakened his suspicions--which was easy enough, for he had no suspicions.
hearts
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From this reading And they had avoided each other’s eyes: they had talked of nothing that contained any reference to the subject of which their hearts were full.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Janet would have no help from Joyce in the ‘redding up.’
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After Peter had got his dinner and had gone out again to his work, a silence fell upon the two who were left behind in the cottage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After Peter had got his dinner and had gone out again to his work, a silence fell upon the two who were left behind in the cottage.
Janet
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From this reading Janet would have no help from Joyce in the ‘redding up.’
Joyce
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From this reading Janet would have no help from Joyce in the ‘redding up.’
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After Peter had got his dinner and had gone out again to his work, a silence fell upon the two who were left behind in the cottage.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They had breathed no word, nor even exchanged a glance that could have awakened his suspicions--which was easy enough, for he had no suspicions.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading They had breathed no word, nor even exchanged a glance that could have awakened his suspicions--which was easy enough, for he had no suspicions.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading And they had avoided each other’s eyes: they had talked of nothing that contained any reference to the subject of which their hearts were full.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And they had avoided each other’s eyes: they had talked of nothing that contained any reference to the subject of which their hearts were full.
other
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From this reading And when they were left alone, they still said nothing to each other.
other's
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From this reading And they had avoided each other’s eyes: they had talked of nothing that contained any reference to the subject of which their hearts were full.
out
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From this reading After Peter had got his dinner and had gone out again to his work, a silence fell upon the two who were left behind in the cottage.
Peter
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From this reading After Peter had got his dinner and had gone out again to his work, a silence fell upon the two who were left behind in the cottage.
redding
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From this reading Janet would have no help from Joyce in the ‘redding up.’
reference
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From this reading And they had avoided each other’s eyes: they had talked of nothing that contained any reference to the subject of which their hearts were full.
said
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From this reading And when they were left alone, they still said nothing to each other.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading After Peter had got his dinner and had gone out again to his work, a silence fell upon the two who were left behind in the cottage.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when they were left alone, they still said nothing to each other.
subject
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From this reading And they had avoided each other’s eyes: they had talked of nothing that contained any reference to the subject of which their hearts were full.
suspicions
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From this reading They had breathed no word, nor even exchanged a glance that could have awakened his suspicions--which was easy enough, for he had no suspicions.
talked
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From this reading And they had avoided each other’s eyes: they had talked of nothing that contained any reference to the subject of which their hearts were full.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had breathed no word, nor even exchanged a glance that could have awakened his suspicions--which was easy enough, for he had no suspicions.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After Peter had got his dinner and had gone out again to his work, a silence fell upon the two who were left behind in the cottage.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And they had avoided each other’s eyes: they had talked of nothing that contained any reference to the subject of which their hearts were full.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had breathed no word, nor even exchanged a glance that could have awakened his suspicions--which was easy enough, for he had no suspicions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After Peter had got his dinner and had gone out again to his work, a silence fell upon the two who were left behind in the cottage.
two
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From this reading After Peter had got his dinner and had gone out again to his work, a silence fell upon the two who were left behind in the cottage.
up
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From this reading Janet would have no help from Joyce in the ‘redding up.’
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading After Peter had got his dinner and had gone out again to his work, a silence fell upon the two who were left behind in the cottage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had breathed no word, nor even exchanged a glance that could have awakened his suspicions--which was easy enough, for he had no suspicions.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After Peter had got his dinner and had gone out again to his work, a silence fell upon the two who were left behind in the cottage.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And when they were left alone, they still said nothing to each other.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They had breathed no word, nor even exchanged a glance that could have awakened his suspicions--which was easy enough, for he had no suspicions.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading After Peter had got his dinner and had gone out again to his work, a silence fell upon the two who were left behind in the cottage.
word
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From this reading They had breathed no word, nor even exchanged a glance that could have awakened his suspicions--which was easy enough, for he had no suspicions.
work
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From this reading After Peter had got his dinner and had gone out again to his work, a silence fell upon the two who were left behind in the cottage.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Janet would have no help from Joyce in the ‘redding up.’
