Chapter XXI
A CHECK AT THE START We looked each other in the face. “You heard it?” Her voice quavered. “I heard something. It was only a woman’s laughter.
The goddess: a demon
Chapter XXI
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A
CHECK
AT
THE
START
We
looked
each
other
in
the
face.
“You
heard
it?”
Her
voice
quavered.
“I
heard
something.
It
was
only
a
woman’s
laughter.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
CHECK
AT
THE
START
We
looked
each
other
in
the
face.
Line 2
“You
heard
it?”
Line 3
Her
voice
quavered.
Line 4
“I
heard
something.
Line 5
It
was
only
a
woman’s
laughter.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A CHECK AT THE START We looked each other in the face.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ““I heard something.”
START
noun
US /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A CHECK AT THE START We looked each other in the face.”
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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 A CHECK AT THE START We looked each other in the face.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A CHECK AT THE START We looked each other in the face.
CHECK
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From this reading A CHECK AT THE START We looked each other in the face.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading A CHECK AT THE START We looked each other in the face.
face
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From this reading A CHECK AT THE START We looked each other in the face.
heard
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From this reading “You heard it?”
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her voice quavered.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I heard something.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A CHECK AT THE START We looked each other in the face.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You heard it?”
laughter
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From this reading It was only a woman’s laughter.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CHECK AT THE START We looked each other in the face.
only
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From this reading It was only a woman’s laughter.
other
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From this reading A CHECK AT THE START We looked each other in the face.
quavered
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From this reading Her voice quavered.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I heard something.
STARTnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CHECK AT THE START We looked each other in the face.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CHECK AT THE START We looked each other in the face.
voice
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From this reading Her voice quavered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was only a woman’s laughter.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A CHECK AT THE START We looked each other in the face.
woman's
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From this reading It was only a woman’s laughter.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You heard it?”