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A good woman

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of A good woman is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Louis Bromfield • Curated US English Learning Edition
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“Philip,” she said, “I’ve been wondering where you were.”
It gave him the oddest sensation of intimacy, as if the meeting had been planned, and he had been waiting all this time impatiently.
They shook hands, and Mary said, “I’ve just left your mother.”
And Philip blushed again, feeling awkward, and silly, like a boy in his best clothes, who didn’t know what to do with his hands.
He was dressed like a workman in an old suit and blue cotton shirt.
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A good woman

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of A good woman is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Philip,” she said, “I’ve been wondering where you were.”
Line 2
It gave him the oddest sensation of intimacy, as if the meeting had been planned, and he had been waiting all this time impatiently.
/ɪt ɡeɪv hɪm ðə ˈɑːdəst senˈseɪʃən ʌv ˈɪntəməsi æz ɪf ðə ˈmiːtɪŋ hæd bɪn plænd ənd hiː hæd bɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ ɔːl ðɪs taɪm ˌɪmˈpeɪʃəntli/
Line 3
They shook hands, and Mary said, “I’ve just left your mother.”
Line 4
And Philip blushed again, feeling awkward, and silly, like a boy in his best clothes, who didn’t know what to do with his hands.
Line 5
He was dressed like a workman in an old suit and blue cotton shirt.
/hiː wɑːz drest laɪk ə ˈwɜːrkmən ɪn æn oʊld suːt ənd bluː ˈkɑːtən ʃɜːrt/

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awkward adjective US /ˈɑːkwərd/

causing inconvenience

From this reading “And Philip blushed again, feeling awkward, and silly, like a boy in his best clothes, who didn’t know what to do with his hands.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
blushed verb US /blʌʃt/

past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

From this reading “And Philip blushed again, feeling awkward, and silly, like a boy in his best clothes, who didn’t know what to do with his hands.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cotton noun US /ˈkɑːtən/

soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state

From this reading “He was dressed like a workman in an old suit and blue cotton shirt.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
intimacy noun US /ˈɪntəməsi/

close or warm friendship

From this reading “It gave him the oddest sensation of intimacy, as if the meeting had been planned, and he had been waiting all this time impatiently.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
oddest adjective US /ˈɑːdəst/

superlative of “odd” — not divisible by two

From this reading “It gave him the oddest sensation of intimacy, as if the meeting had been planned, and he had been waiting all this time impatiently.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
planned adjective US /plænd/

designed or carried out according to a plan

From this reading “It gave him the oddest sensation of intimacy, as if the meeting had been planned, and he had been waiting all this time impatiently.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shirt noun US /ʃɜːrt/

a garment worn on the upper half of the body

From this reading “He was dressed like a workman in an old suit and blue cotton shirt.”

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workman noun US /ˈwɜːrkmən/

an employee who performs manual or industrial labor

From this reading “He was dressed like a workman in an old suit and blue cotton shirt.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

cotton shirt noun + noun

In this reading “He was dressed like a workman in an old suit and blue cotton shirt.”

345 times in 426,211 chapters
shook hands noun + noun

In this reading “They shook hands, and Mary said, “I’ve just left your mother.””

12,732 times in 426,211 chapters
blue cotton adjective + noun

In this reading “He was dressed like a workman in an old suit and blue cotton shirt.”

475 times in 426,211 chapters
oddest sensation adjective + noun counted as “odd sensation”

In this reading “It gave him the oddest sensation of intimacy, as if the meeting had been planned, and he had been waiting all this time impatiently.”

170 times in 426,211 chapters
best clothes noun + noun

In this reading “And Philip blushed again, feeling awkward, and silly, like a boy in his best clothes, who didn’t know what to do with his hands.”

1,432 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 65

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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 And Philip blushed again, feeling awkward, and silly, like a boy in his best clothes, who didn’t know what to do with his hands.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading And Philip blushed again, feeling awkward, and silly, like a boy in his best clothes, who didn’t know what to do with his hands.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading It gave him the oddest sensation of intimacy, as if the meeting had been planned, and he had been waiting all this time impatiently.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading He was dressed like a workman in an old suit and blue cotton shirt.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading It gave him the oddest sensation of intimacy, as if the meeting had been planned, and he had been waiting all this time impatiently.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading It gave him the oddest sensation of intimacy, as if the meeting had been planned, and he had been waiting all this time impatiently.

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awkwardadjectiveUS /ˈɑːkwərd/

causing inconvenience

From this reading And Philip blushed again, feeling awkward, and silly, like a boy in his best clothes, who didn’t know what to do with his hands.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Philip,” she said, “I’ve been wondering where you were.”

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bestnounUS /best/

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading And Philip blushed again, feeling awkward, and silly, like a boy in his best clothes, who didn’t know what to do with his hands.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
blueadjectiveUS /bluː/

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading He was dressed like a workman in an old suit and blue cotton shirt.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
blushedverbUS /blʌʃt/

past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

From this reading And Philip blushed again, feeling awkward, and silly, like a boy in his best clothes, who didn’t know what to do with his hands.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading And Philip blushed again, feeling awkward, and silly, like a boy in his best clothes, who didn’t know what to do with his hands.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
clothesnounUS /kloʊðz/

clothing in general

From this reading And Philip blushed again, feeling awkward, and silly, like a boy in his best clothes, who didn’t know what to do with his hands.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cottonnounUS /ˈkɑːtən/

soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state

From this reading He was dressed like a workman in an old suit and blue cotton shirt.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
didn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And Philip blushed again, feeling awkward, and silly, like a boy in his best clothes, who didn’t know what to do with his hands.

Pending verification
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading And Philip blushed again, feeling awkward, and silly, like a boy in his best clothes, who didn’t know what to do with his hands.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
dressedadjectiveUS /drest/

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination

From this reading He was dressed like a workman in an old suit and blue cotton shirt.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading And Philip blushed again, feeling awkward, and silly, like a boy in his best clothes, who didn’t know what to do with his hands.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading It gave him the oddest sensation of intimacy, as if the meeting had been planned, and he had been waiting all this time impatiently.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It gave him the oddest sensation of intimacy, as if the meeting had been planned, and he had been waiting all this time impatiently.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading They shook hands, and Mary said, “I’ve just left your mother.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It gave him the oddest sensation of intimacy, as if the meeting had been planned, and he had been waiting all this time impatiently.

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himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It gave him the oddest sensation of intimacy, as if the meeting had been planned, and he had been waiting all this time impatiently.

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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading And Philip blushed again, feeling awkward, and silly, like a boy in his best clothes, who didn’t know what to do with his hands.

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I've

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Philip,” she said, “I’ve been wondering where you were.”

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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading It gave him the oddest sensation of intimacy, as if the meeting had been planned, and he had been waiting all this time impatiently.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
impatientlyadverbUS /ˌɪmˈpeɪʃəntli/

with impatience; in an impatient manner

From this reading It gave him the oddest sensation of intimacy, as if the meeting had been planned, and he had been waiting all this time impatiently.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading And Philip blushed again, feeling awkward, and silly, like a boy in his best clothes, who didn’t know what to do with his hands.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
intimacynounUS /ˈɪntəməsi/

close or warm friendship

From this reading It gave him the oddest sensation of intimacy, as if the meeting had been planned, and he had been waiting all this time impatiently.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It gave him the oddest sensation of intimacy, as if the meeting had been planned, and he had been waiting all this time impatiently.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading They shook hands, and Mary said, “I’ve just left your mother.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading And Philip blushed again, feeling awkward, and silly, like a boy in his best clothes, who didn’t know what to do with his hands.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading They shook hands, and Mary said, “I’ve just left your mother.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading And Philip blushed again, feeling awkward, and silly, like a boy in his best clothes, who didn’t know what to do with his hands.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MarynounUS /ˈmeri/

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading They shook hands, and Mary said, “I’ve just left your mother.”

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meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading It gave him the oddest sensation of intimacy, as if the meeting had been planned, and he had been waiting all this time impatiently.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading They shook hands, and Mary said, “I’ve just left your mother.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
oddestadjectiveUS /ˈɑːdəst/

superlative of “odd” — not divisible by two

From this reading It gave him the oddest sensation of intimacy, as if the meeting had been planned, and he had been waiting all this time impatiently.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It gave him the oddest sensation of intimacy, as if the meeting had been planned, and he had been waiting all this time impatiently.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading He was dressed like a workman in an old suit and blue cotton shirt.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
PhilipnounUS /ˈfɪləp/

Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)

From this reading “Philip,” she said, “I’ve been wondering where you were.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
plannedadjectiveUS /plænd/

designed or carried out according to a plan

From this reading It gave him the oddest sensation of intimacy, as if the meeting had been planned, and he had been waiting all this time impatiently.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Philip,” she said, “I’ve been wondering where you were.”

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sensationnounUS /senˈseɪʃən/

an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

From this reading It gave him the oddest sensation of intimacy, as if the meeting had been planned, and he had been waiting all this time impatiently.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Philip,” she said, “I’ve been wondering where you were.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
shirtnounUS /ʃɜːrt/

a garment worn on the upper half of the body

From this reading He was dressed like a workman in an old suit and blue cotton shirt.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shooknounUS /ʃʊk/

a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment

From this reading They shook hands, and Mary said, “I’ve just left your mother.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sillyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪli/

ludicrous, foolish

From this reading And Philip blushed again, feeling awkward, and silly, like a boy in his best clothes, who didn’t know what to do with his hands.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
suitverbUS /suːt/

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading He was dressed like a workman in an old suit and blue cotton shirt.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading It gave him the oddest sensation of intimacy, as if the meeting had been planned, and he had been waiting all this time impatiently.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They shook hands, and Mary said, “I’ve just left your mother.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading It gave him the oddest sensation of intimacy, as if the meeting had been planned, and he had been waiting all this time impatiently.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading It gave him the oddest sensation of intimacy, as if the meeting had been planned, and he had been waiting all this time impatiently.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading And Philip blushed again, feeling awkward, and silly, like a boy in his best clothes, who didn’t know what to do with his hands.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading It gave him the oddest sensation of intimacy, as if the meeting had been planned, and he had been waiting all this time impatiently.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He was dressed like a workman in an old suit and blue cotton shirt.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “Philip,” she said, “I’ve been wondering where you were.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading And Philip blushed again, feeling awkward, and silly, like a boy in his best clothes, who didn’t know what to do with his hands.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading “Philip,” she said, “I’ve been wondering where you were.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading And Philip blushed again, feeling awkward, and silly, like a boy in his best clothes, who didn’t know what to do with his hands.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading And Philip blushed again, feeling awkward, and silly, like a boy in his best clothes, who didn’t know what to do with his hands.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wonderingadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərɪŋ/

showing curiosity

From this reading “Philip,” she said, “I’ve been wondering where you were.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
workmannounUS /ˈwɜːrkmən/

an employee who performs manual or industrial labor

From this reading He was dressed like a workman in an old suit and blue cotton shirt.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Philip,” she said, “I’ve been wondering where you were.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading They shook hands, and Mary said, “I’ve just left your mother.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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