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Chapter VIII
"It wasn't necessary, was it? He gave his message, and then there was nothing to say. I wasn't going to make conversation." "You didn't like him!" cried Cecil, but she laughed as she spoke, and her face relaxed; it was evident that she was more pleased than disconcerted at her friend's lack of approval. "You're no good at hiding your feelings, Claire; your voice gives you away as well as your face.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You didn't like him!" cried Cecil, but she laughed as she spoke, and her face relaxed; it was evident that she was more pleased than disconcerted at her friend's lack of approval.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You're no good at hiding your feelings, Claire; your voice gives you away as well as your face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wasn't going to make conversation."”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “He gave his message, and then there was nothing to say.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"You didn't like him!" cried Cecil, but she laughed as she spoke, and her face relaxed; it was evident that she was more pleased than disconcerted at her friend's lack of approval.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You're no good at hiding your feelings, Claire; your voice gives you away as well as your face.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He gave his message, and then there was nothing to say.
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From this reading "You didn't like him!" cried Cecil, but she laughed as she spoke, and her face relaxed; it was evident that she was more pleased than disconcerted at her friend's lack of approval.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You didn't like him!" cried Cecil, but she laughed as she spoke, and her face relaxed; it was evident that she was more pleased than disconcerted at her friend's lack of approval.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You didn't like him!" cried Cecil, but she laughed as she spoke, and her face relaxed; it was evident that she was more pleased than disconcerted at her friend's lack of approval.
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From this reading "You're no good at hiding your feelings, Claire; your voice gives you away as well as your face.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You didn't like him!" cried Cecil, but she laughed as she spoke, and her face relaxed; it was evident that she was more pleased than disconcerted at her friend's lack of approval.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You didn't like him!" cried Cecil, but she laughed as she spoke, and her face relaxed; it was evident that she was more pleased than disconcerted at her friend's lack of approval.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're no good at hiding your feelings, Claire; your voice gives you away as well as your face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wasn't going to make conversation."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You didn't like him!" cried Cecil, but she laughed as she spoke, and her face relaxed; it was evident that she was more pleased than disconcerted at her friend's lack of approval.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You didn't like him!" cried Cecil, but she laughed as she spoke, and her face relaxed; it was evident that she was more pleased than disconcerted at her friend's lack of approval.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You didn't like him!" cried Cecil, but she laughed as she spoke, and her face relaxed; it was evident that she was more pleased than disconcerted at her friend's lack of approval.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You didn't like him!" cried Cecil, but she laughed as she spoke, and her face relaxed; it was evident that she was more pleased than disconcerted at her friend's lack of approval.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You didn't like him!" cried Cecil, but she laughed as she spoke, and her face relaxed; it was evident that she was more pleased than disconcerted at her friend's lack of approval.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're no good at hiding your feelings, Claire; your voice gives you away as well as your face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You didn't like him!" cried Cecil, but she laughed as she spoke, and her face relaxed; it was evident that she was more pleased than disconcerted at her friend's lack of approval.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He gave his message, and then there was nothing to say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're no good at hiding your feelings, Claire; your voice gives you away as well as your face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wasn't going to make conversation."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You're no good at hiding your feelings, Claire; your voice gives you away as well as your face.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gave his message, and then there was nothing to say.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You didn't like him!" cried Cecil, but she laughed as she spoke, and her face relaxed; it was evident that she was more pleased than disconcerted at her friend's lack of approval.
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From this reading "You're no good at hiding your feelings, Claire; your voice gives you away as well as your face.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You didn't like him!" cried Cecil, but she laughed as she spoke, and her face relaxed; it was evident that she was more pleased than disconcerted at her friend's lack of approval.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He gave his message, and then there was nothing to say.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wasn't going to make conversation."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It wasn't necessary, was it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You didn't like him!" cried Cecil, but she laughed as she spoke, and her face relaxed; it was evident that she was more pleased than disconcerted at her friend's lack of approval.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You didn't like him!" cried Cecil, but she laughed as she spoke, and her face relaxed; it was evident that she was more pleased than disconcerted at her friend's lack of approval.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You didn't like him!" cried Cecil, but she laughed as she spoke, and her face relaxed; it was evident that she was more pleased than disconcerted at her friend's lack of approval.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wasn't going to make conversation."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He gave his message, and then there was nothing to say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You didn't like him!" cried Cecil, but she laughed as she spoke, and her face relaxed; it was evident that she was more pleased than disconcerted at her friend's lack of approval.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It wasn't necessary, was it?
not any; not one
From this reading "You're no good at hiding your feelings, Claire; your voice gives you away as well as your face.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He gave his message, and then there was nothing to say.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You didn't like him!" cried Cecil, but she laughed as she spoke, and her face relaxed; it was evident that she was more pleased than disconcerted at her friend's lack of approval.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You didn't like him!" cried Cecil, but she laughed as she spoke, and her face relaxed; it was evident that she was more pleased than disconcerted at her friend's lack of approval.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You didn't like him!" cried Cecil, but she laughed as she spoke, and her face relaxed; it was evident that she was more pleased than disconcerted at her friend's lack of approval.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He gave his message, and then there was nothing to say.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You didn't like him!" cried Cecil, but she laughed as she spoke, and her face relaxed; it was evident that she was more pleased than disconcerted at her friend's lack of approval.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You didn't like him!" cried Cecil, but she laughed as she spoke, and her face relaxed; it was evident that she was more pleased than disconcerted at her friend's lack of approval.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "You didn't like him!" cried Cecil, but she laughed as she spoke, and her face relaxed; it was evident that she was more pleased than disconcerted at her friend's lack of approval.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You didn't like him!" cried Cecil, but she laughed as she spoke, and her face relaxed; it was evident that she was more pleased than disconcerted at her friend's lack of approval.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He gave his message, and then there was nothing to say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He gave his message, and then there was nothing to say.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He gave his message, and then there was nothing to say.
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From this reading "You're no good at hiding your feelings, Claire; your voice gives you away as well as your face.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It wasn't necessary, was it?
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From this reading "It wasn't necessary, was it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're no good at hiding your feelings, Claire; your voice gives you away as well as your face.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You didn't like him!" cried Cecil, but she laughed as she spoke, and her face relaxed; it was evident that she was more pleased than disconcerted at her friend's lack of approval.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're no good at hiding your feelings, Claire; your voice gives you away as well as your face.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You're no good at hiding your feelings, Claire; your voice gives you away as well as your face.
