• Words had to be prized out of him like stones out of a ground.
• Sophie felt a tightening in her throat.
• If he “keeps his head on his shoulders.”
• On Saturday “they made their weekly pilgrimage” to the United.
• She saw… him ghost past the lumbering defenders.
• “Words had to be prized out of him” means to talk very less and when he talks the words are worthy.
• “Tightening in her throat” means to feel sad and suffocated.
• If he keeps his head on his shoulders mean to make the right decisions.
• “They made their weekly pilgrimage” means visiting their favorite place every week which they consider to be holy.
• “Ghost past” means To walk silently behind someone.