Allowed or allowed is the past tense ( yesterday, or some time ago ) form of "allow". Allowed means permitted, according to the rules, an authority, or parents
We are not allowed to go to the mall.
Students are not allowed outside during breaks.
Mom said we're allowed to go to the movies.
Aloud or aloud ( rhymes with allowed ) means spoken so that others may hear, instead of reading silently--
The teacher asked us to take turns reading aloud.
Some parents read a story aloud at bedtime.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"We are not allowed to read aloud in the library."
Note--"aloud" ( one word ), means spoken so that others may hear--
He didn't realize that he spoke aloud.
Not to be confused with "a loud" ( two words ), describing something noisy or spoken or played at a great volume--
I heard a loud voice.
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