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Chapter XVI
Sue stood staring, wide eyed. This was the moment that she had tried to picture to herself a hundred times. And always her imagination had proved unequal to the task. Sometimes she had seen Ronnie in her mind's eye cold, aloof, hostile; sometimes gasping and tottering, dumb with amazement; sometimes pointing a finger at her like a character in a melodrama and denouncing her as an impostor. The one thing for which she had not been prepared was what happened now.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The one thing for which she had not been prepared was what happened now.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “This was the moment that she had tried to picture to herself a hundred times.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The one thing for which she had not been prepared was what happened now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes she had seen Ronnie in her mind's eye cold, aloof, hostile; sometimes gasping and tottering, dumb with amazement; sometimes pointing a finger at her like a character in a melodrama and denouncing her as an impostor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sue stood staring, wide eyed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The one thing for which she had not been prepared was what happened now.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This was the moment that she had tried to picture to herself a hundred times.
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From this reading Sometimes she had seen Ronnie in her mind's eye cold, aloof, hostile; sometimes gasping and tottering, dumb with amazement; sometimes pointing a finger at her like a character in a melodrama and denouncing her as an impostor.
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From this reading And always her imagination had proved unequal to the task.
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From this reading Sometimes she had seen Ronnie in her mind's eye cold, aloof, hostile; sometimes gasping and tottering, dumb with amazement; sometimes pointing a finger at her like a character in a melodrama and denouncing her as an impostor.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sometimes she had seen Ronnie in her mind's eye cold, aloof, hostile; sometimes gasping and tottering, dumb with amazement; sometimes pointing a finger at her like a character in a melodrama and denouncing her as an impostor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And always her imagination had proved unequal to the task.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sometimes she had seen Ronnie in her mind's eye cold, aloof, hostile; sometimes gasping and tottering, dumb with amazement; sometimes pointing a finger at her like a character in a melodrama and denouncing her as an impostor.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sometimes she had seen Ronnie in her mind's eye cold, aloof, hostile; sometimes gasping and tottering, dumb with amazement; sometimes pointing a finger at her like a character in a melodrama and denouncing her as an impostor.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The one thing for which she had not been prepared was what happened now.
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From this reading Sometimes she had seen Ronnie in her mind's eye cold, aloof, hostile; sometimes gasping and tottering, dumb with amazement; sometimes pointing a finger at her like a character in a melodrama and denouncing her as an impostor.
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From this reading Sometimes she had seen Ronnie in her mind's eye cold, aloof, hostile; sometimes gasping and tottering, dumb with amazement; sometimes pointing a finger at her like a character in a melodrama and denouncing her as an impostor.
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From this reading Sometimes she had seen Ronnie in her mind's eye cold, aloof, hostile; sometimes gasping and tottering, dumb with amazement; sometimes pointing a finger at her like a character in a melodrama and denouncing her as an impostor.
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From this reading Sometimes she had seen Ronnie in her mind's eye cold, aloof, hostile; sometimes gasping and tottering, dumb with amazement; sometimes pointing a finger at her like a character in a melodrama and denouncing her as an impostor.
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From this reading Sometimes she had seen Ronnie in her mind's eye cold, aloof, hostile; sometimes gasping and tottering, dumb with amazement; sometimes pointing a finger at her like a character in a melodrama and denouncing her as an impostor.
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From this reading Sue stood staring, wide eyed.
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From this reading Sometimes she had seen Ronnie in her mind's eye cold, aloof, hostile; sometimes gasping and tottering, dumb with amazement; sometimes pointing a finger at her like a character in a melodrama and denouncing her as an impostor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The one thing for which she had not been prepared was what happened now.
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From this reading Sometimes she had seen Ronnie in her mind's eye cold, aloof, hostile; sometimes gasping and tottering, dumb with amazement; sometimes pointing a finger at her like a character in a melodrama and denouncing her as an impostor.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This was the moment that she had tried to picture to herself a hundred times.
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From this reading The one thing for which she had not been prepared was what happened now.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And always her imagination had proved unequal to the task.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading This was the moment that she had tried to picture to herself a hundred times.
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From this reading Sometimes she had seen Ronnie in her mind's eye cold, aloof, hostile; sometimes gasping and tottering, dumb with amazement; sometimes pointing a finger at her like a character in a melodrama and denouncing her as an impostor.
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From this reading This was the moment that she had tried to picture to herself a hundred times.
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From this reading And always her imagination had proved unequal to the task.
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From this reading Sometimes she had seen Ronnie in her mind's eye cold, aloof, hostile; sometimes gasping and tottering, dumb with amazement; sometimes pointing a finger at her like a character in a melodrama and denouncing her as an impostor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sometimes she had seen Ronnie in her mind's eye cold, aloof, hostile; sometimes gasping and tottering, dumb with amazement; sometimes pointing a finger at her like a character in a melodrama and denouncing her as an impostor.
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From this reading Sometimes she had seen Ronnie in her mind's eye cold, aloof, hostile; sometimes gasping and tottering, dumb with amazement; sometimes pointing a finger at her like a character in a melodrama and denouncing her as an impostor.
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From this reading Sometimes she had seen Ronnie in her mind's eye cold, aloof, hostile; sometimes gasping and tottering, dumb with amazement; sometimes pointing a finger at her like a character in a melodrama and denouncing her as an impostor.
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From this reading Sometimes she had seen Ronnie in her mind's eye cold, aloof, hostile; sometimes gasping and tottering, dumb with amazement; sometimes pointing a finger at her like a character in a melodrama and denouncing her as an impostor.
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From this reading This was the moment that she had tried to picture to herself a hundred times.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The one thing for which she had not been prepared was what happened now.
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From this reading The one thing for which she had not been prepared was what happened now.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The one thing for which she had not been prepared was what happened now.
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From this reading This was the moment that she had tried to picture to herself a hundred times.
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From this reading Sometimes she had seen Ronnie in her mind's eye cold, aloof, hostile; sometimes gasping and tottering, dumb with amazement; sometimes pointing a finger at her like a character in a melodrama and denouncing her as an impostor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The one thing for which she had not been prepared was what happened now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And always her imagination had proved unequal to the task.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sometimes she had seen Ronnie in her mind's eye cold, aloof, hostile; sometimes gasping and tottering, dumb with amazement; sometimes pointing a finger at her like a character in a melodrama and denouncing her as an impostor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sometimes she had seen Ronnie in her mind's eye cold, aloof, hostile; sometimes gasping and tottering, dumb with amazement; sometimes pointing a finger at her like a character in a melodrama and denouncing her as an impostor.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was the moment that she had tried to picture to herself a hundred times.
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From this reading Sometimes she had seen Ronnie in her mind's eye cold, aloof, hostile; sometimes gasping and tottering, dumb with amazement; sometimes pointing a finger at her like a character in a melodrama and denouncing her as an impostor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sue stood staring, wide eyed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sue stood staring, wide eyed.
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From this reading Sue stood staring, wide eyed.
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From this reading And always her imagination had proved unequal to the task.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This was the moment that she had tried to picture to herself a hundred times.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This was the moment that she had tried to picture to herself a hundred times.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The one thing for which she had not been prepared was what happened now.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the moment that she had tried to picture to herself a hundred times.
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From this reading This was the moment that she had tried to picture to herself a hundred times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was the moment that she had tried to picture to herself a hundred times.
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From this reading Sometimes she had seen Ronnie in her mind's eye cold, aloof, hostile; sometimes gasping and tottering, dumb with amazement; sometimes pointing a finger at her like a character in a melodrama and denouncing her as an impostor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was the moment that she had tried to picture to herself a hundred times.
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From this reading And always her imagination had proved unequal to the task.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the moment that she had tried to picture to herself a hundred times.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The one thing for which she had not been prepared was what happened now.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The one thing for which she had not been prepared was what happened now.
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From this reading Sue stood staring, wide eyed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sometimes she had seen Ronnie in her mind's eye cold, aloof, hostile; sometimes gasping and tottering, dumb with amazement; sometimes pointing a finger at her like a character in a melodrama and denouncing her as an impostor.
