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Chapter XXIV
NESSA'S DOWNFALL The chief event of the hours following the railway smash was histrionic rather than serious, although Nessa regarded it as both humiliating and tragic. And tragic it might easily have been. Her courage was wonderful. Nothing could damp her spirits nor lessen her high confidence. She laughed at the idea of risks or danger, scoffed at difficulties, and made light of every obstacle as if ours was a mere holiday jaunt.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “NESSA'S DOWNFALL The chief event of the hours following the railway smash was histrionic rather than serious, although Nessa regarded it as both humiliating and tragic.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “And tragic it might easily have been.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Nothing could damp her spirits nor lessen her high confidence.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Nothing could damp her spirits nor lessen her high confidence.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “She laughed at the idea of risks or danger, scoffed at difficulties, and made light of every obstacle as if ours was a mere holiday jaunt.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And tragic it might easily have been.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “And tragic it might easily have been.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing could damp her spirits nor lessen her high confidence.”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “She laughed at the idea of risks or danger, scoffed at difficulties, and made light of every obstacle as if ours was a mere holiday jaunt.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Her courage was wonderful.”
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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 She laughed at the idea of risks or danger, scoffed at difficulties, and made light of every obstacle as if ours was a mere holiday jaunt.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading NESSA'S DOWNFALL The chief event of the hours following the railway smash was histrionic rather than serious, although Nessa regarded it as both humiliating and tragic.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NESSA'S DOWNFALL The chief event of the hours following the railway smash was histrionic rather than serious, although Nessa regarded it as both humiliating and tragic.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading NESSA'S DOWNFALL The chief event of the hours following the railway smash was histrionic rather than serious, although Nessa regarded it as both humiliating and tragic.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She laughed at the idea of risks or danger, scoffed at difficulties, and made light of every obstacle as if ours was a mere holiday jaunt.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And tragic it might easily have been.
the two together, not just one
From this reading NESSA'S DOWNFALL The chief event of the hours following the railway smash was histrionic rather than serious, although Nessa regarded it as both humiliating and tragic.
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From this reading NESSA'S DOWNFALL The chief event of the hours following the railway smash was histrionic rather than serious, although Nessa regarded it as both humiliating and tragic.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nothing could damp her spirits nor lessen her high confidence.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing could damp her spirits nor lessen her high confidence.
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From this reading Her courage was wonderful.
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From this reading Nothing could damp her spirits nor lessen her high confidence.
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From this reading She laughed at the idea of risks or danger, scoffed at difficulties, and made light of every obstacle as if ours was a mere holiday jaunt.
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From this reading She laughed at the idea of risks or danger, scoffed at difficulties, and made light of every obstacle as if ours was a mere holiday jaunt.
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From this reading NESSA'S DOWNFALL The chief event of the hours following the railway smash was histrionic rather than serious, although Nessa regarded it as both humiliating and tragic.
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From this reading And tragic it might easily have been.
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From this reading NESSA'S DOWNFALL The chief event of the hours following the railway smash was histrionic rather than serious, although Nessa regarded it as both humiliating and tragic.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She laughed at the idea of risks or danger, scoffed at difficulties, and made light of every obstacle as if ours was a mere holiday jaunt.
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From this reading NESSA'S DOWNFALL The chief event of the hours following the railway smash was histrionic rather than serious, although Nessa regarded it as both humiliating and tragic.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And tragic it might easily have been.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her courage was wonderful.
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From this reading Nothing could damp her spirits nor lessen her high confidence.
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From this reading NESSA'S DOWNFALL The chief event of the hours following the railway smash was histrionic rather than serious, although Nessa regarded it as both humiliating and tragic.
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From this reading She laughed at the idea of risks or danger, scoffed at difficulties, and made light of every obstacle as if ours was a mere holiday jaunt.
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From this reading NESSA'S DOWNFALL The chief event of the hours following the railway smash was histrionic rather than serious, although Nessa regarded it as both humiliating and tragic.
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From this reading NESSA'S DOWNFALL The chief event of the hours following the railway smash was histrionic rather than serious, although Nessa regarded it as both humiliating and tragic.
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From this reading She laughed at the idea of risks or danger, scoffed at difficulties, and made light of every obstacle as if ours was a mere holiday jaunt.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She laughed at the idea of risks or danger, scoffed at difficulties, and made light of every obstacle as if ours was a mere holiday jaunt.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading NESSA'S DOWNFALL The chief event of the hours following the railway smash was histrionic rather than serious, although Nessa regarded it as both humiliating and tragic.
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From this reading She laughed at the idea of risks or danger, scoffed at difficulties, and made light of every obstacle as if ours was a mere holiday jaunt.
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From this reading She laughed at the idea of risks or danger, scoffed at difficulties, and made light of every obstacle as if ours was a mere holiday jaunt.
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From this reading Nothing could damp her spirits nor lessen her high confidence.
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From this reading She laughed at the idea of risks or danger, scoffed at difficulties, and made light of every obstacle as if ours was a mere holiday jaunt.
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From this reading She laughed at the idea of risks or danger, scoffed at difficulties, and made light of every obstacle as if ours was a mere holiday jaunt.
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From this reading She laughed at the idea of risks or danger, scoffed at difficulties, and made light of every obstacle as if ours was a mere holiday jaunt.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And tragic it might easily have been.
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From this reading NESSA'S DOWNFALL The chief event of the hours following the railway smash was histrionic rather than serious, although Nessa regarded it as both humiliating and tragic.
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From this reading NESSA'S DOWNFALL The chief event of the hours following the railway smash was histrionic rather than serious, although Nessa regarded it as both humiliating and tragic.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nothing could damp her spirits nor lessen her high confidence.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing could damp her spirits nor lessen her high confidence.
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From this reading She laughed at the idea of risks or danger, scoffed at difficulties, and made light of every obstacle as if ours was a mere holiday jaunt.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NESSA'S DOWNFALL The chief event of the hours following the railway smash was histrionic rather than serious, although Nessa regarded it as both humiliating and tragic.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She laughed at the idea of risks or danger, scoffed at difficulties, and made light of every obstacle as if ours was a mere holiday jaunt.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading She laughed at the idea of risks or danger, scoffed at difficulties, and made light of every obstacle as if ours was a mere holiday jaunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NESSA'S DOWNFALL The chief event of the hours following the railway smash was histrionic rather than serious, although Nessa regarded it as both humiliating and tragic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NESSA'S DOWNFALL The chief event of the hours following the railway smash was histrionic rather than serious, although Nessa regarded it as both humiliating and tragic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NESSA'S DOWNFALL The chief event of the hours following the railway smash was histrionic rather than serious, although Nessa regarded it as both humiliating and tragic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She laughed at the idea of risks or danger, scoffed at difficulties, and made light of every obstacle as if ours was a mere holiday jaunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She laughed at the idea of risks or danger, scoffed at difficulties, and made light of every obstacle as if ours was a mere holiday jaunt.
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From this reading NESSA'S DOWNFALL The chief event of the hours following the railway smash was histrionic rather than serious, although Nessa regarded it as both humiliating and tragic.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She laughed at the idea of risks or danger, scoffed at difficulties, and made light of every obstacle as if ours was a mere holiday jaunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NESSA'S DOWNFALL The chief event of the hours following the railway smash was histrionic rather than serious, although Nessa regarded it as both humiliating and tragic.
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From this reading Nothing could damp her spirits nor lessen her high confidence.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading NESSA'S DOWNFALL The chief event of the hours following the railway smash was histrionic rather than serious, although Nessa regarded it as both humiliating and tragic.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NESSA'S DOWNFALL The chief event of the hours following the railway smash was histrionic rather than serious, although Nessa regarded it as both humiliating and tragic.
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From this reading NESSA'S DOWNFALL The chief event of the hours following the railway smash was histrionic rather than serious, although Nessa regarded it as both humiliating and tragic.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NESSA'S DOWNFALL The chief event of the hours following the railway smash was histrionic rather than serious, although Nessa regarded it as both humiliating and tragic.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her courage was wonderful.
