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Chapter X
CECILLE PLAYS THE GAME Cecille had tried often to imagine what that moment was going to be like. More than once she had dreaded that it would find her cheaply dramatic; that nervous sentiment would surprise her and break her down. Now she met it, unconcerned, without the slightest sense of shock. She had never doubted that Felicity would be anything but matter-of-fact and jaunty, right up to the end. Now it was the other girl who displayed unexpected feeling.
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any thing at all
From this reading “She had never doubted that Felicity would be anything but matter-of-fact and jaunty, right up to the end.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Now it was the other girl who displayed unexpected feeling.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “CECILLE PLAYS THE GAME Cecille had tried often to imagine what that moment was going to be like.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had never doubted that Felicity would be anything but matter-of-fact and jaunty, right up to the end.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “More than once she had dreaded that it would find her cheaply dramatic; that nervous sentiment would surprise her and break her down.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had never doubted that Felicity would be anything but matter-of-fact and jaunty, right up to the end.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Now she met it, unconcerned, without the slightest sense of shock.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “More than once she had dreaded that it would find her cheaply dramatic; that nervous sentiment would surprise her and break her down.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading More than once she had dreaded that it would find her cheaply dramatic; that nervous sentiment would surprise her and break her down.
any thing at all
From this reading She had never doubted that Felicity would be anything but matter-of-fact and jaunty, right up to the end.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading CECILLE PLAYS THE GAME Cecille had tried often to imagine what that moment was going to be like.
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From this reading More than once she had dreaded that it would find her cheaply dramatic; that nervous sentiment would surprise her and break her down.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had never doubted that Felicity would be anything but matter-of-fact and jaunty, right up to the end.
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From this reading CECILLE PLAYS THE GAME Cecille had tried often to imagine what that moment was going to be like.
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From this reading More than once she had dreaded that it would find her cheaply dramatic; that nervous sentiment would surprise her and break her down.
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From this reading Now it was the other girl who displayed unexpected feeling.
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From this reading She had never doubted that Felicity would be anything but matter-of-fact and jaunty, right up to the end.
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From this reading More than once she had dreaded that it would find her cheaply dramatic; that nervous sentiment would surprise her and break her down.
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From this reading More than once she had dreaded that it would find her cheaply dramatic; that nervous sentiment would surprise her and break her down.
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From this reading More than once she had dreaded that it would find her cheaply dramatic; that nervous sentiment would surprise her and break her down.
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From this reading She had never doubted that Felicity would be anything but matter-of-fact and jaunty, right up to the end.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now it was the other girl who displayed unexpected feeling.
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From this reading She had never doubted that Felicity would be anything but matter-of-fact and jaunty, right up to the end.
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From this reading More than once she had dreaded that it would find her cheaply dramatic; that nervous sentiment would surprise her and break her down.
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From this reading CECILLE PLAYS THE GAME Cecille had tried often to imagine what that moment was going to be like.
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From this reading Now it was the other girl who displayed unexpected feeling.
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From this reading CECILLE PLAYS THE GAME Cecille had tried often to imagine what that moment was going to be like.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CECILLE PLAYS THE GAME Cecille had tried often to imagine what that moment was going to be like.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading More than once she had dreaded that it would find her cheaply dramatic; that nervous sentiment would surprise her and break her down.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CECILLE PLAYS THE GAME Cecille had tried often to imagine what that moment was going to be like.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading More than once she had dreaded that it would find her cheaply dramatic; that nervous sentiment would surprise her and break her down.
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From this reading She had never doubted that Felicity would be anything but matter-of-fact and jaunty, right up to the end.
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From this reading CECILLE PLAYS THE GAME Cecille had tried often to imagine what that moment was going to be like.
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From this reading She had never doubted that Felicity would be anything but matter-of-fact and jaunty, right up to the end.
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From this reading Now she met it, unconcerned, without the slightest sense of shock.
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From this reading CECILLE PLAYS THE GAME Cecille had tried often to imagine what that moment was going to be like.
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From this reading More than once she had dreaded that it would find her cheaply dramatic; that nervous sentiment would surprise her and break her down.
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From this reading More than once she had dreaded that it would find her cheaply dramatic; that nervous sentiment would surprise her and break her down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had never doubted that Felicity would be anything but matter-of-fact and jaunty, right up to the end.
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From this reading Now she met it, unconcerned, without the slightest sense of shock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now she met it, unconcerned, without the slightest sense of shock.
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From this reading CECILLE PLAYS THE GAME Cecille had tried often to imagine what that moment was going to be like.
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From this reading More than once she had dreaded that it would find her cheaply dramatic; that nervous sentiment would surprise her and break her down.
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From this reading Now it was the other girl who displayed unexpected feeling.
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From this reading CECILLE PLAYS THE GAME Cecille had tried often to imagine what that moment was going to be like.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had never doubted that Felicity would be anything but matter-of-fact and jaunty, right up to the end.
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From this reading Now she met it, unconcerned, without the slightest sense of shock.
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From this reading More than once she had dreaded that it would find her cheaply dramatic; that nervous sentiment would surprise her and break her down.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading More than once she had dreaded that it would find her cheaply dramatic; that nervous sentiment would surprise her and break her down.
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From this reading Now she met it, unconcerned, without the slightest sense of shock.
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From this reading Now she met it, unconcerned, without the slightest sense of shock.
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From this reading More than once she had dreaded that it would find her cheaply dramatic; that nervous sentiment would surprise her and break her down.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than once she had dreaded that it would find her cheaply dramatic; that nervous sentiment would surprise her and break her down.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CECILLE PLAYS THE GAME Cecille had tried often to imagine what that moment was going to be like.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CECILLE PLAYS THE GAME Cecille had tried often to imagine what that moment was going to be like.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CECILLE PLAYS THE GAME Cecille had tried often to imagine what that moment was going to be like.
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From this reading CECILLE PLAYS THE GAME Cecille had tried often to imagine what that moment was going to be like.
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From this reading Now she met it, unconcerned, without the slightest sense of shock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now it was the other girl who displayed unexpected feeling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had never doubted that Felicity would be anything but matter-of-fact and jaunty, right up to the end.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CECILLE PLAYS THE GAME Cecille had tried often to imagine what that moment was going to be like.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading CECILLE PLAYS THE GAME Cecille had tried often to imagine what that moment was going to be like.
which person or people
From this reading Now it was the other girl who displayed unexpected feeling.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Now she met it, unconcerned, without the slightest sense of shock.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading More than once she had dreaded that it would find her cheaply dramatic; that nervous sentiment would surprise her and break her down.
