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Chapter XXXI
HOW JULIE MEDITATED EVIL Nance had crouched all the morning, in the bracken above Brenière, on the knife-edge of expectancy. And behind her, at a safe distance, crouched Julie Hamon, watching Nance and L’Etat at the same time, as a cat in the shade watches a sparrow playing in the sunshine. “What will be the end? What will be the end?” sighed Nance. They had all gone down out of sight, across there, and it was terrible to sit here waiting, waiting, waiting for what she feared.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “HOW JULIE MEDITATED EVIL Nance had crouched all the morning, in the bracken above Brenière, on the knife-edge of expectancy.”
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “They had all gone down out of sight, across there, and it was terrible to sit here waiting, waiting, waiting for what she feared.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “And behind her, at a safe distance, crouched Julie Hamon, watching Nance and L’Etat at the same time, as a cat in the shade watches a sparrow playing in the sunshine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They had all gone down out of sight, across there, and it was terrible to sit here waiting, waiting, waiting for what she feared.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HOW JULIE MEDITATED EVIL Nance had crouched all the morning, in the bracken above Brenière, on the knife-edge of expectancy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And behind her, at a safe distance, crouched Julie Hamon, watching Nance and L’Etat at the same time, as a cat in the shade watches a sparrow playing in the sunshine.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They had all gone down out of sight, across there, and it was terrible to sit here waiting, waiting, waiting for what she feared.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And behind her, at a safe distance, crouched Julie Hamon, watching Nance and L’Etat at the same time, as a cat in the shade watches a sparrow playing in the sunshine.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They had all gone down out of sight, across there, and it was terrible to sit here waiting, waiting, waiting for what she feared.”
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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 And behind her, at a safe distance, crouched Julie Hamon, watching Nance and L’Etat at the same time, as a cat in the shade watches a sparrow playing in the sunshine.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading HOW JULIE MEDITATED EVIL Nance had crouched all the morning, in the bracken above Brenière, on the knife-edge of expectancy.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading They had all gone down out of sight, across there, and it was terrible to sit here waiting, waiting, waiting for what she feared.
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From this reading HOW JULIE MEDITATED EVIL Nance had crouched all the morning, in the bracken above Brenière, on the knife-edge of expectancy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And behind her, at a safe distance, crouched Julie Hamon, watching Nance and L’Etat at the same time, as a cat in the shade watches a sparrow playing in the sunshine.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And behind her, at a safe distance, crouched Julie Hamon, watching Nance and L’Etat at the same time, as a cat in the shade watches a sparrow playing in the sunshine.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And behind her, at a safe distance, crouched Julie Hamon, watching Nance and L’Etat at the same time, as a cat in the shade watches a sparrow playing in the sunshine.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “What will be the end?
at or toward the back of something
From this reading And behind her, at a safe distance, crouched Julie Hamon, watching Nance and L’Etat at the same time, as a cat in the shade watches a sparrow playing in the sunshine.
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From this reading HOW JULIE MEDITATED EVIL Nance had crouched all the morning, in the bracken above Brenière, on the knife-edge of expectancy.
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From this reading HOW JULIE MEDITATED EVIL Nance had crouched all the morning, in the bracken above Brenière, on the knife-edge of expectancy.
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From this reading And behind her, at a safe distance, crouched Julie Hamon, watching Nance and L’Etat at the same time, as a cat in the shade watches a sparrow playing in the sunshine.
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From this reading HOW JULIE MEDITATED EVIL Nance had crouched all the morning, in the bracken above Brenière, on the knife-edge of expectancy.
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From this reading And behind her, at a safe distance, crouched Julie Hamon, watching Nance and L’Etat at the same time, as a cat in the shade watches a sparrow playing in the sunshine.
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From this reading They had all gone down out of sight, across there, and it was terrible to sit here waiting, waiting, waiting for what she feared.
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From this reading “What will be the end?
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From this reading HOW JULIE MEDITATED EVIL Nance had crouched all the morning, in the bracken above Brenière, on the knife-edge of expectancy.
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From this reading HOW JULIE MEDITATED EVIL Nance had crouched all the morning, in the bracken above Brenière, on the knife-edge of expectancy.
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From this reading They had all gone down out of sight, across there, and it was terrible to sit here waiting, waiting, waiting for what she feared.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had all gone down out of sight, across there, and it was terrible to sit here waiting, waiting, waiting for what she feared.
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From this reading They had all gone down out of sight, across there, and it was terrible to sit here waiting, waiting, waiting for what she feared.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HOW JULIE MEDITATED EVIL Nance had crouched all the morning, in the bracken above Brenière, on the knife-edge of expectancy.
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From this reading And behind her, at a safe distance, crouched Julie Hamon, watching Nance and L’Etat at the same time, as a cat in the shade watches a sparrow playing in the sunshine.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And behind her, at a safe distance, crouched Julie Hamon, watching Nance and L’Etat at the same time, as a cat in the shade watches a sparrow playing in the sunshine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had all gone down out of sight, across there, and it was terrible to sit here waiting, waiting, waiting for what she feared.
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From this reading HOW JULIE MEDITATED EVIL Nance had crouched all the morning, in the bracken above Brenière, on the knife-edge of expectancy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW JULIE MEDITATED EVIL Nance had crouched all the morning, in the bracken above Brenière, on the knife-edge of expectancy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They had all gone down out of sight, across there, and it was terrible to sit here waiting, waiting, waiting for what she feared.
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From this reading HOW JULIE MEDITATED EVIL Nance had crouched all the morning, in the bracken above Brenière, on the knife-edge of expectancy.
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From this reading HOW JULIE MEDITATED EVIL Nance had crouched all the morning, in the bracken above Brenière, on the knife-edge of expectancy.
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From this reading And behind her, at a safe distance, crouched Julie Hamon, watching Nance and L’Etat at the same time, as a cat in the shade watches a sparrow playing in the sunshine.
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From this reading HOW JULIE MEDITATED EVIL Nance had crouched all the morning, in the bracken above Brenière, on the knife-edge of expectancy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW JULIE MEDITATED EVIL Nance had crouched all the morning, in the bracken above Brenière, on the knife-edge of expectancy.
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From this reading HOW JULIE MEDITATED EVIL Nance had crouched all the morning, in the bracken above Brenière, on the knife-edge of expectancy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW JULIE MEDITATED EVIL Nance had crouched all the morning, in the bracken above Brenière, on the knife-edge of expectancy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HOW JULIE MEDITATED EVIL Nance had crouched all the morning, in the bracken above Brenière, on the knife-edge of expectancy.
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From this reading They had all gone down out of sight, across there, and it was terrible to sit here waiting, waiting, waiting for what she feared.
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From this reading And behind her, at a safe distance, crouched Julie Hamon, watching Nance and L’Etat at the same time, as a cat in the shade watches a sparrow playing in the sunshine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And behind her, at a safe distance, crouched Julie Hamon, watching Nance and L’Etat at the same time, as a cat in the shade watches a sparrow playing in the sunshine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And behind her, at a safe distance, crouched Julie Hamon, watching Nance and L’Etat at the same time, as a cat in the shade watches a sparrow playing in the sunshine.
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From this reading And behind her, at a safe distance, crouched Julie Hamon, watching Nance and L’Etat at the same time, as a cat in the shade watches a sparrow playing in the sunshine.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had all gone down out of sight, across there, and it was terrible to sit here waiting, waiting, waiting for what she feared.
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From this reading What will be the end?” sighed Nance.
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From this reading They had all gone down out of sight, across there, and it was terrible to sit here waiting, waiting, waiting for what she feared.
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From this reading They had all gone down out of sight, across there, and it was terrible to sit here waiting, waiting, waiting for what she feared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And behind her, at a safe distance, crouched Julie Hamon, watching Nance and L’Etat at the same time, as a cat in the shade watches a sparrow playing in the sunshine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And behind her, at a safe distance, crouched Julie Hamon, watching Nance and L’Etat at the same time, as a cat in the shade watches a sparrow playing in the sunshine.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had all gone down out of sight, across there, and it was terrible to sit here waiting, waiting, waiting for what she feared.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW JULIE MEDITATED EVIL Nance had crouched all the morning, in the bracken above Brenière, on the knife-edge of expectancy.
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From this reading They had all gone down out of sight, across there, and it was terrible to sit here waiting, waiting, waiting for what she feared.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had all gone down out of sight, across there, and it was terrible to sit here waiting, waiting, waiting for what she feared.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And behind her, at a safe distance, crouched Julie Hamon, watching Nance and L’Etat at the same time, as a cat in the shade watches a sparrow playing in the sunshine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had all gone down out of sight, across there, and it was terrible to sit here waiting, waiting, waiting for what she feared.
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From this reading They had all gone down out of sight, across there, and it was terrible to sit here waiting, waiting, waiting for what she feared.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had all gone down out of sight, across there, and it was terrible to sit here waiting, waiting, waiting for what she feared.
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From this reading And behind her, at a safe distance, crouched Julie Hamon, watching Nance and L’Etat at the same time, as a cat in the shade watches a sparrow playing in the sunshine.
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From this reading And behind her, at a safe distance, crouched Julie Hamon, watching Nance and L’Etat at the same time, as a cat in the shade watches a sparrow playing in the sunshine.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What will be the end?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “What will be the end?
