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SERENA'S GAME. For a moment Keith Kenyon was so astonished, so utterly overwhelmed with amazement, that he could not find words to utter. Could it be true? Was it not an optical delusion? Surely it was a hideous nightmare--an ugly dream--it could not be real.
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very surprised
From this reading “For a moment Keith Kenyon was so astonished, so utterly overwhelmed with amazement, that he could not find words to utter.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “For a moment Keith Kenyon was so astonished, so utterly overwhelmed with amazement, that he could not find words to utter.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “Surely it was a hideous nightmare--an ugly dream--it could not be real.”
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading “Surely it was a hideous nightmare--an ugly dream--it could not be real.”
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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 For a moment Keith Kenyon was so astonished, so utterly overwhelmed with amazement, that he could not find words to utter.
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From this reading For a moment Keith Kenyon was so astonished, so utterly overwhelmed with amazement, that he could not find words to utter.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Was it not an optical delusion?
very surprised
From this reading For a moment Keith Kenyon was so astonished, so utterly overwhelmed with amazement, that he could not find words to utter.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Could it be true?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For a moment Keith Kenyon was so astonished, so utterly overwhelmed with amazement, that he could not find words to utter.
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From this reading Was it not an optical delusion?
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Surely it was a hideous nightmare--an ugly dream--it could not be real.
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From this reading For a moment Keith Kenyon was so astonished, so utterly overwhelmed with amazement, that he could not find words to utter.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment Keith Kenyon was so astonished, so utterly overwhelmed with amazement, that he could not find words to utter.
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From this reading SERENA'S GAME.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a moment Keith Kenyon was so astonished, so utterly overwhelmed with amazement, that he could not find words to utter.
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From this reading Surely it was a hideous nightmare--an ugly dream--it could not be real.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Could it be true?
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From this reading For a moment Keith Kenyon was so astonished, so utterly overwhelmed with amazement, that he could not find words to utter.
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From this reading For a moment Keith Kenyon was so astonished, so utterly overwhelmed with amazement, that he could not find words to utter.
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From this reading For a moment Keith Kenyon was so astonished, so utterly overwhelmed with amazement, that he could not find words to utter.
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading Surely it was a hideous nightmare--an ugly dream--it could not be real.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For a moment Keith Kenyon was so astonished, so utterly overwhelmed with amazement, that he could not find words to utter.
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From this reading Was it not an optical delusion?
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From this reading For a moment Keith Kenyon was so astonished, so utterly overwhelmed with amazement, that he could not find words to utter.
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From this reading Surely it was a hideous nightmare--an ugly dream--it could not be real.
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From this reading SERENA'S GAME.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For a moment Keith Kenyon was so astonished, so utterly overwhelmed with amazement, that he could not find words to utter.
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From this reading Surely it was a hideous nightmare--an ugly dream--it could not be real.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a moment Keith Kenyon was so astonished, so utterly overwhelmed with amazement, that he could not find words to utter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a moment Keith Kenyon was so astonished, so utterly overwhelmed with amazement, that he could not find words to utter.
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From this reading Could it be true?
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From this reading Surely it was a hideous nightmare--an ugly dream--it could not be real.
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From this reading For a moment Keith Kenyon was so astonished, so utterly overwhelmed with amazement, that he could not find words to utter.
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From this reading For a moment Keith Kenyon was so astonished, so utterly overwhelmed with amazement, that he could not find words to utter.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a moment Keith Kenyon was so astonished, so utterly overwhelmed with amazement, that he could not find words to utter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For a moment Keith Kenyon was so astonished, so utterly overwhelmed with amazement, that he could not find words to utter.
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From this reading For a moment Keith Kenyon was so astonished, so utterly overwhelmed with amazement, that he could not find words to utter.
