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Chapter XIV
COMPLICATIONS. For a moment Serena Lynne stood glaring down upon Beatrix with eyes full of blank astonishment, which Beatrix returned with interest. It was so strange, so sudden, so unexpected, that for the time they could only stand and stare into each other's faces. At last: "Serena Lynne!" The name fell from Beatrix's astonished lips like a groan.
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very surprised
From this reading “The name fell from Beatrix's astonished lips like a groan.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “It was so strange, so sudden, so unexpected, that for the time they could only stand and stare into each other's faces.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last: "Serena Lynne!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The name fell from Beatrix's astonished lips like a groan.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For a moment Serena Lynne stood glaring down upon Beatrix with eyes full of blank astonishment, which Beatrix returned with interest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was so strange, so sudden, so unexpected, that for the time they could only stand and stare into each other's faces.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a moment Serena Lynne stood glaring down upon Beatrix with eyes full of blank astonishment, which Beatrix returned with interest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was so strange, so sudden, so unexpected, that for the time they could only stand and stare into each other's faces.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was so strange, so sudden, so unexpected, that for the time they could only stand and stare into each other's faces.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “For a moment Serena Lynne stood glaring down upon Beatrix with eyes full of blank astonishment, which Beatrix returned with interest.”
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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 Serena Lynne stood glaring down upon Beatrix with eyes full of blank astonishment, which Beatrix returned with interest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was so strange, so sudden, so unexpected, that for the time they could only stand and stare into each other's faces.
very surprised
From this reading The name fell from Beatrix's astonished lips like a groan.
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From this reading For a moment Serena Lynne stood glaring down upon Beatrix with eyes full of blank astonishment, which Beatrix returned with interest.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last: "Serena Lynne!"
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From this reading For a moment Serena Lynne stood glaring down upon Beatrix with eyes full of blank astonishment, which Beatrix returned with interest.
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From this reading The name fell from Beatrix's astonished lips like a groan.
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From this reading For a moment Serena Lynne stood glaring down upon Beatrix with eyes full of blank astonishment, which Beatrix returned with interest.
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From this reading COMPLICATIONS.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was so strange, so sudden, so unexpected, that for the time they could only stand and stare into each other's faces.
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From this reading For a moment Serena Lynne stood glaring down upon Beatrix with eyes full of blank astonishment, which Beatrix returned with interest.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It was so strange, so sudden, so unexpected, that for the time they could only stand and stare into each other's faces.
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From this reading For a moment Serena Lynne stood glaring down upon Beatrix with eyes full of blank astonishment, which Beatrix returned with interest.
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From this reading It was so strange, so sudden, so unexpected, that for the time they could only stand and stare into each other's faces.
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From this reading The name fell from Beatrix's astonished lips like a groan.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment Serena Lynne stood glaring down upon Beatrix with eyes full of blank astonishment, which Beatrix returned with interest.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The name fell from Beatrix's astonished lips like a groan.
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From this reading For a moment Serena Lynne stood glaring down upon Beatrix with eyes full of blank astonishment, which Beatrix returned with interest.
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From this reading For a moment Serena Lynne stood glaring down upon Beatrix with eyes full of blank astonishment, which Beatrix returned with interest.
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From this reading The name fell from Beatrix's astonished lips like a groan.
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From this reading For a moment Serena Lynne stood glaring down upon Beatrix with eyes full of blank astonishment, which Beatrix returned with interest.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was so strange, so sudden, so unexpected, that for the time they could only stand and stare into each other's faces.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was so strange, so sudden, so unexpected, that for the time they could only stand and stare into each other's faces.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last: "Serena Lynne!"
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From this reading The name fell from Beatrix's astonished lips like a groan.
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From this reading The name fell from Beatrix's astonished lips like a groan.
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From this reading For a moment Serena Lynne stood glaring down upon Beatrix with eyes full of blank astonishment, which Beatrix returned with interest.
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From this reading For a moment Serena Lynne stood glaring down upon Beatrix with eyes full of blank astonishment, which Beatrix returned with interest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The name fell from Beatrix's astonished lips like a groan.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a moment Serena Lynne stood glaring down upon Beatrix with eyes full of blank astonishment, which Beatrix returned with interest.
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From this reading It was so strange, so sudden, so unexpected, that for the time they could only stand and stare into each other's faces.
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From this reading It was so strange, so sudden, so unexpected, that for the time they could only stand and stare into each other's faces.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For a moment Serena Lynne stood glaring down upon Beatrix with eyes full of blank astonishment, which Beatrix returned with interest.
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From this reading For a moment Serena Lynne stood glaring down upon Beatrix with eyes full of blank astonishment, which Beatrix returned with interest.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was so strange, so sudden, so unexpected, that for the time they could only stand and stare into each other's faces.
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From this reading It was so strange, so sudden, so unexpected, that for the time they could only stand and stare into each other's faces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was so strange, so sudden, so unexpected, that for the time they could only stand and stare into each other's faces.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment Serena Lynne stood glaring down upon Beatrix with eyes full of blank astonishment, which Beatrix returned with interest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was so strange, so sudden, so unexpected, that for the time they could only stand and stare into each other's faces.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was so strange, so sudden, so unexpected, that for the time they could only stand and stare into each other's faces.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was so strange, so sudden, so unexpected, that for the time they could only stand and stare into each other's faces.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was so strange, so sudden, so unexpected, that for the time they could only stand and stare into each other's faces.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was so strange, so sudden, so unexpected, that for the time they could only stand and stare into each other's faces.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was so strange, so sudden, so unexpected, that for the time they could only stand and stare into each other's faces.
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From this reading It was so strange, so sudden, so unexpected, that for the time they could only stand and stare into each other's faces.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For a moment Serena Lynne stood glaring down upon Beatrix with eyes full of blank astonishment, which Beatrix returned with interest.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was so strange, so sudden, so unexpected, that for the time they could only stand and stare into each other's faces.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For a moment Serena Lynne stood glaring down upon Beatrix with eyes full of blank astonishment, which Beatrix returned with interest.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For a moment Serena Lynne stood glaring down upon Beatrix with eyes full of blank astonishment, which Beatrix returned with interest.
