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Chapter XV
The dancing had begun when Constance appeared on the floor. She had achieved a triumph and it may have been that she was just a little frightened now that it was over. As she held court near the stage, smilingly receiving congratulations, she waved to Shep across the crowd. “Was I so very bad?” she asked Bruce. “I was terribly nervous for fear I’d forget my lines.”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “As she held court near the stage, smilingly receiving congratulations, she waved to Shep across the crowd.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Was I so very bad?” she asked Bruce.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She had achieved a triumph and it may have been that she was just a little frightened now that it was over.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She had achieved a triumph and it may have been that she was just a little frightened now that it was over.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had achieved a triumph and it may have been that she was just a little frightened now that it was over.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “She had achieved a triumph and it may have been that she was just a little frightened now that it was over.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “She had achieved a triumph and it may have been that she was just a little frightened now that it was over.”
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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 had achieved a triumph and it may have been that she was just a little frightened now that it was over.
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From this reading She had achieved a triumph and it may have been that she was just a little frightened now that it was over.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading As she held court near the stage, smilingly receiving congratulations, she waved to Shep across the crowd.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had achieved a triumph and it may have been that she was just a little frightened now that it was over.
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From this reading The dancing had begun when Constance appeared on the floor.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she held court near the stage, smilingly receiving congratulations, she waved to Shep across the crowd.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Was I so very bad?” she asked Bruce.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Was I so very bad?” she asked Bruce.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had achieved a triumph and it may have been that she was just a little frightened now that it was over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dancing had begun when Constance appeared on the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Was I so very bad?” she asked Bruce.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As she held court near the stage, smilingly receiving congratulations, she waved to Shep across the crowd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dancing had begun when Constance appeared on the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As she held court near the stage, smilingly receiving congratulations, she waved to Shep across the crowd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As she held court near the stage, smilingly receiving congratulations, she waved to Shep across the crowd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dancing had begun when Constance appeared on the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was terribly nervous for fear I’d forget my lines.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dancing had begun when Constance appeared on the floor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I was terribly nervous for fear I’d forget my lines.”
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From this reading “I was terribly nervous for fear I’d forget my lines.”
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From this reading She had achieved a triumph and it may have been that she was just a little frightened now that it was over.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The dancing had begun when Constance appeared on the floor.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had achieved a triumph and it may have been that she was just a little frightened now that it was over.
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From this reading As she held court near the stage, smilingly receiving congratulations, she waved to Shep across the crowd.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Was I so very bad?” she asked Bruce.
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From this reading “I was terribly nervous for fear I’d forget my lines.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had achieved a triumph and it may have been that she was just a little frightened now that it was over.
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From this reading She had achieved a triumph and it may have been that she was just a little frightened now that it was over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was terribly nervous for fear I’d forget my lines.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had achieved a triumph and it may have been that she was just a little frightened now that it was over.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading She had achieved a triumph and it may have been that she was just a little frightened now that it was over.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I was terribly nervous for fear I’d forget my lines.”
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From this reading As she held court near the stage, smilingly receiving congratulations, she waved to Shep across the crowd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was terribly nervous for fear I’d forget my lines.”
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From this reading She had achieved a triumph and it may have been that she was just a little frightened now that it was over.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The dancing had begun when Constance appeared on the floor.
above and across; more than
From this reading She had achieved a triumph and it may have been that she was just a little frightened now that it was over.
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From this reading As she held court near the stage, smilingly receiving congratulations, she waved to Shep across the crowd.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had achieved a triumph and it may have been that she was just a little frightened now that it was over.
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From this reading As she held court near the stage, smilingly receiving congratulations, she waved to Shep across the crowd.
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From this reading As she held court near the stage, smilingly receiving congratulations, she waved to Shep across the crowd.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Was I so very bad?” she asked Bruce.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As she held court near the stage, smilingly receiving congratulations, she waved to Shep across the crowd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was terribly nervous for fear I’d forget my lines.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had achieved a triumph and it may have been that she was just a little frightened now that it was over.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dancing had begun when Constance appeared on the floor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As she held court near the stage, smilingly receiving congratulations, she waved to Shep across the crowd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had achieved a triumph and it may have been that she was just a little frightened now that it was over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Was I so very bad?” she asked Bruce.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had achieved a triumph and it may have been that she was just a little frightened now that it was over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As she held court near the stage, smilingly receiving congratulations, she waved to Shep across the crowd.
at the time that
From this reading The dancing had begun when Constance appeared on the floor.
