The function of "that"?
As a result, all she could do was wait for news. It felt as if nothing was happening, that she was locked away in Dunwall Tower while events raced ahead of her, outside in the city.
Hi, dear teachers. This quote is from a novel called "Dishonored". I'm wondering if "that" in the second sentence is a short version of "now that"? If not, what does the "that" function as?
The context is she refers to the Empress of the Isles and her Loyal Protector(her father) calls for more of his men to watch her every move so that she won't get entangle in some trouble because the Empress likes to "hang out" at night. This time she has detected something illegal and dangerous going on in the city which she rules. She is not literally "locked" in the tower.
Thank you for your enlightenment.
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It felt as if nothing was happening. If felt that [~ as if] she was locked away in Dunwall Tower while events raced ahead of her, outside in the city.
- It felt as if nothing was happening.
- If felt that [~ as if] she was locked away in Dunwall Tower while events raced ahead of her, outside in the city.
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It felt as if nothing was happening.
If felt that [~ as if] she was locked away in Dunwall Tower while events raced ahead of her, outside in the city.
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