Unleash
"Oh, go ahead — they're on sale," I encouraged. She smiled, putting the lid back on a box
that contained more practical-looking off-white shoes.
I tried again. "Um, Angela…" She looked up curiously.
"Is it normal for the… Cullens" — I kept my eyes on the shoes — "to be out of school a
lot?" I failed miserably in my attempt to sound nonchalant.
"Yes, when the weather is good they go backpacking all the time — even the doctor.
They're all real outdoorsy," she told me quietly, examining her shoes, too. She didn't ask
one question, let alone the hundreds that Jessica would have unleashed. I was beginning
to really like Angela.
What does "let alone the hundreds that Jessica would have unleashed" mean?
Top answer
If you unleash a dog, you give it freedom, you give up control over it. If you unleash a question, it means that you were trying to avoid asking it but now you are giving up that control over it.
- If you unleash a dog, you give it freedom, you give up control over it.
- If you unleash a question, it means that you were trying to avoid asking it but now you are giving up that control over it.
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If you unleash a dog, you give it freedom, you give up control over it.
If you unleash a question, it means that you were trying to avoid asking it but now you are giving up that control over it.
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