her heart sank
When Amir saw the empty cage, his heart sank.
A sudden feeling of disappointment, sadness or worry.
Read between the words.
Idioms, figurative phrases and useful sentence constructions explained through real context.
without a second thought
Without a second thought, Nia jumped into the shallow water to grab the bag.
Doing something immediately, without stopping to consider it first.
Little did she know…
Little did she know, someone had already found the map.
A narrative pattern that tells the reader something the character does not yet know.