Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.
I could glimpse the grey stone wall of Lismore House on its island hilltop, the red light of the setting sun glinting from the windows, and from there the wasted frame of Jonathan Blake gazing out across the sea, on nothing, his boy waiting for him to die. But it was my (2) ________ simply the image on my mind.
A.translated
B.groped
C.imbibed
D.fancied✓ Correct
Explanation
The word 'fancied' means to imagine or have a desire/liking for something, which fits the context of having an image in one's mind.
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