Chapter XV
"Joe—she went to Joe!" Ann gasped, finding her voice. "Now, I reckon, he believes me. And to think that Jane Hemingway would say all that—do all that! It don’t seem reasonable.
Ann Boyd: A Novel
Chapter XV
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"Joe—she
went
to
Joe!"
Ann
gasped,
finding
her
voice.
"Now,
I
reckon,
he
believes
me.
And
to
think
that
Jane
Hemingway
would
say
all
that—do
all
that!
It
don’t
seem
reasonable.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Joe—she
went
to
Joe!"
Line 2
Ann
gasped,
finding
her
voice.
Line 3
"Now,
I
reckon,
he
believes
me.
Line 4
And
to
think
that
Jane
Hemingway
would
say
all
that—do
all
that!
Line 5
It
don’t
seem
reasonable.
Learner Dictionary
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Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And to think that Jane Hemingway would say all that—do all that!”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Joe—she went to Joe!"”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “And to think that Jane Hemingway would say all that—do all that!”
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all
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From this reading And to think that Jane Hemingway would say all that—do all that!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And to think that Jane Hemingway would say all that—do all that!
Ann
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From this reading Ann gasped, finding her voice.
believes
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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don't
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From this reading It don’t seem reasonable.
finding
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From this reading Ann gasped, finding her voice.
gasped
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From this reading Ann gasped, finding her voice.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now, I reckon, he believes me.
Hemingway
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From this reading And to think that Jane Hemingway would say all that—do all that!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ann gasped, finding her voice.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now, I reckon, he believes me.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It don’t seem reasonable.
Jane
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From this reading And to think that Jane Hemingway would say all that—do all that!
Joe
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From this reading "Joe—she went to Joe!"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now, I reckon, he believes me.
Now
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From this reading "Now, I reckon, he believes me.
reasonable
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From this reading It don’t seem reasonable.
reckon
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say
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seem
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From this reading It don’t seem reasonable.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Joe—she went to Joe!"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And to think that Jane Hemingway would say all that—do all that!
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And to think that Jane Hemingway would say all that—do all that!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Joe—she went to Joe!"
voice
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From this reading Ann gasped, finding her voice.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Joe—she went to Joe!"
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And to think that Jane Hemingway would say all that—do all that!