Chapter X
Anita was quite patient with her, and quite unyielding. “Now listen, Mother! It’s no use waiting. Come upstairs with me. She won’t——” her voice altered, “she can’t come tonight.”
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Anita
was
quite
patient
with
her,
and
quite
unyielding.
“Now
listen,
Mother!
It’s
no
use
waiting.
Come
upstairs
with
me.
She
won’t——”
her
voice
altered,
“she
can’t
come
tonight.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Anita
was
quite
patient
with
her,
and
quite
unyielding.
Line 2
“Now
listen,
Mother!
Line 3
It’s
no
use
waiting.
Line 4
Come
upstairs
with
me.
Line 5
She
won’t——”
her
voice
altered,
“she
can’t
come
tonight.”
Learner Dictionary
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Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come upstairs with me.”
Quite
noun
US /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Anita was quite patient with her, and quite unyielding.”
Tonight
adverb
US /təˈnaɪt/
On the present night.
From this reading “She won’t——” her voice altered, “she can’t come tonight.””
Waiting
noun
US /ˈwaiting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It’s no use waiting.”
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altered
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Anita was quite patient with her, and quite unyielding.
Anita
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can't
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ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come upstairs with me.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Anita was quite patient with her, and quite unyielding.
It's
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From this reading It’s no use waiting.
listen
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From this reading “Now listen, Mother!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come upstairs with me.
Mother
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From this reading “Now listen, Mother!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It’s no use waiting.
Now
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From this reading “Now listen, Mother!
patient
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From this reading Anita was quite patient with her, and quite unyielding.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anita was quite patient with her, and quite unyielding.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She won’t——” her voice altered, “she can’t come tonight.”
tonightadverbUS /təˈnaɪt/
On the present night.
From this reading She won’t——” her voice altered, “she can’t come tonight.”
unyielding
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upstairs
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From this reading Come upstairs with me.
use
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From this reading It’s no use waiting.
voice
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waiting
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From this reading It’s no use waiting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Anita was quite patient with her, and quite unyielding.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Anita was quite patient with her, and quite unyielding.
won't
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From this reading She won’t——” her voice altered, “she can’t come tonight.”