Chapter XXXV
ANNIE ANSWERS All at once Annie Squires, usually stolid, now overstrained, gave way to a wild sobbing. "I can't go in there," said she. "I'm scared. I want to go home! I want my mother, that's what I want."
The Sagebrusher: A Story of the West
Chapter XXXV
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ANNIE
ANSWERS
All
at
once
Annie
Squires,
usually
stolid,
now
overstrained,
gave
way
to
a
wild
sobbing.
"I
can't
go
in
there,"
said
she.
"I'm
scared.
I
want
to
go
home!
I
want
my
mother,
that's
what
I
want."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
ANNIE
ANSWERS
All
at
once
Annie
Squires,
usually
stolid,
now
overstrained,
gave
way
to
a
wild
sobbing.
Line 2
"I
can't
go
in
there,"
said
she.
Line 3
"I'm
scared.
Line 4
I
want
to
go
home!
Line 5
I
want
my
mother,
that's
what
I
want."
Learner Dictionary
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Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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All
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ANNIE
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ANSWERS
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From this reading ANNIE ANSWERS All at once Annie Squires, usually stolid, now overstrained, gave way to a wild sobbing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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can't
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gave
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go
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home
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From this reading I want to go home!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't go in there," said she.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm scared.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I can't go in there," said she.
mother
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From this reading I want my mother, that's what I want."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I want my mother, that's what I want."
now
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once
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overstrained
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said
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scared
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From this reading "I'm scared.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I can't go in there," said she.
sobbing
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From this reading ANNIE ANSWERS All at once Annie Squires, usually stolid, now overstrained, gave way to a wild sobbing.
Squires
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stolid
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that's
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From this reading I want my mother, that's what I want."
there
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From this reading "I can't go in there," said she.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ANNIE ANSWERS All at once Annie Squires, usually stolid, now overstrained, gave way to a wild sobbing.
usually
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want
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From this reading I want to go home!
way
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From this reading ANNIE ANSWERS All at once Annie Squires, usually stolid, now overstrained, gave way to a wild sobbing.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I want my mother, that's what I want."
wild
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From this reading ANNIE ANSWERS All at once Annie Squires, usually stolid, now overstrained, gave way to a wild sobbing.