Chapter XIII
"Was nothing said to you, daughter?" "Yes, a lot. Please give me some tea, mother." Annie felt that her swagger was failing. "Don't tantalize us, Ann," her sister broke in.
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Chapter XIII
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"Was
nothing
said
to
you,
daughter?"
"Yes,
a
lot.
Please
give
me
some
tea,
mother."
Annie
felt
that
her
swagger
was
failing.
"Don't
tantalize
us,
Ann,"
her
sister
broke
in.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"Was
nothing
said
to
you,
daughter?"
Line 2
"Yes,
a
lot.
Line 3
Please
give
me
some
tea,
mother."
Line 4
Annie
felt
that
her
swagger
was
failing.
Line 5
"Don't
tantalize
us,
Ann,"
her
sister
broke
in.
Learner Dictionary
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Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"Was nothing said to you, daughter?"”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Yes, a lot.
Ann
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Annie
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broke
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daughter
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Don't
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failing
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felt
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give
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From this reading Please give me some tea, mother."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Annie felt that her swagger was failing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Don't tantalize us, Ann," her sister broke in.
lot
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From this reading "Yes, a lot.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Please give me some tea, mother."
mother
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From this reading Please give me some tea, mother."
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Was nothing said to you, daughter?"
Please
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From this reading Please give me some tea, mother."
said
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From this reading "Was nothing said to you, daughter?"
sister
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some
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From this reading Please give me some tea, mother."
swagger
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From this reading Annie felt that her swagger was failing.
tantalize
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From this reading "Don't tantalize us, Ann," her sister broke in.
tea
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From this reading Please give me some tea, mother."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Annie felt that her swagger was failing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Was nothing said to you, daughter?"
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't tantalize us, Ann," her sister broke in.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Was nothing said to you, daughter?"
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, a lot.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Was nothing said to you, daughter?"