Chapter VIII
Elinor VanVorst swung around in her chair, and eyed her sister. "Well, Kate?" she asked. Kate raised violet eyes in protest. "Please, Nell, don't insist," she begged. "I don't want to talk about it."
A Fool There Was
Chapter VIII
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Elinor
VanVorst
swung
around
in
her
chair,
and
eyed
her
sister.
"Well,
Kate?"
she
asked.
Kate
raised
violet
eyes
in
protest.
"Please,
Nell,
don't
insist,"
she
begged.
"I
don't
want
to
talk
about
it."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Elinor
VanVorst
swung
around
in
her
chair,
and
eyed
her
sister.
Line 2
"Well,
Kate?"
she
asked.
Line 3
Kate
raised
violet
eyes
in
protest.
Line 4
"Please,
Nell,
don't
insist,"
she
begged.
Line 5
"I
don't
want
to
talk
about
it."
Learner Dictionary
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About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"I don't want to talk about it."”
Around
preposition
US /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Elinor VanVorst swung around in her chair, and eyed her sister.”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, Kate?" she asked.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, Kate?" she asked.”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I don't want to talk about it."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Elinor VanVorst swung around in her chair, and eyed her sister.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Elinor VanVorst swung around in her chair, and eyed her sister.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, Kate?" she asked.
begged
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chair
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don't
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Elinor
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eyed
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eyes
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From this reading Kate raised violet eyes in protest.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Elinor VanVorst swung around in her chair, and eyed her sister.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't want to talk about it."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Elinor VanVorst swung around in her chair, and eyed her sister.
insist
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From this reading "Please, Nell, don't insist," she begged.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I don't want to talk about it."
Kate
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Nell
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Please
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protest
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From this reading Kate raised violet eyes in protest.
raised
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From this reading Kate raised violet eyes in protest.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, Kate?" she asked.
sister
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From this reading Elinor VanVorst swung around in her chair, and eyed her sister.
swung
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From this reading Elinor VanVorst swung around in her chair, and eyed her sister.
talk
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From this reading "I don't want to talk about it."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I don't want to talk about it."
VanVorst
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From this reading Elinor VanVorst swung around in her chair, and eyed her sister.
violet
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From this reading Kate raised violet eyes in protest.
want
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Well
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From this reading "Well, Kate?" she asked.