Chapter IV
The old man fell back wearily. "Seems ter me, Jane, ye might jest see," he fretted. "'T ain't much I'm askin' of ye, an' ye know them spoons--" "Yes, yes, dear, I'll go," interrupted the woman hurriedly. "And, Jane!" "Yes."
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Chapter IV
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The
old
man
fell
back
wearily.
"Seems
ter
me,
Jane,
ye
might
jest
see,"
he
fretted.
"'T
ain't
much
I'm
askin'
of
ye,
an'
ye
know
them
spoons--"
"Yes,
yes,
dear,
I'll
go,"
interrupted
the
woman
hurriedly.
"And,
Jane!"
"Yes."
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Line 1
The
old
man
fell
back
wearily.
Line 2
"Seems
ter
me,
Jane,
ye
might
jest
see,"
he
fretted.
Line 3
"'T
ain't
much
I'm
askin'
of
ye,
an'
ye
know
them
spoons--"
"Yes,
yes,
dear,
I'll
go,"
interrupted
the
woman
hurriedly.
Line 4
"And,
Jane!"
Line 5
"Yes."
Learner Dictionary
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Interrupted
noun
US /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"'T ain't much I'm askin' of ye, an' ye know them spoons--" "Yes, yes, dear, I'll go," interrupted the woman hurriedly.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'T ain't much I'm askin' of ye, an' ye know them spoons--" "Yes, yes, dear, I'll go," interrupted the woman hurriedly.”
Might
modal verb
US /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “"Seems ter me, Jane, ye might jest see," he fretted.”
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ain't
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From this reading "'T ain't much I'm askin' of ye, an' ye know them spoons--" "Yes, yes, dear, I'll go," interrupted the woman hurriedly.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "'T ain't much I'm askin' of ye, an' ye know them spoons--" "Yes, yes, dear, I'll go," interrupted the woman hurriedly.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And, Jane!"
askin
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From this reading "'T ain't much I'm askin' of ye, an' ye know them spoons--" "Yes, yes, dear, I'll go," interrupted the woman hurriedly.
back
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From this reading The old man fell back wearily.
dear
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From this reading "'T ain't much I'm askin' of ye, an' ye know them spoons--" "Yes, yes, dear, I'll go," interrupted the woman hurriedly.
fell
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From this reading The old man fell back wearily.
fretted
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From this reading "Seems ter me, Jane, ye might jest see," he fretted.
go
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From this reading "'T ain't much I'm askin' of ye, an' ye know them spoons--" "Yes, yes, dear, I'll go," interrupted the woman hurriedly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Seems ter me, Jane, ye might jest see," he fretted.
hurriedly
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From this reading "'T ain't much I'm askin' of ye, an' ye know them spoons--" "Yes, yes, dear, I'll go," interrupted the woman hurriedly.
I'll
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From this reading "'T ain't much I'm askin' of ye, an' ye know them spoons--" "Yes, yes, dear, I'll go," interrupted the woman hurriedly.
I'm
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From this reading "'T ain't much I'm askin' of ye, an' ye know them spoons--" "Yes, yes, dear, I'll go," interrupted the woman hurriedly.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "'T ain't much I'm askin' of ye, an' ye know them spoons--" "Yes, yes, dear, I'll go," interrupted the woman hurriedly.
Jane
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From this reading "Seems ter me, Jane, ye might jest see," he fretted.
jest
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From this reading "Seems ter me, Jane, ye might jest see," he fretted.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'T ain't much I'm askin' of ye, an' ye know them spoons--" "Yes, yes, dear, I'll go," interrupted the woman hurriedly.
man
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From this reading The old man fell back wearily.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Seems ter me, Jane, ye might jest see," he fretted.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Seems ter me, Jane, ye might jest see," he fretted.
much
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From this reading "'T ain't much I'm askin' of ye, an' ye know them spoons--" "Yes, yes, dear, I'll go," interrupted the woman hurriedly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "'T ain't much I'm askin' of ye, an' ye know them spoons--" "Yes, yes, dear, I'll go," interrupted the woman hurriedly.
old
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From this reading The old man fell back wearily.
see
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From this reading "Seems ter me, Jane, ye might jest see," he fretted.
Seems
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From this reading "Seems ter me, Jane, ye might jest see," he fretted.
spoons
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From this reading "'T ain't much I'm askin' of ye, an' ye know them spoons--" "Yes, yes, dear, I'll go," interrupted the woman hurriedly.
T
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From this reading "'T ain't much I'm askin' of ye, an' ye know them spoons--" "Yes, yes, dear, I'll go," interrupted the woman hurriedly.
ter
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From this reading "Seems ter me, Jane, ye might jest see," he fretted.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old man fell back wearily.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "'T ain't much I'm askin' of ye, an' ye know them spoons--" "Yes, yes, dear, I'll go," interrupted the woman hurriedly.
wearily
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From this reading The old man fell back wearily.
woman
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From this reading "'T ain't much I'm askin' of ye, an' ye know them spoons--" "Yes, yes, dear, I'll go," interrupted the woman hurriedly.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Seems ter me, Jane, ye might jest see," he fretted.
Yes
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From this reading "'T ain't much I'm askin' of ye, an' ye know them spoons--" "Yes, yes, dear, I'll go," interrupted the woman hurriedly.