Chapter XII
Fieldstone paid no attention to this demand. He was clawing affectionately at his wife's arm and repeating, "Listen, mommer! Listen!" in anguished protest. "I would call you what I please!" Mrs. Fieldstone panted.
The Competitive Nephew
Chapter XII
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Fieldstone
paid
no
attention
to
this
demand.
He
was
clawing
affectionately
at
his
wife's
arm
and
repeating,
"Listen,
mommer!
Listen!"
in
anguished
protest.
"I
would
call
you
what
I
please!"
Mrs.
Fieldstone
panted.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Fieldstone
paid
no
attention
to
this
demand.
Line 2
He
was
clawing
affectionately
at
his
wife's
arm
and
repeating,
"Listen,
mommer!
Line 3
Listen!"
in
anguished
protest.
Line 4
"I
would
call
you
what
I
please!"
Line 5
Mrs.
Fieldstone
panted.
Learner Dictionary
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Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"I would call you what I please!"”
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affectionately
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From this reading He was clawing affectionately at his wife's arm and repeating, "Listen, mommer!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was clawing affectionately at his wife's arm and repeating, "Listen, mommer!
anguished
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arm
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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attention
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call
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clawing
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demand
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Fieldstone
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HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was clawing affectionately at his wife's arm and repeating, "Listen, mommer!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was clawing affectionately at his wife's arm and repeating, "Listen, mommer!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I would call you what I please!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Listen!" in anguished protest.
Listen
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mommer
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Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Fieldstone panted.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Fieldstone paid no attention to this demand.
paid
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panted
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please
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protest
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repeating
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From this reading He was clawing affectionately at his wife's arm and repeating, "Listen, mommer!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Fieldstone paid no attention to this demand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fieldstone paid no attention to this demand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was clawing affectionately at his wife's arm and repeating, "Listen, mommer!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I would call you what I please!"
wife's
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From this reading He was clawing affectionately at his wife's arm and repeating, "Listen, mommer!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I would call you what I please!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I would call you what I please!"