Chapter V
Evelyn ignored this. "Sometimes," she said, "John's so gentle and pathetic that I want to cry. Sometimes he is cantankerous and flies into rages about trifles. It's getting on my nerves." "Why not pack up your duds and move on?"
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Evelyn
ignored
this.
"Sometimes,"
she
said,
"John's
so
gentle
and
pathetic
that
I
want
to
cry.
Sometimes
he
is
cantankerous
and
flies
into
rages
about
trifles.
It's
getting
on
my
nerves."
"Why
not
pack
up
your
duds
and
move
on?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Evelyn
ignored
this.
Line 2
"Sometimes,"
she
said,
"John's
so
gentle
and
pathetic
that
I
want
to
cry.
Line 3
Sometimes
he
is
cantankerous
and
flies
into
rages
about
trifles.
Line 4
It's
getting
on
my
nerves."
Line 5
"Why
not
pack
up
your
duds
and
move
on?"
Learner Dictionary
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About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Sometimes he is cantankerous and flies into rages about trifles.”
Sometimes
noun
US /sometimes/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Sometimes," she said, "John's so gentle and pathetic that I want to cry.”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Sometimes he is cantankerous and flies into rages about trifles.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Sometimes," she said, "John's so gentle and pathetic that I want to cry.
cantankerous
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cry
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duds
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Evelyn
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flies
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gentle
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getting
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From this reading It's getting on my nerves."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sometimes he is cantankerous and flies into rages about trifles.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Sometimes," she said, "John's so gentle and pathetic that I want to cry.
ignored
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From this reading Evelyn ignored this.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sometimes he is cantankerous and flies into rages about trifles.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sometimes he is cantankerous and flies into rages about trifles.
It's
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From this reading It's getting on my nerves."
John's
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From this reading "Sometimes," she said, "John's so gentle and pathetic that I want to cry.
move
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From this reading "Why not pack up your duds and move on?"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It's getting on my nerves."
nerves
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From this reading It's getting on my nerves."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why not pack up your duds and move on?"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It's getting on my nerves."
pack
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pathetic
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From this reading "Sometimes," she said, "John's so gentle and pathetic that I want to cry.
rages
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said
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From this reading "Sometimes," she said, "John's so gentle and pathetic that I want to cry.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Sometimes," she said, "John's so gentle and pathetic that I want to cry.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Sometimes," she said, "John's so gentle and pathetic that I want to cry.
Sometimes
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From this reading "Sometimes," she said, "John's so gentle and pathetic that I want to cry.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Sometimes," she said, "John's so gentle and pathetic that I want to cry.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Evelyn ignored this.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Sometimes," she said, "John's so gentle and pathetic that I want to cry.
trifles
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From this reading Sometimes he is cantankerous and flies into rages about trifles.
up
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From this reading "Why not pack up your duds and move on?"
want
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From this reading "Sometimes," she said, "John's so gentle and pathetic that I want to cry.
Why
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From this reading "Why not pack up your duds and move on?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why not pack up your duds and move on?"