Chapter XXI
STUNNED AND COLD. "Come, Elma, what are you looking so thoughtful about?" asked Mrs. Steward in an impatient voice. "Nothing, Aunt Charlotte," replied Elma, rising to her feet. "I am ready to go," she added. She sighed as she spoke.
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Chapter XXI
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STUNNED
AND
COLD.
"Come,
Elma,
what
are
you
looking
so
thoughtful
about?"
asked
Mrs.
Steward
in
an
impatient
voice.
"Nothing,
Aunt
Charlotte,"
replied
Elma,
rising
to
her
feet.
"I
am
ready
to
go,"
she
added.
She
sighed
as
she
spoke.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
STUNNED
AND
COLD.
Line 2
"Come,
Elma,
what
are
you
looking
so
thoughtful
about?"
asked
Mrs.
Steward
in
an
impatient
voice.
Line 3
"Nothing,
Aunt
Charlotte,"
replied
Elma,
rising
to
her
feet.
Line 4
"I
am
ready
to
go,"
she
added.
Line 5
She
sighed
as
she
spoke.
Learner Dictionary
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About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"Come, Elma, what are you looking so thoughtful about?" asked Mrs. Steward in an impatient voice.”
Added
noun
US /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I am ready to go," she added.”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come, Elma, what are you looking so thoughtful about?" asked Mrs. Steward in an impatient voice.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come, Elma, what are you looking so thoughtful about?" asked Mrs. Steward in an impatient voice.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"Nothing, Aunt Charlotte," replied Elma, rising to her feet.”
Replied
noun
US /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Nothing, Aunt Charlotte," replied Elma, rising to her feet.”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Come, Elma, what are you looking so thoughtful about?" asked Mrs. Steward in an impatient voice.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am ready to go," she added.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am ready to go," she added.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Come, Elma, what are you looking so thoughtful about?" asked Mrs. Steward in an impatient voice.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading STUNNED AND COLD.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Come, Elma, what are you looking so thoughtful about?" asked Mrs. Steward in an impatient voice.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She sighed as she spoke.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come, Elma, what are you looking so thoughtful about?" asked Mrs. Steward in an impatient voice.
Aunt
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From this reading "Nothing, Aunt Charlotte," replied Elma, rising to her feet.
Charlotte
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From this reading "Nothing, Aunt Charlotte," replied Elma, rising to her feet.
COLD
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From this reading STUNNED AND COLD.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come, Elma, what are you looking so thoughtful about?" asked Mrs. Steward in an impatient voice.
Elma
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From this reading "Come, Elma, what are you looking so thoughtful about?" asked Mrs. Steward in an impatient voice.
feet
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From this reading "Nothing, Aunt Charlotte," replied Elma, rising to her feet.
go
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From this reading "I am ready to go," she added.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Nothing, Aunt Charlotte," replied Elma, rising to her feet.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am ready to go," she added.
impatient
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From this reading "Come, Elma, what are you looking so thoughtful about?" asked Mrs. Steward in an impatient voice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Come, Elma, what are you looking so thoughtful about?" asked Mrs. Steward in an impatient voice.
looking
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From this reading "Come, Elma, what are you looking so thoughtful about?" asked Mrs. Steward in an impatient voice.
Mrs
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From this reading "Come, Elma, what are you looking so thoughtful about?" asked Mrs. Steward in an impatient voice.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing, Aunt Charlotte," replied Elma, rising to her feet.
ready
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From this reading "I am ready to go," she added.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Nothing, Aunt Charlotte," replied Elma, rising to her feet.
rising
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From this reading "Nothing, Aunt Charlotte," replied Elma, rising to her feet.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I am ready to go," she added.
sighed
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From this reading She sighed as she spoke.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Come, Elma, what are you looking so thoughtful about?" asked Mrs. Steward in an impatient voice.
spoke
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From this reading She sighed as she spoke.
Steward
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From this reading "Come, Elma, what are you looking so thoughtful about?" asked Mrs. Steward in an impatient voice.
STUNNED
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From this reading STUNNED AND COLD.
thoughtful
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From this reading "Come, Elma, what are you looking so thoughtful about?" asked Mrs. Steward in an impatient voice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Nothing, Aunt Charlotte," replied Elma, rising to her feet.
voice
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From this reading "Come, Elma, what are you looking so thoughtful about?" asked Mrs. Steward in an impatient voice.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Come, Elma, what are you looking so thoughtful about?" asked Mrs. Steward in an impatient voice.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come, Elma, what are you looking so thoughtful about?" asked Mrs. Steward in an impatient voice.