The words that help communicate the irritated tone of the conversation are vexed and angrily. These words convey Alice's frustration and the Sheep's anger, which contribute to the overall tone of irritation in the exchange.
Read this passage from Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll.
“Didn't you hear me say ‘Feather’?” the Sheep cried angrily, taking up quite a bunch of needles.
“Indeed I did,” said Alice: “you've said it very often—and very loud. Please, where ARE the crabs?”
“In the water, of course!” said the Sheep, sticking some of the needles into her hair, as her hands were full. “Feather, I say!”
“WHY do you say ‘feather’ so often?” Alice asked at last, rather vexed. “I'm not a bird!”
“You are,” said the Sheep: “you're a little goose.”
Which words from the passage help communicate the irritated tone of the conversation?
sticking and needles
vexed and angrily
loud and crabs
feather and goose
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