Mother, said Ramona urgently. This time she stepped into the hall. Unless we get a ladder {Go back to your room, Ramona} and break the window so we can unlock it, Mother continued, speaking with one sentence inside another, the way grown-ups so often did with Ramona around. But Mother, insisted Ramona even more urgently. I have to- Oh, dear, I might have known, sighed Mother.
In this passage from Beezus and Ramona, Ramona urgently calls out to her mother, asking for her attention. She rushes into the hall to communicate her concern, expressing her desire to find a solution, specifically by getting a ladder and breaking a window to unlock it. Ramona's insistence shows her determination to resolve the situation quickly.
Mother responds in a tone typical of adults, speaking in a continuous, run-on manner, which indicates her familiarity with handling such situations. She seems to anticipate Ramona's request and sighs in resignation, suggesting she might already know what Ramona is about to ask or do, highlighting the everyday challenges of understanding each other across generations.
