Bored

Def.- tired by dullness, repetition, or tediousness.

Syn.- ennui, jaded, weary
Passage:

"Yes, I am little Pearl!" repeated the child, continuing her antics. "Thou art not my child! Thou art no Pearl of mine!" said the mother, half playfully; for it was it was often the case that a sportive impulse came over her, in the midst of her deepest suffering. "Tell me then, what thou art, and who sent thee hither?"

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The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne
Explanation:

      This is a boring tone filled with repetion between the mother and the daughter going back and forth on the same issue. Hester keeps on questioning whether Pearl is her daughter because Pearl's characteristics don't match Hester's.
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