I think that your answer was correct(maybe might be wrong but in my opinion) because even though I use all those words every day, I use them in a different way(lol) but the author is being descriptive. she notices the girl being rude to her sister but politely says to be patient and try to be kind to her sister.
hoped this helped sorry I took long I had to keep on changing my answer but I made my decision in the end and ur welcome and plz give a brainliest
