Read the following sentences from "The Third Bank of the River." "Father, you have been out there long enough. You are old . . . Come back, you don't have to do it anymore . . . Come back and I'll go instead. Right now, if you want. Any time. I'll get into the boat. I'll take your place." Which of the following words best describes the speaker's tone? (1 point) Responses annoyed annoyed desperate desperate determined determined pleading

The speaker's tone can be described as pleading.