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Daddy's Girl

Chapter XII

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The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.
There a carriage was to meet them, to take them to the house.
They were to lunch at a small inn close by, and afterwards have a row on the river; altogether a very delightful day was planned.
It was now the heart of a glorious summer--such a summer as does not often visit England.
The sky was cloudless; the sun shone, but the great heat was tempered by a soft, delicious breeze.
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Daddy's Girl

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of Daddy's Girl is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.
Line 2
There a carriage was to meet them, to take them to the house.
/ðer ə ˈkærɪdʒ wɑːz tuː miːt ðem tuː teɪk ðem tuː ðə haʊs/
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They were to lunch at a small inn close by, and afterwards have a row on the river; altogether a very delightful day was planned.
/ðeɪ wɜːr tuː lʌntʃ æt ə smɔːl ɪn kloʊs baɪ ənd ˈæftərwərdz hæv ə roʊ ɑːn ðə ˈrɪvər ˌɔːltəˈɡeðər ə ˈveri dɪˈlaɪtfəl deɪ wɑːz plænd/
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It was now the heart of a glorious summer--such a summer as does not often visit England.
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The sky was cloudless; the sun shone, but the great heat was tempered by a soft, delicious breeze.
/ðə skaɪ wɑːz ˈklaʊdləs ðə sʌn ʃoʊn bʌt ðə ɡreɪt hiːt wɑːz ˈtempərd baɪ ə sɑːft dɪˈlɪʃəs briːz/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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cloudless adjective US /ˈklaʊdləs/

free from clouds

From this reading “The sky was cloudless; the sun shone, but the great heat was tempered by a soft, delicious breeze.”

delicious adjective US /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading “The sky was cloudless; the sun shone, but the great heat was tempered by a soft, delicious breeze.”

planned adjective US /plænd/

designed or carried out according to a plan

From this reading “They were to lunch at a small inn close by, and afterwards have a row on the river; altogether a very delightful day was planned.”

Richmond noun US /ˈrɪtʃmənd/

capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War

From this reading “The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.”

Rochester noun US /ˈrɑːtʃestər/

a city in western New York; a center of the photographic equipment industry

From this reading “The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.”

Sibyl noun US /ˈsɪbəl/

a woman who tells fortunes

From this reading “The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.”

tempered adjective US /ˈtempərd/

made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment

From this reading “The sky was cloudless; the sun shone, but the great heat was tempered by a soft, delicious breeze.”

Victoria noun US /vɪkˈtɔːriə/

queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)

From this reading “The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

next day adjective + noun

In this reading “The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.”

small inn adjective + noun

In this reading “They were to lunch at a small inn close by, and afterwards have a row on the river; altogether a very delightful day was planned.”

on the river preposition + article + noun counted as “on … river”

In this reading “They were to lunch at a small inn close by, and afterwards have a row on the river; altogether a very delightful day was planned.”

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11.20

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From this reading The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.

afterwardsadverbUS /ˈæftərwərdz/

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading They were to lunch at a small inn close by, and afterwards have a row on the river; altogether a very delightful day was planned.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.

altogetheradverbUS /ˌɔːltəˈɡeðər/

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading They were to lunch at a small inn close by, and afterwards have a row on the river; altogether a very delightful day was planned.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading It was now the heart of a glorious summer--such a summer as does not often visit England.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.

breezenounUS /briːz/

a slight wind (usually refreshing)

From this reading The sky was cloudless; the sun shone, but the great heat was tempered by a soft, delicious breeze.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The sky was cloudless; the sun shone, but the great heat was tempered by a soft, delicious breeze.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading They were to lunch at a small inn close by, and afterwards have a row on the river; altogether a very delightful day was planned.

carriagenounUS /ˈkærɪdʒ/

a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading There a carriage was to meet them, to take them to the house.

catchverbUS /kætʃ/

discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.

closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading They were to lunch at a small inn close by, and afterwards have a row on the river; altogether a very delightful day was planned.

cloudlessadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdləs/

free from clouds

From this reading The sky was cloudless; the sun shone, but the great heat was tempered by a soft, delicious breeze.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.

deliciousadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading The sky was cloudless; the sun shone, but the great heat was tempered by a soft, delicious breeze.

delightfuladjectiveUS /dɪˈlaɪtfəl/

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading They were to lunch at a small inn close by, and afterwards have a row on the river; altogether a very delightful day was planned.

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was now the heart of a glorious summer--such a summer as does not often visit England.

EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading It was now the heart of a glorious summer--such a summer as does not often visit England.

gloriousadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɔːriəs/

having or deserving or conferring glory

From this reading The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading The sky was cloudless; the sun shone, but the great heat was tempered by a soft, delicious breeze.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading They were to lunch at a small inn close by, and afterwards have a row on the river; altogether a very delightful day was planned.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading It was now the heart of a glorious summer--such a summer as does not often visit England.

heatnounUS /hiːt/

a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

From this reading The sky was cloudless; the sun shone, but the great heat was tempered by a soft, delicious breeze.

HelennounUS /ˈhelən/

(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War

From this reading The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading There a carriage was to meet them, to take them to the house.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.

innnounUS /ɪn/

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

From this reading They were to lunch at a small inn close by, and afterwards have a row on the river; altogether a very delightful day was planned.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was now the heart of a glorious summer--such a summer as does not often visit England.

LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

From this reading The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.

lunchverbUS /lʌntʃ/

take the midday meal

From this reading They were to lunch at a small inn close by, and afterwards have a row on the river; altogether a very delightful day was planned.

meetverbUS /miːt/

come together

From this reading There a carriage was to meet them, to take them to the house.

metverbUS /met/

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.

MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.

nearestadverbUS /ˈnɪrəst/

(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance

From this reading The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was now the heart of a glorious summer--such a summer as does not often visit England.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading It was now the heart of a glorious summer--such a summer as does not often visit England.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was now the heart of a glorious summer--such a summer as does not often visit England.

oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/

many times at short intervals

From this reading It was now the heart of a glorious summer--such a summer as does not often visit England.

Ogilvie

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading They were to lunch at a small inn close by, and afterwards have a row on the river; altogether a very delightful day was planned.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.

plannedadjectiveUS /plænd/

designed or carried out according to a plan

From this reading They were to lunch at a small inn close by, and afterwards have a row on the river; altogether a very delightful day was planned.

RichmondnounUS /ˈrɪtʃmənd/

capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War

From this reading The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.

rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading They were to lunch at a small inn close by, and afterwards have a row on the river; altogether a very delightful day was planned.

RochesternounUS /ˈrɑːtʃestər/

a city in western New York; a center of the photographic equipment industry

From this reading The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.

rownounUS /roʊ/

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading They were to lunch at a small inn close by, and afterwards have a row on the river; altogether a very delightful day was planned.

shoneverbUS /ʃoʊn/

inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light

From this reading The sky was cloudless; the sun shone, but the great heat was tempered by a soft, delicious breeze.

SibylnounUS /ˈsɪbəl/

a woman who tells fortunes

From this reading The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.

Silverbel

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.

skynounUS /skaɪ/

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading The sky was cloudless; the sun shone, but the great heat was tempered by a soft, delicious breeze.

smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading They were to lunch at a small inn close by, and afterwards have a row on the river; altogether a very delightful day was planned.

softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading The sky was cloudless; the sun shone, but the great heat was tempered by a soft, delicious breeze.

StationnounUS /ˈsteɪʃən/

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading It was now the heart of a glorious summer--such a summer as does not often visit England.

summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading It was now the heart of a glorious summer--such a summer as does not often visit England.

sunnounUS /sʌn/

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading The sky was cloudless; the sun shone, but the great heat was tempered by a soft, delicious breeze.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading There a carriage was to meet them, to take them to the house.

temperedadjectiveUS /ˈtempərd/

made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment

From this reading The sky was cloudless; the sun shone, but the great heat was tempered by a soft, delicious breeze.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading There a carriage was to meet them, to take them to the house.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There a carriage was to meet them, to take them to the house.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They were to lunch at a small inn close by, and afterwards have a row on the river; altogether a very delightful day was planned.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.

trainverbUS /treɪn/

create by training and teaching

From this reading The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading They were to lunch at a small inn close by, and afterwards have a row on the river; altogether a very delightful day was planned.

VictorianounUS /vɪkˈtɔːriə/

queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)

From this reading The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.

visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading It was now the heart of a glorious summer--such a summer as does not often visit England.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The next day was a glorious one, and Lady Helen, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Ogilvie, and Sibyl all met at Victoria Station in time to catch the 11.20 train to Richmond, the nearest station to Silverbel.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading They were to lunch at a small inn close by, and afterwards have a row on the river; altogether a very delightful day was planned.

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