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Daddy's Girl

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of Daddy's Girl is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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This was better than the phantom ship.
This was peace, joy, and absolute delight.
Sibyl need not now only lie in her father's arms at night and in her dreams.
She could look into his face and hear his voice and touch his hand at all hours, day and night.
Her gladness was so real and beautiful that it pervaded the entire room, and in her presence Ogilvie scarcely felt pain.
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Daddy's Girl

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of Daddy's Girl is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
This was better than the phantom ship.
/ðɪs wɑːz ˈbetər ðæn ðə ˈfæn.təm ʃɪp/
Line 2
This was peace, joy, and absolute delight.
/ðɪs wɑːz piːs dʒɔɪ ənd ˈæbsəluːt dɪˈlaɪt/
Line 3
Sibyl need not now only lie in her father's arms at night and in her dreams.
/ˈsɪbəl niːd nɑːt naʊ ˈoʊnli laɪ ɪn hɜːr ˈfɑːðərz ɑːrmz æt naɪt ənd ɪn hɜːr driːmz/
Line 4
She could look into his face and hear his voice and touch his hand at all hours, day and night.
/ʃiː kʊd lʊk ˈɪntuː hɪz feɪs ənd hiːr hɪz vɔɪs ənd tʌtʃ hɪz hænd æt ɔːl ˈaʊərz deɪ ənd naɪt/
Line 5
Her gladness was so real and beautiful that it pervaded the entire room, and in her presence Ogilvie scarcely felt pain.

Learner Dictionary

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

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

absolute adjective US /ˈæbsəluːt/

perfect or complete or pure

From this reading “This was peace, joy, and absolute delight.”

delight verb US /dɪˈlaɪt/

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading “This was peace, joy, and absolute delight.”

dreams noun US /driːmz/

plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

From this reading “Sibyl need not now only lie in her father's arms at night and in her dreams.”

entire adjective US /ɪnˈtaɪər/

constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

From this reading “Her gladness was so real and beautiful that it pervaded the entire room, and in her presence Ogilvie scarcely felt pain.”

father's noun US /ˈfɑːðərz/

possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading “Sibyl need not now only lie in her father's arms at night and in her dreams.”

pervaded verb US /pərˈveɪdɪd/

past form of “pervade” — spread or diffuse through

From this reading “Her gladness was so real and beautiful that it pervaded the entire room, and in her presence Ogilvie scarcely felt pain.”

phantom noun US /ˈfæn.təm/

A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.

From this reading “This was better than the phantom ship.”

Sibyl noun US /ˈsɪbəl/

a woman who tells fortunes

From this reading “Sibyl need not now only lie in her father's arms at night and in her dreams.”

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.

at night preposition + noun

In this reading “Sibyl need not now only lie in her father's arms at night and in her dreams.”

look into verb + particle

investigate scientifically

In this reading “She could look into his face and hear his voice and touch his hand at all hours, day and night.”

lie in verb + particle

originate (in)

In this reading “Sibyl need not now only lie in her father's arms at night and in her dreams.”

All words in this reading · 52

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

absoluteadjectiveUS /ˈæbsəluːt/

perfect or complete or pure

From this reading This was peace, joy, and absolute delight.

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 She could look into his face and hear his voice and touch his hand at all hours, day and night.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading This was peace, joy, and absolute delight.

armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/

weapons considered collectively

From this reading Sibyl need not now only lie in her father's arms at night and in her dreams.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Sibyl need not now only lie in her father's arms at night and in her dreams.

beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading Her gladness was so real and beautiful that it pervaded the entire room, and in her presence Ogilvie scarcely felt pain.

betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading This was better than the phantom ship.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading She could look into his face and hear his voice and touch his hand at all hours, day and night.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading She could look into his face and hear his voice and touch his hand at all hours, day and night.

delightverbUS /dɪˈlaɪt/

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading This was peace, joy, and absolute delight.

dreamsnounUS /driːmz/

plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

From this reading Sibyl need not now only lie in her father's arms at night and in her dreams.

entireadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtaɪər/

constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

From this reading Her gladness was so real and beautiful that it pervaded the entire room, and in her presence Ogilvie scarcely felt pain.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading She could look into his face and hear his voice and touch his hand at all hours, day and night.

father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/

possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Sibyl need not now only lie in her father's arms at night and in her dreams.

feltverbUS /felt/

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading Her gladness was so real and beautiful that it pervaded the entire room, and in her presence Ogilvie scarcely felt pain.

gladnessnoun

experiencing joy and pleasure

From this reading Her gladness was so real and beautiful that it pervaded the entire room, and in her presence Ogilvie scarcely felt pain.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading She could look into his face and hear his voice and touch his hand at all hours, day and night.

hearverbUS /hiːr/

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading She could look into his face and hear his voice and touch his hand at all hours, day and night.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Sibyl need not now only lie in her father's arms at night and in her dreams.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading She could look into his face and hear his voice and touch his hand at all hours, day and night.

hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading She could look into his face and hear his voice and touch his hand at all hours, day and night.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Sibyl need not now only lie in her father's arms at night and in her dreams.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading She could look into his face and hear his voice and touch his hand at all hours, day and night.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Her gladness was so real and beautiful that it pervaded the entire room, and in her presence Ogilvie scarcely felt pain.

joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading This was peace, joy, and absolute delight.

lieverbUS /laɪ/

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading Sibyl need not now only lie in her father's arms at night and in her dreams.

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading She could look into his face and hear his voice and touch his hand at all hours, day and night.

neednounUS /niːd/

a condition requiring relief

From this reading Sibyl need not now only lie in her father's arms at night and in her dreams.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Sibyl need not now only lie in her father's arms at night and in her dreams.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Sibyl need not now only lie in her father's arms at night and in her dreams.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

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

From this reading Sibyl need not now only lie in her father's arms at night and in her dreams.

Ogilvie

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

From this reading Her gladness was so real and beautiful that it pervaded the entire room, and in her presence Ogilvie scarcely felt pain.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading Sibyl need not now only lie in her father's arms at night and in her dreams.

painnounUS /peɪn/

a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

From this reading Her gladness was so real and beautiful that it pervaded the entire room, and in her presence Ogilvie scarcely felt pain.

peacenounUS /piːs/

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading This was peace, joy, and absolute delight.

pervadedverbUS /pərˈveɪdɪd/

past form of “pervade” — spread or diffuse through

From this reading Her gladness was so real and beautiful that it pervaded the entire room, and in her presence Ogilvie scarcely felt pain.

phantomnounUS /ˈfæn.təm/

A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.

From this reading This was better than the phantom ship.

presencenounUS /ˈprezəns/

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading Her gladness was so real and beautiful that it pervaded the entire room, and in her presence Ogilvie scarcely felt pain.

realadjectiveUS /riːl/

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading Her gladness was so real and beautiful that it pervaded the entire room, and in her presence Ogilvie scarcely felt pain.

roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Her gladness was so real and beautiful that it pervaded the entire room, and in her presence Ogilvie scarcely felt pain.

scarcelyadverbUS /ˈskersli/

only a very short time before

From this reading Her gladness was so real and beautiful that it pervaded the entire room, and in her presence Ogilvie scarcely felt pain.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She could look into his face and hear his voice and touch his hand at all hours, day and night.

shipverbUS /ʃɪp/

transport commercially

From this reading This was better than the phantom ship.

SibylnounUS /ˈsɪbəl/

a woman who tells fortunes

From this reading Sibyl need not now only lie in her father's arms at night and in her dreams.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Her gladness was so real and beautiful that it pervaded the entire room, and in her presence Ogilvie scarcely felt pain.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading This was better than the phantom ship.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Her gladness was so real and beautiful that it pervaded the entire room, and in her presence Ogilvie scarcely felt pain.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading This was better than the phantom ship.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This was better than the phantom ship.

touchverbUS /tʌtʃ/

make physical contact with, come in contact with

From this reading She could look into his face and hear his voice and touch his hand at all hours, day and night.

voicenounUS /vɔɪs/

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading She could look into his face and hear his voice and touch his hand at all hours, day and night.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading This was better than the phantom ship.

Chapter 19 of Daddy's Girl by L. T. Meade holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

What does chapter 19 of Daddy's Girl contain?

Chapter 19 holds 174 sentences of Daddy's Girl, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 19 of Daddy's Girl by L. T. Meade exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 174 sentences, grouped into 35 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Vocabulary met early in Daddy's Girl

Words and structures a reader meets early in Daddy's Girl, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Philip
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Daddy's Girl; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Ogilvie
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Daddy's Girl; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Pretty
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Daddy's Girl; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Quarrelling
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Daddy's Girl; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.