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Daisy in the Field

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

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THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.
I thought I should accomplish this very soon after my landing.
I found that I must wait for days.
It was very hard to wait.
Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.
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Daisy in the Field

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

Chapter 20 of Daisy in the Field is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/76 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.
/ðə ˈwuːndɪd wʌn dɪˈzaɪər pəˈzest miː ˈpresɪŋ bɪˈfɔːr ˈevəri ˈʌðər ɪt wɑːz tuː siː mɪs ˈkɑːrdɪɡən/
Line 2
I thought I should accomplish this very soon after my landing.
/aɪ θɔːt aɪ ʃʊd əˈkɑːmplɪʃ ðɪs ˈveri suːn ˈæftər maɪ ˈlændɪŋ/
Line 3
I found that I must wait for days.
/aɪ faʊnd ðæt aɪ mʌst weɪt fɔːr deɪz/
Line 4
It was very hard to wait.
/ɪt wɑːz ˈveri hɑːrd tuː weɪt/
Line 5
Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.
/jet ˈmɑːmə ˈniːdəd miː ʃiː wɑːz ˈnɜːrvəs ənd ˌloʊˈspɪrətɪd ənd ənˈwel ənd ˈloʊnli ʃiː kʊd nɑːt enˈdjʊr tuː hæv miː lɔːŋ aʊt ʌv hɜːr saɪt/

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.

accomplish verb US /əˈkɑːmplɪʃ/

put in effect

From this reading “I thought I should accomplish this very soon after my landing.”

Cardigan noun US /ˈkɑːrdɪɡən/

knitted jacket that is fastened up the front with buttons or a zipper

From this reading “THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.”

endure verb US /enˈdjʊr/

put up with something or somebody unpleasant

From this reading “Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.”

landing noun US /ˈlændɪŋ/

an intermediate platform in a staircase

From this reading “I thought I should accomplish this very soon after my landing.”

low-spirited adjective US /ˌloʊˈspɪrətɪd/

filled with melancholy and despondency

From this reading “Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.”

mamma noun US /ˈmɑːmə/

informal terms for a mother

From this reading “Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.”

pressing noun US /ˈpresɪŋ/

the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

From this reading “THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.”

unwell adjective US /ənˈwel/

somewhat ill or prone to illness

From this reading “Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.”

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accomplishverbUS /əˈkɑːmplɪʃ/

put in effect

From this reading I thought I should accomplish this very soon after my landing.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading I thought I should accomplish this very soon after my landing.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.

CardigannounUS /ˈkɑːrdɪɡən/

knitted jacket that is fastened up the front with buttons or a zipper

From this reading THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

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

From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading I found that I must wait for days.

desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.

endureverbUS /enˈdjʊr/

put up with something or somebody unpleasant

From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I found that I must wait for days.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading I found that I must wait for days.

hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading It was very hard to wait.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I thought I should accomplish this very soon after my landing.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.

landingnounUS /ˈlændɪŋ/

an intermediate platform in a staircase

From this reading I thought I should accomplish this very soon after my landing.

lonelyadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnli/

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.

low-spiritedadjectiveUS /ˌloʊˈspɪrətɪd/

filled with melancholy and despondency

From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.

mammanounUS /ˈmɑːmə/

informal terms for a mother

From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.

MissverbUS /mɪs/

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading I found that I must wait for days.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I thought I should accomplish this very soon after my landing.

neededadjectiveUS /ˈniːdəd/

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.

nervousadjectiveUS /ˈnɜːrvəs/

easily agitated

From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.

possessedadjectiveUS /pəˈzest/

influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion

From this reading THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.

pressingnounUS /ˈpresɪŋ/

the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

From this reading THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading I thought I should accomplish this very soon after my landing.

sightnounUS /saɪt/

an instance of visual perception

From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading I thought I should accomplish this very soon after my landing.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I found that I must wait for days.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading I thought I should accomplish this very soon after my landing.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading I thought I should accomplish this very soon after my landing.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.

unwelladjectiveUS /ənˈwel/

somewhat ill or prone to illness

From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading I thought I should accomplish this very soon after my landing.

waitverbUS /weɪt/

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading I found that I must wait for days.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.

WOUNDEDnounUS /ˈwuːndɪd/

people who are wounded

From this reading THE WOUNDED One desire possessed me, pressing before every other; it was to see Miss Cardigan.

YetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet mamma needed me; she was nervous and low-spirited and unwell and lonely; she could not endure to have me long out of her sight.

Chapter 20 of Daisy in the Field by Susan Warner holds 382 sentences, grouped into 77 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.

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