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Doing and Daring
Doing and Daring

Chapter X

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To get back to the ford as quickly as they could was now their chief desire.
It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.
Edwin grew loud in his regrets.
Audrey would have called it crying over spilt milk.
He could do nothing but think of Audrey and her philosophical proverbs.
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Doing and Daring

Chapter X

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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To get back to the ford as quickly as they could was now their chief desire.
Line 2
It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.
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Edwin grew loud in his regrets.
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Audrey would have called it crying over spilt milk.
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He could do nothing but think of Audrey and her philosophical proverbs.

Learner Dictionary

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

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

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

From this reading “To get back to the ford as quickly as they could was now their chief desire.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Audrey would have called it crying over spilt milk.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “He could do nothing but think of Audrey and her philosophical proverbs.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.”

Passed noun US /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.”

Soon noun US /soon/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “Audrey would have called it crying over spilt milk.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.

aggravating

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From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.

all

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From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading To get back to the ford as quickly as they could was now their chief desire.

Audrey

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From this reading Audrey would have called it crying over spilt milk.

back

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From this reading To get back to the ford as quickly as they could was now their chief desire.

bit

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From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.

Bowens

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From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He could do nothing but think of Audrey and her philosophical proverbs.

called

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From this reading Audrey would have called it crying over spilt milk.

chief

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From this reading To get back to the ford as quickly as they could was now their chief desire.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

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

From this reading To get back to the ford as quickly as they could was now their chief desire.

crying

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From this reading Audrey would have called it crying over spilt milk.

Cuthbert

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From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.

desire

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From this reading To get back to the ford as quickly as they could was now their chief desire.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading He could do nothing but think of Audrey and her philosophical proverbs.

Edwin

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From this reading Edwin grew loud in his regrets.

Effie

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From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.

enough

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From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.

feel

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From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.

fellow

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From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.

ford

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From this reading To get back to the ford as quickly as they could was now their chief desire.

get

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From this reading To get back to the ford as quickly as they could was now their chief desire.

grew

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From this reading Edwin grew loud in his regrets.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Audrey would have called it crying over spilt milk.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He could do nothing but think of Audrey and her philosophical proverbs.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading He could do nothing but think of Audrey and her philosophical proverbs.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Edwin grew loud in his regrets.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Edwin grew loud in his regrets.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.

just

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From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.

loud

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From this reading Edwin grew loud in his regrets.

mad

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From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.

milk

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From this reading Audrey would have called it crying over spilt milk.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading He could do nothing but think of Audrey and her philosophical proverbs.

now

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From this reading To get back to the ford as quickly as they could was now their chief desire.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He could do nothing but think of Audrey and her philosophical proverbs.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.

passednounUS /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.

philosophical

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From this reading He could do nothing but think of Audrey and her philosophical proverbs.

proverbs

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From this reading He could do nothing but think of Audrey and her philosophical proverbs.

quickly

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From this reading To get back to the ford as quickly as they could was now their chief desire.

regrets

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From this reading Edwin grew loud in his regrets.

soon

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From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.

spilt

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From this reading Audrey would have called it crying over spilt milk.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading To get back to the ford as quickly as they could was now their chief desire.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading To get back to the ford as quickly as they could was now their chief desire.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading To get back to the ford as quickly as they could was now their chief desire.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading To get back to the ford as quickly as they could was now their chief desire.

too

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From this reading It was aggravating—it was enough to make a fellow feel mad all over—to think that Effie and Cuthbert and the Bowens had passed them just that little bit too soon.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading To get back to the ford as quickly as they could was now their chief desire.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Audrey would have called it crying over spilt milk.