Chapter VIII
AFTER TROUT. It was bright morning, the pony-chaise at the door, and Daisy in it; standing to arrange matters. "Now, Daisy, have you got all in there? I don't believe it." "Why don't you believe it?"
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AFTER
TROUT.
It
was
bright
morning,
the
pony-chaise
at
the
door,
and
Daisy
in
it;
standing
to
arrange
matters.
"Now,
Daisy,
have
you
got
all
in
there?
I
don't
believe
it."
"Why
don't
you
believe
it?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
AFTER
TROUT.
Line 2
It
was
bright
morning,
the
pony-chaise
at
the
door,
and
Daisy
in
it;
standing
to
arrange
matters.
Line 3
"Now,
Daisy,
have
you
got
all
in
there?
Line 4
I
don't
believe
it."
Line 5
"Why
don't
you
believe
it?"
Learner Dictionary
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AFTER
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “AFTER TROUT.”
Believe
noun
US /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I don't believe it."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Now, Daisy, have you got all in there?”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was bright morning, the pony-chaise at the door, and Daisy in it; standing to arrange matters.”
Standing
noun
US /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was bright morning, the pony-chaise at the door, and Daisy in it; standing to arrange matters.”
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AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AFTER TROUT.
all
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From this reading "Now, Daisy, have you got all in there?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was bright morning, the pony-chaise at the door, and Daisy in it; standing to arrange matters.
arrange
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From this reading It was bright morning, the pony-chaise at the door, and Daisy in it; standing to arrange matters.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was bright morning, the pony-chaise at the door, and Daisy in it; standing to arrange matters.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I don't believe it."
bright
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From this reading It was bright morning, the pony-chaise at the door, and Daisy in it; standing to arrange matters.
Daisy
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From this reading It was bright morning, the pony-chaise at the door, and Daisy in it; standing to arrange matters.
don't
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From this reading I don't believe it."
door
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From this reading It was bright morning, the pony-chaise at the door, and Daisy in it; standing to arrange matters.
got
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From this reading "Now, Daisy, have you got all in there?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Now, Daisy, have you got all in there?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't believe it."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was bright morning, the pony-chaise at the door, and Daisy in it; standing to arrange matters.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was bright morning, the pony-chaise at the door, and Daisy in it; standing to arrange matters.
matters
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From this reading It was bright morning, the pony-chaise at the door, and Daisy in it; standing to arrange matters.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was bright morning, the pony-chaise at the door, and Daisy in it; standing to arrange matters.
Now
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From this reading "Now, Daisy, have you got all in there?
pony-chaise
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From this reading It was bright morning, the pony-chaise at the door, and Daisy in it; standing to arrange matters.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was bright morning, the pony-chaise at the door, and Daisy in it; standing to arrange matters.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was bright morning, the pony-chaise at the door, and Daisy in it; standing to arrange matters.
there
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From this reading "Now, Daisy, have you got all in there?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was bright morning, the pony-chaise at the door, and Daisy in it; standing to arrange matters.
TROUT
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From this reading AFTER TROUT.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was bright morning, the pony-chaise at the door, and Daisy in it; standing to arrange matters.
Why
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From this reading "Why don't you believe it?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now, Daisy, have you got all in there?