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Chapter IX

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A FIELD OF BATTLE.
June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.
Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
Daisy leaned out of her window.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Melbourne House

Chapter IX

Reading 1/60 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A FIELD OF BATTLE.
Line 2
June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.
Line 3
Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
Line 4
There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
Line 5
Daisy leaned out of her window.

Learner Dictionary

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

Around preposition US /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.”

Below preposition US /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading “There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.”

Beside preposition US /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading “There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.”

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.”

Half noun US /half/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.”

Short adjective US /ʃɔrt/

brief or direct in expression

From this reading “There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.”

Soon noun US /soon/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

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

From this reading “Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.”

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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 A FIELD OF BATTLE.

all

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From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.

BATTLE

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From this reading A FIELD OF BATTLE.

belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.

besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.

break

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From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.

breath

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From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.

business

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From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.

came

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From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.

Daisy

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From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.

day

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From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.

dewy

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From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.

dress

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From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.

dressed

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From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.

FIELD

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From this reading A FIELD OF BATTLE.

glimpses

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From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.

go

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From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.

halfnounUS /half/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.

honey-suckle

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From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.

June

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From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.

lean

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From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.

leaned

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From this reading Daisy leaned out of her window.

leaves

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From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.

mistress

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From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A FIELD OF BATTLE.

off

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From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.

out

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From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.

particular

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From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.

shone

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From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.

shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/

brief or direct in expression

From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.

smell

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From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.

soon

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From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.

sun

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From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.

sweet

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From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.

There

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From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.

trees

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From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.

turf

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From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.

up

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From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.

usual

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From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading There was a honey-suckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.

window

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From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.

young

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From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.