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Chapter XIII

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SUNDAY EVENING.
In spite of the burden that lay on Daisy's heart, she and Captain Drummond had a good time the next morning over the Saxon Heptarchy.
They went down to the shore for it, at Daisy's desire, where they would be undisturbed; and the morning was hardly long enough.
The Captain had provided himself with a shallow tray filled with modelling clay; which he had got from all artist friend living a few miles further up the river.
On this the plan of England was nicely marked out, and by the help of one or two maps which he cut up for the occasion, the Captain divided off the seven kingdoms greatly to Daisy's satisfaction and enlightenment.
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Chapter XIII

Reading 1/53 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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SUNDAY EVENING.
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In spite of the burden that lay on Daisy's heart, she and Captain Drummond had a good time the next morning over the Saxon Heptarchy.
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They went down to the shore for it, at Daisy's desire, where they would be undisturbed; and the morning was hardly long enough.
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The Captain had provided himself with a shallow tray filled with modelling clay; which he had got from all artist friend living a few miles further up the river.
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On this the plan of England was nicely marked out, and by the help of one or two maps which he cut up for the occasion, the Captain divided off the seven kingdoms greatly to Daisy's satisfaction and enlightenment.

Learner Dictionary

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

Captain noun US /ˈcaptain/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “In spite of the burden that lay on Daisy's heart, she and Captain Drummond had a good time the next morning over the Saxon Heptarchy.”

Divided noun US /ˈdivided/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “On this the plan of England was nicely marked out, and by the help of one or two maps which he cut up for the occasion, the Captain divided off the seven kingdoms greatly to Daisy's satisfaction and enlightenment.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In spite of the burden that lay on Daisy's heart, she and Captain Drummond had a good time the next morning over the Saxon Heptarchy.”

Help noun US /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “On this the plan of England was nicely marked out, and by the help of one or two maps which he cut up for the occasion, the Captain divided off the seven kingdoms greatly to Daisy's satisfaction and enlightenment.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “The Captain had provided himself with a shallow tray filled with modelling clay; which he had got from all artist friend living a few miles further up the river.”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They went down to the shore for it, at Daisy's desire, where they would be undisturbed; and the morning was hardly long enough.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In spite of the burden that lay on Daisy's heart, she and Captain Drummond had a good time the next morning over the Saxon Heptarchy.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In spite of the burden that lay on Daisy's heart, she and Captain Drummond had a good time the next morning over the Saxon Heptarchy.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “On this the plan of England was nicely marked out, and by the help of one or two maps which he cut up for the occasion, the Captain divided off the seven kingdoms greatly to Daisy's satisfaction and enlightenment.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “In spite of the burden that lay on Daisy's heart, she and Captain Drummond had a good time the next morning over the Saxon Heptarchy.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In spite of the burden that lay on Daisy's heart, she and Captain Drummond had a good time the next morning over the Saxon Heptarchy.”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They went down to the shore for it, at Daisy's desire, where they would be undisturbed; and the morning was hardly long enough.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

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

From this reading “They went down to the shore for it, at Daisy's desire, where they would be undisturbed; and the morning was hardly long enough.”

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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 In spite of the burden that lay on Daisy's heart, she and Captain Drummond had a good time the next morning over the Saxon Heptarchy.

all

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From this reading The Captain had provided himself with a shallow tray filled with modelling clay; which he had got from all artist friend living a few miles further up the river.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading In spite of the burden that lay on Daisy's heart, she and Captain Drummond had a good time the next morning over the Saxon Heptarchy.

artist

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From this reading The Captain had provided himself with a shallow tray filled with modelling clay; which he had got from all artist friend living a few miles further up the river.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading They went down to the shore for it, at Daisy's desire, where they would be undisturbed; and the morning was hardly long enough.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading They went down to the shore for it, at Daisy's desire, where they would be undisturbed; and the morning was hardly long enough.

burden

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From this reading In spite of the burden that lay on Daisy's heart, she and Captain Drummond had a good time the next morning over the Saxon Heptarchy.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading On this the plan of England was nicely marked out, and by the help of one or two maps which he cut up for the occasion, the Captain divided off the seven kingdoms greatly to Daisy's satisfaction and enlightenment.

CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading In spite of the burden that lay on Daisy's heart, she and Captain Drummond had a good time the next morning over the Saxon Heptarchy.

clay

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From this reading The Captain had provided himself with a shallow tray filled with modelling clay; which he had got from all artist friend living a few miles further up the river.

cut

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From this reading On this the plan of England was nicely marked out, and by the help of one or two maps which he cut up for the occasion, the Captain divided off the seven kingdoms greatly to Daisy's satisfaction and enlightenment.

Daisy's

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From this reading In spite of the burden that lay on Daisy's heart, she and Captain Drummond had a good time the next morning over the Saxon Heptarchy.

desire

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From this reading They went down to the shore for it, at Daisy's desire, where they would be undisturbed; and the morning was hardly long enough.

dividednounUS /ˈdivided/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading On this the plan of England was nicely marked out, and by the help of one or two maps which he cut up for the occasion, the Captain divided off the seven kingdoms greatly to Daisy's satisfaction and enlightenment.

down

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From this reading They went down to the shore for it, at Daisy's desire, where they would be undisturbed; and the morning was hardly long enough.

Drummond

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From this reading In spite of the burden that lay on Daisy's heart, she and Captain Drummond had a good time the next morning over the Saxon Heptarchy.

England

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From this reading On this the plan of England was nicely marked out, and by the help of one or two maps which he cut up for the occasion, the Captain divided off the seven kingdoms greatly to Daisy's satisfaction and enlightenment.

enlightenment

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From this reading On this the plan of England was nicely marked out, and by the help of one or two maps which he cut up for the occasion, the Captain divided off the seven kingdoms greatly to Daisy's satisfaction and enlightenment.

enough

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From this reading They went down to the shore for it, at Daisy's desire, where they would be undisturbed; and the morning was hardly long enough.

EVENING

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From this reading SUNDAY EVENING.

few

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From this reading The Captain had provided himself with a shallow tray filled with modelling clay; which he had got from all artist friend living a few miles further up the river.

filled

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From this reading The Captain had provided himself with a shallow tray filled with modelling clay; which he had got from all artist friend living a few miles further up the river.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading They went down to the shore for it, at Daisy's desire, where they would be undisturbed; and the morning was hardly long enough.

friend

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From this reading The Captain had provided himself with a shallow tray filled with modelling clay; which he had got from all artist friend living a few miles further up the river.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The Captain had provided himself with a shallow tray filled with modelling clay; which he had got from all artist friend living a few miles further up the river.

further

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From this reading The Captain had provided himself with a shallow tray filled with modelling clay; which he had got from all artist friend living a few miles further up the river.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In spite of the burden that lay on Daisy's heart, she and Captain Drummond had a good time the next morning over the Saxon Heptarchy.

got

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From this reading The Captain had provided himself with a shallow tray filled with modelling clay; which he had got from all artist friend living a few miles further up the river.

greatly

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From this reading On this the plan of England was nicely marked out, and by the help of one or two maps which he cut up for the occasion, the Captain divided off the seven kingdoms greatly to Daisy's satisfaction and enlightenment.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading In spite of the burden that lay on Daisy's heart, she and Captain Drummond had a good time the next morning over the Saxon Heptarchy.

hardly

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From this reading They went down to the shore for it, at Daisy's desire, where they would be undisturbed; and the morning was hardly long enough.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading The Captain had provided himself with a shallow tray filled with modelling clay; which he had got from all artist friend living a few miles further up the river.

heart

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From this reading In spite of the burden that lay on Daisy's heart, she and Captain Drummond had a good time the next morning over the Saxon Heptarchy.

helpnounUS /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading On this the plan of England was nicely marked out, and by the help of one or two maps which he cut up for the occasion, the Captain divided off the seven kingdoms greatly to Daisy's satisfaction and enlightenment.

Heptarchy

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From this reading In spite of the burden that lay on Daisy's heart, she and Captain Drummond had a good time the next morning over the Saxon Heptarchy.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading The Captain had provided himself with a shallow tray filled with modelling clay; which he had got from all artist friend living a few miles further up the river.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In spite of the burden that lay on Daisy's heart, she and Captain Drummond had a good time the next morning over the Saxon Heptarchy.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading They went down to the shore for it, at Daisy's desire, where they would be undisturbed; and the morning was hardly long enough.

kingdoms

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From this reading On this the plan of England was nicely marked out, and by the help of one or two maps which he cut up for the occasion, the Captain divided off the seven kingdoms greatly to Daisy's satisfaction and enlightenment.

lay

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From this reading In spite of the burden that lay on Daisy's heart, she and Captain Drummond had a good time the next morning over the Saxon Heptarchy.

living

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From this reading The Captain had provided himself with a shallow tray filled with modelling clay; which he had got from all artist friend living a few miles further up the river.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They went down to the shore for it, at Daisy's desire, where they would be undisturbed; and the morning was hardly long enough.

maps

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From this reading On this the plan of England was nicely marked out, and by the help of one or two maps which he cut up for the occasion, the Captain divided off the seven kingdoms greatly to Daisy's satisfaction and enlightenment.

marked

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From this reading On this the plan of England was nicely marked out, and by the help of one or two maps which he cut up for the occasion, the Captain divided off the seven kingdoms greatly to Daisy's satisfaction and enlightenment.

miles

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From this reading The Captain had provided himself with a shallow tray filled with modelling clay; which he had got from all artist friend living a few miles further up the river.

modelling

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From this reading The Captain had provided himself with a shallow tray filled with modelling clay; which he had got from all artist friend living a few miles further up the river.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In spite of the burden that lay on Daisy's heart, she and Captain Drummond had a good time the next morning over the Saxon Heptarchy.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In spite of the burden that lay on Daisy's heart, she and Captain Drummond had a good time the next morning over the Saxon Heptarchy.

nicely

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From this reading On this the plan of England was nicely marked out, and by the help of one or two maps which he cut up for the occasion, the Captain divided off the seven kingdoms greatly to Daisy's satisfaction and enlightenment.

occasion

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From this reading On this the plan of England was nicely marked out, and by the help of one or two maps which he cut up for the occasion, the Captain divided off the seven kingdoms greatly to Daisy's satisfaction and enlightenment.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In spite of the burden that lay on Daisy's heart, she and Captain Drummond had a good time the next morning over the Saxon Heptarchy.

off

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From this reading On this the plan of England was nicely marked out, and by the help of one or two maps which he cut up for the occasion, the Captain divided off the seven kingdoms greatly to Daisy's satisfaction and enlightenment.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading In spite of the burden that lay on Daisy's heart, she and Captain Drummond had a good time the next morning over the Saxon Heptarchy.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading On this the plan of England was nicely marked out, and by the help of one or two maps which he cut up for the occasion, the Captain divided off the seven kingdoms greatly to Daisy's satisfaction and enlightenment.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading On this the plan of England was nicely marked out, and by the help of one or two maps which he cut up for the occasion, the Captain divided off the seven kingdoms greatly to Daisy's satisfaction and enlightenment.

out

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From this reading On this the plan of England was nicely marked out, and by the help of one or two maps which he cut up for the occasion, the Captain divided off the seven kingdoms greatly to Daisy's satisfaction and enlightenment.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading In spite of the burden that lay on Daisy's heart, she and Captain Drummond had a good time the next morning over the Saxon Heptarchy.

plan

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From this reading On this the plan of England was nicely marked out, and by the help of one or two maps which he cut up for the occasion, the Captain divided off the seven kingdoms greatly to Daisy's satisfaction and enlightenment.

provided

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From this reading The Captain had provided himself with a shallow tray filled with modelling clay; which he had got from all artist friend living a few miles further up the river.

river

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From this reading The Captain had provided himself with a shallow tray filled with modelling clay; which he had got from all artist friend living a few miles further up the river.

satisfaction

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From this reading On this the plan of England was nicely marked out, and by the help of one or two maps which he cut up for the occasion, the Captain divided off the seven kingdoms greatly to Daisy's satisfaction and enlightenment.

Saxon

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From this reading In spite of the burden that lay on Daisy's heart, she and Captain Drummond had a good time the next morning over the Saxon Heptarchy.

seven

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From this reading On this the plan of England was nicely marked out, and by the help of one or two maps which he cut up for the occasion, the Captain divided off the seven kingdoms greatly to Daisy's satisfaction and enlightenment.

shallow

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From this reading The Captain had provided himself with a shallow tray filled with modelling clay; which he had got from all artist friend living a few miles further up the river.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading In spite of the burden that lay on Daisy's heart, she and Captain Drummond had a good time the next morning over the Saxon Heptarchy.

shore

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From this reading They went down to the shore for it, at Daisy's desire, where they would be undisturbed; and the morning was hardly long enough.

spite

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From this reading In spite of the burden that lay on Daisy's heart, she and Captain Drummond had a good time the next morning over the Saxon Heptarchy.

SUNDAY

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From this reading SUNDAY EVENING.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In spite of the burden that lay on Daisy's heart, she and Captain Drummond had a good time the next morning over the Saxon Heptarchy.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading In spite of the burden that lay on Daisy's heart, she and Captain Drummond had a good time the next morning over the Saxon Heptarchy.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading They went down to the shore for it, at Daisy's desire, where they would be undisturbed; and the morning was hardly long enough.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading On this the plan of England was nicely marked out, and by the help of one or two maps which he cut up for the occasion, the Captain divided off the seven kingdoms greatly to Daisy's satisfaction and enlightenment.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In spite of the burden that lay on Daisy's heart, she and Captain Drummond had a good time the next morning over the Saxon Heptarchy.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading They went down to the shore for it, at Daisy's desire, where they would be undisturbed; and the morning was hardly long enough.

tray

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From this reading The Captain had provided himself with a shallow tray filled with modelling clay; which he had got from all artist friend living a few miles further up the river.

two

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From this reading On this the plan of England was nicely marked out, and by the help of one or two maps which he cut up for the occasion, the Captain divided off the seven kingdoms greatly to Daisy's satisfaction and enlightenment.

undisturbed

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From this reading They went down to the shore for it, at Daisy's desire, where they would be undisturbed; and the morning was hardly long enough.

up

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From this reading The Captain had provided himself with a shallow tray filled with modelling clay; which he had got from all artist friend living a few miles further up the river.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading They went down to the shore for it, at Daisy's desire, where they would be undisturbed; and the morning was hardly long enough.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They went down to the shore for it, at Daisy's desire, where they would be undisturbed; and the morning was hardly long enough.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading They went down to the shore for it, at Daisy's desire, where they would be undisturbed; and the morning was hardly long enough.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The Captain had provided himself with a shallow tray filled with modelling clay; which he had got from all artist friend living a few miles further up the river.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The Captain had provided himself with a shallow tray filled with modelling clay; which he had got from all artist friend living a few miles further up the river.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading They went down to the shore for it, at Daisy's desire, where they would be undisturbed; and the morning was hardly long enough.