Chapter III
"What sort of an expedition did you have, Daisy?" her father asked at breakfast next morning. Company the evening before had prevented any talk about it. "O very good, papa! It was as good as a fairy tale." "Was it?" said Mr. Randolph.
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Chapter III
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"What
sort
of
an
expedition
did
you
have,
Daisy?"
her
father
asked
at
breakfast
next
morning.
Company
the
evening
before
had
prevented
any
talk
about
it.
"O
very
good,
papa!
It
was
as
good
as
a
fairy
tale."
"Was
it?"
said
Mr.
Randolph.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"What
sort
of
an
expedition
did
you
have,
Daisy?"
her
father
asked
at
breakfast
next
morning.
Line 2
Company
the
evening
before
had
prevented
any
talk
about
it.
Line 3
"O
very
good,
papa!
Line 4
It
was
as
good
as
a
fairy
tale."
Line 5
"Was
it?"
said
Mr.
Randolph.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Company the evening before had prevented any talk about it.”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What sort of an expedition did you have, Daisy?" her father asked at breakfast next morning.”
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Company the evening before had prevented any talk about it.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"O very good, papa!”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"What sort of an expedition did you have, Daisy?" her father asked at breakfast next morning.”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What sort of an expedition did you have, Daisy?" her father asked at breakfast next morning.”
Next
noun
US /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What sort of an expedition did you have, Daisy?" her father asked at breakfast next morning.”
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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 as good as a fairy tale."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Company the evening before had prevented any talk about it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "What sort of an expedition did you have, Daisy?" her father asked at breakfast next morning.
any
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From this reading Company the evening before had prevented any talk about it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as good as a fairy tale."
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What sort of an expedition did you have, Daisy?" her father asked at breakfast next morning.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "What sort of an expedition did you have, Daisy?" her father asked at breakfast next morning.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Company the evening before had prevented any talk about it.
breakfast
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From this reading "What sort of an expedition did you have, Daisy?" her father asked at breakfast next morning.
Company
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From this reading Company the evening before had prevented any talk about it.
Daisy
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From this reading "What sort of an expedition did you have, Daisy?" her father asked at breakfast next morning.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "What sort of an expedition did you have, Daisy?" her father asked at breakfast next morning.
evening
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From this reading Company the evening before had prevented any talk about it.
expedition
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From this reading "What sort of an expedition did you have, Daisy?" her father asked at breakfast next morning.
fairy
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From this reading It was as good as a fairy tale."
father
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From this reading "What sort of an expedition did you have, Daisy?" her father asked at breakfast next morning.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "O very good, papa!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Company the evening before had prevented any talk about it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What sort of an expedition did you have, Daisy?" her father asked at breakfast next morning.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "What sort of an expedition did you have, Daisy?" her father asked at breakfast next morning.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Company the evening before had prevented any talk about it.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What sort of an expedition did you have, Daisy?" her father asked at breakfast next morning.
Mr
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From this reading "Was it?" said Mr. Randolph.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What sort of an expedition did you have, Daisy?" her father asked at breakfast next morning.
O
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From this reading "O very good, papa!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What sort of an expedition did you have, Daisy?" her father asked at breakfast next morning.
papa
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From this reading "O very good, papa!
prevented
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From this reading Company the evening before had prevented any talk about it.
Randolph
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From this reading "Was it?" said Mr. Randolph.
said
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From this reading "Was it?" said Mr. Randolph.
sort
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From this reading "What sort of an expedition did you have, Daisy?" her father asked at breakfast next morning.
tale
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From this reading It was as good as a fairy tale."
talk
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From this reading Company the evening before had prevented any talk about it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Company the evening before had prevented any talk about it.
very
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From this reading "O very good, papa!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as good as a fairy tale."
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What sort of an expedition did you have, Daisy?" her father asked at breakfast next morning.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What sort of an expedition did you have, Daisy?" her father asked at breakfast next morning.