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Melbourne House, Volume 1
Melbourne House, Volume 1

Chapter V

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Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.
Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.
Then Daisy started a little.
One gentleman touched his cap to her, and the other held out his hands to help her to alight.
"You are just in time for breakfast, Miss Randolph.
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Melbourne House, Volume 1

Chapter V

Reading 1/67 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.
Line 2
Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.
Line 3
Then Daisy started a little.
Line 4
One gentleman touched his cap to her, and the other held out his hands to help her to alight.
Line 5
"You are just in time for breakfast, Miss Randolph.

Learner Dictionary

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

Foot noun US /foot/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.”

Gentleman noun US /ˈgentleman/

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

From this reading “One gentleman touched his cap to her, and the other held out his hands to help her to alight.”

Gentlemen noun US /gentlemen/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.”

Hands plural noun US /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading “One gentleman touched his cap to her, and the other held out his hands to help her to alight.”

Help noun US /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “One gentleman touched his cap to her, and the other held out his hands to help her to alight.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Then Daisy started a little.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “One gentleman touched his cap to her, and the other held out his hands to help her to alight.”

Standing noun US /ˈstanding/

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

From this reading “Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.”

Stopped noun US /stopped/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.”

Till preposition US /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"You are just in time for breakfast, Miss Randolph.”

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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 Then Daisy started a little.

alight

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From this reading One gentleman touched his cap to her, and the other held out his hands to help her to alight.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "You are just in time for breakfast, Miss Randolph.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.

best

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From this reading Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.

breakfast

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From this reading "You are just in time for breakfast, Miss Randolph.

cap

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From this reading One gentleman touched his cap to her, and the other held out his hands to help her to alight.

Daisy

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From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.

down

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From this reading Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.

footnounUS /foot/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "You are just in time for breakfast, Miss Randolph.

full

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From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.

gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/

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

From this reading One gentleman touched his cap to her, and the other held out his hands to help her to alight.

gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.

hall

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From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.

handsplural nounUS /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading One gentleman touched his cap to her, and the other held out his hands to help her to alight.

held

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading One gentleman touched his cap to her, and the other held out his hands to help her to alight.

helpnounUS /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading One gentleman touched his cap to her, and the other held out his hands to help her to alight.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.

just

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From this reading "You are just in time for breakfast, Miss Randolph.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Then Daisy started a little.

Loupe

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From this reading Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.

Miss

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From this reading "You are just in time for breakfast, Miss Randolph.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One gentleman touched his cap to her, and the other held out his hands to help her to alight.

other

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From this reading One gentleman touched his cap to her, and the other held out his hands to help her to alight.

out

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From this reading One gentleman touched his cap to her, and the other held out his hands to help her to alight.

perceived

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From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.

Randolph

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You are just in time for breakfast, Miss Randolph.

receive

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.

reins

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.

risen

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From this reading Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.

road

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From this reading Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.

standingnounUS /ˈstanding/

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

From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.

started

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From this reading Then Daisy started a little.

steps

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.

stoppednounUS /stopped/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.

style

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From this reading Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.

Then

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From this reading Then Daisy started a little.

thoughts

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From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.

throw

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "You are just in time for breakfast, Miss Randolph.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.

touched

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From this reading One gentleman touched his cap to her, and the other held out his hands to help her to alight.

trotted

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From this reading Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.

two

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From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.

up

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From this reading Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You are just in time for breakfast, Miss Randolph.