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Melbourne House, Volume 2
Melbourne House, Volume 2

Chapter VII

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Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.
Ought she to do it?
In the abstract it was right to do it; but ought _she_ in these circumstances?
And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?
Daisy did not know; she had rather the mind of a soldier, and was much inclined to obey her orders, as such, come what might.
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Melbourne House, Volume 2

Chapter VII

Reading 1/96 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.
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Ought she to do it?
/ɔːt ʃiː tuː duː ɪt/
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In the abstract it was right to do it; but ought _she_ in these circumstances?
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And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?
Line 5
Daisy did not know; she had rather the mind of a soldier, and was much inclined to obey her orders, as such, come what might.

Learner Dictionary

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

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Daisy did not know; she had rather the mind of a soldier, and was much inclined to obey her orders, as such, come what might.”

Course noun US /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.”

Duty noun US /ˈduːti/

a responsibility that must be carried out

From this reading “And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Daisy did not know; she had rather the mind of a soldier, and was much inclined to obey her orders, as such, come what might.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Daisy did not know; she had rather the mind of a soldier, and was much inclined to obey her orders, as such, come what might.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.”

Ought modal verb US /ɔːt/

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading “Ought she to do it?”

Required noun US /required/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.”

Stand noun US /stand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “In the abstract it was right to do it; but ought _she_ in these circumstances?”

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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 And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?

abstract

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From this reading In the abstract it was right to do it; but ought _she_ in these circumstances?

action

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From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading In the abstract it was right to do it; but ought _she_ in these circumstances?

Christian's

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From this reading And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?

circumstances

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From this reading In the abstract it was right to do it; but ought _she_ in these circumstances?

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Daisy did not know; she had rather the mind of a soldier, and was much inclined to obey her orders, as such, come what might.

coursenounUS /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.

Daisy

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From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Daisy did not know; she had rather the mind of a soldier, and was much inclined to obey her orders, as such, come what might.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Ought she to do it?

dutynounUS /ˈduːti/

a responsibility that must be carried out

From this reading And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?

forego

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From this reading And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.

how

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From this reading And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In the abstract it was right to do it; but ought _she_ in these circumstances?

inclined

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From this reading Daisy did not know; she had rather the mind of a soldier, and was much inclined to obey her orders, as such, come what might.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Ought she to do it?

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Daisy did not know; she had rather the mind of a soldier, and was much inclined to obey her orders, as such, come what might.

made

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

From this reading And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Daisy did not know; she had rather the mind of a soldier, and was much inclined to obey her orders, as such, come what might.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.

mother

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From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.

much

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

From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Daisy did not know; she had rather the mind of a soldier, and was much inclined to obey her orders, as such, come what might.

obey

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

From this reading Daisy did not know; she had rather the mind of a soldier, and was much inclined to obey her orders, as such, come what might.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?

orders

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

From this reading Daisy did not know; she had rather the mind of a soldier, and was much inclined to obey her orders, as such, come what might.

ordinary

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

From this reading And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?

Oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading Ought she to do it?

rather

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

From this reading Daisy did not know; she had rather the mind of a soldier, and was much inclined to obey her orders, as such, come what might.

reflected

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

From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.

requirednounUS /required/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?

respect

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

From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading Ought she to do it?

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.

soldier

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

From this reading Daisy did not know; she had rather the mind of a soldier, and was much inclined to obey her orders, as such, come what might.

stand

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

From this reading And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Daisy did not know; she had rather the mind of a soldier, and was much inclined to obey her orders, as such, come what might.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading In the abstract it was right to do it; but ought _she_ in these circumstances?

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.

troubled

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

From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego? and where must the stand be made?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.