Chapter XVIII
The doctor's horse was before the door, and Daisy was on the piazza. The doctor came out, ready for his day's work. "Do you want me to do anything for you at Melbourne, Daisy?" "Cannot I go home to-day, Dr. Sandford?" "I do not know.
Melbourne House, Volume 2
Chapter XVIII
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The
doctor's
horse
was
before
the
door,
and
Daisy
was
on
the
piazza.
The
doctor
came
out,
ready
for
his
day's
work.
"Do
you
want
me
to
do
anything
for
you
at
Melbourne,
Daisy?"
"Cannot
I
go
home
to-day,
Dr.
Sandford?"
"I
do
not
know.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
The
doctor's
horse
was
before
the
door,
and
Daisy
was
on
the
piazza.
Line 2
The
doctor
came
out,
ready
for
his
day's
work.
Line 3
"Do
you
want
me
to
do
anything
for
you
at
Melbourne,
Daisy?"
Line 4
"Cannot
I
go
home
to-day,
Dr.
Sandford?"
Line 5
"I
do
not
know.
/aɪ duː nɑːt know/
Learner Dictionary
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Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “"Do you want me to do anything for you at Melbourne, Daisy?"”
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The doctor's horse was before the door, and Daisy was on the piazza.”
Doctor
noun
US /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The doctor's horse was before the door, and Daisy was on the piazza.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I do not know.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The doctor's horse was before the door, and Daisy was on the piazza.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "Do you want me to do anything for you at Melbourne, Daisy?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Do you want me to do anything for you at Melbourne, Daisy?"
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The doctor's horse was before the door, and Daisy was on the piazza.
came
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From this reading The doctor came out, ready for his day's work.
Cannot
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From this reading "Cannot I go home to-day, Dr. Sandford?"
Daisy
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From this reading The doctor's horse was before the door, and Daisy was on the piazza.
day's
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From this reading The doctor came out, ready for his day's work.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you want me to do anything for you at Melbourne, Daisy?"
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor came out, ready for his day's work.
doctor's
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From this reading The doctor's horse was before the door, and Daisy was on the piazza.
door
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From this reading The doctor's horse was before the door, and Daisy was on the piazza.
Dr
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From this reading "Cannot I go home to-day, Dr. Sandford?"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The doctor came out, ready for his day's work.
go
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From this reading "Cannot I go home to-day, Dr. Sandford?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The doctor came out, ready for his day's work.
home
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From this reading "Cannot I go home to-day, Dr. Sandford?"
horse
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From this reading The doctor's horse was before the door, and Daisy was on the piazza.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Cannot I go home to-day, Dr. Sandford?"
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I do not know.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do you want me to do anything for you at Melbourne, Daisy?"
Melbourne
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From this reading "Do you want me to do anything for you at Melbourne, Daisy?"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I do not know.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The doctor's horse was before the door, and Daisy was on the piazza.
out
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From this reading The doctor came out, ready for his day's work.
piazza
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From this reading The doctor's horse was before the door, and Daisy was on the piazza.
ready
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From this reading The doctor came out, ready for his day's work.
Sandford
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From this reading "Cannot I go home to-day, Dr. Sandford?"
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The doctor's horse was before the door, and Daisy was on the piazza.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Do you want me to do anything for you at Melbourne, Daisy?"
to-day
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From this reading "Cannot I go home to-day, Dr. Sandford?"
want
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From this reading "Do you want me to do anything for you at Melbourne, Daisy?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The doctor's horse was before the door, and Daisy was on the piazza.
work
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From this reading The doctor came out, ready for his day's work.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you want me to do anything for you at Melbourne, Daisy?"