Chapter I
"Milly, come down! come down directly! Mother wants you. Do make haste!" "I'm just coming, Olly. Don't stamp so.
Milly and Olly
Chapter I
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"Milly,
come
down!
come
down
directly!
Mother
wants
you.
Do
make
haste!"
"I'm
just
coming,
Olly.
Don't
stamp
so.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"Milly,
come
down!
come
down
directly!
Line 2
Mother
wants
you.
Line 3
Do
make
haste!"
Line 4
"I'm
just
coming,
Olly.
Line 5
Don't
stamp
so.
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 “"Milly, come down! come down directly!”
Directly
noun
US /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Milly, come down! come down directly!”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do make haste!"”
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Milly, come down! come down directly!
coming
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From this reading "I'm just coming, Olly.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Milly, come down! come down directly!
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do make haste!"
Don't
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From this reading Don't stamp so.
down
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From this reading "Milly, come down! come down directly!
haste
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From this reading Do make haste!"
I'm
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From this reading "I'm just coming, Olly.
just
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From this reading "I'm just coming, Olly.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do make haste!"
Milly
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From this reading "Milly, come down! come down directly!
Mother
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From this reading Mother wants you.
Olly
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From this reading "I'm just coming, Olly.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Don't stamp so.
stamp
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From this reading Don't stamp so.
wants
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From this reading Mother wants you.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mother wants you.