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Miss McDonald

Chapter IX

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DAISY, TOM, AND THAT OTHER ONE Watching, waiting, hoping, saying to herself in the morning, "It will come before night," and saying to herself at night, "It will be here to-morrow morning."
Such was Daisy's life, even before she had a right to expect an answer to her letter.
Of the nature of Guy's reply she had no doubt.
He had loved her once, he loved her still, and he would take her back of course.
There was no truth in that rumor of another marriage.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Miss McDonald

Chapter IX

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
DAISY, TOM, AND THAT OTHER ONE Watching, waiting, hoping, saying to herself in the morning, "It will come before night," and saying to herself at night, "It will be here to-morrow morning."
Line 2
Such was Daisy's life, even before she had a right to expect an answer to her letter.
Line 3
Of the nature of Guy's reply she had no doubt.
Line 4
He had loved her once, he loved her still, and he would take her back of course.
Line 5
There was no truth in that rumor of another marriage.

Learner Dictionary

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

Another noun US /ˈanother/

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

From this reading “There was no truth in that rumor of another marriage.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “DAISY, TOM, AND THAT OTHER ONE Watching, waiting, hoping, saying to herself in the morning, "It will come before night," and saying to herself at night, "It will be here to-morrow morning."”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “DAISY, TOM, AND THAT OTHER ONE Watching, waiting, hoping, saying to herself in the morning, "It will come before night," and saying to herself at night, "It will be here to-morrow morning."”

Course noun US /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He had loved her once, he loved her still, and he would take her back of course.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Such was Daisy's life, even before she had a right to expect an answer to her letter.”

Expect verb US /ɪkˈspekt/

to think that something will happen

From this reading “Such was Daisy's life, even before she had a right to expect an answer to her letter.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “DAISY, TOM, AND THAT OTHER ONE Watching, waiting, hoping, saying to herself in the morning, "It will come before night," and saying to herself at night, "It will be here to-morrow morning."”

Herself pronoun US /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading “DAISY, TOM, AND THAT OTHER ONE Watching, waiting, hoping, saying to herself in the morning, "It will come before night," and saying to herself at night, "It will be here to-morrow morning."”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Such was Daisy's life, even before she had a right to expect an answer to her letter.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “DAISY, TOM, AND THAT OTHER ONE Watching, waiting, hoping, saying to herself in the morning, "It will come before night," and saying to herself at night, "It will be here to-morrow morning."”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He had loved her once, he loved her still, and he would take her back of course.”

ONE pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “DAISY, TOM, AND THAT OTHER ONE Watching, waiting, hoping, saying to herself in the morning, "It will come before night," and saying to herself at night, "It will be here to-morrow morning."”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Such was Daisy's life, even before she had a right to expect an answer to her letter.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He had loved her once, he loved her still, and he would take her back of course.”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He had loved her once, he loved her still, and he would take her back of course.”

Waiting noun US /ˈwaiting/

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

From this reading “DAISY, TOM, AND THAT OTHER ONE Watching, waiting, hoping, saying to herself in the morning, "It will come before night," and saying to herself at night, "It will be here to-morrow morning."”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “He had loved her once, he loved her still, and he would take her back of course.”

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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 Such was Daisy's life, even before she had a right to expect an answer to her letter.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Such was Daisy's life, even before she had a right to expect an answer to her letter.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading DAISY, TOM, AND THAT OTHER ONE Watching, waiting, hoping, saying to herself in the morning, "It will come before night," and saying to herself at night, "It will be here to-morrow morning."

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

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

From this reading There was no truth in that rumor of another marriage.

answer

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From this reading Such was Daisy's life, even before she had a right to expect an answer to her letter.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading DAISY, TOM, AND THAT OTHER ONE Watching, waiting, hoping, saying to herself in the morning, "It will come before night," and saying to herself at night, "It will be here to-morrow morning."

back

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From this reading He had loved her once, he loved her still, and he would take her back of course.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading DAISY, TOM, AND THAT OTHER ONE Watching, waiting, hoping, saying to herself in the morning, "It will come before night," and saying to herself at night, "It will be here to-morrow morning."

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading DAISY, TOM, AND THAT OTHER ONE Watching, waiting, hoping, saying to herself in the morning, "It will come before night," and saying to herself at night, "It will be here to-morrow morning."

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading DAISY, TOM, AND THAT OTHER ONE Watching, waiting, hoping, saying to herself in the morning, "It will come before night," and saying to herself at night, "It will be here to-morrow morning."

coursenounUS /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He had loved her once, he loved her still, and he would take her back of course.

DAISY

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From this reading DAISY, TOM, AND THAT OTHER ONE Watching, waiting, hoping, saying to herself in the morning, "It will come before night," and saying to herself at night, "It will be here to-morrow morning."

Daisy's

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From this reading Such was Daisy's life, even before she had a right to expect an answer to her letter.

doubt

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From this reading Of the nature of Guy's reply she had no doubt.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Such was Daisy's life, even before she had a right to expect an answer to her letter.

expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/

to think that something will happen

From this reading Such was Daisy's life, even before she had a right to expect an answer to her letter.

Guy's

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From this reading Of the nature of Guy's reply she had no doubt.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Such was Daisy's life, even before she had a right to expect an answer to her letter.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had loved her once, he loved her still, and he would take her back of course.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Such was Daisy's life, even before she had a right to expect an answer to her letter.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading DAISY, TOM, AND THAT OTHER ONE Watching, waiting, hoping, saying to herself in the morning, "It will come before night," and saying to herself at night, "It will be here to-morrow morning."

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading DAISY, TOM, AND THAT OTHER ONE Watching, waiting, hoping, saying to herself in the morning, "It will come before night," and saying to herself at night, "It will be here to-morrow morning."

hoping

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

From this reading DAISY, TOM, AND THAT OTHER ONE Watching, waiting, hoping, saying to herself in the morning, "It will come before night," and saying to herself at night, "It will be here to-morrow morning."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading DAISY, TOM, AND THAT OTHER ONE Watching, waiting, hoping, saying to herself in the morning, "It will come before night," and saying to herself at night, "It will be here to-morrow morning."

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading DAISY, TOM, AND THAT OTHER ONE Watching, waiting, hoping, saying to herself in the morning, "It will come before night," and saying to herself at night, "It will be here to-morrow morning."

letter

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From this reading Such was Daisy's life, even before she had a right to expect an answer to her letter.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Such was Daisy's life, even before she had a right to expect an answer to her letter.

loved

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From this reading He had loved her once, he loved her still, and he would take her back of course.

marriage

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From this reading There was no truth in that rumor of another marriage.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading DAISY, TOM, AND THAT OTHER ONE Watching, waiting, hoping, saying to herself in the morning, "It will come before night," and saying to herself at night, "It will be here to-morrow morning."

nature

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

From this reading Of the nature of Guy's reply she had no doubt.

night

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From this reading DAISY, TOM, AND THAT OTHER ONE Watching, waiting, hoping, saying to herself in the morning, "It will come before night," and saying to herself at night, "It will be here to-morrow morning."

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Of the nature of Guy's reply she had no doubt.

OfprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Of the nature of Guy's reply she had no doubt.

once

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From this reading He had loved her once, he loved her still, and he would take her back of course.

ONEpronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading DAISY, TOM, AND THAT OTHER ONE Watching, waiting, hoping, saying to herself in the morning, "It will come before night," and saying to herself at night, "It will be here to-morrow morning."

OTHER

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

From this reading DAISY, TOM, AND THAT OTHER ONE Watching, waiting, hoping, saying to herself in the morning, "It will come before night," and saying to herself at night, "It will be here to-morrow morning."

reply

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

From this reading Of the nature of Guy's reply she had no doubt.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Such was Daisy's life, even before she had a right to expect an answer to her letter.

rumor

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

From this reading There was no truth in that rumor of another marriage.

saying

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

From this reading DAISY, TOM, AND THAT OTHER ONE Watching, waiting, hoping, saying to herself in the morning, "It will come before night," and saying to herself at night, "It will be here to-morrow morning."

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading Such was Daisy's life, even before she had a right to expect an answer to her letter.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He had loved her once, he loved her still, and he would take her back of course.

SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such was Daisy's life, even before she had a right to expect an answer to her letter.

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He had loved her once, he loved her still, and he would take her back of course.

THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading DAISY, TOM, AND THAT OTHER ONE Watching, waiting, hoping, saying to herself in the morning, "It will come before night," and saying to herself at night, "It will be here to-morrow morning."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading DAISY, TOM, AND THAT OTHER ONE Watching, waiting, hoping, saying to herself in the morning, "It will come before night," and saying to herself at night, "It will be here to-morrow morning."

There

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

From this reading There was no truth in that rumor of another marriage.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading DAISY, TOM, AND THAT OTHER ONE Watching, waiting, hoping, saying to herself in the morning, "It will come before night," and saying to herself at night, "It will be here to-morrow morning."

to-morrow

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

From this reading DAISY, TOM, AND THAT OTHER ONE Watching, waiting, hoping, saying to herself in the morning, "It will come before night," and saying to herself at night, "It will be here to-morrow morning."

TOM

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

From this reading DAISY, TOM, AND THAT OTHER ONE Watching, waiting, hoping, saying to herself in the morning, "It will come before night," and saying to herself at night, "It will be here to-morrow morning."

truth

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

From this reading There was no truth in that rumor of another marriage.

waiting

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

From this reading DAISY, TOM, AND THAT OTHER ONE Watching, waiting, hoping, saying to herself in the morning, "It will come before night," and saying to herself at night, "It will be here to-morrow morning."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Such was Daisy's life, even before she had a right to expect an answer to her letter.

Watching

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

From this reading DAISY, TOM, AND THAT OTHER ONE Watching, waiting, hoping, saying to herself in the morning, "It will come before night," and saying to herself at night, "It will be here to-morrow morning."

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading DAISY, TOM, AND THAT OTHER ONE Watching, waiting, hoping, saying to herself in the morning, "It will come before night," and saying to herself at night, "It will be here to-morrow morning."

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading He had loved her once, he loved her still, and he would take her back of course.