Chapter I
Si douce est la Marguerite.--CHAUCER. “Miss Winter, are you busy? Do you want this afternoon? Can you take a good long walk?” “Ethel, my dear, how often have I told you of your impetuosity--you have forgotten.”
The Daisy Chain, or Aspirations
Chapter I
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Si
douce
est
la
Marguerite.--CHAUCER.
“Miss
Winter,
are
you
busy?
Do
you
want
this
afternoon?
Can
you
take
a
good
long
walk?”
“Ethel,
my
dear,
how
often
have
I
told
you
of
your
impetuosity--you
have
forgotten.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Si
douce
est
la
Marguerite.--CHAUCER.
Line 2
“Miss
Winter,
are
you
busy?
Line 3
Do
you
want
this
afternoon?
Line 4
Can
you
take
a
good
long
walk?”
Line 5
“Ethel,
my
dear,
how
often
have
I
told
you
of
your
impetuosity--you
have
forgotten.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Afternoon
noun
US /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Do you want this afternoon?”
Forgotten
adjective
US /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading ““Ethel, my dear, how often have I told you of your impetuosity--you have forgotten.””
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Can you take a good long walk?””
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Ethel, my dear, how often have I told you of your impetuosity--you have forgotten.””
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Can you take a good long walk?””
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Can you take a good long walk?””
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ethel, my dear, how often have I told you of your impetuosity--you have forgotten.””
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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 Can you take a good long walk?”
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Do you want this afternoon?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Miss Winter, are you busy?
busy
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From this reading “Miss Winter, are you busy?
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can you take a good long walk?”
CHAUCER
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From this reading Si douce est la Marguerite.--CHAUCER.
dear
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From this reading “Ethel, my dear, how often have I told you of your impetuosity--you have forgotten.”
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you want this afternoon?
douce
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From this reading Si douce est la Marguerite.--CHAUCER.
est
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From this reading Si douce est la Marguerite.--CHAUCER.
Ethel
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From this reading “Ethel, my dear, how often have I told you of your impetuosity--you have forgotten.”
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “Ethel, my dear, how often have I told you of your impetuosity--you have forgotten.”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Can you take a good long walk?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Ethel, my dear, how often have I told you of your impetuosity--you have forgotten.”
how
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From this reading “Ethel, my dear, how often have I told you of your impetuosity--you have forgotten.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Ethel, my dear, how often have I told you of your impetuosity--you have forgotten.”
impetuosity
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From this reading “Ethel, my dear, how often have I told you of your impetuosity--you have forgotten.”
la
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From this reading Si douce est la Marguerite.--CHAUCER.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Can you take a good long walk?”
Marguerite
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From this reading Si douce est la Marguerite.--CHAUCER.
Miss
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From this reading “Miss Winter, are you busy?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Ethel, my dear, how often have I told you of your impetuosity--you have forgotten.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Ethel, my dear, how often have I told you of your impetuosity--you have forgotten.”
often
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From this reading “Ethel, my dear, how often have I told you of your impetuosity--you have forgotten.”
Si
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From this reading Si douce est la Marguerite.--CHAUCER.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Can you take a good long walk?”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Do you want this afternoon?
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ethel, my dear, how often have I told you of your impetuosity--you have forgotten.”
walk
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From this reading Can you take a good long walk?”
want
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From this reading Do you want this afternoon?
Winter
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From this reading “Miss Winter, are you busy?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Miss Winter, are you busy?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ethel, my dear, how often have I told you of your impetuosity--you have forgotten.”