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Daisy Miller: A Study
Daisy Miller: A Study

Chapter III

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“I am glad you admire it,” said this lady, smiling sweetly.
“Will you get in and let me put it over you?”
“Oh, no, thank you,” said Daisy.
“I shall admire it much more as I see you driving round with it.”
“Do get in and drive with me!” said Mrs. Walker.
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Daisy Miller: A Study

Chapter III

Reading 1/99 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“I am glad you admire it,” said this lady, smiling sweetly.
Line 2
“Will you get in and let me put it over you?”
Line 3
“Oh, no, thank you,” said Daisy.
Line 4
“I shall admire it much more as I see you driving round with it.”
Line 5
“Do get in and drive with me!” said Mrs. Walker.

Learner Dictionary

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

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading ““Will you get in and let me put it over you?””

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading ““Will you get in and let me put it over you?””

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading ““I shall admire it much more as I see you driving round with it.””

All words in this reading · 35

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admire

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From this reading “I am glad you admire it,” said this lady, smiling sweetly.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading “I am glad you admire it,” said this lady, smiling sweetly.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading “Will you get in and let me put it over you?”

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading “I shall admire it much more as I see you driving round with it.”

Daisy

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From this reading “Oh, no, thank you,” said Daisy.

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “Do get in and drive with me!” said Mrs. Walker.

drive

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From this reading “Do get in and drive with me!” said Mrs. Walker.

driving

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From this reading “I shall admire it much more as I see you driving round with it.”

get

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From this reading “Will you get in and let me put it over you?”

glad

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From this reading “I am glad you admire it,” said this lady, smiling sweetly.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “I am glad you admire it,” said this lady, smiling sweetly.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading “Will you get in and let me put it over you?”

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “I am glad you admire it,” said this lady, smiling sweetly.

lady

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From this reading “I am glad you admire it,” said this lady, smiling sweetly.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “Will you get in and let me put it over you?”

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Will you get in and let me put it over you?”

more

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From this reading “I shall admire it much more as I see you driving round with it.”

Mrs

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From this reading “Do get in and drive with me!” said Mrs. Walker.

much

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From this reading “I shall admire it much more as I see you driving round with it.”

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading “Oh, no, thank you,” said Daisy.

Oh

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From this reading “Oh, no, thank you,” said Daisy.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “Will you get in and let me put it over you?”

put

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From this reading “Will you get in and let me put it over you?”

round

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From this reading “I shall admire it much more as I see you driving round with it.”

said

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From this reading “I am glad you admire it,” said this lady, smiling sweetly.

see

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From this reading “I shall admire it much more as I see you driving round with it.”

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “I shall admire it much more as I see you driving round with it.”

smiling

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From this reading “I am glad you admire it,” said this lady, smiling sweetly.

sweetly

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From this reading “I am glad you admire it,” said this lady, smiling sweetly.

thank

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From this reading “Oh, no, thank you,” said Daisy.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “I am glad you admire it,” said this lady, smiling sweetly.

Walker

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From this reading “Do get in and drive with me!” said Mrs. Walker.

Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “Will you get in and let me put it over you?”

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “I shall admire it much more as I see you driving round with it.”

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I am glad you admire it,” said this lady, smiling sweetly.