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Orley Farm

Chapter XXXVIII

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THE LAST DAY.
Mrs. Orme was up very early on that last morning of the trial, and had dressed herself before Lady Mason was awake.
It was now March, but yet the morning light was hardly sufficient for her as she went through her toilet.
They had been told to be in the court very punctually at ten, and in order to do so they must leave Orley Farm at nine.
Before that, as had been arranged over night, Lucius was to see his mother.
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Orley Farm

Chapter XXXVIII

Reading 1/92 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE LAST DAY.
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Mrs. Orme was up very early on that last morning of the trial, and had dressed herself before Lady Mason was awake.
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It was now March, but yet the morning light was hardly sufficient for her as she went through her toilet.
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They had been told to be in the court very punctually at ten, and in order to do so they must leave Orley Farm at nine.
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Before that, as had been arranged over night, Lucius was to see his mother.

Learner Dictionary

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

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “They had been told to be in the court very punctually at ten, and in order to do so they must leave Orley Farm at nine.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Mrs. Orme was up very early on that last morning of the trial, and had dressed herself before Lady Mason was awake.”

Herself pronoun US /hərˈself/

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

From this reading “Mrs. Orme was up very early on that last morning of the trial, and had dressed herself before Lady Mason was awake.”

LAST noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE LAST DAY.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Mrs. Orme was up very early on that last morning of the trial, and had dressed herself before Lady Mason was awake.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “They had been told to be in the court very punctually at ten, and in order to do so they must leave Orley Farm at nine.”

Order noun US /order/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They had been told to be in the court very punctually at ten, and in order to do so they must leave Orley Farm at nine.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “Before that, as had been arranged over night, Lucius was to see his mother.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading “It was now March, but yet the morning light was hardly sufficient for her as she went through her toilet.”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They had been told to be in the court very punctually at ten, and in order to do so they must leave Orley Farm at nine.”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was now March, but yet the morning light was hardly sufficient for her as she went through her toilet.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “It was now March, but yet the morning light was hardly sufficient for her as she went through her toilet.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Mrs. Orme was up very early on that last morning of the trial, and had dressed herself before Lady Mason was awake.

arranged

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From this reading Before that, as had been arranged over night, Lucius was to see his mother.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading It was now March, but yet the morning light was hardly sufficient for her as she went through her toilet.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading They had been told to be in the court very punctually at ten, and in order to do so they must leave Orley Farm at nine.

awake

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From this reading Mrs. Orme was up very early on that last morning of the trial, and had dressed herself before Lady Mason was awake.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading They had been told to be in the court very punctually at ten, and in order to do so they must leave Orley Farm at nine.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading They had been told to be in the court very punctually at ten, and in order to do so they must leave Orley Farm at nine.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Mrs. Orme was up very early on that last morning of the trial, and had dressed herself before Lady Mason was awake.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was now March, but yet the morning light was hardly sufficient for her as she went through her toilet.

court

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From this reading They had been told to be in the court very punctually at ten, and in order to do so they must leave Orley Farm at nine.

DAY

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From this reading THE LAST DAY.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading They had been told to be in the court very punctually at ten, and in order to do so they must leave Orley Farm at nine.

dressed

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From this reading Mrs. Orme was up very early on that last morning of the trial, and had dressed herself before Lady Mason was awake.

early

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From this reading Mrs. Orme was up very early on that last morning of the trial, and had dressed herself before Lady Mason was awake.

Farm

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From this reading They had been told to be in the court very punctually at ten, and in order to do so they must leave Orley Farm at nine.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It was now March, but yet the morning light was hardly sufficient for her as she went through her toilet.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Mrs. Orme was up very early on that last morning of the trial, and had dressed herself before Lady Mason was awake.

hardly

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From this reading It was now March, but yet the morning light was hardly sufficient for her as she went through her toilet.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading It was now March, but yet the morning light was hardly sufficient for her as she went through her toilet.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

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

From this reading Mrs. Orme was up very early on that last morning of the trial, and had dressed herself before Lady Mason was awake.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Before that, as had been arranged over night, Lucius was to see his mother.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading They had been told to be in the court very punctually at ten, and in order to do so they must leave Orley Farm at nine.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was now March, but yet the morning light was hardly sufficient for her as she went through her toilet.

Lady

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From this reading Mrs. Orme was up very early on that last morning of the trial, and had dressed herself before Lady Mason was awake.

LASTnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE LAST DAY.

leave

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From this reading They had been told to be in the court very punctually at ten, and in order to do so they must leave Orley Farm at nine.

light

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From this reading It was now March, but yet the morning light was hardly sufficient for her as she went through her toilet.

Lucius

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From this reading Before that, as had been arranged over night, Lucius was to see his mother.

March

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From this reading It was now March, but yet the morning light was hardly sufficient for her as she went through her toilet.

Mason

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From this reading Mrs. Orme was up very early on that last morning of the trial, and had dressed herself before Lady Mason was awake.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Mrs. Orme was up very early on that last morning of the trial, and had dressed herself before Lady Mason was awake.

mother

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From this reading Before that, as had been arranged over night, Lucius was to see his mother.

Mrs

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From this reading Mrs. Orme was up very early on that last morning of the trial, and had dressed herself before Lady Mason was awake.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading They had been told to be in the court very punctually at ten, and in order to do so they must leave Orley Farm at nine.

night

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From this reading Before that, as had been arranged over night, Lucius was to see his mother.

nine

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From this reading They had been told to be in the court very punctually at ten, and in order to do so they must leave Orley Farm at nine.

now

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From this reading It was now March, but yet the morning light was hardly sufficient for her as she went through her toilet.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Mrs. Orme was up very early on that last morning of the trial, and had dressed herself before Lady Mason was awake.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Mrs. Orme was up very early on that last morning of the trial, and had dressed herself before Lady Mason was awake.

ordernounUS /order/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They had been told to be in the court very punctually at ten, and in order to do so they must leave Orley Farm at nine.

Orley

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From this reading They had been told to be in the court very punctually at ten, and in order to do so they must leave Orley Farm at nine.

Orme

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From this reading Mrs. Orme was up very early on that last morning of the trial, and had dressed herself before Lady Mason was awake.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Before that, as had been arranged over night, Lucius was to see his mother.

punctually

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From this reading They had been told to be in the court very punctually at ten, and in order to do so they must leave Orley Farm at nine.

see

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From this reading Before that, as had been arranged over night, Lucius was to see his mother.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading It was now March, but yet the morning light was hardly sufficient for her as she went through her toilet.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading They had been told to be in the court very punctually at ten, and in order to do so they must leave Orley Farm at nine.

sufficient

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From this reading It was now March, but yet the morning light was hardly sufficient for her as she went through her toilet.

ten

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From this reading They had been told to be in the court very punctually at ten, and in order to do so they must leave Orley Farm at nine.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Mrs. Orme was up very early on that last morning of the trial, and had dressed herself before Lady Mason was awake.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE LAST DAY.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They had been told to be in the court very punctually at ten, and in order to do so they must leave Orley Farm at nine.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading It was now March, but yet the morning light was hardly sufficient for her as she went through her toilet.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading They had been told to be in the court very punctually at ten, and in order to do so they must leave Orley Farm at nine.

toilet

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From this reading It was now March, but yet the morning light was hardly sufficient for her as she went through her toilet.

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They had been told to be in the court very punctually at ten, and in order to do so they must leave Orley Farm at nine.

trial

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From this reading Mrs. Orme was up very early on that last morning of the trial, and had dressed herself before Lady Mason was awake.

up

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From this reading Mrs. Orme was up very early on that last morning of the trial, and had dressed herself before Lady Mason was awake.

very

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From this reading Mrs. Orme was up very early on that last morning of the trial, and had dressed herself before Lady Mason was awake.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Mrs. Orme was up very early on that last morning of the trial, and had dressed herself before Lady Mason was awake.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It was now March, but yet the morning light was hardly sufficient for her as she went through her toilet.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading It was now March, but yet the morning light was hardly sufficient for her as she went through her toilet.