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Chapter XXX
“I would speak with you,” said Baldassarre, as Romola looked at him in silent expectation. It was plain that he had followed her, and had been waiting for her. She was going at last to know the secret about him. “Yes,” she said, with the same sort of submission that she might have shown under an imposed penance. “But you wish to go where no one can hear us?”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “She was going at last to know the secret about him.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It was plain that he had followed her, and had been waiting for her.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Yes,” she said, with the same sort of submission that she might have shown under an imposed penance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““But you wish to go where no one can hear us?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was going at last to know the secret about him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was going at last to know the secret about him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I would speak with you,” said Baldassarre, as Romola looked at him in silent expectation.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ““Yes,” she said, with the same sort of submission that she might have shown under an imposed penance.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““But you wish to go where no one can hear us?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Yes,” she said, with the same sort of submission that she might have shown under an imposed penance.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “She was going at last to know the secret about him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I would speak with you,” said Baldassarre, as Romola looked at him in silent expectation.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading ““Yes,” she said, with the same sort of submission that she might have shown under an imposed penance.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was plain that he had followed her, and had been waiting for her.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““I would speak with you,” said Baldassarre, as Romola looked at him in silent expectation.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She was going at last to know the secret about him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Yes,” she said, with the same sort of submission that she might have shown under an imposed penance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was plain that he had followed her, and had been waiting for her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I would speak with you,” said Baldassarre, as Romola looked at him in silent expectation.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I would speak with you,” said Baldassarre, as Romola looked at him in silent expectation.
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From this reading “I would speak with you,” said Baldassarre, as Romola looked at him in silent expectation.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was plain that he had followed her, and had been waiting for her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But you wish to go where no one can hear us?”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “But you wish to go where no one can hear us?”
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From this reading “I would speak with you,” said Baldassarre, as Romola looked at him in silent expectation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was plain that he had followed her, and had been waiting for her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was plain that he had followed her, and had been waiting for her.
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From this reading “But you wish to go where no one can hear us?”
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From this reading She was going at last to know the secret about him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was plain that he had followed her, and had been waiting for her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Yes,” she said, with the same sort of submission that she might have shown under an imposed penance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was plain that he had followed her, and had been waiting for her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But you wish to go where no one can hear us?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was plain that he had followed her, and had been waiting for her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I would speak with you,” said Baldassarre, as Romola looked at him in silent expectation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I would speak with you,” said Baldassarre, as Romola looked at him in silent expectation.
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From this reading “Yes,” she said, with the same sort of submission that she might have shown under an imposed penance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I would speak with you,” said Baldassarre, as Romola looked at him in silent expectation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was plain that he had followed her, and had been waiting for her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was going at last to know the secret about him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was going at last to know the secret about him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I would speak with you,” said Baldassarre, as Romola looked at him in silent expectation.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Yes,” she said, with the same sort of submission that she might have shown under an imposed penance.
not any; not one
From this reading “But you wish to go where no one can hear us?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Yes,” she said, with the same sort of submission that she might have shown under an imposed penance.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But you wish to go where no one can hear us?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” she said, with the same sort of submission that she might have shown under an imposed penance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was plain that he had followed her, and had been waiting for her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I would speak with you,” said Baldassarre, as Romola looked at him in silent expectation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I would speak with you,” said Baldassarre, as Romola looked at him in silent expectation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes,” she said, with the same sort of submission that she might have shown under an imposed penance.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading She was going at last to know the secret about him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was going at last to know the secret about him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” she said, with the same sort of submission that she might have shown under an imposed penance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I would speak with you,” said Baldassarre, as Romola looked at him in silent expectation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” she said, with the same sort of submission that she might have shown under an imposed penance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I would speak with you,” said Baldassarre, as Romola looked at him in silent expectation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” she said, with the same sort of submission that she might have shown under an imposed penance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was plain that he had followed her, and had been waiting for her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was going at last to know the secret about him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was going at last to know the secret about him.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Yes,” she said, with the same sort of submission that she might have shown under an imposed penance.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “But you wish to go where no one can hear us?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was plain that he had followed her, and had been waiting for her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was plain that he had followed her, and had been waiting for her.
in or at the place that
From this reading “But you wish to go where no one can hear us?”
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From this reading “But you wish to go where no one can hear us?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I would speak with you,” said Baldassarre, as Romola looked at him in silent expectation.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I would speak with you,” said Baldassarre, as Romola looked at him in silent expectation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” she said, with the same sort of submission that she might have shown under an imposed penance.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I would speak with you,” said Baldassarre, as Romola looked at him in silent expectation.
