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Chapter XXX · On San Miniato

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“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?”
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Romola

Chapter XXX · On San Miniato

Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“I would speak with you,” said Baldassarre, as Romola looked at him in silent expectation.
Line 2
It was plain that he had followed her, and had been waiting for her.
Line 3
She was going at last to know the secret about him.
Line 4
“Yes,” she said, with the same sort of submission that she might have shown under an imposed penance.
Line 5
“But you wish to go where no one can hear us?”

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “She was going at last to know the secret about him.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “It was plain that he had followed her, and had been waiting for her.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

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.”

Hear noun US /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““But you wish to go where no one can hear us?””

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She was going at last to know the secret about him.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She was going at last to know the secret about him.”

Looked noun US /looked/

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.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

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.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading ““But you wish to go where no one can hear us?””

Same noun US /same/

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.”

Secret noun US /ˈsiː.krət/

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.”

Speak noun US /speak/

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.”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

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.”

Waiting noun US /ˈwaiting/

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.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

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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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading She was going at last to know the secret about him.

andeterminerUS /æn/

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.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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.

atprepositionUS /æt/

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.

Baldassarre

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From this reading “I would speak with you,” said Baldassarre, as Romola looked at him in silent expectation.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It was plain that he had followed her, and had been waiting for her.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “But you wish to go where no one can hear us?”

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “But you wish to go where no one can hear us?”

expectation

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From this reading “I would speak with you,” said Baldassarre, as Romola looked at him in silent expectation.

followed

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From this reading It was plain that he had followed her, and had been waiting for her.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

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.

go

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From this reading “But you wish to go where no one can hear us?”

going

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From this reading She was going at last to know the secret about him.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

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.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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.

hearnounUS /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But you wish to go where no one can hear us?”

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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.

imposed

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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.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was plain that he had followed her, and had been waiting for her.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She was going at last to know the secret about him.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She was going at last to know the secret about him.

lookednounUS /looked/

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.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

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.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading “But you wish to go where no one can hear us?”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

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.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “But you wish to go where no one can hear us?”

penance

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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.

plain

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From this reading It was plain that he had followed her, and had been waiting for her.

Romola

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From this reading “I would speak with you,” said Baldassarre, as Romola looked at him in silent expectation.

said

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.

samenounUS /same/

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.

secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

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.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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.

shown

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.

silent

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From this reading “I would speak with you,” said Baldassarre, as Romola looked at him in silent expectation.

sort

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.

speak

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.

submission

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.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

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.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

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.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

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?”

waiting

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.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading “But you wish to go where no one can hear us?”

wish

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From this reading “But you wish to go where no one can hear us?”

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “I would speak with you,” said Baldassarre, as Romola looked at him in silent expectation.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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.

Yes

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.

youpronounUS /juː/

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.