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The Weird Sisters: A Romance. Volume 2 (of 3)
The Weird Sisters: A Romance. Volume 2 (of 3)

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of The Weird Sisters: A Romance. Volume 2 (of 3) is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE ASCENT OF THE TOWER OF SILENCE.
"There need be no inquest," he thought.
"There need be no inquest _now_.
To-morrow morning every one in Daneford will believe that she is dead, and every one will be--right.
Her name will be included in the list of the dead, there will be a reference to my broken-hearted behaviour at Asherton's Quay, and there will be expressions of sympathy with me.
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The Weird Sisters: A Romance. Volume 2 (of 3)

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of The Weird Sisters: A Romance. Volume 2 (of 3) is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE ASCENT OF THE TOWER OF SILENCE.
/ðə əˈsent ʌv ðə ˈtaʊər ʌv ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Line 2
"There need be no inquest," he thought.
/ðer niːd biː noʊ ˈɪnkwest hiː θɔːt/
Line 3
"There need be no inquest _now_.
/ðer niːd biː noʊ ˈɪnkwest naʊ/
Line 4
To-morrow morning every one in Daneford will believe that she is dead, and every one will be--right.
Line 5
Her name will be included in the list of the dead, there will be a reference to my broken-hearted behaviour at Asherton's Quay, and there will be expressions of sympathy with me.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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

ascent noun US /əˈsent/

an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

From this reading “THE ASCENT OF THE TOWER OF SILENCE.”

behaviour noun US /bɪˈheɪvjər/

the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances

From this reading “Her name will be included in the list of the dead, there will be a reference to my broken-hearted behaviour at Asherton's Quay, and there will be expressions of sympathy with me.”

expressions noun US /ɪkˈspreʃənz/

plural of “expression” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading “Her name will be included in the list of the dead, there will be a reference to my broken-hearted behaviour at Asherton's Quay, and there will be expressions of sympathy with me.”

included adjective US /ˌɪnˈkluːdəd/

enclosed in the same envelope or package

From this reading “Her name will be included in the list of the dead, there will be a reference to my broken-hearted behaviour at Asherton's Quay, and there will be expressions of sympathy with me.”

inquest noun US /ˈɪnkwest/

an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death

From this reading “"There need be no inquest," he thought.”

list verb US /lɪst/

give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

From this reading “Her name will be included in the list of the dead, there will be a reference to my broken-hearted behaviour at Asherton's Quay, and there will be expressions of sympathy with me.”

Quay noun US /kiː/

wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline

From this reading “Her name will be included in the list of the dead, there will be a reference to my broken-hearted behaviour at Asherton's Quay, and there will be expressions of sympathy with me.”

reference noun US /ˈrefərəns/

a remark that calls attention to something or someone

From this reading “Her name will be included in the list of the dead, there will be a reference to my broken-hearted behaviour at Asherton's Quay, and there will be expressions of sympathy with me.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

list of verb + particle

In this reading “Her name will be included in the list of the dead, there will be a reference to my broken-hearted behaviour at Asherton's Quay, and there will be expressions of sympathy with me.”

All words in this reading · 44

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Her name will be included in the list of the dead, there will be a reference to my broken-hearted behaviour at Asherton's Quay, and there will be expressions of sympathy with me.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading To-morrow morning every one in Daneford will believe that she is dead, and every one will be--right.

ASCENTnounUS /əˈsent/

an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

From this reading THE ASCENT OF THE TOWER OF SILENCE.

Asherton's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Her name will be included in the list of the dead, there will be a reference to my broken-hearted behaviour at Asherton's Quay, and there will be expressions of sympathy with me.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Her name will be included in the list of the dead, there will be a reference to my broken-hearted behaviour at Asherton's Quay, and there will be expressions of sympathy with me.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading "There need be no inquest," he thought.

behaviournounUS /bɪˈheɪvjər/

the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances

From this reading Her name will be included in the list of the dead, there will be a reference to my broken-hearted behaviour at Asherton's Quay, and there will be expressions of sympathy with me.

believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading To-morrow morning every one in Daneford will believe that she is dead, and every one will be--right.

broken-hearted

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Her name will be included in the list of the dead, there will be a reference to my broken-hearted behaviour at Asherton's Quay, and there will be expressions of sympathy with me.

Daneford

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading To-morrow morning every one in Daneford will believe that she is dead, and every one will be--right.

deadadjectiveUS /ded/

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading To-morrow morning every one in Daneford will believe that she is dead, and every one will be--right.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading To-morrow morning every one in Daneford will believe that she is dead, and every one will be--right.

expressionsnounUS /ɪkˈspreʃənz/

plural of “expression” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading Her name will be included in the list of the dead, there will be a reference to my broken-hearted behaviour at Asherton's Quay, and there will be expressions of sympathy with me.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "There need be no inquest," he thought.

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Her name will be included in the list of the dead, there will be a reference to my broken-hearted behaviour at Asherton's Quay, and there will be expressions of sympathy with me.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading To-morrow morning every one in Daneford will believe that she is dead, and every one will be--right.

includedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkluːdəd/

enclosed in the same envelope or package

From this reading Her name will be included in the list of the dead, there will be a reference to my broken-hearted behaviour at Asherton's Quay, and there will be expressions of sympathy with me.

inquestnounUS /ˈɪnkwest/

an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death

From this reading "There need be no inquest," he thought.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading To-morrow morning every one in Daneford will believe that she is dead, and every one will be--right.

listverbUS /lɪst/

give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

From this reading Her name will be included in the list of the dead, there will be a reference to my broken-hearted behaviour at Asherton's Quay, and there will be expressions of sympathy with me.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Her name will be included in the list of the dead, there will be a reference to my broken-hearted behaviour at Asherton's Quay, and there will be expressions of sympathy with me.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading To-morrow morning every one in Daneford will believe that she is dead, and every one will be--right.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Her name will be included in the list of the dead, there will be a reference to my broken-hearted behaviour at Asherton's Quay, and there will be expressions of sympathy with me.

nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Her name will be included in the list of the dead, there will be a reference to my broken-hearted behaviour at Asherton's Quay, and there will be expressions of sympathy with me.

neednounUS /niːd/

a condition requiring relief

From this reading "There need be no inquest," he thought.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "There need be no inquest," he thought.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading "There need be no inquest _now_.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE ASCENT OF THE TOWER OF SILENCE.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading To-morrow morning every one in Daneford will believe that she is dead, and every one will be--right.

QuaynounUS /kiː/

wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline

From this reading Her name will be included in the list of the dead, there will be a reference to my broken-hearted behaviour at Asherton's Quay, and there will be expressions of sympathy with me.

referencenounUS /ˈrefərəns/

a remark that calls attention to something or someone

From this reading Her name will be included in the list of the dead, there will be a reference to my broken-hearted behaviour at Asherton's Quay, and there will be expressions of sympathy with me.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading To-morrow morning every one in Daneford will believe that she is dead, and every one will be--right.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading To-morrow morning every one in Daneford will believe that she is dead, and every one will be--right.

SILENCEnounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading THE ASCENT OF THE TOWER OF SILENCE.

sympathynounUS /ˈsɪmpəθi/

an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

From this reading Her name will be included in the list of the dead, there will be a reference to my broken-hearted behaviour at Asherton's Quay, and there will be expressions of sympathy with me.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading To-morrow morning every one in Daneford will believe that she is dead, and every one will be--right.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE ASCENT OF THE TOWER OF SILENCE.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading "There need be no inquest," he thought.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading "There need be no inquest," he thought.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Her name will be included in the list of the dead, there will be a reference to my broken-hearted behaviour at Asherton's Quay, and there will be expressions of sympathy with me.

To-morrow

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading To-morrow morning every one in Daneford will believe that she is dead, and every one will be--right.

TOWERnounUS /ˈtaʊər/

a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

From this reading THE ASCENT OF THE TOWER OF SILENCE.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading To-morrow morning every one in Daneford will believe that she is dead, and every one will be--right.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Her name will be included in the list of the dead, there will be a reference to my broken-hearted behaviour at Asherton's Quay, and there will be expressions of sympathy with me.

Chapter 6 of The Weird Sisters: A Romance. Volume 2 (of 3) by Richard Dowling holds 201 sentences, grouped into 41 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Chapter 6 holds 201 sentences of The Weird Sisters: A Romance. Volume 2 (of 3), unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in The Weird Sisters: A Romance. Volume 2 (of 3)

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