Chapter 10 of Two on a Tower is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Two on a Tower is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'What weakness, what weakness!' she said to herself. 'That envied power of self-control, where is it? That power of concealment which a woman should have--where? To run such risks, to come here alone,--oh, if it were known! But I was always so,--always!'
Chapter 10 of Two on a Tower is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the condition of being concealed or hidden
From this reading “That power of concealment which a woman should have--where?”
inflected form of “envy” — feel envious towards; admire enviously
From this reading “'That envied power of self-control, where is it?”
apprehended with certainty
From this reading “To run such risks, to come here alone,--oh, if it were known!”
possession of controlling influence
From this reading “'That envied power of self-control, where is it?”
plural of “risk” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “To run such risks, to come here alone,--oh, if it were known!”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “To run such risks, to come here alone,--oh, if it were known!”
the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
From this reading “'That envied power of self-control, where is it?”
a flaw or weak point
From this reading “'What weakness, what weakness!' she said to herself.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That power of concealment which a woman should have--where?
Having no one else present.
From this reading To run such risks, to come here alone,--oh, if it were known!
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading But I was always so,--always!'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I was always so,--always!'
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading To run such risks, to come here alone,--oh, if it were known!
the condition of being concealed or hidden
From this reading That power of concealment which a woman should have--where?
inflected form of “envy” — feel envious towards; admire enviously
From this reading 'That envied power of self-control, where is it?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That power of concealment which a woman should have--where?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading To run such risks, to come here alone,--oh, if it were known!
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading 'What weakness, what weakness!' she said to herself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I was always so,--always!'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading To run such risks, to come here alone,--oh, if it were known!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'That envied power of self-control, where is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'That envied power of self-control, where is it?
apprehended with certainty
From this reading To run such risks, to come here alone,--oh, if it were known!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'That envied power of self-control, where is it?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading To run such risks, to come here alone,--oh, if it were known!
possession of controlling influence
From this reading 'That envied power of self-control, where is it?
plural of “risk” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading To run such risks, to come here alone,--oh, if it were known!
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading To run such risks, to come here alone,--oh, if it were known!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'What weakness, what weakness!' she said to herself.
the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
From this reading 'That envied power of self-control, where is it?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'What weakness, what weakness!' she said to herself.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That power of concealment which a woman should have--where?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But I was always so,--always!'
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading To run such risks, to come here alone,--oh, if it were known!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'That envied power of self-control, where is it?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'What weakness, what weakness!' she said to herself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I was always so,--always!'
a flaw or weak point
From this reading 'What weakness, what weakness!' she said to herself.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To run such risks, to come here alone,--oh, if it were known!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What weakness, what weakness!' she said to herself.
in or at the place that
From this reading 'That envied power of self-control, where is it?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That power of concealment which a woman should have--where?
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading That power of concealment which a woman should have--where?
Chapter 10 of Two on a Tower by Thomas Hardy holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
Chapter 10 holds 165 sentences of Two on a Tower, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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