Chapter 15 of Two on a Tower is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Two on a Tower is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'But, Swithin, don't you see my new trouble? If I go to Welland House to- night, and find my brother just arrived there, and he sees this cut on my face, which I suppose you described to him--' 'I did.' 'He will know I was the lady with you!' 'Whom he called my wife. I wonder why we look husband and wife already!'
Chapter 15 of Two on a Tower is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “If I go to Welland House to- night, and find my brother just arrived there, and he sees this cut on my face, which I suppose you described to him--' 'I did.'”
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “If I go to Welland House to- night, and find my brother just arrived there, and he sees this cut on my face, which I suppose you described to him--' 'I did.'”
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading “If I go to Welland House to- night, and find my brother just arrived there, and he sees this cut on my face, which I suppose you described to him--' 'I did.'”
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading “If I go to Welland House to- night, and find my brother just arrived there, and he sees this cut on my face, which I suppose you described to him--' 'I did.'”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “I wonder why we look husband and wife already!'”
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading “If I go to Welland House to- night, and find my brother just arrived there, and he sees this cut on my face, which I suppose you described to him--' 'I did.'”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “'But, Swithin, don't you see my new trouble?”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I wonder why we look husband and wife already!'”
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading I wonder why we look husband and wife already!'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If I go to Welland House to- night, and find my brother just arrived there, and he sees this cut on my face, which I suppose you described to him--' 'I did.'
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading If I go to Welland House to- night, and find my brother just arrived there, and he sees this cut on my face, which I suppose you described to him--' 'I did.'
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading If I go to Welland House to- night, and find my brother just arrived there, and he sees this cut on my face, which I suppose you described to him--' 'I did.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'But, Swithin, don't you see my new trouble?
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading 'Whom he called my wife.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading If I go to Welland House to- night, and find my brother just arrived there, and he sees this cut on my face, which I suppose you described to him--' 'I did.'
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading If I go to Welland House to- night, and find my brother just arrived there, and he sees this cut on my face, which I suppose you described to him--' 'I did.'
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If I go to Welland House to- night, and find my brother just arrived there, and he sees this cut on my face, which I suppose you described to him--' 'I did.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'But, Swithin, don't you see my new trouble?
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading If I go to Welland House to- night, and find my brother just arrived there, and he sees this cut on my face, which I suppose you described to him--' 'I did.'
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading If I go to Welland House to- night, and find my brother just arrived there, and he sees this cut on my face, which I suppose you described to him--' 'I did.'
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading If I go to Welland House to- night, and find my brother just arrived there, and he sees this cut on my face, which I suppose you described to him--' 'I did.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If I go to Welland House to- night, and find my brother just arrived there, and he sees this cut on my face, which I suppose you described to him--' 'I did.'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If I go to Welland House to- night, and find my brother just arrived there, and he sees this cut on my face, which I suppose you described to him--' 'I did.'
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading If I go to Welland House to- night, and find my brother just arrived there, and he sees this cut on my face, which I suppose you described to him--' 'I did.'
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading I wonder why we look husband and wife already!'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I go to Welland House to- night, and find my brother just arrived there, and he sees this cut on my face, which I suppose you described to him--' 'I did.'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I go to Welland House to- night, and find my brother just arrived there, and he sees this cut on my face, which I suppose you described to him--' 'I did.'
and nothing more
From this reading If I go to Welland House to- night, and find my brother just arrived there, and he sees this cut on my face, which I suppose you described to him--' 'I did.'
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading 'He will know I was the lady with you!'
a polite name for any woman
From this reading 'He will know I was the lady with you!'
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I wonder why we look husband and wife already!'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'But, Swithin, don't you see my new trouble?
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading 'But, Swithin, don't you see my new trouble?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading If I go to Welland House to- night, and find my brother just arrived there, and he sees this cut on my face, which I suppose you described to him--' 'I did.'
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If I go to Welland House to- night, and find my brother just arrived there, and he sees this cut on my face, which I suppose you described to him--' 'I did.'
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading 'But, Swithin, don't you see my new trouble?
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading If I go to Welland House to- night, and find my brother just arrived there, and he sees this cut on my face, which I suppose you described to him--' 'I did.'
express a supposition
From this reading If I go to Welland House to- night, and find my brother just arrived there, and he sees this cut on my face, which I suppose you described to him--' 'I did.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'But, Swithin, don't you see my new trouble?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'He will know I was the lady with you!'
in or at that place or location
From this reading If I go to Welland House to- night, and find my brother just arrived there, and he sees this cut on my face, which I suppose you described to him--' 'I did.'
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If I go to Welland House to- night, and find my brother just arrived there, and he sees this cut on my face, which I suppose you described to him--' 'I did.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If I go to Welland House to- night, and find my brother just arrived there, and he sees this cut on my face, which I suppose you described to him--' 'I did.'
a source of difficulty
From this reading 'But, Swithin, don't you see my new trouble?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'He will know I was the lady with you!'
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I wonder why we look husband and wife already!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I go to Welland House to- night, and find my brother just arrived there, and he sees this cut on my face, which I suppose you described to him--' 'I did.'
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading If I go to Welland House to- night, and find my brother just arrived there, and he sees this cut on my face, which I suppose you described to him--' 'I did.'
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Whom he called my wife.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I wonder why we look husband and wife already!'
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading 'Whom he called my wife.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'He will know I was the lady with you!'
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'He will know I was the lady with you!'
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder why we look husband and wife already!'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'But, Swithin, don't you see my new trouble?
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