Chapter XXII
'I will, on one condition: that you own that you love him.' 'Why should you force me to that?' she murmured. 'It would be no such wonder if I did.' 'Come, you do.' 'Well, I do.'
Two on a Tower
Chapter XXII
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'I
will,
on
one
condition:
that
you
own
that
you
love
him.'
'Why
should
you
force
me
to
that?'
she
murmured.
'It
would
be
no
such
wonder
if
I
did.'
'Come,
you
do.'
'Well,
I
do.'
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
'I
will,
on
one
condition:
that
you
own
that
you
love
him.'
Line 2
'Why
should
you
force
me
to
that?'
she
murmured.
Line 3
'It
would
be
no
such
wonder
if
I
did.'
Line 4
'Come,
you
do.'
/come juː duː/
Line 5
'Well,
I
do.'
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Come, you do.'”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “'I will, on one condition: that you own that you love him.'”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Well, I do.'”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “'It would be no such wonder if I did.'”
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'It would be no such wonder if I did.'
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Come, you do.'
condition
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From this reading 'I will, on one condition: that you own that you love him.'
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'It would be no such wonder if I did.'
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'Come, you do.'
force
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From this reading 'Why should you force me to that?' she murmured.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'I will, on one condition: that you own that you love him.'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I will, on one condition: that you own that you love him.'
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'It would be no such wonder if I did.'
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'It would be no such wonder if I did.'
love
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From this reading 'I will, on one condition: that you own that you love him.'
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Why should you force me to that?' she murmured.
murmured
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From this reading 'Why should you force me to that?' she murmured.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading 'It would be no such wonder if I did.'
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'I will, on one condition: that you own that you love him.'
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'I will, on one condition: that you own that you love him.'
own
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From this reading 'I will, on one condition: that you own that you love him.'
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Why should you force me to that?' she murmured.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading 'Why should you force me to that?' she murmured.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading 'It would be no such wonder if I did.'
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'I will, on one condition: that you own that you love him.'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Why should you force me to that?' she murmured.
Well
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From this reading 'Well, I do.'
Why
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From this reading 'Why should you force me to that?' she murmured.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'I will, on one condition: that you own that you love him.'
wonder
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From this reading 'It would be no such wonder if I did.'
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'It would be no such wonder if I did.'
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I will, on one condition: that you own that you love him.'