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Two on a Tower

Chapter XXV

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'In what way?' she asked distantly.
'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'
'You thought wrong: he is not.'
'He is not--I believe you--for he is more.
I now am persuaded that he is your lawful husband.
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Two on a Tower

Chapter XXV

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
'In what way?' she asked distantly.
Line 2
'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'
Line 3
'You thought wrong: he is not.'
Line 4
'He is not--I believe you--for he is more.
Line 5
I now am persuaded that he is your lawful husband.

Learner Dictionary

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

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'In what way?' she asked distantly.”

Believe noun US /ˈbelieve/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “'He is not--I believe you--for he is more.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'”

All words in this reading · 31

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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I now am persuaded that he is your lawful husband.

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 'In what way?' she asked distantly.

believenounUS /ˈbelieve/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading 'He is not--I believe you--for he is more.

distantly

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From this reading 'In what way?' she asked distantly.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading 'He is not--I believe you--for he is more.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading 'You thought wrong: he is not.'

husband

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From this reading I now am persuaded that he is your lawful husband.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading 'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading 'In what way?' she asked distantly.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading 'You thought wrong: he is not.'

lately

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From this reading 'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'

lawful

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From this reading I now am persuaded that he is your lawful husband.

lover

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From this reading 'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'

man

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From this reading 'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'

more

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From this reading 'He is not--I believe you--for he is more.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading 'You thought wrong: he is not.'

now

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From this reading I now am persuaded that he is your lawful husband.

only

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From this reading 'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'

persuaded

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From this reading I now am persuaded that he is your lawful husband.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading 'In what way?' she asked distantly.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading 'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'

too-favoured

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From this reading 'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'

unhappy

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From this reading 'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading 'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'

way

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From this reading 'In what way?' she asked distantly.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading 'In what way?' she asked distantly.

wrong

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From this reading 'You thought wrong: he is not.'

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading 'You thought wrong: he is not.'

young

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From this reading 'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading 'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'