Chapter 25 of Two on a Tower is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Two on a Tower is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'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.
Chapter 25 of Two on a Tower is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “'He is not--I believe you--for he is more.”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “I now am persuaded that he is your lawful husband.”
in the recent past
From this reading “'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'”
conformable to or allowed by law
From this reading “I now am persuaded that he is your lawful husband.”
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading “'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'”
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading “I now am persuaded that he is your lawful husband.”
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading “'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “'You thought wrong: he is not.'”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I now am persuaded that he is your lawful husband.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading 'In what way?' she asked distantly.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading 'He is not--I believe you--for he is more.
from or at a distance
From this reading 'In what way?' she asked distantly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'He is not--I believe you--for he is more.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'You thought wrong: he is not.'
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading I now am persuaded that he is your lawful husband.
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.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'In what way?' she asked distantly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'You thought wrong: he is not.'
in the recent past
From this reading 'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'
conformable to or allowed by law
From this reading I now am persuaded that he is your lawful husband.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading 'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading 'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading 'He is not--I believe you--for he is more.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'You thought wrong: he is not.'
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I now am persuaded that he is your lawful husband.
and nothing more
From this reading 'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading I now am persuaded that he is your lawful husband.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'In what way?' she asked distantly.
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.'
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading 'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading 'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'
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.'
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading 'In what way?' she asked distantly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'In what way?' she asked distantly.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading 'You thought wrong: he is not.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You thought wrong: he is not.'
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading 'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'
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.'
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