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After an insignificant remark or two, the Spanish officer, as soon as the two were alone, requested Egmont to surrender his sword.

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  1. noun The cardinal number equal to the sum of 1 + 1.
  2. noun The second in a set or sequence.
  3. noun Something having two parts, units, or members, especially a playing card, the face of a die, or a domino with two pips.

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  • He walked boldly forward, and taking the first word as the two were about to meet, he dangled the trout-hand high, looked the minister square in the face, and exclaimed, "That sorts them for snappin' at flees on the Sabbath!" —  Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories A Book for Bairns and Big Folk
  • But another idea occurred to her, as the two were accosted by the old clergyman that Mary had seen before, and who had been a visitor to Beatrice Richford such a little time previously She saw the man raise his hat politely at some question from the clergyman, then she saw his face change to a startled expression, and instantly Mary understood I know who it is," she said half aloud. —  The Slave of Silence
  • "I generally find the English tongue sufficient to express my ideas I suppose one of the two is German. —  Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author
  • By I'll take you by the neck and Harris came rushing out, and just as the two were about to grapple he pushed himself between them and began to implore Oh, Dean, don't, don't_--now, Mr. Smith, control yourself! —  Chapters from My Autobiography
  • Just as the two were about to part, and had even made courteous signs of their intention, a shout arose from the workmen, which ascended, though faintly, as high as the rock. —  Wyandotte
 

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  1. Middle English, from Old English twā; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English two, two, properly feminine and neuter, the masculine being twaye, tweye, twayn, twein, tweyn, tweien, tweiʒe, etc. (see twain), from Anglo-Saxon twēgen, masculine, twā, feminine, twā, tū, n., = Old Saxon twēne, masculine, twā, twō, feminine, twē, n., = OFries. twēne, masculine, twā, feminine and n., = Dutch twee = Middle Low German twei, twē, Low German twee = Old High German zwēne, masculine, zwō, feminine, zwei, n., Middle High German zwēne. masculine, zwō, feminine, zwei, n., older G. zween, masculine, zwo, feminine, zwei, n., now zwei in all genders, = Icelandic tveir, masculine, tvær, feminine, tvau, n., = Swedish tvenne, två = Danish tvende, to = Gothic (Moesogothic) twai, masculine, twōs, feminine, twa, n., = Old Irish da = Lithuanian du = Russian dva, etc., from Latin duo (later Old French dui, dous, deus, deux, French deux = Provencal dui, modern dous = Spanish dos = Portuguese dous, dois = Italian due) = Greek δύο= Sanskrit dva = Zend dva, two; root unknown. The word appears as a prefix also as twi-, twy-, in the orig. masculine form as twain, and in numerous derivatives, as twin, twin, twine, twine, twist, twissel, twizzle, etc.
 

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