Chapter XIII of A Traitor in London, “The End of the Story,” is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter XIII of A Traitor in London, “The End of the Story,” is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"His wife was dead," repeated Van Zwieten, without showing much sympathy, "and he came down to tell you!" "No, he came to tell Malet." "And kill him?" Scarse shook his head. "I am telling you the truth," he said.
Chapter XIII of A Traitor in London, “The End of the Story,” is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “"And kill him?"”
recurring again and again
From this reading “"His wife was dead," repeated Van Zwieten, without showing much sympathy, "and he came down to tell you!"”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “Scarse shook his head.”
the display of a motion picture
From this reading “"His wife was dead," repeated Van Zwieten, without showing much sympathy, "and he came down to tell you!"”
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading “"His wife was dead," repeated Van Zwieten, without showing much sympathy, "and he came down to tell you!"”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “"I am telling you the truth," he said.”
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “"I am telling you the truth," he said.”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “"His wife was dead," repeated Van Zwieten, without showing much sympathy, "and he came down to tell you!"”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"His wife was dead," repeated Van Zwieten, without showing much sympathy, "and he came down to tell you!"”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “"His wife was dead," repeated Van Zwieten, without showing much sympathy, "and he came down to tell you!"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am telling you the truth," he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "His wife was dead," repeated Van Zwieten, without showing much sympathy, "and he came down to tell you!"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "His wife was dead," repeated Van Zwieten, without showing much sympathy, "and he came down to tell you!"
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "His wife was dead," repeated Van Zwieten, without showing much sympathy, "and he came down to tell you!"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "His wife was dead," repeated Van Zwieten, without showing much sympathy, "and he came down to tell you!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "His wife was dead," repeated Van Zwieten, without showing much sympathy, "and he came down to tell you!"
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Scarse shook his head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And kill him?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "His wife was dead," repeated Van Zwieten, without showing much sympathy, "and he came down to tell you!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am telling you the truth," he said.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "And kill him?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, he came to tell Malet."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "His wife was dead," repeated Van Zwieten, without showing much sympathy, "and he came down to tell you!"
not any; not one
From this reading "No, he came to tell Malet."
recurring again and again
From this reading "His wife was dead," repeated Van Zwieten, without showing much sympathy, "and he came down to tell you!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I am telling you the truth," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Scarse shook his head.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Scarse shook his head.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading "His wife was dead," repeated Van Zwieten, without showing much sympathy, "and he came down to tell you!"
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading "His wife was dead," repeated Van Zwieten, without showing much sympathy, "and he came down to tell you!"
express in words
From this reading "His wife was dead," repeated Van Zwieten, without showing much sympathy, "and he came down to tell you!"
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading "I am telling you the truth," he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I am telling you the truth," he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "His wife was dead," repeated Van Zwieten, without showing much sympathy, "and he came down to tell you!"
a fact that has been verified
From this reading "I am telling you the truth," he said.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading "His wife was dead," repeated Van Zwieten, without showing much sympathy, "and he came down to tell you!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "His wife was dead," repeated Van Zwieten, without showing much sympathy, "and he came down to tell you!"
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "His wife was dead," repeated Van Zwieten, without showing much sympathy, "and he came down to tell you!"
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "His wife was dead," repeated Van Zwieten, without showing much sympathy, "and he came down to tell you!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "His wife was dead," repeated Van Zwieten, without showing much sympathy, "and he came down to tell you!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "His wife was dead," repeated Van Zwieten, without showing much sympathy, "and he came down to tell you!"
Chapter 13 of A Traitor in London by Fergus Hume holds 253 sentences, grouped into 51 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 13 holds 253 sentences of A Traitor in London, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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