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A Traitor's Wooing

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of A Traitor's Wooing is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE CRY FROM THE TRAIN "Oh, good morning, Chermside.
So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."
Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.
It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.
"No," said Leslie shortly.
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A Traitor's Wooing

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of A Traitor's Wooing is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE CRY FROM THE TRAIN "Oh, good morning, Chermside.
Line 2
So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."
Line 3
Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.
Line 4
It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.
Line 5
"No," said Leslie shortly.

Learner Dictionary

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.

apartment noun US /əˈpɑːrtmənt/

a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading “It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.”

assemble verb US /əˈsembəl/

create by putting components or members together

From this reading “It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.”

club noun US /klʌb/

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading “Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.”

infer verb US /ˌɪnˈfɜːr/

reason by deduction; establish by deduction

From this reading “So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."”

newspaper noun US /ˈnuːzpeɪpər/

a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

From this reading “Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.”

shortly adverb US /ˈʃɔːrtli/

for a short time

From this reading “"No," said Leslie shortly.”

steady verb US /ˈstedi/

make steady

From this reading “Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.”

wont noun US /woʊnt/

an established custom

From this reading “It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

steady gaze adjective + noun

In this reading “Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.”

for the moment preposition + article + noun counted as “for … moment”

temporarily

In this reading “It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.”

looked up verb + adjective counted as “look up”

seek information from

In this reading “Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.”

at the club preposition + article + noun counted as “at … club”

In this reading “Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.”

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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.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.

apartmentnounUS /əˈpɑːrtmənt/

a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."

assembleverbUS /əˈsembəl/

create by putting components or members together

From this reading It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.

casenounUS /keɪs/

an occurrence of something

From this reading So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."

Chermside

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE CRY FROM THE TRAIN "Oh, good morning, Chermside.

clubnounUS /klʌb/

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.

CRYverbUS /kraɪ/

utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading THE CRY FROM THE TRAIN "Oh, good morning, Chermside.

enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.

frequenters

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.

FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE CRY FROM THE TRAIN "Oh, good morning, Chermside.

gazenounUS /ɡeɪz/

a long fixed look

From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading THE CRY FROM THE TRAIN "Oh, good morning, Chermside.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.

hournounUS /ˈaʊər/

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.

inferverbUS /ˌɪnˈfɜːr/

reason by deduction; establish by deduction

From this reading So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.

lednounUS /led/

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."

Leslie

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."

meetverbUS /miːt/

come together

From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.

momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading THE CRY FROM THE TRAIN "Oh, good morning, Chermside.

newspapernounUS /ˈnuːzpeɪpər/

a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "No," said Leslie shortly.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."

Nugent

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading THE CRY FROM THE TRAIN "Oh, good morning, Chermside.

Ottermouth

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."

readingnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.

roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "No," said Leslie shortly.

shortlyadverbUS /ˈʃɔːrtli/

for a short time

From this reading "No," said Leslie shortly.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."

steadyverbUS /ˈstedi/

make steady

From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE CRY FROM THE TRAIN "Oh, good morning, Chermside.

themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."

TRAINverbUS /treɪn/

create by training and teaching

From this reading THE CRY FROM THE TRAIN "Oh, good morning, Chermside.

Travers

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Leslie Chermside looked up from his newspaper to meet the steady gaze of Travers Nugent, who had just entered the reading room at the club.

wontnounUS /woʊnt/

an established custom

From this reading It was before the hour when the morning frequenters were wont to assemble, and for the moment they had the apartment to themselves.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading So you have not, after all, left Ottermouth yet, as you led me to infer would be the case."

Chapter 6 of A Traitor's Wooing by Headon Hill holds 114 sentences, grouped into 23 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.

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Chapter 6 holds 114 sentences of A Traitor's Wooing, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.

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