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An outlaw's diary: revolution
An outlaw's diary: revolution

Chapter XI

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_November 27th._ After all this humiliation, shameful submission and silence entire districts of the country are raising their voices in protest.
The Széklers in Transylvania have risen; the flag of the Székler’s corps has been unfurled, and Count Stephen Bethlen has organised a Székler National Council.
Transylvania is graven on his heart and he has remained faithful to himself.
He has always sacrificed everything to the good of the country.
It is encouraging to hear his name in these times when everybody thinks only of himself.
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An outlaw's diary: revolution

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of An outlaw's diary: revolution is here in full — 349 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/69 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_November 27th._ After all this humiliation, shameful submission and silence entire districts of the country are raising their voices in protest.
Line 2
The Széklers in Transylvania have risen; the flag of the Székler’s corps has been unfurled, and Count Stephen Bethlen has organised a Székler National Council.
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Transylvania is graven on his heart and he has remained faithful to himself.
/ˌtrænzilˈveɪniə ɪz ˈɡreɪvən ɑːn hɪz hɑːrt ənd hiː hæz rɪˈmeɪnd ˈfeɪθfəl tuː hɪmˈself/
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He has always sacrificed everything to the good of the country.
/hiː hæz ˈɔːlweɪz ˈsækrəfaɪst ˈevriθɪŋ tuː ðə ɡʊd ʌv ðə ˈkʌntri/
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It is encouraging to hear his name in these times when everybody thinks only of himself.
/ɪt ɪz enˈkɜːrɪdʒɪŋ tuː hiːr hɪz neɪm ɪn ðiːz taɪmz wen ˈevribɑːdi θɪŋks ˈoʊnli ʌv hɪmˈself/

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districts noun US /ˈdɪstrɪkts/

plural of “district” — a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading “_November 27th._ After all this humiliation, shameful submission and silence entire districts of the country are raising their voices in protest.”

encouraging adjective US /enˈkɜːrɪdʒɪŋ/

giving courage or confidence or hope

From this reading “It is encouraging to hear his name in these times when everybody thinks only of himself.”

graven adjective US /ˈɡreɪvən/

cut into a desired shape

From this reading “Transylvania is graven on his heart and he has remained faithful to himself.”

humiliation noun US /hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/

state of disgrace or loss of self-respect

From this reading “_November 27th._ After all this humiliation, shameful submission and silence entire districts of the country are raising their voices in protest.”

shameful adjective US /ˈʃeɪmfəl/

(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame

From this reading “_November 27th._ After all this humiliation, shameful submission and silence entire districts of the country are raising their voices in protest.”

submission noun US /səbˈmɪʃən/

something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition)

From this reading “_November 27th._ After all this humiliation, shameful submission and silence entire districts of the country are raising their voices in protest.”

Transylvania noun US /ˌtrænzilˈveɪniə/

a historical plateau region in northwestern Romania that is separated from the rest of the country by the Transylvanian Alps; originally part of Hungary; incorporated into Romania at the end of World War I

From this reading “The Széklers in Transylvania have risen; the flag of the Székler’s corps has been unfurled, and Count Stephen Bethlen has organised a Székler National Council.”

unfurled verb US /ənˈfɜːrld/

past form of “unfurl” — unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state

From this reading “The Széklers in Transylvania have risen; the flag of the Székler’s corps has been unfurled, and Count Stephen Bethlen has organised a Székler National Council.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

remained faithful verb + adjective counted as “remain faithful”

In this reading “Transylvania is graven on his heart and he has remained faithful to himself.”

All words in this reading · 63

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27th

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From this reading _November 27th._ After all this humiliation, shameful submission and silence entire districts of the country are raising their voices in protest.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The Széklers in Transylvania have risen; the flag of the Székler’s corps has been unfurled, and Count Stephen Bethlen has organised a Székler National Council.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading _November 27th._ After all this humiliation, shameful submission and silence entire districts of the country are raising their voices in protest.

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 _November 27th._ After all this humiliation, shameful submission and silence entire districts of the country are raising their voices in protest.

alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading He has always sacrificed everything to the good of the country.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _November 27th._ After all this humiliation, shameful submission and silence entire districts of the country are raising their voices in protest.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading _November 27th._ After all this humiliation, shameful submission and silence entire districts of the country are raising their voices in protest.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The Széklers in Transylvania have risen; the flag of the Székler’s corps has been unfurled, and Count Stephen Bethlen has organised a Székler National Council.

Bethlen

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From this reading The Széklers in Transylvania have risen; the flag of the Székler’s corps has been unfurled, and Count Stephen Bethlen has organised a Székler National Council.

corpsnounUS /kɔːr/

an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support

From this reading The Széklers in Transylvania have risen; the flag of the Székler’s corps has been unfurled, and Count Stephen Bethlen has organised a Székler National Council.

CouncilnounUS /ˈkaʊnsəl/

a body serving in an administrative capacity

From this reading The Széklers in Transylvania have risen; the flag of the Székler’s corps has been unfurled, and Count Stephen Bethlen has organised a Székler National Council.

CountverbUS /kaʊnt/

determine the number or amount of

From this reading The Széklers in Transylvania have risen; the flag of the Székler’s corps has been unfurled, and Count Stephen Bethlen has organised a Székler National Council.

countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading _November 27th._ After all this humiliation, shameful submission and silence entire districts of the country are raising their voices in protest.

districtsnounUS /ˈdɪstrɪkts/

plural of “district” — a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading _November 27th._ After all this humiliation, shameful submission and silence entire districts of the country are raising their voices in protest.

encouragingadjectiveUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒɪŋ/

giving courage or confidence or hope

From this reading It is encouraging to hear his name in these times when everybody thinks only of himself.

entireadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtaɪər/

constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

From this reading _November 27th._ After all this humiliation, shameful submission and silence entire districts of the country are raising their voices in protest.

everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/

every person

From this reading It is encouraging to hear his name in these times when everybody thinks only of himself.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading He has always sacrificed everything to the good of the country.

faithfuladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪθfəl/

steadfast in affection or allegiance

From this reading Transylvania is graven on his heart and he has remained faithful to himself.

flagnounUS /flæɡ/

emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

From this reading The Széklers in Transylvania have risen; the flag of the Székler’s corps has been unfurled, and Count Stephen Bethlen has organised a Székler National Council.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

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

From this reading He has always sacrificed everything to the good of the country.

gravenadjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪvən/

cut into a desired shape

From this reading Transylvania is graven on his heart and he has remained faithful to himself.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading The Széklers in Transylvania have risen; the flag of the Székler’s corps has been unfurled, and Count Stephen Bethlen has organised a Székler National Council.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The Széklers in Transylvania have risen; the flag of the Székler’s corps has been unfurled, and Count Stephen Bethlen has organised a Székler National Council.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Transylvania is graven on his heart and he has remained faithful to himself.

hearverbUS /hiːr/

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading It is encouraging to hear his name in these times when everybody thinks only of himself.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Transylvania is graven on his heart and he has remained faithful to himself.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Transylvania is graven on his heart and he has remained faithful to himself.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Transylvania is graven on his heart and he has remained faithful to himself.

humiliationnounUS /hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/

state of disgrace or loss of self-respect

From this reading _November 27th._ After all this humiliation, shameful submission and silence entire districts of the country are raising their voices in protest.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _November 27th._ After all this humiliation, shameful submission and silence entire districts of the country are raising their voices in protest.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Transylvania is graven on his heart and he has remained faithful to himself.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is encouraging to hear his name in these times when everybody thinks only of himself.

nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading It is encouraging to hear his name in these times when everybody thinks only of himself.

NationaladjectiveUS /ˈnæʃənəl/

of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country

From this reading The Széklers in Transylvania have risen; the flag of the Székler’s corps has been unfurled, and Count Stephen Bethlen has organised a Székler National Council.

NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/

the month following October and preceding December

From this reading _November 27th._ After all this humiliation, shameful submission and silence entire districts of the country are raising their voices in protest.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _November 27th._ After all this humiliation, shameful submission and silence entire districts of the country are raising their voices in protest.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Transylvania is graven on his heart and he has remained faithful to himself.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading It is encouraging to hear his name in these times when everybody thinks only of himself.

organisedadjective

being a member of or formed into a labor union

From this reading The Széklers in Transylvania have risen; the flag of the Székler’s corps has been unfurled, and Count Stephen Bethlen has organised a Székler National Council.

protestnounUS /ˈproʊtest/

a formal and solemn declaration of objection

From this reading _November 27th._ After all this humiliation, shameful submission and silence entire districts of the country are raising their voices in protest.

raisingnounUS /ˈreɪzɪŋ/

the event of something being raised upward

From this reading _November 27th._ After all this humiliation, shameful submission and silence entire districts of the country are raising their voices in protest.

remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Transylvania is graven on his heart and he has remained faithful to himself.

risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/

(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon

From this reading The Széklers in Transylvania have risen; the flag of the Székler’s corps has been unfurled, and Count Stephen Bethlen has organised a Székler National Council.

sacrificedverbUS /ˈsækrəfaɪst/

past form of “sacrifice” — endure the loss of

From this reading He has always sacrificed everything to the good of the country.

shamefuladjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪmfəl/

(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame

From this reading _November 27th._ After all this humiliation, shameful submission and silence entire districts of the country are raising their voices in protest.

silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading _November 27th._ After all this humiliation, shameful submission and silence entire districts of the country are raising their voices in protest.

StephennounUS /ˈstiːvən/

English writer (1832-1904)

From this reading The Széklers in Transylvania have risen; the flag of the Székler’s corps has been unfurled, and Count Stephen Bethlen has organised a Székler National Council.

submissionnounUS /səbˈmɪʃən/

something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition)

From this reading _November 27th._ After all this humiliation, shameful submission and silence entire districts of the country are raising their voices in protest.

Székler

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

From this reading The Széklers in Transylvania have risen; the flag of the Székler’s corps has been unfurled, and Count Stephen Bethlen has organised a Székler National Council.

Székler's

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

From this reading The Széklers in Transylvania have risen; the flag of the Székler’s corps has been unfurled, and Count Stephen Bethlen has organised a Székler National Council.

Széklers

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

From this reading The Széklers in Transylvania have risen; the flag of the Székler’s corps has been unfurled, and Count Stephen Bethlen has organised a Székler National Council.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _November 27th._ After all this humiliation, shameful submission and silence entire districts of the country are raising their voices in protest.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading _November 27th._ After all this humiliation, shameful submission and silence entire districts of the country are raising their voices in protest.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading It is encouraging to hear his name in these times when everybody thinks only of himself.

thinksnounUS /θɪŋks/

plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking

From this reading It is encouraging to hear his name in these times when everybody thinks only of himself.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading _November 27th._ After all this humiliation, shameful submission and silence entire districts of the country are raising their voices in protest.

timesnounUS /taɪmz/

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading It is encouraging to hear his name in these times when everybody thinks only of himself.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Transylvania is graven on his heart and he has remained faithful to himself.

TransylvanianounUS /ˌtrænzilˈveɪniə/

a historical plateau region in northwestern Romania that is separated from the rest of the country by the Transylvanian Alps; originally part of Hungary; incorporated into Romania at the end of World War I

From this reading The Széklers in Transylvania have risen; the flag of the Székler’s corps has been unfurled, and Count Stephen Bethlen has organised a Székler National Council.

unfurledverbUS /ənˈfɜːrld/

past form of “unfurl” — unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state

From this reading The Széklers in Transylvania have risen; the flag of the Székler’s corps has been unfurled, and Count Stephen Bethlen has organised a Székler National Council.

voicesnounUS /ˈvɔɪsəz/

plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading _November 27th._ After all this humiliation, shameful submission and silence entire districts of the country are raising their voices in protest.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading It is encouraging to hear his name in these times when everybody thinks only of himself.

Chapter 11 of An outlaw's diary: revolution by Cécile Tormay holds 349 sentences, grouped into 70 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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