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Prince Zilah — Volume 3

Chapter III · Chapter 3

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"AM I AVENGED?"
After this episode, the Prince lived a more solitary existence than before, and troubled himself no further about the outside world.
Why should he care, that some penny-aliner had slipped those odious lines into a newspaper?
His sorrow was not the publishing of the treachery, it was the treachery itself; and his hourly suffering caused him to long for death to end his torture.
"And yet I must live," he thought, "if to exist with a dagger through one's heart is to live."
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Prince Zilah — Volume 3

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Prince Zilah — Volume 3 is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"AM I AVENGED?"
/æm aɪ əˈvendʒd/
Line 2
After this episode, the Prince lived a more solitary existence than before, and troubled himself no further about the outside world.
/ˈæftər ðɪs ˈepəsoʊd ðə prɪns lɪvd ə mɔːr ˈsɑːləteri eɡˈzɪstəns ðæn bɪˈfɔːr ənd ˈtrʌbəld hɪmˈself noʊ ˈfɜːrðər əˈbaʊt ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd wɜːrld/
Line 3
Why should he care, that some penny-aliner had slipped those odious lines into a newspaper?
Line 4
His sorrow was not the publishing of the treachery, it was the treachery itself; and his hourly suffering caused him to long for death to end his torture.
/hɪz ˈsɑːroʊ wɑːz nɑːt ðə ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ ʌv ðə ˈtretʃ.ər.i ɪt wɑːz ðə ˈtretʃ.ər.i ˌɪtˈself ənd hɪz ˈaʊrli ˈsʌfərɪŋ kɑːzd hɪm tuː lɔːŋ fɔːr deθ tuː end hɪz ˈtɔːrtʃər/
Line 5
"And yet I must live," he thought, "if to exist with a dagger through one's heart is to live."

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avenged adjective US /əˈvendʒd/

for which vengeance has been taken

From this reading “"AM I AVENGED?"”

dagger noun US /ˈdæɡ.ər/

A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.

From this reading “"And yet I must live," he thought, "if to exist with a dagger through one's heart is to live."”

episode noun US /ˈepəsoʊd/

a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events

From this reading “After this episode, the Prince lived a more solitary existence than before, and troubled himself no further about the outside world.”

hourly adjective US /ˈaʊrli/

occurring every hour or payable by the hour

From this reading “His sorrow was not the publishing of the treachery, it was the treachery itself; and his hourly suffering caused him to long for death to end his torture.”

odious adjective US /ˈoʊdiəs/

unequivocally detestable

From this reading “Why should he care, that some penny-aliner had slipped those odious lines into a newspaper?”

publishing noun US /ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/

the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution

From this reading “His sorrow was not the publishing of the treachery, it was the treachery itself; and his hourly suffering caused him to long for death to end his torture.”

torture verb US /ˈtɔːrtʃər/

torment emotionally or mentally

From this reading “His sorrow was not the publishing of the treachery, it was the treachery itself; and his hourly suffering caused him to long for death to end his torture.”

treachery noun US /ˈtretʃ.ər.i/

Betrayal of trust; deceptive action or disloyalty against a host or ally.

From this reading “His sorrow was not the publishing of the treachery, it was the treachery itself; and his hourly suffering caused him to long for death to end his torture.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading After this episode, the Prince lived a more solitary existence than before, and troubled himself no further about the outside world.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading After this episode, the Prince lived a more solitary existence than before, and troubled himself no further about the outside world.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading After this episode, the Prince lived a more solitary existence than before, and troubled himself no further about the outside world.

AMauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "AM I AVENGED?"

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading After this episode, the Prince lived a more solitary existence than before, and troubled himself no further about the outside world.

AVENGEDadjectiveUS /əˈvendʒd/

for which vengeance has been taken

From this reading "AM I AVENGED?"

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading After this episode, the Prince lived a more solitary existence than before, and troubled himself no further about the outside world.

carenounUS /ker/

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading Why should he care, that some penny-aliner had slipped those odious lines into a newspaper?

causedverbUS /kɑːzd/

past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

From this reading His sorrow was not the publishing of the treachery, it was the treachery itself; and his hourly suffering caused him to long for death to end his torture.

daggernounUS /ˈdæɡ.ər/

A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.

From this reading "And yet I must live," he thought, "if to exist with a dagger through one's heart is to live."

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading His sorrow was not the publishing of the treachery, it was the treachery itself; and his hourly suffering caused him to long for death to end his torture.

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading His sorrow was not the publishing of the treachery, it was the treachery itself; and his hourly suffering caused him to long for death to end his torture.

episodenounUS /ˈepəsoʊd/

a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events

From this reading After this episode, the Prince lived a more solitary existence than before, and troubled himself no further about the outside world.

existverbUS /ɪɡˈzɪst/

have an existence, be extant

From this reading "And yet I must live," he thought, "if to exist with a dagger through one's heart is to live."

existencenounUS /eɡˈzɪstəns/

the state or fact of existing

From this reading After this episode, the Prince lived a more solitary existence than before, and troubled himself no further about the outside world.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading His sorrow was not the publishing of the treachery, it was the treachery itself; and his hourly suffering caused him to long for death to end his torture.

furtheradverbUS /ˈfɜːrðər/

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading After this episode, the Prince lived a more solitary existence than before, and troubled himself no further about the outside world.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Why should he care, that some penny-aliner had slipped those odious lines into a newspaper?

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Why should he care, that some penny-aliner had slipped those odious lines into a newspaper?

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading "And yet I must live," he thought, "if to exist with a dagger through one's heart is to live."

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading His sorrow was not the publishing of the treachery, it was the treachery itself; and his hourly suffering caused him to long for death to end his torture.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

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

From this reading After this episode, the Prince lived a more solitary existence than before, and troubled himself no further about the outside world.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading His sorrow was not the publishing of the treachery, it was the treachery itself; and his hourly suffering caused him to long for death to end his torture.

hourlyadjectiveUS /ˈaʊrli/

occurring every hour or payable by the hour

From this reading His sorrow was not the publishing of the treachery, it was the treachery itself; and his hourly suffering caused him to long for death to end his torture.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "AM I AVENGED?"

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "And yet I must live," he thought, "if to exist with a dagger through one's heart is to live."

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Why should he care, that some penny-aliner had slipped those odious lines into a newspaper?

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "And yet I must live," he thought, "if to exist with a dagger through one's heart is to live."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading His sorrow was not the publishing of the treachery, it was the treachery itself; and his hourly suffering caused him to long for death to end his torture.

itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading His sorrow was not the publishing of the treachery, it was the treachery itself; and his hourly suffering caused him to long for death to end his torture.

linesnounUS /laɪnz/

plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Why should he care, that some penny-aliner had slipped those odious lines into a newspaper?

liveverbUS /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading "And yet I must live," he thought, "if to exist with a dagger through one's heart is to live."

livedverbUS /lɪvd/

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading After this episode, the Prince lived a more solitary existence than before, and troubled himself no further about the outside world.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading His sorrow was not the publishing of the treachery, it was the treachery itself; and his hourly suffering caused him to long for death to end his torture.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading After this episode, the Prince lived a more solitary existence than before, and troubled himself no further about the outside world.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "And yet I must live," he thought, "if to exist with a dagger through one's heart is to live."

newspapernounUS /ˈnuːzpeɪpər/

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

From this reading Why should he care, that some penny-aliner had slipped those odious lines into a newspaper?

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading After this episode, the Prince lived a more solitary existence than before, and troubled himself no further about the outside world.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading His sorrow was not the publishing of the treachery, it was the treachery itself; and his hourly suffering caused him to long for death to end his torture.

odiousadjectiveUS /ˈoʊdiəs/

unequivocally detestable

From this reading Why should he care, that some penny-aliner had slipped those odious lines into a newspaper?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading His sorrow was not the publishing of the treachery, it was the treachery itself; and his hourly suffering caused him to long for death to end his torture.

one's

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From this reading "And yet I must live," he thought, "if to exist with a dagger through one's heart is to live."

outsideadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtˈsaɪd/

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading After this episode, the Prince lived a more solitary existence than before, and troubled himself no further about the outside world.

penny-aliner

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

From this reading Why should he care, that some penny-aliner had slipped those odious lines into a newspaper?

PrincenounUS /prɪns/

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading After this episode, the Prince lived a more solitary existence than before, and troubled himself no further about the outside world.

publishingnounUS /ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/

the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution

From this reading His sorrow was not the publishing of the treachery, it was the treachery itself; and his hourly suffering caused him to long for death to end his torture.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Why should he care, that some penny-aliner had slipped those odious lines into a newspaper?

slippedverbUS /slɪpt/

inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily

From this reading Why should he care, that some penny-aliner had slipped those odious lines into a newspaper?

solitaryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləteri/

characterized by or preferring solitude

From this reading After this episode, the Prince lived a more solitary existence than before, and troubled himself no further about the outside world.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Why should he care, that some penny-aliner had slipped those odious lines into a newspaper?

sorrownounUS /ˈsɑːroʊ/

an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading His sorrow was not the publishing of the treachery, it was the treachery itself; and his hourly suffering caused him to long for death to end his torture.

sufferingnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/

a state of acute pain

From this reading His sorrow was not the publishing of the treachery, it was the treachery itself; and his hourly suffering caused him to long for death to end his torture.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading After this episode, the Prince lived a more solitary existence than before, and troubled himself no further about the outside world.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Why should he care, that some penny-aliner had slipped those odious lines into a newspaper?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading After this episode, the Prince lived a more solitary existence than before, and troubled himself no further about the outside world.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading After this episode, the Prince lived a more solitary existence than before, and troubled himself no further about the outside world.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Why should he care, that some penny-aliner had slipped those odious lines into a newspaper?

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading "And yet I must live," he thought, "if to exist with a dagger through one's heart is to live."

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading "And yet I must live," he thought, "if to exist with a dagger through one's heart is to live."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading His sorrow was not the publishing of the treachery, it was the treachery itself; and his hourly suffering caused him to long for death to end his torture.

tortureverbUS /ˈtɔːrtʃər/

torment emotionally or mentally

From this reading His sorrow was not the publishing of the treachery, it was the treachery itself; and his hourly suffering caused him to long for death to end his torture.

treacherynounUS /ˈtretʃ.ər.i/

Betrayal of trust; deceptive action or disloyalty against a host or ally.

From this reading His sorrow was not the publishing of the treachery, it was the treachery itself; and his hourly suffering caused him to long for death to end his torture.

troubledadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəld/

characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need

From this reading After this episode, the Prince lived a more solitary existence than before, and troubled himself no further about the outside world.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading His sorrow was not the publishing of the treachery, it was the treachery itself; and his hourly suffering caused him to long for death to end his torture.

WhynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading Why should he care, that some penny-aliner had slipped those odious lines into a newspaper?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "And yet I must live," he thought, "if to exist with a dagger through one's heart is to live."

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading After this episode, the Prince lived a more solitary existence than before, and troubled himself no further about the outside world.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading "And yet I must live," he thought, "if to exist with a dagger through one's heart is to live."

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