Chapter 1 of The Betrayal is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Betrayal is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Their father died suddenly--and they did not come. I got rid of the house, at a sacrifice, and came to this cottage." "You took your degree?" "With honours." He blew out more smoke.
Chapter 1 of The Betrayal is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 22/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 106–110
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading “He blew out more smoke.”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “I got rid of the house, at a sacrifice, and came to this cottage."”
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading “"You took your degree?"”
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Their father died suddenly--and they did not come.”
relieve from
From this reading “I got rid of the house, at a sacrifice, and came to this cottage."”
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading “I got rid of the house, at a sacrifice, and came to this cottage."”
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading “He blew out more smoke.”
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “Their father died suddenly--and they did not come.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I got rid of the house, at a sacrifice, and came to this cottage."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Their father died suddenly--and they did not come.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I got rid of the house, at a sacrifice, and came to this cottage."
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading He blew out more smoke.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I got rid of the house, at a sacrifice, and came to this cottage."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Their father died suddenly--and they did not come.
a small house with a single story
From this reading I got rid of the house, at a sacrifice, and came to this cottage."
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading "You took your degree?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Their father died suddenly--and they did not come.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Their father died suddenly--and they did not come.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Their father died suddenly--and they did not come.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I got rid of the house, at a sacrifice, and came to this cottage."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He blew out more smoke.
a university degree with honors
From this reading "With honours."
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I got rid of the house, at a sacrifice, and came to this cottage."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I got rid of the house, at a sacrifice, and came to this cottage."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He blew out more smoke.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Their father died suddenly--and they did not come.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I got rid of the house, at a sacrifice, and came to this cottage."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He blew out more smoke.
relieve from
From this reading I got rid of the house, at a sacrifice, and came to this cottage."
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading I got rid of the house, at a sacrifice, and came to this cottage."
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading He blew out more smoke.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Their father died suddenly--and they did not come.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I got rid of the house, at a sacrifice, and came to this cottage."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their father died suddenly--and they did not come.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Their father died suddenly--and they did not come.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I got rid of the house, at a sacrifice, and came to this cottage."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I got rid of the house, at a sacrifice, and came to this cottage."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "You took your degree?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "With honours."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You took your degree?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You took your degree?"
Chapter 1 of The Betrayal by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 186 sentences, grouped into 38 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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