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.
"You have asked me," I said, "many questions. I am emboldened to ask you one. You have spoken of my father." The look he threw upon me was little short of terrible. "Ay," he answered, "I have spoken of him.
Chapter 1 of The Betrayal is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 31/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 151–155
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “"Ay," he answered, "I have spoken of him.”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “I am emboldened to ask you one.”
made bold or courageous
From this reading “I am emboldened to ask you one.”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “"You have asked me," I said, "many questions.”
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading “The look he threw upon me was little short of terrible.”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “You have spoken of my father."”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “The look he threw upon me was little short of terrible.”
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “The look he threw upon me was little short of terrible.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am emboldened to ask you one.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Ay," he answered, "I have spoken of him.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I am emboldened to ask you one.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "You have asked me," I said, "many questions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ay," he answered, "I have spoken of him.
made bold or courageous
From this reading I am emboldened to ask you one.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading You have spoken of my father."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have asked me," I said, "many questions.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The look he threw upon me was little short of terrible.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ay," he answered, "I have spoken of him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You have asked me," I said, "many questions.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The look he threw upon me was little short of terrible.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The look he threw upon me was little short of terrible.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "You have asked me," I said, "many questions.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You have asked me," I said, "many questions.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You have spoken of my father."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You have spoken of my father."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I am emboldened to ask you one.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading "You have asked me," I said, "many questions.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You have asked me," I said, "many questions.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The look he threw upon me was little short of terrible.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading You have spoken of my father."
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The look he threw upon me was little short of terrible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The look he threw upon me was little short of terrible.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading The look he threw upon me was little short of terrible.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am emboldened to ask you one.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The look he threw upon me was little short of terrible.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The look he threw upon me was little short of terrible.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have asked me," I said, "many questions.
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