Chapter 6 of The Betrayal is here in full — 294 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Betrayal is here in full — 294 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COLONEL RAY'S RING The ring lay on the table between us. Colonel Ray had not yet taken it up. In grim silence he listened to my faltering words. When I finished he smiled upon me as one might upon a child that needed humouring. "So," he said, slipping the ring upon his finger, "you have saved me from the hangman.
Chapter 6 of The Betrayal is here in full — 294 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of pausing uncertainly
From this reading “In grim silence he listened to my faltering words.”
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading “"So," he said, slipping the ring upon his finger, "you have saved me from the hangman.”
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading “In grim silence he listened to my faltering words.”
an executioner who hangs the condemned person
From this reading “"So," he said, slipping the ring upon his finger, "you have saved me from the hangman.”
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading “When I finished he smiled upon me as one might upon a child that needed humouring.”
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading “COLONEL RAY'S RING The ring lay on the table between us.”
possessive form of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading “COLONEL RAY'S RING The ring lay on the table between us.”
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading “"So," he said, slipping the ring upon his finger, "you have saved me from the hangman.”
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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 When I finished he smiled upon me as one might upon a child that needed humouring.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When I finished he smiled upon me as one might upon a child that needed humouring.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading COLONEL RAY'S RING The ring lay on the table between us.
a young person of either sex
From this reading When I finished he smiled upon me as one might upon a child that needed humouring.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading COLONEL RAY'S RING The ring lay on the table between us.
the act of pausing uncertainly
From this reading In grim silence he listened to my faltering words.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading "So," he said, slipping the ring upon his finger, "you have saved me from the hangman.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading When I finished he smiled upon me as one might upon a child that needed humouring.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "So," he said, slipping the ring upon his finger, "you have saved me from the hangman.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading In grim silence he listened to my faltering words.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Colonel Ray had not yet taken it up.
an executioner who hangs the condemned person
From this reading "So," he said, slipping the ring upon his finger, "you have saved me from the hangman.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "So," he said, slipping the ring upon his finger, "you have saved me from the hangman.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In grim silence he listened to my faltering words.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "So," he said, slipping the ring upon his finger, "you have saved me from the hangman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I finished he smiled upon me as one might upon a child that needed humouring.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I finished he smiled upon me as one might upon a child that needed humouring.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In grim silence he listened to my faltering words.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Colonel Ray had not yet taken it up.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading COLONEL RAY'S RING The ring lay on the table between us.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading In grim silence he listened to my faltering words.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I finished he smiled upon me as one might upon a child that needed humouring.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading When I finished he smiled upon me as one might upon a child that needed humouring.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In grim silence he listened to my faltering words.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading When I finished he smiled upon me as one might upon a child that needed humouring.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Colonel Ray had not yet taken it up.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading COLONEL RAY'S RING The ring lay on the table between us.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When I finished he smiled upon me as one might upon a child that needed humouring.
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading Colonel Ray had not yet taken it up.
possessive form of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading COLONEL RAY'S RING The ring lay on the table between us.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading COLONEL RAY'S RING The ring lay on the table between us.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "So," he said, slipping the ring upon his finger, "you have saved me from the hangman.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading "So," he said, slipping the ring upon his finger, "you have saved me from the hangman.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading In grim silence he listened to my faltering words.
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading "So," he said, slipping the ring upon his finger, "you have saved me from the hangman.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading When I finished he smiled upon me as one might upon a child that needed humouring.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So," he said, slipping the ring upon his finger, "you have saved me from the hangman.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading COLONEL RAY'S RING The ring lay on the table between us.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Colonel Ray had not yet taken it up.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When I finished he smiled upon me as one might upon a child that needed humouring.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COLONEL RAY'S RING The ring lay on the table between us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In grim silence he listened to my faltering words.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Colonel Ray had not yet taken it up.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When I finished he smiled upon me as one might upon a child that needed humouring.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading COLONEL RAY'S RING The ring lay on the table between us.
at the time that
From this reading When I finished he smiled upon me as one might upon a child that needed humouring.
the words that are spoken
From this reading In grim silence he listened to my faltering words.
but in spite of that
From this reading Colonel Ray had not yet taken it up.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So," he said, slipping the ring upon his finger, "you have saved me from the hangman.
Chapter 6 of The Betrayal by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 294 sentences, grouped into 59 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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