Chapter 31 of The Betrayal is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 31 of The Betrayal is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A PAINFUL ENCOUNTER More work. A week of it, ceaseless and unremitting. The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion. Ray had declined to leave England. I knew quite well that it was on my account.
Chapter 31 of The Betrayal is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading “The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.”
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
From this reading “A week of it, ceaseless and unremitting.”
past form of “decline” — grow worse
From this reading “Ray had declined to leave England.”
come together
From this reading “A PAINFUL ENCOUNTER More work.”
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading “The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.”
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading “Ray had declined to leave England.”
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading “The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.”
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
From this reading “A week of it, ceaseless and unremitting.”
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 A PAINFUL ENCOUNTER More work.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading I knew quite well that it was on my account.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A week of it, ceaseless and unremitting.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
From this reading A week of it, ceaseless and unremitting.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
a small house with a single story
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
past form of “decline” — grow worse
From this reading Ray had declined to leave England.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
come together
From this reading A PAINFUL ENCOUNTER More work.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Ray had declined to leave England.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A week of it, ceaseless and unremitting.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I knew quite well that it was on my account.
go away from a place
From this reading Ray had declined to leave England.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading A PAINFUL ENCOUNTER More work.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A week of it, ceaseless and unremitting.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I knew quite well that it was on my account.
above and across; more than
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading A PAINFUL ENCOUNTER More work.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I knew quite well that it was on my account.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading Ray had declined to leave England.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
From this reading A week of it, ceaseless and unremitting.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I knew quite well that it was on my account.
look attentively
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A week of it, ceaseless and unremitting.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I knew quite well that it was on my account.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading The police seemed to have abandoned their watch over my cottage, and I heard a whisper that a statement by the Duke had at any rate partially cleared me from suspicion.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading A PAINFUL ENCOUNTER More work.
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