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The Crushed Flower, and Other Stories

Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

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They pointed the finger at Judas, and some in contempt, others with hatred and fear, said:
"Look, that is Judas the Traitor!"
This already began to be the opprobrious title, to which he had doomed himself throughout the ages.
Thousands of years may pass, nation may supplant nation, and still the air will resound with the words, uttered with contempt and fear by good and bad alike:
"Judas the Traitor!"
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The Crushed Flower, and Other Stories

Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

Chapter 17 of The Crushed Flower, and Other Stories is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
They pointed the finger at Judas, and some in contempt, others with hatred and fear, said:
Line 2
"Look, that is Judas the Traitor!"
/lʊk ðæt ɪz ˈdʒuːdəs ðə ˈtreɪtər/
Line 3
This already began to be the opprobrious title, to which he had doomed himself throughout the ages.
Line 4
Thousands of years may pass, nation may supplant nation, and still the air will resound with the words, uttered with contempt and fear by good and bad alike:
/ˈθaʊzəndz ʌv jɪrz meɪ pæs ˈneɪʃən meɪ səˈplænt ˈneɪʃən ənd stɪl ðə er wɪl ˌriːˈsaʊnd wɪð ðə wɜːrdz ˈʌtərd wɪð kənˈtempt ənd fɪr baɪ ɡʊd ənd bæd əˈlaɪk/
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"Judas the Traitor!"
/ˈdʒuːdəs ðə ˈtreɪtər/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

ages noun US /ˈeɪdʒəz/

plural of “age” — how long something has existed

From this reading “This already began to be the opprobrious title, to which he had doomed himself throughout the ages.”

alike adverb US /əˈlaɪk/

equally

From this reading “Thousands of years may pass, nation may supplant nation, and still the air will resound with the words, uttered with contempt and fear by good and bad alike:”

doomed adjective US /duːmd/

marked for certain death

From this reading “This already began to be the opprobrious title, to which he had doomed himself throughout the ages.”

hatred noun US /ˈheɪtrəd/

the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading “They pointed the finger at Judas, and some in contempt, others with hatred and fear, said:”

Judas noun US /ˈdʒuːdəs/

(New Testament) supposed brother of St. James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless

From this reading “They pointed the finger at Judas, and some in contempt, others with hatred and fear, said:”

resound verb US /ˌriːˈsaʊnd/

ring or echo with sound

From this reading “Thousands of years may pass, nation may supplant nation, and still the air will resound with the words, uttered with contempt and fear by good and bad alike:”

supplant verb US /səˈplænt/

take the place or move into the position of

From this reading “Thousands of years may pass, nation may supplant nation, and still the air will resound with the words, uttered with contempt and fear by good and bad alike:”

Traitor noun US /ˈtreɪtər/

someone who betrays his country by committing treason

From this reading “"Look, that is Judas the Traitor!"”

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agesnounUS /ˈeɪdʒəz/

plural of “age” — how long something has existed

From this reading This already began to be the opprobrious title, to which he had doomed himself throughout the ages.

airnounUS /er/

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading Thousands of years may pass, nation may supplant nation, and still the air will resound with the words, uttered with contempt and fear by good and bad alike:

alikeadverbUS /əˈlaɪk/

equally

From this reading Thousands of years may pass, nation may supplant nation, and still the air will resound with the words, uttered with contempt and fear by good and bad alike:

alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading This already began to be the opprobrious title, to which he had doomed himself throughout the ages.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading They pointed the finger at Judas, and some in contempt, others with hatred and fear, said:

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading They pointed the finger at Judas, and some in contempt, others with hatred and fear, said:

badadjectiveUS /bæd/

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading Thousands of years may pass, nation may supplant nation, and still the air will resound with the words, uttered with contempt and fear by good and bad alike:

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading This already began to be the opprobrious title, to which he had doomed himself throughout the ages.

beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading This already began to be the opprobrious title, to which he had doomed himself throughout the ages.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Thousands of years may pass, nation may supplant nation, and still the air will resound with the words, uttered with contempt and fear by good and bad alike:

contemptnounUS /kənˈtempt/

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

From this reading They pointed the finger at Judas, and some in contempt, others with hatred and fear, said:

doomedadjectiveUS /duːmd/

marked for certain death

From this reading This already began to be the opprobrious title, to which he had doomed himself throughout the ages.

fearverbUS /fɪr/

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading They pointed the finger at Judas, and some in contempt, others with hatred and fear, said:

fingerverbUS /ˈfɪŋɡər/

feel or handle with the fingers

From this reading They pointed the finger at Judas, and some in contempt, others with hatred and fear, said:

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Thousands of years may pass, nation may supplant nation, and still the air will resound with the words, uttered with contempt and fear by good and bad alike:

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading This already began to be the opprobrious title, to which he had doomed himself throughout the ages.

hatrednounUS /ˈheɪtrəd/

the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading They pointed the finger at Judas, and some in contempt, others with hatred and fear, said:

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading This already began to be the opprobrious title, to which he had doomed himself throughout the ages.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

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

From this reading This already began to be the opprobrious title, to which he had doomed himself throughout the ages.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading They pointed the finger at Judas, and some in contempt, others with hatred and fear, said:

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "Look, that is Judas the Traitor!"

JudasnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəs/

(New Testament) supposed brother of St. James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless

From this reading They pointed the finger at Judas, and some in contempt, others with hatred and fear, said:

LookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading "Look, that is Judas the Traitor!"

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Thousands of years may pass, nation may supplant nation, and still the air will resound with the words, uttered with contempt and fear by good and bad alike:

nationnounUS /ˈneɪʃən/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Thousands of years may pass, nation may supplant nation, and still the air will resound with the words, uttered with contempt and fear by good and bad alike:

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Thousands of years may pass, nation may supplant nation, and still the air will resound with the words, uttered with contempt and fear by good and bad alike:

opprobriousadjective

expressing offensive reproach

From this reading This already began to be the opprobrious title, to which he had doomed himself throughout the ages.

others

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

From this reading They pointed the finger at Judas, and some in contempt, others with hatred and fear, said:

passverbUS /pæs/

go across or through

From this reading Thousands of years may pass, nation may supplant nation, and still the air will resound with the words, uttered with contempt and fear by good and bad alike:

pointedadjectiveUS /ˈpɔɪntɪd/

having a point

From this reading They pointed the finger at Judas, and some in contempt, others with hatred and fear, said:

resoundverbUS /ˌriːˈsaʊnd/

ring or echo with sound

From this reading Thousands of years may pass, nation may supplant nation, and still the air will resound with the words, uttered with contempt and fear by good and bad alike:

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading They pointed the finger at Judas, and some in contempt, others with hatred and fear, said:

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

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

From this reading They pointed the finger at Judas, and some in contempt, others with hatred and fear, said:

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading Thousands of years may pass, nation may supplant nation, and still the air will resound with the words, uttered with contempt and fear by good and bad alike:

supplantverbUS /səˈplænt/

take the place or move into the position of

From this reading Thousands of years may pass, nation may supplant nation, and still the air will resound with the words, uttered with contempt and fear by good and bad alike:

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Look, that is Judas the Traitor!"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading They pointed the finger at Judas, and some in contempt, others with hatred and fear, said:

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They pointed the finger at Judas, and some in contempt, others with hatred and fear, said:

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading This already began to be the opprobrious title, to which he had doomed himself throughout the ages.

ThousandsnounUS /ˈθaʊzəndz/

plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading Thousands of years may pass, nation may supplant nation, and still the air will resound with the words, uttered with contempt and fear by good and bad alike:

throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/

in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period

From this reading This already began to be the opprobrious title, to which he had doomed himself throughout the ages.

titlenounUS /ˈtaɪtəl/

a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

From this reading This already began to be the opprobrious title, to which he had doomed himself throughout the ages.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading This already began to be the opprobrious title, to which he had doomed himself throughout the ages.

TraitornounUS /ˈtreɪtər/

someone who betrays his country by committing treason

From this reading "Look, that is Judas the Traitor!"

utteredadjectiveUS /ˈʌtərd/

communicated in words

From this reading Thousands of years may pass, nation may supplant nation, and still the air will resound with the words, uttered with contempt and fear by good and bad alike:

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading This already began to be the opprobrious title, to which he had doomed himself throughout the ages.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Thousands of years may pass, nation may supplant nation, and still the air will resound with the words, uttered with contempt and fear by good and bad alike:

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading They pointed the finger at Judas, and some in contempt, others with hatred and fear, said:

wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading Thousands of years may pass, nation may supplant nation, and still the air will resound with the words, uttered with contempt and fear by good and bad alike:

yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading Thousands of years may pass, nation may supplant nation, and still the air will resound with the words, uttered with contempt and fear by good and bad alike:

Chapter 17 of The Crushed Flower, and Other Stories by Leonid Andreyev holds 209 sentences, grouped into 42 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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