Chapter 35 of The Double Traitor is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of The Double Traitor is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side. "Selingman is down-stairs," he announced. "I rather expected I should see something of him as I didn't go to the club this afternoon. You won't mind if he comes up?" "The man is a nuisance," Anna declared, with a little grimace.
Chapter 35 of The Double Traitor is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading “Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.”
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “"Selingman is down-stairs," he announced.”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “"I rather expected I should see something of him as I didn't go to the club this afternoon.”
contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
From this reading “"The man is a nuisance," Anna declared, with a little grimace.”
(law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
From this reading “"The man is a nuisance," Anna declared, with a little grimace.”
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading “Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.”
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.”
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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 "The man is a nuisance," Anna declared, with a little grimace.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading "I rather expected I should see something of him as I didn't go to the club this afternoon.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading "Selingman is down-stairs," he announced.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I rather expected I should see something of him as I didn't go to the club this afternoon.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading "I rather expected I should see something of him as I didn't go to the club this afternoon.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading You won't mind if he comes up?"
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "The man is a nuisance," Anna declared, with a little grimace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I rather expected I should see something of him as I didn't go to the club this afternoon.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Selingman is down-stairs," he announced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading "I rather expected I should see something of him as I didn't go to the club this afternoon.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I rather expected I should see something of him as I didn't go to the club this afternoon.
contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
From this reading "The man is a nuisance," Anna declared, with a little grimace.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Selingman is down-stairs," he announced.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I rather expected I should see something of him as I didn't go to the club this afternoon.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I rather expected I should see something of him as I didn't go to the club this afternoon.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You won't mind if he comes up?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Selingman is down-stairs," he announced.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "The man is a nuisance," Anna declared, with a little grimace.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "The man is a nuisance," Anna declared, with a little grimace.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading You won't mind if he comes up?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
(law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
From this reading "The man is a nuisance," Anna declared, with a little grimace.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I rather expected I should see something of him as I didn't go to the club this afternoon.
on the contrary
From this reading "I rather expected I should see something of him as I didn't go to the club this afternoon.
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I rather expected I should see something of him as I didn't go to the club this afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Selingman is down-stairs," he announced.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I rather expected I should see something of him as I didn't go to the club this afternoon.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I rather expected I should see something of him as I didn't go to the club this afternoon.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I rather expected I should see something of him as I didn't go to the club this afternoon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading You won't mind if he comes up?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
which person or people
From this reading Norgate set down the telephone receiver and turned to Anna, who was seated in an easy-chair by his side.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The man is a nuisance," Anna declared, with a little grimace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You won't mind if he comes up?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You won't mind if he comes up?"
Chapter 35 of The Double Traitor by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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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