Chapter 11 of The Great God Success: A Novel is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Great God Success: A Novel is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He drew along breath and his hand trembled. “If I were a traitor, then, if you loved me, you would say, ‘What! Is he to be found among traitors? How I love treason!’ If I were a coward, liar, thief, a sum of all the vices, then, if you ever had loved me you would love me still.
Chapter 11 of The Great God Success: A Novel is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading “If I were a coward, liar, thief, a sum of all the vices, then, if you ever had loved me you would love me still.”
a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
From this reading “If I were a coward, liar, thief, a sum of all the vices, then, if you ever had loved me you would love me still.”
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “If I were a coward, liar, thief, a sum of all the vices, then, if you ever had loved me you would love me still.”
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading ““If I were a traitor, then, if you loved me, you would say, ‘What!”
plural of “traitor” — someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading “Is he to be found among traitors?”
a crime that undermines the offender's government
From this reading “How I love treason!’”
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading “He drew along breath and his hand trembled.”
plural of “vice” — moral weakness
From this reading “If I were a coward, liar, thief, a sum of all the vices, then, if you ever had loved me you would love me still.”
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 “If I were a traitor, then, if you loved me, you would say, ‘What!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading If I were a coward, liar, thief, a sum of all the vices, then, if you ever had loved me you would love me still.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He drew along breath and his hand trembled.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Is he to be found among traitors?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He drew along breath and his hand trembled.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Is he to be found among traitors?
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading He drew along breath and his hand trembled.
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading If I were a coward, liar, thief, a sum of all the vices, then, if you ever had loved me you would love me still.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading He drew along breath and his hand trembled.
at any time
From this reading If I were a coward, liar, thief, a sum of all the vices, then, if you ever had loved me you would love me still.
set up or found
From this reading Is he to be found among traitors?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If I were a coward, liar, thief, a sum of all the vices, then, if you ever had loved me you would love me still.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He drew along breath and his hand trembled.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He drew along breath and his hand trembled.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He drew along breath and his hand trembled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How I love treason!’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If I were a traitor, then, if you loved me, you would say, ‘What!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If I were a traitor, then, if you loved me, you would say, ‘What!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is he to be found among traitors?
a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
From this reading If I were a coward, liar, thief, a sum of all the vices, then, if you ever had loved me you would love me still.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading How I love treason!’
held dear
From this reading “If I were a traitor, then, if you loved me, you would say, ‘What!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If I were a traitor, then, if you loved me, you would say, ‘What!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If I were a coward, liar, thief, a sum of all the vices, then, if you ever had loved me you would love me still.
express in words
From this reading “If I were a traitor, then, if you loved me, you would say, ‘What!
not in physical motion
From this reading If I were a coward, liar, thief, a sum of all the vices, then, if you ever had loved me you would love me still.
a quantity of money
From this reading If I were a coward, liar, thief, a sum of all the vices, then, if you ever had loved me you would love me still.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If I were a coward, liar, thief, a sum of all the vices, then, if you ever had loved me you would love me still.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “If I were a traitor, then, if you loved me, you would say, ‘What!
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading If I were a coward, liar, thief, a sum of all the vices, then, if you ever had loved me you would love me still.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Is he to be found among traitors?
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading “If I were a traitor, then, if you loved me, you would say, ‘What!
plural of “traitor” — someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading Is he to be found among traitors?
a crime that undermines the offender's government
From this reading How I love treason!’
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading He drew along breath and his hand trembled.
plural of “vice” — moral weakness
From this reading If I were a coward, liar, thief, a sum of all the vices, then, if you ever had loved me you would love me still.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “If I were a traitor, then, if you loved me, you would say, ‘What!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “If I were a traitor, then, if you loved me, you would say, ‘What!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If I were a traitor, then, if you loved me, you would say, ‘What!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If I were a traitor, then, if you loved me, you would say, ‘What!
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