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Chapter XX · Bribery and Corruption

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Now that you have your information,” said Armitage, when he had recounted to Wylie what had passed during his audience of Eirene, what do you think of doing?”
There can’t be much doubt about that.
We must go to Czarigrad and get hold of the Patriarch.
Panagiotis must go, I suppose, as he is the only one likely to have influence in that quarter, and I must go to keep him up to the mark when he gets discouraged.”
You won’t exactly publish abroad the object of your journey, I suppose?”
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The Heir

Chapter XX · Bribery and Corruption

Chapter XX of The Heir, “Bribery and Corruption,” is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Now that you have your information,” said Armitage, when he had recounted to Wylie what had passed during his audience of Eirene, “what do you think of doing?”
Line 2
There can’t be much doubt about that.
Line 3
We must go to Czarigrad and get hold of the Patriarch.
Line 4
Panagiotis must go, I suppose, as he is the only one likely to have influence in that quarter, and I must go to keep him up to the mark when he gets discouraged.”
Line 5
You won’t exactly publish abroad the object of your journey, I suppose?”

Learner Dictionary

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

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abroad adverb US /əˈbrɔːd/

to or in a foreign country

From this reading ““You won’t exactly publish abroad the object of your journey, I suppose?””

audience noun US /ˈɑːdiəns/

a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance

From this reading ““Now that you have your information,” said Armitage, when he had recounted to Wylie what had passed during his audience of Eirene, “what do you think of doing?””

discouraged adjective US /dɪˈskɜːrədʒd/

made less hopeful or enthusiastic

From this reading “Panagiotis must go, I suppose, as he is the only one likely to have influence in that quarter, and I must go to keep him up to the mark when he gets discouraged.””

gets noun US /ɡets/

plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

From this reading “Panagiotis must go, I suppose, as he is the only one likely to have influence in that quarter, and I must go to keep him up to the mark when he gets discouraged.””

Patriarch noun US /ˈpeɪtriɑːrk/

title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)

From this reading “We must go to Czarigrad and get hold of the Patriarch.”

publish verb US /ˈpʌblɪʃ/

put into print

From this reading ““You won’t exactly publish abroad the object of your journey, I suppose?””

recounted verb US /rɪˈkaʊntɪd/

past form of “recount” — narrate or give a detailed account of

From this reading ““Now that you have your information,” said Armitage, when he had recounted to Wylie what had passed during his audience of Eirene, “what do you think of doing?””

Wylie noun US /ˈwaɪli/

United States poet (1885-1928)

From this reading ““Now that you have your information,” said Armitage, when he had recounted to Wylie what had passed during his audience of Eirene, “what do you think of doing?””

Word partnerships in these lines

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gets discouraged verb + adjective counted as “get discouraged”

In this reading “Panagiotis must go, I suppose, as he is the only one likely to have influence in that quarter, and I must go to keep him up to the mark when he gets discouraged.””

hold of verb + particle

In this reading “We must go to Czarigrad and get hold of the Patriarch.”

think of verb + particle

keep in mind for attention or consideration

In this reading ““Now that you have your information,” said Armitage, when he had recounted to Wylie what had passed during his audience of Eirene, “what do you think of doing?””

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “There can’t be much doubt about that.

abroadadverbUS /əˈbrɔːd/

to or in a foreign country

From this reading “You won’t exactly publish abroad the object of your journey, I suppose?”

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading We must go to Czarigrad and get hold of the Patriarch.

Armitage

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From this reading “Now that you have your information,” said Armitage, when he had recounted to Wylie what had passed during his audience of Eirene, “what do you think of doing?”

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Panagiotis must go, I suppose, as he is the only one likely to have influence in that quarter, and I must go to keep him up to the mark when he gets discouraged.”

audiencenounUS /ˈɑːdiəns/

a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance

From this reading “Now that you have your information,” said Armitage, when he had recounted to Wylie what had passed during his audience of Eirene, “what do you think of doing?”

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading “There can’t be much doubt about that.

can't

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From this reading “There can’t be much doubt about that.

Czarigrad

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From this reading We must go to Czarigrad and get hold of the Patriarch.

discouragedadjectiveUS /dɪˈskɜːrədʒd/

made less hopeful or enthusiastic

From this reading Panagiotis must go, I suppose, as he is the only one likely to have influence in that quarter, and I must go to keep him up to the mark when he gets discouraged.”

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “Now that you have your information,” said Armitage, when he had recounted to Wylie what had passed during his audience of Eirene, “what do you think of doing?”

doingverbUS /ˈduːɪŋ/

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading “Now that you have your information,” said Armitage, when he had recounted to Wylie what had passed during his audience of Eirene, “what do you think of doing?”

doubtnounUS /daʊt/

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading “There can’t be much doubt about that.

duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading “Now that you have your information,” said Armitage, when he had recounted to Wylie what had passed during his audience of Eirene, “what do you think of doing?”

Eirene

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From this reading “Now that you have your information,” said Armitage, when he had recounted to Wylie what had passed during his audience of Eirene, “what do you think of doing?”

exactlyadverbUS /ɪɡˈzæktli/

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading “You won’t exactly publish abroad the object of your journey, I suppose?”

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading We must go to Czarigrad and get hold of the Patriarch.

getsnounUS /ɡets/

plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

From this reading Panagiotis must go, I suppose, as he is the only one likely to have influence in that quarter, and I must go to keep him up to the mark when he gets discouraged.”

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading We must go to Czarigrad and get hold of the Patriarch.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading “Now that you have your information,” said Armitage, when he had recounted to Wylie what had passed during his audience of Eirene, “what do you think of doing?”

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Now that you have your information,” said Armitage, when he had recounted to Wylie what had passed during his audience of Eirene, “what do you think of doing?”

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading “Now that you have your information,” said Armitage, when he had recounted to Wylie what had passed during his audience of Eirene, “what do you think of doing?”

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Panagiotis must go, I suppose, as he is the only one likely to have influence in that quarter, and I must go to keep him up to the mark when he gets discouraged.”

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading “Now that you have your information,” said Armitage, when he had recounted to Wylie what had passed during his audience of Eirene, “what do you think of doing?”

holdverbUS /hoʊld/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading We must go to Czarigrad and get hold of the Patriarch.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Panagiotis must go, I suppose, as he is the only one likely to have influence in that quarter, and I must go to keep him up to the mark when he gets discouraged.”

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Panagiotis must go, I suppose, as he is the only one likely to have influence in that quarter, and I must go to keep him up to the mark when he gets discouraged.”

influencenounUS /ˈɪnfluːəns/

a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

From this reading Panagiotis must go, I suppose, as he is the only one likely to have influence in that quarter, and I must go to keep him up to the mark when he gets discouraged.”

informationnounUS /ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən/

a message received and understood

From this reading “Now that you have your information,” said Armitage, when he had recounted to Wylie what had passed during his audience of Eirene, “what do you think of doing?”

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Panagiotis must go, I suppose, as he is the only one likely to have influence in that quarter, and I must go to keep him up to the mark when he gets discouraged.”

journeyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading “You won’t exactly publish abroad the object of your journey, I suppose?”

keepverbUS /kiːp/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading Panagiotis must go, I suppose, as he is the only one likely to have influence in that quarter, and I must go to keep him up to the mark when he gets discouraged.”

likelyadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪkli/

has a good chance of being the case or of coming about

From this reading Panagiotis must go, I suppose, as he is the only one likely to have influence in that quarter, and I must go to keep him up to the mark when he gets discouraged.”

markverbUS /mɑːrk/

attach a tag or label to

From this reading Panagiotis must go, I suppose, as he is the only one likely to have influence in that quarter, and I must go to keep him up to the mark when he gets discouraged.”

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading “There can’t be much doubt about that.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading We must go to Czarigrad and get hold of the Patriarch.

NowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading “Now that you have your information,” said Armitage, when he had recounted to Wylie what had passed during his audience of Eirene, “what do you think of doing?”

objectnounUS /ˈɑːbdʒekt/

a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading “You won’t exactly publish abroad the object of your journey, I suppose?”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Now that you have your information,” said Armitage, when he had recounted to Wylie what had passed during his audience of Eirene, “what do you think of doing?”

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Panagiotis must go, I suppose, as he is the only one likely to have influence in that quarter, and I must go to keep him up to the mark when he gets discouraged.”

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading Panagiotis must go, I suppose, as he is the only one likely to have influence in that quarter, and I must go to keep him up to the mark when he gets discouraged.”

Panagiotis

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From this reading Panagiotis must go, I suppose, as he is the only one likely to have influence in that quarter, and I must go to keep him up to the mark when he gets discouraged.”

passedverbUS /pæst/

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading “Now that you have your information,” said Armitage, when he had recounted to Wylie what had passed during his audience of Eirene, “what do you think of doing?”

PatriarchnounUS /ˈpeɪtriɑːrk/

title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)

From this reading We must go to Czarigrad and get hold of the Patriarch.

publishverbUS /ˈpʌblɪʃ/

put into print

From this reading “You won’t exactly publish abroad the object of your journey, I suppose?”

quarternounUS /ˈkwɔːrtər/

one of four equal parts

From this reading Panagiotis must go, I suppose, as he is the only one likely to have influence in that quarter, and I must go to keep him up to the mark when he gets discouraged.”

recountedverbUS /rɪˈkaʊntɪd/

past form of “recount” — narrate or give a detailed account of

From this reading “Now that you have your information,” said Armitage, when he had recounted to Wylie what had passed during his audience of Eirene, “what do you think of doing?”

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Now that you have your information,” said Armitage, when he had recounted to Wylie what had passed during his audience of Eirene, “what do you think of doing?”

supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/

express a supposition

From this reading Panagiotis must go, I suppose, as he is the only one likely to have influence in that quarter, and I must go to keep him up to the mark when he gets discouraged.”

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Now that you have your information,” said Armitage, when he had recounted to Wylie what had passed during his audience of Eirene, “what do you think of doing?”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading We must go to Czarigrad and get hold of the Patriarch.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading “There can’t be much doubt about that.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading “Now that you have your information,” said Armitage, when he had recounted to Wylie what had passed during his audience of Eirene, “what do you think of doing?”

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading “Now that you have your information,” said Armitage, when he had recounted to Wylie what had passed during his audience of Eirene, “what do you think of doing?”

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Panagiotis must go, I suppose, as he is the only one likely to have influence in that quarter, and I must go to keep him up to the mark when he gets discouraged.”

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We must go to Czarigrad and get hold of the Patriarch.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “Now that you have your information,” said Armitage, when he had recounted to Wylie what had passed during his audience of Eirene, “what do you think of doing?”

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading “Now that you have your information,” said Armitage, when he had recounted to Wylie what had passed during his audience of Eirene, “what do you think of doing?”

won't

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

From this reading “You won’t exactly publish abroad the object of your journey, I suppose?”

WylienounUS /ˈwaɪli/

United States poet (1885-1928)

From this reading “Now that you have your information,” said Armitage, when he had recounted to Wylie what had passed during his audience of Eirene, “what do you think of doing?”

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Now that you have your information,” said Armitage, when he had recounted to Wylie what had passed during his audience of Eirene, “what do you think of doing?”

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Now that you have your information,” said Armitage, when he had recounted to Wylie what had passed during his audience of Eirene, “what do you think of doing?”

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