Chapter 12 of The Traitors is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Traitors is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It is not only your country's welfare," Domiloff said, "which trembles in the balance. It is her very existence. I appeal to you, General Dartnoff--to you, Bushnieff. If you accept this man, Theos as an independent country will soon be blotted from the map." Domiloff stood leaning with his back against the long deal table.
Chapter 12 of The Traitors is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading “I appeal to you, General Dartnoff--to you, Bushnieff.”
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading “"It is not only your country's welfare," Domiloff said, "which trembles in the balance.”
inflected form of “blot” — dry (ink) with blotting paper
From this reading “If you accept this man, Theos as an independent country will soon be blotted from the map."”
possessive form of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “"It is not only your country's welfare," Domiloff said, "which trembles in the balance.”
free from external control and constraint
From this reading “If you accept this man, Theos as an independent country will soon be blotted from the map."”
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading “Domiloff stood leaning with his back against the long deal table.”
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading “If you accept this man, Theos as an independent country will soon be blotted from the map."”
governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
From this reading “"It is not only your country's welfare," Domiloff said, "which trembles in the balance.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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consider or hold as true
From this reading If you accept this man, Theos as an independent country will soon be blotted from the map."
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Domiloff stood leaning with his back against the long deal table.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If you accept this man, Theos as an independent country will soon be blotted from the map."
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading I appeal to you, General Dartnoff--to you, Bushnieff.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If you accept this man, Theos as an independent country will soon be blotted from the map."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Domiloff stood leaning with his back against the long deal table.
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading "It is not only your country's welfare," Domiloff said, "which trembles in the balance.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If you accept this man, Theos as an independent country will soon be blotted from the map."
inflected form of “blot” — dry (ink) with blotting paper
From this reading If you accept this man, Theos as an independent country will soon be blotted from the map."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I appeal to you, General Dartnoff--to you, Bushnieff.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading If you accept this man, Theos as an independent country will soon be blotted from the map."
possessive form of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "It is not only your country's welfare," Domiloff said, "which trembles in the balance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I appeal to you, General Dartnoff--to you, Bushnieff.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Domiloff stood leaning with his back against the long deal table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is not only your country's welfare," Domiloff said, "which trembles in the balance.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading It is her very existence.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If you accept this man, Theos as an independent country will soon be blotted from the map."
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading I appeal to you, General Dartnoff--to you, Bushnieff.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It is her very existence.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Domiloff stood leaning with his back against the long deal table.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I appeal to you, General Dartnoff--to you, Bushnieff.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you accept this man, Theos as an independent country will soon be blotted from the map."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It is not only your country's welfare," Domiloff said, "which trembles in the balance.
free from external control and constraint
From this reading If you accept this man, Theos as an independent country will soon be blotted from the map."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is not only your country's welfare," Domiloff said, "which trembles in the balance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is not only your country's welfare," Domiloff said, "which trembles in the balance.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Domiloff stood leaning with his back against the long deal table.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Domiloff stood leaning with his back against the long deal table.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading If you accept this man, Theos as an independent country will soon be blotted from the map."
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading If you accept this man, Theos as an independent country will soon be blotted from the map."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It is not only your country's welfare," Domiloff said, "which trembles in the balance.
and nothing more
From this reading "It is not only your country's welfare," Domiloff said, "which trembles in the balance.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It is not only your country's welfare," Domiloff said, "which trembles in the balance.
in the near future
From this reading If you accept this man, Theos as an independent country will soon be blotted from the map."
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Domiloff stood leaning with his back against the long deal table.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Domiloff stood leaning with his back against the long deal table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It is not only your country's welfare," Domiloff said, "which trembles in the balance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you accept this man, Theos as an independent country will soon be blotted from the map."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If you accept this man, Theos as an independent country will soon be blotted from the map."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I appeal to you, General Dartnoff--to you, Bushnieff.
disease of livestock and especially cattle poisoned by eating certain kinds of snakeroot
From this reading "It is not only your country's welfare," Domiloff said, "which trembles in the balance.
precisely as stated
From this reading It is her very existence.
governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
From this reading "It is not only your country's welfare," Domiloff said, "which trembles in the balance.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "It is not only your country's welfare," Domiloff said, "which trembles in the balance.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If you accept this man, Theos as an independent country will soon be blotted from the map."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Domiloff stood leaning with his back against the long deal table.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I appeal to you, General Dartnoff--to you, Bushnieff.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It is not only your country's welfare," Domiloff said, "which trembles in the balance.
Chapter 12 of The Traitors by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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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