Chapter 13 of The Traitors is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Traitors is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well!" Reist unfastened his sword. The State uniform of the Thetian Guards was cumbersome, and the day was hot. "Let Basil bring me wine," he ordered. "The cathedral was a furnace.
Chapter 13 of The Traitors is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
From this reading “"Let Basil bring me wine," he ordered.”
any large and important church
From this reading “"The cathedral was a furnace.”
difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight
From this reading “The State uniform of the Thetian Guards was cumbersome, and the day was hot.”
an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
From this reading “"The cathedral was a furnace.”
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “The State uniform of the Thetian Guards was cumbersome, and the day was hot.”
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading “"Let Basil bring me wine," he ordered.”
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading “The State uniform of the Thetian Guards was cumbersome, and the day was hot.”
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading “"Let Basil bring me wine," he ordered.”
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 "The cathedral was a furnace.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The State uniform of the Thetian Guards was cumbersome, and the day was hot.
any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
From this reading "Let Basil bring me wine," he ordered.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Let Basil bring me wine," he ordered.
any large and important church
From this reading "The cathedral was a furnace.
difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight
From this reading The State uniform of the Thetian Guards was cumbersome, and the day was hot.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The State uniform of the Thetian Guards was cumbersome, and the day was hot.
an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
From this reading "The cathedral was a furnace.
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading The State uniform of the Thetian Guards was cumbersome, and the day was hot.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Let Basil bring me wine," he ordered.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Reist unfastened his sword.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The State uniform of the Thetian Guards was cumbersome, and the day was hot.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let Basil bring me wine," he ordered.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let Basil bring me wine," he ordered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The State uniform of the Thetian Guards was cumbersome, and the day was hot.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading "Let Basil bring me wine," he ordered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reist unfastened his sword.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading The State uniform of the Thetian Guards was cumbersome, and the day was hot.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading Reist unfastened his sword.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The State uniform of the Thetian Guards was cumbersome, and the day was hot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The State uniform of the Thetian Guards was cumbersome, and the day was hot.
not closed or secured
From this reading Reist unfastened his sword.
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading The State uniform of the Thetian Guards was cumbersome, and the day was hot.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The State uniform of the Thetian Guards was cumbersome, and the day was hot.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well!"
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading "Let Basil bring me wine," he ordered.
Chapter 13 of The Traitors by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 385 sentences, grouped into 77 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.
Chapter 13 holds 385 sentences of The Traitors, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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