Chapter 34 of The Traitors is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of The Traitors is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city. Rumours were plentiful. The Turks were already streaming through the passes! A great battle was on hand! Solika had fallen!
Chapter 34 of The Traitors is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “beacon” — a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance
From this reading “Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city.”
past form of “flare” — burn brightly
From this reading “Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city.”
horrible in fierceness or savagery
From this reading “Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city.”
existing in great number or quantity
From this reading “Rumours were plentiful.”
plural of “rocket” — any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
From this reading “Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city.”
plural of “rumour” — gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
From this reading “Rumours were plentiful.”
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading “The Turks were already streaming through the passes!”
plural of “turk” — a native or inhabitant of Turkey
From this reading “The Turks were already streaming through the passes!”
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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 Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The Turks were already streaming through the passes!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city.
eagerly desirous
From this reading Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading A great battle was on hand!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city.
plural of “beacon” — a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance
From this reading Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Solika had fallen!
past form of “flare” — burn brightly
From this reading Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A great battle was on hand!
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Solika had fallen!
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading A great battle was on hand!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city.
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 Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city.
horrible in fierceness or savagery
From this reading Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A great battle was on hand!
on one occasion
From this reading Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city.
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading The Turks were already streaming through the passes!
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city.
existing in great number or quantity
From this reading Rumours were plentiful.
plural of “rocket” — any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
From this reading Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city.
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city.
plural of “rumour” — gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
From this reading Rumours were plentiful.
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city.
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading The Turks were already streaming through the passes!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The Turks were already streaming through the passes!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once more the beacons flared in a long, lurid line from the mountain-tops, rockets screamed into the night, and away from south of Solika came the heavy roll of guns plainly to be heard in the anxious city.
plural of “turk” — a native or inhabitant of Turkey
From this reading The Turks were already streaming through the passes!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A great battle was on hand!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Rumours were plentiful.
Chapter 34 of The Traitors by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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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