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The traitor's way
The traitor's way

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of The traitor's way is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By S. (Sidney) Levett Yeats • Curated US English Learning Edition
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AT THE SIGN OF THE GREEN MAN FOR a moment I stood, thinking of Achon’s last words, and then it all came back to me.
It was he who had played the mendicant friar in Paris, that night when Lignières had died.
It was he who had got the letters and the scroll of names.
He was right.
He held enough in his hands to bring Marcilly and myself to the block, and to ruin the honor of Marie.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The traitor's way

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of The traitor's way is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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AT THE SIGN OF THE GREEN MAN FOR a moment I stood, thinking of Achon’s last words, and then it all came back to me.
Line 2
It was he who had played the mendicant friar in Paris, that night when Lignières had died.
Line 3
It was he who had got the letters and the scroll of names.
/ɪt wɑːz hiː huː hæd ɡɑːt ðə ˈletərz ənd ðə skroʊl ʌv neɪmz/
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He was right.
/hiː wɑːz raɪt/
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He held enough in his hands to bring Marcilly and myself to the block, and to ruin the honor of Marie.

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block noun US /blɑːk/

a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)

From this reading “He held enough in his hands to bring Marcilly and myself to the block, and to ruin the honor of Marie.”

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friar noun US /ˈfraɪər/

a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms

From this reading “It was he who had played the mendicant friar in Paris, that night when Lignières had died.”

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honor noun US /ˈɑːnər/

a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

From this reading “He held enough in his hands to bring Marcilly and myself to the block, and to ruin the honor of Marie.”

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names noun US /neɪmz/

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading “It was he who had got the letters and the scroll of names.”

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Paris noun US /ˈperɪs/

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading “It was he who had played the mendicant friar in Paris, that night when Lignières had died.”

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played adjective US /pleɪd/

(of games) engaged in

From this reading “It was he who had played the mendicant friar in Paris, that night when Lignières had died.”

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ruin noun US /ˈruːən/

an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading “He held enough in his hands to bring Marcilly and myself to the block, and to ruin the honor of Marie.”

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scroll noun US /skroʊl/

a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

From this reading “It was he who had got the letters and the scroll of names.”

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came back verb + particle counted as “come back”

be restored

In this reading “AT THE SIGN OF THE GREEN MAN FOR a moment I stood, thinking of Achon’s last words, and then it all came back to me.”

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last words adjective + noun

In this reading “AT THE SIGN OF THE GREEN MAN FOR a moment I stood, thinking of Achon’s last words, and then it all came back to me.”

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FOR a moment preposition + article + noun counted as “for … moment”

temporarily

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading AT THE SIGN OF THE GREEN MAN FOR a moment I stood, thinking of Achon’s last words, and then it all came back to me.

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Achon's

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From this reading AT THE SIGN OF THE GREEN MAN FOR a moment I stood, thinking of Achon’s last words, and then it all came back to me.

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 AT THE SIGN OF THE GREEN MAN FOR a moment I stood, thinking of Achon’s last words, and then it all came back to me.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading AT THE SIGN OF THE GREEN MAN FOR a moment I stood, thinking of Achon’s last words, and then it all came back to me.

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ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading AT THE SIGN OF THE GREEN MAN FOR a moment I stood, thinking of Achon’s last words, and then it all came back to me.

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backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading AT THE SIGN OF THE GREEN MAN FOR a moment I stood, thinking of Achon’s last words, and then it all came back to me.

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blocknounUS /blɑːk/

a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)

From this reading He held enough in his hands to bring Marcilly and myself to the block, and to ruin the honor of Marie.

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bringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading He held enough in his hands to bring Marcilly and myself to the block, and to ruin the honor of Marie.

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cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading AT THE SIGN OF THE GREEN MAN FOR a moment I stood, thinking of Achon’s last words, and then it all came back to me.

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diedverbUS /daɪd/

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading It was he who had played the mendicant friar in Paris, that night when Lignières had died.

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enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading He held enough in his hands to bring Marcilly and myself to the block, and to ruin the honor of Marie.

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FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading AT THE SIGN OF THE GREEN MAN FOR a moment I stood, thinking of Achon’s last words, and then it all came back to me.

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friarnounUS /ˈfraɪər/

a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms

From this reading It was he who had played the mendicant friar in Paris, that night when Lignières had died.

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gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading It was he who had got the letters and the scroll of names.

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GREENnounUS /ɡriːn/

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading AT THE SIGN OF THE GREEN MAN FOR a moment I stood, thinking of Achon’s last words, and then it all came back to me.

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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading It was he who had played the mendicant friar in Paris, that night when Lignières had died.

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handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading He held enough in his hands to bring Marcilly and myself to the block, and to ruin the honor of Marie.

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hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading It was he who had played the mendicant friar in Paris, that night when Lignières had died.

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heldadjectiveUS /held/

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading He held enough in his hands to bring Marcilly and myself to the block, and to ruin the honor of Marie.

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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading He held enough in his hands to bring Marcilly and myself to the block, and to ruin the honor of Marie.

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honornounUS /ˈɑːnər/

a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

From this reading He held enough in his hands to bring Marcilly and myself to the block, and to ruin the honor of Marie.

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading AT THE SIGN OF THE GREEN MAN FOR a moment I stood, thinking of Achon’s last words, and then it all came back to me.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading It was he who had played the mendicant friar in Paris, that night when Lignières had died.

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itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading AT THE SIGN OF THE GREEN MAN FOR a moment I stood, thinking of Achon’s last words, and then it all came back to me.

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lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading AT THE SIGN OF THE GREEN MAN FOR a moment I stood, thinking of Achon’s last words, and then it all came back to me.

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lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/

the literary culture

From this reading It was he who had got the letters and the scroll of names.

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Lignières

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From this reading It was he who had played the mendicant friar in Paris, that night when Lignières had died.

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MANnounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading AT THE SIGN OF THE GREEN MAN FOR a moment I stood, thinking of Achon’s last words, and then it all came back to me.

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Marcilly

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From this reading He held enough in his hands to bring Marcilly and myself to the block, and to ruin the honor of Marie.

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Marie

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From this reading He held enough in his hands to bring Marcilly and myself to the block, and to ruin the honor of Marie.

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mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading AT THE SIGN OF THE GREEN MAN FOR a moment I stood, thinking of Achon’s last words, and then it all came back to me.

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mendicantnoun

a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms

From this reading It was he who had played the mendicant friar in Paris, that night when Lignières had died.

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momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading AT THE SIGN OF THE GREEN MAN FOR a moment I stood, thinking of Achon’s last words, and then it all came back to me.

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myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading He held enough in his hands to bring Marcilly and myself to the block, and to ruin the honor of Marie.

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namesnounUS /neɪmz/

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading It was he who had got the letters and the scroll of names.

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nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading It was he who had played the mendicant friar in Paris, that night when Lignières had died.

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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AT THE SIGN OF THE GREEN MAN FOR a moment I stood, thinking of Achon’s last words, and then it all came back to me.

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ParisnounUS /ˈperɪs/

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading It was he who had played the mendicant friar in Paris, that night when Lignières had died.

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playedadjectiveUS /pleɪd/

(of games) engaged in

From this reading It was he who had played the mendicant friar in Paris, that night when Lignières had died.

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rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading He was right.

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ruinnounUS /ˈruːən/

an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading He held enough in his hands to bring Marcilly and myself to the block, and to ruin the honor of Marie.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
scrollnounUS /skroʊl/

a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

From this reading It was he who had got the letters and the scroll of names.

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SIGNnounUS /saɪn/

a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading AT THE SIGN OF THE GREEN MAN FOR a moment I stood, thinking of Achon’s last words, and then it all came back to me.

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stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading AT THE SIGN OF THE GREEN MAN FOR a moment I stood, thinking of Achon’s last words, and then it all came back to me.

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was he who had played the mendicant friar in Paris, that night when Lignières had died.

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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading AT THE SIGN OF THE GREEN MAN FOR a moment I stood, thinking of Achon’s last words, and then it all came back to me.

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thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading AT THE SIGN OF THE GREEN MAN FOR a moment I stood, thinking of Achon’s last words, and then it all came back to me.

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thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading AT THE SIGN OF THE GREEN MAN FOR a moment I stood, thinking of Achon’s last words, and then it all came back to me.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading AT THE SIGN OF THE GREEN MAN FOR a moment I stood, thinking of Achon’s last words, and then it all came back to me.

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It was he who had played the mendicant friar in Paris, that night when Lignières had died.

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whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading It was he who had played the mendicant friar in Paris, that night when Lignières had died.

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whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading It was he who had played the mendicant friar in Paris, that night when Lignières had died.

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wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading AT THE SIGN OF THE GREEN MAN FOR a moment I stood, thinking of Achon’s last words, and then it all came back to me.

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Chapter 8 of The traitor's way by S. (Sidney) Levett Yeats holds 189 sentences, grouped into 38 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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Chapter 8 holds 189 sentences of The traitor's way, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.

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