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Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

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THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER Long before Jennie Barton arrived in Richmond Socola had waked to the realization of the fact that he had been caught in the trap he had set for another.
He had laughed at his growing interest in the slender dark little Southerner.
He imagined that he had hypnotized himself into the idea that he really liked her.
He had kept no account of the number of visits he had made.
They were part of his programme.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Victim

Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

Chapter 29 of The Victim is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER Long before Jennie Barton arrived in Richmond Socola had waked to the realization of the fact that he had been caught in the trap he had set for another.
Line 2
He had laughed at his growing interest in the slender dark little Southerner.
/hiː hæd læft æt hɪz ˈɡroʊɪŋ ˈɪntrəst ɪn ðə ˈslendər dɑːrk ˈlɪtəl ˈsʌðərnər/
Line 3
He imagined that he had hypnotized himself into the idea that he really liked her.
/hiː ˌɪˈmædʒənd ðæt hiː hæd ˈhɪpnətaɪzd hɪmˈself ˈɪntuː ðə aɪˈdiːə ðæt hiː ˈrɪli laɪkt hɜːr/
Line 4
He had kept no account of the number of visits he had made.
/hiː hæd kept noʊ əˈkaʊnt ʌv ðə ˈnʌmbər ʌv ˈvɪzɪts hiː hæd meɪd/
Line 5
They were part of his programme.
/ðeɪ wɜːr pɑːrt ʌv hɪz ˈproʊɡræm/

Learner Dictionary

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

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

fowler noun US /ˈfaʊlər/

English lexicographer who wrote a well-known book on English usage (1858-1933)

From this reading “THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER Long before Jennie Barton arrived in Richmond Socola had waked to the realization of the fact that he had been caught in the trap he had set for another.”

hypnotized adjective US /ˈhɪpnətaɪzd/

having your attention fixated as though by a spell

From this reading “He imagined that he had hypnotized himself into the idea that he really liked her.”

programme noun US /ˈproʊɡræm/

an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event

From this reading “They were part of his programme.”

realization noun US /ˈriːləˈzeɪʃən/

coming to understand something clearly and distinctly

From this reading “THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER Long before Jennie Barton arrived in Richmond Socola had waked to the realization of the fact that he had been caught in the trap he had set for another.”

Richmond noun US /ˈrɪtʃmənd/

capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War

From this reading “THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER Long before Jennie Barton arrived in Richmond Socola had waked to the realization of the fact that he had been caught in the trap he had set for another.”

snare noun US /sner/

something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares

From this reading “THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER Long before Jennie Barton arrived in Richmond Socola had waked to the realization of the fact that he had been caught in the trap he had set for another.”

Southerner noun US /ˈsʌðərnər/

an American who lives in the South

From this reading “He had laughed at his growing interest in the slender dark little Southerner.”

trap noun US /træp/

a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

From this reading “THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER Long before Jennie Barton arrived in Richmond Socola had waked to the realization of the fact that he had been caught in the trap he had set for another.”

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accountnounUS /əˈkaʊnt/

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading He had kept no account of the number of visits he had made.

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER Long before Jennie Barton arrived in Richmond Socola had waked to the realization of the fact that he had been caught in the trap he had set for another.

arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER Long before Jennie Barton arrived in Richmond Socola had waked to the realization of the fact that he had been caught in the trap he had set for another.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He had laughed at his growing interest in the slender dark little Southerner.

Barton

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From this reading THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER Long before Jennie Barton arrived in Richmond Socola had waked to the realization of the fact that he had been caught in the trap he had set for another.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER Long before Jennie Barton arrived in Richmond Socola had waked to the realization of the fact that he had been caught in the trap he had set for another.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER Long before Jennie Barton arrived in Richmond Socola had waked to the realization of the fact that he had been caught in the trap he had set for another.

caughtverbUS /kɑːt/

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER Long before Jennie Barton arrived in Richmond Socola had waked to the realization of the fact that he had been caught in the trap he had set for another.

darknounUS /dɑːrk/

absence of light or illumination

From this reading He had laughed at his growing interest in the slender dark little Southerner.

factnounUS /fækt/

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER Long before Jennie Barton arrived in Richmond Socola had waked to the realization of the fact that he had been caught in the trap he had set for another.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER Long before Jennie Barton arrived in Richmond Socola had waked to the realization of the fact that he had been caught in the trap he had set for another.

FOWLERnounUS /ˈfaʊlər/

English lexicographer who wrote a well-known book on English usage (1858-1933)

From this reading THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER Long before Jennie Barton arrived in Richmond Socola had waked to the realization of the fact that he had been caught in the trap he had set for another.

growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading He had laughed at his growing interest in the slender dark little Southerner.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER Long before Jennie Barton arrived in Richmond Socola had waked to the realization of the fact that he had been caught in the trap he had set for another.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER Long before Jennie Barton arrived in Richmond Socola had waked to the realization of the fact that he had been caught in the trap he had set for another.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading He imagined that he had hypnotized himself into the idea that he really liked her.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He imagined that he had hypnotized himself into the idea that he really liked her.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading He had laughed at his growing interest in the slender dark little Southerner.

hypnotizedadjectiveUS /ˈhɪpnətaɪzd/

having your attention fixated as though by a spell

From this reading He imagined that he had hypnotized himself into the idea that he really liked her.

ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading He imagined that he had hypnotized himself into the idea that he really liked her.

imaginedverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənd/

past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading He imagined that he had hypnotized himself into the idea that he really liked her.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER Long before Jennie Barton arrived in Richmond Socola had waked to the realization of the fact that he had been caught in the trap he had set for another.

interestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading He had laughed at his growing interest in the slender dark little Southerner.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He imagined that he had hypnotized himself into the idea that he really liked her.

Jennie

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

From this reading THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER Long before Jennie Barton arrived in Richmond Socola had waked to the realization of the fact that he had been caught in the trap he had set for another.

keptadjectiveUS /kept/

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading He had kept no account of the number of visits he had made.

laughedverbUS /læft/

past form of “laugh” — produce laughter

From this reading He had laughed at his growing interest in the slender dark little Southerner.

likedadjectiveUS /laɪkt/

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading He imagined that he had hypnotized himself into the idea that he really liked her.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading He had laughed at his growing interest in the slender dark little Southerner.

LongadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

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 THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER Long before Jennie Barton arrived in Richmond Socola had waked to the realization of the fact that he had been caught in the trap he had set for another.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading He had kept no account of the number of visits he had made.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading He had kept no account of the number of visits he had made.

numbernounUS /ˈnʌmbər/

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading He had kept no account of the number of visits he had made.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER Long before Jennie Barton arrived in Richmond Socola had waked to the realization of the fact that he had been caught in the trap he had set for another.

partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading They were part of his programme.

programmenounUS /ˈproʊɡræm/

an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event

From this reading They were part of his programme.

realizationnounUS /ˈriːləˈzeɪʃən/

coming to understand something clearly and distinctly

From this reading THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER Long before Jennie Barton arrived in Richmond Socola had waked to the realization of the fact that he had been caught in the trap he had set for another.

reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading He imagined that he had hypnotized himself into the idea that he really liked her.

RichmondnounUS /ˈrɪtʃmənd/

capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War

From this reading THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER Long before Jennie Barton arrived in Richmond Socola had waked to the realization of the fact that he had been caught in the trap he had set for another.

setverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER Long before Jennie Barton arrived in Richmond Socola had waked to the realization of the fact that he had been caught in the trap he had set for another.

slenderadjectiveUS /ˈslendər/

being of delicate or slender build

From this reading He had laughed at his growing interest in the slender dark little Southerner.

SNAREnounUS /sner/

something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares

From this reading THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER Long before Jennie Barton arrived in Richmond Socola had waked to the realization of the fact that he had been caught in the trap he had set for another.

Socola

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

From this reading THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER Long before Jennie Barton arrived in Richmond Socola had waked to the realization of the fact that he had been caught in the trap he had set for another.

SouthernernounUS /ˈsʌðərnər/

an American who lives in the South

From this reading He had laughed at his growing interest in the slender dark little Southerner.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER Long before Jennie Barton arrived in Richmond Socola had waked to the realization of the fact that he had been caught in the trap he had set for another.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER Long before Jennie Barton arrived in Richmond Socola had waked to the realization of the fact that he had been caught in the trap he had set for another.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They were part of his programme.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER Long before Jennie Barton arrived in Richmond Socola had waked to the realization of the fact that he had been caught in the trap he had set for another.

trapnounUS /træp/

a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

From this reading THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER Long before Jennie Barton arrived in Richmond Socola had waked to the realization of the fact that he had been caught in the trap he had set for another.

visitsnounUS /ˈvɪzɪts/

plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time

From this reading He had kept no account of the number of visits he had made.

waked

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

From this reading THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER Long before Jennie Barton arrived in Richmond Socola had waked to the realization of the fact that he had been caught in the trap he had set for another.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading They were part of his programme.

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