Both Uses
treachery
in
The Bad Beginning
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- "Do you honestly think," Mr. Poe said in an exasperated voice, "that I will allow you to continue to care for these three children, after the treachery I have seen here tonight?"†
p. 135.9treachery = betrayal
- Ahead of them were the darkened streets, where Count Olaf had escaped to plan more treachery.†
p. 141.7 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(treachery) the behavior of someone who pretends to be a friend and then tricks, cheats, or betrays
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)