Chapter 11 of Frederick the Great and His Court is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Frederick the Great and His Court is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LE ROI EST MORT. VIVE LE ROI! King Frederick William's end was approaching. Past was his power and greatness, past all his dreams of glory. Long did the spirit fight against the body; but now, after months of secret pain and torture, he had to acknowledge himself overpowered by death.
Chapter 11 of Frederick the Great and His Court is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/52 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “Long did the spirit fight against the body; but now, after months of secret pain and torture, he had to acknowledge himself overpowered by death.”
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading “LE ROI EST MORT.”
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading “King Frederick William's end was approaching.”
the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence
From this reading “Past was his power and greatness, past all his dreams of glory.”
past form of “overpower” — overcome by superior force
From this reading “Long did the spirit fight against the body; but now, after months of secret pain and torture, he had to acknowledge himself overpowered by death.”
(corporate finance) the amount, expressed as a percentage, that is earned on a company's total capital calculated by dividing the total capital into earnings before interest, taxes, or dividends are paid
From this reading “LE ROI EST MORT.”
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading “Long did the spirit fight against the body; but now, after months of secret pain and torture, he had to acknowledge himself overpowered by death.”
possessive form of “williams” — United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading “King Frederick William's end was approaching.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading Long did the spirit fight against the body; but now, after months of secret pain and torture, he had to acknowledge himself overpowered by death.
later than; following
From this reading Long did the spirit fight against the body; but now, after months of secret pain and torture, he had to acknowledge himself overpowered by death.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Long did the spirit fight against the body; but now, after months of secret pain and torture, he had to acknowledge himself overpowered by death.
(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 Past was his power and greatness, past all his dreams of glory.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Past was his power and greatness, past all his dreams of glory.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading King Frederick William's end was approaching.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Long did the spirit fight against the body; but now, after months of secret pain and torture, he had to acknowledge himself overpowered by death.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Long did the spirit fight against the body; but now, after months of secret pain and torture, he had to acknowledge himself overpowered by death.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Long did the spirit fight against the body; but now, after months of secret pain and torture, he had to acknowledge himself overpowered by death.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Long did the spirit fight against the body; but now, after months of secret pain and torture, he had to acknowledge himself overpowered by death.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Long did the spirit fight against the body; but now, after months of secret pain and torture, he had to acknowledge himself overpowered by death.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading Past was his power and greatness, past all his dreams of glory.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading King Frederick William's end was approaching.
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading LE ROI EST MORT.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Long did the spirit fight against the body; but now, after months of secret pain and torture, he had to acknowledge himself overpowered by death.
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading King Frederick William's end was approaching.
a state of high honor
From this reading Past was his power and greatness, past all his dreams of glory.
the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence
From this reading Past was his power and greatness, past all his dreams of glory.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Long did the spirit fight against the body; but now, after months of secret pain and torture, he had to acknowledge himself overpowered by death.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Long did the spirit fight against the body; but now, after months of secret pain and torture, he had to acknowledge himself overpowered by death.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Long did the spirit fight against the body; but now, after months of secret pain and torture, he had to acknowledge himself overpowered by death.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Past was his power and greatness, past all his dreams of glory.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading King Frederick William's end was approaching.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading LE ROI EST MORT.
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 Long did the spirit fight against the body; but now, after months of secret pain and torture, he had to acknowledge himself overpowered by death.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Long did the spirit fight against the body; but now, after months of secret pain and torture, he had to acknowledge himself overpowered by death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LE ROI EST MORT.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Long did the spirit fight against the body; but now, after months of secret pain and torture, he had to acknowledge himself overpowered by death.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Past was his power and greatness, past all his dreams of glory.
past form of “overpower” — overcome by superior force
From this reading Long did the spirit fight against the body; but now, after months of secret pain and torture, he had to acknowledge himself overpowered by death.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Long did the spirit fight against the body; but now, after months of secret pain and torture, he had to acknowledge himself overpowered by death.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Past was his power and greatness, past all his dreams of glory.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Past was his power and greatness, past all his dreams of glory.
(corporate finance) the amount, expressed as a percentage, that is earned on a company's total capital calculated by dividing the total capital into earnings before interest, taxes, or dividends are paid
From this reading LE ROI EST MORT.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Long did the spirit fight against the body; but now, after months of secret pain and torture, he had to acknowledge himself overpowered by death.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Long did the spirit fight against the body; but now, after months of secret pain and torture, he had to acknowledge himself overpowered by death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Long did the spirit fight against the body; but now, after months of secret pain and torture, he had to acknowledge himself overpowered by death.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Long did the spirit fight against the body; but now, after months of secret pain and torture, he had to acknowledge himself overpowered by death.
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading Long did the spirit fight against the body; but now, after months of secret pain and torture, he had to acknowledge himself overpowered by death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VIVE LE ROI!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading King Frederick William's end was approaching.
possessive form of “williams” — United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading King Frederick William's end was approaching.
Chapter 11 of Frederick the Great and His Court by L. (Luise) Mühlbach holds 260 sentences, grouped into 52 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 11 holds 260 sentences of Frederick the Great and His Court, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Frederick the Great and His Court by L. (Luise) Mühlbach exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 260 sentences, grouped into 52 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 52 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 52 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 11 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Frederick the Great and His Court by L. (Luise) Mühlbach on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 6474 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #4067 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #4067, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 539 minutes of reading across 1295 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Frederick the Great and His Court section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 40 chapters of Frederick the Great and His Court to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Frederick the Great and His Court, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
