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Henry VIII and His Court: A Historical Novel
Henry VIII and His Court: A Historical Novel

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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And now, Kate,” said the king, when all had withdrawn, and he was again alone with her, now let us forget everything, save that we love each other.”
He embraced her and with ardor pressed her to his breast.
Wearied to death, she bowed her head on his shoulder and lay there like a shattered rose, completely broken, completely passive.
You give me no kiss, Kate?” said Henry, with a smile.
Are you then yet angry with me that I did not comply with your first request?
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Henry VIII and His Court: A Historical Novel

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Henry VIII and His Court: A Historical Novel is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 1
And now, Kate,” said the king, when all had withdrawn, and he was again alone with her, “now let us forget everything, save that we love each other.”
Line 2
He embraced her and with ardor pressed her to his breast.
/hiː emˈbreɪst hɜːr ənd wɪð ˈɑːrdər prest hɜːr tuː hɪz brest/
Line 3
Wearied to death, she bowed her head on his shoulder and lay there like a shattered rose, completely broken, completely passive.
/ˈwɪrid tuː deθ ʃiː baʊd hɜːr hed ɑːn hɪz ˈʃoʊldər ənd leɪ ðer laɪk ə ˈʃætərd roʊz kəmˈpliːtli ˈbroʊkən kəmˈpliːtli ˈpæsɪv/
Line 4
You give me no kiss, Kate?” said Henry, with a smile.
Line 5
Are you then yet angry with me that I did not comply with your first request?
/ɑːr juː ðen jet ˈæŋɡri wɪð miː ðæt aɪ dɪd nɑːt kəmˈplaɪ wɪð jɔːr fɜːrst rɪˈkwest/

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ardor noun US /ˈɑːrdər/

a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)

From this reading “He embraced her and with ardor pressed her to his breast.”

comply verb US /kəmˈplaɪ/

act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes

From this reading ““Are you then yet angry with me that I did not comply with your first request?”

embraced verb US /emˈbreɪst/

past form of “embrace” — include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

From this reading “He embraced her and with ardor pressed her to his breast.”

passive adjective US /ˈpæsɪv/

lacking in energy or will

From this reading “Wearied to death, she bowed her head on his shoulder and lay there like a shattered rose, completely broken, completely passive.”

request verb US /rɪˈkwest/

express the need or desire for

From this reading ““Are you then yet angry with me that I did not comply with your first request?”

shattered adjective US /ˈʃætərd/

ruined or disrupted

From this reading “Wearied to death, she bowed her head on his shoulder and lay there like a shattered rose, completely broken, completely passive.”

Wearied adjective US /ˈwɪrid/

exhausted

From this reading “Wearied to death, she bowed her head on his shoulder and lay there like a shattered rose, completely broken, completely passive.”

withdrawn adjective US /wɪθˈdrɔːn/

withdrawn from society; seeking solitude

From this reading ““And now, Kate,” said the king, when all had withdrawn, and he was again alone with her, “now let us forget everything, save that we love each other.””

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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 Wearied to death, she bowed her head on his shoulder and lay there like a shattered rose, completely broken, completely passive.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading “And now, Kate,” said the king, when all had withdrawn, and he was again alone with her, “now let us forget everything, save that we love each other.”

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 “And now, Kate,” said the king, when all had withdrawn, and he was again alone with her, “now let us forget everything, save that we love each other.”

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading “And now, Kate,” said the king, when all had withdrawn, and he was again alone with her, “now let us forget everything, save that we love each other.”

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading “And now, Kate,” said the king, when all had withdrawn, and he was again alone with her, “now let us forget everything, save that we love each other.”

angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/

feeling or showing anger

From this reading “Are you then yet angry with me that I did not comply with your first request?

ardornounUS /ˈɑːrdər/

a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)

From this reading He embraced her and with ardor pressed her to his breast.

Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading “Are you then yet angry with me that I did not comply with your first request?

bowedadjectiveUS /baʊd/

of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow

From this reading Wearied to death, she bowed her head on his shoulder and lay there like a shattered rose, completely broken, completely passive.

breastnounUS /brest/

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading He embraced her and with ardor pressed her to his breast.

brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading Wearied to death, she bowed her head on his shoulder and lay there like a shattered rose, completely broken, completely passive.

completelyadverbUS /kəmˈpliːtli/

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading Wearied to death, she bowed her head on his shoulder and lay there like a shattered rose, completely broken, completely passive.

complyverbUS /kəmˈplaɪ/

act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes

From this reading “Are you then yet angry with me that I did not comply with your first request?

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Wearied to death, she bowed her head on his shoulder and lay there like a shattered rose, completely broken, completely passive.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading “Are you then yet angry with me that I did not comply with your first request?

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading “And now, Kate,” said the king, when all had withdrawn, and he was again alone with her, “now let us forget everything, save that we love each other.”

embracedverbUS /emˈbreɪst/

past form of “embrace” — include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

From this reading He embraced her and with ardor pressed her to his breast.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “And now, Kate,” said the king, when all had withdrawn, and he was again alone with her, “now let us forget everything, save that we love each other.”

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading “Are you then yet angry with me that I did not comply with your first request?

forgetverbUS /fərˈɡet/

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading “And now, Kate,” said the king, when all had withdrawn, and he was again alone with her, “now let us forget everything, save that we love each other.”

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading “You give me no kiss, Kate?” said Henry, with a smile.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading “And now, Kate,” said the king, when all had withdrawn, and he was again alone with her, “now let us forget everything, save that we love each other.”

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading “And now, Kate,” said the king, when all had withdrawn, and he was again alone with her, “now let us forget everything, save that we love each other.”

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Wearied to death, she bowed her head on his shoulder and lay there like a shattered rose, completely broken, completely passive.

HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading “You give me no kiss, Kate?” said Henry, with a smile.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading “And now, Kate,” said the king, when all had withdrawn, and he was again alone with her, “now let us forget everything, save that we love each other.”

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading He embraced her and with ardor pressed her to his breast.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading “Are you then yet angry with me that I did not comply with your first request?

Kate

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

From this reading “And now, Kate,” said the king, when all had withdrawn, and he was again alone with her, “now let us forget everything, save that we love each other.”

kingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading “And now, Kate,” said the king, when all had withdrawn, and he was again alone with her, “now let us forget everything, save that we love each other.”

kissnounUS /kɪs/

the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)

From this reading “You give me no kiss, Kate?” said Henry, with a smile.

layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Wearied to death, she bowed her head on his shoulder and lay there like a shattered rose, completely broken, completely passive.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “And now, Kate,” said the king, when all had withdrawn, and he was again alone with her, “now let us forget everything, save that we love each other.”

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Wearied to death, she bowed her head on his shoulder and lay there like a shattered rose, completely broken, completely passive.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading “And now, Kate,” said the king, when all had withdrawn, and he was again alone with her, “now let us forget everything, save that we love each other.”

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading “You give me no kiss, Kate?” said Henry, with a smile.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading “You give me no kiss, Kate?” said Henry, with a smile.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “Are you then yet angry with me that I did not comply with your first request?

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading “And now, Kate,” said the king, when all had withdrawn, and he was again alone with her, “now let us forget everything, save that we love each other.”

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Wearied to death, she bowed her head on his shoulder and lay there like a shattered rose, completely broken, completely passive.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading “And now, Kate,” said the king, when all had withdrawn, and he was again alone with her, “now let us forget everything, save that we love each other.”

passiveadjectiveUS /ˈpæsɪv/

lacking in energy or will

From this reading Wearied to death, she bowed her head on his shoulder and lay there like a shattered rose, completely broken, completely passive.

pressedadjectiveUS /prest/

compacted by ironing

From this reading He embraced her and with ardor pressed her to his breast.

requestverbUS /rɪˈkwest/

express the need or desire for

From this reading “Are you then yet angry with me that I did not comply with your first request?

rosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Wearied to death, she bowed her head on his shoulder and lay there like a shattered rose, completely broken, completely passive.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “And now, Kate,” said the king, when all had withdrawn, and he was again alone with her, “now let us forget everything, save that we love each other.”

saveprepositionUS /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading “And now, Kate,” said the king, when all had withdrawn, and he was again alone with her, “now let us forget everything, save that we love each other.”

shatteredadjectiveUS /ˈʃætərd/

ruined or disrupted

From this reading Wearied to death, she bowed her head on his shoulder and lay there like a shattered rose, completely broken, completely passive.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Wearied to death, she bowed her head on his shoulder and lay there like a shattered rose, completely broken, completely passive.

shoulderverbUS /ˈʃoʊldər/

lift onto one's shoulders

From this reading Wearied to death, she bowed her head on his shoulder and lay there like a shattered rose, completely broken, completely passive.

smileverbUS /smaɪl/

change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading “You give me no kiss, Kate?” said Henry, with a smile.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “And now, Kate,” said the king, when all had withdrawn, and he was again alone with her, “now let us forget everything, save that we love each other.”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading “And now, Kate,” said the king, when all had withdrawn, and he was again alone with her, “now let us forget everything, save that we love each other.”

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading “Are you then yet angry with me that I did not comply with your first request?

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Wearied to death, she bowed her head on his shoulder and lay there like a shattered rose, completely broken, completely passive.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading He embraced her and with ardor pressed her to his breast.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “And now, Kate,” said the king, when all had withdrawn, and he was again alone with her, “now let us forget everything, save that we love each other.”

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading “And now, Kate,” said the king, when all had withdrawn, and he was again alone with her, “now let us forget everything, save that we love each other.”

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “And now, Kate,” said the king, when all had withdrawn, and he was again alone with her, “now let us forget everything, save that we love each other.”

WeariedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪrid/

exhausted

From this reading Wearied to death, she bowed her head on his shoulder and lay there like a shattered rose, completely broken, completely passive.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading “And now, Kate,” said the king, when all had withdrawn, and he was again alone with her, “now let us forget everything, save that we love each other.”

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “And now, Kate,” said the king, when all had withdrawn, and he was again alone with her, “now let us forget everything, save that we love each other.”

withdrawnadjectiveUS /wɪθˈdrɔːn/

withdrawn from society; seeking solitude

From this reading “And now, Kate,” said the king, when all had withdrawn, and he was again alone with her, “now let us forget everything, save that we love each other.”

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “Are you then yet angry with me that I did not comply with your first request?

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You give me no kiss, Kate?” said Henry, with a smile.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Are you then yet angry with me that I did not comply with your first request?

Chapter 6 of Henry VIII and His Court: A Historical Novel by L. (Luise) Mühlbach holds 79 sentences, grouped into 16 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.

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