Chapter 10 of Her Majesty the King is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Her Majesty the King is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
What is a cryptogram? asked the Pupil. It is a cipher, replied the Sage. What is a cipher? persisted the Pupil. It is naught, answered the Sage. Is there a cryptogram in this book? asked the Pupil.
Chapter 10 of Her Majesty the King is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 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.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “It is naught, answered the Sage.”
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “Is there a cryptogram in this book? asked the Pupil.”
A secret or disguised way of writing; a code used to conceal ancient secrets.
From this reading “It is a cipher, replied the Sage.”
a quantity of no importance
From this reading “It is naught, answered the Sage.”
past form of “persist” — continue to exist
From this reading “What is a cipher? persisted the Pupil.”
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “What is a cryptogram? asked the Pupil.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “It is a cipher, replied the Sage.”
a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
From this reading “It is a cipher, replied the Sage.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What is a cryptogram? asked the Pupil.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading It is naught, answered the Sage.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading What is a cryptogram? asked the Pupil.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Is there a cryptogram in this book? asked the Pupil.
A secret or disguised way of writing; a code used to conceal ancient secrets.
From this reading It is a cipher, replied the Sage.
a piece of writing in code or cipher
From this reading What is a cryptogram? asked the Pupil.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Is there a cryptogram in this book? asked the Pupil.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is a cryptogram? asked the Pupil.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a cipher, replied the Sage.
a quantity of no importance
From this reading It is naught, answered the Sage.
past form of “persist” — continue to exist
From this reading What is a cipher? persisted the Pupil.
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading What is a cryptogram? asked the Pupil.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading It is a cipher, replied the Sage.
a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
From this reading It is a cipher, replied the Sage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What is a cryptogram? asked the Pupil.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Is there a cryptogram in this book? asked the Pupil.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Is there a cryptogram in this book? asked the Pupil.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is a cryptogram? asked the Pupil.
Chapter 10 of Her Majesty the King by James Jeffrey Roche holds 90 sentences, grouped into 18 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.
Chapter 10 holds 90 sentences of Her Majesty the King, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Her Majesty the King by James Jeffrey Roche exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 90 sentences, grouped into 18 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 18 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 18 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 10 can be played aloud in United States English.
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About 65 minutes of reading across 156 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Her Majesty the King, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
