Chapter 5 of Her Royal Highness is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Her Royal Highness is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Because I know that you are my friend," he said. "Even a King must have a friend in whom he can at times confide. That is why I have asked you to come and see me." "You do me too great an honour," declared the diplomat. "Not at all.
Chapter 5 of Her Royal Highness is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
for the reason that
From this reading “"Because I know that you are my friend," he said.”
reveal in private; tell confidentially
From this reading “"Even a King must have a friend in whom he can at times confide.”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “"You do me too great an honour," declared the diplomat.”
an official engaged in international negotiations
From this reading “"You do me too great an honour," declared the diplomat.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “"Because I know that you are my friend," he said.”
the state of being honored
From this reading “"You do me too great an honour," declared the diplomat.”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “"Even a King must have a friend in whom he can at times confide.”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “"Even a King must have a friend in whom he can at times confide.”
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.
sporadically and infrequently
In this reading “"Even a King must have a friend in whom he can at times confide.”
In this reading “"You do me too great an honour," declared the diplomat.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Even a King must have a friend in whom he can at times confide.
(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 "Not at all.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "You do me too great an honour," declared the diplomat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That is why I have asked you to come and see me."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Because I know that you are my friend," he said.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading That is why I have asked you to come and see me."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Even a King must have a friend in whom he can at times confide.
for the reason that
From this reading "Because I know that you are my friend," he said.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Even a King must have a friend in whom he can at times confide.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading That is why I have asked you to come and see me."
reveal in private; tell confidentially
From this reading "Even a King must have a friend in whom he can at times confide.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "You do me too great an honour," declared the diplomat.
an official engaged in international negotiations
From this reading "You do me too great an honour," declared the diplomat.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You do me too great an honour," declared the diplomat.
divisible by two
From this reading "Even a King must have a friend in whom he can at times confide.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Because I know that you are my friend," he said.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "You do me too great an honour," declared the diplomat.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Even a King must have a friend in whom he can at times confide.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Because I know that you are my friend," he said.
the state of being honored
From this reading "You do me too great an honour," declared the diplomat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Because I know that you are my friend," he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Even a King must have a friend in whom he can at times confide.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is why I have asked you to come and see me."
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "Even a King must have a friend in whom he can at times confide.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Because I know that you are my friend," he said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That is why I have asked you to come and see me."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Even a King must have a friend in whom he can at times confide.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Because I know that you are my friend," he said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not at all.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Because I know that you are my friend," he said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading That is why I have asked you to come and see me."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Because I know that you are my friend," he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You do me too great an honour," declared the diplomat.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading "Even a King must have a friend in whom he can at times confide.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That is why I have asked you to come and see me."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "You do me too great an honour," declared the diplomat.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Even a King must have a friend in whom he can at times confide.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading That is why I have asked you to come and see me."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Because I know that you are my friend," he said.
Chapter 5 of Her Royal Highness by William Le Queux holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 5 holds 420 sentences of Her Royal Highness, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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