Chapter 6 of King of the Castle is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of King of the Castle is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Call--shout to the men on board." "But, yes: I am vairay stupide. But where is ze boat to take me. I am so strange here at zis place." "If you will allow me, I will show you."
Chapter 6 of King of the Castle is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading “"If you will allow me, I will show you."”
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading “"Call--shout to the men on board."”
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “But where is ze boat to take me.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “"Call--shout to the men on board."”
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading “"Call--shout to the men on board."”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “"If you will allow me, I will show you."”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “I am so strange here at zis place."”
an affirmative
From this reading “"But, yes: I am vairay stupide.”
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.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
In this reading “"Call--shout to the men on board."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading "If you will allow me, I will show you."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "But, yes: I am vairay stupide.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I am so strange here at zis place."
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading "Call--shout to the men on board."
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading But where is ze boat to take me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But, yes: I am vairay stupide.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Call--shout to the men on board."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I am so strange here at zis place."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But, yes: I am vairay stupide.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you will allow me, I will show you."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But where is ze boat to take me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But where is ze boat to take me.
the force of workers available
From this reading "Call--shout to the men on board."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Call--shout to the men on board."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I am so strange here at zis place."
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading "Call--shout to the men on board."
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "If you will allow me, I will show you."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am so strange here at zis place."
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading I am so strange here at zis place."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But, yes: I am vairay stupide.
carry out
From this reading But where is ze boat to take me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Call--shout to the men on board."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Call--shout to the men on board."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But, yes: I am vairay stupide.
in or at the place that
From this reading But where is ze boat to take me.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "If you will allow me, I will show you."
an affirmative
From this reading "But, yes: I am vairay stupide.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you will allow me, I will show you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But where is ze boat to take me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am so strange here at zis place."
Chapter 6 of King of the Castle by George Manville Fenn holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 6 holds 423 sentences of King of the Castle, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of King of the Castle by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
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