Chapter 6 of Kophetua the Thirteenth is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Kophetua the Thirteenth is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE KING'S COUNCILLORS. "And now he seeks which way to proove, How he his fancie might remoove." Monsieur de Tricotrin was right. The King had been fascinated. That was clear.
Chapter 6 of Kophetua the Thirteenth is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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rid of obstructions
From this reading “That was clear.”
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading “The King had been fascinated.”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “THE KING'S COUNCILLORS.”
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “THE KING'S COUNCILLORS.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “"And now he seeks which way to proove, How he his fancie might remoove."”
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading “Monsieur de Tricotrin was right.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Monsieur de Tricotrin was right.”
plural of “seek” — the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
From this reading “"And now he seeks which way to proove, How he his fancie might remoove."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And now he seeks which way to proove, How he his fancie might remoove."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The King had been fascinated.
rid of obstructions
From this reading That was clear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE KING'S COUNCILLORS.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Monsieur de Tricotrin was right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And now he seeks which way to proove, How he his fancie might remoove."
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading The King had been fascinated.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The King had been fascinated.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And now he seeks which way to proove, How he his fancie might remoove."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "And now he seeks which way to proove, How he his fancie might remoove."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And now he seeks which way to proove, How he his fancie might remoove."
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The King had been fascinated.
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading THE KING'S COUNCILLORS.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "And now he seeks which way to proove, How he his fancie might remoove."
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading Monsieur de Tricotrin was right.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "And now he seeks which way to proove, How he his fancie might remoove."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And now he seeks which way to proove, How he his fancie might remoove."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And now he seeks which way to proove, How he his fancie might remoove."
precisely, exactly
From this reading Monsieur de Tricotrin was right.
plural of “seek” — the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
From this reading "And now he seeks which way to proove, How he his fancie might remoove."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was clear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KING'S COUNCILLORS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And now he seeks which way to proove, How he his fancie might remoove."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Monsieur de Tricotrin was right.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Monsieur de Tricotrin was right.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "And now he seeks which way to proove, How he his fancie might remoove."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "And now he seeks which way to proove, How he his fancie might remoove."
Chapter 6 of Kophetua the Thirteenth by Julian Stafford Corbett holds 145 sentences, grouped into 29 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 145 sentences of Kophetua the Thirteenth, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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