Chapter 6 of Long Live the King! is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 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 Long Live the King! is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Archduchess was having tea. Her boudoir was a crowded little room. Nikky had once observed confidentially to Miss Braithwaite that it was exactly like her, all hung and furnished with things that were not needed. The Archduchess liked it because it was warm. The palace rooms were mostly large and chilly.
Chapter 6 of Long Live the King! is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a lady's bedroom or private sitting room
From this reading “Her boudoir was a crowded little room.”
not characterized by emotion
From this reading “The palace rooms were mostly large and chilly.”
in a confidential manner
From this reading “Nikky had once observed confidentially to Miss Braithwaite that it was exactly like her, all hung and furnished with things that were not needed.”
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading “Her boudoir was a crowded little room.”
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading “Nikky had once observed confidentially to Miss Braithwaite that it was exactly like her, all hung and furnished with things that were not needed.”
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading “The palace rooms were mostly large and chilly.”
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading “Nikky had once observed confidentially to Miss Braithwaite that it was exactly like her, all hung and furnished with things that were not needed.”
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading “The palace rooms were mostly large and chilly.”
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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 Her boudoir was a crowded little room.
(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 Nikky had once observed confidentially to Miss Braithwaite that it was exactly like her, all hung and furnished with things that were not needed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nikky had once observed confidentially to Miss Braithwaite that it was exactly like her, all hung and furnished with things that were not needed.
a wife or widow of an archduke or a princess of the former ruling house of Austria
From this reading The Archduchess was having tea.
for the reason that
From this reading The Archduchess liked it because it was warm.
a lady's bedroom or private sitting room
From this reading Her boudoir was a crowded little room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nikky had once observed confidentially to Miss Braithwaite that it was exactly like her, all hung and furnished with things that were not needed.
not characterized by emotion
From this reading The palace rooms were mostly large and chilly.
in a confidential manner
From this reading Nikky had once observed confidentially to Miss Braithwaite that it was exactly like her, all hung and furnished with things that were not needed.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading Her boudoir was a crowded little room.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading Nikky had once observed confidentially to Miss Braithwaite that it was exactly like her, all hung and furnished with things that were not needed.
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading Nikky had once observed confidentially to Miss Braithwaite that it was exactly like her, all hung and furnished with things that were not needed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nikky had once observed confidentially to Miss Braithwaite that it was exactly like her, all hung and furnished with things that were not needed.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The Archduchess was having tea.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her boudoir was a crowded little room.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading Nikky had once observed confidentially to Miss Braithwaite that it was exactly like her, all hung and furnished with things that were not needed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nikky had once observed confidentially to Miss Braithwaite that it was exactly like her, all hung and furnished with things that were not needed.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The palace rooms were mostly large and chilly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Nikky had once observed confidentially to Miss Braithwaite that it was exactly like her, all hung and furnished with things that were not needed.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading The Archduchess liked it because it was warm.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Her boudoir was a crowded little room.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Nikky had once observed confidentially to Miss Braithwaite that it was exactly like her, all hung and furnished with things that were not needed.
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading The palace rooms were mostly large and chilly.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading Nikky had once observed confidentially to Miss Braithwaite that it was exactly like her, all hung and furnished with things that were not needed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nikky had once observed confidentially to Miss Braithwaite that it was exactly like her, all hung and furnished with things that were not needed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nikky had once observed confidentially to Miss Braithwaite that it was exactly like her, all hung and furnished with things that were not needed.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Nikky had once observed confidentially to Miss Braithwaite that it was exactly like her, all hung and furnished with things that were not needed.
on one occasion
From this reading Nikky had once observed confidentially to Miss Braithwaite that it was exactly like her, all hung and furnished with things that were not needed.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading The palace rooms were mostly large and chilly.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Her boudoir was a crowded little room.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading The palace rooms were mostly large and chilly.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading The Archduchess was having tea.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nikky had once observed confidentially to Miss Braithwaite that it was exactly like her, all hung and furnished with things that were not needed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Archduchess was having tea.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Nikky had once observed confidentially to Miss Braithwaite that it was exactly like her, all hung and furnished with things that were not needed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nikky had once observed confidentially to Miss Braithwaite that it was exactly like her, all hung and furnished with things that were not needed.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The Archduchess liked it because it was warm.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Archduchess was having tea.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nikky had once observed confidentially to Miss Braithwaite that it was exactly like her, all hung and furnished with things that were not needed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nikky had once observed confidentially to Miss Braithwaite that it was exactly like her, all hung and furnished with things that were not needed.
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