Chapter 8 of Long Live the King! is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Long Live the King! is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Countess Loschek was alone. Alone and storming. She had sent her maid away with a sharp word, and now she was pacing the floor. Hedwig, of all people! She hated her.
Chapter 8 of Long Live the King! is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading “The Countess Loschek was alone.”
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading “She had sent her maid away with a sharp word, and now she was pacing the floor.”
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading “She hated her.”
a female domestic
From this reading “She had sent her maid away with a sharp word, and now she was pacing the floor.”
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading “She had sent her maid away with a sharp word, and now she was pacing the floor.”
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “She had sent her maid away with a sharp word, and now she was pacing the floor.”
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading “She had sent her maid away with a sharp word, and now she was pacing the floor.”
-ing form of “storm” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “Alone and storming.”
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 She had sent her maid away with a sharp word, and now she was pacing the floor.
(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 Hedwig, of all people!
Having no one else present.
From this reading The Countess Loschek was alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Alone and storming.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She had sent her maid away with a sharp word, and now she was pacing the floor.
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading The Countess Loschek was alone.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading She had sent her maid away with a sharp word, and now she was pacing the floor.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had sent her maid away with a sharp word, and now she was pacing the floor.
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading She hated her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hedwig, of all people!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had sent her maid away with a sharp word, and now she was pacing the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Countess Loschek was alone.
a female domestic
From this reading She had sent her maid away with a sharp word, and now she was pacing the floor.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She had sent her maid away with a sharp word, and now she was pacing the floor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hedwig, of all people!
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading She had sent her maid away with a sharp word, and now she was pacing the floor.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Hedwig, of all people!
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading She had sent her maid away with a sharp word, and now she was pacing the floor.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading She had sent her maid away with a sharp word, and now she was pacing the floor.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had sent her maid away with a sharp word, and now she was pacing the floor.
-ing form of “storm” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Alone and storming.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Countess Loschek was alone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Countess Loschek was alone.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had sent her maid away with a sharp word, and now she was pacing the floor.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading She had sent her maid away with a sharp word, and now she was pacing the floor.
Chapter 8 of Long Live the King! by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 186 sentences, grouped into 38 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 8 holds 186 sentences of Long Live the King!, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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