Chapter 18 of Long Live the King! is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Long Live the King! is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
On the evening of the annual day of mourning, the party returned from the fortress. The Archduchess slept. The Crown Prince talked, mostly to Hedwig, and even she said little. After a time the silence affected the boy’s high spirits. He leaned back in his chair on the deck of the launch, and watched the flying landscape.
Chapter 18 of Long Live the King! is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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acted upon; influenced
From this reading “After a time the silence affected the boy’s high spirits.”
completing its life cycle within a year
From this reading “On the evening of the annual day of mourning, the party returned from the fortress.”
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
a fortified defensive structure
From this reading “On the evening of the annual day of mourning, the party returned from the fortress.”
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading “He leaned back in his chair on the deck of the launch, and watched the flying landscape.”
set up or found
From this reading “He leaned back in his chair on the deck of the launch, and watched the flying landscape.”
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading “The Crown Prince talked, mostly to Hedwig, and even she said little.”
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
From this reading “On the evening of the annual day of mourning, the party returned from the fortress.”
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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 After a time the silence affected the boy’s high spirits.
acted upon; influenced
From this reading After a time the silence affected the boy’s high spirits.
later than; following
From this reading After a time the silence affected the boy’s high spirits.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Crown Prince talked, mostly to Hedwig, and even she said little.
completing its life cycle within a year
From this reading On the evening of the annual day of mourning, the party returned from the fortress.
a wife or widow of an archduke or a princess of the former ruling house of Austria
From this reading The Archduchess slept.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He leaned back in his chair on the deck of the launch, and watched the flying landscape.
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading After a time the silence affected the boy’s high spirits.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading He leaned back in his chair on the deck of the launch, and watched the flying landscape.
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading The Crown Prince talked, mostly to Hedwig, and even she said little.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On the evening of the annual day of mourning, the party returned from the fortress.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading He leaned back in his chair on the deck of the launch, and watched the flying landscape.
divisible by two
From this reading The Crown Prince talked, mostly to Hedwig, and even she said little.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading On the evening of the annual day of mourning, the party returned from the fortress.
moving swiftly
From this reading He leaned back in his chair on the deck of the launch, and watched the flying landscape.
a fortified defensive structure
From this reading On the evening of the annual day of mourning, the party returned from the fortress.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the evening of the annual day of mourning, the party returned from the fortress.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He leaned back in his chair on the deck of the launch, and watched the flying landscape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Crown Prince talked, mostly to Hedwig, and even she said little.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading After a time the silence affected the boy’s high spirits.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He leaned back in his chair on the deck of the launch, and watched the flying landscape.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He leaned back in his chair on the deck of the launch, and watched the flying landscape.
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading He leaned back in his chair on the deck of the launch, and watched the flying landscape.
set up or found
From this reading He leaned back in his chair on the deck of the launch, and watched the flying landscape.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading He leaned back in his chair on the deck of the launch, and watched the flying landscape.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Crown Prince talked, mostly to Hedwig, and even she said little.
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading The Crown Prince talked, mostly to Hedwig, and even she said little.
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
From this reading On the evening of the annual day of mourning, the party returned from the fortress.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the evening of the annual day of mourning, the party returned from the fortress.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the evening of the annual day of mourning, the party returned from the fortress.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading On the evening of the annual day of mourning, the party returned from the fortress.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading The Crown Prince talked, mostly to Hedwig, and even she said little.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading On the evening of the annual day of mourning, the party returned from the fortress.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The Crown Prince talked, mostly to Hedwig, and even she said little.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Crown Prince talked, mostly to Hedwig, and even she said little.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading After a time the silence affected the boy’s high spirits.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading The Archduchess slept.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading After a time the silence affected the boy’s high spirits.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading The Crown Prince talked, mostly to Hedwig, and even she said little.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the evening of the annual day of mourning, the party returned from the fortress.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading After a time the silence affected the boy’s high spirits.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Crown Prince talked, mostly to Hedwig, and even she said little.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading He leaned back in his chair on the deck of the launch, and watched the flying landscape.
Chapter 18 of Long Live the King! by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 18 holds 430 sentences of Long Live the King!, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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