Chapter 28 of Long Live the King! is here in full — 326 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVIII
Chapter 28 of Long Live the King! is here in full — 326 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Thus,” said the concierge, frying onions over his stove; “thus have they always done. But you have been blind. Rather, you would not see.” Old Adelbert stirred uneasily. “So long as I accept my pension--” “Why should you not accept your pension.
Chapter 28 of Long Live the King! is here in full — 326 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
consider or hold as true
From this reading ““So long as I accept my pension--” “Why should you not accept your pension.”
a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter
From this reading ““Thus,” said the concierge, frying onions over his stove; “thus have they always done.”
cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle
From this reading ““Thus,” said the concierge, frying onions over his stove; “thus have they always done.”
plural of “onion” — the bulb of an onion plant
From this reading ““Thus,” said the concierge, frying onions over his stove; “thus have they always done.”
a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working
From this reading ““So long as I accept my pension--” “Why should you not accept your pension.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “Old Adelbert stirred uneasily.”
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading ““Thus,” said the concierge, frying onions over his stove; “thus have they always done.”
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “Old Adelbert stirred uneasily.”
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consider or hold as true
From this reading “So long as I accept my pension--” “Why should you not accept your pension.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Adelbert stirred uneasily.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “Thus,” said the concierge, frying onions over his stove; “thus have they always done.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “So long as I accept my pension--” “Why should you not accept your pension.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But you have been blind.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading But you have been blind.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you have been blind.
a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter
From this reading “Thus,” said the concierge, frying onions over his stove; “thus have they always done.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Thus,” said the concierge, frying onions over his stove; “thus have they always done.
cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle
From this reading “Thus,” said the concierge, frying onions over his stove; “thus have they always done.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Thus,” said the concierge, frying onions over his stove; “thus have they always done.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Thus,” said the concierge, frying onions over his stove; “thus have they always done.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “So long as I accept my pension--” “Why should you not accept your pension.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “So long as I accept my pension--” “Why should you not accept your pension.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “So long as I accept my pension--” “Why should you not accept your pension.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Rather, you would not see.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Adelbert stirred uneasily.
plural of “onion” — the bulb of an onion plant
From this reading “Thus,” said the concierge, frying onions over his stove; “thus have they always done.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Thus,” said the concierge, frying onions over his stove; “thus have they always done.
a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working
From this reading “So long as I accept my pension--” “Why should you not accept your pension.
on the contrary
From this reading Rather, you would not see.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Thus,” said the concierge, frying onions over his stove; “thus have they always done.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Rather, you would not see.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “So long as I accept my pension--” “Why should you not accept your pension.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So long as I accept my pension--” “Why should you not accept your pension.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Old Adelbert stirred uneasily.
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading “Thus,” said the concierge, frying onions over his stove; “thus have they always done.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Thus,” said the concierge, frying onions over his stove; “thus have they always done.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Thus,” said the concierge, frying onions over his stove; “thus have they always done.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading “Thus,” said the concierge, frying onions over his stove; “thus have they always done.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading Old Adelbert stirred uneasily.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “So long as I accept my pension--” “Why should you not accept your pension.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Rather, you would not see.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But you have been blind.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So long as I accept my pension--” “Why should you not accept your pension.
Chapter 28 of Long Live the King! by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 326 sentences, grouped into 66 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.
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