Chapter 37 of Long Live the King! is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 37 of Long Live the King! is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Haeckel crept to a window and looked out. Bonfires were springing up in the open square in front of the Government House. Mixed with the red glare came leaping yellow flames. The wooden benches were piled together and fired, and by each such pyre stood a gesticulating, shouting red demon. Guns were appearing now.
Chapter 37 of Long Live the King! is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
From this reading “Guns were appearing now.”
plural of “bench” — a long seat for more than one person
From this reading “The wooden benches were piled together and fired, and by each such pyre stood a gesticulating, shouting red demon.”
plural of “bonfire” — a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration
From this reading “Bonfires were springing up in the open square in front of the Government House.”
an evil supernatural being
From this reading “The wooden benches were piled together and fired, and by each such pyre stood a gesticulating, shouting red demon.”
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading “Mixed with the red glare came leaping yellow flames.”
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading “The wooden benches were piled together and fired, and by each such pyre stood a gesticulating, shouting red demon.”
wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
From this reading “The wooden benches were piled together and fired, and by each such pyre stood a gesticulating, shouting red demon.”
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Bonfires were springing up in the open square in front of the Government House.”
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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 Haeckel crept to a window and looked out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Haeckel crept to a window and looked out.
formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
From this reading Guns were appearing now.
plural of “bench” — a long seat for more than one person
From this reading The wooden benches were piled together and fired, and by each such pyre stood a gesticulating, shouting red demon.
plural of “bonfire” — a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration
From this reading Bonfires were springing up in the open square in front of the Government House.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The wooden benches were piled together and fired, and by each such pyre stood a gesticulating, shouting red demon.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mixed with the red glare came leaping yellow flames.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Haeckel crept to a window and looked out.
an evil supernatural being
From this reading The wooden benches were piled together and fired, and by each such pyre stood a gesticulating, shouting red demon.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The wooden benches were piled together and fired, and by each such pyre stood a gesticulating, shouting red demon.
having lost your job
From this reading The wooden benches were piled together and fired, and by each such pyre stood a gesticulating, shouting red demon.
plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
From this reading Mixed with the red glare came leaping yellow flames.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Bonfires were springing up in the open square in front of the Government House.
making gestures while speaking
From this reading The wooden benches were piled together and fired, and by each such pyre stood a gesticulating, shouting red demon.
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading Mixed with the red glare came leaping yellow flames.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading Bonfires were springing up in the open square in front of the Government House.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Guns were appearing now.
German biologist and philosopher; advocated Darwinism and formulated the theory of recapitulation; was an exponent of materialistic monism (1834-1919)
From this reading Haeckel crept to a window and looked out.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Bonfires were springing up in the open square in front of the Government House.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bonfires were springing up in the open square in front of the Government House.
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading Mixed with the red glare came leaping yellow flames.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Haeckel crept to a window and looked out.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading Mixed with the red glare came leaping yellow flames.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Guns were appearing now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bonfires were springing up in the open square in front of the Government House.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Bonfires were springing up in the open square in front of the Government House.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Haeckel crept to a window and looked out.
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading The wooden benches were piled together and fired, and by each such pyre stood a gesticulating, shouting red demon.
wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
From this reading The wooden benches were piled together and fired, and by each such pyre stood a gesticulating, shouting red demon.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Mixed with the red glare came leaping yellow flames.
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading The wooden benches were piled together and fired, and by each such pyre stood a gesticulating, shouting red demon.
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Bonfires were springing up in the open square in front of the Government House.
make square
From this reading Bonfires were springing up in the open square in front of the Government House.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The wooden benches were piled together and fired, and by each such pyre stood a gesticulating, shouting red demon.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The wooden benches were piled together and fired, and by each such pyre stood a gesticulating, shouting red demon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bonfires were springing up in the open square in front of the Government House.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Haeckel crept to a window and looked out.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The wooden benches were piled together and fired, and by each such pyre stood a gesticulating, shouting red demon.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Bonfires were springing up in the open square in front of the Government House.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Bonfires were springing up in the open square in front of the Government House.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Haeckel crept to a window and looked out.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mixed with the red glare came leaping yellow flames.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading The wooden benches were piled together and fired, and by each such pyre stood a gesticulating, shouting red demon.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Mixed with the red glare came leaping yellow flames.
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