Chapter 6 of Royal Highness is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of Royal Highness is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Why not? We have also the weekly free audiences here--a sensible custom without a doubt, but it tires me out. You would hold the audiences in my place. I needn't go on. Do you accept my proposal?"
Chapter 6 of Royal Highness is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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consider or hold as true
From this reading “Do you accept my proposal?"”
plural of “audience” — a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading “We have also the weekly free audiences here--a sensible custom without a doubt, but it tires me out.”
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading “We have also the weekly free audiences here--a sensible custom without a doubt, but it tires me out.”
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “We have also the weekly free audiences here--a sensible custom without a doubt, but it tires me out.”
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading “Do you accept my proposal?"”
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading “We have also the weekly free audiences here--a sensible custom without a doubt, but it tires me out.”
plural of “tire” — hoop that covers a wheel
From this reading “We have also the weekly free audiences here--a sensible custom without a doubt, but it tires me out.”
a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)
From this reading “We have also the weekly free audiences here--a sensible custom without a doubt, but it tires me out.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “I needn't go on.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 We have also the weekly free audiences here--a sensible custom without a doubt, but it tires me out.
consider or hold as true
From this reading Do you accept my proposal?"
in addition
From this reading We have also the weekly free audiences here--a sensible custom without a doubt, but it tires me out.
plural of “audience” — a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading We have also the weekly free audiences here--a sensible custom without a doubt, but it tires me out.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We have also the weekly free audiences here--a sensible custom without a doubt, but it tires me out.
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading We have also the weekly free audiences here--a sensible custom without a doubt, but it tires me out.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you accept my proposal?"
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading We have also the weekly free audiences here--a sensible custom without a doubt, but it tires me out.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading We have also the weekly free audiences here--a sensible custom without a doubt, but it tires me out.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I needn't go on.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have also the weekly free audiences here--a sensible custom without a doubt, but it tires me out.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We have also the weekly free audiences here--a sensible custom without a doubt, but it tires me out.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading You would hold the audiences in my place.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I needn't go on.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You would hold the audiences in my place.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We have also the weekly free audiences here--a sensible custom without a doubt, but it tires me out.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We have also the weekly free audiences here--a sensible custom without a doubt, but it tires me out.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You would hold the audiences in my place.
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From this reading I needn't go on.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why not?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I needn't go on.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We have also the weekly free audiences here--a sensible custom without a doubt, but it tires me out.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading You would hold the audiences in my place.
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading Do you accept my proposal?"
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading We have also the weekly free audiences here--a sensible custom without a doubt, but it tires me out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We have also the weekly free audiences here--a sensible custom without a doubt, but it tires me out.
plural of “tire” — hoop that covers a wheel
From this reading We have also the weekly free audiences here--a sensible custom without a doubt, but it tires me out.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have also the weekly free audiences here--a sensible custom without a doubt, but it tires me out.
a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)
From this reading We have also the weekly free audiences here--a sensible custom without a doubt, but it tires me out.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why not?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading We have also the weekly free audiences here--a sensible custom without a doubt, but it tires me out.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You would hold the audiences in my place.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You would hold the audiences in my place.
Chapter 6 of Royal Highness by Thomas Mann holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 6 holds 427 sentences of Royal Highness, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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