Chapter 6 of The King of the Mountains is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The King of the Mountains is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You have nothing to ask of me and I have nothing to promise. You have advised me of the danger of being indiscreet. I accept the advice and I will refrain from speaking of it." "When you return to Germany, you may tell whatever you please. Speak, write, publish; it is of no importance.
Chapter 6 of The King of the Mountains is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
consider or hold as true
From this reading “I accept the advice and I will refrain from speaking of it."”
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading “I accept the advice and I will refrain from speaking of it."”
having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
From this reading “You have advised me of the danger of being indiscreet.”
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading “"When you return to Germany, you may tell whatever you please.”
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading “Speak, write, publish; it is of no importance.”
lacking discretion; injudicious
From this reading “You have advised me of the danger of being indiscreet.”
put into print
From this reading “Speak, write, publish; it is of no importance.”
resist doing something
From this reading “I accept the advice and I will refrain from speaking of it."”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “I accept the advice and I will refrain from speaking of it."”
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.
consider or hold as true
From this reading I accept the advice and I will refrain from speaking of it."
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading I accept the advice and I will refrain from speaking of it."
having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
From this reading You have advised me of the danger of being indiscreet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You have nothing to ask of me and I have nothing to promise.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "You have nothing to ask of me and I have nothing to promise.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading You have advised me of the danger of being indiscreet.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading You have advised me of the danger of being indiscreet.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I accept the advice and I will refrain from speaking of it."
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading "When you return to Germany, you may tell whatever you please.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have nothing to ask of me and I have nothing to promise.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You have nothing to ask of me and I have nothing to promise.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading Speak, write, publish; it is of no importance.
lacking discretion; injudicious
From this reading You have advised me of the danger of being indiscreet.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Speak, write, publish; it is of no importance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I accept the advice and I will refrain from speaking of it."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "When you return to Germany, you may tell whatever you please.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You have nothing to ask of me and I have nothing to promise.
not any; not one
From this reading Speak, write, publish; it is of no importance.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "You have nothing to ask of me and I have nothing to promise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You have nothing to ask of me and I have nothing to promise.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "When you return to Germany, you may tell whatever you please.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading "You have nothing to ask of me and I have nothing to promise.
put into print
From this reading Speak, write, publish; it is of no importance.
resist doing something
From this reading I accept the advice and I will refrain from speaking of it."
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "When you return to Germany, you may tell whatever you please.
express in speech
From this reading Speak, write, publish; it is of no importance.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading I accept the advice and I will refrain from speaking of it."
express in words
From this reading "When you return to Germany, you may tell whatever you please.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You have advised me of the danger of being indiscreet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You have nothing to ask of me and I have nothing to promise.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading "When you return to Germany, you may tell whatever you please.
at the time that
From this reading "When you return to Germany, you may tell whatever you please.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I accept the advice and I will refrain from speaking of it."
produce a literary work
From this reading Speak, write, publish; it is of no importance.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have nothing to ask of me and I have nothing to promise.
Chapter 6 of The King of the Mountains by Edmond About holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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 437 sentences of The King of the Mountains, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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