Chapter 9 of The King of the Mountains is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The King of the Mountains is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Go to the devil, all of you!" cried the King. "You would reason less calmly if the wretch had plundered you of 80,000 francs! Carry him away to the camp and take your pleasure out of him. But unhappy the one who kills him by any imprudence! This man must die only by my hand.
Chapter 9 of The King of the Mountains is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading “"You would reason less calmly if the wretch had plundered you of 80,000 francs!”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “"Go to the devil, all of you!" cried the King.”
plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
From this reading “"You would reason less calmly if the wretch had plundered you of 80,000 francs!”
a lack of caution in practical affairs
From this reading “But unhappy the one who kills him by any imprudence!”
plural of “kill” — the act of terminating a life
From this reading “But unhappy the one who kills him by any imprudence!”
wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
From this reading “"You would reason less calmly if the wretch had plundered you of 80,000 francs!”
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading “But unhappy the one who kills him by any imprudence!”
performs some wicked deed
From this reading “"You would reason less calmly if the wretch had plundered you of 80,000 francs!”
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From this reading "You would reason less calmly if the wretch had plundered you of 80,000 francs!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Go to the devil, all of you!" cried the King.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Carry him away to the camp and take your pleasure out of him.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading But unhappy the one who kills him by any imprudence!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Carry him away to the camp and take your pleasure out of him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But unhappy the one who kills him by any imprudence!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But unhappy the one who kills him by any imprudence!
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading "You would reason less calmly if the wretch had plundered you of 80,000 francs!
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Carry him away to the camp and take your pleasure out of him.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Carry him away to the camp and take your pleasure out of him.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Go to the devil, all of you!" cried the King.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading "Go to the devil, all of you!" cried the King.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading This man must die only by my hand.
plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
From this reading "You would reason less calmly if the wretch had plundered you of 80,000 francs!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go to the devil, all of you!" cried the King.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "You would reason less calmly if the wretch had plundered you of 80,000 francs!
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading This man must die only by my hand.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Carry him away to the camp and take your pleasure out of him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "You would reason less calmly if the wretch had plundered you of 80,000 francs!
a lack of caution in practical affairs
From this reading But unhappy the one who kills him by any imprudence!
plural of “kill” — the act of terminating a life
From this reading But unhappy the one who kills him by any imprudence!
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "Go to the devil, all of you!" cried the King.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading "You would reason less calmly if the wretch had plundered you of 80,000 francs!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading This man must die only by my hand.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading This man must die only by my hand.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This man must die only by my hand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Go to the devil, all of you!" cried the King.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But unhappy the one who kills him by any imprudence!
and nothing more
From this reading This man must die only by my hand.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Carry him away to the camp and take your pleasure out of him.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Carry him away to the camp and take your pleasure out of him.
wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
From this reading "You would reason less calmly if the wretch had plundered you of 80,000 francs!
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading "You would reason less calmly if the wretch had plundered you of 80,000 francs!
carry out
From this reading Carry him away to the camp and take your pleasure out of him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Go to the devil, all of you!" cried the King.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This man must die only by my hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Go to the devil, all of you!" cried the King.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading But unhappy the one who kills him by any imprudence!
which person or people
From this reading But unhappy the one who kills him by any imprudence!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "You would reason less calmly if the wretch had plundered you of 80,000 francs!
performs some wicked deed
From this reading "You would reason less calmly if the wretch had plundered you of 80,000 francs!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Go to the devil, all of you!" cried the King.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Carry him away to the camp and take your pleasure out of him.
Chapter 9 of The King of the Mountains by Edmond About holds 428 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.
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