Chapter 29 of The King's Mirror is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIX
Chapter 29 of The King's Mirror is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AS BEDERHOF ARRANGED. Of the next day I have three visions. I see myself with Krak and Princess Heinrich. Pride illuminated their faces with a cold radiance, and their utterances were conceived in the spirit of a _Nunc Dimittis_. They congratulated the world on its Ruler, the kingdom on its King, themselves on my account, me on theirs.
Chapter 29 of The King's Mirror is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “conceive” — have the idea for
From this reading “Pride illuminated their faces with a cold radiance, and their utterances were conceived in the spirit of a _Nunc Dimittis_.”
past form of “congratulate” — say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading “They congratulated the world on its Ruler, the kingdom on its King, themselves on my account, me on theirs.”
provided with artificial light
From this reading “Pride illuminated their faces with a cold radiance, and their utterances were conceived in the spirit of a _Nunc Dimittis_.”
the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
From this reading “Pride illuminated their faces with a cold radiance, and their utterances were conceived in the spirit of a _Nunc Dimittis_.”
a person who rules or commands
From this reading “They congratulated the world on its Ruler, the kingdom on its King, themselves on my account, me on theirs.”
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading “They congratulated the world on its Ruler, the kingdom on its King, themselves on my account, me on theirs.”
plural of “utterance” — the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
From this reading “Pride illuminated their faces with a cold radiance, and their utterances were conceived in the spirit of a _Nunc Dimittis_.”
plural of “vision” — a vivid mental image
From this reading “Of the next day I have three visions.”
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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 Pride illuminated their faces with a cold radiance, and their utterances were conceived in the spirit of a _Nunc Dimittis_.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading They congratulated the world on its Ruler, the kingdom on its King, themselves on my account, me on theirs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I see myself with Krak and Princess Heinrich.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading AS BEDERHOF ARRANGED.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AS BEDERHOF ARRANGED.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AS BEDERHOF ARRANGED.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Pride illuminated their faces with a cold radiance, and their utterances were conceived in the spirit of a _Nunc Dimittis_.
past form of “conceive” — have the idea for
From this reading Pride illuminated their faces with a cold radiance, and their utterances were conceived in the spirit of a _Nunc Dimittis_.
past form of “congratulate” — say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading They congratulated the world on its Ruler, the kingdom on its King, themselves on my account, me on theirs.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Of the next day I have three visions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pride illuminated their faces with a cold radiance, and their utterances were conceived in the spirit of a _Nunc Dimittis_.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Pride illuminated their faces with a cold radiance, and their utterances were conceived in the spirit of a _Nunc Dimittis_.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Of the next day I have three visions.
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From this reading I see myself with Krak and Princess Heinrich.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of the next day I have three visions.
provided with artificial light
From this reading Pride illuminated their faces with a cold radiance, and their utterances were conceived in the spirit of a _Nunc Dimittis_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pride illuminated their faces with a cold radiance, and their utterances were conceived in the spirit of a _Nunc Dimittis_.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They congratulated the world on its Ruler, the kingdom on its King, themselves on my account, me on theirs.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading They congratulated the world on its Ruler, the kingdom on its King, themselves on my account, me on theirs.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading They congratulated the world on its Ruler, the kingdom on its King, themselves on my account, me on theirs.
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From this reading I see myself with Krak and Princess Heinrich.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They congratulated the world on its Ruler, the kingdom on its King, themselves on my account, me on theirs.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading They congratulated the world on its Ruler, the kingdom on its King, themselves on my account, me on theirs.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I see myself with Krak and Princess Heinrich.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Of the next day I have three visions.
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From this reading Pride illuminated their faces with a cold radiance, and their utterances were conceived in the spirit of a _Nunc Dimittis_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of the next day I have three visions.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They congratulated the world on its Ruler, the kingdom on its King, themselves on my account, me on theirs.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading Pride illuminated their faces with a cold radiance, and their utterances were conceived in the spirit of a _Nunc Dimittis_.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading I see myself with Krak and Princess Heinrich.
the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
From this reading Pride illuminated their faces with a cold radiance, and their utterances were conceived in the spirit of a _Nunc Dimittis_.
a person who rules or commands
From this reading They congratulated the world on its Ruler, the kingdom on its King, themselves on my account, me on theirs.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I see myself with Krak and Princess Heinrich.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Pride illuminated their faces with a cold radiance, and their utterances were conceived in the spirit of a _Nunc Dimittis_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of the next day I have three visions.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Pride illuminated their faces with a cold radiance, and their utterances were conceived in the spirit of a _Nunc Dimittis_.
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading They congratulated the world on its Ruler, the kingdom on its King, themselves on my account, me on theirs.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They congratulated the world on its Ruler, the kingdom on its King, themselves on my account, me on theirs.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They congratulated the world on its Ruler, the kingdom on its King, themselves on my account, me on theirs.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Of the next day I have three visions.
plural of “utterance” — the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
From this reading Pride illuminated their faces with a cold radiance, and their utterances were conceived in the spirit of a _Nunc Dimittis_.
plural of “vision” — a vivid mental image
From this reading Of the next day I have three visions.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Pride illuminated their faces with a cold radiance, and their utterances were conceived in the spirit of a _Nunc Dimittis_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I see myself with Krak and Princess Heinrich.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading They congratulated the world on its Ruler, the kingdom on its King, themselves on my account, me on theirs.
Chapter 29 of The King's Mirror by Anthony Hope holds 382 sentences, grouped into 77 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 29 holds 382 sentences of The King's Mirror, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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