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Prince Dusty: A Story of the Oil Regions
Prince Dusty: A Story of the Oil Regions

Chapter XXV · Finding a Home

Chapter XXV of Prince Dusty: A Story of the Oil Regions, “Finding a Home,” is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Kirk Munroe • Curated US English Learning Edition
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Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.
“Oh, my little Prince Dusty!
My dear little Prince Dusty!” she cried.
“Where have you been?
How did you get here?
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Prince Dusty: A Story of the Oil Regions

Chapter XXV · Finding a Home

Chapter XXV of Prince Dusty: A Story of the Oil Regions, “Finding a Home,” is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.
Line 2
“Oh, my little Prince Dusty!
/oʊ maɪ ˈlɪtəl prɪns ˈdʌsti/
Line 3
My dear little Prince Dusty!” she cried.
/maɪ dɪr ˈlɪtəl prɪns ˈdʌsti ʃiː kraɪd/
Line 4
“Where have you been?
/wer hæv juː bɪn/
Line 5
How did you get here?

Learner Dictionary

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appearance noun US /əˈpɪrəns/

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading “Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Arthur noun US /ˈɑːrθər/

elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)

From this reading “Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bewilderment noun US /bɪˈwɪldərmənt/

confusion resulting from failure to understand

From this reading “Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Dusty adjective US /ˈdʌsti/

covered with a layer of dust

From this reading ““Oh, my little Prince Dusty!”

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recover verb US /rɪˈkʌvər/

get or find back; recover the use of

From this reading “Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
slightest adjective US /ˈslaɪtəst/

superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some

From this reading “Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stepped verb US /stept/

inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step

From this reading “Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wonderful adjective US /ˈwʌndərfəl/

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading “Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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beautiful lady adjective + noun

In this reading “Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.

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appearancenounUS /əˈpɪrəns/

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/

weapons considered collectively

From this reading Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ArthurnounUS /ˈɑːrθər/

elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)

From this reading Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Where have you been?

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BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
bewildermentnounUS /bɪˈwɪldərmənt/

confusion resulting from failure to understand

From this reading Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
caughtverbUS /kɑːt/

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
criedverbUS /kraɪd/

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading My dear little Prince Dusty!” she cried.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

From this reading My dear little Prince Dusty!” she cried.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading How did you get here?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
DustyadjectiveUS /ˈdʌsti/

covered with a layer of dust

From this reading “Oh, my little Prince Dusty!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/

at or to or toward the front

From this reading Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.

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getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading How did you get here?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Where have you been?

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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading How did you get here?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
How

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From this reading How did you get here?

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

From this reading Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading “Oh, my little Prince Dusty!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Oh, my little Prince Dusty!

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading “Oh, my little Prince Dusty!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
PrincenounUS /prɪns/

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading “Oh, my little Prince Dusty!

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recoververbUS /rɪˈkʌvər/

get or find back; recover the use of

From this reading Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
slightestadjectiveUS /ˈslaɪtəst/

superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some

From this reading Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
steppedverbUS /stept/

inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step

From this reading Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
undreamed-of

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.

Pending verification
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading “Where have you been?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading Before Arthur could recover in the slightest from his bewilderment at this wonderful and undreamed-of appearance of his beautiful lady in such a place, she stepped forward and caught him in her arms.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Where have you been?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 25 of Prince Dusty: A Story of the Oil Regions by Kirk Munroe holds 72 sentences, grouped into 15 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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