Chapter 2 of Prince Prigio is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Prince Prigio is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
{Chapter heading picture: p9.jpg} _Prince Prigio and his Family_. Well, the little prince grew up. I think I've told you that his name was Prigio--did I not? Well, that _was_ his name. You cannot think how clever he was.
Chapter 2 of Prince Prigio is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “{Chapter heading picture: p9.jpg} _Prince Prigio and his Family_.”
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading “You cannot think how clever he was.”
a social unit living together
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “Well, the little prince grew up.”
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
From this reading “{Chapter heading picture: p9.jpg} _Prince Prigio and his Family_.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I think I've told you that his name was Prigio--did I not?”
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “{Chapter heading picture: p9.jpg} _Prince Prigio and his Family_.”
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading “Well, the little prince grew up.”
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From this reading {Chapter heading picture: p9.jpg} _Prince Prigio and his Family_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading {Chapter heading picture: p9.jpg} _Prince Prigio and his Family_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You cannot think how clever he was.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading {Chapter heading picture: p9.jpg} _Prince Prigio and his Family_.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading You cannot think how clever he was.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I think I've told you that his name was Prigio--did I not?
a social unit living together
From this reading {Chapter heading picture: p9.jpg} _Prince Prigio and his Family_.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Well, the little prince grew up.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You cannot think how clever he was.
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
From this reading {Chapter heading picture: p9.jpg} _Prince Prigio and his Family_.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading {Chapter heading picture: p9.jpg} _Prince Prigio and his Family_.
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From this reading You cannot think how clever he was.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think I've told you that his name was Prigio--did I not?
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From this reading I think I've told you that his name was Prigio--did I not?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading {Chapter heading picture: p9.jpg} _Prince Prigio and his Family_.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Well, the little prince grew up.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I think I've told you that his name was Prigio--did I not?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I think I've told you that his name was Prigio--did I not?
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading {Chapter heading picture: p9.jpg} _Prince Prigio and his Family_.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading {Chapter heading picture: p9.jpg} _Prince Prigio and his Family_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading {Chapter heading picture: p9.jpg} _Prince Prigio and his Family_.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading {Chapter heading picture: p9.jpg} _Prince Prigio and his Family_.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I think I've told you that his name was Prigio--did I not?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, the little prince grew up.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think I've told you that his name was Prigio--did I not?
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I think I've told you that his name was Prigio--did I not?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Well, the little prince grew up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I think I've told you that his name was Prigio--did I not?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, the little prince grew up.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I think I've told you that his name was Prigio--did I not?
Chapter 2 of Prince Prigio by Andrew Lang holds 29 sentences, grouped into 6 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 2 holds 29 sentences of Prince Prigio, unabridged, divided into 6 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Prince Prigio by Andrew Lang exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 29 sentences, grouped into 6 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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