Chapter 3 of Prince Prigio From "His Own Fairy Book" is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Prince Prigio From "His Own Fairy Book" is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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. He argued with his nurse as soon as he could speak, which was very soon.
Chapter 3 of Prince Prigio From "His Own Fairy Book" is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “argue” — present reasons and arguments
From this reading “He argued with his nurse as soon as he could speak, which was very soon.”
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading “You cannot think how clever he was.”
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.”
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?”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “He argued with his nurse as soon as he could speak, which was very soon.”
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.”
in the near future
From this reading “He argued with his nurse as soon as he could speak, which was very soon.”
express in speech
From this reading “He argued with his nurse as soon as he could speak, which was very soon.”
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past form of “argue” — present reasons and arguments
From this reading He argued with his nurse as soon as he could speak, which was very soon.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He argued with his nurse as soon as he could speak, which was very soon.
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From this reading You cannot think how clever he was.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading You cannot think how clever he was.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He argued with his nurse as soon as he could speak, which was very soon.
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?
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.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I think I’ve told you that his name was Prigio--did I not?
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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?
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?
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading He argued with his nurse as soon as he could speak, which was very soon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think I’ve told you that his name was Prigio--did I not?
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.
in the near future
From this reading He argued with his nurse as soon as he could speak, which was very soon.
express in speech
From this reading He argued with his nurse as soon as he could speak, which was very soon.
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.
precisely as stated
From this reading He argued with his nurse as soon as he could speak, which was very soon.
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.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He argued with his nurse as soon as he could speak, which was very soon.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He argued with his nurse as soon as he could speak, which was very soon.
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 3 of Prince Prigio From "His Own Fairy Book" by Andrew Lang holds 26 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.
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