Chapter 9 of The Lost Prince is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Lost Prince is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Rat drew a dingy, folded paper out of his pocket and looked it over with an air of reflection. "I'll make a clean one," he said. "I'd like a grown-up man to look at it and see if it's all right. My father was more than half-drunk when I was drawing this, so I couldn't ask him questions. He'll kill himself before long.
Chapter 9 of The Lost Prince is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading “"I'll make a clean one," he said.”
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
From this reading “The Rat drew a dingy, folded paper out of his pocket and looked it over with an air of reflection.”
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading “My father was more than half-drunk when I was drawing this, so I couldn't ask him questions.”
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading “The Rat drew a dingy, folded paper out of his pocket and looked it over with an air of reflection.”
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “The Rat drew a dingy, folded paper out of his pocket and looked it over with an air of reflection.”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “My father was more than half-drunk when I was drawing this, so I couldn't ask him questions.”
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading “The Rat drew a dingy, folded paper out of his pocket and looked it over with an air of reflection.”
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading “The Rat drew a dingy, folded paper out of his pocket and looked it over with an air of reflection.”
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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 The Rat drew a dingy, folded paper out of his pocket and looked it over with an air of reflection.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The Rat drew a dingy, folded paper out of his pocket and looked it over with an air of reflection.
(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 "I'd like a grown-up man to look at it and see if it's all right.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Rat drew a dingy, folded paper out of his pocket and looked it over with an air of reflection.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Rat drew a dingy, folded paper out of his pocket and looked it over with an air of reflection.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading My father was more than half-drunk when I was drawing this, so I couldn't ask him questions.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I'd like a grown-up man to look at it and see if it's all right.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He'll kill himself before long.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading "I'll make a clean one," he said.
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From this reading My father was more than half-drunk when I was drawing this, so I couldn't ask him questions.
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
From this reading The Rat drew a dingy, folded paper out of his pocket and looked it over with an air of reflection.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading My father was more than half-drunk when I was drawing this, so I couldn't ask him questions.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading The Rat drew a dingy, folded paper out of his pocket and looked it over with an air of reflection.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading My father was more than half-drunk when I was drawing this, so I couldn't ask him questions.
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading The Rat drew a dingy, folded paper out of his pocket and looked it over with an air of reflection.
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From this reading "I'd like a grown-up man to look at it and see if it's all right.
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From this reading My father was more than half-drunk when I was drawing this, so I couldn't ask him questions.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'll make a clean one," he said.
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From this reading He'll kill himself before long.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My father was more than half-drunk when I was drawing this, so I couldn't ask him questions.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He'll kill himself before long.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Rat drew a dingy, folded paper out of his pocket and looked it over with an air of reflection.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My father was more than half-drunk when I was drawing this, so I couldn't ask him questions.
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From this reading "I'd like a grown-up man to look at it and see if it's all right.
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From this reading "I'll make a clean one," he said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I'd like a grown-up man to look at it and see if it's all right.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Rat drew a dingy, folded paper out of his pocket and looked it over with an air of reflection.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd like a grown-up man to look at it and see if it's all right.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading He'll kill himself before long.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I'd like a grown-up man to look at it and see if it's all right.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He'll kill himself before long.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "I'd like a grown-up man to look at it and see if it's all right.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The Rat drew a dingy, folded paper out of his pocket and looked it over with an air of reflection.
engage in
From this reading "I'll make a clean one," he said.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "I'd like a grown-up man to look at it and see if it's all right.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading My father was more than half-drunk when I was drawing this, so I couldn't ask him questions.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My father was more than half-drunk when I was drawing this, so I couldn't ask him questions.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Rat drew a dingy, folded paper out of his pocket and looked it over with an air of reflection.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I'll make a clean one," he said.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The Rat drew a dingy, folded paper out of his pocket and looked it over with an air of reflection.
above and across; more than
From this reading The Rat drew a dingy, folded paper out of his pocket and looked it over with an air of reflection.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading The Rat drew a dingy, folded paper out of his pocket and looked it over with an air of reflection.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading The Rat drew a dingy, folded paper out of his pocket and looked it over with an air of reflection.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading My father was more than half-drunk when I was drawing this, so I couldn't ask him questions.
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading The Rat drew a dingy, folded paper out of his pocket and looked it over with an air of reflection.
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading The Rat drew a dingy, folded paper out of his pocket and looked it over with an air of reflection.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "I'd like a grown-up man to look at it and see if it's all right.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'll make a clean one," he said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I'd like a grown-up man to look at it and see if it's all right.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My father was more than half-drunk when I was drawing this, so I couldn't ask him questions.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading My father was more than half-drunk when I was drawing this, so I couldn't ask him questions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Rat drew a dingy, folded paper out of his pocket and looked it over with an air of reflection.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My father was more than half-drunk when I was drawing this, so I couldn't ask him questions.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'd like a grown-up man to look at it and see if it's all right.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My father was more than half-drunk when I was drawing this, so I couldn't ask him questions.
at the time that
From this reading My father was more than half-drunk when I was drawing this, so I couldn't ask him questions.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Rat drew a dingy, folded paper out of his pocket and looked it over with an air of reflection.
Chapter 9 of The Lost Prince by Frances Hodgson Burnett holds 212 sentences, grouped into 43 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 9 holds 212 sentences of The Lost Prince, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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