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The Lost Prince

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of The Lost Prince is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Loristan looked up.
He looked directly into his eyes.
"Some one who has been _trained_ to remember things?" he said.
"Some one who has been trained," Marco went on, catching his breath again.
"Some one who does not forget--who would never forget--never!
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Lost Prince

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of The Lost Prince is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Loristan looked up.
Line 2
He looked directly into his eyes.
/hiː lʊkt dərˈektli ˈɪntuː hɪz aɪz/
Line 3
"Some one who has been _trained_ to remember things?" he said.
/sʌm wʌn huː hæz bɪn treɪnd tuː rɪˈmɛm.bər θɪŋz hiː sed/
Line 4
"Some one who has been trained," Marco went on, catching his breath again.
Line 5
"Some one who does not forget--who would never forget--never!

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

breath noun US /breθ/

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading “"Some one who has been trained," Marco went on, catching his breath again.”

catching noun US /ˈkætʃɪŋ/

(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team

From this reading “"Some one who has been trained," Marco went on, catching his breath again.”

directly adverb US /dərˈektli/

without deviation

From this reading “He looked directly into his eyes.”

forget verb US /fərˈɡet/

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading “"Some one who does not forget--who would never forget--never!”

looked verb US /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading “Loristan looked up.”

remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “"Some one who has been _trained_ to remember things?" he said.”

things noun US /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading “"Some one who has been _trained_ to remember things?" he said.”

trained adjective US /treɪnd/

shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form

From this reading “"Some one who has been trained," Marco went on, catching his breath again.”

All words in this reading · 29

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading "Some one who has been trained," Marco went on, catching his breath again.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "Some one who has been _trained_ to remember things?" he said.

breathnounUS /breθ/

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading "Some one who has been trained," Marco went on, catching his breath again.

catchingnounUS /ˈkætʃɪŋ/

(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team

From this reading "Some one who has been trained," Marco went on, catching his breath again.

directlyadverbUS /dərˈektli/

without deviation

From this reading He looked directly into his eyes.

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Some one who does not forget--who would never forget--never!

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading He looked directly into his eyes.

forgetverbUS /fərˈɡet/

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading "Some one who does not forget--who would never forget--never!

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Some one who has been _trained_ to remember things?" he said.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He looked directly into his eyes.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading He looked directly into his eyes.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He looked directly into his eyes.

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Loristan looked up.

Loristan

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

From this reading Loristan looked up.

Marco

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

From this reading "Some one who has been trained," Marco went on, catching his breath again.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading "Some one who does not forget--who would never forget--never!

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Some one who does not forget--who would never forget--never!

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Some one who has been trained," Marco went on, catching his breath again.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "Some one who has been _trained_ to remember things?" he said.

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading "Some one who has been _trained_ to remember things?" he said.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Some one who has been _trained_ to remember things?" he said.

SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading "Some one who has been _trained_ to remember things?" he said.

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading "Some one who has been _trained_ to remember things?" he said.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Some one who has been _trained_ to remember things?" he said.

trainedadjectiveUS /treɪnd/

shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form

From this reading "Some one who has been _trained_ to remember things?" he said.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Loristan looked up.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "Some one who has been trained," Marco went on, catching his breath again.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "Some one who has been _trained_ to remember things?" he said.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "Some one who does not forget--who would never forget--never!

Chapter 10 of The Lost Prince by Frances Hodgson Burnett holds 208 sentences, grouped into 42 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.

What does chapter 10 of The Lost Prince contain?

Chapter 10 holds 208 sentences of The Lost Prince, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 10 of The Lost Prince by Frances Hodgson Burnett exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 208 sentences, grouped into 42 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.

How do I study chapter 10 of The Lost Prince?

Work through the 42 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 42 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 10 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 10 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading The Lost Prince

Common questions about reading The Lost Prince by Frances Hodgson Burnett on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Lost Prince?

Yes. All 6848 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #384 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Lost Prince is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #384, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Lost Prince take to read?

About 570 minutes of reading across 1370 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Lost Prince section by section

How to work through The Lost Prince section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

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Vocabulary met early in The Lost Prince

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Lost Prince, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Dreary
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Lost Prince; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Dingy
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Lost Prince; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Houses
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Lost Prince; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Certain
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Lost Prince; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.