Chapter 12 of The Lost Prince is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Lost Prince is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Shall I walk with you?" asked Marco. "Wouldn't you mind walking with a cripple?" "Don't call yourself that," said Marco. "We can talk together, and try to remember everything we see as we go along." "I want to learn to remember things.
Chapter 12 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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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
From this reading “"Wouldn't you mind walking with a cripple?"”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “"We can talk together, and try to remember everything we see as we go along."”
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading “"I want to learn to remember things.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “"We can talk together, and try to remember everything we see as we go along."”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “"We can talk together, and try to remember everything we see as we go along."”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “"Shall I walk with you?" asked Marco.”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “"Wouldn't you mind walking with a cripple?"”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"Don't call yourself that," said Marco.”
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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 "Wouldn't you mind walking with a cripple?"
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "We can talk together, and try to remember everything we see as we go along."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We can talk together, and try to remember everything we see as we go along."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We can talk together, and try to remember everything we see as we go along."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Shall I walk with you?" asked Marco.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Don't call yourself that," said Marco.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "We can talk together, and try to remember everything we see as we go along."
deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
From this reading "Wouldn't you mind walking with a cripple?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't call yourself that," said Marco.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "We can talk together, and try to remember everything we see as we go along."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "We can talk together, and try to remember everything we see as we go along."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Shall I walk with you?" asked Marco.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading "I want to learn to remember things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shall I walk with you?" asked Marco.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Wouldn't you mind walking with a cripple?"
To recall to mind.
From this reading "We can talk together, and try to remember everything we see as we go along."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Don't call yourself that," said Marco.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "We can talk together, and try to remember everything we see as we go along."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Shall I walk with you?" asked Marco.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "We can talk together, and try to remember everything we see as we go along."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Don't call yourself that," said Marco.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "I want to learn to remember things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We can talk together, and try to remember everything we see as we go along."
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "We can talk together, and try to remember everything we see as we go along."
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "We can talk together, and try to remember everything we see as we go along."
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "Shall I walk with you?" asked Marco.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading "Wouldn't you mind walking with a cripple?"
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I want to learn to remember things.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We can talk together, and try to remember everything we see as we go along."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Shall I walk with you?" asked Marco.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wouldn't you mind walking with a cripple?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Shall I walk with you?" asked Marco.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Don't call yourself that," said Marco.
Chapter 12 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 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 12 holds 212 sentences of The Lost Prince, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Lost Prince by Frances Hodgson Burnett exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 212 sentences, grouped into 43 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.
Work through the 43 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 43 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.
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