Chapter 15 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 15 of The Lost Prince is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Marco did not answer. The Lovely Person began to speak to the man rapidly in Russian. "A spy and an adventurer Stefan Loristan has always been and always will be," she said. "We know what he is. The police in every capital in Europe know him as a sharper and a vagabond, as well as a spy.
Chapter 15 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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a person who enjoys taking risks
From this reading “"A spy and an adventurer Stefan Loristan has always been and always will be," she said.”
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading “The police in every capital in Europe know him as a sharper and a vagabond, as well as a spy.”
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading “The police in every capital in Europe know him as a sharper and a vagabond, as well as a spy.”
with speed
From this reading “The Lovely Person began to speak to the man rapidly in Russian.”
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading “The Lovely Person began to speak to the man rapidly in Russian.”
a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
From this reading “The police in every capital in Europe know him as a sharper and a vagabond, as well as a spy.”
catch sight of
From this reading “"A spy and an adventurer Stefan Loristan has always been and always will be," she said.”
anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place
From this reading “The police in every capital in Europe know him as a sharper and a vagabond, as well as a spy.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "A spy and an adventurer Stefan Loristan has always been and always will be," she said.
a person who enjoys taking risks
From this reading "A spy and an adventurer Stefan Loristan has always been and always will be," she said.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "A spy and an adventurer Stefan Loristan has always been and always will be," she said.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "A spy and an adventurer Stefan Loristan has always been and always will be," she said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "A spy and an adventurer Stefan Loristan has always been and always will be," she said.
react verbally
From this reading Marco did not answer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The police in every capital in Europe know him as a sharper and a vagabond, as well as a spy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "A spy and an adventurer Stefan Loristan has always been and always will be," she said.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "A spy and an adventurer Stefan Loristan has always been and always will be," she said.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The Lovely Person began to speak to the man rapidly in Russian.
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading The police in every capital in Europe know him as a sharper and a vagabond, as well as a spy.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Marco did not answer.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading The police in every capital in Europe know him as a sharper and a vagabond, as well as a spy.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The police in every capital in Europe know him as a sharper and a vagabond, as well as a spy.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "A spy and an adventurer Stefan Loristan has always been and always will be," she said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We know what he is.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The police in every capital in Europe know him as a sharper and a vagabond, as well as a spy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Lovely Person began to speak to the man rapidly in Russian.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We know what he is.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "We know what he is.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A spy and an adventurer Stefan Loristan has always been and always will be," she said.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading The Lovely Person began to speak to the man rapidly in Russian.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Lovely Person began to speak to the man rapidly in Russian.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marco did not answer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Marco did not answer.
a human being
From this reading The Lovely Person began to speak to the man rapidly in Russian.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading The police in every capital in Europe know him as a sharper and a vagabond, as well as a spy.
with speed
From this reading The Lovely Person began to speak to the man rapidly in Russian.
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading The Lovely Person began to speak to the man rapidly in Russian.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "A spy and an adventurer Stefan Loristan has always been and always will be," she said.
a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
From this reading The police in every capital in Europe know him as a sharper and a vagabond, as well as a spy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "A spy and an adventurer Stefan Loristan has always been and always will be," she said.
express in speech
From this reading The Lovely Person began to speak to the man rapidly in Russian.
catch sight of
From this reading "A spy and an adventurer Stefan Loristan has always been and always will be," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A spy and an adventurer Stefan Loristan has always been and always will be," she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Lovely Person began to speak to the man rapidly in Russian.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Lovely Person began to speak to the man rapidly in Russian.
anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place
From this reading The police in every capital in Europe know him as a sharper and a vagabond, as well as a spy.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We know what he is.
(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 The police in every capital in Europe know him as a sharper and a vagabond, as well as a spy.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "We know what he is.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "A spy and an adventurer Stefan Loristan has always been and always will be," she said.
Chapter 15 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 15 holds 212 sentences of The Lost Prince, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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