Chapter 18 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.
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Chapter 18 of The Lost Prince is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I know, I know, dear lad." Marco had told him all of it. He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret. "You shall go as his aide-de-camp. It shall be part of the game."
Chapter 18 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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being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret.”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “It shall be part of the game."”
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading “He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret.”
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading “He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret.”
a boy or man
From this reading “"I know, I know, dear lad."”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret.”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret.”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret.”
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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 He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret.
an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
From this reading "You shall go as his aide-de-camp.
(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 Marco had told him all of it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It shall be part of the game."
dearly loved
From this reading "I know, I know, dear lad."
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading It shall be part of the game."
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "You shall go as his aide-de-camp.
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Marco had told him all of it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Marco had told him all of it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "You shall go as his aide-de-camp.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know, I know, dear lad."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Marco had told him all of it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know, I know, dear lad."
a boy or man
From this reading "I know, I know, dear lad."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marco had told him all of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Marco had told him all of it.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading It shall be part of the game."
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "You shall go as his aide-de-camp.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It shall be part of the game."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Marco had told him all of it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You shall go as his aide-de-camp.
Chapter 18 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 18 holds 212 sentences of The Lost Prince, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 18 of The Lost Prince by Frances Hodgson Burnett exactly as it stands in the public-domain 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.
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