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The Lost Prince

Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

Chapter 21 of The Lost Prince is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The Rat caught at his thin chest as if he had been struck breathless.
"Without you?" he gasped.
"Without you?"
"Yes," said Marco.
"And we must think of it, and plan in case anything like that should happen."
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Lost Prince

Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

Chapter 21 of The Lost Prince is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1
The Rat caught at his thin chest as if he had been struck breathless.
Line 2
"Without you?" he gasped.
Line 3
"Without you?"
Line 4
"Yes," said Marco.
Line 5
"And we must think of it, and plan in case anything like that should happen."

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.

Thin adjective US /θɪn/

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading “The Rat caught at his thin chest as if he had been struck breathless.”

All words in this reading · 34

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.

And

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

From this reading "And we must think of it, and plan in case anything like that should happen."

anything

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

From this reading "And we must think of it, and plan in case anything like that should happen."

as

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

From this reading The Rat caught at his thin chest as if he had been struck breathless.

at

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

From this reading The Rat caught at his thin chest as if he had been struck breathless.

been

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

From this reading The Rat caught at his thin chest as if he had been struck breathless.

breathless

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

From this reading The Rat caught at his thin chest as if he had been struck breathless.

case

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

From this reading "And we must think of it, and plan in case anything like that should happen."

caught

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

From this reading The Rat caught at his thin chest as if he had been struck breathless.

chest

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

From this reading The Rat caught at his thin chest as if he had been struck breathless.

gasped

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

From this reading "Without you?" he gasped.

had

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

From this reading The Rat caught at his thin chest as if he had been struck breathless.

happen

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

From this reading "And we must think of it, and plan in case anything like that should happen."

he

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

From this reading The Rat caught at his thin chest as if he had been struck breathless.

his

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

From this reading The Rat caught at his thin chest as if he had been struck breathless.

if

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

From this reading The Rat caught at his thin chest as if he had been struck breathless.

in

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

From this reading "And we must think of it, and plan in case anything like that should happen."

it

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

From this reading "And we must think of it, and plan in case anything like that should happen."

like

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

From this reading "And we must think of it, and plan in case anything like that should happen."

Marco

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

From this reading "Yes," said Marco.

must

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

From this reading "And we must think of it, and plan in case anything like that should happen."

of

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

From this reading "And we must think of it, and plan in case anything like that should happen."

plan

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

From this reading "And we must think of it, and plan in case anything like that should happen."

Rat

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

From this reading The Rat caught at his thin chest as if he had been struck breathless.

said

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

From this reading "Yes," said Marco.

should

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

From this reading "And we must think of it, and plan in case anything like that should happen."

struck

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

From this reading The Rat caught at his thin chest as if he had been struck breathless.

that

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

From this reading "And we must think of it, and plan in case anything like that should happen."

The

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

From this reading The Rat caught at his thin chest as if he had been struck breathless.

thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading The Rat caught at his thin chest as if he had been struck breathless.

think

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

From this reading "And we must think of it, and plan in case anything like that should happen."

we

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

From this reading "And we must think of it, and plan in case anything like that should happen."

Without

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

From this reading "Without you?" he gasped.

Yes

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

From this reading "Yes," said Marco.

you

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

From this reading "Without you?" he gasped.

Chapter 21 of The Lost Prince by Frances Hodgson Burnett holds 206 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 21 of The Lost Prince contain?

Chapter 21 holds 206 sentences of The Lost Prince, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 21 of The Lost Prince by Frances Hodgson Burnett exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 206 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 21 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 21 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 21 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

    Choose one of the 33 chapters of The Lost Prince to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

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.