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The Lost Prince
The Lost Prince

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

Chapter 22 of The Lost Prince is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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It seemed to The Rat as if the room held an extraordinary stillness.
"Listen!" came next.
"This is it: "'_There are a myriad worlds.
There is but One Thought out of which they grew.
Its Law is Order which cannot swerve.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Lost Prince

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

Chapter 22 of The Lost Prince is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
It seemed to The Rat as if the room held an extraordinary stillness.
Line 2
"Listen!" came next.
Line 3
"This is it: "'_There are a myriad worlds.
Line 4
There is but One Thought out of which they grew.
Line 5
Its Law is Order which cannot swerve.

All words in this reading · 35

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.

a

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

From this reading "This is it: "'_There are a myriad worlds.

an

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

From this reading It seemed to The Rat as if the room held an extraordinary stillness.

are

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

From this reading "This is it: "'_There are a myriad worlds.

as

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

From this reading It seemed to The Rat as if the room held an extraordinary stillness.

but

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

From this reading There is but One Thought out of which they grew.

came

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

From this reading "Listen!" came next.

cannot

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

From this reading Its Law is Order which cannot swerve.

extraordinary

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

From this reading It seemed to The Rat as if the room held an extraordinary stillness.

grew

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

From this reading There is but One Thought out of which they grew.

held

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

From this reading It seemed to The Rat as if the room held an extraordinary stillness.

if

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

From this reading It seemed to The Rat as if the room held an extraordinary stillness.

is

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

From this reading "This is it: "'_There are a myriad worlds.

It

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

From this reading It seemed to The Rat as if the room held an extraordinary stillness.

Its

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

From this reading Its Law is Order which cannot swerve.

Law

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

From this reading Its Law is Order which cannot swerve.

Listen

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

From this reading "Listen!" came next.

myriad

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

From this reading "This is it: "'_There are a myriad worlds.

next

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

From this reading "Listen!" came next.

of

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

From this reading There is but One Thought out of which they grew.

One

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

From this reading There is but One Thought out of which they grew.

Order

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

From this reading Its Law is Order which cannot swerve.

out

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

From this reading There is but One Thought out of which they grew.

Rat

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

From this reading It seemed to The Rat as if the room held an extraordinary stillness.

room

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

From this reading It seemed to The Rat as if the room held an extraordinary stillness.

seemed

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

From this reading It seemed to The Rat as if the room held an extraordinary stillness.

stillness

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

From this reading It seemed to The Rat as if the room held an extraordinary stillness.

swerve

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

From this reading Its Law is Order which cannot swerve.

The

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

From this reading It seemed to The Rat as if the room held an extraordinary stillness.

There

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

From this reading "This is it: "'_There are a myriad worlds.

they

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

From this reading There is but One Thought out of which they grew.

This

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

From this reading "This is it: "'_There are a myriad worlds.

Thought

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

From this reading There is but One Thought out of which they grew.

to

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

From this reading It seemed to The Rat as if the room held an extraordinary stillness.

which

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

From this reading There is but One Thought out of which they grew.

worlds

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

From this reading "This is it: "'_There are a myriad worlds.

Chapter 22 of The Lost Prince by Frances Hodgson Burnett holds 199 sentences, grouped into 40 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 22 of The Lost Prince contain?

Chapter 22 holds 199 sentences of The Lost Prince, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 22 of The Lost Prince by Frances Hodgson Burnett exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 199 sentences, grouped into 40 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 22 of The Lost Prince?

Work through the 40 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 40 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 22 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 22 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.