Chapter 26 of The Lost Prince is here in full — 213 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 26 of The Lost Prince is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It's not as still as it was on the Gaisberg. You can hear the city roaring," said Marco drowsily from his dark corner. "We must make a ledge--for ourselves." Sleep made it for them--deep, restful, healthy sleep. If they had been more resentful of their ill luck and lost labor, it would have come less easily and have been less natural.
Chapter 26 of The Lost Prince is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
From this reading “Sleep made it for them--deep, restful, healthy sleep.”
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading “If they had been more resentful of their ill luck and lost labor, it would have come less easily and have been less natural.”
a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
From this reading “"We must make a ledge--for ourselves."”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “If they had been more resentful of their ill luck and lost labor, it would have come less easily and have been less natural.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “"We must make a ledge--for ourselves."”
full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will
From this reading “If they had been more resentful of their ill luck and lost labor, it would have come less easily and have been less natural.”
affording physical or mental rest
From this reading “Sleep made it for them--deep, restful, healthy sleep.”
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading “You can hear the city roaring," said Marco drowsily from his dark corner.”
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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 "We must make a ledge--for ourselves."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If they had been more resentful of their ill luck and lost labor, it would have come less easily and have been less natural.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It's not as still as it was on the Gaisberg.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If they had been more resentful of their ill luck and lost labor, it would have come less easily and have been less natural.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can hear the city roaring," said Marco drowsily from his dark corner.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading You can hear the city roaring," said Marco drowsily from his dark corner.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading If they had been more resentful of their ill luck and lost labor, it would have come less easily and have been less natural.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading You can hear the city roaring," said Marco drowsily from his dark corner.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading You can hear the city roaring," said Marco drowsily from his dark corner.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Sleep made it for them--deep, restful, healthy sleep.
in a drowsy manner
From this reading You can hear the city roaring," said Marco drowsily from his dark corner.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading If they had been more resentful of their ill luck and lost labor, it would have come less easily and have been less natural.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "We must make a ledge--for ourselves."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You can hear the city roaring," said Marco drowsily from his dark corner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's not as still as it was on the Gaisberg.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If they had been more resentful of their ill luck and lost labor, it would have come less easily and have been less natural.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If they had been more resentful of their ill luck and lost labor, it would have come less easily and have been less natural.
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
From this reading Sleep made it for them--deep, restful, healthy sleep.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading You can hear the city roaring," said Marco drowsily from his dark corner.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You can hear the city roaring," said Marco drowsily from his dark corner.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If they had been more resentful of their ill luck and lost labor, it would have come less easily and have been less natural.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading If they had been more resentful of their ill luck and lost labor, it would have come less easily and have been less natural.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It's not as still as it was on the Gaisberg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's not as still as it was on the Gaisberg.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading If they had been more resentful of their ill luck and lost labor, it would have come less easily and have been less natural.
a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
From this reading "We must make a ledge--for ourselves."
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading If they had been more resentful of their ill luck and lost labor, it would have come less easily and have been less natural.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading If they had been more resentful of their ill luck and lost labor, it would have come less easily and have been less natural.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading If they had been more resentful of their ill luck and lost labor, it would have come less easily and have been less natural.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Sleep made it for them--deep, restful, healthy sleep.
engage in
From this reading "We must make a ledge--for ourselves."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You can hear the city roaring," said Marco drowsily from his dark corner.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading If they had been more resentful of their ill luck and lost labor, it would have come less easily and have been less natural.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must make a ledge--for ourselves."
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading If they had been more resentful of their ill luck and lost labor, it would have come less easily and have been less natural.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It's not as still as it was on the Gaisberg.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If they had been more resentful of their ill luck and lost labor, it would have come less easily and have been less natural.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It's not as still as it was on the Gaisberg.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading "We must make a ledge--for ourselves."
full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will
From this reading If they had been more resentful of their ill luck and lost labor, it would have come less easily and have been less natural.
affording physical or mental rest
From this reading Sleep made it for them--deep, restful, healthy sleep.
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading You can hear the city roaring," said Marco drowsily from his dark corner.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading You can hear the city roaring," said Marco drowsily from his dark corner.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Sleep made it for them--deep, restful, healthy sleep.
not in physical motion
From this reading "It's not as still as it was on the Gaisberg.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's not as still as it was on the Gaisberg.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading If they had been more resentful of their ill luck and lost labor, it would have come less easily and have been less natural.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Sleep made it for them--deep, restful, healthy sleep.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If they had been more resentful of their ill luck and lost labor, it would have come less easily and have been less natural.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It's not as still as it was on the Gaisberg.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must make a ledge--for ourselves."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If they had been more resentful of their ill luck and lost labor, it would have come less easily and have been less natural.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can hear the city roaring," said Marco drowsily from his dark corner.
Chapter 26 of The Lost Prince by Frances Hodgson Burnett holds 213 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 26 holds 213 sentences of The Lost Prince, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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