/dɑːn/ n [plural for/ˈwɪr.i/ v in serious writing, or for communicating with people in a serious or polite way.">formal"Men," said the little prince, "set out on their way in express trains,
but they do not know what they are looking for. Then they rush about,
and get excited, and turn round and round..."
And he added:
"It is not worth the trouble..."
The well that w
"Good morning," said the little prince.
"Good morning," said the merchant.
This was a merchant who sold pills that had been invented to quench thirst. You need only swallow one pill a week, and you would feel noneed of anything to drink.
"Why are you se
Read more…When one wishes to play the wit, he sometimes wanders a little from the truth. I have not been altogether honest in what I have told you about the lamplighters. And I realize that I run the risk of giving a false idea of our planet to those who do no
Read more…It was then that the fox appeared.
"Good morning," said the fox.
"Good morning," the little prince responded politely, although when he turned around he saw nothing.
"I am right here," the voice said, "under the apple tree."
"Who are you?" asked the litt
Read more…The little prince crossed the desert and met with only one flower. It was a flower with three petals, a flower of no account at all."Good morning," said the little prince."Good morning," said the flower."Where are the men?" the little prince asked, p
Read more…"Good morning," said the little prince.
"Good morning," said the railway switchman.
"What do you do here?" the little prince asked.
"I sort out travelers, in bundles of a thousand," said the switchman. "I send off the trains that carry them; now to the
Read more…But it happened that after walking for a long time through sand, and rocks, and snow, the little prince at last came upon a road. And all roads lead to the abodes of men."Good morning," he said.He was standing before a garden, all a-bloom with roses.
Read more…wit noun (INTELLIGENCE)/wɪt/ nwitsintelligence and the ability to think quicklyShe learned to survive on her wits.pile verb (AMOUNT)/paɪl/ v[I or T + adverb or preposition](alsopile up)to arrange objects into a pileWe piled plenty of logs up next to
Read more…/-ˈnɑː.t ̬ən-/ adjabode noun/əˈbəʊd/US pronunciation symbol/-ˈboʊd/ n [C usually singular]the place where someone livesformal The defendant is of no fixed abode (= has no permanent home).humorous Welcome to my humble abode!demand verb (REQUEST)/dɪˈmɑːnd/US pronunciati
Read more…footstool noun/ˈfʊt.stuːl/ n [C]a low support on which a person who is sitting can place their feetharsh adjective (UNKIND)/hɑːʃ/US pronunciation symbol/hɑːrʃ/ adjunpleasant, unkind, cruel or unnecessarily severeharsh criticismThe children had had a
Read more…spectacle noun (UNUSUAL EVENT)/ˈspek.tɪ.kl ̩/ n[C] an unusual or unexpected event or situation which attracts attention, interest or disapprovalIt was a strange spectacle to see the two former enemies shaking hands and slapping each other on the back
Read more…The sixth planet was ten times larger than the last one. It was inhabited by an old gentleman who wrote voluminous books."Oh, look! Here is an explorer!" he exclaimed to himself when he saw the little prince coming.The little prince sat down on the t
Read more…voluminous adjective/vəˈluː.mɪ.nəs/ adj formal•A voluminous piece of clothing is large and consists of a lot of clothHer voluminous silk dress billowed out behind her.•A voluminous piece of writing is long and detailedHave you read McClelland's volum
Read more…So then the seventh planet was the Earth.The Earth is not just an ordinary planet! One can count, there, 111 kings (not forgetting, to be sure, the Negro kings among them), 7000 geographers, 900,000 businessmen, 7,500,000 tipplers, 311,000,000 concei
Read more…The fourth planet belonged to a businessman. This man was so much occupied that he did not even raise his head at the little prince's arrival."Good morning," the little prince said to him. "Your cigarette has gone out.""Three and two make five. Five
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