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
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/-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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/ˈɝː-/ n [ be used with 'a', 'an', or 'one'."">U]I soon learned to know this flower better. On the little prince's planet the flowers had always been very simple. They had only one ring of petals; they took up no room at all;they were a trouble to nobody. One morning they would appear in thegrass,
Read more…The second planet was inhabited by a conceited man.
"Ah! Ah! I am about to receive a visit from an admirer!" he exclaimed from afar, when he first saw the little prince coming.
For, to conceited men, all other men are admirers.
"Good morning," said the
Read more…He found himself in the neighborhood of the asteroids 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, and 330. He began, therefore, by visiting them, in order to add to his knowledge.
The first of them was inhabited by a king. Clad in royal purple and ermine, he was seated
Read more…The next planet was inhabited by a tippler. This was a very short visit, but it plunged the little prince into deep dejection.
"What are you doing there?" he said to the tippler, whom he found settled down in silence before a collection of empty bottl
Read more… pronunciation symbol"">/-l ̩.ɚ/, /-lɚ/ n [C] "">with friends and family. Used more in speech."">informalbalderdash noun exclamation/ˈbɔːl.də.dæʃ/US pronunciation symbol/ˈbɑːl.dɚ-/ n [U] excl old-fashionednonsense; something that is stupid or not true"Balderdash!" he spluttered indignantly.giddy adjective/ˈgɪd.i/ adjdizzyaccurate adjective/ˈæk.jʊ.rət/ a
Read more…The fifth planet was very strange. It was the smallest of all. There was just enough room on it for a street lamp and a lamplighter. The little prince was not able to reach any explanation of the use of a street lamp and a lamplighter, somewhere in t
Read more…/-t ̬ɪd/ adj someone or something."">disapprovingI believe that for his escape he took advantage of the migration of a flock of wild birds. On the morning of his departure he put his planet in perfect order. He carefullycleaned out his active volcanoes. He possessed two active volcanoes; andthey we
Read more…/-t ̬ɚ/ n [plural forms."">C or noun with no plural form. Cannot be used with 'a', 'an', or 'one'."">U]