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…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…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…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…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…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…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…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…absurd adjective/əbˈsɜːd/US pronunciation symbol/-ˈsɝːd/ adjstupid or unreasonable; silly in a humorous wayWhat an absurd thing to say!Don't be so absurd! Of course I want you to come.It's an absurd situation - neither of them will talk to the other.
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…balderdash 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 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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pronunciation symbol"">/-l ̩.ɚ/, /-lɚ/ n [C] "">with friends and family. Used more in speech."">informalThe 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…/-t ̬ɪd/ adj someone or something."">disapprovingThe 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…/ˈɝː-/ n [ be used with 'a', 'an', or 'one'."">U]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…/flɑːk/ nI 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
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