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.
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
abode 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
/ˈɜː.mɪn//ˈɝː-/n[be used with 'a', 'an', or 'one'."">U]
expensive white fur with black spots that is the winter fur of the stoat(= a small mammal "">) and is used to decorate formal clothes worn by kings, queens, judges, etc.
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,
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
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
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