🔊 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.

After walking for a long time through sand, rocks, and snow, the little prince finally found a road. All roads lead to where people live.

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abodes /əˈboʊdz/

n. dwellings or places where people live.➕

🔊 "Good morning," he said.

"Good morning," he said.

🔊 He was standing before a garden, all a-bloom with roses.

He stood in front of a garden full of blooming roses.

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a-bloom /əˈbluːm/

adj. in full bloom; covered with flowers.➕

🔊 "Good morning," said the roses.

"Good morning," the roses said.

🔊 The little prince gazed at them. They all looked like his flower. He was overcome with sadness. His flower had told him that she was the only one of her kind in all the universe. And here were five thousand of them, all alike, in one single garden!

The little prince looked at them. They all looked like his flower. He felt very sad. His flower had said that she was the only one like her in the whole universe. But here were five thousand of them, all the same, in just one garden!

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gazed /ɡeɪzd/

v. looked steadily and intently.➕

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overcome /ˌoʊvərˈkʌm/

v. overwhelmed by a strong feeling, especially emotion.➕

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universe /ˈjuːnɪvɜːrs/

n. all of space and everything in it, including stars, planets, and galaxies.➕

🔊 "She would be very much annoyed," he said to himself, "if she should see that . . . She would cough most dreadfully, and she would pretend that she was dying, to avoid being laughed at. And I should be obliged to pretend that I was nursing her back to life—for if I did not do that, to humble myself also, she would really allow herself to die . . ."

"She would be very angry," he thought, "if she saw that... She would cough a lot, and she would pretend to be dying to avoid being laughed at. And I would have to pretend that I was saving her life—because if I didn't, to also humble myself, she might really die..."

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annoyed /əˈnɔɪd/

adj. slightly angry or irritated.➕

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dreadfully /ˈdredfəli/

adv. in a terrible or awful manner; extremely.➕

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obliged /əˈblaɪdʒd/

adj. forced or required to do something; under a moral or legal duty.➕

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nursing /ˈnɜːrsɪŋ/

v. caring for someone who is ill or injured.➕

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humble /ˈhʌmbl/

v. to lower in dignity or importance; to make meek.➕

🔊 Then he went on with his reflections: "I thought that I was rich, with a flower that was unique in all the world; and all I had was a common rose. A common rose, and three volcanoes that come up to my knees—and one of them perhaps extinct forever . . . That doesn't make me a very great prince . . ."

Then he thought: "I thought I was rich because I had a flower that was one of a kind in the whole world; but all I have is a normal rose. Just a normal rose, and three small volcanoes—and one of them might be gone forever... That doesn't make me a very great prince..."

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reflections /rɪˈflekʃənz/

n. thoughts or considerations, especially on past events.➕

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unique /juːˈniːk/

adj. being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else.➕

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volcanoes /vɒlˈkeɪnoʊz/

n. mountains or hills with openings through which lava, ash, and gases erupt.➕

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extinct /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/

adj. no longer in existence; having died out.➕

🔊 And he lay down in the grass and cried.

And he lay down on the grass and cried.

Chapter twenty