Our vocab word for The Prince and the Pauper Chapter 31 focuses on a commonly used noun referring to large quantities of things or people. The vocab word is…
MULTITUDE
Keep reading or watch the video below see how the word ‘multitude’ is used in The Prince and the Pauper.
MULTITUDE
| DEFINITION (n.) a large number of people | FACTS/CHARACTERISTICS also refers to the public in general, or a large number |
| EXAMPLES crowd mob throng | NON-EXAMPLES zero person nobody |
Etymology
- Language of Origin: Latin
- multitudin-, multitudo from multus = “much”
Sentences/Additional Forms
- Straightforward sentence: The family had to keep a close eye on each other so they didn’t get lost in the multitude.
- Sentence from the chapter: “…a deafening explosion followed, which drowned the shoutings of the multitude, and made the ground tremble…” (p. 180)
- Other forms: multitudinal (adj)
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