🇬🇧🇨🇳 novel - 小说 : English Lesson
noun
Meaning of "novel" ("小说"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
A novel is a long story that someone makes up and writes in a book. It usually has many chapters and follows characters as they go on adventures, solve problems, or live their everyday lives. The people and events in a novel are imaginary, like in a movie in your mind, but you experience it by reading the words on the pages.
Grandpa’s novel is so long I need a snack break after just reading the list of chapters.
Dad said he’d read one chapter of my pirate novel, but three hours later he was saying “Arrr” to the mailman.
In my space novel, the hero saves the galaxy by pressing the big red button labeled “Do Not Press Ever.”
In my sports novel, the soccer ball files a complaint because it’s tired of being kicked around.
The world’s first modern novel is often said to be “Don Quixote,” written over 400 years ago.
A girl finds a novel on a bus seat. The cover is red. She opens the novel and reads a long made up story in the book. The novel shows a small boy, a big dog, and rain. She laughs and cries with the novel. At night she closes the novel and smiles.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: A2 Elementary
This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.
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