English level guide · CEFR B1
Reading The Prince as an Intermediate (B1) learner
The Prince sits at the upper edge of B1 (Intermediate): an ambitious but achievable stretch, with tap-to-define support to carry you over the harder vocabulary.
Updated June 2026
How The Prince reads at B1
Read it in shorter sittings and lean on the read-along audio: hearing each sentence as you see it keeps you moving when the vocabulary gets dense, and you can tap any unfamiliar word for a definition graded to B1. Watch especially for conditional structures used to argue cause and effect: 'if a prince does x, then y'.
At a glance
Key words at B1
Some of the B1-level words The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli introduces. See the full word list →
- absolute/ˈæbsəˌlut/B1
- something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things
- acceptable/əkˈsɛptəbəl/B1
- worthy of acceptance or satisfactory
- accommodate/əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/B1
- be agreeable or acceptable to
- accomplish/əˈkɑmplɪʃ/B1
- put in effect
- accordingly/əˈkɔrdɪŋli/B1
- (sentence connectors) because of the reason given
- acquisition/ˌækwəˈzɪʃən/B1
- the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
- adapt/əˈdæpt/B1
- make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
- adventure/ədˈvɛnʧər/B1
- a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
- adviser/ædˈvaɪzər/B1
- an expert who gives advice
- advocate/ˈædvəˌkeɪt/B1
- a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
What B1 readers can do
- Understand the main points of clear, standard texts on familiar matters.
- Read straightforward factual texts and simpler fiction with confidence.
- Follow a classic story when the language is graded to your level.