Chapter 100 of Les Misérables is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 100 of Les Misérables is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Cosette, as we have said, was not frightened. The man accosted her. He spoke in a voice that was grave and almost bass. “My child, what you are carrying is very heavy for you.” Cosette raised her head and replied:— “Yes, sir.”
Chapter 100 of Les Misérables is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “accost” — speak to someone
From this reading “The man accosted her.”
the lowest part of the musical range
From this reading “He spoke in a voice that was grave and almost bass.”
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading ““My child, what you are carrying is very heavy for you.””
made afraid
From this reading “Cosette, as we have said, was not frightened.”
death of a person
From this reading “He spoke in a voice that was grave and almost bass.”
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading ““My child, what you are carrying is very heavy for you.””
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading “Cosette raised her head and replied:— “Yes, sir.””
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “He spoke in a voice that was grave and almost bass.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He spoke in a voice that was grave and almost bass.
past form of “accost” — speak to someone
From this reading The man accosted her.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He spoke in a voice that was grave and almost bass.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He spoke in a voice that was grave and almost bass.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “My child, what you are carrying is very heavy for you.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Cosette, as we have said, was not frightened.
the lowest part of the musical range
From this reading He spoke in a voice that was grave and almost bass.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “My child, what you are carrying is very heavy for you.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading “My child, what you are carrying is very heavy for you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cosette, as we have said, was not frightened.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “My child, what you are carrying is very heavy for you.”
made afraid
From this reading Cosette, as we have said, was not frightened.
death of a person
From this reading He spoke in a voice that was grave and almost bass.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Cosette, as we have said, was not frightened.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He spoke in a voice that was grave and almost bass.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Cosette raised her head and replied:— “Yes, sir.”
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading “My child, what you are carrying is very heavy for you.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The man accosted her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He spoke in a voice that was grave and almost bass.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My child, what you are carrying is very heavy for you.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man accosted her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My child, what you are carrying is very heavy for you.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Cosette, as we have said, was not frightened.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Cosette raised her head and replied:— “Yes, sir.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Cosette raised her head and replied:— “Yes, sir.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Cosette, as we have said, was not frightened.
term of address for a man
From this reading Cosette raised her head and replied:— “Yes, sir.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He spoke in a voice that was grave and almost bass.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He spoke in a voice that was grave and almost bass.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man accosted her.
precisely as stated
From this reading “My child, what you are carrying is very heavy for you.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading He spoke in a voice that was grave and almost bass.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cosette, as we have said, was not frightened.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Cosette, as we have said, was not frightened.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “My child, what you are carrying is very heavy for you.”
an affirmative
From this reading Cosette raised her head and replied:— “Yes, sir.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My child, what you are carrying is very heavy for you.”
Chapter 100 of Les Misérables by Victor Hugo holds 91 sentences, grouped into 19 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 100 holds 91 sentences of Les Misérables, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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