Chapter 104 of Les Misérables is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 104 of Les Misérables is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jean Valjean was not dead. When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen. He swam under water until he reached a vessel at anchor, to which a boat was moored. He found means of hiding himself in this boat until night. At night he swam off again, and reached the shore a little way from Cape Brun.
Chapter 104 of Les Misérables is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading “He swam under water until he reached a vessel at anchor, to which a boat was moored.”
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading “At night he swam off again, and reached the shore a little way from Cape Brun.”
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading “He found means of hiding himself in this boat until night.”
(of linens or clothes) smoothed with a hot iron
From this reading “When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen.”
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading “Jean Valjean was not dead.”
past form of “moor” — secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading “He swam under water until he reached a vessel at anchor, to which a boat was moored.”
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading “He swam under water until he reached a vessel at anchor, to which a boat was moored.”
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading “He swam under water until he reached a vessel at anchor, to which a boat was moored.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “At night he swam off again, and reached the shore a little way from Cape Brun.”
In this reading “When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen.”
In this reading “He swam under water until he reached a vessel at anchor, to which a boat was moored.”
In this reading “When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen.”
In this reading “He swam under water until he reached a vessel at anchor, to which a boat was moored.”
In this reading “At night he swam off again, and reached the shore a little way from Cape Brun.”
In this reading “At night he swam off again, and reached the shore a little way from Cape Brun.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 swam under water until he reached a vessel at anchor, to which a boat was moored.
anew
From this reading At night he swam off again, and reached the shore a little way from Cape Brun.
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading He swam under water until he reached a vessel at anchor, to which a boat was moored.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At night he swam off again, and reached the shore a little way from Cape Brun.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He swam under water until he reached a vessel at anchor, to which a boat was moored.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading He swam under water until he reached a vessel at anchor, to which a boat was moored.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At night he swam off again, and reached the shore a little way from Cape Brun.
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading At night he swam off again, and reached the shore a little way from Cape Brun.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Jean Valjean was not dead.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen.
set up or found
From this reading He found means of hiding himself in this boat until night.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At night he swam off again, and reached the shore a little way from Cape Brun.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen.
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading He found means of hiding himself in this boat until night.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He found means of hiding himself in this boat until night.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen.
(of linens or clothes) smoothed with a hot iron
From this reading When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading Jean Valjean was not dead.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading At night he swam off again, and reached the shore a little way from Cape Brun.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading He found means of hiding himself in this boat until night.
past form of “moor” — secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading He swam under water until he reached a vessel at anchor, to which a boat was moored.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He found means of hiding himself in this boat until night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jean Valjean was not dead.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He found means of hiding himself in this boat until night.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At night he swam off again, and reached the shore a little way from Cape Brun.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen.
on the contrary
From this reading When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading He swam under water until he reached a vessel at anchor, to which a boat was moored.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading At night he swam off again, and reached the shore a little way from Cape Brun.
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading He swam under water until he reached a vessel at anchor, to which a boat was moored.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He found means of hiding himself in this boat until night.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He swam under water until he reached a vessel at anchor, to which a boat was moored.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He swam under water until he reached a vessel at anchor, to which a boat was moored.
up to a particular time
From this reading He swam under water until he reached a vessel at anchor, to which a boat was moored.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jean Valjean was not dead.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading He swam under water until he reached a vessel at anchor, to which a boat was moored.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jean Valjean was not dead.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading He swam under water until he reached a vessel at anchor, to which a boat was moored.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading At night he swam off again, and reached the shore a little way from Cape Brun.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen.
at the time that
From this reading When he fell into the sea, or rather, when he threw himself into it, he was not ironed, as we have seen.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He swam under water until he reached a vessel at anchor, to which a boat was moored.
Chapter 104 of Les Misérables by Victor Hugo holds 29 sentences, grouped into 6 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 104 holds 29 sentences of Les Misérables, unabridged, divided into 6 reading sections.
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