Chapter 144 of Les Misérables is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 144 of Les Misérables is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Who was in the coffin? The reader knows. Jean Valjean. Jean Valjean had arranged things so that he could exist there, and he could almost breathe. It is a strange thing to what a degree security of conscience confers security of the rest.
Chapter 144 of Les Misérables is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading “Jean Valjean had arranged things so that he could exist there, and he could almost breathe.”
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading “Who was in the coffin?”
third-person singular of “confer” — have a conference in order to talk something over
From this reading “It is a strange thing to what a degree security of conscience confers security of the rest.”
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading “It is a strange thing to what a degree security of conscience confers security of the rest.”
have an existence, be extant
From this reading “Jean Valjean had arranged things so that he could exist there, and he could almost breathe.”
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading “Jean Valjean.”
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading “The reader knows.”
the state of being free from danger or injury
From this reading “It is a strange thing to what a degree security of conscience confers security of the rest.”
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 “It is a strange thing to what a degree security of conscience confers security of the rest.”
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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 It is a strange thing to what a degree security of conscience confers security of the rest.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Jean Valjean had arranged things so that he could exist there, and he could almost breathe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jean Valjean had arranged things so that he could exist there, and he could almost breathe.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading Jean Valjean had arranged things so that he could exist there, and he could almost breathe.
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading Jean Valjean had arranged things so that he could exist there, and he could almost breathe.
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading Who was in the coffin?
third-person singular of “confer” — have a conference in order to talk something over
From this reading It is a strange thing to what a degree security of conscience confers security of the rest.
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading It is a strange thing to what a degree security of conscience confers security of the rest.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Jean Valjean had arranged things so that he could exist there, and he could almost breathe.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading It is a strange thing to what a degree security of conscience confers security of the rest.
have an existence, be extant
From this reading Jean Valjean had arranged things so that he could exist there, and he could almost breathe.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jean Valjean had arranged things so that he could exist there, and he could almost breathe.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jean Valjean had arranged things so that he could exist there, and he could almost breathe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Who was in the coffin?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a strange thing to what a degree security of conscience confers security of the rest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a strange thing to what a degree security of conscience confers security of the rest.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading Jean Valjean.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading The reader knows.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is a strange thing to what a degree security of conscience confers security of the rest.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading The reader knows.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading It is a strange thing to what a degree security of conscience confers security of the rest.
the state of being free from danger or injury
From this reading It is a strange thing to what a degree security of conscience confers security of the rest.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Jean Valjean had arranged things so that he could exist there, and he could almost breathe.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading It is a strange thing to what a degree security of conscience confers security of the rest.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jean Valjean had arranged things so that he could exist there, and he could almost breathe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Who was in the coffin?
in or at that place or location
From this reading Jean Valjean had arranged things so that he could exist there, and he could almost breathe.
a special situation
From this reading It is a strange thing to what a degree security of conscience confers security of the rest.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Jean Valjean had arranged things so that he could exist there, and he could almost breathe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is a strange thing to what a degree security of conscience confers security of the rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jean Valjean.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who was in the coffin?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It is a strange thing to what a degree security of conscience confers security of the rest.
which person or people
From this reading Who was in the coffin?
Chapter 144 of Les Misérables by Victor Hugo holds 49 sentences, grouped into 10 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 144 holds 49 sentences of Les Misérables, unabridged, divided into 10 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 144 of Les Misérables by Victor Hugo exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 49 sentences, grouped into 10 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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