Chapter 209 of Les Misérables is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 209 of Les Misérables is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The big girl approached and laid her hand in her father’s. “Feel how cold I am,” said she. “Bah!” replied the father, “I am much colder than that.” The mother exclaimed impetuously:— “You always have something better than any one else, so you do! even bad things.” “Down with you!” said the man.
Chapter 209 of Les Misérables is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading “The big girl approached and laid her hand in her father’s.”
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “The mother exclaimed impetuously:— “You always have something better than any one else, so you do! even bad things.””
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “The big girl approached and laid her hand in her father’s.”
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading ““Feel how cold I am,” said she.”
comparative of “cold” — having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading ““Bah!” replied the father, “I am much colder than that.””
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “The mother exclaimed impetuously:— “You always have something better than any one else, so you do! even bad things.””
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
set down according to a plan
From this reading “The big girl approached and laid her hand in her father’s.”
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The mother exclaimed impetuously:— “You always have something better than any one else, so you do! even bad things.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Feel how cold I am,” said she.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The big girl approached and laid her hand in her father’s.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The mother exclaimed impetuously:— “You always have something better than any one else, so you do! even bad things.”
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading The big girl approached and laid her hand in her father’s.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading The mother exclaimed impetuously:— “You always have something better than any one else, so you do! even bad things.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Bah!” replied the father, “I am much colder than that.”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading The mother exclaimed impetuously:— “You always have something better than any one else, so you do! even bad things.”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The big girl approached and laid her hand in her father’s.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “Feel how cold I am,” said she.
comparative of “cold” — having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “Bah!” replied the father, “I am much colder than that.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The mother exclaimed impetuously:— “You always have something better than any one else, so you do! even bad things.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Down with you!” said the man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mother exclaimed impetuously:— “You always have something better than any one else, so you do! even bad things.”
divisible by two
From this reading The mother exclaimed impetuously:— “You always have something better than any one else, so you do! even bad things.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading The mother exclaimed impetuously:— “You always have something better than any one else, so you do! even bad things.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Bah!” replied the father, “I am much colder than that.”
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The big girl approached and laid her hand in her father’s.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “Feel how cold I am,” said she.
a young female
From this reading The big girl approached and laid her hand in her father’s.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The big girl approached and laid her hand in her father’s.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The mother exclaimed impetuously:— “You always have something better than any one else, so you do! even bad things.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The big girl approached and laid her hand in her father’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Feel how cold I am,” said she.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Feel how cold I am,” said she.
in an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions
From this reading The mother exclaimed impetuously:— “You always have something better than any one else, so you do! even bad things.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The big girl approached and laid her hand in her father’s.
set down according to a plan
From this reading The big girl approached and laid her hand in her father’s.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Down with you!” said the man.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The mother exclaimed impetuously:— “You always have something better than any one else, so you do! even bad things.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Bah!” replied the father, “I am much colder than that.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The mother exclaimed impetuously:— “You always have something better than any one else, so you do! even bad things.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Bah!” replied the father, “I am much colder than that.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Feel how cold I am,” said she.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Feel how cold I am,” said she.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The mother exclaimed impetuously:— “You always have something better than any one else, so you do! even bad things.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The mother exclaimed impetuously:— “You always have something better than any one else, so you do! even bad things.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Bah!” replied the father, “I am much colder than that.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Bah!” replied the father, “I am much colder than that.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The big girl approached and laid her hand in her father’s.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The mother exclaimed impetuously:— “You always have something better than any one else, so you do! even bad things.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Down with you!” said the man.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The mother exclaimed impetuously:— “You always have something better than any one else, so you do! even bad things.”
Chapter 209 of Les Misérables by Victor Hugo holds 63 sentences, grouped into 13 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 209 holds 63 sentences of Les Misérables, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 209 of Les Misérables by Victor Hugo exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 63 sentences, grouped into 13 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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