Chapter 247 of Les Misérables is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 247 of Les Misérables is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The reduction of the universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being even to God, that is love. Love is the salutation of the angels to the stars. How sad is the soul, when it is sad through love! What a void in the absence of the being who, by herself alone fills the world! Oh! how true it is that the beloved being becomes God.
Chapter 247 of Les Misérables is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “Love is the salutation of the angels to the stars.”
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “Oh! how true it is that the beloved being becomes God.”
dearly loved
From this reading “Oh! how true it is that the beloved being becomes God.”
the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
From this reading “The reduction of the universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being even to God, that is love.”
plural of “fill” — a quantity sufficient to satisfy
From this reading “What a void in the absence of the being who, by herself alone fills the world!”
the act of decreasing or reducing something
From this reading “The reduction of the universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being even to God, that is love.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “The reduction of the universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being even to God, that is love.”
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading “What a void in the absence of the being who, by herself alone fills the world!”
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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 The reduction of the universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being even to God, that is love.
the state of being absent
From this reading What a void in the absence of the being who, by herself alone fills the world!
Having no one else present.
From this reading What a void in the absence of the being who, by herself alone fills the world!
plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading Love is the salutation of the angels to the stars.
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Oh! how true it is that the beloved being becomes God.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The reduction of the universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being even to God, that is love.
dearly loved
From this reading Oh! how true it is that the beloved being becomes God.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What a void in the absence of the being who, by herself alone fills the world!
divisible by two
From this reading The reduction of the universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being even to God, that is love.
the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
From this reading The reduction of the universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being even to God, that is love.
plural of “fill” — a quantity sufficient to satisfy
From this reading What a void in the absence of the being who, by herself alone fills the world!
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading The reduction of the universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being even to God, that is love.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading What a void in the absence of the being who, by herself alone fills the world!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How sad is the soul, when it is sad through love!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What a void in the absence of the being who, by herself alone fills the world!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reduction of the universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being even to God, that is love.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How sad is the soul, when it is sad through love!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The reduction of the universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being even to God, that is love.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The reduction of the universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being even to God, that is love.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh! how true it is that the beloved being becomes God.
the act of decreasing or reducing something
From this reading The reduction of the universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being even to God, that is love.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading How sad is the soul, when it is sad through love!
an act of honor or courteous recognition
From this reading Love is the salutation of the angels to the stars.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading The reduction of the universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being even to God, that is love.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading How sad is the soul, when it is sad through love!
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Love is the salutation of the angels to the stars.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The reduction of the universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being even to God, that is love.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The reduction of the universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being even to God, that is love.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading How sad is the soul, when it is sad through love!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The reduction of the universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being even to God, that is love.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Oh! how true it is that the beloved being becomes God.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The reduction of the universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being even to God, that is love.
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading What a void in the absence of the being who, by herself alone fills the world!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a void in the absence of the being who, by herself alone fills the world!
at the time that
From this reading How sad is the soul, when it is sad through love!
which person or people
From this reading What a void in the absence of the being who, by herself alone fills the world!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading What a void in the absence of the being who, by herself alone fills the world!
Chapter 247 of Les Misérables by Victor Hugo holds 98 sentences, grouped into 20 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 247 holds 98 sentences of Les Misérables, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 247 of Les Misérables by Victor Hugo exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 98 sentences, grouped into 20 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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