Chapter 270 of Les Misérables is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 270 of Les Misérables is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Nothing is more extraordinary than the first breaking out of a riot. Everything bursts forth everywhere at once. Was it foreseen? Yes. Was it prepared?
Chapter 270 of Les Misérables is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the act of breaking something
From this reading “Nothing is more extraordinary than the first breaking out of a riot.”
plural of “burst” — the act of exploding or bursting
From this reading “Everything bursts forth everywhere at once.”
to or in any or all places
From this reading “Everything bursts forth everywhere at once.”
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading “Nothing is more extraordinary than the first breaking out of a riot.”
inflected form of “foresee” — realize beforehand
From this reading “Was it foreseen?”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Everything bursts forth everywhere at once.”
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading “Was it prepared?”
a public act of violence by an unruly mob
From this reading “Nothing is more extraordinary than the first breaking out of a riot.”
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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jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone)
In this reading “Everything bursts forth everywhere at once.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “Everything bursts forth everywhere at once.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Nothing is more extraordinary than the first breaking out of a riot.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Everything bursts forth everywhere at once.
the act of breaking something
From this reading Nothing is more extraordinary than the first breaking out of a riot.
plural of “burst” — the act of exploding or bursting
From this reading Everything bursts forth everywhere at once.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything bursts forth everywhere at once.
to or in any or all places
From this reading Everything bursts forth everywhere at once.
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading Nothing is more extraordinary than the first breaking out of a riot.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Nothing is more extraordinary than the first breaking out of a riot.
inflected form of “foresee” — realize beforehand
From this reading Was it foreseen?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Everything bursts forth everywhere at once.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nothing is more extraordinary than the first breaking out of a riot.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it foreseen?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Nothing is more extraordinary than the first breaking out of a riot.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing is more extraordinary than the first breaking out of a riot.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nothing is more extraordinary than the first breaking out of a riot.
on one occasion
From this reading Everything bursts forth everywhere at once.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Nothing is more extraordinary than the first breaking out of a riot.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading Was it prepared?
a public act of violence by an unruly mob
From this reading Nothing is more extraordinary than the first breaking out of a riot.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Nothing is more extraordinary than the first breaking out of a riot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nothing is more extraordinary than the first breaking out of a riot.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it foreseen?
an affirmative
From this reading Yes.
Chapter 270 of Les Misérables by Victor Hugo holds 92 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 270 holds 92 sentences of Les Misérables, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 270 of Les Misérables by Victor Hugo exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 92 sentences, grouped into 19 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.
Work through the 19 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 19 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 270 can be played aloud in United States English.
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