Chapter 279 of Les Misérables is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 279 of Les Misérables is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Laigle de Meaux, as the reader knows, lived more with Joly than elsewhere. He had a lodging, as a bird has one on a branch. The two friends lived together, ate together, slept together. They had everything in common, even Musichetta, to some extent. They were, what the subordinate monks who accompany monks are called, _bini_.
Chapter 279 of Les Misérables is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading “They were, what the subordinate monks who accompany monks are called, _bini_.”
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading “The two friends lived together, ate together, slept together.”
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading “He had a lodging, as a bird has one on a branch.”
in or to another place
From this reading “Laigle de Meaux, as the reader knows, lived more with Joly than elsewhere.”
the point or degree to which something extends
From this reading “They had everything in common, even Musichetta, to some extent.”
structures collectively in which people are housed
From this reading “He had a lodging, as a bird has one on a branch.”
plural of “monk” — a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
From this reading “They were, what the subordinate monks who accompany monks are called, _bini_.”
lower in rank or importance
From this reading “They were, what the subordinate monks who accompany monks are called, _bini_.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “They had everything in common, even Musichetta, to some extent.”
share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple
In this reading “The two friends lived together, ate together, slept together.”
In this reading “The two friends lived together, ate together, slept together.”
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 had a lodging, as a bird has one on a branch.
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading They were, what the subordinate monks who accompany monks are called, _bini_.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were, what the subordinate monks who accompany monks are called, _bini_.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Laigle de Meaux, as the reader knows, lived more with Joly than elsewhere.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading The two friends lived together, ate together, slept together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were, what the subordinate monks who accompany monks are called, _bini_.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading He had a lodging, as a bird has one on a branch.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading He had a lodging, as a bird has one on a branch.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading They were, what the subordinate monks who accompany monks are called, _bini_.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading They had everything in common, even Musichetta, to some extent.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Laigle de Meaux, as the reader knows, lived more with Joly than elsewhere.
in or to another place
From this reading Laigle de Meaux, as the reader knows, lived more with Joly than elsewhere.
divisible by two
From this reading They had everything in common, even Musichetta, to some extent.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading They had everything in common, even Musichetta, to some extent.
the point or degree to which something extends
From this reading They had everything in common, even Musichetta, to some extent.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The two friends lived together, ate together, slept together.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a lodging, as a bird has one on a branch.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had a lodging, as a bird has one on a branch.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had a lodging, as a bird has one on a branch.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had everything in common, even Musichetta, to some extent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Laigle de Meaux, as the reader knows, lived more with Joly than elsewhere.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Laigle de Meaux, as the reader knows, lived more with Joly than elsewhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Laigle de Meaux, as the reader knows, lived more with Joly than elsewhere.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Laigle de Meaux, as the reader knows, lived more with Joly than elsewhere.
structures collectively in which people are housed
From this reading He had a lodging, as a bird has one on a branch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Laigle de Meaux, as the reader knows, lived more with Joly than elsewhere.
plural of “monk” — a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
From this reading They were, what the subordinate monks who accompany monks are called, _bini_.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Laigle de Meaux, as the reader knows, lived more with Joly than elsewhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had everything in common, even Musichetta, to some extent.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had a lodging, as a bird has one on a branch.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had a lodging, as a bird has one on a branch.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading Laigle de Meaux, as the reader knows, lived more with Joly than elsewhere.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading The two friends lived together, ate together, slept together.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They had everything in common, even Musichetta, to some extent.
lower in rank or importance
From this reading They were, what the subordinate monks who accompany monks are called, _bini_.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Laigle de Meaux, as the reader knows, lived more with Joly than elsewhere.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Laigle de Meaux, as the reader knows, lived more with Joly than elsewhere.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had everything in common, even Musichetta, to some extent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had everything in common, even Musichetta, to some extent.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The two friends lived together, ate together, slept together.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two friends lived together, ate together, slept together.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were, what the subordinate monks who accompany monks are called, _bini_.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They were, what the subordinate monks who accompany monks are called, _bini_.
which person or people
From this reading They were, what the subordinate monks who accompany monks are called, _bini_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Laigle de Meaux, as the reader knows, lived more with Joly than elsewhere.
Chapter 279 of Les Misérables by Victor Hugo holds 267 sentences, grouped into 54 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 279 holds 267 sentences of Les Misérables, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 279 of Les Misérables by Victor Hugo exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 267 sentences, grouped into 54 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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