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Chapter 341 of Les Misérables is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.
The doctor who had been sent for had hastened thither.
Aunt Gillenormand had risen.
Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”
At times she added: “Everything will be covered with blood.”
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Les Misérables

Chapter CCCXLI

Chapter 341 of Les Misérables is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.
Line 2
The doctor who had been sent for had hastened thither.
/ðə ˈdɑːktər huː hæd bɪn sent fɔːr hæd ˈheɪsənd ˈðɪθɜːr/
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Aunt Gillenormand had risen.
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Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”
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At times she added: “Everything will be covered with blood.”
/æt taɪmz ʃiː ˈædəd ˈevriθɪŋ wɪl biː ˈkʌvərd wɪð blʌd/

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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.

Basque noun US /bæsk/

a member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain

From this reading “Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.”

incapable adjective US /ˌɪnˈkeɪpəbəl/

(followed by “of”) lacking capacity or ability

From this reading “Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?””

motionless adjective US /ˈmoʊʃənləs/

not in physical motion

From this reading “Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.”

porter noun US /ˈpɔːrtər/

a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

From this reading “Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.”

risen adjective US /ˈrɪzən/

(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon

From this reading “Aunt Gillenormand had risen.”

sofa noun US /ˈsoʊfə/

an upholstered seat for more than one person

From this reading “Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.”

thither adverb US /ˈðɪθɜːr/

an old word meaning “to that place”

From this reading “The doctor who had been sent for had hastened thither.”

wringing verb US /ˈrɪŋɪŋ/

-ing form of “wring” — twist and press out of shape

From this reading “Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?””

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

hastened thither verb + particle counted as “hasten thither”

In this reading “The doctor who had been sent for had hastened thither.”

lay stretched verb + adjective

In this reading “Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.”

on the sofa preposition + article + noun counted as “on … sofa”

In this reading “Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.”

At times preposition + noun

sporadically and infrequently

In this reading “At times she added: “Everything will be covered with blood.””

with blood preposition + noun

In this reading “At times she added: “Everything will be covered with blood.””

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addedverbUS /ˈædəd/

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading At times she added: “Everything will be covered with blood.”

affrightnoun

an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

From this reading Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”

arrivalnounUS /ərˈaɪvəl/

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At times she added: “Everything will be covered with blood.”

AuntnounUS /ænt/

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading Aunt Gillenormand had risen.

BasquenounUS /bæsk/

a member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain

From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading At times she added: “Everything will be covered with blood.”

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.

bloodnounUS /blʌd/

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading At times she added: “Everything will be covered with blood.”

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”

carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.

coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading At times she added: “Everything will be covered with blood.”

doctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading The doctor who had been sent for had hastened thither.

doingverbUS /ˈduːɪŋ/

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”

drawing-room

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.

EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading At times she added: “Everything will be covered with blood.”

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The doctor who had been sent for had hastened thither.

Gillenormand

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Aunt Gillenormand had risen.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”

hastenedverbUS /ˈheɪsənd/

past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed

From this reading The doctor who had been sent for had hastened thither.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.

HeavensnounUS /ˈhevənz/

the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

From this reading Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”

incapableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkeɪpəbəl/

(followed by “of”) lacking capacity or ability

From this reading Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”

layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.

Marius

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.

motionlessadjectiveUS /ˈmoʊʃənləs/

not in physical motion

From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.

placedadjectiveUS /pleɪst/

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.

porternounUS /ˈpɔːrtər/

a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.

possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/

capable of happening or existing

From this reading Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”

risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/

(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon

From this reading Aunt Gillenormand had risen.

sayingnounUS /ˈseɪɪŋ/

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading The doctor who had been sent for had hastened thither.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading At times she added: “Everything will be covered with blood.”

sofanounUS /ˈsoʊfə/

an upholstered seat for more than one person

From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.

stretchedadjectiveUS /stretʃt/

(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.

thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/

an old word meaning “to that place”

From this reading The doctor who had been sent for had hastened thither.

timesnounUS /taɪmz/

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading At times she added: “Everything will be covered with blood.”

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The doctor who had been sent for had hastened thither.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading At times she added: “Everything will be covered with blood.”

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading At times she added: “Everything will be covered with blood.”

wringingverbUS /ˈrɪŋɪŋ/

-ing form of “wring” — twist and press out of shape

From this reading Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”

Chapter 341 of Les Misérables by Victor Hugo holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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.

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Chapter 341 holds 166 sentences of Les Misérables, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.

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