Chapter 348 of Les Misérables is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 348 of Les Misérables is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FASHION, TO RENDER COSETTE HAPPY Everything was made ready for the wedding. The doctor, on being consulted, declared that it might take place in February. It was then December. A few ravishing weeks of perfect happiness passed. The grandfather was not the least happy of them all.
Chapter 348 of Les Misérables is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading “The doctor, on being consulted, declared that it might take place in February.”
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading “It was then December.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “FASHION, TO RENDER COSETTE HAPPY Everything was made ready for the wedding.”
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading “The doctor, on being consulted, declared that it might take place in February.”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “The grandfather was not the least happy of them all.”
stunningly beautiful
From this reading “A few ravishing weeks of perfect happiness passed.”
cause to become
From this reading “FASHION, TO RENDER COSETTE HAPPY Everything was made ready for the wedding.”
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “FASHION, TO RENDER COSETTE HAPPY Everything was made ready for the wedding.”
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In this reading “A few ravishing weeks of perfect happiness passed.”
come to pass
In this reading “The doctor, on being consulted, declared that it might take place in February.”
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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 A few ravishing weeks of perfect happiness passed.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The grandfather was not the least happy of them all.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The doctor, on being consulted, declared that it might take place in February.
past form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading The doctor, on being consulted, declared that it might take place in February.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FASHION, TO RENDER COSETTE HAPPY Everything was made ready for the wedding.
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading It was then December.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading The doctor, on being consulted, declared that it might take place in February.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctor, on being consulted, declared that it might take place in February.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading FASHION, TO RENDER COSETTE HAPPY Everything was made ready for the wedding.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading FASHION, TO RENDER COSETTE HAPPY Everything was made ready for the wedding.
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading The doctor, on being consulted, declared that it might take place in February.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few ravishing weeks of perfect happiness passed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FASHION, TO RENDER COSETTE HAPPY Everything was made ready for the wedding.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading The grandfather was not the least happy of them all.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading A few ravishing weeks of perfect happiness passed.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading FASHION, TO RENDER COSETTE HAPPY Everything was made ready for the wedding.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The doctor, on being consulted, declared that it might take place in February.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The doctor, on being consulted, declared that it might take place in February.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading The grandfather was not the least happy of them all.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading FASHION, TO RENDER COSETTE HAPPY Everything was made ready for the wedding.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The doctor, on being consulted, declared that it might take place in February.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The grandfather was not the least happy of them all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few ravishing weeks of perfect happiness passed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The doctor, on being consulted, declared that it might take place in February.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading A few ravishing weeks of perfect happiness passed.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading A few ravishing weeks of perfect happiness passed.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The doctor, on being consulted, declared that it might take place in February.
stunningly beautiful
From this reading A few ravishing weeks of perfect happiness passed.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading FASHION, TO RENDER COSETTE HAPPY Everything was made ready for the wedding.
cause to become
From this reading FASHION, TO RENDER COSETTE HAPPY Everything was made ready for the wedding.
carry out
From this reading The doctor, on being consulted, declared that it might take place in February.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The doctor, on being consulted, declared that it might take place in February.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FASHION, TO RENDER COSETTE HAPPY Everything was made ready for the wedding.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The grandfather was not the least happy of them all.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It was then December.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FASHION, TO RENDER COSETTE HAPPY Everything was made ready for the wedding.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FASHION, TO RENDER COSETTE HAPPY Everything was made ready for the wedding.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading FASHION, TO RENDER COSETTE HAPPY Everything was made ready for the wedding.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A few ravishing weeks of perfect happiness passed.
Chapter 348 of Les Misérables by Victor Hugo holds 188 sentences, grouped into 38 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 348 holds 188 sentences of Les Misérables, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 348 of Les Misérables by Victor Hugo exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 188 sentences, grouped into 38 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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