Chapter 65 of Les Misérables is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 65 of Les Misérables is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The moment for closing the debate had arrived. The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?” The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had. The President repeated the question. This time the man heard it.
Chapter 65 of Les Misérables is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a defendant in a criminal proceeding
From this reading “The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?””
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?””
the act of closing something
From this reading “The moment for closing the debate had arrived.”
in accordance with convention or custom
From this reading “The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?””
argue with one another
From this reading “The moment for closing the debate had arrived.”
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
From this reading “The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?””
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading “The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?””
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
From this reading “The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.”
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rise to one's feet
In this reading “The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?””
In this reading “The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.”
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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 man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.
a defendant in a criminal proceeding
From this reading The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?”
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?”
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?”
any thing at all
From this reading The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The moment for closing the debate had arrived.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.
the act of closing something
From this reading The moment for closing the debate had arrived.
in accordance with convention or custom
From this reading The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?”
argue with one another
From this reading The moment for closing the debate had arrived.
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
From this reading The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The moment for closing the debate had arrived.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The moment for closing the debate had arrived.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading This time the man heard it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This time the man heard it.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.
a particular point in time
From this reading The moment for closing the debate had arrived.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?”
recurring again and again
From this reading The President repeated the question.
be standing; be upright
From this reading The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moment for closing the debate had arrived.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time the man heard it.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This time the man heard it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?”
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
From this reading The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?”
Chapter 65 of Les Misérables by Victor Hugo holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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 65 holds 165 sentences of Les Misérables, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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