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Hans of Iceland, Vol. 2 of 2

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Hans of Iceland, Vol. 2 of 2 is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Victor Hugo • Curated US English Learning Edition
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The lord mayor had scarcely ended these fatal words, when a shriek rang through the room.
This shriek horrified the spectators even more than did the fearful terms of the death sentence; this shriek for a brief moment turned the calm and radiant face of the condemned Ordener pale.
XLIV.
Misfortune made them equals.--CHARLES NODIER.
All was over now; Ordener’s work was done.
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Hans of Iceland, Vol. 2 of 2

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Hans of Iceland, Vol. 2 of 2 is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The lord mayor had scarcely ended these fatal words, when a shriek rang through the room.
/ðə lɔːrd ˈmeɪər hæd ˈskersli ˈendəd ðiːz ˈfeɪtəl wɜːrdz wen ə ʃriːk ræŋ θruː ðə ruːm/
Line 2
This shriek horrified the spectators even more than did the fearful terms of the death sentence; this shriek for a brief moment turned the calm and radiant face of the condemned Ordener pale.
Line 3
XLIV.
Line 4
Misfortune made them equals.--CHARLES NODIER.
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All was over now; Ordener’s work was done.

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condemned verb US /kənˈdemd/

past form of “condemn” — express strong disapproval of

From this reading “This shriek horrified the spectators even more than did the fearful terms of the death sentence; this shriek for a brief moment turned the calm and radiant face of the condemned Ordener pale.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
equals noun US /ˈiːkwəlz/

plural of “equal” — a person who is of equal standing with another in a group

From this reading “Misfortune made them equals.--CHARLES NODIER.”

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horrified adjective US /ˈhɔːrəfaɪd/

stricken with horror

From this reading “This shriek horrified the spectators even more than did the fearful terms of the death sentence; this shriek for a brief moment turned the calm and radiant face of the condemned Ordener pale.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mayor noun US /ˈmeɪər/

the head of a city government

From this reading “The lord mayor had scarcely ended these fatal words, when a shriek rang through the room.”

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Misfortune noun US /mɪˈsfɔːrtʃən/

unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event

From this reading “Misfortune made them equals.--CHARLES NODIER.”

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radiant adjective US /ˈreɪdiːənt/

radiating or as if radiating light

From this reading “This shriek horrified the spectators even more than did the fearful terms of the death sentence; this shriek for a brief moment turned the calm and radiant face of the condemned Ordener pale.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shriek noun US /ʃriːk/

sharp piercing cry

From this reading “The lord mayor had scarcely ended these fatal words, when a shriek rang through the room.”

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spectators noun US /ˈspekteɪtərz/

plural of “spectator” — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)

From this reading “This shriek horrified the spectators even more than did the fearful terms of the death sentence; this shriek for a brief moment turned the calm and radiant face of the condemned Ordener pale.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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.

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radiant face adjective + noun

In this reading “This shriek horrified the spectators even more than did the fearful terms of the death sentence; this shriek for a brief moment turned the calm and radiant face of the condemned Ordener pale.”

691 times in 426,211 chapters
brief moment adjective + noun

In this reading “This shriek horrified the spectators even more than did the fearful terms of the death sentence; this shriek for a brief moment turned the calm and radiant face of the condemned Ordener pale.”

1,531 times in 426,211 chapters
rang through verb + particle counted as “ring through”

In this reading “The lord mayor had scarcely ended these fatal words, when a shriek rang through the room.”

2,018 times in 426,211 chapters
death sentence noun + noun

In this reading “This shriek horrified the spectators even more than did the fearful terms of the death sentence; this shriek for a brief moment turned the calm and radiant face of the condemned Ordener pale.”

288 times in 426,211 chapters

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The lord mayor had scarcely ended these fatal words, when a shriek rang through the room.

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AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 All was over now; Ordener’s work was done.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading This shriek horrified the spectators even more than did the fearful terms of the death sentence; this shriek for a brief moment turned the calm and radiant face of the condemned Ordener pale.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
briefadjectiveUS /briːf/

of short duration or distance

From this reading This shriek horrified the spectators even more than did the fearful terms of the death sentence; this shriek for a brief moment turned the calm and radiant face of the condemned Ordener pale.

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calmverbUS /kɑːm/

make calm or still

From this reading This shriek horrified the spectators even more than did the fearful terms of the death sentence; this shriek for a brief moment turned the calm and radiant face of the condemned Ordener pale.

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CHARLESnounUS /tʃɑːrlz/

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading Misfortune made them equals.--CHARLES NODIER.

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condemnedverbUS /kənˈdemd/

past form of “condemn” — express strong disapproval of

From this reading This shriek horrified the spectators even more than did the fearful terms of the death sentence; this shriek for a brief moment turned the calm and radiant face of the condemned Ordener pale.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading This shriek horrified the spectators even more than did the fearful terms of the death sentence; this shriek for a brief moment turned the calm and radiant face of the condemned Ordener pale.

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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading This shriek horrified the spectators even more than did the fearful terms of the death sentence; this shriek for a brief moment turned the calm and radiant face of the condemned Ordener pale.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading All was over now; Ordener’s work was done.

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endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading The lord mayor had scarcely ended these fatal words, when a shriek rang through the room.

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equalsnounUS /ˈiːkwəlz/

plural of “equal” — a person who is of equal standing with another in a group

From this reading Misfortune made them equals.--CHARLES NODIER.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading This shriek horrified the spectators even more than did the fearful terms of the death sentence; this shriek for a brief moment turned the calm and radiant face of the condemned Ordener pale.

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facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading This shriek horrified the spectators even more than did the fearful terms of the death sentence; this shriek for a brief moment turned the calm and radiant face of the condemned Ordener pale.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fataladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtəl/

bringing death

From this reading The lord mayor had scarcely ended these fatal words, when a shriek rang through the room.

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fearfuladjectiveUS /ˈfɪrfəl/

experiencing or showing fear

From this reading This shriek horrified the spectators even more than did the fearful terms of the death sentence; this shriek for a brief moment turned the calm and radiant face of the condemned Ordener pale.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading This shriek horrified the spectators even more than did the fearful terms of the death sentence; this shriek for a brief moment turned the calm and radiant face of the condemned Ordener pale.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading The lord mayor had scarcely ended these fatal words, when a shriek rang through the room.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
horrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəfaɪd/

stricken with horror

From this reading This shriek horrified the spectators even more than did the fearful terms of the death sentence; this shriek for a brief moment turned the calm and radiant face of the condemned Ordener pale.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading The lord mayor had scarcely ended these fatal words, when a shriek rang through the room.

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madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Misfortune made them equals.--CHARLES NODIER.

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mayornounUS /ˈmeɪər/

the head of a city government

From this reading The lord mayor had scarcely ended these fatal words, when a shriek rang through the room.

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MisfortunenounUS /mɪˈsfɔːrtʃən/

unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event

From this reading Misfortune made them equals.--CHARLES NODIER.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading This shriek horrified the spectators even more than did the fearful terms of the death sentence; this shriek for a brief moment turned the calm and radiant face of the condemned Ordener pale.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading This shriek horrified the spectators even more than did the fearful terms of the death sentence; this shriek for a brief moment turned the calm and radiant face of the condemned Ordener pale.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
NODIER

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

From this reading Misfortune made them equals.--CHARLES NODIER.

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nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading All was over now; Ordener’s work was done.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading This shriek horrified the spectators even more than did the fearful terms of the death sentence; this shriek for a brief moment turned the calm and radiant face of the condemned Ordener pale.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Ordener

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From this reading This shriek horrified the spectators even more than did the fearful terms of the death sentence; this shriek for a brief moment turned the calm and radiant face of the condemned Ordener pale.

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Ordener's

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

From this reading All was over now; Ordener’s work was done.

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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading All was over now; Ordener’s work was done.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading This shriek horrified the spectators even more than did the fearful terms of the death sentence; this shriek for a brief moment turned the calm and radiant face of the condemned Ordener pale.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiːənt/

radiating or as if radiating light

From this reading This shriek horrified the spectators even more than did the fearful terms of the death sentence; this shriek for a brief moment turned the calm and radiant face of the condemned Ordener pale.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rangverbUS /ræŋ/

inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading The lord mayor had scarcely ended these fatal words, when a shriek rang through the room.

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roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading The lord mayor had scarcely ended these fatal words, when a shriek rang through the room.

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scarcelyadverbUS /ˈskersli/

only a very short time before

From this reading The lord mayor had scarcely ended these fatal words, when a shriek rang through the room.

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sentencenounUS /ˈsentəns/

a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language

From this reading This shriek horrified the spectators even more than did the fearful terms of the death sentence; this shriek for a brief moment turned the calm and radiant face of the condemned Ordener pale.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shrieknounUS /ʃriːk/

sharp piercing cry

From this reading The lord mayor had scarcely ended these fatal words, when a shriek rang through the room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
spectatorsnounUS /ˈspekteɪtərz/

plural of “spectator” — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)

From this reading This shriek horrified the spectators even more than did the fearful terms of the death sentence; this shriek for a brief moment turned the calm and radiant face of the condemned Ordener pale.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
termsnounUS /tɜːrmz/

status with respect to the relations between people or groups

From this reading This shriek horrified the spectators even more than did the fearful terms of the death sentence; this shriek for a brief moment turned the calm and radiant face of the condemned Ordener pale.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading This shriek horrified the spectators even more than did the fearful terms of the death sentence; this shriek for a brief moment turned the calm and radiant face of the condemned Ordener pale.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The lord mayor had scarcely ended these fatal words, when a shriek rang through the room.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Misfortune made them equals.--CHARLES NODIER.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading The lord mayor had scarcely ended these fatal words, when a shriek rang through the room.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This shriek horrified the spectators even more than did the fearful terms of the death sentence; this shriek for a brief moment turned the calm and radiant face of the condemned Ordener pale.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The lord mayor had scarcely ended these fatal words, when a shriek rang through the room.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading This shriek horrified the spectators even more than did the fearful terms of the death sentence; this shriek for a brief moment turned the calm and radiant face of the condemned Ordener pale.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading All was over now; Ordener’s work was done.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading The lord mayor had scarcely ended these fatal words, when a shriek rang through the room.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading The lord mayor had scarcely ended these fatal words, when a shriek rang through the room.

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workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading All was over now; Ordener’s work was done.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
XLIVadjective

being four more than forty

From this reading XLIV.

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Chapter 5 of Hans of Iceland, Vol. 2 of 2 by Victor Hugo holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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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