Chapter 1 of Les Misérables, V. 2/5: Cosette is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Les Misérables, V. 2/5: Cosette is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LES MISÉRABLES. VICTOR HUGO. PART SECOND. COSETTE. AUTHORIZED TRANSLATION BY SIR LASCELLES WRAXALL.
Chapter 1 of Les Misérables, V. 2/5: Cosette is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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endowed with authority
From this reading “AUTHORIZED TRANSLATION BY SIR LASCELLES WRAXALL.”
French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)
From this reading “VICTOR HUGO.”
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading “LES MISÉRABLES.”
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading “PART SECOND.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “PART SECOND.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “AUTHORIZED TRANSLATION BY SIR LASCELLES WRAXALL.”
a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
From this reading “AUTHORIZED TRANSLATION BY SIR LASCELLES WRAXALL.”
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading “VICTOR HUGO.”
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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endowed with authority
From this reading AUTHORIZED TRANSLATION BY SIR LASCELLES WRAXALL.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading AUTHORIZED TRANSLATION BY SIR LASCELLES WRAXALL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COSETTE.
French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)
From this reading VICTOR HUGO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHORIZED TRANSLATION BY SIR LASCELLES WRAXALL.
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading LES MISÉRABLES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LES MISÉRABLES.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading PART SECOND.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading PART SECOND.
term of address for a man
From this reading AUTHORIZED TRANSLATION BY SIR LASCELLES WRAXALL.
a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
From this reading AUTHORIZED TRANSLATION BY SIR LASCELLES WRAXALL.
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading VICTOR HUGO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHORIZED TRANSLATION BY SIR LASCELLES WRAXALL.
Chapter 1 of Les Misérables, V. 2/5: Cosette by Victor Hugo holds 146 sentences, grouped into 30 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 1 holds 146 sentences of Les Misérables, V. 2/5: Cosette, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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