Chapter 6 of Les Misérables, V. 3/5: Marius is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Les Misérables, V. 3/5: Marius is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE REIGN OF RIDICULE. There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection. "To please you, O Athenians!" Alexander exclaimed. Paris makes more than the law, for it sets the fashion; and it makes more than fashion, for it produces routine.
Chapter 6 of Les Misérables, V. 3/5: Marius is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/9 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “athenian” — a resident of Athens
From this reading “"To please you, O Athenians!"”
third-person singular of “deride” — treat or speak of with contempt
From this reading “There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.”
plural of “limit” — the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading “There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.”
plural of “produce” — fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market
From this reading “Paris makes more than the law, for it sets the fashion; and it makes more than fashion, for it produces routine.”
language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
From this reading “THE REIGN OF RIDICULE.”
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading “Paris makes more than the law, for it sets the fashion; and it makes more than fashion, for it produces routine.”
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading “Paris makes more than the law, for it sets the fashion; and it makes more than fashion, for it produces routine.”
move back and forth or sideways
From this reading “There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.”
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.
sporadically and infrequently
In this reading “There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.”
In this reading “THE REIGN OF RIDICULE.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading Alexander exclaimed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
plural of “athenian” — a resident of Athens
From this reading "To please you, O Athenians!"
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
third-person singular of “deride” — treat or speak of with contempt
From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Alexander exclaimed.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Paris makes more than the law, for it sets the fashion; and it makes more than fashion, for it produces routine.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Paris makes more than the law, for it sets the fashion; and it makes more than fashion, for it produces routine.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading Paris makes more than the law, for it sets the fashion; and it makes more than fashion, for it produces routine.
plural of “limit” — the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Paris makes more than the law, for it sets the fashion; and it makes more than fashion, for it produces routine.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Paris makes more than the law, for it sets the fashion; and it makes more than fashion, for it produces routine.
not any; not one
From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "To please you, O Athenians!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE REIGN OF RIDICULE.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "To please you, O Athenians!"
plural of “produce” — fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market
From this reading Paris makes more than the law, for it sets the fashion; and it makes more than fashion, for it produces routine.
have sovereign power
From this reading THE REIGN OF RIDICULE.
language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
From this reading THE REIGN OF RIDICULE.
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading Paris makes more than the law, for it sets the fashion; and it makes more than fashion, for it produces routine.
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading Paris makes more than the law, for it sets the fashion; and it makes more than fashion, for it produces routine.
forced submission to control by others
From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
move back and forth or sideways
From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Paris makes more than the law, for it sets the fashion; and it makes more than fashion, for it produces routine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REIGN OF RIDICULE.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "To please you, O Athenians!"
Chapter 6 of Les Misérables, V. 3/5: Marius by Victor Hugo holds 45 sentences, grouped into 9 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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