Chapter 39 of Les Misérables, V. 3/5: Marius is here in full — 512 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 39 of Les Misérables, V. 3/5: Marius is here in full — 512 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TREATING OF DARK DEPTHS. M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty. "How is the poor little wounded girl?" he asked. "Very bad," Jondrette replied with a heart-broken and grateful smile. "Very bad, my good sir.
Chapter 39 of Les Misérables, V. 3/5: Marius is here in full — 512 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/102 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “bed” — a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.”
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading “TREATING OF DARK DEPTHS.”
an old word for “before”
From this reading “M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.”
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading “"Very bad," Jondrette replied with a heart-broken and grateful smile.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.”
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.”
-ing form of “treat” — interact in a certain way
From this reading “TREATING OF DARK DEPTHS.”
people who are wounded
From this reading “"How is the poor little wounded girl?" he asked.”
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.
In this reading “TREATING OF DARK DEPTHS.”
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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 "Very bad," Jondrette replied with a heart-broken and grateful smile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Very bad," Jondrette replied with a heart-broken and grateful smile.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "How is the poor little wounded girl?" he asked.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "Very bad," Jondrette replied with a heart-broken and grateful smile.
plural of “bed” — a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading TREATING OF DARK DEPTHS.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading TREATING OF DARK DEPTHS.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.
an old word for “before”
From this reading M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.
opinion or judgment
From this reading M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.
a young female
From this reading "How is the poor little wounded girl?" he asked.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Very bad, my good sir.
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading "Very bad," Jondrette replied with a heart-broken and grateful smile.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Very bad," Jondrette replied with a heart-broken and grateful smile.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How is the poor little wounded girl?" he asked.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How is the poor little wounded girl?" he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Very bad," Jondrette replied with a heart-broken and grateful smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "How is the poor little wounded girl?" he asked.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Very bad, my good sir.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TREATING OF DARK DEPTHS.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "How is the poor little wounded girl?" he asked.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Very bad," Jondrette replied with a heart-broken and grateful smile.
only a very short time before
From this reading M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Very bad, my good sir.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "Very bad," Jondrette replied with a heart-broken and grateful smile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.
-ing form of “treat” — interact in a certain way
From this reading TREATING OF DARK DEPTHS.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very bad," Jondrette replied with a heart-broken and grateful smile.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Very bad," Jondrette replied with a heart-broken and grateful smile.
people who are wounded
From this reading "How is the poor little wounded girl?" he asked.
Chapter 39 of Les Misérables, V. 3/5: Marius by Victor Hugo holds 512 sentences, grouped into 103 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 39 holds 512 sentences of Les Misérables, V. 3/5: Marius, unabridged, divided into 103 reading sections.
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