Chapter 13 of Les Misérables, V. 4/5 is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Les Misérables, V. 4/5 is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A HEART UNDER A STONE. The reduction of the Universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being as far as God,--such is love. Love is the salutation of the angels to the stars. How sad the soul is when it is sad through love! What a void is the absence of the being who of her own self fills the world!
Chapter 13 of Les Misérables, V. 4/5 is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state of being absent
From this reading “What a void is the absence of the being who of her own self fills the world!”
plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “Love is the salutation of the angels to the stars.”
the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
From this reading “The reduction of the Universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being as far as God,--such is love.”
plural of “fill” — a quantity sufficient to satisfy
From this reading “What a void is the absence of the being who of her own self fills the world!”
the act of decreasing or reducing something
From this reading “The reduction of the Universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being as far as God,--such is love.”
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading “What a void is the absence of the being who of her own self fills the world!”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “The reduction of the Universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being as far as God,--such is love.”
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading “What a void is the absence of the being who of her own self fills the world!”
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 “What a void is the absence of the being who of her own self fills the world!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A HEART UNDER A STONE.
the state of being absent
From this reading What a void is the absence of the being who of her own self fills the world!
plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading Love is the salutation of the angels to the stars.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The reduction of the Universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being as far as God,--such is love.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The reduction of the Universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being as far as God,--such is love.
the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
From this reading The reduction of the Universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being as far as God,--such is love.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The reduction of the Universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being as far as God,--such is love.
plural of “fill” — a quantity sufficient to satisfy
From this reading What a void is the absence of the being who of her own self fills the world!
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading The reduction of the Universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being as far as God,--such is love.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading A HEART UNDER A STONE.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What a void is the absence of the being who of her own self fills the world!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How sad the soul is when it is sad through love!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reduction of the Universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being as far as God,--such is love.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How sad the soul is when it is sad through love!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The reduction of the Universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being as far as God,--such is love.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The reduction of the Universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being as far as God,--such is love.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading What a void is the absence of the being who of her own self fills the world!
the act of decreasing or reducing something
From this reading The reduction of the Universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being as far as God,--such is love.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading How sad the soul is when it is sad through love!
an act of honor or courteous recognition
From this reading Love is the salutation of the angels to the stars.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading What a void is the absence of the being who of her own self fills the world!
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading The reduction of the Universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being as far as God,--such is love.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading How sad the soul is when it is sad through love!
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Love is the salutation of the angels to the stars.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading A HEART UNDER A STONE.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The reduction of the Universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being as far as God,--such is love.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The reduction of the Universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being as far as God,--such is love.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading How sad the soul is when it is sad through love!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The reduction of the Universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being as far as God,--such is love.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A HEART UNDER A STONE.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The reduction of the Universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being as far as God,--such is love.
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading What a void is the absence of the being who of her own self fills the world!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a void is the absence of the being who of her own self fills the world!
at the time that
From this reading How sad the soul is when it is sad through love!
which person or people
From this reading What a void is the absence of the being who of her own self fills the world!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading What a void is the absence of the being who of her own self fills the world!
Chapter 13 of Les Misérables, V. 4/5 by Victor Hugo holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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 13 holds 130 sentences of Les Misérables, V. 4/5, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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