Chapter 14 of Les Misérables, V. 5/5: Jean Valjean is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of Les Misérables, V. 5/5: Jean Valjean is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE INTESTINE OF LEVIATHAN. THE EARTH IMPOVERISHED BY THE SEA. Paris casts twenty-five millions of francs annually into the sea; and we assert this without any metaphor. How so, and in what way? By day and night.
Chapter 14 of Les Misérables, V. 5/5: Jean Valjean is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without missing a year
From this reading “Paris casts twenty-five millions of francs annually into the sea; and we assert this without any metaphor.”
state categorically
From this reading “Paris casts twenty-five millions of francs annually into the sea; and we assert this without any metaphor.”
plural of “cast” — the actors in a play
From this reading “Paris casts twenty-five millions of francs annually into the sea; and we assert this without any metaphor.”
plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
From this reading “Paris casts twenty-five millions of francs annually into the sea; and we assert this without any metaphor.”
Reduced to poverty; having very little money or resources.
From this reading “THE EARTH IMPOVERISHED BY THE SEA.”
the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
From this reading “THE INTESTINE OF LEVIATHAN.”
the largest or most massive thing of its kind
From this reading “THE INTESTINE OF LEVIATHAN.”
a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
From this reading “Paris casts twenty-five millions of francs annually into the sea; and we assert this without any metaphor.”
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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In this reading “Paris casts twenty-five millions of francs annually into the sea; and we assert this without any metaphor.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Paris casts twenty-five millions of francs annually into the sea; and we assert this without any metaphor.
without missing a year
From this reading Paris casts twenty-five millions of francs annually into the sea; and we assert this without any metaphor.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Paris casts twenty-five millions of francs annually into the sea; and we assert this without any metaphor.
state categorically
From this reading Paris casts twenty-five millions of francs annually into the sea; and we assert this without any metaphor.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE EARTH IMPOVERISHED BY THE SEA.
plural of “cast” — the actors in a play
From this reading Paris casts twenty-five millions of francs annually into the sea; and we assert this without any metaphor.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading By day and night.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading THE EARTH IMPOVERISHED BY THE SEA.
plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
From this reading Paris casts twenty-five millions of francs annually into the sea; and we assert this without any metaphor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How so, and in what way?
Reduced to poverty; having very little money or resources.
From this reading THE EARTH IMPOVERISHED BY THE SEA.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How so, and in what way?
the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
From this reading THE INTESTINE OF LEVIATHAN.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Paris casts twenty-five millions of francs annually into the sea; and we assert this without any metaphor.
the largest or most massive thing of its kind
From this reading THE INTESTINE OF LEVIATHAN.
a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
From this reading Paris casts twenty-five millions of francs annually into the sea; and we assert this without any metaphor.
plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading Paris casts twenty-five millions of francs annually into the sea; and we assert this without any metaphor.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading By day and night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE INTESTINE OF LEVIATHAN.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading Paris casts twenty-five millions of francs annually into the sea; and we assert this without any metaphor.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading THE EARTH IMPOVERISHED BY THE SEA.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading How so, and in what way?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INTESTINE OF LEVIATHAN.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Paris casts twenty-five millions of francs annually into the sea; and we assert this without any metaphor.
being five more than twenty
From this reading Paris casts twenty-five millions of francs annually into the sea; and we assert this without any metaphor.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading How so, and in what way?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Paris casts twenty-five millions of francs annually into the sea; and we assert this without any metaphor.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading How so, and in what way?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Paris casts twenty-five millions of francs annually into the sea; and we assert this without any metaphor.
Chapter 14 of Les Misérables, V. 5/5: Jean Valjean by Victor Hugo holds 65 sentences, grouped into 13 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 14 holds 65 sentences of Les Misérables, V. 5/5: Jean Valjean, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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