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Manon Lescaut
Manon Lescaut

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Manon Lescaut is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"His flight caused me, of course, the greatest alarm.
I had no doubt that he would immediately give information to the police.
'You have ruined me,' said I to Lescaut; 'I shall be no longer safe at your house; we must go hence at once.'
I gave Manon my arm, and as quickly as possible got out of the dangerous neighbourhood.
Lescaut accompanied us."
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Manon Lescaut

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Manon Lescaut is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"His flight caused me, of course, the greatest alarm.
Line 2
I had no doubt that he would immediately give information to the police.
Line 3
'You have ruined me,' said I to Lescaut; 'I shall be no longer safe at your house; we must go hence at once.'
Line 4
I gave Manon my arm, and as quickly as possible got out of the dangerous neighbourhood.
Line 5
Lescaut accompanied us."

All words in this reading · 52

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accompanied

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From this reading Lescaut accompanied us."

alarm

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From this reading "His flight caused me, of course, the greatest alarm.

and

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From this reading I gave Manon my arm, and as quickly as possible got out of the dangerous neighbourhood.

arm

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From this reading I gave Manon my arm, and as quickly as possible got out of the dangerous neighbourhood.

as

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From this reading I gave Manon my arm, and as quickly as possible got out of the dangerous neighbourhood.

at

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From this reading 'You have ruined me,' said I to Lescaut; 'I shall be no longer safe at your house; we must go hence at once.'

be

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From this reading 'You have ruined me,' said I to Lescaut; 'I shall be no longer safe at your house; we must go hence at once.'

caused

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From this reading "His flight caused me, of course, the greatest alarm.

course

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From this reading "His flight caused me, of course, the greatest alarm.

dangerous

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From this reading I gave Manon my arm, and as quickly as possible got out of the dangerous neighbourhood.

doubt

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From this reading I had no doubt that he would immediately give information to the police.

flight

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From this reading "His flight caused me, of course, the greatest alarm.

gave

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From this reading I gave Manon my arm, and as quickly as possible got out of the dangerous neighbourhood.

give

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From this reading I had no doubt that he would immediately give information to the police.

go

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From this reading 'You have ruined me,' said I to Lescaut; 'I shall be no longer safe at your house; we must go hence at once.'

got

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From this reading I gave Manon my arm, and as quickly as possible got out of the dangerous neighbourhood.

greatest

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From this reading "His flight caused me, of course, the greatest alarm.

had

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From this reading I had no doubt that he would immediately give information to the police.

have

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From this reading 'You have ruined me,' said I to Lescaut; 'I shall be no longer safe at your house; we must go hence at once.'

he

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From this reading I had no doubt that he would immediately give information to the police.

hence

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From this reading 'You have ruined me,' said I to Lescaut; 'I shall be no longer safe at your house; we must go hence at once.'

His

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From this reading "His flight caused me, of course, the greatest alarm.

house

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From this reading 'You have ruined me,' said I to Lescaut; 'I shall be no longer safe at your house; we must go hence at once.'

I

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From this reading I had no doubt that he would immediately give information to the police.

immediately

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From this reading I had no doubt that he would immediately give information to the police.

information

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From this reading I had no doubt that he would immediately give information to the police.

Lescaut

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From this reading 'You have ruined me,' said I to Lescaut; 'I shall be no longer safe at your house; we must go hence at once.'

longer

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From this reading 'You have ruined me,' said I to Lescaut; 'I shall be no longer safe at your house; we must go hence at once.'

Manon

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From this reading I gave Manon my arm, and as quickly as possible got out of the dangerous neighbourhood.

me

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From this reading "His flight caused me, of course, the greatest alarm.

must

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From this reading 'You have ruined me,' said I to Lescaut; 'I shall be no longer safe at your house; we must go hence at once.'

my

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From this reading I gave Manon my arm, and as quickly as possible got out of the dangerous neighbourhood.

neighbourhood

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From this reading I gave Manon my arm, and as quickly as possible got out of the dangerous neighbourhood.

no

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From this reading I had no doubt that he would immediately give information to the police.

of

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From this reading "His flight caused me, of course, the greatest alarm.

once

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From this reading 'You have ruined me,' said I to Lescaut; 'I shall be no longer safe at your house; we must go hence at once.'

out

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From this reading I gave Manon my arm, and as quickly as possible got out of the dangerous neighbourhood.

police

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From this reading I had no doubt that he would immediately give information to the police.

possible

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From this reading I gave Manon my arm, and as quickly as possible got out of the dangerous neighbourhood.

quickly

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From this reading I gave Manon my arm, and as quickly as possible got out of the dangerous neighbourhood.

ruined

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From this reading 'You have ruined me,' said I to Lescaut; 'I shall be no longer safe at your house; we must go hence at once.'

safe

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From this reading 'You have ruined me,' said I to Lescaut; 'I shall be no longer safe at your house; we must go hence at once.'

said

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From this reading 'You have ruined me,' said I to Lescaut; 'I shall be no longer safe at your house; we must go hence at once.'

shall

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From this reading 'You have ruined me,' said I to Lescaut; 'I shall be no longer safe at your house; we must go hence at once.'

that

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From this reading I had no doubt that he would immediately give information to the police.

the

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From this reading "His flight caused me, of course, the greatest alarm.

to

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From this reading I had no doubt that he would immediately give information to the police.

us

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From this reading Lescaut accompanied us."

we

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From this reading 'You have ruined me,' said I to Lescaut; 'I shall be no longer safe at your house; we must go hence at once.'

would

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From this reading I had no doubt that he would immediately give information to the police.

You

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From this reading 'You have ruined me,' said I to Lescaut; 'I shall be no longer safe at your house; we must go hence at once.'

your

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From this reading 'You have ruined me,' said I to Lescaut; 'I shall be no longer safe at your house; we must go hence at once.'

Chapter 10 of Manon Lescaut by abbé Prévost holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 10 of Manon Lescaut contain?

Chapter 10 holds 142 sentences of Manon Lescaut, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 10 of Manon Lescaut by abbé Prévost exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 142 sentences, grouped into 29 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 10 of Manon Lescaut?

Work through the 29 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 29 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

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Is this the complete text of Manon Lescaut?

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Project Gutenberg eBook #468, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Manon Lescaut take to read?

About 218 minutes of reading across 524 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Manon Lescaut

Words and structures a reader meets early in Manon Lescaut, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Curious
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Still
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Human
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Fruit
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