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The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo

Chapter III · Chapter 003: The Catalans

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Beyond a bare, weather-worn wall, about a hundred paces from the spot where the two friends sat looking and listening as they drank their wine, was the village of the Catalans.

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Beyond a bare, weather-worn wall, about a hundred paces from the spot
where the two friends sat looking and listening as they drank their
wine, was the village of the Catalans.
Long ago this mysterious colony
quitted Spain, and settled on the tongue of land on which it is to this
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The Count of Monte Cristo

Chapter III · Chapter 003: The Catalans

Study this chapter through synchronized reading, listening, pronunciation, and contextual vocabulary.

Reading 1/94 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Beyond a bare, weather-worn wall, about a hundred paces from the spot
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where the two friends sat looking and listening as they drank their
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wine, was the village of the Catalans.
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Long ago this mysterious colony
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quitted Spain, and settled on the tongue of land on which it is to this
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about

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ago

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and

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as

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bare

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Beyond

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Catalans

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colony

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drank

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friends

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from

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hundred

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is

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it

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land

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listening

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Long

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looking

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mysterious

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of

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on

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paces

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quitted

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sat

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settled

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Spain

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spot

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the

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their

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they

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this

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to

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tongue

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two

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village

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wall

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was

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weather-worn

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where

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which

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wine

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From this reading wine, was the village of the Catalans.

Chapter Quiz

Use these questions to verify literal comprehension before continuing to the next chapter.

What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter 003: The Catalans?

Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?

According to the text: "Beyond a bare, weather-worn wall, about a hundred paces from the spot...", what tone does the author establish?

Shadowing Practice

Repeat the selected source lines aloud to practice rhythm, stress, and clear US English pronunciation.

Narrator: Beyond a bare, weather-worn wall, about a hundred paces from the spot
Narrator: had done all he could do, and rushed hastily out of the house.