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The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo

Chapter I · Chapter I: The Arrival at Marseilles

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On the 24th of February, 1815, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon.

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On the 24th of February, 1815, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon, from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples.
As usual, a pilot put off immediately, and rounding the Chateau d'If, got on board the vessel between Cape Morgiou and Rion island.
Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.
The ship drew on and approached the harbor with calm majesty.
But a vague melancholy seemed to hang over the crew, and the young first mate, Edmond Dantes, stood beside the pilot with a grave and watchful eye, directing every maneuver with consummate skill.
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The Count of Monte Cristo

Chapter I · Chapter I: The Arrival at Marseilles

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On the 24th of February, 1815, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon, from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples.
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As usual, a pilot put off immediately, and rounding the Chateau d'If, got on board the vessel between Cape Morgiou and Rion island.
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Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.
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The ship drew on and approached the harbor with calm majesty.
Line 5
But a vague melancholy seemed to hang over the crew, and the young first mate, Edmond Dantes, stood beside the pilot with a grave and watchful eye, directing every maneuver with consummate skill.

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Stood verb US /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading “But a vague melancholy seemed to hang over the crew, and the young first mate, Edmond Dantes, stood beside the pilot with a grave and watchful eye, directing every maneuver with consummate skill.”

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1815

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From this reading On the 24th of February, 1815, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon, from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples.

24th

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From this reading On the 24th of February, 1815, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon, from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples.

a

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From this reading As usual, a pilot put off immediately, and rounding the Chateau d'If, got on board the vessel between Cape Morgiou and Rion island.

according

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

always

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

an

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

and

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From this reading On the 24th of February, 1815, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon, from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples.

approached

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From this reading The ship drew on and approached the harbor with calm majesty.

As

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From this reading As usual, a pilot put off immediately, and rounding the Chateau d'If, got on board the vessel between Cape Morgiou and Rion island.

at

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From this reading On the 24th of February, 1815, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon, from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples.

belonged

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

beside

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From this reading But a vague melancholy seemed to hang over the crew, and the young first mate, Edmond Dantes, stood beside the pilot with a grave and watchful eye, directing every maneuver with consummate skill.

between

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From this reading As usual, a pilot put off immediately, and rounding the Chateau d'If, got on board the vessel between Cape Morgiou and Rion island.

board

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From this reading As usual, a pilot put off immediately, and rounding the Chateau d'If, got on board the vessel between Cape Morgiou and Rion island.

built

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

But

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From this reading But a vague melancholy seemed to hang over the crew, and the young first mate, Edmond Dantes, stood beside the pilot with a grave and watchful eye, directing every maneuver with consummate skill.

calm

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From this reading The ship drew on and approached the harbor with calm majesty.

Cape

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From this reading As usual, a pilot put off immediately, and rounding the Chateau d'If, got on board the vessel between Cape Morgiou and Rion island.

Chateau

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From this reading As usual, a pilot put off immediately, and rounding the Chateau d'If, got on board the vessel between Cape Morgiou and Rion island.

city

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

come

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

consummate

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From this reading But a vague melancholy seemed to hang over the crew, and the young first mate, Edmond Dantes, stood beside the pilot with a grave and watchful eye, directing every maneuver with consummate skill.

covered

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

crew

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From this reading But a vague melancholy seemed to hang over the crew, and the young first mate, Edmond Dantes, stood beside the pilot with a grave and watchful eye, directing every maneuver with consummate skill.

curious

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

custom

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

d'If

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From this reading As usual, a pilot put off immediately, and rounding the Chateau d'If, got on board the vessel between Cape Morgiou and Rion island.

Dantes

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From this reading But a vague melancholy seemed to hang over the crew, and the young first mate, Edmond Dantes, stood beside the pilot with a grave and watchful eye, directing every maneuver with consummate skill.

de

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From this reading On the 24th of February, 1815, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon, from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples.

directing

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From this reading But a vague melancholy seemed to hang over the crew, and the young first mate, Edmond Dantes, stood beside the pilot with a grave and watchful eye, directing every maneuver with consummate skill.

docks

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

drew

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From this reading The ship drew on and approached the harbor with calm majesty.

Edmond

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From this reading But a vague melancholy seemed to hang over the crew, and the young first mate, Edmond Dantes, stood beside the pilot with a grave and watchful eye, directing every maneuver with consummate skill.

especially

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

event

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

every

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From this reading But a vague melancholy seemed to hang over the crew, and the young first mate, Edmond Dantes, stood beside the pilot with a grave and watchful eye, directing every maneuver with consummate skill.

eye

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From this reading But a vague melancholy seemed to hang over the crew, and the young first mate, Edmond Dantes, stood beside the pilot with a grave and watchful eye, directing every maneuver with consummate skill.

February

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From this reading On the 24th of February, 1815, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon, from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples.

first

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From this reading But a vague melancholy seemed to hang over the crew, and the young first mate, Edmond Dantes, stood beside the pilot with a grave and watchful eye, directing every maneuver with consummate skill.

for

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

Fort

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

from

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From this reading On the 24th of February, 1815, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon, from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples.

Garde

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From this reading On the 24th of February, 1815, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon, from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples.

got

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From this reading As usual, a pilot put off immediately, and rounding the Chateau d'If, got on board the vessel between Cape Morgiou and Rion island.

grave

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From this reading But a vague melancholy seemed to hang over the crew, and the young first mate, Edmond Dantes, stood beside the pilot with a grave and watchful eye, directing every maneuver with consummate skill.

hang

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From this reading But a vague melancholy seemed to hang over the crew, and the young first mate, Edmond Dantes, stood beside the pilot with a grave and watchful eye, directing every maneuver with consummate skill.

harbor

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From this reading The ship drew on and approached the harbor with calm majesty.

immediately

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From this reading As usual, a pilot put off immediately, and rounding the Chateau d'If, got on board the vessel between Cape Morgiou and Rion island.

in

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

into

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

is

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

island

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From this reading As usual, a pilot put off immediately, and rounding the Chateau d'If, got on board the vessel between Cape Morgiou and Rion island.

it

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

la

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From this reading On the 24th of February, 1815, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon, from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples.

laden

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

look-out

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From this reading On the 24th of February, 1815, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon, from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples.

majesty

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From this reading The ship drew on and approached the harbor with calm majesty.

maneuver

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From this reading But a vague melancholy seemed to hang over the crew, and the young first mate, Edmond Dantes, stood beside the pilot with a grave and watchful eye, directing every maneuver with consummate skill.

Marseilles

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

mate

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From this reading But a vague melancholy seemed to hang over the crew, and the young first mate, Edmond Dantes, stood beside the pilot with a grave and watchful eye, directing every maneuver with consummate skill.

melancholy

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From this reading But a vague melancholy seemed to hang over the crew, and the young first mate, Edmond Dantes, stood beside the pilot with a grave and watchful eye, directing every maneuver with consummate skill.

Morgiou

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From this reading As usual, a pilot put off immediately, and rounding the Chateau d'If, got on board the vessel between Cape Morgiou and Rion island.

Naples

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From this reading On the 24th of February, 1815, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon, from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples.

Notre-Dame

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From this reading On the 24th of February, 1815, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon, from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples.

of

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From this reading On the 24th of February, 1815, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon, from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples.

off

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From this reading As usual, a pilot put off immediately, and rounding the Chateau d'If, got on board the vessel between Cape Morgiou and Rion island.

old

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

On

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From this reading On the 24th of February, 1815, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon, from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples.

over

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From this reading But a vague melancholy seemed to hang over the crew, and the young first mate, Edmond Dantes, stood beside the pilot with a grave and watchful eye, directing every maneuver with consummate skill.

owner

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

Pharaon

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From this reading On the 24th of February, 1815, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon, from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples.

Phocean

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

pilot

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From this reading As usual, a pilot put off immediately, and rounding the Chateau d'If, got on board the vessel between Cape Morgiou and Rion island.

port

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

put

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From this reading As usual, a pilot put off immediately, and rounding the Chateau d'If, got on board the vessel between Cape Morgiou and Rion island.

ramparts

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

residing

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

rigged

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

Rion

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From this reading As usual, a pilot put off immediately, and rounding the Chateau d'If, got on board the vessel between Cape Morgiou and Rion island.

rounding

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From this reading As usual, a pilot put off immediately, and rounding the Chateau d'If, got on board the vessel between Cape Morgiou and Rion island.

Saint-Jean

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

seemed

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From this reading But a vague melancholy seemed to hang over the crew, and the young first mate, Edmond Dantes, stood beside the pilot with a grave and watchful eye, directing every maneuver with consummate skill.

ship

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

signalled

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From this reading On the 24th of February, 1815, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon, from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples.

skill

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From this reading But a vague melancholy seemed to hang over the crew, and the young first mate, Edmond Dantes, stood beside the pilot with a grave and watchful eye, directing every maneuver with consummate skill.

Smyrna

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From this reading On the 24th of February, 1815, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon, from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples.

spectators

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading But a vague melancholy seemed to hang over the crew, and the young first mate, Edmond Dantes, stood beside the pilot with a grave and watchful eye, directing every maneuver with consummate skill.

the

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From this reading On the 24th of February, 1815, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon, from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples.

this

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

three-master

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From this reading On the 24th of February, 1815, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon, from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples.

to

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

Trieste

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From this reading On the 24th of February, 1815, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon, from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples.

usual

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From this reading As usual, a pilot put off immediately, and rounding the Chateau d'If, got on board the vessel between Cape Morgiou and Rion island.

vague

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From this reading But a vague melancholy seemed to hang over the crew, and the young first mate, Edmond Dantes, stood beside the pilot with a grave and watchful eye, directing every maneuver with consummate skill.

vessel

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From this reading As usual, a pilot put off immediately, and rounding the Chateau d'If, got on board the vessel between Cape Morgiou and Rion island.

was

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

watchful

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From this reading But a vague melancholy seemed to hang over the crew, and the young first mate, Edmond Dantes, stood beside the pilot with a grave and watchful eye, directing every maneuver with consummate skill.

were

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

when

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

with

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From this reading Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with curious spectators; for it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship was built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocean docks, and belonged to an owner residing in the city.

young

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From this reading But a vague melancholy seemed to hang over the crew, and the young first mate, Edmond Dantes, stood beside the pilot with a grave and watchful eye, directing every maneuver with consummate skill.

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 I: The Arrival at Marseilles?

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

According to the text: "On the 24th of February, 1815, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-...", what tone does the author establish?

Shadowing Practice

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

Narrator: On the 24th of February, 1815, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon, from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples.
Narrator: asked the shipowner anxiously.