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The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo

Chapter CVI · Chapter 106: Dividing the Proceeds

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The apartment on the first floor of the house in the Rue Saint-Germain-des-Prés, where Albert de Morcerf had selected a home for his mother, was let to a very mysterious person.

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The apartment on the first floor of the house in the Rue
Saint-Germain-des-Prés, where Albert de Morcerf had selected a home for
his mother, was let to a very mysterious person.
This was a man whose
face the concierge himself had never seen, for in the winter his chin
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Count of Monte Cristo

Chapter CVI · Chapter 106: Dividing the Proceeds

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

Reading 1/136 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The apartment on the first floor of the house in the Rue
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Saint-Germain-des-Prés, where Albert de Morcerf had selected a home for
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his mother, was let to a very mysterious person.
Line 4
This was a man whose
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face the concierge himself had never seen, for in the winter his chin
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Albert

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apartment

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chin

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concierge

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de

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face

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first

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floor

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for

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had

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himself

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From this reading face the concierge himself had never seen, for in the winter his chin

his

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From this reading his mother, was let to a very mysterious person.

home

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house

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in

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let

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man

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Morcerf

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mother

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mysterious

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never

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of

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on

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person

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Rue

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Saint-Germain-des-Prés

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seen

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selected

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The

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This

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to

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very

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was

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where

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whose

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winter

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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 106: Dividing the Proceeds?

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

According to the text: "The apartment on the first floor of the house in the Rue...", what tone does the author establish?

Shadowing Practice

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

Narrator: The apartment on the first floor of the house in the Rue
Narrator: she had now chosen, like a person passing from a room splendidly