Chapter 13 of Ninety-Three is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Ninety-Three is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AFTER VICTORY, STRUGGLE BEGINS. I. LANTENAC TAKEN. The Marquis had indeed descended into his tomb. They led him away.
Chapter 13 of Ninety-Three is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading “AFTER VICTORY, STRUGGLE BEGINS.”
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading “The Marquis had indeed descended into his tomb.”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “The Marquis had indeed descended into his tomb.”
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading “They led him away.”
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading “The Marquis had indeed descended into his tomb.”
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “AFTER VICTORY, STRUGGLE BEGINS.”
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading “The Marquis had indeed descended into his tomb.”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “AFTER VICTORY, STRUGGLE BEGINS.”
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In this reading “The Marquis had indeed descended into his tomb.”
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later than; following
From this reading AFTER VICTORY, STRUGGLE BEGINS.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They led him away.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading AFTER VICTORY, STRUGGLE BEGINS.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading The Marquis had indeed descended into his tomb.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Marquis had indeed descended into his tomb.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They led him away.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Marquis had indeed descended into his tomb.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading The Marquis had indeed descended into his tomb.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Marquis had indeed descended into his tomb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LANTENAC TAKEN.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading They led him away.
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading The Marquis had indeed descended into his tomb.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading AFTER VICTORY, STRUGGLE BEGINS.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading LANTENAC TAKEN.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Marquis had indeed descended into his tomb.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They led him away.
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading The Marquis had indeed descended into his tomb.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading AFTER VICTORY, STRUGGLE BEGINS.
Chapter 13 of Ninety-Three by Victor Hugo holds 317 sentences, grouped into 64 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 13 holds 317 sentences of Ninety-Three, unabridged, divided into 64 reading sections.
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