Chapter 14 of Ninety-Three is here in full — 753 sentences across 151 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Ninety-Three is here in full — 753 sentences across 151 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FEUDALITY AND REVOLUTION. I. THE ANCESTOR. A lamp stood on the flags of the dungeon, beside the square air-hole of the oubliette. There was also to be seen a jug of water, a loaf of army bread, and a truss of straw.
Chapter 14 of Ninety-Three is here in full — 753 sentences across 151 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
From this reading “THE ANCESTOR.”
the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
From this reading “A lamp stood on the flags of the dungeon, beside the square air-hole of the oubliette.”
plural of “flag” — emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading “A lamp stood on the flags of the dungeon, beside the square air-hole of the oubliette.”
a large bottle with a narrow mouth
From this reading “There was also to be seen a jug of water, a loaf of army bread, and a truss of straw.”
a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
From this reading “There was also to be seen a jug of water, a loaf of army bread, and a truss of straw.”
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading “FEUDALITY AND REVOLUTION.”
plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
From this reading “There was also to be seen a jug of water, a loaf of army bread, and a truss of straw.”
(medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure
From this reading “There was also to be seen a jug of water, a loaf of army bread, and a truss of straw.”
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In this reading “A lamp stood on the flags of the dungeon, beside the square air-hole of the oubliette.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A lamp stood on the flags of the dungeon, beside the square air-hole of the oubliette.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A lamp stood on the flags of the dungeon, beside the square air-hole of the oubliette.
in addition
From this reading There was also to be seen a jug of water, a loaf of army bread, and a truss of straw.
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
From this reading THE ANCESTOR.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FEUDALITY AND REVOLUTION.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading There was also to be seen a jug of water, a loaf of army bread, and a truss of straw.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was also to be seen a jug of water, a loaf of army bread, and a truss of straw.
next to; at the side of
From this reading A lamp stood on the flags of the dungeon, beside the square air-hole of the oubliette.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading There was also to be seen a jug of water, a loaf of army bread, and a truss of straw.
the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
From this reading A lamp stood on the flags of the dungeon, beside the square air-hole of the oubliette.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FEUDALITY AND REVOLUTION.
plural of “flag” — emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading A lamp stood on the flags of the dungeon, beside the square air-hole of the oubliette.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
a large bottle with a narrow mouth
From this reading There was also to be seen a jug of water, a loaf of army bread, and a truss of straw.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading A lamp stood on the flags of the dungeon, beside the square air-hole of the oubliette.
a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
From this reading There was also to be seen a jug of water, a loaf of army bread, and a truss of straw.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A lamp stood on the flags of the dungeon, beside the square air-hole of the oubliette.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A lamp stood on the flags of the dungeon, beside the square air-hole of the oubliette.
a dungeon with the only entrance or exit being a trap door in the ceiling
From this reading A lamp stood on the flags of the dungeon, beside the square air-hole of the oubliette.
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading FEUDALITY AND REVOLUTION.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading There was also to be seen a jug of water, a loaf of army bread, and a truss of straw.
make square
From this reading A lamp stood on the flags of the dungeon, beside the square air-hole of the oubliette.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading A lamp stood on the flags of the dungeon, beside the square air-hole of the oubliette.
plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
From this reading There was also to be seen a jug of water, a loaf of army bread, and a truss of straw.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ANCESTOR.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was also to be seen a jug of water, a loaf of army bread, and a truss of straw.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was also to be seen a jug of water, a loaf of army bread, and a truss of straw.
(medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure
From this reading There was also to be seen a jug of water, a loaf of army bread, and a truss of straw.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was also to be seen a jug of water, a loaf of army bread, and a truss of straw.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading There was also to be seen a jug of water, a loaf of army bread, and a truss of straw.
Chapter 14 of Ninety-Three by Victor Hugo holds 753 sentences, grouped into 151 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 14 holds 753 sentences of Ninety-Three, unabridged, divided into 151 reading sections.
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