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The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo

Chapter CII · Chapter 102

Chapter 102 of The Count of Monte Cristo is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

As the procureur had told Madame Danglars, Valentine was not yet recovered.

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M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.
The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.
M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.
He had therefore purchased a vault, which was quickly occupied by members of his family.
On the front of the monument was inscribed: The families of Saint-Méran and Villefort,” for such had been the last wish expressed by poor Renée, Valentine’s mother.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Count of Monte Cristo

Chapter CII · Chapter 102

Chapter 102 of The Count of Monte Cristo is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.
Line 2
The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.
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M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.
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He had therefore purchased a vault, which was quickly occupied by members of his family.
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On the front of the monument was inscribed: “The families of Saint-Méran and Villefort,” for such had been the last wish expressed by poor Renée, Valentine’s mother.

Learner Dictionary

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Alone adjective US /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading “M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.”

Vault noun US /vɒlt/

An arched structure of masonry forming a ceiling, or a secure subterranean storage room.

From this reading “He had therefore purchased a vault, which was quickly occupied by members of his family.”

Worthy adjective US /ˈwɜːr.ði/

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading “M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.”

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a

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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.

among

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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.

and

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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.

associates

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From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.

be

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From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.

been

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From this reading On the front of the monument was inscribed: “The families of Saint-Méran and Villefort,” for such had been the last wish expressed by poor Renée, Valentine’s mother.

belonging

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From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.

boughs

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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.

boulevards

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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.

Boville

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From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.

by

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From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.

cemetery

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From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.

cold

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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.

considered

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From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.

corpses

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From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.

crowd

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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.

de

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From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.

dull

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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.

earth

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From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.

expressed

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From this reading On the front of the monument was inscribed: “The families of Saint-Méran and Villefort,” for such had been the last wish expressed by poor Renée, Valentine’s mother.

families

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From this reading On the front of the monument was inscribed: “The families of Saint-Méran and Villefort,” for such had been the last wish expressed by poor Renée, Valentine’s mother.

family

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From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.

few

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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.

filled

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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.

for

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From this reading On the front of the monument was inscribed: “The families of Saint-Méran and Villefort,” for such had been the last wish expressed by poor Renée, Valentine’s mother.

from

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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.

front

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From this reading On the front of the monument was inscribed: “The families of Saint-Méran and Villefort,” for such had been the last wish expressed by poor Renée, Valentine’s mother.

funeral

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From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.

had

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From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.

He

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From this reading He had therefore purchased a vault, which was quickly occupied by members of his family.

her

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From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.

him

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From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.

his

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From this reading He had therefore purchased a vault, which was quickly occupied by members of his family.

home

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From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.

indeed

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From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.

inscribed

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From this reading On the front of the monument was inscribed: “The families of Saint-Méran and Villefort,” for such had been the last wish expressed by poor Renée, Valentine’s mother.

last

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From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.

leaves

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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.

M

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From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.

members

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From this reading He had therefore purchased a vault, which was quickly occupied by members of his family.

met

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From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.

monument

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From this reading On the front of the monument was inscribed: “The families of Saint-Méran and Villefort,” for such had been the last wish expressed by poor Renée, Valentine’s mother.

mortal

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From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.

mother

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From this reading On the front of the monument was inscribed: “The families of Saint-Méran and Villefort,” for such had been the last wish expressed by poor Renée, Valentine’s mother.

occupied

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From this reading He had therefore purchased a vault, which was quickly occupied by members of his family.

of

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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.

on

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From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.

Parisian

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From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.

poor

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From this reading On the front of the monument was inscribed: “The families of Saint-Méran and Villefort,” for such had been the last wish expressed by poor Renée, Valentine’s mother.

procession

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From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.

purchased

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From this reading He had therefore purchased a vault, which was quickly occupied by members of his family.

Père-Lachaise

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From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.

quickly

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From this reading He had therefore purchased a vault, which was quickly occupied by members of his family.

receiving

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From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.

remaining

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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.

remains

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From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.

Renée

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From this reading On the front of the monument was inscribed: “The families of Saint-Méran and Villefort,” for such had been the last wish expressed by poor Renée, Valentine’s mother.

Saint-Méran

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From this reading On the front of the monument was inscribed: “The families of Saint-Méran and Villefort,” for such had been the last wish expressed by poor Renée, Valentine’s mother.

scattered

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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.

shook

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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.

stormy

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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.

such

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From this reading On the front of the monument was inscribed: “The families of Saint-Méran and Villefort,” for such had been the last wish expressed by poor Renée, Valentine’s mother.

surrounded

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From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.

taking

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From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.

the

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From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.

them

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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.

there

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From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.

therefore

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From this reading He had therefore purchased a vault, which was quickly occupied by members of his family.

to

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From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.

trees

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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.

true

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From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.

Valentine

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From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.

Valentine's

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From this reading On the front of the monument was inscribed: “The families of Saint-Méran and Villefort,” for such had been the last wish expressed by poor Renée, Valentine’s mother.

vaultnounUS /vɒlt/

An arched structure of masonry forming a ceiling, or a secure subterranean storage room.

From this reading He had therefore purchased a vault, which was quickly occupied by members of his family.

Villefort

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From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.

was

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From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.

weather

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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.

which

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From this reading M. de Boville had indeed met the funeral procession which was taking Valentine to her last home on earth.

wind

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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.

wish

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From this reading On the front of the monument was inscribed: “The families of Saint-Méran and Villefort,” for such had been the last wish expressed by poor Renée, Valentine’s mother.

worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.

would

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From this reading M. de Villefort, a true Parisian, considered the cemetery of Père-Lachaise alone worthy of receiving the mortal remains of a Parisian family; there alone the corpses belonging to him would be surrounded by worthy associates.

yellow

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From this reading The weather was dull and stormy, a cold wind shook the few remaining yellow leaves from the boughs of the trees, and scattered them among the crowd which filled the boulevards.

Chapter Quiz

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What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter 100: The Apparition?

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Narrator: As the procureur had told Madame Danglars, Valentine was not yet
Narrator: impossibilities to her shattered reason.

Chapter 102 of The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas holds 227 sentences, grouped into 46 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

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February
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