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The Count of Monte Cristo

Chapter CX · Chapter 110

Chapter 110 of The Count of Monte Cristo is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Alexandre Dumas • Curated US English Learning Edition

We remember that the Abbé Busoni remained alone with Noirtier in the chamber of death, and that the old man and the priest were the sole guardians of the young girl’s body.

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The count departed with a sad heart from the house in which he had left Mercédès, probably never to behold her again.

Since the death of little Edward a great change had taken place in Monte Cristo.

Having reached the summit of his vengeance by a long and tortuous path, he saw an abyss of doubt yawning before him.

More than this, the conversation which had just taken place between Mercédès and himself had awakened so many recollections in his heart that he felt it necessary to combat with them.

A man of the count’s temperament could not long indulge in that melancholy which can exist in common minds, but which destroys superior ones.

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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The Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas

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Chapter CX

Chapter 110

Chapter 110 of The Count of Monte Cristo is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

The count departed with a sad heart from the house in which he had left Mercédès, probably never to behold her again. Since the death of little Edward a great change had taken place in Monte Cristo. Having reached the summit of his vengeance by a long and tortuous path, he saw an abyss of doubt yawning before him. More than this, the conversation which had just taken place between Mercédès and himself had awakened so many recollections in his heart that he felt it necessary to combat with them. A man of the count’s temperament could not long indulge in that melancholy which can exist in common minds, but which destroys superior ones.

The Count of Monte Cristo

Chapter CX · Chapter 110

Chapter 110 of The Count of Monte Cristo is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

The count departed with a sad heart from the house in which he had left Mercédès, probably never to behold her again.

Line 2

Since the death of little Edward a great change had taken place in Monte Cristo.

Line 3

Having reached the summit of his vengeance by a long and tortuous path, he saw an abyss of doubt yawning before him.

Line 4

More than this, the conversation which had just taken place between Mercédès and himself had awakened so many recollections in his heart that he felt it necessary to combat with them.

Line 5

A man of the count’s temperament could not long indulge in that melancholy which can exist in common minds, but which destroys superior ones.

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a

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From this reading The count departed with a sad heart from the house in which he had left Mercédès, probably never to behold her again.

abyss

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From this reading Having reached the summit of his vengeance by a long and tortuous path, he saw an abyss of doubt yawning before him.

again

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From this reading The count departed with a sad heart from the house in which he had left Mercédès, probably never to behold her again.

an

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From this reading Having reached the summit of his vengeance by a long and tortuous path, he saw an abyss of doubt yawning before him.

and

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From this reading Having reached the summit of his vengeance by a long and tortuous path, he saw an abyss of doubt yawning before him.

awakened

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From this reading More than this, the conversation which had just taken place between Mercédès and himself had awakened so many recollections in his heart that he felt it necessary to combat with them.

before

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From this reading Having reached the summit of his vengeance by a long and tortuous path, he saw an abyss of doubt yawning before him.

behold

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From this reading The count departed with a sad heart from the house in which he had left Mercédès, probably never to behold her again.

between

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From this reading More than this, the conversation which had just taken place between Mercédès and himself had awakened so many recollections in his heart that he felt it necessary to combat with them.

but

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From this reading A man of the count’s temperament could not long indulge in that melancholy which can exist in common minds, but which destroys superior ones.

by

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From this reading Having reached the summit of his vengeance by a long and tortuous path, he saw an abyss of doubt yawning before him.

can

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From this reading A man of the count’s temperament could not long indulge in that melancholy which can exist in common minds, but which destroys superior ones.

change

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From this reading Since the death of little Edward a great change had taken place in Monte Cristo.

combat

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From this reading More than this, the conversation which had just taken place between Mercédès and himself had awakened so many recollections in his heart that he felt it necessary to combat with them.

common

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From this reading A man of the count’s temperament could not long indulge in that melancholy which can exist in common minds, but which destroys superior ones.

conversation

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could

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From this reading A man of the count’s temperament could not long indulge in that melancholy which can exist in common minds, but which destroys superior ones.

count

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From this reading The count departed with a sad heart from the house in which he had left Mercédès, probably never to behold her again.

count's

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From this reading A man of the count’s temperament could not long indulge in that melancholy which can exist in common minds, but which destroys superior ones.

Cristo

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death

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departed

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From this reading The count departed with a sad heart from the house in which he had left Mercédès, probably never to behold her again.

destroys

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From this reading A man of the count’s temperament could not long indulge in that melancholy which can exist in common minds, but which destroys superior ones.

doubt

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From this reading Having reached the summit of his vengeance by a long and tortuous path, he saw an abyss of doubt yawning before him.

Edward

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exist

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felt

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from

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From this reading The count departed with a sad heart from the house in which he had left Mercédès, probably never to behold her again.

great

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From this reading Since the death of little Edward a great change had taken place in Monte Cristo.

had

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From this reading The count departed with a sad heart from the house in which he had left Mercédès, probably never to behold her again.

Having

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From this reading Having reached the summit of his vengeance by a long and tortuous path, he saw an abyss of doubt yawning before him.

he

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From this reading The count departed with a sad heart from the house in which he had left Mercédès, probably never to behold her again.

heart

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From this reading The count departed with a sad heart from the house in which he had left Mercédès, probably never to behold her again.

her

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From this reading The count departed with a sad heart from the house in which he had left Mercédès, probably never to behold her again.

him

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From this reading Having reached the summit of his vengeance by a long and tortuous path, he saw an abyss of doubt yawning before him.

himself

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From this reading More than this, the conversation which had just taken place between Mercédès and himself had awakened so many recollections in his heart that he felt it necessary to combat with them.

his

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From this reading Having reached the summit of his vengeance by a long and tortuous path, he saw an abyss of doubt yawning before him.

house

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From this reading The count departed with a sad heart from the house in which he had left Mercédès, probably never to behold her again.

in

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From this reading The count departed with a sad heart from the house in which he had left Mercédès, probably never to behold her again.

indulge

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From this reading A man of the count’s temperament could not long indulge in that melancholy which can exist in common minds, but which destroys superior ones.

it

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From this reading More than this, the conversation which had just taken place between Mercédès and himself had awakened so many recollections in his heart that he felt it necessary to combat with them.

just

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From this reading More than this, the conversation which had just taken place between Mercédès and himself had awakened so many recollections in his heart that he felt it necessary to combat with them.

left

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From this reading The count departed with a sad heart from the house in which he had left Mercédès, probably never to behold her again.

little

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From this reading Since the death of little Edward a great change had taken place in Monte Cristo.

long

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From this reading Having reached the summit of his vengeance by a long and tortuous path, he saw an abyss of doubt yawning before him.

man

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From this reading A man of the count’s temperament could not long indulge in that melancholy which can exist in common minds, but which destroys superior ones.

many

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From this reading More than this, the conversation which had just taken place between Mercédès and himself had awakened so many recollections in his heart that he felt it necessary to combat with them.

melancholy

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From this reading A man of the count’s temperament could not long indulge in that melancholy which can exist in common minds, but which destroys superior ones.

Mercédès

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From this reading The count departed with a sad heart from the house in which he had left Mercédès, probably never to behold her again.

minds

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From this reading A man of the count’s temperament could not long indulge in that melancholy which can exist in common minds, but which destroys superior ones.

Monte

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More

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From this reading More than this, the conversation which had just taken place between Mercédès and himself had awakened so many recollections in his heart that he felt it necessary to combat with them.

necessary

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From this reading More than this, the conversation which had just taken place between Mercédès and himself had awakened so many recollections in his heart that he felt it necessary to combat with them.

never

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From this reading The count departed with a sad heart from the house in which he had left Mercédès, probably never to behold her again.

not

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From this reading A man of the count’s temperament could not long indulge in that melancholy which can exist in common minds, but which destroys superior ones.

of

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From this reading Since the death of little Edward a great change had taken place in Monte Cristo.

ones

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From this reading A man of the count’s temperament could not long indulge in that melancholy which can exist in common minds, but which destroys superior ones.

path

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From this reading Having reached the summit of his vengeance by a long and tortuous path, he saw an abyss of doubt yawning before him.

place

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From this reading Since the death of little Edward a great change had taken place in Monte Cristo.

probably

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From this reading The count departed with a sad heart from the house in which he had left Mercédès, probably never to behold her again.

reached

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From this reading Having reached the summit of his vengeance by a long and tortuous path, he saw an abyss of doubt yawning before him.

recollections

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From this reading More than this, the conversation which had just taken place between Mercédès and himself had awakened so many recollections in his heart that he felt it necessary to combat with them.

sad

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From this reading The count departed with a sad heart from the house in which he had left Mercédès, probably never to behold her again.

saw

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From this reading Having reached the summit of his vengeance by a long and tortuous path, he saw an abyss of doubt yawning before him.

Since

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From this reading Since the death of little Edward a great change had taken place in Monte Cristo.

so

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From this reading More than this, the conversation which had just taken place between Mercédès and himself had awakened so many recollections in his heart that he felt it necessary to combat with them.

summit

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From this reading Having reached the summit of his vengeance by a long and tortuous path, he saw an abyss of doubt yawning before him.

superior

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From this reading A man of the count’s temperament could not long indulge in that melancholy which can exist in common minds, but which destroys superior ones.

taken

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From this reading Since the death of little Edward a great change had taken place in Monte Cristo.

temperament

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From this reading A man of the count’s temperament could not long indulge in that melancholy which can exist in common minds, but which destroys superior ones.

than

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From this reading More than this, the conversation which had just taken place between Mercédès and himself had awakened so many recollections in his heart that he felt it necessary to combat with them.

that

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From this reading More than this, the conversation which had just taken place between Mercédès and himself had awakened so many recollections in his heart that he felt it necessary to combat with them.

The

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From this reading The count departed with a sad heart from the house in which he had left Mercédès, probably never to behold her again.

them

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From this reading More than this, the conversation which had just taken place between Mercédès and himself had awakened so many recollections in his heart that he felt it necessary to combat with them.

this

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From this reading More than this, the conversation which had just taken place between Mercédès and himself had awakened so many recollections in his heart that he felt it necessary to combat with them.

to

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From this reading The count departed with a sad heart from the house in which he had left Mercédès, probably never to behold her again.

tortuous

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From this reading Having reached the summit of his vengeance by a long and tortuous path, he saw an abyss of doubt yawning before him.

vengeance

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From this reading Having reached the summit of his vengeance by a long and tortuous path, he saw an abyss of doubt yawning before him.

which

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From this reading The count departed with a sad heart from the house in which he had left Mercédès, probably never to behold her again.

with

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From this reading The count departed with a sad heart from the house in which he had left Mercédès, probably never to behold her again.

yawning

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From this reading Having reached the summit of his vengeance by a long and tortuous path, he saw an abyss of doubt yawning before him.

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Chapter 110 of The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas holds 241 sentences, grouped into 49 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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