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The Count of Monte Cristo

Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

Chapter 23 of The Count of Monte Cristo is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Alexandre Dumas • Curated US English Learning Edition

Dantès, although stunned and almost suffocated, had sufficient presence of mind to hold his breath, and as his right hand (prepared as he was for every chance) held his knife open, he rapidly ripped up the sack, extricat

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The sun had nearly reached the meridian, and his scorching rays fell full on the rocks, which seemed themselves sensible of the heat.

Thousands of grasshoppers, hidden in the bushes, chirped with a monotonous and dull note; the leaves of the myrtle and olive trees waved and rustled in the wind.

At every step that Edmond took he disturbed the lizards glittering with the hues of the emerald; afar off he saw the wild goats bounding from crag to crag.

In a word, the island was inhabited, yet Edmond felt himself alone, guided by the hand of God.

He felt an indescribable sensation somewhat akin to dread—that dread of the daylight which even in the desert makes us fear we are watched and observed.

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Chapter XXIII

Chapter 23

Chapter 23 of The Count of Monte Cristo is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

The sun had nearly reached the meridian, and his scorching rays fell full on the rocks, which seemed themselves sensible of the heat. Thousands of grasshoppers, hidden in the bushes, chirped with a monotonous and dull note; the leaves of the myrtle and olive trees waved and rustled in the wind. At every step that Edmond took he disturbed the lizards glittering with the hues of the emerald; afar off he saw the wild goats bounding from crag to crag. In a word, the island was inhabited, yet Edmond felt himself alone, guided by the hand of God. He felt an indescribable sensation somewhat akin to dread—that dread of the daylight which even in the desert makes us fear we are watched and observed.

The Count of Monte Cristo

Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

Chapter 23 of The Count of Monte Cristo is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The sun had nearly reached the meridian, and his scorching rays fell full on the rocks, which seemed themselves sensible of the heat.

Line 2

Thousands of grasshoppers, hidden in the bushes, chirped with a monotonous and dull note; the leaves of the myrtle and olive trees waved and rustled in the wind.

Line 3

At every step that Edmond took he disturbed the lizards glittering with the hues of the emerald; afar off he saw the wild goats bounding from crag to crag.

Line 4

In a word, the island was inhabited, yet Edmond felt himself alone, guided by the hand of God.

Line 5

He felt an indescribable sensation somewhat akin to dread—that dread of the daylight which even in the desert makes us fear we are watched and observed.

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Alone adjective US /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading “In a word, the island was inhabited, yet Edmond felt himself alone, guided by the hand of God.”

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a

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afar

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akin

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From this reading He felt an indescribable sensation somewhat akin to dread—that dread of the daylight which even in the desert makes us fear we are watched and observed.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading In a word, the island was inhabited, yet Edmond felt himself alone, guided by the hand of God.

an

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and

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are

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At

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bounding

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bushes

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by

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chirped

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crag

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daylight

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desert

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disturbed

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dread

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dull

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Edmond

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emerald

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even

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every

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fear

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fell

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felt

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from

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full

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glittering

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goats

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God

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grasshoppers

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guided

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had

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hand

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he

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heat

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hidden

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From this reading Thousands of grasshoppers, hidden in the bushes, chirped with a monotonous and dull note; the leaves of the myrtle and olive trees waved and rustled in the wind.

himself

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From this reading In a word, the island was inhabited, yet Edmond felt himself alone, guided by the hand of God.

his

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hues

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in

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indescribable

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inhabited

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island

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leaves

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lizards

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From this reading At every step that Edmond took he disturbed the lizards glittering with the hues of the emerald; afar off he saw the wild goats bounding from crag to crag.

makes

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From this reading He felt an indescribable sensation somewhat akin to dread—that dread of the daylight which even in the desert makes us fear we are watched and observed.

meridian

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monotonous

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myrtle

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nearly

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note

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observed

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of

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off

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olive

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on

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From this reading The sun had nearly reached the meridian, and his scorching rays fell full on the rocks, which seemed themselves sensible of the heat.

rays

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reached

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rocks

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rustled

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saw

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scorching

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seemed

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sensation

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sensible

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somewhat

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step

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sun

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that

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The

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themselves

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Thousands

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to

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took

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trees

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us

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was

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From this reading In a word, the island was inhabited, yet Edmond felt himself alone, guided by the hand of God.

watched

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waved

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we

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which

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wild

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wind

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with

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word

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From this reading In a word, the island was inhabited, yet Edmond felt himself alone, guided by the hand of God.

yet

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Chapter Quiz

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What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter 021: The Island of Tiboulen?

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Narrator: Dantès, although stunned and almost suffocated, had sufficient presence

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