Chapter 69 of The Count of Monte Cristo is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Let us leave the banker driving his horses at their fullest speed, and follow Madame Danglars in her morning excursion.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 69 of The Count of Monte Cristo is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Madame de Morcerf entered an archway of trees with her companion. It led through a grove of lindens to a conservatory. “It was too warm in the room, was it not, count?” she asked. “Yes, madame; and it was an excellent idea of yours to open the doors and the blinds.” As he ceased speaking, the count felt the hand of Mercédès tremble.
Chapter 69 of The Count of Monte Cristo is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a passageway under a curved masonry construction
From this reading “Madame de Morcerf entered an archway of trees with her companion.”
plural of “blind” — people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading ““Yes, madame; and it was an excellent idea of yours to open the doors and the blinds.””
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “As he ceased speaking, the count felt the hand of Mercédès tremble.”
the faculty and students of a school specializing in one of the fine arts
From this reading “It led through a grove of lindens to a conservatory.”
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading ““Yes, madame; and it was an excellent idea of yours to open the doors and the blinds.””
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading ““Yes, madame; and it was an excellent idea of yours to open the doors and the blinds.””
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading “It led through a grove of lindens to a conservatory.”
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading “As he ceased speaking, the count felt the hand of Mercédès tremble.”
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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 It led through a grove of lindens to a conservatory.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Madame de Morcerf entered an archway of trees with her companion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yes, madame; and it was an excellent idea of yours to open the doors and the blinds.”
a passageway under a curved masonry construction
From this reading Madame de Morcerf entered an archway of trees with her companion.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he ceased speaking, the count felt the hand of Mercédès tremble.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “It was too warm in the room, was it not, count?” she asked.
plural of “blind” — people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “Yes, madame; and it was an excellent idea of yours to open the doors and the blinds.”
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading As he ceased speaking, the count felt the hand of Mercédès tremble.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Madame de Morcerf entered an archway of trees with her companion.
the faculty and students of a school specializing in one of the fine arts
From this reading It led through a grove of lindens to a conservatory.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading “It was too warm in the room, was it not, count?” she asked.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Madame de Morcerf entered an archway of trees with her companion.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “Yes, madame; and it was an excellent idea of yours to open the doors and the blinds.”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Madame de Morcerf entered an archway of trees with her companion.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading “Yes, madame; and it was an excellent idea of yours to open the doors and the blinds.”
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading As he ceased speaking, the count felt the hand of Mercédès tremble.
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading It led through a grove of lindens to a conservatory.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading As he ceased speaking, the count felt the hand of Mercédès tremble.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he ceased speaking, the count felt the hand of Mercédès tremble.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame de Morcerf entered an archway of trees with her companion.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Yes, madame; and it was an excellent idea of yours to open the doors and the blinds.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It was too warm in the room, was it not, count?” she asked.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It led through a grove of lindens to a conservatory.
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 It led through a grove of lindens to a conservatory.
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From this reading It led through a grove of lindens to a conservatory.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame de Morcerf entered an archway of trees with her companion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he ceased speaking, the count felt the hand of Mercédès tremble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madame de Morcerf entered an archway of trees with her companion.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It was too warm in the room, was it not, count?” she asked.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Madame de Morcerf entered an archway of trees with her companion.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Yes, madame; and it was an excellent idea of yours to open the doors and the blinds.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “It was too warm in the room, was it not, count?” she asked.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It was too warm in the room, was it not, count?” she asked.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading As he ceased speaking, the count felt the hand of Mercédès tremble.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It was too warm in the room, was it not, count?” she asked.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It led through a grove of lindens to a conservatory.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It led through a grove of lindens to a conservatory.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “It was too warm in the room, was it not, count?” she asked.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Madame de Morcerf entered an archway of trees with her companion.
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading As he ceased speaking, the count felt the hand of Mercédès tremble.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading “It was too warm in the room, was it not, count?” she asked.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It was too warm in the room, was it not, count?” she asked.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Madame de Morcerf entered an archway of trees with her companion.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, madame; and it was an excellent idea of yours to open the doors and the blinds.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Yes, madame; and it was an excellent idea of yours to open the doors and the blinds.”
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