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The Count's Millions

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of The Count's Millions is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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With this thought uppermost in his mind he drew the person who had seized Pascal’s hands at the card-table a little aside.
Tell me,” said he, did you actually see that young man slip the cards into the pack?”
No, not exactly.
But you know what we agreed at supper?
We were sure that he was cheating; and it was necessary to find some pretext for counting the cards.”
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Count's Millions

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of The Count's Millions is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
With this thought uppermost in his mind he drew the person who had seized Pascal’s hands at the card-table a little aside.
Line 2
Tell me,” said he, “did you actually see that young man slip the cards into the pack?”
Line 3
No, not exactly.
Line 4
But you know what we agreed at supper?
Line 5
We were sure that he was cheating; and it was necessary to find some pretext for counting the cards.”

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Mind noun US /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading “With this thought uppermost in his mind he drew the person who had seized Pascal’s hands at the card-table a little aside.”

All words in this reading · 57

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

a

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From this reading With this thought uppermost in his mind he drew the person who had seized Pascal’s hands at the card-table a little aside.

actually

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From this reading “Tell me,” said he, “did you actually see that young man slip the cards into the pack?”

agreed

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From this reading But you know what we agreed at supper?

and

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From this reading We were sure that he was cheating; and it was necessary to find some pretext for counting the cards.”

aside

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From this reading With this thought uppermost in his mind he drew the person who had seized Pascal’s hands at the card-table a little aside.

at

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From this reading With this thought uppermost in his mind he drew the person who had seized Pascal’s hands at the card-table a little aside.

But

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From this reading But you know what we agreed at supper?

card-table

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From this reading With this thought uppermost in his mind he drew the person who had seized Pascal’s hands at the card-table a little aside.

cards

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From this reading “Tell me,” said he, “did you actually see that young man slip the cards into the pack?”

cheating

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From this reading We were sure that he was cheating; and it was necessary to find some pretext for counting the cards.”

counting

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From this reading We were sure that he was cheating; and it was necessary to find some pretext for counting the cards.”

did

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From this reading “Tell me,” said he, “did you actually see that young man slip the cards into the pack?”

drew

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From this reading With this thought uppermost in his mind he drew the person who had seized Pascal’s hands at the card-table a little aside.

exactly

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From this reading “No, not exactly.

find

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From this reading We were sure that he was cheating; and it was necessary to find some pretext for counting the cards.”

for

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From this reading We were sure that he was cheating; and it was necessary to find some pretext for counting the cards.”

had

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From this reading With this thought uppermost in his mind he drew the person who had seized Pascal’s hands at the card-table a little aside.

hands

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From this reading With this thought uppermost in his mind he drew the person who had seized Pascal’s hands at the card-table a little aside.

he

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From this reading With this thought uppermost in his mind he drew the person who had seized Pascal’s hands at the card-table a little aside.

his

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From this reading With this thought uppermost in his mind he drew the person who had seized Pascal’s hands at the card-table a little aside.

in

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From this reading With this thought uppermost in his mind he drew the person who had seized Pascal’s hands at the card-table a little aside.

into

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From this reading “Tell me,” said he, “did you actually see that young man slip the cards into the pack?”

it

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From this reading We were sure that he was cheating; and it was necessary to find some pretext for counting the cards.”

know

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From this reading But you know what we agreed at supper?

little

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From this reading With this thought uppermost in his mind he drew the person who had seized Pascal’s hands at the card-table a little aside.

man

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From this reading “Tell me,” said he, “did you actually see that young man slip the cards into the pack?”

me

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From this reading “Tell me,” said he, “did you actually see that young man slip the cards into the pack?”

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading With this thought uppermost in his mind he drew the person who had seized Pascal’s hands at the card-table a little aside.

necessary

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From this reading We were sure that he was cheating; and it was necessary to find some pretext for counting the cards.”

No

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From this reading “No, not exactly.

not

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From this reading “No, not exactly.

pack

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From this reading “Tell me,” said he, “did you actually see that young man slip the cards into the pack?”

Pascal's

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From this reading With this thought uppermost in his mind he drew the person who had seized Pascal’s hands at the card-table a little aside.

person

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From this reading With this thought uppermost in his mind he drew the person who had seized Pascal’s hands at the card-table a little aside.

pretext

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From this reading We were sure that he was cheating; and it was necessary to find some pretext for counting the cards.”

said

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From this reading “Tell me,” said he, “did you actually see that young man slip the cards into the pack?”

see

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From this reading “Tell me,” said he, “did you actually see that young man slip the cards into the pack?”

seized

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From this reading With this thought uppermost in his mind he drew the person who had seized Pascal’s hands at the card-table a little aside.

slip

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From this reading “Tell me,” said he, “did you actually see that young man slip the cards into the pack?”

some

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From this reading We were sure that he was cheating; and it was necessary to find some pretext for counting the cards.”

supper

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From this reading But you know what we agreed at supper?

sure

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From this reading We were sure that he was cheating; and it was necessary to find some pretext for counting the cards.”

Tell

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From this reading “Tell me,” said he, “did you actually see that young man slip the cards into the pack?”

that

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From this reading “Tell me,” said he, “did you actually see that young man slip the cards into the pack?”

the

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading With this thought uppermost in his mind he drew the person who had seized Pascal’s hands at the card-table a little aside.

this

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading With this thought uppermost in his mind he drew the person who had seized Pascal’s hands at the card-table a little aside.

thought

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From this reading With this thought uppermost in his mind he drew the person who had seized Pascal’s hands at the card-table a little aside.

to

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We were sure that he was cheating; and it was necessary to find some pretext for counting the cards.”

uppermost

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading With this thought uppermost in his mind he drew the person who had seized Pascal’s hands at the card-table a little aside.

was

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We were sure that he was cheating; and it was necessary to find some pretext for counting the cards.”

we

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But you know what we agreed at supper?

were

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We were sure that he was cheating; and it was necessary to find some pretext for counting the cards.”

what

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From this reading But you know what we agreed at supper?

who

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading With this thought uppermost in his mind he drew the person who had seized Pascal’s hands at the card-table a little aside.

With

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From this reading With this thought uppermost in his mind he drew the person who had seized Pascal’s hands at the card-table a little aside.

you

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Tell me,” said he, “did you actually see that young man slip the cards into the pack?”

young

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From this reading “Tell me,” said he, “did you actually see that young man slip the cards into the pack?”

Chapter 11 of The Count's Millions by Emile Gaboriau holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 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.

What does chapter 11 of The Count's Millions contain?

Chapter 11 holds 168 sentences of The Count's Millions, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 11 of The Count's Millions by Emile Gaboriau exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 168 sentences, grouped into 34 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Vocabulary met early in The Count's Millions

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Novel
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Parts
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Found
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Volume
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