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The Count's Millions

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of The Count's Millions is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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And you think that no one suspects you?”
No one.
I lost more than a hundred louis myself.
If Pascal belonged to our set, people might investigate the matter, perhaps; but to-morrow it will be forgotten.”
And will he have no suspicions?”
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Count's Millions

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of The Count's Millions is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
And you think that no one suspects you?”
Line 2
No one.
Line 3
I lost more than a hundred louis myself.
Line 4
If Pascal belonged to our set, people might investigate the matter, perhaps; but to-morrow it will be forgotten.”
Line 5
And will he have no suspicions?”

Learner Dictionary

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

Forgotten adjective US /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading “If Pascal belonged to our set, people might investigate the matter, perhaps; but to-morrow it will be forgotten.””

All words in this reading · 36

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a

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

From this reading I lost more than a hundred louis myself.

And

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From this reading “And you think that no one suspects you?”

be

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From this reading If Pascal belonged to our set, people might investigate the matter, perhaps; but to-morrow it will be forgotten.”

belonged

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

From this reading If Pascal belonged to our set, people might investigate the matter, perhaps; but to-morrow it will be forgotten.”

but

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

From this reading If Pascal belonged to our set, people might investigate the matter, perhaps; but to-morrow it will be forgotten.”

forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading If Pascal belonged to our set, people might investigate the matter, perhaps; but to-morrow it will be forgotten.”

have

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From this reading “And will he have no suspicions?”

he

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From this reading “And will he have no suspicions?”

hundred

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

From this reading I lost more than a hundred louis myself.

I

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From this reading I lost more than a hundred louis myself.

If

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

From this reading If Pascal belonged to our set, people might investigate the matter, perhaps; but to-morrow it will be forgotten.”

investigate

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

From this reading If Pascal belonged to our set, people might investigate the matter, perhaps; but to-morrow it will be forgotten.”

it

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

From this reading If Pascal belonged to our set, people might investigate the matter, perhaps; but to-morrow it will be forgotten.”

lost

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

From this reading I lost more than a hundred louis myself.

louis

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From this reading I lost more than a hundred louis myself.

matter

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From this reading If Pascal belonged to our set, people might investigate the matter, perhaps; but to-morrow it will be forgotten.”

might

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

From this reading If Pascal belonged to our set, people might investigate the matter, perhaps; but to-morrow it will be forgotten.”

more

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

From this reading I lost more than a hundred louis myself.

myself

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From this reading I lost more than a hundred louis myself.

no

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From this reading “And you think that no one suspects you?”

one

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From this reading “And you think that no one suspects you?”

our

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From this reading If Pascal belonged to our set, people might investigate the matter, perhaps; but to-morrow it will be forgotten.”

Pascal

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From this reading If Pascal belonged to our set, people might investigate the matter, perhaps; but to-morrow it will be forgotten.”

people

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From this reading If Pascal belonged to our set, people might investigate the matter, perhaps; but to-morrow it will be forgotten.”

perhaps

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

From this reading If Pascal belonged to our set, people might investigate the matter, perhaps; but to-morrow it will be forgotten.”

set

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

From this reading If Pascal belonged to our set, people might investigate the matter, perhaps; but to-morrow it will be forgotten.”

suspects

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From this reading “And you think that no one suspects you?”

suspicions

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From this reading “And will he have no suspicions?”

than

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From this reading I lost more than a hundred louis myself.

that

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From this reading “And you think that no one suspects you?”

the

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

From this reading If Pascal belonged to our set, people might investigate the matter, perhaps; but to-morrow it will be forgotten.”

think

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From this reading “And you think that no one suspects you?”

to

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

From this reading If Pascal belonged to our set, people might investigate the matter, perhaps; but to-morrow it will be forgotten.”

to-morrow

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

From this reading If Pascal belonged to our set, people might investigate the matter, perhaps; but to-morrow it will be forgotten.”

will

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

From this reading If Pascal belonged to our set, people might investigate the matter, perhaps; but to-morrow it will be forgotten.”

you

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From this reading “And you think that no one suspects you?”

Chapter 12 of The Count's Millions by Emile Gaboriau holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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 12 of The Count's Millions contain?

Chapter 12 holds 180 sentences of The Count's Millions, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 12 of The Count's Millions by Emile Gaboriau exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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.

How do I study chapter 12 of The Count's Millions?

Work through the 36 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 36 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 12 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 12 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Is this the complete text of The Count's Millions?

Yes. All 6540 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #305 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #305, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Count's Millions take to read?

About 545 minutes of reading across 1308 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Count's Millions

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Count's Millions, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Novel
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Parts
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Found
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Volume
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