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The Count's Millions

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

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The doctor spent the two hours that remained to him before making his second visit in trying to discover it.
But, although nothing prevented him from exploring the boundless fields of improbable possibilities, he could think of nothing satisfactory.
There was only one certain point, that Madame Leon and Mademoiselle Marguerite were equally interested in the question as to whether the count would regain consciousness or not.
As to their interests in the matter, the doctor felt confident that they were not identical; he was persuaded that a secret enmity existed between them, and that the housekeeper had visited him without Mademoiselle Marguerite’s knowledge.
For he was not deceived by Madame Leon, or by her pretended devotion to Mademoiselle Marguerite.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Count's Millions

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of The Count's Millions is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The doctor spent the two hours that remained to him before making his second visit in trying to discover it.
Line 2
But, although nothing prevented him from exploring the boundless fields of improbable possibilities, he could think of nothing satisfactory.
Line 3
There was only one certain point, that Madame Leon and Mademoiselle Marguerite were equally interested in the question as to whether the count would regain consciousness or not.
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As to their interests in the matter, the doctor felt confident that they were not identical; he was persuaded that a secret enmity existed between them, and that the housekeeper had visited him without Mademoiselle Marguerite’s knowledge.
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For he was not deceived by Madame Leon, or by her pretended devotion to Mademoiselle Marguerite.

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Secret noun US /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading “As to their interests in the matter, the doctor felt confident that they were not identical; he was persuaded that a secret enmity existed between them, and that the housekeeper had visited him without Mademoiselle Marguerite’s knowledge.”

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a

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From this reading As to their interests in the matter, the doctor felt confident that they were not identical; he was persuaded that a secret enmity existed between them, and that the housekeeper had visited him without Mademoiselle Marguerite’s knowledge.

although

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From this reading But, although nothing prevented him from exploring the boundless fields of improbable possibilities, he could think of nothing satisfactory.

and

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From this reading There was only one certain point, that Madame Leon and Mademoiselle Marguerite were equally interested in the question as to whether the count would regain consciousness or not.

as

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From this reading There was only one certain point, that Madame Leon and Mademoiselle Marguerite were equally interested in the question as to whether the count would regain consciousness or not.

before

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From this reading The doctor spent the two hours that remained to him before making his second visit in trying to discover it.

between

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From this reading As to their interests in the matter, the doctor felt confident that they were not identical; he was persuaded that a secret enmity existed between them, and that the housekeeper had visited him without Mademoiselle Marguerite’s knowledge.

boundless

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From this reading But, although nothing prevented him from exploring the boundless fields of improbable possibilities, he could think of nothing satisfactory.

But

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From this reading But, although nothing prevented him from exploring the boundless fields of improbable possibilities, he could think of nothing satisfactory.

by

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From this reading For he was not deceived by Madame Leon, or by her pretended devotion to Mademoiselle Marguerite.

certain

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From this reading There was only one certain point, that Madame Leon and Mademoiselle Marguerite were equally interested in the question as to whether the count would regain consciousness or not.

confident

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From this reading As to their interests in the matter, the doctor felt confident that they were not identical; he was persuaded that a secret enmity existed between them, and that the housekeeper had visited him without Mademoiselle Marguerite’s knowledge.

consciousness

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From this reading There was only one certain point, that Madame Leon and Mademoiselle Marguerite were equally interested in the question as to whether the count would regain consciousness or not.

could

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From this reading But, although nothing prevented him from exploring the boundless fields of improbable possibilities, he could think of nothing satisfactory.

count

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From this reading There was only one certain point, that Madame Leon and Mademoiselle Marguerite were equally interested in the question as to whether the count would regain consciousness or not.

deceived

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From this reading For he was not deceived by Madame Leon, or by her pretended devotion to Mademoiselle Marguerite.

devotion

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From this reading For he was not deceived by Madame Leon, or by her pretended devotion to Mademoiselle Marguerite.

discover

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From this reading The doctor spent the two hours that remained to him before making his second visit in trying to discover it.

doctor

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From this reading The doctor spent the two hours that remained to him before making his second visit in trying to discover it.

enmity

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From this reading As to their interests in the matter, the doctor felt confident that they were not identical; he was persuaded that a secret enmity existed between them, and that the housekeeper had visited him without Mademoiselle Marguerite’s knowledge.

equally

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From this reading There was only one certain point, that Madame Leon and Mademoiselle Marguerite were equally interested in the question as to whether the count would regain consciousness or not.

existed

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From this reading As to their interests in the matter, the doctor felt confident that they were not identical; he was persuaded that a secret enmity existed between them, and that the housekeeper had visited him without Mademoiselle Marguerite’s knowledge.

exploring

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From this reading But, although nothing prevented him from exploring the boundless fields of improbable possibilities, he could think of nothing satisfactory.

felt

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From this reading As to their interests in the matter, the doctor felt confident that they were not identical; he was persuaded that a secret enmity existed between them, and that the housekeeper had visited him without Mademoiselle Marguerite’s knowledge.

fields

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From this reading But, although nothing prevented him from exploring the boundless fields of improbable possibilities, he could think of nothing satisfactory.

For

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From this reading For he was not deceived by Madame Leon, or by her pretended devotion to Mademoiselle Marguerite.

from

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From this reading But, although nothing prevented him from exploring the boundless fields of improbable possibilities, he could think of nothing satisfactory.

had

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From this reading As to their interests in the matter, the doctor felt confident that they were not identical; he was persuaded that a secret enmity existed between them, and that the housekeeper had visited him without Mademoiselle Marguerite’s knowledge.

he

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From this reading But, although nothing prevented him from exploring the boundless fields of improbable possibilities, he could think of nothing satisfactory.

her

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From this reading For he was not deceived by Madame Leon, or by her pretended devotion to Mademoiselle Marguerite.

him

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From this reading The doctor spent the two hours that remained to him before making his second visit in trying to discover it.

his

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From this reading The doctor spent the two hours that remained to him before making his second visit in trying to discover it.

hours

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From this reading The doctor spent the two hours that remained to him before making his second visit in trying to discover it.

housekeeper

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From this reading As to their interests in the matter, the doctor felt confident that they were not identical; he was persuaded that a secret enmity existed between them, and that the housekeeper had visited him without Mademoiselle Marguerite’s knowledge.

identical

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From this reading As to their interests in the matter, the doctor felt confident that they were not identical; he was persuaded that a secret enmity existed between them, and that the housekeeper had visited him without Mademoiselle Marguerite’s knowledge.

improbable

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From this reading But, although nothing prevented him from exploring the boundless fields of improbable possibilities, he could think of nothing satisfactory.

in

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From this reading The doctor spent the two hours that remained to him before making his second visit in trying to discover it.

interested

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From this reading There was only one certain point, that Madame Leon and Mademoiselle Marguerite were equally interested in the question as to whether the count would regain consciousness or not.

interests

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From this reading As to their interests in the matter, the doctor felt confident that they were not identical; he was persuaded that a secret enmity existed between them, and that the housekeeper had visited him without Mademoiselle Marguerite’s knowledge.

it

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From this reading The doctor spent the two hours that remained to him before making his second visit in trying to discover it.

knowledge

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From this reading As to their interests in the matter, the doctor felt confident that they were not identical; he was persuaded that a secret enmity existed between them, and that the housekeeper had visited him without Mademoiselle Marguerite’s knowledge.

Leon

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From this reading There was only one certain point, that Madame Leon and Mademoiselle Marguerite were equally interested in the question as to whether the count would regain consciousness or not.

Madame

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From this reading There was only one certain point, that Madame Leon and Mademoiselle Marguerite were equally interested in the question as to whether the count would regain consciousness or not.

Mademoiselle

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From this reading There was only one certain point, that Madame Leon and Mademoiselle Marguerite were equally interested in the question as to whether the count would regain consciousness or not.

making

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From this reading The doctor spent the two hours that remained to him before making his second visit in trying to discover it.

Marguerite

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From this reading There was only one certain point, that Madame Leon and Mademoiselle Marguerite were equally interested in the question as to whether the count would regain consciousness or not.

Marguerite's

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From this reading As to their interests in the matter, the doctor felt confident that they were not identical; he was persuaded that a secret enmity existed between them, and that the housekeeper had visited him without Mademoiselle Marguerite’s knowledge.

matter

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From this reading As to their interests in the matter, the doctor felt confident that they were not identical; he was persuaded that a secret enmity existed between them, and that the housekeeper had visited him without Mademoiselle Marguerite’s knowledge.

not

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From this reading There was only one certain point, that Madame Leon and Mademoiselle Marguerite were equally interested in the question as to whether the count would regain consciousness or not.

nothing

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From this reading But, although nothing prevented him from exploring the boundless fields of improbable possibilities, he could think of nothing satisfactory.

of

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From this reading But, although nothing prevented him from exploring the boundless fields of improbable possibilities, he could think of nothing satisfactory.

one

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From this reading There was only one certain point, that Madame Leon and Mademoiselle Marguerite were equally interested in the question as to whether the count would regain consciousness or not.

only

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From this reading There was only one certain point, that Madame Leon and Mademoiselle Marguerite were equally interested in the question as to whether the count would regain consciousness or not.

or

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From this reading There was only one certain point, that Madame Leon and Mademoiselle Marguerite were equally interested in the question as to whether the count would regain consciousness or not.

persuaded

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From this reading As to their interests in the matter, the doctor felt confident that they were not identical; he was persuaded that a secret enmity existed between them, and that the housekeeper had visited him without Mademoiselle Marguerite’s knowledge.

point

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From this reading There was only one certain point, that Madame Leon and Mademoiselle Marguerite were equally interested in the question as to whether the count would regain consciousness or not.

possibilities

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From this reading But, although nothing prevented him from exploring the boundless fields of improbable possibilities, he could think of nothing satisfactory.

pretended

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From this reading For he was not deceived by Madame Leon, or by her pretended devotion to Mademoiselle Marguerite.

prevented

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From this reading But, although nothing prevented him from exploring the boundless fields of improbable possibilities, he could think of nothing satisfactory.

question

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From this reading There was only one certain point, that Madame Leon and Mademoiselle Marguerite were equally interested in the question as to whether the count would regain consciousness or not.

regain

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From this reading There was only one certain point, that Madame Leon and Mademoiselle Marguerite were equally interested in the question as to whether the count would regain consciousness or not.

remained

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From this reading The doctor spent the two hours that remained to him before making his second visit in trying to discover it.

satisfactory

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From this reading But, although nothing prevented him from exploring the boundless fields of improbable possibilities, he could think of nothing satisfactory.

second

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From this reading The doctor spent the two hours that remained to him before making his second visit in trying to discover it.

secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading As to their interests in the matter, the doctor felt confident that they were not identical; he was persuaded that a secret enmity existed between them, and that the housekeeper had visited him without Mademoiselle Marguerite’s knowledge.

spent

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From this reading The doctor spent the two hours that remained to him before making his second visit in trying to discover it.

that

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From this reading The doctor spent the two hours that remained to him before making his second visit in trying to discover it.

The

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From this reading The doctor spent the two hours that remained to him before making his second visit in trying to discover it.

their

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From this reading As to their interests in the matter, the doctor felt confident that they were not identical; he was persuaded that a secret enmity existed between them, and that the housekeeper had visited him without Mademoiselle Marguerite’s knowledge.

them

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From this reading As to their interests in the matter, the doctor felt confident that they were not identical; he was persuaded that a secret enmity existed between them, and that the housekeeper had visited him without Mademoiselle Marguerite’s knowledge.

There

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From this reading There was only one certain point, that Madame Leon and Mademoiselle Marguerite were equally interested in the question as to whether the count would regain consciousness or not.

they

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From this reading As to their interests in the matter, the doctor felt confident that they were not identical; he was persuaded that a secret enmity existed between them, and that the housekeeper had visited him without Mademoiselle Marguerite’s knowledge.

think

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From this reading But, although nothing prevented him from exploring the boundless fields of improbable possibilities, he could think of nothing satisfactory.

to

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From this reading The doctor spent the two hours that remained to him before making his second visit in trying to discover it.

trying

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From this reading The doctor spent the two hours that remained to him before making his second visit in trying to discover it.

two

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From this reading The doctor spent the two hours that remained to him before making his second visit in trying to discover it.

visit

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From this reading The doctor spent the two hours that remained to him before making his second visit in trying to discover it.

visited

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From this reading As to their interests in the matter, the doctor felt confident that they were not identical; he was persuaded that a secret enmity existed between them, and that the housekeeper had visited him without Mademoiselle Marguerite’s knowledge.

was

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From this reading There was only one certain point, that Madame Leon and Mademoiselle Marguerite were equally interested in the question as to whether the count would regain consciousness or not.

were

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From this reading There was only one certain point, that Madame Leon and Mademoiselle Marguerite were equally interested in the question as to whether the count would regain consciousness or not.

whether

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From this reading There was only one certain point, that Madame Leon and Mademoiselle Marguerite were equally interested in the question as to whether the count would regain consciousness or not.

without

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From this reading As to their interests in the matter, the doctor felt confident that they were not identical; he was persuaded that a secret enmity existed between them, and that the housekeeper had visited him without Mademoiselle Marguerite’s knowledge.

would

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From this reading There was only one certain point, that Madame Leon and Mademoiselle Marguerite were equally interested in the question as to whether the count would regain consciousness or not.

Chapter 15 of The Count's Millions by Emile Gaboriau holds 161 sentences, grouped into 33 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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Chapter 15 holds 161 sentences of The Count's Millions, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.

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