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The Count's Millions

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

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The magistrate, who was extremely ill at ease, had not yet succeeded in finding a syllable to offer in reply.
Indeed, Mademoiselle Marguerite had not given him an opportunity to speak, so rapidly had this long-repressed flood of recollections poured from her lips.
When she spoke the word mother,” the magistrate fancied she would show some sign of emotion.
But he was mistaken.
On the contrary, her voice became harsher, and a flash of anger, as it were, darted from her eyes.
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The Count's Millions

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of The Count's Millions is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The magistrate, who was extremely ill at ease, had not yet succeeded in finding a syllable to offer in reply.
Line 2
Indeed, Mademoiselle Marguerite had not given him an opportunity to speak, so rapidly had this long-repressed flood of recollections poured from her lips.
Line 3
When she spoke the wordmother,” the magistrate fancied she would show some sign of emotion.
Line 4
But he was mistaken.
Line 5
On the contrary, her voice became harsher, and a flash of anger, as it were, darted from her eyes.

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a

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From this reading The magistrate, who was extremely ill at ease, had not yet succeeded in finding a syllable to offer in reply.

an

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From this reading Indeed, Mademoiselle Marguerite had not given him an opportunity to speak, so rapidly had this long-repressed flood of recollections poured from her lips.

and

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From this reading On the contrary, her voice became harsher, and a flash of anger, as it were, darted from her eyes.

anger

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From this reading On the contrary, her voice became harsher, and a flash of anger, as it were, darted from her eyes.

as

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From this reading On the contrary, her voice became harsher, and a flash of anger, as it were, darted from her eyes.

at

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From this reading The magistrate, who was extremely ill at ease, had not yet succeeded in finding a syllable to offer in reply.

became

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From this reading On the contrary, her voice became harsher, and a flash of anger, as it were, darted from her eyes.

But

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contrary

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darted

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ease

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From this reading The magistrate, who was extremely ill at ease, had not yet succeeded in finding a syllable to offer in reply.

emotion

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From this reading When she spoke the word “mother,” the magistrate fancied she would show some sign of emotion.

extremely

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eyes

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From this reading On the contrary, her voice became harsher, and a flash of anger, as it were, darted from her eyes.

fancied

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finding

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From this reading The magistrate, who was extremely ill at ease, had not yet succeeded in finding a syllable to offer in reply.

flash

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From this reading On the contrary, her voice became harsher, and a flash of anger, as it were, darted from her eyes.

flood

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from

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given

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From this reading Indeed, Mademoiselle Marguerite had not given him an opportunity to speak, so rapidly had this long-repressed flood of recollections poured from her lips.

had

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From this reading The magistrate, who was extremely ill at ease, had not yet succeeded in finding a syllable to offer in reply.

harsher

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From this reading On the contrary, her voice became harsher, and a flash of anger, as it were, darted from her eyes.

he

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From this reading But he was mistaken.

her

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From this reading Indeed, Mademoiselle Marguerite had not given him an opportunity to speak, so rapidly had this long-repressed flood of recollections poured from her lips.

him

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From this reading Indeed, Mademoiselle Marguerite had not given him an opportunity to speak, so rapidly had this long-repressed flood of recollections poured from her lips.

ill

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From this reading The magistrate, who was extremely ill at ease, had not yet succeeded in finding a syllable to offer in reply.

in

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From this reading The magistrate, who was extremely ill at ease, had not yet succeeded in finding a syllable to offer in reply.

Indeed

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it

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lips

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long-repressed

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Mademoiselle

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magistrate

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Marguerite

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mistaken

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mother

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not

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From this reading The magistrate, who was extremely ill at ease, had not yet succeeded in finding a syllable to offer in reply.

of

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offer

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On

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From this reading On the contrary, her voice became harsher, and a flash of anger, as it were, darted from her eyes.

opportunity

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poured

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rapidly

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recollections

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From this reading Indeed, Mademoiselle Marguerite had not given him an opportunity to speak, so rapidly had this long-repressed flood of recollections poured from her lips.

reply

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From this reading The magistrate, who was extremely ill at ease, had not yet succeeded in finding a syllable to offer in reply.

she

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From this reading When she spoke the word “mother,” the magistrate fancied she would show some sign of emotion.

show

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From this reading When she spoke the word “mother,” the magistrate fancied she would show some sign of emotion.

sign

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From this reading When she spoke the word “mother,” the magistrate fancied she would show some sign of emotion.

so

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From this reading Indeed, Mademoiselle Marguerite had not given him an opportunity to speak, so rapidly had this long-repressed flood of recollections poured from her lips.

some

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From this reading When she spoke the word “mother,” the magistrate fancied she would show some sign of emotion.

speak

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spoke

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succeeded

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From this reading The magistrate, who was extremely ill at ease, had not yet succeeded in finding a syllable to offer in reply.

syllable

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From this reading The magistrate, who was extremely ill at ease, had not yet succeeded in finding a syllable to offer in reply.

The

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From this reading The magistrate, who was extremely ill at ease, had not yet succeeded in finding a syllable to offer in reply.

this

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From this reading Indeed, Mademoiselle Marguerite had not given him an opportunity to speak, so rapidly had this long-repressed flood of recollections poured from her lips.

to

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From this reading The magistrate, who was extremely ill at ease, had not yet succeeded in finding a syllable to offer in reply.

voice

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From this reading On the contrary, her voice became harsher, and a flash of anger, as it were, darted from her eyes.

was

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From this reading The magistrate, who was extremely ill at ease, had not yet succeeded in finding a syllable to offer in reply.

were

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From this reading On the contrary, her voice became harsher, and a flash of anger, as it were, darted from her eyes.

When

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From this reading When she spoke the word “mother,” the magistrate fancied she would show some sign of emotion.

who

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From this reading The magistrate, who was extremely ill at ease, had not yet succeeded in finding a syllable to offer in reply.

word

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From this reading When she spoke the word “mother,” the magistrate fancied she would show some sign of emotion.

would

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yet

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From this reading The magistrate, who was extremely ill at ease, had not yet succeeded in finding a syllable to offer in reply.

Chapter 18 of The Count's Millions by Emile Gaboriau holds 177 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.

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Chapter 18 holds 177 sentences of The Count's Millions, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.

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