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The Count's Millions

Chapter XXXI · Chapter 31

Chapter 31 of The Count's Millions is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Emile Gaboriau • Curated US English Learning Edition

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Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.

Soon it softly opened, and Madame Leon appeared.

Ah! it was not she that Pascal had hoped to see.

Unfortunate man!

He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”

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The Count's Millions

Chapter XXXI · Chapter 31

Chapter 31 of The Count's Millions is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1

Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.

Line 2

Soon it softly opened, and Madame Leon appeared.

Line 3

Ah! it was not she that Pascal had hoped to see.

Line 4

Unfortunate man!

Line 5

He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”

All words in this reading · 59

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a

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Ah

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From this reading Ah! it was not she that Pascal had hoped to see.

and

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From this reading Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.

appeared

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From this reading Soon it softly opened, and Madame Leon appeared.

been

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From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”

Chalusse

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From this reading Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.

come

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From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”

desires

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From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”

dragged

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From this reading Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.

echo

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From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”

for

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From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”

gardens

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From this reading Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.

gate

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From this reading Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.

had

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From this reading Ah! it was not she that Pascal had hoped to see.

he

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From this reading Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.

heart

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From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”

herself

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From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”

himself

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From this reading Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.

his

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From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”

hoped

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From this reading Ah! it was not she that Pascal had hoped to see.

in

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From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”

into

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From this reading Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.

it

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From this reading Soon it softly opened, and Madame Leon appeared.

Leon

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From this reading Soon it softly opened, and Madame Leon appeared.

limbs

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From this reading Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.

listening

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From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”

little

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Madame

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From this reading Soon it softly opened, and Madame Leon appeared.

man

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From this reading Unfortunate man!

mansion

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From this reading Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.

Marguerite

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From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”

mistake

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mysterious

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From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”

not

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From this reading Ah! it was not she that Pascal had hoped to see.

of

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often

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From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”

opened

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From this reading Soon it softly opened, and Madame Leon appeared.

opening

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our

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From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”

own

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From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”

Pascal

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presentiment

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From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”

see

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From this reading Ah! it was not she that Pascal had hoped to see.

she

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From this reading Ah! it was not she that Pascal had hoped to see.

so

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From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”

softly

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From this reading Soon it softly opened, and Madame Leon appeared.

Soon

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From this reading Soon it softly opened, and Madame Leon appeared.

that

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From this reading Ah! it was not she that Pascal had hoped to see.

the

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From this reading Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.

to

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From this reading Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.

tottering

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From this reading Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.

Trembling

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From this reading Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.

Unfortunate

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From this reading Unfortunate man!

was

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From this reading Ah! it was not she that Pascal had hoped to see.

we

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From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”

which

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From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”

whispered

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From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”

will

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From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”

with

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From this reading Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.

Chapter 31 of The Count's Millions by Emile Gaboriau holds 163 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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