Chapter 19 of The Last Vendée is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of The Last Vendée is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Do Chouans stop inoffensive travellers? Impossible!" "They do, though." "I am shocked." "Well, if they have not done it before, they have done it now, apparently."
Chapter 19 of The Last Vendée is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
from appearances alone
From this reading “"Well, if they have not done it before, they have done it now, apparently."”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “"Well, if they have not done it before, they have done it now, apparently."”
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading “Impossible!"”
not causing anger or annoyance
From this reading “"Do Chouans stop inoffensive travellers?”
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading “"I am shocked."”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “"Do Chouans stop inoffensive travellers?”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “"They do, though."”
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading “"Do Chouans stop inoffensive travellers?”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am shocked."
from appearances alone
From this reading "Well, if they have not done it before, they have done it now, apparently."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Well, if they have not done it before, they have done it now, apparently."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do Chouans stop inoffensive travellers?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do Chouans stop inoffensive travellers?
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Well, if they have not done it before, they have done it now, apparently."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, if they have not done it before, they have done it now, apparently."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am shocked."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, if they have not done it before, they have done it now, apparently."
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading Impossible!"
not causing anger or annoyance
From this reading "Do Chouans stop inoffensive travellers?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, if they have not done it before, they have done it now, apparently."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Well, if they have not done it before, they have done it now, apparently."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Well, if they have not done it before, they have done it now, apparently."
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading "I am shocked."
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "Do Chouans stop inoffensive travellers?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They do, though."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "They do, though."
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading "Do Chouans stop inoffensive travellers?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, if they have not done it before, they have done it now, apparently."
Chapter 19 of The Last Vendée by Alexandre Dumas holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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.
Chapter 19 holds 427 sentences of The Last Vendée, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of The Last Vendée by Alexandre Dumas exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
Work through the 86 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 86 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.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 19 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.
Common questions about reading The Last Vendée by Alexandre Dumas on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 14173 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #49784 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #49784, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 600 minutes of reading across 2835 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Last Vendée section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 35 chapters of The Last Vendée to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Last Vendée, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
