Chapter 101 of The Man Who Laughs is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 101 of The Man Who Laughs is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PARADISE REGAINED BELOW. He saw Dea. She had just raised herself up on the mattress. She had on a long white dress, carefully closed, and showing only the delicate form of her neck. The sleeves covered her arms; the folds, her feet.
Chapter 101 of The Man Who Laughs is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations
From this reading “He saw Dea.”
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading “She had on a long white dress, carefully closed, and showing only the delicate form of her neck.”
plural of “fold” — an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading “The sleeves covered her arms; the folds, her feet.”
a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
From this reading “She had just raised herself up on the mattress.”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “PARADISE REGAINED BELOW.”
past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading “PARADISE REGAINED BELOW.”
the display of a motion picture
From this reading “She had on a long white dress, carefully closed, and showing only the delicate form of her neck.”
plural of “sleeve” — the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading “The sleeves covered her arms; the folds, her feet.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had on a long white dress, carefully closed, and showing only the delicate form of her neck.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had on a long white dress, carefully closed, and showing only the delicate form of her neck.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The sleeves covered her arms; the folds, her feet.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading PARADISE REGAINED BELOW.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading She had on a long white dress, carefully closed, and showing only the delicate form of her neck.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading She had on a long white dress, carefully closed, and showing only the delicate form of her neck.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The sleeves covered her arms; the folds, her feet.
federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations
From this reading He saw Dea.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading She had on a long white dress, carefully closed, and showing only the delicate form of her neck.
put on clothes
From this reading She had on a long white dress, carefully closed, and showing only the delicate form of her neck.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The sleeves covered her arms; the folds, her feet.
plural of “fold” — an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading The sleeves covered her arms; the folds, her feet.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading She had on a long white dress, carefully closed, and showing only the delicate form of her neck.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had just raised herself up on the mattress.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw Dea.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had on a long white dress, carefully closed, and showing only the delicate form of her neck.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had just raised herself up on the mattress.
and nothing more
From this reading She had just raised herself up on the mattress.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She had on a long white dress, carefully closed, and showing only the delicate form of her neck.
a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
From this reading She had just raised herself up on the mattress.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading She had on a long white dress, carefully closed, and showing only the delicate form of her neck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had on a long white dress, carefully closed, and showing only the delicate form of her neck.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had just raised herself up on the mattress.
and nothing more
From this reading She had on a long white dress, carefully closed, and showing only the delicate form of her neck.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading PARADISE REGAINED BELOW.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading She had just raised herself up on the mattress.
past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading PARADISE REGAINED BELOW.
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw Dea.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had just raised herself up on the mattress.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading She had on a long white dress, carefully closed, and showing only the delicate form of her neck.
plural of “sleeve” — the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading The sleeves covered her arms; the folds, her feet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had just raised herself up on the mattress.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She had just raised herself up on the mattress.
a Caucasian
From this reading She had on a long white dress, carefully closed, and showing only the delicate form of her neck.
Chapter 101 of The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo holds 222 sentences, grouped into 45 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 101 holds 222 sentences of The Man Who Laughs, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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