Chapter 102 of The Man Who Laughs is here in full — 296 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 102 of The Man Who Laughs is here in full — 296 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NAY; ON HIGH! Suddenly Dea, disengaging herself from Gwynplaine’s embrace, arose. She pressed both her hands against her heart, as if to still its throbbings. “What is wrong with me?” said she. “There is something the matter.
Chapter 102 of The Man Who Laughs is here in full — 296 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading “Suddenly Dea, disengaging herself from Gwynplaine’s embrace, arose.”
federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations
From this reading “Suddenly Dea, disengaging herself from Gwynplaine’s embrace, arose.”
-ing form of “disengage” — release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
From this reading “Suddenly Dea, disengaging herself from Gwynplaine’s embrace, arose.”
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading “Suddenly Dea, disengaging herself from Gwynplaine’s embrace, arose.”
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “NAY; ON HIGH!”
an old word for “no”
From this reading “NAY; ON HIGH!”
compacted by ironing
From this reading “She pressed both her hands against her heart, as if to still its throbbings.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading ““What is wrong with me?” said she.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She pressed both her hands against her heart, as if to still its throbbings.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading Suddenly Dea, disengaging herself from Gwynplaine’s embrace, arose.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She pressed both her hands against her heart, as if to still its throbbings.
the two together, not just one
From this reading She pressed both her hands against her heart, as if to still its throbbings.
federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations
From this reading Suddenly Dea, disengaging herself from Gwynplaine’s embrace, arose.
-ing form of “disengage” — release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
From this reading Suddenly Dea, disengaging herself from Gwynplaine’s embrace, arose.
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading Suddenly Dea, disengaging herself from Gwynplaine’s embrace, arose.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Suddenly Dea, disengaging herself from Gwynplaine’s embrace, arose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly Dea, disengaging herself from Gwynplaine’s embrace, arose.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She pressed both her hands against her heart, as if to still its throbbings.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She pressed both her hands against her heart, as if to still its throbbings.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She pressed both her hands against her heart, as if to still its throbbings.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Suddenly Dea, disengaging herself from Gwynplaine’s embrace, arose.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading NAY; ON HIGH!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She pressed both her hands against her heart, as if to still its throbbings.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is wrong with me?” said she.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She pressed both her hands against her heart, as if to still its throbbings.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “There is something the matter.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What is wrong with me?” said she.
an old word for “no”
From this reading NAY; ON HIGH!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading NAY; ON HIGH!
compacted by ironing
From this reading She pressed both her hands against her heart, as if to still its throbbings.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “What is wrong with me?” said she.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She pressed both her hands against her heart, as if to still its throbbings.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “There is something the matter.
not in physical motion
From this reading She pressed both her hands against her heart, as if to still its throbbings.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly Dea, disengaging herself from Gwynplaine’s embrace, arose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “There is something the matter.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There is something the matter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She pressed both her hands against her heart, as if to still its throbbings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She pressed both her hands against her heart, as if to still its throbbings.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is wrong with me?” said she.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “What is wrong with me?” said she.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “What is wrong with me?” said she.
Chapter 102 of The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo holds 296 sentences, grouped into 60 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 102 holds 296 sentences of The Man Who Laughs, unabridged, divided into 60 reading sections.
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