Chapter 25 of The Man Who Laughs is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 25 of The Man Who Laughs is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LAST RESOURCE. There was a hole in the keel. A leak had been sprung. When it happened no one could have said. Was it when they touched the Caskets?
Chapter 25 of The Man Who Laughs is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 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.
plural of “casket” — box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading “Was it when they touched the Caskets?”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “When it happened no one could have said.”
an opening into or through something
From this reading “There was a hole in the keel.”
a projection or ridge that suggests a keel
From this reading “There was a hole in the keel.”
an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
From this reading “A leak had been sprung.”
available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
From this reading “THE LAST RESOURCE.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “A leak had been sprung.”
having come into contact
From this reading “Was it when they touched the Caskets?”
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 There was a hole in the keel.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A leak had been sprung.
plural of “casket” — box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading Was it when they touched the Caskets?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When it happened no one could have said.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A leak had been sprung.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading When it happened no one could have said.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When it happened no one could have said.
an opening into or through something
From this reading There was a hole in the keel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a hole in the keel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When it happened no one could have said.
a projection or ridge that suggests a keel
From this reading There was a hole in the keel.
immediately past
From this reading THE LAST RESOURCE.
an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
From this reading A leak had been sprung.
not any; not one
From this reading When it happened no one could have said.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When it happened no one could have said.
available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
From this reading THE LAST RESOURCE.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When it happened no one could have said.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading A leak had been sprung.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST RESOURCE.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a hole in the keel.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was it when they touched the Caskets?
having come into contact
From this reading Was it when they touched the Caskets?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a hole in the keel.
at the time that
From this reading When it happened no one could have said.
Chapter 25 of The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo holds 95 sentences, grouped into 19 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 25 holds 95 sentences of The Man Who Laughs, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 25 of The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 95 sentences, grouped into 19 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.
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