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Chapter 60 of The Man Who Laughs is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONTRARIES FRATERNIZE IN HATE. Success is hateful, especially to those whom it overthrows. It is rare that the eaten adore the eaters. The Laughing Man had decidedly made a hit. The mountebanks around were indignant.
Chapter 60 of The Man Who Laughs is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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love intensely
From this reading “It is rare that the eaten adore the eaters.”
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading “The Laughing Man had decidedly made a hit.”
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading “It is rare that the eaten adore the eaters.”
plural of “eater” — someone who consumes food for nourishment
From this reading “It is rare that the eaten adore the eaters.”
be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
From this reading “CONTRARIES FRATERNIZE IN HATE.”
evoking or deserving hatred
From this reading “Success is hateful, especially to those whom it overthrows.”
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading “The mountebanks around were indignant.”
plural of “overthrow” — the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)
From this reading “Success is hateful, especially to those whom it overthrows.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Laughing Man had decidedly made a hit.
love intensely
From this reading It is rare that the eaten adore the eaters.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The mountebanks around were indignant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CONTRARIES FRATERNIZE IN HATE.
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading The Laughing Man had decidedly made a hit.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading It is rare that the eaten adore the eaters.
plural of “eater” — someone who consumes food for nourishment
From this reading It is rare that the eaten adore the eaters.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Success is hateful, especially to those whom it overthrows.
be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
From this reading CONTRARIES FRATERNIZE IN HATE.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Laughing Man had decidedly made a hit.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading CONTRARIES FRATERNIZE IN HATE.
evoking or deserving hatred
From this reading Success is hateful, especially to those whom it overthrows.
cause to move by striking
From this reading The Laughing Man had decidedly made a hit.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CONTRARIES FRATERNIZE IN HATE.
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading The mountebanks around were indignant.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Success is hateful, especially to those whom it overthrows.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Success is hateful, especially to those whom it overthrows.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading The Laughing Man had decidedly made a hit.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The Laughing Man had decidedly made a hit.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Laughing Man had decidedly made a hit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mountebanks around were indignant.
plural of “overthrow” — the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)
From this reading Success is hateful, especially to those whom it overthrows.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading It is rare that the eaten adore the eaters.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading Success is hateful, especially to those whom it overthrows.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is rare that the eaten adore the eaters.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is rare that the eaten adore the eaters.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Success is hateful, especially to those whom it overthrows.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Success is hateful, especially to those whom it overthrows.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The mountebanks around were indignant.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Success is hateful, especially to those whom it overthrows.
Chapter 60 of The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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 60 holds 113 sentences of The Man Who Laughs, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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