Chapter 66 of The Man Who Laughs is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 66 of The Man Who Laughs is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TEMPTATION OF ST. GWYNPLAINE. One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano. Some sparks are gigantic. Gwynplaine read the letter, then he read it over again.
Chapter 66 of The Man Who Laughs is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading “One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.”
so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
From this reading “Some sparks are gigantic.”
an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
From this reading “One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.”
make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
From this reading “One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.”
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading “One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.”
plural of “spark” — a momentary flash of light
From this reading “Some sparks are gigantic.”
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading “THE TEMPTATION OF ST.”
a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
From this reading “One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.”
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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 One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.
anew
From this reading Gwynplaine read the letter, then he read it over again.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some sparks are gigantic.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.
start firing a weapon
From this reading One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.
so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
From this reading Some sparks are gigantic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GWYNPLAINE.
only a very short time before
From this reading One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gwynplaine read the letter, then he read it over again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Gwynplaine read the letter, then he read it over again.
an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
From this reading One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Gwynplaine read the letter, then he read it over again.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TEMPTATION OF ST.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.
above and across; more than
From this reading Gwynplaine read the letter, then he read it over again.
make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
From this reading One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Gwynplaine read the letter, then he read it over again.
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some sparks are gigantic.
plural of “spark” — a momentary flash of light
From this reading Some sparks are gigantic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TEMPTATION OF ST.
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading THE TEMPTATION OF ST.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TEMPTATION OF ST.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Gwynplaine read the letter, then he read it over again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.
a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
From this reading One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.
Chapter 66 of The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo holds 209 sentences, grouped into 42 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 66 holds 209 sentences of The Man Who Laughs, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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