Chapter 73 of The Man Who Laughs is here in full — 359 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 73 of The Man Who Laughs is here in full — 359 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LAMENTATION. They began to move forward. They advanced through the passage. There was no preliminary registry, no place of record. The prisons in those times were not overburdened with documents.
Chapter 73 of The Man Who Laughs is here in full — 359 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/71 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading “They advanced through the passage.”
plural of “document” — writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading “The prisons in those times were not overburdened with documents.”
heavily burdened with work or cares
From this reading “The prisons in those times were not overburdened with documents.”
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading “They advanced through the passage.”
denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important
From this reading “There was no preliminary registry, no place of record.”
plural of “prison” — a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading “The prisons in those times were not overburdened with documents.”
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading “There was no preliminary registry, no place of record.”
an official written record of names or events or transactions
From this reading “There was no preliminary registry, no place of record.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading They advanced through the passage.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading They began to move forward.
plural of “document” — writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading The prisons in those times were not overburdened with documents.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading They began to move forward.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The prisons in those times were not overburdened with documents.
a cry of sorrow and grief
From this reading LAMENTATION.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They began to move forward.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no preliminary registry, no place of record.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The prisons in those times were not overburdened with documents.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no preliminary registry, no place of record.
heavily burdened with work or cares
From this reading The prisons in those times were not overburdened with documents.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading They advanced through the passage.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading There was no preliminary registry, no place of record.
denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important
From this reading There was no preliminary registry, no place of record.
plural of “prison” — a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading The prisons in those times were not overburdened with documents.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading There was no preliminary registry, no place of record.
an official written record of names or events or transactions
From this reading There was no preliminary registry, no place of record.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They advanced through the passage.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no preliminary registry, no place of record.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They began to move forward.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The prisons in those times were not overburdened with documents.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They advanced through the passage.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading The prisons in those times were not overburdened with documents.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They began to move forward.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no preliminary registry, no place of record.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The prisons in those times were not overburdened with documents.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The prisons in those times were not overburdened with documents.
Chapter 73 of The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo holds 359 sentences, grouped into 72 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 73 holds 359 sentences of The Man Who Laughs, unabridged, divided into 72 reading sections.
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