Chapter 36 of The Mesmerist's Victim is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXVI
Chapter 36 of The Mesmerist's Victim is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DECEMBER THE FIFTEENTH. In the morning after a sleepless night, Gilbert went to Count Fenix’s. The count was lounging on a sofa as though he, too, had not slept during the night. “Oh, it is our bridegroom,” he said, laying aside the book he had opened but was not reading. “No, my lord,” replied Gilbert, “I have been sent about my business.”
Chapter 36 of The Mesmerist's Victim is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/14 · 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.
a man who has recently been married
From this reading ““Oh, it is our bridegroom,” he said, laying aside the book he had opened but was not reading.”
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading “DECEMBER THE FIFTEENTH.”
coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position
From this reading “DECEMBER THE FIFTEENTH.”
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading “In the morning after a sleepless night, Gilbert went to Count Fenix’s.”
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading ““Oh, it is our bridegroom,” he said, laying aside the book he had opened but was not reading.”
-ing form of “lounge” — sit or recline comfortably
From this reading “The count was lounging on a sofa as though he, too, had not slept during the night.”
experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
From this reading “In the morning after a sleepless night, Gilbert went to Count Fenix’s.”
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “The count was lounging on a sofa as though he, too, had not slept during the night.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “In the morning after a sleepless night, Gilbert went to Count Fenix’s.”
In this reading “The count was lounging on a sofa as though he, too, had not slept during the night.”
In this reading “The count was lounging on a sofa as though he, too, had not slept during the night.”
In this reading “In the morning after a sleepless night, Gilbert went to Count Fenix’s.”
In this reading “The count was lounging on a sofa as though he, too, had not slept during the night.”
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 In the morning after a sleepless night, Gilbert went to Count Fenix’s.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “No, my lord,” replied Gilbert, “I have been sent about my business.”
later than; following
From this reading In the morning after a sleepless night, Gilbert went to Count Fenix’s.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The count was lounging on a sofa as though he, too, had not slept during the night.
on or to one side
From this reading “Oh, it is our bridegroom,” he said, laying aside the book he had opened but was not reading.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “No, my lord,” replied Gilbert, “I have been sent about my business.”
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “Oh, it is our bridegroom,” he said, laying aside the book he had opened but was not reading.
a man who has recently been married
From this reading “Oh, it is our bridegroom,” he said, laying aside the book he had opened but was not reading.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “No, my lord,” replied Gilbert, “I have been sent about my business.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Oh, it is our bridegroom,” he said, laying aside the book he had opened but was not reading.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading In the morning after a sleepless night, Gilbert went to Count Fenix’s.
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading DECEMBER THE FIFTEENTH.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The count was lounging on a sofa as though he, too, had not slept during the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the morning after a sleepless night, Gilbert went to Count Fenix’s.
coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position
From this reading DECEMBER THE FIFTEENTH.
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading In the morning after a sleepless night, Gilbert went to Count Fenix’s.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The count was lounging on a sofa as though he, too, had not slept during the night.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “No, my lord,” replied Gilbert, “I have been sent about my business.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The count was lounging on a sofa as though he, too, had not slept during the night.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, my lord,” replied Gilbert, “I have been sent about my business.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning after a sleepless night, Gilbert went to Count Fenix’s.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, it is our bridegroom,” he said, laying aside the book he had opened but was not reading.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, it is our bridegroom,” he said, laying aside the book he had opened but was not reading.
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading “Oh, it is our bridegroom,” he said, laying aside the book he had opened but was not reading.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “No, my lord,” replied Gilbert, “I have been sent about my business.”
-ing form of “lounge” — sit or recline comfortably
From this reading The count was lounging on a sofa as though he, too, had not slept during the night.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading In the morning after a sleepless night, Gilbert went to Count Fenix’s.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “No, my lord,” replied Gilbert, “I have been sent about my business.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading In the morning after a sleepless night, Gilbert went to Count Fenix’s.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, my lord,” replied Gilbert, “I have been sent about my business.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The count was lounging on a sofa as though he, too, had not slept during the night.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, it is our bridegroom,” he said, laying aside the book he had opened but was not reading.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The count was lounging on a sofa as though he, too, had not slept during the night.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading “Oh, it is our bridegroom,” he said, laying aside the book he had opened but was not reading.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Oh, it is our bridegroom,” he said, laying aside the book he had opened but was not reading.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “Oh, it is our bridegroom,” he said, laying aside the book he had opened but was not reading.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “No, my lord,” replied Gilbert, “I have been sent about my business.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Oh, it is our bridegroom,” he said, laying aside the book he had opened but was not reading.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “No, my lord,” replied Gilbert, “I have been sent about my business.”
experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
From this reading In the morning after a sleepless night, Gilbert went to Count Fenix’s.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading The count was lounging on a sofa as though he, too, had not slept during the night.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading The count was lounging on a sofa as though he, too, had not slept during the night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DECEMBER THE FIFTEENTH.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The count was lounging on a sofa as though he, too, had not slept during the night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the morning after a sleepless night, Gilbert went to Count Fenix’s.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The count was lounging on a sofa as though he, too, had not slept during the night.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The count was lounging on a sofa as though he, too, had not slept during the night.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading In the morning after a sleepless night, Gilbert went to Count Fenix’s.
Chapter 36 of The Mesmerist's Victim by Alexandre Dumas holds 70 sentences, grouped into 14 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 36 holds 70 sentences of The Mesmerist's Victim, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 36 of The Mesmerist's Victim by Alexandre Dumas exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 70 sentences, grouped into 14 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.
Work through the 14 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 14 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 36 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The Mesmerist's Victim by Alexandre Dumas on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 5566 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #42690 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #42690, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 463 minutes of reading across 1114 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Mesmerist's Victim section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 39 chapters of The Mesmerist's Victim to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Mesmerist's Victim, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
