Chapter 3 of The Phantom of the Opera is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Phantom of the Opera is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
On the first landing, Sorelli ran against the Comte de Chagny, who was coming up-stairs. The count, who was generally so calm, seemed greatly excited. "I was just going to you," he said, taking off his hat. "Oh, Sorelli, what an evening! And Christine Daae: what a triumph!"
Chapter 3 of The Phantom of the Opera is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make calm or still
From this reading “The count, who was generally so calm, seemed greatly excited.”
determine the number or amount of
From this reading “The count, who was generally so calm, seemed greatly excited.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “The count, who was generally so calm, seemed greatly excited.”
usually; as a rule
From this reading “The count, who was generally so calm, seemed greatly excited.”
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading “The count, who was generally so calm, seemed greatly excited.”
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading “"I was just going to you," he said, taking off his hat.”
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading “On the first landing, Sorelli ran against the Comte de Chagny, who was coming up-stairs.”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “And Christine Daae: what a triumph!"”
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In this reading “The count, who was generally so calm, seemed greatly excited.”
In this reading “On the first landing, Sorelli ran against the Comte de Chagny, who was coming up-stairs.”
In this reading “On the first landing, Sorelli ran against the Comte de Chagny, who was coming up-stairs.”
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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 And Christine Daae: what a triumph!"
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading On the first landing, Sorelli ran against the Comte de Chagny, who was coming up-stairs.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Oh, Sorelli, what an evening!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Christine Daae: what a triumph!"
make calm or still
From this reading The count, who was generally so calm, seemed greatly excited.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the first landing, Sorelli ran against the Comte de Chagny, who was coming up-stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Christine Daae: what a triumph!"
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading On the first landing, Sorelli ran against the Comte de Chagny, who was coming up-stairs.
French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study
From this reading On the first landing, Sorelli ran against the Comte de Chagny, who was coming up-stairs.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading The count, who was generally so calm, seemed greatly excited.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Christine Daae: what a triumph!"
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading On the first landing, Sorelli ran against the Comte de Chagny, who was coming up-stairs.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "Oh, Sorelli, what an evening!
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading The count, who was generally so calm, seemed greatly excited.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading On the first landing, Sorelli ran against the Comte de Chagny, who was coming up-stairs.
usually; as a rule
From this reading The count, who was generally so calm, seemed greatly excited.
the act of departing
From this reading "I was just going to you," he said, taking off his hat.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading The count, who was generally so calm, seemed greatly excited.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading "I was just going to you," he said, taking off his hat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I was just going to you," he said, taking off his hat.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I was just going to you," he said, taking off his hat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was just going to you," he said, taking off his hat.
and nothing more
From this reading "I was just going to you," he said, taking off his hat.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading On the first landing, Sorelli ran against the Comte de Chagny, who was coming up-stairs.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I was just going to you," he said, taking off his hat.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Sorelli, what an evening!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the first landing, Sorelli ran against the Comte de Chagny, who was coming up-stairs.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading On the first landing, Sorelli ran against the Comte de Chagny, who was coming up-stairs.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I was just going to you," he said, taking off his hat.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The count, who was generally so calm, seemed greatly excited.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The count, who was generally so calm, seemed greatly excited.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the first landing, Sorelli ran against the Comte de Chagny, who was coming up-stairs.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading "I was just going to you," he said, taking off his hat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the first landing, Sorelli ran against the Comte de Chagny, who was coming up-stairs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I was just going to you," he said, taking off his hat.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading And Christine Daae: what a triumph!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the first landing, Sorelli ran against the Comte de Chagny, who was coming up-stairs.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the first landing, Sorelli ran against the Comte de Chagny, who was coming up-stairs.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh, Sorelli, what an evening!
which person or people
From this reading On the first landing, Sorelli ran against the Comte de Chagny, who was coming up-stairs.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I was just going to you," he said, taking off his hat.
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