Chapter 3 of The Son of Monte-Cristo is here in full — 348 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Son of Monte-Cristo is here in full — 348 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FANFAR'S ADVENTURES--CAIN. Toward the middle of December, 1813, a man was riding through the Black Forest. This man seemed to be still in the vigor of youth. He wore a long, brown surtout and leathern gaiters. His hair was worn in a queue, and powdered.
Chapter 3 of The Son of Monte-Cristo is here in full — 348 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “FANFAR'S ADVENTURES--CAIN.”
(Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God
From this reading “FANFAR'S ADVENTURES--CAIN.”
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading “Toward the middle of December, 1813, a man was riding through the Black Forest.”
consisting of fine particles
From this reading “His hair was worn in a queue, and powdered.”
a line of people or vehicles waiting for something
From this reading “His hair was worn in a queue, and powdered.”
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading “Toward the middle of December, 1813, a man was riding through the Black Forest.”
forceful exertion
From this reading “This man seemed to be still in the vigor of youth.”
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading “His hair was worn in a queue, and powdered.”
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From this reading Toward the middle of December, 1813, a man was riding through the Black Forest.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Toward the middle of December, 1813, a man was riding through the Black Forest.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading FANFAR'S ADVENTURES--CAIN.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He wore a long, brown surtout and leathern gaiters.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This man seemed to be still in the vigor of youth.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Toward the middle of December, 1813, a man was riding through the Black Forest.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading He wore a long, brown surtout and leathern gaiters.
(Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God
From this reading FANFAR'S ADVENTURES--CAIN.
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading Toward the middle of December, 1813, a man was riding through the Black Forest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FANFAR'S ADVENTURES--CAIN.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Toward the middle of December, 1813, a man was riding through the Black Forest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wore a long, brown surtout and leathern gaiters.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading His hair was worn in a queue, and powdered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wore a long, brown surtout and leathern gaiters.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His hair was worn in a queue, and powdered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This man seemed to be still in the vigor of youth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wore a long, brown surtout and leathern gaiters.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He wore a long, brown surtout and leathern gaiters.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Toward the middle of December, 1813, a man was riding through the Black Forest.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Toward the middle of December, 1813, a man was riding through the Black Forest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Toward the middle of December, 1813, a man was riding through the Black Forest.
consisting of fine particles
From this reading His hair was worn in a queue, and powdered.
a line of people or vehicles waiting for something
From this reading His hair was worn in a queue, and powdered.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Toward the middle of December, 1813, a man was riding through the Black Forest.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading This man seemed to be still in the vigor of youth.
not in physical motion
From this reading This man seemed to be still in the vigor of youth.
a man's overcoat in the style of a frock coat
From this reading He wore a long, brown surtout and leathern gaiters.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Toward the middle of December, 1813, a man was riding through the Black Forest.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This man seemed to be still in the vigor of youth.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Toward the middle of December, 1813, a man was riding through the Black Forest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This man seemed to be still in the vigor of youth.
in the direction of
From this reading Toward the middle of December, 1813, a man was riding through the Black Forest.
forceful exertion
From this reading This man seemed to be still in the vigor of youth.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Toward the middle of December, 1813, a man was riding through the Black Forest.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading He wore a long, brown surtout and leathern gaiters.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading His hair was worn in a queue, and powdered.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading This man seemed to be still in the vigor of youth.
Chapter 3 of The Son of Monte-Cristo by Jules Lermina holds 348 sentences, grouped into 70 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 3 holds 348 sentences of The Son of Monte-Cristo, unabridged, divided into 70 reading sections.
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