Chapter 7 of The Son of Monte-Cristo is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Son of Monte-Cristo is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHILDREN IN DARKNESS. The trap door closed on the two children, leaving them in total darkness. Lasvene had not thought of that. The boy hesitated. His mother had bidden him save Francinette--here was safety, even if there were also darkness.
Chapter 7 of The Son of Monte-Cristo is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “bid” — propose a payment
From this reading “His mother had bidden him save Francinette--here was safety, even if there were also darkness.”
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading “The trap door closed on the two children, leaving them in total darkness.”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “CHILDREN IN DARKNESS.”
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “The boy hesitated.”
the act of departing
From this reading “The trap door closed on the two children, leaving them in total darkness.”
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading “His mother had bidden him save Francinette--here was safety, even if there were also darkness.”
add up in number or quantity
From this reading “The trap door closed on the two children, leaving them in total darkness.”
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading “The trap door closed on the two children, leaving them in total darkness.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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in addition
From this reading His mother had bidden him save Francinette--here was safety, even if there were also darkness.
inflected form of “bid” — propose a payment
From this reading His mother had bidden him save Francinette--here was safety, even if there were also darkness.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy hesitated.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading CHILDREN IN DARKNESS.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading The trap door closed on the two children, leaving them in total darkness.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading CHILDREN IN DARKNESS.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The trap door closed on the two children, leaving them in total darkness.
divisible by two
From this reading His mother had bidden him save Francinette--here was safety, even if there were also darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His mother had bidden him save Francinette--here was safety, even if there were also darkness.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lasvene had not thought of that.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading His mother had bidden him save Francinette--here was safety, even if there were also darkness.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading The boy hesitated.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His mother had bidden him save Francinette--here was safety, even if there were also darkness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His mother had bidden him save Francinette--here was safety, even if there were also darkness.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading His mother had bidden him save Francinette--here was safety, even if there were also darkness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CHILDREN IN DARKNESS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lasvene had not thought of that.
the act of departing
From this reading The trap door closed on the two children, leaving them in total darkness.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading His mother had bidden him save Francinette--here was safety, even if there were also darkness.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lasvene had not thought of that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lasvene had not thought of that.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The trap door closed on the two children, leaving them in total darkness.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading His mother had bidden him save Francinette--here was safety, even if there were also darkness.
except for; apart from
From this reading His mother had bidden him save Francinette--here was safety, even if there were also darkness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lasvene had not thought of that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The trap door closed on the two children, leaving them in total darkness.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The trap door closed on the two children, leaving them in total darkness.
in or at that place or location
From this reading His mother had bidden him save Francinette--here was safety, even if there were also darkness.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Lasvene had not thought of that.
add up in number or quantity
From this reading The trap door closed on the two children, leaving them in total darkness.
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading The trap door closed on the two children, leaving them in total darkness.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The trap door closed on the two children, leaving them in total darkness.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His mother had bidden him save Francinette--here was safety, even if there were also darkness.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His mother had bidden him save Francinette--here was safety, even if there were also darkness.
Chapter 7 of The Son of Monte-Cristo by Jules Lermina holds 170 sentences, grouped into 34 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.
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