Chapter 14 of The Son of Monte-Cristo is here in full — 324 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Son of Monte-Cristo is here in full — 324 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FRANCE--1824. The 29th of February, 1824, was a Sunday, and a fete day. At that time the Carnival was in full blast, and the streets were crowded with curious spectators. A carriage drew up before a fashionable restaurant in the Palais Royal. The carriage was driven by a coachman wearing a powdered wig, and the horses were magnificent.
Chapter 14 of The Son of Monte-Cristo is here in full — 324 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make a strident sound
From this reading “At that time the Carnival was in full blast, and the streets were crowded with curious spectators.”
a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
From this reading “At that time the Carnival was in full blast, and the streets were crowded with curious spectators.”
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading “The 29th of February, 1824, was a Sunday, and a fete day.”
have a celebration
From this reading “The 29th of February, 1824, was a Sunday, and a fete day.”
consisting of fine particles
From this reading “The carriage was driven by a coachman wearing a powdered wig, and the horses were magnificent.”
a building where people go to eat
From this reading “A carriage drew up before a fashionable restaurant in the Palais Royal.”
plural of “spectator” — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading “At that time the Carnival was in full blast, and the streets were crowded with curious spectators.”
hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
From this reading “The carriage was driven by a coachman wearing a powdered wig, and the horses were magnificent.”
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From this reading FRANCE--1824.
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From this reading The 29th of February, 1824, was a Sunday, and a fete day.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The 29th of February, 1824, was a Sunday, and a fete day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The 29th of February, 1824, was a Sunday, and a fete day.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that time the Carnival was in full blast, and the streets were crowded with curious spectators.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A carriage drew up before a fashionable restaurant in the Palais Royal.
make a strident sound
From this reading At that time the Carnival was in full blast, and the streets were crowded with curious spectators.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The carriage was driven by a coachman wearing a powdered wig, and the horses were magnificent.
a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
From this reading At that time the Carnival was in full blast, and the streets were crowded with curious spectators.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading A carriage drew up before a fashionable restaurant in the Palais Royal.
a man who drives a coach (or carriage)
From this reading The carriage was driven by a coachman wearing a powdered wig, and the horses were magnificent.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading At that time the Carnival was in full blast, and the streets were crowded with curious spectators.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading At that time the Carnival was in full blast, and the streets were crowded with curious spectators.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The 29th of February, 1824, was a Sunday, and a fete day.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading A carriage drew up before a fashionable restaurant in the Palais Royal.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading The carriage was driven by a coachman wearing a powdered wig, and the horses were magnificent.
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading A carriage drew up before a fashionable restaurant in the Palais Royal.
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading The 29th of February, 1824, was a Sunday, and a fete day.
have a celebration
From this reading The 29th of February, 1824, was a Sunday, and a fete day.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading FRANCE--1824.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading At that time the Carnival was in full blast, and the streets were crowded with curious spectators.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The carriage was driven by a coachman wearing a powdered wig, and the horses were magnificent.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At that time the Carnival was in full blast, and the streets were crowded with curious spectators.
characterized by grandeur
From this reading The carriage was driven by a coachman wearing a powdered wig, and the horses were magnificent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The 29th of February, 1824, was a Sunday, and a fete day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A carriage drew up before a fashionable restaurant in the Palais Royal.
consisting of fine particles
From this reading The carriage was driven by a coachman wearing a powdered wig, and the horses were magnificent.
a building where people go to eat
From this reading A carriage drew up before a fashionable restaurant in the Palais Royal.
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading A carriage drew up before a fashionable restaurant in the Palais Royal.
plural of “spectator” — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading At that time the Carnival was in full blast, and the streets were crowded with curious spectators.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading At that time the Carnival was in full blast, and the streets were crowded with curious spectators.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading The 29th of February, 1824, was a Sunday, and a fete day.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that time the Carnival was in full blast, and the streets were crowded with curious spectators.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The 29th of February, 1824, was a Sunday, and a fete day.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At that time the Carnival was in full blast, and the streets were crowded with curious spectators.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A carriage drew up before a fashionable restaurant in the Palais Royal.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The 29th of February, 1824, was a Sunday, and a fete day.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading The carriage was driven by a coachman wearing a powdered wig, and the horses were magnificent.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At that time the Carnival was in full blast, and the streets were crowded with curious spectators.
hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
From this reading The carriage was driven by a coachman wearing a powdered wig, and the horses were magnificent.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At that time the Carnival was in full blast, and the streets were crowded with curious spectators.
Chapter 14 of The Son of Monte-Cristo by Jules Lermina holds 324 sentences, grouped into 65 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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