Chapter 25 of The Son of Monte-Cristo is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Son of Monte-Cristo is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO THOSE WHO LOVE FANFAR. Night was coming on. The last rays of the setting sun shone on the water at Havre. Down on the shore among the rocks, was a fisherman's hut; in it was a man alone; he was restlessly pacing to and fro. Occasionally he stopped and seemed to listen, but he only heard the lapping of the water on the beach.
Chapter 25 of The Son of Monte-Cristo is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading “Occasionally he stopped and seemed to listen, but he only heard the lapping of the water on the beach.”
possessive form of “fisherman” — someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading “Down on the shore among the rocks, was a fisherman's hut; in it was a man alone; he was restlessly pacing to and fro.”
temporary military shelter
From this reading “Down on the shore among the rocks, was a fisherman's hut; in it was a man alone; he was restlessly pacing to and fro.”
covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
From this reading “Occasionally he stopped and seemed to listen, but he only heard the lapping of the water on the beach.”
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading “Occasionally he stopped and seemed to listen, but he only heard the lapping of the water on the beach.”
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading “Down on the shore among the rocks, was a fisherman's hut; in it was a man alone; he was restlessly pacing to and fro.”
plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading “The last rays of the setting sun shone on the water at Havre.”
in a restless manner
From this reading “Down on the shore among the rocks, was a fisherman's hut; in it was a man alone; he was restlessly pacing to and fro.”
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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 Down on the shore among the rocks, was a fisherman's hut; in it was a man alone; he was restlessly pacing to and fro.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Down on the shore among the rocks, was a fisherman's hut; in it was a man alone; he was restlessly pacing to and fro.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Down on the shore among the rocks, was a fisherman's hut; in it was a man alone; he was restlessly pacing to and fro.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Down on the shore among the rocks, was a fisherman's hut; in it was a man alone; he was restlessly pacing to and fro.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The last rays of the setting sun shone on the water at Havre.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading Occasionally he stopped and seemed to listen, but he only heard the lapping of the water on the beach.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Occasionally he stopped and seemed to listen, but he only heard the lapping of the water on the beach.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Night was coming on.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Down on the shore among the rocks, was a fisherman's hut; in it was a man alone; he was restlessly pacing to and fro.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO THOSE WHO LOVE FANFAR.
possessive form of “fisherman” — someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading Down on the shore among the rocks, was a fisherman's hut; in it was a man alone; he was restlessly pacing to and fro.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down on the shore among the rocks, was a fisherman's hut; in it was a man alone; he was restlessly pacing to and fro.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The last rays of the setting sun shone on the water at Havre.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Down on the shore among the rocks, was a fisherman's hut; in it was a man alone; he was restlessly pacing to and fro.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Occasionally he stopped and seemed to listen, but he only heard the lapping of the water on the beach.
temporary military shelter
From this reading Down on the shore among the rocks, was a fisherman's hut; in it was a man alone; he was restlessly pacing to and fro.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Down on the shore among the rocks, was a fisherman's hut; in it was a man alone; he was restlessly pacing to and fro.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Down on the shore among the rocks, was a fisherman's hut; in it was a man alone; he was restlessly pacing to and fro.
covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
From this reading Occasionally he stopped and seemed to listen, but he only heard the lapping of the water on the beach.
immediately past
From this reading The last rays of the setting sun shone on the water at Havre.
hear with intention
From this reading Occasionally he stopped and seemed to listen, but he only heard the lapping of the water on the beach.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading TO THOSE WHO LOVE FANFAR.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Down on the shore among the rocks, was a fisherman's hut; in it was a man alone; he was restlessly pacing to and fro.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Night was coming on.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading Occasionally he stopped and seemed to listen, but he only heard the lapping of the water on the beach.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The last rays of the setting sun shone on the water at Havre.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Night was coming on.
and nothing more
From this reading Occasionally he stopped and seemed to listen, but he only heard the lapping of the water on the beach.
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading Down on the shore among the rocks, was a fisherman's hut; in it was a man alone; he was restlessly pacing to and fro.
plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading The last rays of the setting sun shone on the water at Havre.
in a restless manner
From this reading Down on the shore among the rocks, was a fisherman's hut; in it was a man alone; he was restlessly pacing to and fro.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Down on the shore among the rocks, was a fisherman's hut; in it was a man alone; he was restlessly pacing to and fro.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Occasionally he stopped and seemed to listen, but he only heard the lapping of the water on the beach.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading The last rays of the setting sun shone on the water at Havre.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading The last rays of the setting sun shone on the water at Havre.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Down on the shore among the rocks, was a fisherman's hut; in it was a man alone; he was restlessly pacing to and fro.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Occasionally he stopped and seemed to listen, but he only heard the lapping of the water on the beach.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The last rays of the setting sun shone on the water at Havre.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The last rays of the setting sun shone on the water at Havre.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading TO THOSE WHO LOVE FANFAR.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO THOSE WHO LOVE FANFAR.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Night was coming on.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The last rays of the setting sun shone on the water at Havre.
which person or people
From this reading TO THOSE WHO LOVE FANFAR.
Chapter 25 of The Son of Monte-Cristo by Jules Lermina holds 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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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