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Chapter 30 of The Son of Monte-Cristo is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SHOT FROM A REVOLVER. Goutran and Esperance went out together from the little hotel in the avenue Montaugne. Slowly and without talking they walked on side by side. The moon had gone down; it was one of those soft, starry nights which are so delicious. The Champs Elysees was deserted.
Chapter 30 of The Son of Monte-Cristo is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a line of approach
From this reading “Goutran and Esperance went out together from the little hotel in the avenue Montaugne.”
plural of “champ” — someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading “The Champs Elysees was deserted.”
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “The moon had gone down; it was one of those soft, starry nights which are so delicious.”
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading “The Champs Elysees was deserted.”
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading “The moon had gone down; it was one of those soft, starry nights which are so delicious.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “The moon had gone down; it was one of those soft, starry nights which are so delicious.”
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading “A SHOT FROM A REVOLVER.”
abounding with or resembling stars
From this reading “The moon had gone down; it was one of those soft, starry nights which are so delicious.”
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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 A SHOT FROM A REVOLVER.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Goutran and Esperance went out together from the little hotel in the avenue Montaugne.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The moon had gone down; it was one of those soft, starry nights which are so delicious.
a line of approach
From this reading Goutran and Esperance went out together from the little hotel in the avenue Montaugne.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Slowly and without talking they walked on side by side.
plural of “champ” — someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading The Champs Elysees was deserted.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading The moon had gone down; it was one of those soft, starry nights which are so delicious.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading The Champs Elysees was deserted.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The moon had gone down; it was one of those soft, starry nights which are so delicious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Champs Elysees was deserted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Goutran and Esperance went out together from the little hotel in the avenue Montaugne.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A SHOT FROM A REVOLVER.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The moon had gone down; it was one of those soft, starry nights which are so delicious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Goutran and Esperance went out together from the little hotel in the avenue Montaugne.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The moon had gone down; it was one of those soft, starry nights which are so delicious.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading Goutran and Esperance went out together from the little hotel in the avenue Montaugne.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Goutran and Esperance went out together from the little hotel in the avenue Montaugne.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The moon had gone down; it was one of those soft, starry nights which are so delicious.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Goutran and Esperance went out together from the little hotel in the avenue Montaugne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Goutran and Esperance went out together from the little hotel in the avenue Montaugne.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The moon had gone down; it was one of those soft, starry nights which are so delicious.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading The moon had gone down; it was one of those soft, starry nights which are so delicious.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The moon had gone down; it was one of those soft, starry nights which are so delicious.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Slowly and without talking they walked on side by side.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The moon had gone down; it was one of those soft, starry nights which are so delicious.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Goutran and Esperance went out together from the little hotel in the avenue Montaugne.
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading A SHOT FROM A REVOLVER.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading A SHOT FROM A REVOLVER.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Slowly and without talking they walked on side by side.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Slowly and without talking they walked on side by side.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The moon had gone down; it was one of those soft, starry nights which are so delicious.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The moon had gone down; it was one of those soft, starry nights which are so delicious.
abounding with or resembling stars
From this reading The moon had gone down; it was one of those soft, starry nights which are so delicious.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Slowly and without talking they walked on side by side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Goutran and Esperance went out together from the little hotel in the avenue Montaugne.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Slowly and without talking they walked on side by side.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The moon had gone down; it was one of those soft, starry nights which are so delicious.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Goutran and Esperance went out together from the little hotel in the avenue Montaugne.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Slowly and without talking they walked on side by side.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moon had gone down; it was one of those soft, starry nights which are so delicious.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Goutran and Esperance went out together from the little hotel in the avenue Montaugne.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The moon had gone down; it was one of those soft, starry nights which are so delicious.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Slowly and without talking they walked on side by side.
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