Chapter 40 of The Son of Monte-Cristo is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 40 of The Son of Monte-Cristo is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MONTE-CRISTO, THE MARTYR. In the Hotel de Monte-Cristo all is sad and silent. The very walls and the furniture had a funereal air. In the large chamber lie the bodies of Jane and Esperance, the son of Monte-Cristo. How much beauty, youth and tenderness were to be swallowed up in Mother Earth!
Chapter 40 of The Son of Monte-Cristo is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading “In the large chamber lie the bodies of Jane and Esperance, the son of Monte-Cristo.”
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading “In the large chamber lie the bodies of Jane and Esperance, the son of Monte-Cristo.”
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading “The very walls and the furniture had a funereal air.”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “In the Hotel de Monte-Cristo all is sad and silent.”
one who suffers for the sake of principle
From this reading “MONTE-CRISTO, THE MARTYR.”
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “In the Hotel de Monte-Cristo all is sad and silent.”
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading “How much beauty, youth and tenderness were to be swallowed up in Mother Earth!”
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading “How much beauty, youth and tenderness were to be swallowed up in Mother Earth!”
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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 The very walls and the furniture had a funereal air.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The very walls and the furniture had a funereal air.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading In the Hotel de Monte-Cristo all is sad and silent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the Hotel de Monte-Cristo all is sad and silent.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How much beauty, youth and tenderness were to be swallowed up in Mother Earth!
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading How much beauty, youth and tenderness were to be swallowed up in Mother Earth!
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading In the large chamber lie the bodies of Jane and Esperance, the son of Monte-Cristo.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading In the large chamber lie the bodies of Jane and Esperance, the son of Monte-Cristo.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading In the Hotel de Monte-Cristo all is sad and silent.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading How much beauty, youth and tenderness were to be swallowed up in Mother Earth!
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From this reading In the large chamber lie the bodies of Jane and Esperance, the son of Monte-Cristo.
suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial
From this reading The very walls and the furniture had a funereal air.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading The very walls and the furniture had a funereal air.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The very walls and the furniture had a funereal air.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading In the Hotel de Monte-Cristo all is sad and silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How much beauty, youth and tenderness were to be swallowed up in Mother Earth!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the Hotel de Monte-Cristo all is sad and silent.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the Hotel de Monte-Cristo all is sad and silent.
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From this reading In the large chamber lie the bodies of Jane and Esperance, the son of Monte-Cristo.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In the large chamber lie the bodies of Jane and Esperance, the son of Monte-Cristo.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading In the large chamber lie the bodies of Jane and Esperance, the son of Monte-Cristo.
one who suffers for the sake of principle
From this reading MONTE-CRISTO, THE MARTYR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MONTE-CRISTO, THE MARTYR.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading How much beauty, youth and tenderness were to be swallowed up in Mother Earth!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading How much beauty, youth and tenderness were to be swallowed up in Mother Earth!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the large chamber lie the bodies of Jane and Esperance, the son of Monte-Cristo.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading In the Hotel de Monte-Cristo all is sad and silent.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading In the Hotel de Monte-Cristo all is sad and silent.
a male human offspring
From this reading In the large chamber lie the bodies of Jane and Esperance, the son of Monte-Cristo.
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading How much beauty, youth and tenderness were to be swallowed up in Mother Earth!
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading How much beauty, youth and tenderness were to be swallowed up in Mother Earth!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MONTE-CRISTO, THE MARTYR.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How much beauty, youth and tenderness were to be swallowed up in Mother Earth!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading How much beauty, youth and tenderness were to be swallowed up in Mother Earth!
precisely as stated
From this reading The very walls and the furniture had a funereal air.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The very walls and the furniture had a funereal air.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How much beauty, youth and tenderness were to be swallowed up in Mother Earth!
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading How much beauty, youth and tenderness were to be swallowed up in Mother Earth!
Chapter 40 of The Son of Monte-Cristo by Jules Lermina holds 209 sentences, grouped into 42 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 40 holds 209 sentences of The Son of Monte-Cristo, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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