Chapter 30 of The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MALDAR Haydee and Mercedes were seated in a magnificently furnished boudoir, engaged in a lively conversation. Spero's dark head lay in his mother's lap. They were both talking of their beloved ones. Mercedes said, that if Albert died her life would be at an end. Haydee only thought of Spero.
Chapter 30 of The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading “Mercedes said, that if Albert died her life would be at an end.”
dearly loved
From this reading “They were both talking of their beloved ones.”
a lady's bedroom or private sitting room
From this reading “MALDAR Haydee and Mercedes were seated in a magnificently furnished boudoir, engaged in a lively conversation.”
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading “MALDAR Haydee and Mercedes were seated in a magnificently furnished boudoir, engaged in a lively conversation.”
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading “Spero's dark head lay in his mother's lap.”
full of life and energy
From this reading “MALDAR Haydee and Mercedes were seated in a magnificently furnished boudoir, engaged in a lively conversation.”
extremely well
From this reading “MALDAR Haydee and Mercedes were seated in a magnificently furnished boudoir, engaged in a lively conversation.”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Spero's dark head lay in his mother's lap.”
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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 MALDAR Haydee and Mercedes were seated in a magnificently furnished boudoir, engaged in a lively conversation.
prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading Mercedes said, that if Albert died her life would be at an end.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mercedes said, that if Albert died her life would be at an end.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MALDAR Haydee and Mercedes were seated in a magnificently furnished boudoir, engaged in a lively conversation.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mercedes said, that if Albert died her life would be at an end.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mercedes said, that if Albert died her life would be at an end.
dearly loved
From this reading They were both talking of their beloved ones.
the two together, not just one
From this reading They were both talking of their beloved ones.
a lady's bedroom or private sitting room
From this reading MALDAR Haydee and Mercedes were seated in a magnificently furnished boudoir, engaged in a lively conversation.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading MALDAR Haydee and Mercedes were seated in a magnificently furnished boudoir, engaged in a lively conversation.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Spero's dark head lay in his mother's lap.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Mercedes said, that if Albert died her life would be at an end.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Mercedes said, that if Albert died her life would be at an end.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading MALDAR Haydee and Mercedes were seated in a magnificently furnished boudoir, engaged in a lively conversation.
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading MALDAR Haydee and Mercedes were seated in a magnificently furnished boudoir, engaged in a lively conversation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MALDAR Haydee and Mercedes were seated in a magnificently furnished boudoir, engaged in a lively conversation.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Spero's dark head lay in his mother's lap.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mercedes said, that if Albert died her life would be at an end.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Spero's dark head lay in his mother's lap.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mercedes said, that if Albert died her life would be at an end.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MALDAR Haydee and Mercedes were seated in a magnificently furnished boudoir, engaged in a lively conversation.
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading Spero's dark head lay in his mother's lap.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Spero's dark head lay in his mother's lap.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Mercedes said, that if Albert died her life would be at an end.
full of life and energy
From this reading MALDAR Haydee and Mercedes were seated in a magnificently furnished boudoir, engaged in a lively conversation.
extremely well
From this reading MALDAR Haydee and Mercedes were seated in a magnificently furnished boudoir, engaged in a lively conversation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MALDAR Haydee and Mercedes were seated in a magnificently furnished boudoir, engaged in a lively conversation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MALDAR Haydee and Mercedes were seated in a magnificently furnished boudoir, engaged in a lively conversation.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Spero's dark head lay in his mother's lap.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were both talking of their beloved ones.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading They were both talking of their beloved ones.
and nothing more
From this reading Haydee only thought of Spero.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mercedes said, that if Albert died her life would be at an end.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading MALDAR Haydee and Mercedes were seated in a magnificently furnished boudoir, engaged in a lively conversation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Haydee only thought of Spero.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Spero's dark head lay in his mother's lap.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading They were both talking of their beloved ones.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mercedes said, that if Albert died her life would be at an end.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were both talking of their beloved ones.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were both talking of their beloved ones.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Haydee only thought of Spero.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MALDAR Haydee and Mercedes were seated in a magnificently furnished boudoir, engaged in a lively conversation.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mercedes said, that if Albert died her life would be at an end.
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