Chapter 23 of The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FORWARD, MARCH When Spero entered the dining-room, a handsome young man about twenty-five years of age hurried toward him with outstretched arms. "How are you, my dear Spero?" he vivaciously cried. "Oh, thank you, very well. Do you know, Gontram, that you couldn't have come at a more appropriate hour?" "Really?
Chapter 23 of The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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how long something has existed
From this reading “FORWARD, MARCH When Spero entered the dining-room, a handsome young man about twenty-five years of age hurried toward him with outstretched arms.”
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
From this reading “Do you know, Gontram, that you couldn't have come at a more appropriate hour?"”
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading “FORWARD, MARCH When Spero entered the dining-room, a handsome young man about twenty-five years of age hurried toward him with outstretched arms.”
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading “FORWARD, MARCH When Spero entered the dining-room, a handsome young man about twenty-five years of age hurried toward him with outstretched arms.”
march in a procession
From this reading “FORWARD, MARCH When Spero entered the dining-room, a handsome young man about twenty-five years of age hurried toward him with outstretched arms.”
fully extended especially in length
From this reading “FORWARD, MARCH When Spero entered the dining-room, a handsome young man about twenty-five years of age hurried toward him with outstretched arms.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “"Oh, thank you, very well.”
being five more than twenty
From this reading “FORWARD, MARCH When Spero entered the dining-room, a handsome young man about twenty-five years of age hurried toward him with outstretched arms.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 FORWARD, MARCH When Spero entered the dining-room, a handsome young man about twenty-five years of age hurried toward him with outstretched arms.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading FORWARD, MARCH When Spero entered the dining-room, a handsome young man about twenty-five years of age hurried toward him with outstretched arms.
how long something has existed
From this reading FORWARD, MARCH When Spero entered the dining-room, a handsome young man about twenty-five years of age hurried toward him with outstretched arms.
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
From this reading Do you know, Gontram, that you couldn't have come at a more appropriate hour?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "How are you, my dear Spero?" he vivaciously cried.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading FORWARD, MARCH When Spero entered the dining-room, a handsome young man about twenty-five years of age hurried toward him with outstretched arms.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Do you know, Gontram, that you couldn't have come at a more appropriate hour?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Do you know, Gontram, that you couldn't have come at a more appropriate hour?"
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From this reading Do you know, Gontram, that you couldn't have come at a more appropriate hour?"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "How are you, my dear Spero?" he vivaciously cried.
dearly loved
From this reading "How are you, my dear Spero?" he vivaciously cried.
a room used for dining
From this reading FORWARD, MARCH When Spero entered the dining-room, a handsome young man about twenty-five years of age hurried toward him with outstretched arms.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you know, Gontram, that you couldn't have come at a more appropriate hour?"
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading FORWARD, MARCH When Spero entered the dining-room, a handsome young man about twenty-five years of age hurried toward him with outstretched arms.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading FORWARD, MARCH When Spero entered the dining-room, a handsome young man about twenty-five years of age hurried toward him with outstretched arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you know, Gontram, that you couldn't have come at a more appropriate hour?"
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading FORWARD, MARCH When Spero entered the dining-room, a handsome young man about twenty-five years of age hurried toward him with outstretched arms.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Do you know, Gontram, that you couldn't have come at a more appropriate hour?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How are you, my dear Spero?" he vivaciously cried.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading FORWARD, MARCH When Spero entered the dining-room, a handsome young man about twenty-five years of age hurried toward him with outstretched arms.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Do you know, Gontram, that you couldn't have come at a more appropriate hour?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How are you, my dear Spero?" he vivaciously cried.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading FORWARD, MARCH When Spero entered the dining-room, a handsome young man about twenty-five years of age hurried toward him with outstretched arms.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Do you know, Gontram, that you couldn't have come at a more appropriate hour?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading FORWARD, MARCH When Spero entered the dining-room, a handsome young man about twenty-five years of age hurried toward him with outstretched arms.
march in a procession
From this reading FORWARD, MARCH When Spero entered the dining-room, a handsome young man about twenty-five years of age hurried toward him with outstretched arms.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Do you know, Gontram, that you couldn't have come at a more appropriate hour?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "How are you, my dear Spero?" he vivaciously cried.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FORWARD, MARCH When Spero entered the dining-room, a handsome young man about twenty-five years of age hurried toward him with outstretched arms.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, thank you, very well.
fully extended especially in length
From this reading FORWARD, MARCH When Spero entered the dining-room, a handsome young man about twenty-five years of age hurried toward him with outstretched arms.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Really?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FORWARD, MARCH When Spero entered the dining-room, a handsome young man about twenty-five years of age hurried toward him with outstretched arms.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Oh, thank you, very well.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Do you know, Gontram, that you couldn't have come at a more appropriate hour?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FORWARD, MARCH When Spero entered the dining-room, a handsome young man about twenty-five years of age hurried toward him with outstretched arms.
in the direction of
From this reading FORWARD, MARCH When Spero entered the dining-room, a handsome young man about twenty-five years of age hurried toward him with outstretched arms.
being five more than twenty
From this reading FORWARD, MARCH When Spero entered the dining-room, a handsome young man about twenty-five years of age hurried toward him with outstretched arms.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Oh, thank you, very well.
with vivacity
From this reading "How are you, my dear Spero?" he vivaciously cried.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Oh, thank you, very well.
at the time that
From this reading FORWARD, MARCH When Spero entered the dining-room, a handsome young man about twenty-five years of age hurried toward him with outstretched arms.
in the company of; together with
From this reading FORWARD, MARCH When Spero entered the dining-room, a handsome young man about twenty-five years of age hurried toward him with outstretched arms.
a late time of life
From this reading FORWARD, MARCH When Spero entered the dining-room, a handsome young man about twenty-five years of age hurried toward him with outstretched arms.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How are you, my dear Spero?" he vivaciously cried.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading FORWARD, MARCH When Spero entered the dining-room, a handsome young man about twenty-five years of age hurried toward him with outstretched arms.
Chapter 23 of The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II by Jules Lermina holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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 23 holds 119 sentences of The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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