Chapter 32 of The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXII
Chapter 32 of The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A CONFESSION Gontram was in love; night and day he only thought of Carmen. "Either she or no one," he said to himself. One morning, as he was returning home from a visit, the janitor addressed him. "Monsieur Sabran," he said, "I have something to tell you." "Well, what is it?" asked Gontram, expectantly.
Chapter 32 of The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading “One morning, as he was returning home from a visit, the janitor addressed him.”
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading “A CONFESSION Gontram was in love; night and day he only thought of Carmen.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “"Either she or no one," he said to himself.”
someone employed to clean and maintain a building
From this reading “One morning, as he was returning home from a visit, the janitor addressed him.”
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading “"Monsieur Sabran," he said, "I have something to tell you."”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “One morning, as he was returning home from a visit, the janitor addressed him.”
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading “One morning, as he was returning home from a visit, the janitor addressed him.”
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “One morning, as he was returning home from a visit, the janitor addressed him.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CONFESSION Gontram was in love; night and day he only thought of Carmen.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading One morning, as he was returning home from a visit, the janitor addressed him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A CONFESSION Gontram was in love; night and day he only thought of Carmen.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One morning, as he was returning home from a visit, the janitor addressed him.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Well, what is it?" asked Gontram, expectantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A CONFESSION Gontram was in love; night and day he only thought of Carmen.
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading A CONFESSION Gontram was in love; night and day he only thought of Carmen.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A CONFESSION Gontram was in love; night and day he only thought of Carmen.
one or the other of two
From this reading "Either she or no one," he said to himself.
in an expectant manner
From this reading "Well, what is it?" asked Gontram, expectantly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One morning, as he was returning home from a visit, the janitor addressed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A CONFESSION Gontram was in love; night and day he only thought of Carmen.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Monsieur Sabran," he said, "I have something to tell you."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A CONFESSION Gontram was in love; night and day he only thought of Carmen.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One morning, as he was returning home from a visit, the janitor addressed him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Either she or no one," he said to himself.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading One morning, as he was returning home from a visit, the janitor addressed him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Monsieur Sabran," he said, "I have something to tell you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A CONFESSION Gontram was in love; night and day he only thought of Carmen.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, what is it?" asked Gontram, expectantly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, what is it?" asked Gontram, expectantly.
someone employed to clean and maintain a building
From this reading One morning, as he was returning home from a visit, the janitor addressed him.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading A CONFESSION Gontram was in love; night and day he only thought of Carmen.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading "Monsieur Sabran," he said, "I have something to tell you."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One morning, as he was returning home from a visit, the janitor addressed him.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A CONFESSION Gontram was in love; night and day he only thought of Carmen.
not any; not one
From this reading "Either she or no one," he said to himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CONFESSION Gontram was in love; night and day he only thought of Carmen.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Either she or no one," he said to himself.
and nothing more
From this reading A CONFESSION Gontram was in love; night and day he only thought of Carmen.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Either she or no one," he said to himself.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading One morning, as he was returning home from a visit, the janitor addressed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Monsieur Sabran," he said, "I have something to tell you."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Either she or no one," he said to himself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Either she or no one," he said to himself.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Monsieur Sabran," he said, "I have something to tell you."
express in words
From this reading "Monsieur Sabran," he said, "I have something to tell you."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One morning, as he was returning home from a visit, the janitor addressed him.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading A CONFESSION Gontram was in love; night and day he only thought of Carmen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Either she or no one," he said to himself.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading One morning, as he was returning home from a visit, the janitor addressed him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A CONFESSION Gontram was in love; night and day he only thought of Carmen.
(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 "Well, what is it?" asked Gontram, expectantly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, what is it?" asked Gontram, expectantly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Monsieur Sabran," he said, "I have something to tell you."
Chapter 32 of The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II by Jules Lermina holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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 32 holds 140 sentences of The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 32 of The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II by Jules Lermina exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 140 sentences, grouped into 28 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 28 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 28 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 32 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II by Jules Lermina on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 5743 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #22086 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #22086, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 478 minutes of reading across 1149 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 40 chapters of The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
