Chapter 19 of Under Sentence of Death is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Under Sentence of Death is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FROM A ROOM IN THE HOTEL DE VILLE. FROM the Hotel de Ville!... I am there; the terrible journey has been made. _The place is there_, below my window. And the vile populace are there, hooting and laughing as they wait for me.
Chapter 19 of Under Sentence of Death is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “_The place is there_, below my window.”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “FROM A ROOM IN THE HOTEL DE VILLE.”
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading “I am there; the terrible journey has been made.”
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “And the vile populace are there, hooting and laughing as they wait for me.”
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading “And the vile populace are there, hooting and laughing as they wait for me.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “I am there; the terrible journey has been made.”
morally reprehensible
From this reading “And the vile populace are there, hooting and laughing as they wait for me.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “And the vile populace are there, hooting and laughing as they wait for me.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “And the vile populace are there, hooting and laughing as they wait for me.”
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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 FROM A ROOM IN THE HOTEL DE VILLE.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am there; the terrible journey has been made.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the vile populace are there, hooting and laughing as they wait for me.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And the vile populace are there, hooting and laughing as they wait for me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And the vile populace are there, hooting and laughing as they wait for me.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I am there; the terrible journey has been made.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading _The place is there_, below my window.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading FROM A ROOM IN THE HOTEL DE VILLE.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And the vile populace are there, hooting and laughing as they wait for me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM A ROOM IN THE HOTEL DE VILLE.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am there; the terrible journey has been made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the vile populace are there, hooting and laughing as they wait for me.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading FROM A ROOM IN THE HOTEL DE VILLE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am there; the terrible journey has been made.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FROM A ROOM IN THE HOTEL DE VILLE.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The place is there_, below my window.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading I am there; the terrible journey has been made.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading And the vile populace are there, hooting and laughing as they wait for me.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I am there; the terrible journey has been made.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And the vile populace are there, hooting and laughing as they wait for me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _The place is there_, below my window.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading _The place is there_, below my window.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading And the vile populace are there, hooting and laughing as they wait for me.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading FROM A ROOM IN THE HOTEL DE VILLE.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading I am there; the terrible journey has been made.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FROM A ROOM IN THE HOTEL DE VILLE.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I am there; the terrible journey has been made.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And the vile populace are there, hooting and laughing as they wait for me.
morally reprehensible
From this reading And the vile populace are there, hooting and laughing as they wait for me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FROM A ROOM IN THE HOTEL DE VILLE.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading And the vile populace are there, hooting and laughing as they wait for me.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading _The place is there_, below my window.
Chapter 19 of Under Sentence of Death by Victor Hugo holds 267 sentences, grouped into 54 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 19 holds 267 sentences of Under Sentence of Death, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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