All 50 Uses of
perceive
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- "Ah, your pardon," said Dantes, frowning in his turn; "I did not perceive that there were three of us."†
Chpt 3-4
- The young man stopped suddenly, looked around him, and perceived Caderousse sitting at table with Danglars, under an arbor.†
Chpt 3-4
- Danglars followed Edmond and Mercedes with his eyes until the two lovers disappeared behind one of the angles of Fort Saint Nicolas, then turning round, he perceived Fernand, who had fallen, pale and trembling, into his chair, while Caderousse stammered out the words of a drinking-song.†
Chpt 3-4
- Danglars and Caderousse set off upon their errand at full speed; but ere they had gone many steps they perceived a group advancing towards them, composed of the betrothed pair, a party of young girls in attendance on the bride, by whose side walked Dantes' father; the whole brought up by Fernand, whose lips wore their usual sinister smile.†
Chpt 5-6
- Dantes, perceiving the affectionate eagerness of his father, responded by a look of grateful pleasure; while Mercedes glanced at the clock and made an expressive gesture to Edmond.†
Chpt 5-6
- With the rapid instinct of selfishness, Caderousse readily perceived the solidity of this mode of reasoning; he gazed, doubtfully, wistfully, on Danglars, and then caution supplanted generosity.†
Chpt 5-6
- Yes, indeed; I had previously inquired of Dantes what was his opinion of you, and if he should have any reluctance to continue you in your post, for somehow I have perceived a sort of coolness between you.†
Chpt 5-6
- Dantes turned and perceived that they had got out to sea.†
Chpt 7-8
- By a rapid movement, which the gendarme's practiced eye had perceived, Dantes sprang forward to precipitate himself into the sea; but four vigorous arms seized him as his feet quitted the bottom of the boat.†
Chpt 7-8
- The jailer advanced; Dantes appeared not to perceive him.†
Chpt 7-8
- At his door he perceived a figure in the shadow that seemed to wait for him.†
Chpt 9-10
- Villefort rose, or rather sprang, from his chair, hastily opened one of the drawers of his desk, emptied all the gold it contained into his pocket, stood motionless an instant, his hand pressed to his head, muttered a few inarticulate sounds, and then, perceiving that his servant had placed his cloak on his shoulders, he sprang into the carriage, ordering the postilions to drive to M. de Saint-Meran's.†
Chpt 9-10
- He did not move at the sound of the door, and continued his calculations until the flash of the torches lighted up with an unwonted glare the sombre walls of his cell; then, raising his head, he perceived with astonishment the number of persons present.†
Chpt 13-14
- You perceive then the utter impossibility of escaping through your dungeon?†
Chpt 15-16
- I perceive its utter impossibility; and I consider it impious to attempt that which the Almighty evidently does not approve.†
Chpt 15-16
- The first risk that Dantes ran was, that the jailer, when he brought him his supper at seven o'clock, might perceive the change that had been made; fortunately, twenty times at least, from misanthropy or fatigue, Dantes had received his jailer in bed, and then the man placed his bread and soup on the table, and went away without saying a word.†
Chpt 19-20
- He soon perceived that a slope had been formed, and the rock had slid along this until it stopped at the spot it now occupied.†
Chpt 23-24
- After several blows he perceived that the stones were not cemented, but had been merely placed one upon the other, and covered with stucco; he inserted the point of his pickaxe, and using the handle as a lever, with joy soon saw the stone turn as if on hinges, and fall at his feet.†
Chpt 23-24
- Nevertheless, had Caderousse but retained his post a few minutes longer, he might have caught a dim outline of something approaching from the direction of Bellegarde; as the moving object drew nearer, he would easily have perceived that it consisted of a man and horse, between whom the kindest and most amiable understanding appeared to exist.†
Chpt 25-26
- Then perceiving for the first time the garb of the traveller he had to entertain, Caderousse hastily exclaimed: "A thousand pardons!†
Chpt 25-26
- "Ah, sir," said Caderousse with a sigh, "it is easy to perceive I am not a rich man; but in this world a man does not thrive the better for being honest."†
Chpt 25-26
- M. de Boville was in his private room, and the Englishman, on perceiving him, made a gesture of surprise, which seemed to indicate that it was not the first time he had been in his presence.†
Chpt 27-28
- Instead of that air of life, of comfort, and of happiness that permeates a flourishing and prosperous business establishment—instead of merry faces at the windows, busy clerks hurrying to and fro in the long corridors—instead of the court filled with bales of goods, re-echoing with the cries and the jokes of porters, one would have immediately perceived all aspect of sadness and gloom.†
Chpt 29-30
- As for us, we were three days without anything to eat or drink, so that we began to think of drawing lots who should feed the rest, when we saw La Gironde; we made signals of distress, she perceived us, made for us, and took us all on board.†
Chpt 29-30
- He went gayly up to the sailors, who rose as soon as they perceived him; and the patron, accosting him, said, "The Signor Sinbad has left his compliments for your excellency, and desires us to express the regret he feels at not being able to take his leave in person; but he trusts you will excuse him, as very important business calls him to Malaga."†
Chpt 31-32
- As they entered the circle, the bandits could perceive, by the firelight, the unearthly pallor of the young girl and of Diavolaccio.†
Chpt 33-34
- The young girl, perceiving that there was something extraordinary, looked at him steadfastly.†
Chpt 33-34
- He bounded like a chamois, cocking his carbine as he went, and in a moment reached the summit of a hill opposite to that on which he had perceived the traveller.†
Chpt 33-34
- At that instant, the countess perceived Franz, and graciously waved her hand to him, to which he replied by a respectful inclination of the head.†
Chpt 33-34
- Franz perceived how completely he was in his element; and, unwilling to interfere with the pleasure he so evidently felt, took up Albert's glass, and began in his turn to survey the audience.†
Chpt 33-34
- Upon arriving at her hotel, Franz perceived that she had deceived him when she spoke of expecting company; on the contrary, her own return before the appointed hour seemed greatly to astonish the servants.†
Chpt 33-34
- Besides, you must have perceived that the countess was really alarmed.†
Chpt 33-34
- Albert, who was a great smoker, and who had considered it no small sacrifice to be deprived of the cigars of the Cafe de Paris, approached the table, and uttered a cry of joy at perceiving some veritable puros.†
Chpt 35-36
- Her first look was at the box where she had seen the count the previous evening, so that she perceived Franz and Albert in the place of the very person concerning whom she had expressed so strange an opinion to Franz.†
Chpt 35-36
- They then perceived two men conversing in the obscurity.†
Chpt 37-38
- Albert looked around and perceived Franz.†
Chpt 37-38
- The light was so faint in the room that Albert did not perceive the pallor that spread itself over the count's visage, or the nervous heaving of his chest and shoulders.†
Chpt 41-42
- As he spoke, he sprang into the vehicle, the door was closed, but not so rapidly that Monte Cristo failed to perceive the almost imperceptible movement which stirred the curtains of the apartment in which he had left Madame de Morcerf.†
Chpt 41-42
- I then perceived that he was hiding something under his mantle, which he laid on the grass in order to dig more freely.†
Chpt 43-44
- (he called me by this name when he was in good humor); 'do you think I am going to change the life I lead for your mode of existence—my agreeable indolence for the hard and precarious toil you impose on yourself, exposed to the bitter frost at night, and the scorching heat by day, compelled to conceal yourself, and when you are perceived, receive a volley of bullets, all to earn a paltry sum?†
Chpt 43-44
- After making the tour of the garden a second time, the count re-entered his carriage, while Bertuccio, who perceived the thoughtful expression of his master's features, took his seat beside the driver without uttering a word.†
Chpt 45-46
- —all foreign artists, for, as you may perceive, I think but very indifferently of our French sculptors.†
Chpt 45-46
- Debray, who perceived the gathering clouds, and felt no desire to witness the explosion of Madame Danglars' rage, suddenly recollected an appointment, which compelled him to take his leave; while Monte Cristo, unwilling by prolonging his stay to destroy the advantages he hoped to obtain, made a farewell bow and departed, leaving Danglars to endure the angry reproaches of his wife.†
Chpt 47-48
- "And what is that?" inquired the young man, perceiving that Valentine hesitated.†
Chpt 51-52
- "Precisely, madame," replied Monte Cristo; "but I perceive I have not much to teach you.†
Chpt 51-52
- Well, then, at the end of a month, when drinking water from the same carafe, you would kill the person who drank with you, without your perceiving, otherwise than from slight inconvenience, that there was any poisonous substance mingled with this water.†
Chpt 51-52
- ; in fact, he could say, 'These two children of a cruel and persecuting king, who have inherited the vices of their father, which I alone could perceive in their juvenile propensities—these two children are impediments in my way of promoting the happiness of the English people, whose unhappiness they (the children) would infallibly have caused.'†
Chpt 51-52
- At this moment the countess perceived Albert, and returned his salutation with a smile.†
Chpt 53-54
- And this time the tone and manner in which the command was given, betokened such growing hostility that the two young men perceived, for the first time, that the mandate was addressed to them.†
Chpt 53-54
- "There," said Monte Cristo placing his arms around the count, and leaning with him over the front of the box, just as Haidee, whose eyes were occupied in examining the theatre in search of her guardian, perceived his pale features close to Morcerf's face.†
Chpt 53-54
Definition:
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(perceive as in: perceive the system as unfair) to view in a certain way so as to form a belief or opinion