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capable of being heard
- He listened for any sound that might be audible, and every time that he rose to the top of a wave he scanned the horizon, and strove to penetrate the darkness.Chapters 22-23 (9% in)
- Dantes in his cell heard the noise of preparation,—sounds that at the depth where he lay would have been inaudible to any but the ear of a prisoner, who could hear the splash of the drop of water that every hour fell from the roof of his dungeon.Chapters 13-14 (45% in)
- A key was inserted in the lock of the first door, and the creaking of hinges was audible.Chapters 29-30 (21% in)
- No sound was audible save that of the carriages that were carrying the maskers home; nothing was visible save a few lights that burnt behind the windows.Chapters 35-36 (**% in)
- "Everything is possible," said Monte Cristo, rising from the bench on which he had been sitting; "even," he added in an inaudible voice, "even that the procureur be not dead.Chapters 45-46 (38% in)
- The general appeared to be affected by a nervous tremor, which prevented his answering for some moments; then, overcoming his manifest repugnance, he pronounced the required oath, but in so low a tone as to be scarcely audible to the majority of the members, who insisted on his repeating it clearly and distinctly, which he did.Chapters 75-76 (33% in)
- " Franz read these last words in a voice so choked that they were hardly audible, and then stopped, passing his hand over his eyes as if to dispel a cloud; but after a moment's silence, he continued:— " 'The president went up the steps, after pushing his sword into his cane; a track of blood on the snow marked his course.Chapters 75-76 (44% in)
- The young man's trembling voice was scarcely audible.Chapters 87-88 (71% in)
There are no more uses of "audible" in The Count of Monte Cristo.
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