All 7 Uses of
discourse
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- "But," said Albert, breaking in upon his discourse, "never mind the past; let us only remember the present.†
Chpt 33-34
- Albert was soon deeply engrossed in discoursing upon Paris and Parisian matters, speaking to the countess of the various persons they both knew there.†
Chpt 33-34 *
- We discoursed a long time, madame, on different subjects; of Perugino, of Raffaelle, of manners, customs, of the famous aqua tofana, of which they had told you, I think you said, that certain individuals in Perugia had preserved the secret.†
Chpt 51-52
- "I do not recollect now all the various subjects of which we discoursed, madame," continued the count with perfect calmness; "but I perfectly remember that, falling into the error which others had entertained respecting me, you consulted me as to the health of Mademoiselle de Villefort."†
Chpt 51-52
- "And what effect did this discourse produce?" anxiously inquired Albert.†
Chpt 85-86
- A few men, the least impressed of all by the scene, pronounced a discourse, some deploring this premature death, others expatiating on the grief of the father, and one very ingenious person quoting the fact that Valentine had solicited pardon of her father for criminals on whom the arm of justice was ready to fall—until at length they exhausted their stores of metaphor and mournful speeches.†
Chpt 105-106
- "The discourse is over; farewell, gentlemen," said the count.†
Chpt 105-106
Definition:
a serious speech, writing, or conversation on a particular topic
or much more rarely: to speak or write formally on a particular topic; or to have a conversation
or much more rarely: to speak or write formally on a particular topic; or to have a conversation