All 11 Uses of
narrative
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- To-morrow, if you will, I will hear your narrative; but to-day I wish to nurse you carefully.†
Chpt 17-18narrative = story
- "Up to this point," said Faria, interrupting the thread of his narrative, "this seems to you very meaningless, no doubt, eh?"†
Chpt 17-18 *
- "Oh, my friend," cried Dantes, "on the contrary, it seems as if I were reading a most interesting narrative; go on, I beg of you."†
Chpt 17-18
- Franz remained a moment silent and pensive, hardly knowing what to think of the half-kindness, half-cruelty, with which his host related the brief narrative.†
Chpt 31-32
- These narratives were frequently the theme of conversation between Luigi and Teresa.†
Chpt 33-34narratives = stories
- The involuntary start every one gave proved how much Morcerf's narrative had impressed them, and Albert himself could not wholly refrain from manifesting sudden emotion.†
Chpt 39-40narrative = story
- Valentine, whom we have in the rapid march of our narrative presented to our readers without formally introducing her, was a tall and graceful girl of nineteen, with bright chestnut hair, deep blue eyes, and that reposeful air of quiet distinction which characterized her mother.†
Chpt 51-52
- The procureur, who knew the political hatred which had formerly existed between M. Noirtier and the elder d'Epinay, well understood the agitation and anger which the announcement had produced; but, feigning not to perceive either, he immediately resumed the narrative begun by his wife.†
Chpt 57-58
- I have been told since that the garrison of the castle of Yanina, fatigued with long service"— Here Haidee cast a significant glance at Monte Cristo, whose eyes had been riveted on her countenance during the whole course of her narrative.†
Chpt 77-78
- Haidee looked up abruptly, as if the sonorous tones of Monte Cristo's voice had awakened her from a dream; and she resumed her narrative.†
Chpt 77-78
- Beauchamp hesitated to continue his narrative.†
Chpt 85-86
Definition:
a story; or related to a story