Chapter 24 of A Journey into the Interior of the Earth is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 24 of A Journey into the Interior of the Earth is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOST IN THE BOWELS OF THE EARTH To describe my despair would be impossible. No words could tell it. I was buried alive, with the prospect before me of dying of hunger and thirst. Mechanically I swept the ground with my hands. How dry and hard the rock seemed to me!
Chapter 24 of A Journey into the Interior of the Earth is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the center of the Earth
From this reading “LOST IN THE BOWELS OF THE EARTH To describe my despair would be impossible.”
placed in a grave
From this reading “I was buried alive, with the prospect before me of dying of hunger and thirst.”
give a description of
From this reading “LOST IN THE BOWELS OF THE EARTH To describe my despair would be impossible.”
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading “I was buried alive, with the prospect before me of dying of hunger and thirst.”
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading “Mechanically I swept the ground with my hands.”
the possibility of future success
From this reading “I was buried alive, with the prospect before me of dying of hunger and thirst.”
possessing sweep
From this reading “Mechanically I swept the ground with my hands.”
a physiological need to drink
From this reading “I was buried alive, with the prospect before me of dying of hunger and thirst.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
possessing life
From this reading I was buried alive, with the prospect before me of dying of hunger and thirst.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was buried alive, with the prospect before me of dying of hunger and thirst.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading LOST IN THE BOWELS OF THE EARTH To describe my despair would be impossible.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I was buried alive, with the prospect before me of dying of hunger and thirst.
the center of the Earth
From this reading LOST IN THE BOWELS OF THE EARTH To describe my despair would be impossible.
placed in a grave
From this reading I was buried alive, with the prospect before me of dying of hunger and thirst.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No words could tell it.
give a description of
From this reading LOST IN THE BOWELS OF THE EARTH To describe my despair would be impossible.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading LOST IN THE BOWELS OF THE EARTH To describe my despair would be impossible.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading How dry and hard the rock seemed to me!
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading I was buried alive, with the prospect before me of dying of hunger and thirst.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading LOST IN THE BOWELS OF THE EARTH To describe my despair would be impossible.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Mechanically I swept the ground with my hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Mechanically I swept the ground with my hands.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading How dry and hard the rock seemed to me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How dry and hard the rock seemed to me!
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading I was buried alive, with the prospect before me of dying of hunger and thirst.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was buried alive, with the prospect before me of dying of hunger and thirst.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading LOST IN THE BOWELS OF THE EARTH To describe my despair would be impossible.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LOST IN THE BOWELS OF THE EARTH To describe my despair would be impossible.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No words could tell it.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading LOST IN THE BOWELS OF THE EARTH To describe my despair would be impossible.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was buried alive, with the prospect before me of dying of hunger and thirst.
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading Mechanically I swept the ground with my hands.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading LOST IN THE BOWELS OF THE EARTH To describe my despair would be impossible.
not any; not one
From this reading No words could tell it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LOST IN THE BOWELS OF THE EARTH To describe my despair would be impossible.
the possibility of future success
From this reading I was buried alive, with the prospect before me of dying of hunger and thirst.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading How dry and hard the rock seemed to me!
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading How dry and hard the rock seemed to me!
possessing sweep
From this reading Mechanically I swept the ground with my hands.
express in words
From this reading No words could tell it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOST IN THE BOWELS OF THE EARTH To describe my despair would be impossible.
a physiological need to drink
From this reading I was buried alive, with the prospect before me of dying of hunger and thirst.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LOST IN THE BOWELS OF THE EARTH To describe my despair would be impossible.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was buried alive, with the prospect before me of dying of hunger and thirst.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was buried alive, with the prospect before me of dying of hunger and thirst.
the words that are spoken
From this reading No words could tell it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading LOST IN THE BOWELS OF THE EARTH To describe my despair would be impossible.
Chapter 24 of A Journey into the Interior of the Earth by Jules Verne holds 73 sentences, grouped into 15 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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