Chapter 3 of The First Men in the Moon is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The First Men in the Moon is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Cavor,” I said, “this takes me queerly. Those companies we were going to run, and all that about minerals?” “Well?” “I don’t see ‘em here.” “No,” said Cavor; “but you’ll get over all that.”
Chapter 3 of The First Men in the Moon is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “company” — an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “Those companies we were going to run, and all that about minerals?””
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading ““No,” said Cavor; “but you’ll get over all that.””
the act of departing
From this reading “Those companies we were going to run, and all that about minerals?””
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading ““I don’t see ‘em here.””
plural of “mineral” — solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
From this reading “Those companies we were going to run, and all that about minerals?””
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Those companies we were going to run, and all that about minerals?””
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading ““Cavor,” I said, “this takes me queerly.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Those companies we were going to run, and all that about minerals?””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
travel across or pass over
In this reading ““No,” said Cavor; “but you’ll get over all that.””
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Those companies we were going to run, and all that about minerals?”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Those companies we were going to run, and all that about minerals?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Those companies we were going to run, and all that about minerals?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “No,” said Cavor; “but you’ll get over all that.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Cavor,” I said, “this takes me queerly.
plural of “company” — an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Those companies we were going to run, and all that about minerals?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t see ‘em here.”
a quad with a square body
From this reading “I don’t see ‘em here.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “No,” said Cavor; “but you’ll get over all that.”
the act of departing
From this reading Those companies we were going to run, and all that about minerals?”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I don’t see ‘em here.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Cavor,” I said, “this takes me queerly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Cavor,” I said, “this takes me queerly.
plural of “mineral” — solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
From this reading Those companies we were going to run, and all that about minerals?”
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” said Cavor; “but you’ll get over all that.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “No,” said Cavor; “but you’ll get over all that.”
in a strange manner
From this reading “Cavor,” I said, “this takes me queerly.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Those companies we were going to run, and all that about minerals?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Cavor,” I said, “this takes me queerly.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I don’t see ‘em here.”
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “Cavor,” I said, “this takes me queerly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Those companies we were going to run, and all that about minerals?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Cavor,” I said, “this takes me queerly.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those companies we were going to run, and all that about minerals?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Those companies we were going to run, and all that about minerals?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Those companies we were going to run, and all that about minerals?”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well?”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those companies we were going to run, and all that about minerals?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No,” said Cavor; “but you’ll get over all that.”
Chapter 3 of The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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.
Chapter 3 holds 436 sentences of The First Men in the Moon, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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