Chapter 7 of The First Men in the Moon is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The First Men in the Moon is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well, suppose there are a few philosophers like yourself. They are just the very Selenites who’ll never have heard of our existence. Suppose a Selenite had dropped on the earth when you were at Lympne, you’d have been the last man in the world to hear he had come. You never read a newspaper! You see the chances against you.
Chapter 7 of The First Men in the Moon is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “You see the chances against you.”
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading “Suppose a Selenite had dropped on the earth when you were at Lympne, you’d have been the last man in the world to hear he had come.”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “Suppose a Selenite had dropped on the earth when you were at Lympne, you’d have been the last man in the world to hear he had come.”
the state or fact of existing
From this reading “They are just the very Selenites who’ll never have heard of our existence.”
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading “You never read a newspaper!”
plural of “philosopher” — a specialist in philosophy
From this reading ““Well, suppose there are a few philosophers like yourself.”
express a supposition
From this reading ““Well, suppose there are a few philosophers like yourself.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading ““Well, suppose there are a few philosophers like yourself.”
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In this reading “You never read a newspaper!”
In this reading “Suppose a Selenite had dropped on the earth when you were at Lympne, you’d have been the last man in the world to hear he had come.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Well, suppose there are a few philosophers like yourself.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading You see the chances against you.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Well, suppose there are a few philosophers like yourself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Suppose a Selenite had dropped on the earth when you were at Lympne, you’d have been the last man in the world to hear he had come.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Suppose a Selenite had dropped on the earth when you were at Lympne, you’d have been the last man in the world to hear he had come.
plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading You see the chances against you.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Suppose a Selenite had dropped on the earth when you were at Lympne, you’d have been the last man in the world to hear he had come.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Suppose a Selenite had dropped on the earth when you were at Lympne, you’d have been the last man in the world to hear he had come.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Suppose a Selenite had dropped on the earth when you were at Lympne, you’d have been the last man in the world to hear he had come.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading They are just the very Selenites who’ll never have heard of our existence.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading “Well, suppose there are a few philosophers like yourself.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Suppose a Selenite had dropped on the earth when you were at Lympne, you’d have been the last man in the world to hear he had come.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They are just the very Selenites who’ll never have heard of our existence.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Suppose a Selenite had dropped on the earth when you were at Lympne, you’d have been the last man in the world to hear he had come.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Suppose a Selenite had dropped on the earth when you were at Lympne, you’d have been the last man in the world to hear he had come.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading They are just the very Selenites who’ll never have heard of our existence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Suppose a Selenite had dropped on the earth when you were at Lympne, you’d have been the last man in the world to hear he had come.
and nothing more
From this reading They are just the very Selenites who’ll never have heard of our existence.
immediately past
From this reading Suppose a Selenite had dropped on the earth when you were at Lympne, you’d have been the last man in the world to hear he had come.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Well, suppose there are a few philosophers like yourself.
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From this reading Suppose a Selenite had dropped on the earth when you were at Lympne, you’d have been the last man in the world to hear he had come.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Suppose a Selenite had dropped on the earth when you were at Lympne, you’d have been the last man in the world to hear he had come.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading They are just the very Selenites who’ll never have heard of our existence.
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading You never read a newspaper!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They are just the very Selenites who’ll never have heard of our existence.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Suppose a Selenite had dropped on the earth when you were at Lympne, you’d have been the last man in the world to hear he had come.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading They are just the very Selenites who’ll never have heard of our existence.
plural of “philosopher” — a specialist in philosophy
From this reading “Well, suppose there are a few philosophers like yourself.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading You never read a newspaper!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You see the chances against you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suppose a Selenite had dropped on the earth when you were at Lympne, you’d have been the last man in the world to hear he had come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They are just the very Selenites who’ll never have heard of our existence.
express a supposition
From this reading “Well, suppose there are a few philosophers like yourself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They are just the very Selenites who’ll never have heard of our existence.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Well, suppose there are a few philosophers like yourself.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are just the very Selenites who’ll never have heard of our existence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Suppose a Selenite had dropped on the earth when you were at Lympne, you’d have been the last man in the world to hear he had come.
precisely as stated
From this reading They are just the very Selenites who’ll never have heard of our existence.
(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, suppose there are a few philosophers like yourself.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Suppose a Selenite had dropped on the earth when you were at Lympne, you’d have been the last man in the world to hear he had come.
at the time that
From this reading Suppose a Selenite had dropped on the earth when you were at Lympne, you’d have been the last man in the world to hear he had come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They are just the very Selenites who’ll never have heard of our existence.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Suppose a Selenite had dropped on the earth when you were at Lympne, you’d have been the last man in the world to hear he had come.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Suppose a Selenite had dropped on the earth when you were at Lympne, you’d have been the last man in the world to hear he had come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suppose a Selenite had dropped on the earth when you were at Lympne, you’d have been the last man in the world to hear he had come.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Well, suppose there are a few philosophers like yourself.
Chapter 7 of The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells holds 441 sentences, grouped into 89 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.
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