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Adventures in the Moon, and Other Worlds

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of Adventures in the Moon, and Other Worlds is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"You will never again see those paltry limbs in which I formerly went about; but me you will have with you still, that is, my reason, my ----" "Oh, Aristus! what have you done?"
"Surely you do not regret what I have done.
I have attained to that pure and exalted condition which is natural to me,--I have become a genuine mind, and shall pass the rest of my days in free contemplation.
But this is not all, I have happy tidings for you; the household god, at my entreaty, has consented to extricate you also from your body.
You have only to repair to the sea, and as soon as you have sprinkled a little salt water in your face, and repeated a word, which I will teach you, your body will release you, and you will see it crumble away.
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Adventures in the Moon, and Other Worlds

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of Adventures in the Moon, and Other Worlds is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"You will never again see those paltry limbs in which I formerly went about; but me you will have with you still, that is, my reason, my ----" "Oh, Aristus! what have you done?"
Line 2
"Surely you do not regret what I have done.
/ˈʃʊrli juː duː nɑːt rəˈɡret wʌt aɪ hæv dʌn/
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I have attained to that pure and exalted condition which is natural to me,--I have become a genuine mind, and shall pass the rest of my days in free contemplation.
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But this is not all, I have happy tidings for you; the household god, at my entreaty, has consented to extricate you also from your body.
/bʌt ðɪs ɪz nɑːt ɔːl aɪ hæv ˈhæpi ˈtaɪdɪŋz fɔːr juː ðə ˈhaʊshoʊld ɡɑːd æt maɪ enˈtriːti hæz kənˈsentɪd tuː ˈekstrəkeɪt juː ˈɔːlsoʊ frʌm jɔːr ˈbɑːdi/
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You have only to repair to the sea, and as soon as you have sprinkled a little salt water in your face, and repeated a word, which I will teach you, your body will release you, and you will see it crumble away.
/juː hæv ˈoʊnli tuː rɪˈper tuː ðə siː ənd æz suːn æz juː hæv ˈsprɪŋkəld ə ˈlɪtəl sɔːlt ˈwɔːtər ɪn jɔːr feɪs ənd rɪˈpiːtɪd ə wɜːrd wɪtʃ aɪ wɪl tiːtʃ juː jɔːr ˈbɑːdi wɪl riˈliːs juː ənd juː wɪl siː ɪt ˈkrʌmbəl əˈweɪ/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

contemplation noun US /ˌkɑːntəmˈpleɪʃən/

a long and thoughtful observation

From this reading “I have attained to that pure and exalted condition which is natural to me,--I have become a genuine mind, and shall pass the rest of my days in free contemplation.”

crumble verb US /ˈkrʌmbəl/

fall apart

From this reading “You have only to repair to the sea, and as soon as you have sprinkled a little salt water in your face, and repeated a word, which I will teach you, your body will release you, and you will see it crumble away.”

entreaty noun US /enˈtriːti/

earnest or urgent request

From this reading “But this is not all, I have happy tidings for you; the household god, at my entreaty, has consented to extricate you also from your body.”

exalted adjective US /ɪɡˈzɔːltɪd/

of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

From this reading “I have attained to that pure and exalted condition which is natural to me,--I have become a genuine mind, and shall pass the rest of my days in free contemplation.”

extricate verb US /ˈekstrəkeɪt/

release from entanglement of difficulty

From this reading “But this is not all, I have happy tidings for you; the household god, at my entreaty, has consented to extricate you also from your body.”

paltry adjective US /ˈpɔːltri/

not worth considering

From this reading “"You will never again see those paltry limbs in which I formerly went about; but me you will have with you still, that is, my reason, my ----" "Oh, Aristus! what have you done?"”

repair noun US /rɪˈper/

the act of putting something in working order again

From this reading “You have only to repair to the sea, and as soon as you have sprinkled a little salt water in your face, and repeated a word, which I will teach you, your body will release you, and you will see it crumble away.”

sprinkled verb US /ˈsprɪŋkəld/

past form of “sprinkle” — distribute loosely

From this reading “You have only to repair to the sea, and as soon as you have sprinkled a little salt water in your face, and repeated a word, which I will teach you, your body will release you, and you will see it crumble away.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

salt water noun + noun

In this reading “You have only to repair to the sea, and as soon as you have sprinkled a little salt water in your face, and repeated a word, which I will teach you, your body will release you, and you will see it crumble away.”

crumble away verb + particle

In this reading “You have only to repair to the sea, and as soon as you have sprinkled a little salt water in your face, and repeated a word, which I will teach you, your body will release you, and you will see it crumble away.”

household god noun + noun

In this reading “But this is not all, I have happy tidings for you; the household god, at my entreaty, has consented to extricate you also from your body.”

rest of verb + particle

In this reading “I have attained to that pure and exalted condition which is natural to me,--I have become a genuine mind, and shall pass the rest of my days in free contemplation.”

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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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I have attained to that pure and exalted condition which is natural to me,--I have become a genuine mind, and shall pass the rest of my days in free contemplation.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "You will never again see those paltry limbs in which I formerly went about; but me you will have with you still, that is, my reason, my ----" "Oh, Aristus! what have you done?"

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading "You will never again see those paltry limbs in which I formerly went about; but me you will have with you still, that is, my reason, my ----" "Oh, Aristus! what have you done?"

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 But this is not all, I have happy tidings for you; the household god, at my entreaty, has consented to extricate you also from your body.

alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading But this is not all, I have happy tidings for you; the household god, at my entreaty, has consented to extricate you also from your body.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I have attained to that pure and exalted condition which is natural to me,--I have become a genuine mind, and shall pass the rest of my days in free contemplation.

Aristus

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You will never again see those paltry limbs in which I formerly went about; but me you will have with you still, that is, my reason, my ----" "Oh, Aristus! what have you done?"

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading You have only to repair to the sea, and as soon as you have sprinkled a little salt water in your face, and repeated a word, which I will teach you, your body will release you, and you will see it crumble away.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading But this is not all, I have happy tidings for you; the household god, at my entreaty, has consented to extricate you also from your body.

attainedadjectiveUS /əˈteɪnd/

achieved or reached

From this reading I have attained to that pure and exalted condition which is natural to me,--I have become a genuine mind, and shall pass the rest of my days in free contemplation.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading You have only to repair to the sea, and as soon as you have sprinkled a little salt water in your face, and repeated a word, which I will teach you, your body will release you, and you will see it crumble away.

becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading I have attained to that pure and exalted condition which is natural to me,--I have become a genuine mind, and shall pass the rest of my days in free contemplation.

bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading But this is not all, I have happy tidings for you; the household god, at my entreaty, has consented to extricate you also from your body.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "You will never again see those paltry limbs in which I formerly went about; but me you will have with you still, that is, my reason, my ----" "Oh, Aristus! what have you done?"

conditionnounUS /kənˈdɪʃən/

a state at a particular time

From this reading I have attained to that pure and exalted condition which is natural to me,--I have become a genuine mind, and shall pass the rest of my days in free contemplation.

consentedverbUS /kənˈsentɪd/

past form of “consent” — give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to

From this reading But this is not all, I have happy tidings for you; the household god, at my entreaty, has consented to extricate you also from your body.

contemplationnounUS /ˌkɑːntəmˈpleɪʃən/

a long and thoughtful observation

From this reading I have attained to that pure and exalted condition which is natural to me,--I have become a genuine mind, and shall pass the rest of my days in free contemplation.

crumbleverbUS /ˈkrʌmbəl/

fall apart

From this reading You have only to repair to the sea, and as soon as you have sprinkled a little salt water in your face, and repeated a word, which I will teach you, your body will release you, and you will see it crumble away.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading I have attained to that pure and exalted condition which is natural to me,--I have become a genuine mind, and shall pass the rest of my days in free contemplation.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Surely you do not regret what I have done.

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading "You will never again see those paltry limbs in which I formerly went about; but me you will have with you still, that is, my reason, my ----" "Oh, Aristus! what have you done?"

entreatynounUS /enˈtriːti/

earnest or urgent request

From this reading But this is not all, I have happy tidings for you; the household god, at my entreaty, has consented to extricate you also from your body.

exaltedadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzɔːltɪd/

of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

From this reading I have attained to that pure and exalted condition which is natural to me,--I have become a genuine mind, and shall pass the rest of my days in free contemplation.

extricateverbUS /ˈekstrəkeɪt/

release from entanglement of difficulty

From this reading But this is not all, I have happy tidings for you; the household god, at my entreaty, has consented to extricate you also from your body.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading You have only to repair to the sea, and as soon as you have sprinkled a little salt water in your face, and repeated a word, which I will teach you, your body will release you, and you will see it crumble away.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But this is not all, I have happy tidings for you; the household god, at my entreaty, has consented to extricate you also from your body.

formerlyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrmərli/

at a previous time

From this reading "You will never again see those paltry limbs in which I formerly went about; but me you will have with you still, that is, my reason, my ----" "Oh, Aristus! what have you done?"

freeverbUS /friː/

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading I have attained to that pure and exalted condition which is natural to me,--I have become a genuine mind, and shall pass the rest of my days in free contemplation.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading But this is not all, I have happy tidings for you; the household god, at my entreaty, has consented to extricate you also from your body.

genuineadjectiveUS /ˈdʒenjəwən/

not fake or counterfeit

From this reading I have attained to that pure and exalted condition which is natural to me,--I have become a genuine mind, and shall pass the rest of my days in free contemplation.

godnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading But this is not all, I have happy tidings for you; the household god, at my entreaty, has consented to extricate you also from your body.

happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading But this is not all, I have happy tidings for you; the household god, at my entreaty, has consented to extricate you also from your body.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But this is not all, I have happy tidings for you; the household god, at my entreaty, has consented to extricate you also from your body.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "You will never again see those paltry limbs in which I formerly went about; but me you will have with you still, that is, my reason, my ----" "Oh, Aristus! what have you done?"

householdnounUS /ˈhaʊshoʊld/

a social unit living together

From this reading But this is not all, I have happy tidings for you; the household god, at my entreaty, has consented to extricate you also from your body.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "You will never again see those paltry limbs in which I formerly went about; but me you will have with you still, that is, my reason, my ----" "Oh, Aristus! what have you done?"

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "You will never again see those paltry limbs in which I formerly went about; but me you will have with you still, that is, my reason, my ----" "Oh, Aristus! what have you done?"

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "You will never again see those paltry limbs in which I formerly went about; but me you will have with you still, that is, my reason, my ----" "Oh, Aristus! what have you done?"

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading You have only to repair to the sea, and as soon as you have sprinkled a little salt water in your face, and repeated a word, which I will teach you, your body will release you, and you will see it crumble away.

limbsnounUS /lɪmz/

plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper

From this reading "You will never again see those paltry limbs in which I formerly went about; but me you will have with you still, that is, my reason, my ----" "Oh, Aristus! what have you done?"

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading You have only to repair to the sea, and as soon as you have sprinkled a little salt water in your face, and repeated a word, which I will teach you, your body will release you, and you will see it crumble away.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "You will never again see those paltry limbs in which I formerly went about; but me you will have with you still, that is, my reason, my ----" "Oh, Aristus! what have you done?"

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading I have attained to that pure and exalted condition which is natural to me,--I have become a genuine mind, and shall pass the rest of my days in free contemplation.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "You will never again see those paltry limbs in which I formerly went about; but me you will have with you still, that is, my reason, my ----" "Oh, Aristus! what have you done?"

naturaladjectiveUS /ˈnætʃərəl/

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading I have attained to that pure and exalted condition which is natural to me,--I have become a genuine mind, and shall pass the rest of my days in free contemplation.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading "You will never again see those paltry limbs in which I formerly went about; but me you will have with you still, that is, my reason, my ----" "Oh, Aristus! what have you done?"

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Surely you do not regret what I have done.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I have attained to that pure and exalted condition which is natural to me,--I have become a genuine mind, and shall pass the rest of my days in free contemplation.

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "You will never again see those paltry limbs in which I formerly went about; but me you will have with you still, that is, my reason, my ----" "Oh, Aristus! what have you done?"

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading You have only to repair to the sea, and as soon as you have sprinkled a little salt water in your face, and repeated a word, which I will teach you, your body will release you, and you will see it crumble away.

paltryadjectiveUS /ˈpɔːltri/

not worth considering

From this reading "You will never again see those paltry limbs in which I formerly went about; but me you will have with you still, that is, my reason, my ----" "Oh, Aristus! what have you done?"

passverbUS /pæs/

go across or through

From this reading I have attained to that pure and exalted condition which is natural to me,--I have become a genuine mind, and shall pass the rest of my days in free contemplation.

pureadjectiveUS /pjʊr/

free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading I have attained to that pure and exalted condition which is natural to me,--I have become a genuine mind, and shall pass the rest of my days in free contemplation.

reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading "You will never again see those paltry limbs in which I formerly went about; but me you will have with you still, that is, my reason, my ----" "Oh, Aristus! what have you done?"

regretverbUS /rəˈɡret/

feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

From this reading "Surely you do not regret what I have done.

releaseverbUS /riˈliːs/

release, as from one's grip

From this reading You have only to repair to the sea, and as soon as you have sprinkled a little salt water in your face, and repeated a word, which I will teach you, your body will release you, and you will see it crumble away.

repairnounUS /rɪˈper/

the act of putting something in working order again

From this reading You have only to repair to the sea, and as soon as you have sprinkled a little salt water in your face, and repeated a word, which I will teach you, your body will release you, and you will see it crumble away.

repeatedadjectiveUS /rɪˈpiːtɪd/

recurring again and again

From this reading You have only to repair to the sea, and as soon as you have sprinkled a little salt water in your face, and repeated a word, which I will teach you, your body will release you, and you will see it crumble away.

restverbUS /rest/

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading I have attained to that pure and exalted condition which is natural to me,--I have become a genuine mind, and shall pass the rest of my days in free contemplation.

saltnounUS /sɔːlt/

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading You have only to repair to the sea, and as soon as you have sprinkled a little salt water in your face, and repeated a word, which I will teach you, your body will release you, and you will see it crumble away.

seanounUS /siː/

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading You have only to repair to the sea, and as soon as you have sprinkled a little salt water in your face, and repeated a word, which I will teach you, your body will release you, and you will see it crumble away.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "You will never again see those paltry limbs in which I formerly went about; but me you will have with you still, that is, my reason, my ----" "Oh, Aristus! what have you done?"

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading I have attained to that pure and exalted condition which is natural to me,--I have become a genuine mind, and shall pass the rest of my days in free contemplation.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading You have only to repair to the sea, and as soon as you have sprinkled a little salt water in your face, and repeated a word, which I will teach you, your body will release you, and you will see it crumble away.

sprinkledverbUS /ˈsprɪŋkəld/

past form of “sprinkle” — distribute loosely

From this reading You have only to repair to the sea, and as soon as you have sprinkled a little salt water in your face, and repeated a word, which I will teach you, your body will release you, and you will see it crumble away.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading "You will never again see those paltry limbs in which I formerly went about; but me you will have with you still, that is, my reason, my ----" "Oh, Aristus! what have you done?"

SurelyadverbUS /ˈʃʊrli/

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading "Surely you do not regret what I have done.

teachverbUS /tiːtʃ/

impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading You have only to repair to the sea, and as soon as you have sprinkled a little salt water in your face, and repeated a word, which I will teach you, your body will release you, and you will see it crumble away.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "You will never again see those paltry limbs in which I formerly went about; but me you will have with you still, that is, my reason, my ----" "Oh, Aristus! what have you done?"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I have attained to that pure and exalted condition which is natural to me,--I have become a genuine mind, and shall pass the rest of my days in free contemplation.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading But this is not all, I have happy tidings for you; the household god, at my entreaty, has consented to extricate you also from your body.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading "You will never again see those paltry limbs in which I formerly went about; but me you will have with you still, that is, my reason, my ----" "Oh, Aristus! what have you done?"

tidingsnounUS /ˈtaɪdɪŋz/

information about recent and important events

From this reading But this is not all, I have happy tidings for you; the household god, at my entreaty, has consented to extricate you also from your body.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I have attained to that pure and exalted condition which is natural to me,--I have become a genuine mind, and shall pass the rest of my days in free contemplation.

waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading You have only to repair to the sea, and as soon as you have sprinkled a little salt water in your face, and repeated a word, which I will teach you, your body will release you, and you will see it crumble away.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "You will never again see those paltry limbs in which I formerly went about; but me you will have with you still, that is, my reason, my ----" "Oh, Aristus! what have you done?"

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "You will never again see those paltry limbs in which I formerly went about; but me you will have with you still, that is, my reason, my ----" "Oh, Aristus! what have you done?"

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading "You will never again see those paltry limbs in which I formerly went about; but me you will have with you still, that is, my reason, my ----" "Oh, Aristus! what have you done?"

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "You will never again see those paltry limbs in which I formerly went about; but me you will have with you still, that is, my reason, my ----" "Oh, Aristus! what have you done?"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "You will never again see those paltry limbs in which I formerly went about; but me you will have with you still, that is, my reason, my ----" "Oh, Aristus! what have you done?"

wordnounUS /wɜːrd/

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading You have only to repair to the sea, and as soon as you have sprinkled a little salt water in your face, and repeated a word, which I will teach you, your body will release you, and you will see it crumble away.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You will never again see those paltry limbs in which I formerly went about; but me you will have with you still, that is, my reason, my ----" "Oh, Aristus! what have you done?"

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading But this is not all, I have happy tidings for you; the household god, at my entreaty, has consented to extricate you also from your body.

Chapter 6 of Adventures in the Moon, and Other Worlds by John Russell, Earl Russell holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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.

What does chapter 6 of Adventures in the Moon, and Other Worlds contain?

Chapter 6 holds 426 sentences of Adventures in the Moon, and Other Worlds, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 6 of Adventures in the Moon, and Other Worlds by John Russell, Earl Russell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 426 sentences, grouped into 86 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 6 of Adventures in the Moon, and Other Worlds?

Work through the 86 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 86 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 6 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 6 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Adventures in the Moon, and Other Worlds

Common questions about reading Adventures in the Moon, and Other Worlds by John Russell, Earl Russell on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Adventures in the Moon, and Other Worlds?

Yes. All 3875 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #43543 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Adventures in the Moon, and Other Worlds is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #43543, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Adventures in the Moon, and Other Worlds take to read?

About 322 minutes of reading across 775 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Adventures in the Moon, and Other Worlds section by section

How to work through Adventures in the Moon, and Other Worlds section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Vocabulary met early in Adventures in the Moon, and Other Worlds

Words and structures a reader meets early in Adventures in the Moon, and Other Worlds, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Other
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Adventures in the Moon, and Other Worlds; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Worlds
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Adventures in the Moon, and Other Worlds; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Mirabilmente
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Adventures in the Moon, and Other Worlds; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Ridutto
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Adventures in the Moon, and Other Worlds; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.