Chapter 2 of All Around the Moon is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of All Around the Moon is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FIRST HALF HOUR. What had taken place within the Projectile? What effect had been produced by the frightful concussion? Had Barbican's ingenuity been attended with a fortunate result? Had the shock been sufficiently deadened by the springs, the buffers, the water layers, and the partitions so readily ruptured?
Chapter 2 of All Around the Moon is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “buffer” — (chemistry) an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH
From this reading “Had the shock been sufficiently deadened by the springs, the buffers, the water layers, and the partitions so readily ruptured?”
injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness
From this reading “What effect had been produced by the frightful concussion?”
the power of creative imagination
From this reading “Had Barbican's ingenuity been attended with a fortunate result?”
plural of “layer” — single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
From this reading “Had the shock been sufficiently deadened by the springs, the buffers, the water layers, and the partitions so readily ruptured?”
plural of “partition” — a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
From this reading “Had the shock been sufficiently deadened by the springs, the buffers, the water layers, and the partitions so readily ruptured?”
a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
From this reading “What had taken place within the Projectile?”
past form of “rupture” — separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading “Had the shock been sufficiently deadened by the springs, the buffers, the water layers, and the partitions so readily ruptured?”
plural of “spring” — the season of growth
From this reading “Had the shock been sufficiently deadened by the springs, the buffers, the water layers, and the partitions so readily ruptured?”
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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 Had Barbican's ingenuity been attended with a fortunate result?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Had the shock been sufficiently deadened by the springs, the buffers, the water layers, and the partitions so readily ruptured?
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading Had Barbican's ingenuity been attended with a fortunate result?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had Barbican's ingenuity been attended with a fortunate result?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What effect had been produced by the frightful concussion?
plural of “buffer” — (chemistry) an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH
From this reading Had the shock been sufficiently deadened by the springs, the buffers, the water layers, and the partitions so readily ruptured?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What effect had been produced by the frightful concussion?
injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness
From this reading What effect had been produced by the frightful concussion?
devoid of physical sensation; numb
From this reading Had the shock been sufficiently deadened by the springs, the buffers, the water layers, and the partitions so readily ruptured?
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading What effect had been produced by the frightful concussion?
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST HALF HOUR.
having unexpected good fortune
From this reading Had Barbican's ingenuity been attended with a fortunate result?
provoking horror
From this reading What effect had been produced by the frightful concussion?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What had taken place within the Projectile?
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading THE FIRST HALF HOUR.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading THE FIRST HALF HOUR.
the power of creative imagination
From this reading Had Barbican's ingenuity been attended with a fortunate result?
plural of “layer” — single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
From this reading Had the shock been sufficiently deadened by the springs, the buffers, the water layers, and the partitions so readily ruptured?
plural of “partition” — a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
From this reading Had the shock been sufficiently deadened by the springs, the buffers, the water layers, and the partitions so readily ruptured?
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading What had taken place within the Projectile?
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading What effect had been produced by the frightful concussion?
a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
From this reading What had taken place within the Projectile?
without much difficulty
From this reading Had the shock been sufficiently deadened by the springs, the buffers, the water layers, and the partitions so readily ruptured?
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Had Barbican's ingenuity been attended with a fortunate result?
past form of “rupture” — separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading Had the shock been sufficiently deadened by the springs, the buffers, the water layers, and the partitions so readily ruptured?
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading Had the shock been sufficiently deadened by the springs, the buffers, the water layers, and the partitions so readily ruptured?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Had the shock been sufficiently deadened by the springs, the buffers, the water layers, and the partitions so readily ruptured?
plural of “spring” — the season of growth
From this reading Had the shock been sufficiently deadened by the springs, the buffers, the water layers, and the partitions so readily ruptured?
to a sufficient degree
From this reading Had the shock been sufficiently deadened by the springs, the buffers, the water layers, and the partitions so readily ruptured?
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading What had taken place within the Projectile?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST HALF HOUR.
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 Had the shock been sufficiently deadened by the springs, the buffers, the water layers, and the partitions so readily ruptured?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had taken place within the Projectile?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Had Barbican's ingenuity been attended with a fortunate result?
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading What had taken place within the Projectile?
Chapter 2 of All Around the Moon by Jules Verne holds 383 sentences, grouped into 77 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 2 holds 383 sentences of All Around the Moon, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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