Chapter 2 of An Antarctic Mystery is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of An Antarctic Mystery is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAPTAIN LEN GUY. I slept ill. Again and again I "dreamed that I was dreaming." Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly. I woke then, and every time in a very bad humour with Captain Len Guy.
Chapter 2 of An Antarctic Mystery is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “Again and again I "dreamed that I was dreaming."”
the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)
From this reading “Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.”
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading “CAPTAIN LEN GUY.”
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “I woke then, and every time in a very bad humour with Captain Len Guy.”
United States writer and poet (1809-1849)
From this reading “Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.”
plural of “suspect” — someone who is under suspicion
From this reading “Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.”
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading “Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “I woke then, and every time in a very bad humour with Captain Len Guy.”
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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 I woke then, and every time in a very bad humour with Captain Len Guy.
anew
From this reading Again and again I "dreamed that I was dreaming."
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Again and again I "dreamed that I was dreaming."
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading I woke then, and every time in a very bad humour with Captain Len Guy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading CAPTAIN LEN GUY.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading Again and again I "dreamed that I was dreaming."
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading Again and again I "dreamed that I was dreaming."
the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)
From this reading Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I woke then, and every time in a very bad humour with Captain Len Guy.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading CAPTAIN LEN GUY.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading I woke then, and every time in a very bad humour with Captain Len Guy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I slept ill.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading I slept ill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I woke then, and every time in a very bad humour with Captain Len Guy.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.
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From this reading CAPTAIN LEN GUY.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.
the act of making and recording a measurement
From this reading Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.
United States writer and poet (1809-1849)
From this reading Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading I slept ill.
plural of “suspect” — someone who is under suspicion
From this reading Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Again and again I "dreamed that I was dreaming."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I woke then, and every time in a very bad humour with Captain Len Guy.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I woke then, and every time in a very bad humour with Captain Len Guy.
precisely as stated
From this reading I woke then, and every time in a very bad humour with Captain Len Guy.
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Again and again I "dreamed that I was dreaming."
at the time that
From this reading Now--this is an observation made by Edgar Poe--when one suspects that one is dreaming, the waking comes almost instantly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I woke then, and every time in a very bad humour with Captain Len Guy.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading I woke then, and every time in a very bad humour with Captain Len Guy.
Chapter 2 of An Antarctic Mystery by Jules Verne holds 153 sentences, grouped into 31 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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