Chapter 1 of Five Thousand Miles Underground is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Five Thousand Miles Underground is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Washington! I say Washington!" Throughout a big shed, filled for the most part with huge pieces of machinery, echoed the voice of Professor Amos Henderson. He did not look up from a small engine over which he was bending. "Washington!
Chapter 1 of Five Thousand Miles Underground is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
From this reading “Throughout a big shed, filled for the most part with huge pieces of machinery, echoed the voice of Professor Amos Henderson.”
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading “He did not look up from a small engine over which he was bending.”
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “Throughout a big shed, filled for the most part with huge pieces of machinery, echoed the voice of Professor Amos Henderson.”
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading “He did not look up from a small engine over which he was bending.”
machines or machine systems collectively
From this reading “Throughout a big shed, filled for the most part with huge pieces of machinery, echoed the voice of Professor Amos Henderson.”
get rid of
From this reading “Throughout a big shed, filled for the most part with huge pieces of machinery, echoed the voice of Professor Amos Henderson.”
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “Throughout a big shed, filled for the most part with huge pieces of machinery, echoed the voice of Professor Amos Henderson.”
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading “"Washington!”
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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 Throughout a big shed, filled for the most part with huge pieces of machinery, echoed the voice of Professor Amos Henderson.
a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
From this reading Throughout a big shed, filled for the most part with huge pieces of machinery, echoed the voice of Professor Amos Henderson.
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading He did not look up from a small engine over which he was bending.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Throughout a big shed, filled for the most part with huge pieces of machinery, echoed the voice of Professor Amos Henderson.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not look up from a small engine over which he was bending.
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading Throughout a big shed, filled for the most part with huge pieces of machinery, echoed the voice of Professor Amos Henderson.
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading He did not look up from a small engine over which he was bending.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Throughout a big shed, filled for the most part with huge pieces of machinery, echoed the voice of Professor Amos Henderson.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Throughout a big shed, filled for the most part with huge pieces of machinery, echoed the voice of Professor Amos Henderson.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He did not look up from a small engine over which he was bending.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not look up from a small engine over which he was bending.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Throughout a big shed, filled for the most part with huge pieces of machinery, echoed the voice of Professor Amos Henderson.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Throughout a big shed, filled for the most part with huge pieces of machinery, echoed the voice of Professor Amos Henderson.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I say Washington!"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He did not look up from a small engine over which he was bending.
machines or machine systems collectively
From this reading Throughout a big shed, filled for the most part with huge pieces of machinery, echoed the voice of Professor Amos Henderson.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Throughout a big shed, filled for the most part with huge pieces of machinery, echoed the voice of Professor Amos Henderson.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not look up from a small engine over which he was bending.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Throughout a big shed, filled for the most part with huge pieces of machinery, echoed the voice of Professor Amos Henderson.
above and across; more than
From this reading He did not look up from a small engine over which he was bending.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Throughout a big shed, filled for the most part with huge pieces of machinery, echoed the voice of Professor Amos Henderson.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading Throughout a big shed, filled for the most part with huge pieces of machinery, echoed the voice of Professor Amos Henderson.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading Throughout a big shed, filled for the most part with huge pieces of machinery, echoed the voice of Professor Amos Henderson.
express in words
From this reading I say Washington!"
get rid of
From this reading Throughout a big shed, filled for the most part with huge pieces of machinery, echoed the voice of Professor Amos Henderson.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He did not look up from a small engine over which he was bending.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Throughout a big shed, filled for the most part with huge pieces of machinery, echoed the voice of Professor Amos Henderson.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Throughout a big shed, filled for the most part with huge pieces of machinery, echoed the voice of Professor Amos Henderson.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He did not look up from a small engine over which he was bending.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Throughout a big shed, filled for the most part with huge pieces of machinery, echoed the voice of Professor Amos Henderson.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He did not look up from a small engine over which he was bending.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading "Washington!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He did not look up from a small engine over which he was bending.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Throughout a big shed, filled for the most part with huge pieces of machinery, echoed the voice of Professor Amos Henderson.
Chapter 1 of Five Thousand Miles Underground by Roy Rockwood holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 1 holds 132 sentences of Five Thousand Miles Underground, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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