Chapter 2 of Five Thousand Miles Underground is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Five Thousand Miles Underground is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FLYING MERMAID "Here! Stop him!" cried Professor Henderson. "Don't let him get away. We still need his help to get the ship in shape. He needn't be frightened.
Chapter 2 of Five Thousand Miles Underground is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
moving swiftly
From this reading “THE FLYING MERMAID "Here!”
made afraid
From this reading “He needn't be frightened.”
half woman and half fish; lives in the sea
From this reading “THE FLYING MERMAID "Here!”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “We still need his help to get the ship in shape.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “Stop him!" cried Professor Henderson.”
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading “We still need his help to get the ship in shape.”
transport commercially
From this reading “We still need his help to get the ship in shape.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “Stop him!" cried Professor Henderson.”
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.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Don't let him get away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He needn't be frightened.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Stop him!" cried Professor Henderson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't let him get away.
moving swiftly
From this reading THE FLYING MERMAID "Here!
made afraid
From this reading He needn't be frightened.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Don't let him get away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He needn't be frightened.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading We still need his help to get the ship in shape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stop him!" cried Professor Henderson.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading THE FLYING MERMAID "Here!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Stop him!" cried Professor Henderson.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We still need his help to get the ship in shape.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We still need his help to get the ship in shape.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Don't let him get away.
half woman and half fish; lives in the sea
From this reading THE FLYING MERMAID "Here!
a condition requiring relief
From this reading We still need his help to get the ship in shape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He needn't be frightened.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading Stop him!" cried Professor Henderson.
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading We still need his help to get the ship in shape.
transport commercially
From this reading We still need his help to get the ship in shape.
not in physical motion
From this reading We still need his help to get the ship in shape.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Stop him!" cried Professor Henderson.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLYING MERMAID "Here!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We still need his help to get the ship in shape.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We still need his help to get the ship in shape.
Chapter 2 of Five Thousand Miles Underground by Roy Rockwood holds 129 sentences, grouped into 26 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 129 sentences of Five Thousand Miles Underground, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Five Thousand Miles Underground by Roy Rockwood exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 129 sentences, grouped into 26 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.
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