Chapter 9 of Five Weeks in a Balloon is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Five Weeks in a Balloon is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along. What do you say to that, doctor?” “Poor Joe! Another person had that idea in advance of you. It was used by a very gifted French author—M. Méry—in a romance, it is true.
Chapter 9 of Five Weeks in a Balloon is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading “Another person had that idea in advance of you.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “It was used by a very gifted French author—M. Méry—in a romance, it is true.”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading ““Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.”
endowed with talent or talents
From this reading “It was used by a very gifted French author—M. Méry—in a romance, it is true.”
to hook or entangle
From this reading ““Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.”
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading ““Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.”
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading “It was used by a very gifted French author—M. Méry—in a romance, it is true.”
the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope
From this reading ““Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.”
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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 “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading Another person had that idea in advance of you.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another person had that idea in advance of you.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading It was used by a very gifted French author—M. Méry—in a romance, it is true.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was used by a very gifted French author—M. Méry—in a romance, it is true.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you say to that, doctor?”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading What do you say to that, doctor?”
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading It was used by a very gifted French author—M. Méry—in a romance, it is true.
endowed with talent or talents
From this reading It was used by a very gifted French author—M. Méry—in a romance, it is true.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Another person had that idea in advance of you.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
to hook or entangle
From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Another person had that idea in advance of you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Another person had that idea in advance of you.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was used by a very gifted French author—M. Méry—in a romance, it is true.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was used by a very gifted French author—M. Méry—in a romance, it is true.
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From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Poor Joe!
and nothing more
From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading It was used by a very gifted French author—M. Méry—in a romance, it is true.
engage in
From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was used by a very gifted French author—M. Méry—in a romance, it is true.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Another person had that idea in advance of you.
a human being
From this reading Another person had that idea in advance of you.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Poor Joe!
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading It was used by a very gifted French author—M. Méry—in a romance, it is true.
express in words
From this reading What do you say to that, doctor?”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What do you say to that, doctor?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope
From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading It was used by a very gifted French author—M. Méry—in a romance, it is true.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading It was used by a very gifted French author—M. Méry—in a romance, it is true.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was used by a very gifted French author—M. Méry—in a romance, it is true.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was used by a very gifted French author—M. Méry—in a romance, it is true.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, sir, it’s just a notion that’s got into my head: we might hitch them to the car, and make them tow us along.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you say to that, doctor?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What do you say to that, doctor?”
Chapter 9 of Five Weeks in a Balloon by Jules Verne holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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 9 holds 430 sentences of Five Weeks in a Balloon, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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