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From the Earth to the moon
From the Earth to the moon

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 4 of From the Earth to the moon is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Jules Verne • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 4 of From the Earth to the moon by Jules Verne holds 46 sentences, grouped into 10 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.

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Chapter 4 holds 46 sentences of From the Earth to the moon, unabridged, divided into 10 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 4 of From the Earth to the moon by Jules Verne exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 46 sentences, grouped into 10 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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Vocabulary met early in From the Earth to the moon

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Earth
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During
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Rebellion
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EFFECT OF THE PRESIDENT’S COMMUNICATION
It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.
It was a scene of indescribable confusion and uproar.
They shouted, they clapped, they stamped on the floor of the hall.
All the weapons in the museum discharged at once could not have more violently set in motion the waves of sound.
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From the Earth to the moon

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 4 of From the Earth to the moon is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/10 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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EFFECT OF THE PRESIDENT’S COMMUNICATION
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It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.
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It was a scene of indescribable confusion and uproar.
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They shouted, they clapped, they stamped on the floor of the hall.
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All the weapons in the museum discharged at once could not have more violently set in motion the waves of sound.
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all

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

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American

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

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and

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at

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by

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

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capable

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clapped

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COMMUNICATION

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confusion

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could

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cries

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describe

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discharged

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EFFECT

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floor

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hall

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From this reading They shouted, they clapped, they stamped on the floor of the hall.

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have

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honorable

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hurrahs

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

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impossible

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in

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indescribable

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is

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

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It

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

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language

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

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last

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

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more

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motion

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museum

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not

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OF

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From this reading EFFECT OF THE PRESIDENT’S COMMUNICATION

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on

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From this reading They shouted, they clapped, they stamped on the floor of the hall.

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once

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president

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PRESIDENT'S

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From this reading EFFECT OF THE PRESIDENT’S COMMUNICATION

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produced

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

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roars

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

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scene

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From this reading It was a scene of indescribable confusion and uproar.

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set

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From this reading All the weapons in the museum discharged at once could not have more violently set in motion the waves of sound.

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shouted

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shouts

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

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sound

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From this reading All the weapons in the museum discharged at once could not have more violently set in motion the waves of sound.

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stamped

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From this reading They shouted, they clapped, they stamped on the floor of the hall.

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succession

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

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supplying

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

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THE

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From this reading EFFECT OF THE PRESIDENT’S COMMUNICATION

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They

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From this reading They shouted, they clapped, they stamped on the floor of the hall.

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to

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

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uproar

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From this reading It was a scene of indescribable confusion and uproar.

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varied

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

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violently

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From this reading All the weapons in the museum discharged at once could not have more violently set in motion the waves of sound.

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vociferations

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

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was

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From this reading It was a scene of indescribable confusion and uproar.

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waves

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From this reading All the weapons in the museum discharged at once could not have more violently set in motion the waves of sound.

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weapons

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From this reading All the weapons in the museum discharged at once could not have more violently set in motion the waves of sound.

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which

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

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words

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

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