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

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 9 of From the Earth to the moon is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Jules Verne • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 9 of From the Earth to the moon by Jules Verne holds 71 sentences, grouped into 15 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.

What does chapter 9 of From the Earth to the moon contain?

Chapter 9 holds 71 sentences of From the Earth to the moon, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 9 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 71 sentences, grouped into 15 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.

How do I study chapter 9 of From the Earth to the moon?

Work through the 15 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 15 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 9 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 9 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Is this the complete text of From the Earth to the moon?

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About 482 minutes of reading across 1157 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in From the Earth to the moon

Words and structures a reader meets early in From the Earth to the moon, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Earth
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During
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Rebellion
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ONE ENEMY _v._ TWENTY-FIVE MILLIONS OF FRIENDS
The American public took a lively interest in the smallest details of the enterprise of the Gun Club.
It followed day by day the discussion of the committee.
The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.
The purely scientific attraction was suddenly intensified by the following incident:
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From the Earth to the moon

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 9 of From the Earth to the moon is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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ONE ENEMY _v._ TWENTY-FIVE MILLIONS OF FRIENDS
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The American public took a lively interest in the smallest details of the enterprise of the Gun Club.
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It followed day by day the discussion of the committee.
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The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.
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The purely scientific attraction was suddenly intensified by the following incident:
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attraction

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by

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Club

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committee

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day

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details

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difficulties

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discussion

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ENEMY

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enterprise

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entire

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excitement

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experiment

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figures

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followed

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following

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for

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FRIENDS

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From this reading ONE ENEMY _v._ TWENTY-FIVE MILLIONS OF FRIENDS

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great

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Gun

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highest

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in

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incident

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intensified

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interest

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involved

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From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.

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It

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lively

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mechanical

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From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.

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MILLIONS

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From this reading ONE ENEMY _v._ TWENTY-FIVE MILLIONS OF FRIENDS

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most

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From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.

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OF

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From this reading ONE ENEMY _v._ TWENTY-FIVE MILLIONS OF FRIENDS

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ONE

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pitch

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From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.

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plan

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From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.

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popular

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From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.

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preparations

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From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.

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public

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From this reading The American public took a lively interest in the smallest details of the enterprise of the Gun Club.

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purely

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From this reading The purely scientific attraction was suddenly intensified by the following incident:

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questions

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From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.

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resolved

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From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.

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roused

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From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.

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scientific

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simple

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From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.

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smallest

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suddenly

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The

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to

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took

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TWENTY-FIVE

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From this reading ONE ENEMY _v._ TWENTY-FIVE MILLIONS OF FRIENDS

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v

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From this reading ONE ENEMY _v._ TWENTY-FIVE MILLIONS OF FRIENDS

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was

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which

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From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.

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word

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From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.

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work

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From this reading The most simple preparations for the great experiment, the questions of figures which it involved, the mechanical difficulties to be resolved—in one word, the entire plan of work—roused the popular excitement to the highest pitch.

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