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

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 17 of From the Earth to the moon is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Jules Verne • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 17 of From the Earth to the moon by Jules Verne holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 17 of From the Earth to the moon contain?

Chapter 17 holds 418 sentences of From the Earth to the moon, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 17 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 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 17 of From the Earth to the moon?

Work through the 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 84 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.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 17 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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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
A word that appears in the opening chapter of From the Earth to the moon; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
During
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Rebellion
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Influential
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ATTACK AND RIPOSTE
As soon as the excitement had subsided, the following words were heard uttered in a strong and determined voice:
“Now that the speaker has favored us with so much imagination, would he be so good as to return to his subject, and give us a little practical view of the question?”
All eyes were directed toward the person who spoke.
He was a little dried-up man, of an active figure, with an American “goatee” beard.
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From the Earth to the moon

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 17 of From the Earth to the moon is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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ATTACK AND RIPOSTE
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As soon as the excitement had subsided, the following words were heard uttered in a strong and determined voice:
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“Now that the speaker has favored us with so much imagination, would he be so good as to return to his subject, and give us a little practical view of the question?”
Line 4
All eyes were directed toward the person who spoke.
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He was a little dried-up man, of an active figure, with an American “goatee” beard.
All words in this reading · 59

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

a

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active

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From this reading He was a little dried-up man, of an active figure, with an American “goatee” beard.

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All

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From this reading All eyes were directed toward the person who spoke.

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American

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an

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From this reading He was a little dried-up man, of an active figure, with an American “goatee” beard.

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AND

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From this reading ATTACK AND RIPOSTE

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As

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From this reading As soon as the excitement had subsided, the following words were heard uttered in a strong and determined voice:

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ATTACK

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From this reading ATTACK AND RIPOSTE

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be

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From this reading “Now that the speaker has favored us with so much imagination, would he be so good as to return to his subject, and give us a little practical view of the question?”

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beard

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From this reading He was a little dried-up man, of an active figure, with an American “goatee” beard.

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determined

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From this reading As soon as the excitement had subsided, the following words were heard uttered in a strong and determined voice:

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directed

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From this reading All eyes were directed toward the person who spoke.

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dried-up

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From this reading He was a little dried-up man, of an active figure, with an American “goatee” beard.

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excitement

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From this reading As soon as the excitement had subsided, the following words were heard uttered in a strong and determined voice:

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eyes

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From this reading All eyes were directed toward the person who spoke.

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favored

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From this reading “Now that the speaker has favored us with so much imagination, would he be so good as to return to his subject, and give us a little practical view of the question?”

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figure

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From this reading He was a little dried-up man, of an active figure, with an American “goatee” beard.

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following

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From this reading As soon as the excitement had subsided, the following words were heard uttered in a strong and determined voice:

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give

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From this reading “Now that the speaker has favored us with so much imagination, would he be so good as to return to his subject, and give us a little practical view of the question?”

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goatee

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From this reading He was a little dried-up man, of an active figure, with an American “goatee” beard.

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good

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From this reading “Now that the speaker has favored us with so much imagination, would he be so good as to return to his subject, and give us a little practical view of the question?”

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had

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From this reading As soon as the excitement had subsided, the following words were heard uttered in a strong and determined voice:

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has

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From this reading “Now that the speaker has favored us with so much imagination, would he be so good as to return to his subject, and give us a little practical view of the question?”

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he

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From this reading “Now that the speaker has favored us with so much imagination, would he be so good as to return to his subject, and give us a little practical view of the question?”

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heard

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From this reading As soon as the excitement had subsided, the following words were heard uttered in a strong and determined voice:

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his

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From this reading “Now that the speaker has favored us with so much imagination, would he be so good as to return to his subject, and give us a little practical view of the question?”

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imagination

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From this reading “Now that the speaker has favored us with so much imagination, would he be so good as to return to his subject, and give us a little practical view of the question?”

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in

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From this reading As soon as the excitement had subsided, the following words were heard uttered in a strong and determined voice:

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little

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From this reading “Now that the speaker has favored us with so much imagination, would he be so good as to return to his subject, and give us a little practical view of the question?”

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man

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From this reading He was a little dried-up man, of an active figure, with an American “goatee” beard.

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much

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From this reading “Now that the speaker has favored us with so much imagination, would he be so good as to return to his subject, and give us a little practical view of the question?”

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Now

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From this reading “Now that the speaker has favored us with so much imagination, would he be so good as to return to his subject, and give us a little practical view of the question?”

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of

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From this reading “Now that the speaker has favored us with so much imagination, would he be so good as to return to his subject, and give us a little practical view of the question?”

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person

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From this reading All eyes were directed toward the person who spoke.

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practical

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From this reading “Now that the speaker has favored us with so much imagination, would he be so good as to return to his subject, and give us a little practical view of the question?”

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question

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From this reading “Now that the speaker has favored us with so much imagination, would he be so good as to return to his subject, and give us a little practical view of the question?”

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return

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From this reading “Now that the speaker has favored us with so much imagination, would he be so good as to return to his subject, and give us a little practical view of the question?”

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RIPOSTE

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From this reading ATTACK AND RIPOSTE

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so

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From this reading “Now that the speaker has favored us with so much imagination, would he be so good as to return to his subject, and give us a little practical view of the question?”

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soon

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From this reading As soon as the excitement had subsided, the following words were heard uttered in a strong and determined voice:

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speaker

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From this reading “Now that the speaker has favored us with so much imagination, would he be so good as to return to his subject, and give us a little practical view of the question?”

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spoke

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From this reading All eyes were directed toward the person who spoke.

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strong

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From this reading As soon as the excitement had subsided, the following words were heard uttered in a strong and determined voice:

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subject

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From this reading “Now that the speaker has favored us with so much imagination, would he be so good as to return to his subject, and give us a little practical view of the question?”

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subsided

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From this reading As soon as the excitement had subsided, the following words were heard uttered in a strong and determined voice:

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that

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From this reading “Now that the speaker has favored us with so much imagination, would he be so good as to return to his subject, and give us a little practical view of the question?”

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the

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From this reading As soon as the excitement had subsided, the following words were heard uttered in a strong and determined voice:

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to

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From this reading “Now that the speaker has favored us with so much imagination, would he be so good as to return to his subject, and give us a little practical view of the question?”

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toward

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From this reading All eyes were directed toward the person who spoke.

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us

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From this reading “Now that the speaker has favored us with so much imagination, would he be so good as to return to his subject, and give us a little practical view of the question?”

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uttered

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From this reading As soon as the excitement had subsided, the following words were heard uttered in a strong and determined voice:

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view

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From this reading “Now that the speaker has favored us with so much imagination, would he be so good as to return to his subject, and give us a little practical view of the question?”

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voice

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From this reading As soon as the excitement had subsided, the following words were heard uttered in a strong and determined voice:

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was

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From this reading He was a little dried-up man, of an active figure, with an American “goatee” beard.

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were

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From this reading As soon as the excitement had subsided, the following words were heard uttered in a strong and determined voice:

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who

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From this reading All eyes were directed toward the person who spoke.

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with

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From this reading “Now that the speaker has favored us with so much imagination, would he be so good as to return to his subject, and give us a little practical view of the question?”

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words

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From this reading As soon as the excitement had subsided, the following words were heard uttered in a strong and determined voice:

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would

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From this reading “Now that the speaker has favored us with so much imagination, would he be so good as to return to his subject, and give us a little practical view of the question?”

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