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

Chapter XXXVII · Chapter 37

Chapter 38 of From the Earth to the moon is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Jules Verne • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 38 of From the Earth to the moon by Jules Verne holds 98 sentences, grouped into 20 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 38 of From the Earth to the moon contain?

Chapter 38 holds 98 sentences of From the Earth to the moon, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 38 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 98 sentences, grouped into 20 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 38 of From the Earth to the moon?

Work through the 20 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 20 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 38 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 38 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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Influential
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THE SOUNDINGS OF THE SUSQUEHANNA
Well, lieutenant, and our soundings?”
“I think, sir, that the operation is nearing its completion,” replied Lieutenant Bronsfield.
“But who would have thought of finding such a depth so near in shore, and only 200 miles from the American coast?”
“Certainly, Bronsfield, there is a great depression,” said Captain Blomsberry.
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From the Earth to the moon

Chapter XXXVII · Chapter 37

Chapter 38 of From the Earth to the moon is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE SOUNDINGS OF THE SUSQUEHANNA
Line 2
Well, lieutenant, and our soundings?”
Line 3
“I think, sir, that the operation is nearing its completion,” replied Lieutenant Bronsfield.
Line 4
“But who would have thought of finding such a depth so near in shore, and only 200 miles from the American coast?”
Line 5
“Certainly, Bronsfield, there is a great depression,” said Captain Blomsberry.
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Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

200

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a

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From this reading “But who would have thought of finding such a depth so near in shore, and only 200 miles from the American coast?”

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American

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and

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From this reading Well, lieutenant, and our soundings?”

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Blomsberry

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From this reading “Certainly, Bronsfield, there is a great depression,” said Captain Blomsberry.

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Bronsfield

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From this reading “I think, sir, that the operation is nearing its completion,” replied Lieutenant Bronsfield.

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But

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From this reading “But who would have thought of finding such a depth so near in shore, and only 200 miles from the American coast?”

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Captain

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From this reading “Certainly, Bronsfield, there is a great depression,” said Captain Blomsberry.

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Certainly

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From this reading “Certainly, Bronsfield, there is a great depression,” said Captain Blomsberry.

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coast

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From this reading “But who would have thought of finding such a depth so near in shore, and only 200 miles from the American coast?”

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completion

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From this reading “I think, sir, that the operation is nearing its completion,” replied Lieutenant Bronsfield.

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depression

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From this reading “Certainly, Bronsfield, there is a great depression,” said Captain Blomsberry.

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depth

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From this reading “But who would have thought of finding such a depth so near in shore, and only 200 miles from the American coast?”

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finding

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From this reading “But who would have thought of finding such a depth so near in shore, and only 200 miles from the American coast?”

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from

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From this reading “But who would have thought of finding such a depth so near in shore, and only 200 miles from the American coast?”

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great

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From this reading “Certainly, Bronsfield, there is a great depression,” said Captain Blomsberry.

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have

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From this reading “But who would have thought of finding such a depth so near in shore, and only 200 miles from the American coast?”

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I

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From this reading “I think, sir, that the operation is nearing its completion,” replied Lieutenant Bronsfield.

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in

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From this reading “But who would have thought of finding such a depth so near in shore, and only 200 miles from the American coast?”

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is

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From this reading “I think, sir, that the operation is nearing its completion,” replied Lieutenant Bronsfield.

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its

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From this reading “I think, sir, that the operation is nearing its completion,” replied Lieutenant Bronsfield.

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lieutenant

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From this reading Well, lieutenant, and our soundings?”

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miles

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From this reading “But who would have thought of finding such a depth so near in shore, and only 200 miles from the American coast?”

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near

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From this reading “But who would have thought of finding such a depth so near in shore, and only 200 miles from the American coast?”

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nearing

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From this reading “I think, sir, that the operation is nearing its completion,” replied Lieutenant Bronsfield.

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OF

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From this reading THE SOUNDINGS OF THE SUSQUEHANNA

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only

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From this reading “But who would have thought of finding such a depth so near in shore, and only 200 miles from the American coast?”

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operation

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From this reading “I think, sir, that the operation is nearing its completion,” replied Lieutenant Bronsfield.

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our

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From this reading Well, lieutenant, and our soundings?”

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replied

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From this reading “I think, sir, that the operation is nearing its completion,” replied Lieutenant Bronsfield.

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said

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From this reading “Certainly, Bronsfield, there is a great depression,” said Captain Blomsberry.

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shore

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From this reading “But who would have thought of finding such a depth so near in shore, and only 200 miles from the American coast?”

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sir

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From this reading “I think, sir, that the operation is nearing its completion,” replied Lieutenant Bronsfield.

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so

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From this reading “But who would have thought of finding such a depth so near in shore, and only 200 miles from the American coast?”

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SOUNDINGS

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From this reading THE SOUNDINGS OF THE SUSQUEHANNA

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such

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From this reading “But who would have thought of finding such a depth so near in shore, and only 200 miles from the American coast?”

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SUSQUEHANNA

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From this reading THE SOUNDINGS OF THE SUSQUEHANNA

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that

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From this reading “I think, sir, that the operation is nearing its completion,” replied Lieutenant Bronsfield.

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THE

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From this reading THE SOUNDINGS OF THE SUSQUEHANNA

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there

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From this reading “Certainly, Bronsfield, there is a great depression,” said Captain Blomsberry.

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think

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From this reading “I think, sir, that the operation is nearing its completion,” replied Lieutenant Bronsfield.

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thought

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From this reading “But who would have thought of finding such a depth so near in shore, and only 200 miles from the American coast?”

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Well

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From this reading Well, lieutenant, and our soundings?”

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who

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From this reading “But who would have thought of finding such a depth so near in shore, and only 200 miles from the American coast?”

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would

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From this reading “But who would have thought of finding such a depth so near in shore, and only 200 miles from the American coast?”

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