Chapter 35 of The Moon-Voyage is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of The Moon-Voyage is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE. The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, a danger quite unforeseen. Who would have imagined such a meeting of asteroids? These wandering bodies might prove serious perils to the travellers. They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
Chapter 35 of The Moon-Voyage is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “asteroid” — any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
From this reading “Who would have imagined such a meeting of asteroids?”
the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
From this reading “They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.”
half of the terrestrial globe
From this reading “THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE.”
plural of “navigator” — the ship's officer in charge of navigation
From this reading “They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.”
plural of “peril” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “These wandering bodies might prove serious perils to the travellers.”
a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
From this reading “The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, a danger quite unforeseen.”
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading “These wandering bodies might prove serious perils to the travellers.”
not anticipated
From this reading “The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, a danger quite unforeseen.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, a danger quite unforeseen.
plural of “asteroid” — any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
From this reading Who would have imagined such a meeting of asteroids?
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading These wandering bodies might prove serious perils to the travellers.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, a danger quite unforeseen.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, a danger quite unforeseen.
the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
having unexpected good fortune
From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, a danger quite unforeseen.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Who would have imagined such a meeting of asteroids?
half of the terrestrial globe
From this reading THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Who would have imagined such a meeting of asteroids?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
and nothing more
From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, a danger quite unforeseen.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading Who would have imagined such a meeting of asteroids?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading These wandering bodies might prove serious perils to the travellers.
plural of “navigator” — the ship's officer in charge of navigation
From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Who would have imagined such a meeting of asteroids?
plural of “peril” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading These wandering bodies might prove serious perils to the travellers.
a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, a danger quite unforeseen.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading These wandering bodies might prove serious perils to the travellers.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, a danger quite unforeseen.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading These wandering bodies might prove serious perils to the travellers.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Who would have imagined such a meeting of asteroids?
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, a danger quite unforeseen.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These wandering bodies might prove serious perils to the travellers.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These wandering bodies might prove serious perils to the travellers.
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading These wandering bodies might prove serious perils to the travellers.
not anticipated
From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, a danger quite unforeseen.
migratory
From this reading These wandering bodies might prove serious perils to the travellers.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
which person or people
From this reading Who would have imagined such a meeting of asteroids?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Who would have imagined such a meeting of asteroids?
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