Chapter 32 of The Mysterious Island is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of The Mysterious Island is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
At Herbert’s cry, Pencroft, letting his gun fall, rushed towards him. “They have killed him!” he cried. “My boy! They have killed him!” Cyrus Harding and Gideon Spilett ran to Herbert.
Chapter 32 of The Mysterious Island is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC)
From this reading “Cyrus Harding and Gideon Spilett ran to Herbert.”
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “At Herbert’s cry, Pencroft, letting his gun fall, rushed towards him.”
29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
From this reading “Cyrus Harding and Gideon Spilett ran to Herbert.”
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading “At Herbert’s cry, Pencroft, letting his gun fall, rushed towards him.”
possessive form of “herbert” — United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading ““They have killed him!” he cried.”
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading “At Herbert’s cry, Pencroft, letting his gun fall, rushed towards him.”
done under pressure
From this reading “At Herbert’s cry, Pencroft, letting his gun fall, rushed towards him.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cyrus Harding and Gideon Spilett ran to Herbert.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Herbert’s cry, Pencroft, letting his gun fall, rushed towards him.
a youthful male person
From this reading “My boy!
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “They have killed him!” he cried.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading At Herbert’s cry, Pencroft, letting his gun fall, rushed towards him.
Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC)
From this reading Cyrus Harding and Gideon Spilett ran to Herbert.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading At Herbert’s cry, Pencroft, letting his gun fall, rushed towards him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cyrus Harding and Gideon Spilett ran to Herbert.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading At Herbert’s cry, Pencroft, letting his gun fall, rushed towards him.
29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
From this reading Cyrus Harding and Gideon Spilett ran to Herbert.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They have killed him!” he cried.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They have killed him!” he cried.
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading Cyrus Harding and Gideon Spilett ran to Herbert.
possessive form of “herbert” — United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading At Herbert’s cry, Pencroft, letting his gun fall, rushed towards him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At Herbert’s cry, Pencroft, letting his gun fall, rushed towards him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At Herbert’s cry, Pencroft, letting his gun fall, rushed towards him.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “They have killed him!” he cried.
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading At Herbert’s cry, Pencroft, letting his gun fall, rushed towards him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My boy!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At Herbert’s cry, Pencroft, letting his gun fall, rushed towards him.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Cyrus Harding and Gideon Spilett ran to Herbert.
done under pressure
From this reading At Herbert’s cry, Pencroft, letting his gun fall, rushed towards him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cyrus Harding and Gideon Spilett ran to Herbert.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They have killed him!” he cried.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cyrus Harding and Gideon Spilett ran to Herbert.
in the direction of
From this reading At Herbert’s cry, Pencroft, letting his gun fall, rushed towards him.
Chapter 32 of The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne holds 195 sentences, grouped into 39 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.
Chapter 32 holds 195 sentences of The Mysterious Island, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 32 of The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 195 sentences, grouped into 39 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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