Chapter 37 of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 37 of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Gulf Stream THIS DREADFUL SCENE on April 20 none of us will ever be able to forget. I wrote it up in a state of intense excitement. Later I reviewed my narrative. I read it to Conseil and the Canadian. They found it accurate in detail but deficient in impact.
Chapter 37 of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy
From this reading “They found it accurate in detail but deficient in impact.”
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “The Gulf Stream THIS DREADFUL SCENE on April 20 none of us will ever be able to forget.”
of or relating to Canada or its people
From this reading “I read it to Conseil and the Canadian.”
inadequate in amount or degree
From this reading “They found it accurate in detail but deficient in impact.”
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading “The Gulf Stream THIS DREADFUL SCENE on April 20 none of us will ever be able to forget.”
the striking of one body against another
From this reading “They found it accurate in detail but deficient in impact.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “Later I reviewed my narrative.”
past form of “review” — look at again; examine again
From this reading “Later I reviewed my narrative.”
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From this reading The Gulf Stream THIS DREADFUL SCENE on April 20 none of us will ever be able to forget.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I wrote it up in a state of intense excitement.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading The Gulf Stream THIS DREADFUL SCENE on April 20 none of us will ever be able to forget.
conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy
From this reading They found it accurate in detail but deficient in impact.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I read it to Conseil and the Canadian.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading The Gulf Stream THIS DREADFUL SCENE on April 20 none of us will ever be able to forget.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Gulf Stream THIS DREADFUL SCENE on April 20 none of us will ever be able to forget.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They found it accurate in detail but deficient in impact.
of or relating to Canada or its people
From this reading I read it to Conseil and the Canadian.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I read it to Conseil and the Canadian.
inadequate in amount or degree
From this reading They found it accurate in detail but deficient in impact.
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading They found it accurate in detail but deficient in impact.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The Gulf Stream THIS DREADFUL SCENE on April 20 none of us will ever be able to forget.
at any time
From this reading The Gulf Stream THIS DREADFUL SCENE on April 20 none of us will ever be able to forget.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading I wrote it up in a state of intense excitement.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading The Gulf Stream THIS DREADFUL SCENE on April 20 none of us will ever be able to forget.
set up or found
From this reading They found it accurate in detail but deficient in impact.
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading The Gulf Stream THIS DREADFUL SCENE on April 20 none of us will ever be able to forget.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wrote it up in a state of intense excitement.
the striking of one body against another
From this reading They found it accurate in detail but deficient in impact.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I wrote it up in a state of intense excitement.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading I wrote it up in a state of intense excitement.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I wrote it up in a state of intense excitement.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Later I reviewed my narrative.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Later I reviewed my narrative.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Later I reviewed my narrative.
not one, and not any
From this reading The Gulf Stream THIS DREADFUL SCENE on April 20 none of us will ever be able to forget.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Gulf Stream THIS DREADFUL SCENE on April 20 none of us will ever be able to forget.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Gulf Stream THIS DREADFUL SCENE on April 20 none of us will ever be able to forget.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I read it to Conseil and the Canadian.
past form of “review” — look at again; examine again
From this reading Later I reviewed my narrative.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading The Gulf Stream THIS DREADFUL SCENE on April 20 none of us will ever be able to forget.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading I wrote it up in a state of intense excitement.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading The Gulf Stream THIS DREADFUL SCENE on April 20 none of us will ever be able to forget.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Gulf Stream THIS DREADFUL SCENE on April 20 none of us will ever be able to forget.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found it accurate in detail but deficient in impact.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Gulf Stream THIS DREADFUL SCENE on April 20 none of us will ever be able to forget.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Gulf Stream THIS DREADFUL SCENE on April 20 none of us will ever be able to forget.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I wrote it up in a state of intense excitement.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Gulf Stream THIS DREADFUL SCENE on April 20 none of us will ever be able to forget.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The Gulf Stream THIS DREADFUL SCENE on April 20 none of us will ever be able to forget.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading I wrote it up in a state of intense excitement.
Chapter 37 of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas by Jules Verne holds 263 sentences, grouped into 53 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 37 holds 263 sentences of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
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