Chapter 39 of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 39 of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge. Inside the Nautilus all was gloom and silence. It left this place of devastation with prodigious speed, 100 feet beneath the waters. Where was it going? North or south?
Chapter 39 of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state of being decayed or destroyed
From this reading “It left this place of devastation with prodigious speed, 100 feet beneath the waters.”
provoking horror
From this reading “The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.”
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading “Inside the Nautilus all was gloom and silence.”
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading “The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.”
sit or recline comfortably
From this reading “The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.”
a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power
From this reading “Inside the Nautilus all was gloom and silence.”
plural of “panel” — sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
From this reading “The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.”
so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
From this reading “It left this place of devastation with prodigious speed, 100 feet beneath the waters.”
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From this reading It left this place of devastation with prodigious speed, 100 feet beneath the waters.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Inside the Nautilus all was gloom and silence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Inside the Nautilus all was gloom and silence.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading It left this place of devastation with prodigious speed, 100 feet beneath the waters.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.
the state of being decayed or destroyed
From this reading It left this place of devastation with prodigious speed, 100 feet beneath the waters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading It left this place of devastation with prodigious speed, 100 feet beneath the waters.
provoking horror
From this reading The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading Inside the Nautilus all was gloom and silence.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.
the act of departing
From this reading Where was it going?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Inside the Nautilus all was gloom and silence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It left this place of devastation with prodigious speed, 100 feet beneath the waters.
immediately past
From this reading The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading It left this place of devastation with prodigious speed, 100 feet beneath the waters.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.
sit or recline comfortably
From this reading The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.
a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power
From this reading Inside the Nautilus all was gloom and silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading North or south?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading North or south?
above and across; more than
From this reading The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.
plural of “panel” — sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
From this reading The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It left this place of devastation with prodigious speed, 100 feet beneath the waters.
so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
From this reading It left this place of devastation with prodigious speed, 100 feet beneath the waters.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Inside the Nautilus all was gloom and silence.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading North or south?
move hurridly
From this reading It left this place of devastation with prodigious speed, 100 feet beneath the waters.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Inside the Nautilus all was gloom and silence.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading It left this place of devastation with prodigious speed, 100 feet beneath the waters.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where was it going?
in the company of; together with
From this reading It left this place of devastation with prodigious speed, 100 feet beneath the waters.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.
Chapter 39 of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas by Jules Verne holds 221 sentences, grouped into 45 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 39 holds 221 sentences of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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