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Two Thousand Miles Below
Two Thousand Miles Below

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of Two Thousand Miles Below is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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_Gold!_ "Ten miles down, drillers!
Hell-bound, and proud of it!
Ten miles down, drillers!
Hark to what I say: You're pokin' through the crust of hell And braggin' too damn loud of it, For, when you get to hell, you'll find The devil there to pay."
From the black, night-wrapped valley, far below, the singer's voice went silent with the slamming of a door in one of the bunkhouses.
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Two Thousand Miles Below

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of Two Thousand Miles Below is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_Gold!_ "Ten miles down, drillers!
Line 2
Hell-bound, and proud of it!
Line 3
Ten miles down, drillers!
Line 4
Hark to what I say: You're pokin' through the crust of hell And braggin' too damn loud of it, For, when you get to hell, you'll find The devil there to pay."
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From the black, night-wrapped valley, far below, the singer's voice went silent with the slamming of a door in one of the bunkhouses.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

crust noun US /krʌst/

the outer layer of the Earth

From this reading “Hark to what I say: You're pokin' through the crust of hell And braggin' too damn loud of it, For, when you get to hell, you'll find The devil there to pay."”

damn adjective US /dæm/

used as expletives

From this reading “Hark to what I say: You're pokin' through the crust of hell And braggin' too damn loud of it, For, when you get to hell, you'll find The devil there to pay."”

devil noun US /ˈdevəl/

(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading “Hark to what I say: You're pokin' through the crust of hell And braggin' too damn loud of it, For, when you get to hell, you'll find The devil there to pay."”

Hark verb US /hɑːrk/

listen; used mostly in the imperative

From this reading “Hark to what I say: You're pokin' through the crust of hell And braggin' too damn loud of it, For, when you get to hell, you'll find The devil there to pay."”

hell noun US /hel/

any place of pain and turmoil

From this reading “Hell-bound, and proud of it!”

loud adjective US /laʊd/

characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity

From this reading “Hark to what I say: You're pokin' through the crust of hell And braggin' too damn loud of it, For, when you get to hell, you'll find The devil there to pay."”

singer's noun US /ˈsɪŋərz/

possessive form of “singer” — a person who sings

From this reading “From the black, night-wrapped valley, far below, the singer's voice went silent with the slamming of a door in one of the bunkhouses.”

slamming verb US /ˈslæmɪŋ/

inflected form of “slam” — close violently

From this reading “From the black, night-wrapped valley, far below, the singer's voice went silent with the slamming of a door in one of the bunkhouses.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

Ten miles noun + noun counted as “ten mile”

In this reading “_Gold!_ "Ten miles down, drillers!”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading From the black, night-wrapped valley, far below, the singer's voice went silent with the slamming of a door in one of the bunkhouses.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Hell-bound, and proud of it!

belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading From the black, night-wrapped valley, far below, the singer's voice went silent with the slamming of a door in one of the bunkhouses.

blackadjectiveUS /blæk/

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading From the black, night-wrapped valley, far below, the singer's voice went silent with the slamming of a door in one of the bunkhouses.

braggin

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From this reading Hark to what I say: You're pokin' through the crust of hell And braggin' too damn loud of it, For, when you get to hell, you'll find The devil there to pay."

bunkhouses

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From this reading From the black, night-wrapped valley, far below, the singer's voice went silent with the slamming of a door in one of the bunkhouses.

crustnounUS /krʌst/

the outer layer of the Earth

From this reading Hark to what I say: You're pokin' through the crust of hell And braggin' too damn loud of it, For, when you get to hell, you'll find The devil there to pay."

damnadjectiveUS /dæm/

used as expletives

From this reading Hark to what I say: You're pokin' through the crust of hell And braggin' too damn loud of it, For, when you get to hell, you'll find The devil there to pay."

devilnounUS /ˈdevəl/

(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading Hark to what I say: You're pokin' through the crust of hell And braggin' too damn loud of it, For, when you get to hell, you'll find The devil there to pay."

doornounUS /dɔːr/

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading From the black, night-wrapped valley, far below, the singer's voice went silent with the slamming of a door in one of the bunkhouses.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading _Gold!_ "Ten miles down, drillers!

drillers

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From this reading _Gold!_ "Ten miles down, drillers!

faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading From the black, night-wrapped valley, far below, the singer's voice went silent with the slamming of a door in one of the bunkhouses.

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Hark to what I say: You're pokin' through the crust of hell And braggin' too damn loud of it, For, when you get to hell, you'll find The devil there to pay."

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Hark to what I say: You're pokin' through the crust of hell And braggin' too damn loud of it, For, when you get to hell, you'll find The devil there to pay."

FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From the black, night-wrapped valley, far below, the singer's voice went silent with the slamming of a door in one of the bunkhouses.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Hark to what I say: You're pokin' through the crust of hell And braggin' too damn loud of it, For, when you get to hell, you'll find The devil there to pay."

GoldnounUS /ɡoʊld/

coins made of gold

From this reading _Gold!_ "Ten miles down, drillers!

HarkverbUS /hɑːrk/

listen; used mostly in the imperative

From this reading Hark to what I say: You're pokin' through the crust of hell And braggin' too damn loud of it, For, when you get to hell, you'll find The devil there to pay."

hellnounUS /hel/

any place of pain and turmoil

From this reading Hark to what I say: You're pokin' through the crust of hell And braggin' too damn loud of it, For, when you get to hell, you'll find The devil there to pay."

Hell-bound

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Hell-bound, and proud of it!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Hark to what I say: You're pokin' through the crust of hell And braggin' too damn loud of it, For, when you get to hell, you'll find The devil there to pay."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading From the black, night-wrapped valley, far below, the singer's voice went silent with the slamming of a door in one of the bunkhouses.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Hell-bound, and proud of it!

loudadjectiveUS /laʊd/

characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity

From this reading Hark to what I say: You're pokin' through the crust of hell And braggin' too damn loud of it, For, when you get to hell, you'll find The devil there to pay."

milesnounUS /maɪlz/

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading _Gold!_ "Ten miles down, drillers!

night-wrapped

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading From the black, night-wrapped valley, far below, the singer's voice went silent with the slamming of a door in one of the bunkhouses.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Hell-bound, and proud of it!

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading From the black, night-wrapped valley, far below, the singer's voice went silent with the slamming of a door in one of the bunkhouses.

payverbUS /peɪ/

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading Hark to what I say: You're pokin' through the crust of hell And braggin' too damn loud of it, For, when you get to hell, you'll find The devil there to pay."

pokin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Hark to what I say: You're pokin' through the crust of hell And braggin' too damn loud of it, For, when you get to hell, you'll find The devil there to pay."

proudadjectiveUS /praʊd/

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading Hell-bound, and proud of it!

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading Hark to what I say: You're pokin' through the crust of hell And braggin' too damn loud of it, For, when you get to hell, you'll find The devil there to pay."

silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/

marked by absence of sound

From this reading From the black, night-wrapped valley, far below, the singer's voice went silent with the slamming of a door in one of the bunkhouses.

singer'snounUS /ˈsɪŋərz/

possessive form of “singer” — a person who sings

From this reading From the black, night-wrapped valley, far below, the singer's voice went silent with the slamming of a door in one of the bunkhouses.

slammingverbUS /ˈslæmɪŋ/

inflected form of “slam” — close violently

From this reading From the black, night-wrapped valley, far below, the singer's voice went silent with the slamming of a door in one of the bunkhouses.

TennounUS /ten/

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading _Gold!_ "Ten miles down, drillers!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Hark to what I say: You're pokin' through the crust of hell And braggin' too damn loud of it, For, when you get to hell, you'll find The devil there to pay."

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Hark to what I say: You're pokin' through the crust of hell And braggin' too damn loud of it, For, when you get to hell, you'll find The devil there to pay."

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Hark to what I say: You're pokin' through the crust of hell And braggin' too damn loud of it, For, when you get to hell, you'll find The devil there to pay."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Hark to what I say: You're pokin' through the crust of hell And braggin' too damn loud of it, For, when you get to hell, you'll find The devil there to pay."

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Hark to what I say: You're pokin' through the crust of hell And braggin' too damn loud of it, For, when you get to hell, you'll find The devil there to pay."

valleynounUS /ˈvæli/

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading From the black, night-wrapped valley, far below, the singer's voice went silent with the slamming of a door in one of the bunkhouses.

voicenounUS /vɔɪs/

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading From the black, night-wrapped valley, far below, the singer's voice went silent with the slamming of a door in one of the bunkhouses.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading From the black, night-wrapped valley, far below, the singer's voice went silent with the slamming of a door in one of the bunkhouses.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Hark to what I say: You're pokin' through the crust of hell And braggin' too damn loud of it, For, when you get to hell, you'll find The devil there to pay."

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Hark to what I say: You're pokin' through the crust of hell And braggin' too damn loud of it, For, when you get to hell, you'll find The devil there to pay."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading From the black, night-wrapped valley, far below, the singer's voice went silent with the slamming of a door in one of the bunkhouses.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Hark to what I say: You're pokin' through the crust of hell And braggin' too damn loud of it, For, when you get to hell, you'll find The devil there to pay."

you'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Hark to what I say: You're pokin' through the crust of hell And braggin' too damn loud of it, For, when you get to hell, you'll find The devil there to pay."

You're

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Hark to what I say: You're pokin' through the crust of hell And braggin' too damn loud of it, For, when you get to hell, you'll find The devil there to pay."

Chapter 3 of Two Thousand Miles Below by Charles Willard Diffin holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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.

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