GRAND ADVENTURE B1 B2

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne is available here as the complete text, split into 1046 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Jules Verne44 chapters

Professor Lidenbrock, Axel, and Hans descend into the crater of an Icelandic volcano to discover a lost subterranean world beneath the Earth's crust.

44 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 44 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

Journey to the Center of the Earth

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1 of 1028 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

This edition of Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #18857, divided into 70 chapters and 1046 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.

Where can I read Journey to the Center of the Earth in full?

The complete text of Journey to the Center of the Earth is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #18857 and divided into 1046 sections.

This page carries the whole of Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #18857, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5226 sentences across 70 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.

How is Journey to the Center of the Earth divided for reading?

Journey to the Center of the Earth is presented in 70 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Journey to the Center of the Earth as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1046 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The 70 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.

Can I hear Journey to the Center of the Earth read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Journey to the Center of the Earth can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Journey to the Center of the Earth can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.

Questions about reading Journey to the Center of the Earth

Common questions about reading Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Journey to the Center of the Earth?

Yes. All 5226 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #18857 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Journey to the Center of the Earth is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #18857, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Journey to the Center of the Earth take to read?

About 435 minutes of reading across 1046 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Journey to the Center of the Earth section by section

How to work through Journey to the Center of the Earth section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Vocabulary met early in Journey to the Center of the Earth

Words and structures a reader meets early in Journey to the Center of the Earth, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Uncle: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Journey to the Center of the Earth; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Makes: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Journey to the Center of the Earth; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Great: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Journey to the Center of the Earth; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Discovery: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Journey to the Center of the Earth; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.

Journey to the Center of the Earth

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Questions about reading Journey to the Center of the Earth

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Vocabulary met early in Journey to the Center of the Earth