Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea — Vocabulary
Jules Verne
translated by: F.P. Walter
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This man was certainly the most wonderful physical specimen I had ever encountered.†39 more

I'll spare you the innumerable hypotheses with which we've tried to explain this inexplicable phenomenon, whose secret is yours alone.23 more

Braving the ice banks of the South Pole, the coral of Oceania, the cannibals of the Pacific, only to perish wretchedly in a train wreck!†20 more

In essence, the narwhale is armed with a sort of ivory sword, or lance, as certain naturalists have expressed it.†24 more

This sudden illumination of our cabin enabled me to examine its tiniest details.†15 more

Moreover, the solution it proposed allowed for free play of the imagination.†14 more

Conseil and I were soon dressed in these diving suits, as were Captain Nemo and one of his companions—a herculean type who must have been prodigiously strong.†20 more

Soon Jidda faded into the shadows of evening, and the Nautilus went back beneath the mildly phosphorescent waters.21 more

Some thirty pictures by the masters, uniformly framed and separated by gleaming panoplies of arms, adorned walls on which were stretched tapestries of austere design.†18 more

But after all, as Conseil noted, we enjoyed complete freedom, we were daintily and abundantly fed.†14 more

It made a full circle around the frigate—then doing fourteen knots—and wrapped us in sheets of electricity that were like luminous dust.†15 more

It's the most tranquil of the seas; its currents are wide and slow—moving, its tides moderate, its rainfall abundant.†16 more

Gone are the days when Jonahs took refuge in the bellies of whales!†16 more

When the device is operating, this gas becomes luminous and gives off a continuous whitish light.†12 more

Because it takes incalculable strength just to live in those deep strata and withstand their pressure.†40 more

On April 13, 1867, with a smooth sea and a moderate breeze, the Scotia lay in longitude 15° 12' and latitude 45° 37'.†40 more

There our nets brought up some fine fish samples: dolphinfish with azure fins, gold tails, and flesh that's unrivaled in the entire world, wrasse from the genus Hologymnosus that were nearly denuded of scales but exquisite in flavor, knifejaws with bony beaks, yellowish albacore that were as tasty as bonito, all fish worth classifying in the ship's pantry.†10 more

How many new specimens of underwater flora and fauna I marveled at beneath the light of our electric beacon!9 more

Ned Land put in, his tone denoting reservations.†5 more

Indeed, from this moment on, any maritime casualty without an established cause was charged to the monster's account.†6 more