The Invisible Man

VIII: In Transit

Words you’ll meet in this part (12)
exceedingly
To an extreme or unusual degree; very.
gibbons
Small, agile apes found in Southeast Asia, known for their long arms and loud calls.
dozing
Sleeping lightly or briefly.
sneezing
A sudden, forceful expulsion of air from the nose and mouth due to irritation in the nasal passages.
indisputable
Impossible to deny or question; undeniable.
breadth
The distance or measurement from side to side; width.
cultivated
Prepared and used for growing crops or plants.
climax
The most intense or exciting point of a story or event.
diminished
Reduced in size, extent, or importance.
spasmodic
Relating to or affected by sudden, involuntary muscle contractions.
sneeze
A sudden, forceful expulsion of air through the nose and mouth, often caused by irritation.
tranquillity
A state of peace and calm.

The Invisible Man 12 new words

VIII

In Transit

The eighth chapter is brief, and relates that , the amateur naturalist of the district, while lying out on the spacious open downs without a soul within a couple of miles of him, as he thought, and almost , heard close to him the sound as of a man coughing, , and then swearing savagely to himself; and looking, beheld nothing. Yet the voice was . It continued to swear with that and variety that distinguishes the swearing of a man. It grew to a , again, and died away in the distance, going as it seemed to him in the direction of Adderdean. It lifted to a and ended. Gibbons had heard nothing of the morning’s occurrences, but the phenomenon was so striking and disturbing that his philosophical vanished; he got up hastily, and hurried down the steepness of the hill towards the village, as fast as he could go.

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