'I traveled millions of years into the future.' 'The sun grew larger and redder in the sky.' 'I stopped the machine on a beach beside a dark sea.' 'The air was thin and cold, hard to breathe.' 'The huge red sun hung low on the horizon, never moving.' 'The Earth had stopped rotating, one side always facing the sun.' 'The landscape was empty and lifeless.' 'No trees, no grass, no birds in the sky.' 'Only rocks and sand stretched to the horizon.' 'I saw some movement on the rocks near the water.' 'Strange creatures were crawling there, like giant crabs.' 'Their shells were blood-red, and they had many legs.' 'Was this all that remained of life on Earth?' 'I traveled even further into the future.' 'The sun grew even larger, covering half the sky.' 'I stopped again, thirty million years from my time.' 'Now there was nothing alive at all.' 'Only green moss grew on the rocks.' 'The sea was frozen and still.' 'Snow began to fall from the dark sky.' 'The dying sun gave almost no warmth.' 'I felt the terrible loneliness of the end of all things.' 'This was how our world would end.' 'Not with fire, but with ice and silence.' 'All the great civilizations of humanity were gone.' 'All our science, all our art, all our dreams.' 'Nothing remained but rock and ice.' 'A great sadness filled my heart.' 'The cold was becoming dangerous.' 'I could barely move my fingers.' 'I climbed back onto my machine and pulled the lever.' 'This time, I went backward through time.' 'The sun shrank and turned yellow again.' 'Life returned to the Earth.' 'I raced back through the centuries toward my home.' 'I watched for the familiar buildings of my laboratory.' 'Finally, I saw them appear around me.' 'I slowed the machine carefully this time.' 'The walls became solid around me.' 'I was home.'
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The Dying Earth
Chapter 14 · The Time Machine · B1 English. Tip: Click on any word while reading to see its translation. Take your time with each chapter and review the vocabulary before moving on.
Chapter Summary
The Time Traveller journeys further into the future, witnessing the final days of Earth under a dying sun.
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Comprehension Questions
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What did the Time Traveller see when he stopped millions of years in the future?
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What did the Time Traveller see thirty million years in the future?
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According to the Time Traveller's vision, how would the world end?
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