Chapter 5 of A message from Mars is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of A message from Mars is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MESSENGER. Never mind, there are thousands of people who are not. HORACE. You scoundrel! I suspect this is your doing!
Chapter 5 of A message from Mars is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “I suspect this is your doing!”
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading “HORACE.”
a person who carries a message
From this reading “MESSENGER.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Never mind, there are thousands of people who are not.”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “Never mind, there are thousands of people who are not.”
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “You scoundrel!”
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading “I suspect this is your doing!”
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “Never mind, there are thousands of people who are not.”
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.
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Never mind, there are thousands of people who are not.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading I suspect this is your doing!
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading HORACE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suspect this is your doing!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I suspect this is your doing!
a person who carries a message
From this reading MESSENGER.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Never mind, there are thousands of people who are not.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never mind, there are thousands of people who are not.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Never mind, there are thousands of people who are not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Never mind, there are thousands of people who are not.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Never mind, there are thousands of people who are not.
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading You scoundrel!
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading I suspect this is your doing!
in or at that place or location
From this reading Never mind, there are thousands of people who are not.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I suspect this is your doing!
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Never mind, there are thousands of people who are not.
which person or people
From this reading Never mind, there are thousands of people who are not.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You scoundrel!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I suspect this is your doing!
Chapter 5 of A message from Mars by Richard Ganthony holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Chapter 5 holds 413 sentences of A message from Mars, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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