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A princess of Mars
A princess of Mars

Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

Chapter 23 of A princess of Mars is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 23 of A princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs holds 173 sentences, grouped into 35 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

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I FIND DEJAH
The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.
He therefore escorted me immediately to the apartment in which Than Kosis then was.
The ruler was engaged in conversation with his son, Sab Than, and several courtiers of his household, and did not perceive my entrance.
The walls of the apartment were completely hung with splendid tapestries which hid any windows or doors which may have pierced them.
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A princess of Mars

Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

Chapter 23 of A princess of Mars is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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I FIND DEJAH
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The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.
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He therefore escorted me immediately to the apartment in which Than Kosis then was.
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The ruler was engaged in conversation with his son, Sab Than, and several courtiers of his household, and did not perceive my entrance.
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The walls of the apartment were completely hung with splendid tapestries which hid any windows or doors which may have pierced them.
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all

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From this reading The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.

always

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From this reading The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.

and

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From this reading The ruler was engaged in conversation with his son, Sab Than, and several courtiers of his household, and did not perceive my entrance.

any

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From this reading The walls of the apartment were completely hung with splendid tapestries which hid any windows or doors which may have pierced them.

apartment

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From this reading He therefore escorted me immediately to the apartment in which Than Kosis then was.

as

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From this reading The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.

assassination

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From this reading The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.

been

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From this reading The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.

completely

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From this reading The walls of the apartment were completely hung with splendid tapestries which hid any windows or doors which may have pierced them.

conflict

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From this reading The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.

constitute

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From this reading The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.

conversation

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From this reading The ruler was engaged in conversation with his son, Sab Than, and several courtiers of his household, and did not perceive my entrance.

courtiers

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From this reading The ruler was engaged in conversation with his son, Sab Than, and several courtiers of his household, and did not perceive my entrance.

danger

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From this reading The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.

DEJAH

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From this reading I FIND DEJAH

did

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From this reading The ruler was engaged in conversation with his son, Sab Than, and several courtiers of his household, and did not perceive my entrance.

doors

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From this reading The walls of the apartment were completely hung with splendid tapestries which hid any windows or doors which may have pierced them.

engaged

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From this reading The ruler was engaged in conversation with his son, Sab Than, and several courtiers of his household, and did not perceive my entrance.

entire

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From this reading The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.

entrance

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From this reading The ruler was engaged in conversation with his son, Sab Than, and several courtiers of his household, and did not perceive my entrance.

escorted

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From this reading He therefore escorted me immediately to the apartment in which Than Kosis then was.

ethics

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From this reading The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.

fair

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From this reading The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.

FIND

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From this reading I FIND DEJAH

given

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From this reading The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.

great

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From this reading The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.

had

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From this reading The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.

have

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From this reading The walls of the apartment were completely hung with splendid tapestries which hid any windows or doors which may have pierced them.

He

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From this reading He therefore escorted me immediately to the apartment in which Than Kosis then was.

hid

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From this reading The walls of the apartment were completely hung with splendid tapestries which hid any windows or doors which may have pierced them.

his

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From this reading The ruler was engaged in conversation with his son, Sab Than, and several courtiers of his household, and did not perceive my entrance.

household

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From this reading The ruler was engaged in conversation with his son, Sab Than, and several courtiers of his household, and did not perceive my entrance.

hung

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From this reading The walls of the apartment were completely hung with splendid tapestries which hid any windows or doors which may have pierced them.

I

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From this reading I FIND DEJAH

immediately

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From this reading He therefore escorted me immediately to the apartment in which Than Kosis then was.

in

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From this reading The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.

instructions

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From this reading The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.

is

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From this reading The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.

jeddak

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From this reading The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.

Kosis

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From this reading He therefore escorted me immediately to the apartment in which Than Kosis then was.

major-domo

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From this reading The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.

Martian

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From this reading The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.

may

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From this reading The walls of the apartment were completely hung with splendid tapestries which hid any windows or doors which may have pierced them.

me

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From this reading The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.

my

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From this reading The ruler was engaged in conversation with his son, Sab Than, and several courtiers of his household, and did not perceive my entrance.

near

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From this reading The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.

not

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From this reading The ruler was engaged in conversation with his son, Sab Than, and several courtiers of his household, and did not perceive my entrance.

of

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From this reading The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.

or

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From this reading The walls of the apartment were completely hung with splendid tapestries which hid any windows or doors which may have pierced them.

perceive

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From this reading The ruler was engaged in conversation with his son, Sab Than, and several courtiers of his household, and did not perceive my entrance.

person

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From this reading The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.

pierced

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From this reading The walls of the apartment were completely hung with splendid tapestries which hid any windows or doors which may have pierced them.

reported

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From this reading The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.

rule

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From this reading The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.

ruler

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From this reading The ruler was engaged in conversation with his son, Sab Than, and several courtiers of his household, and did not perceive my entrance.

Sab

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From this reading The ruler was engaged in conversation with his son, Sab Than, and several courtiers of his household, and did not perceive my entrance.

seems

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From this reading The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.

several

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From this reading The ruler was engaged in conversation with his son, Sab Than, and several courtiers of his household, and did not perceive my entrance.

son

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From this reading The ruler was engaged in conversation with his son, Sab Than, and several courtiers of his household, and did not perceive my entrance.

splendid

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From this reading The walls of the apartment were completely hung with splendid tapestries which hid any windows or doors which may have pierced them.

station

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From this reading The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.

tapestries

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From this reading The walls of the apartment were completely hung with splendid tapestries which hid any windows or doors which may have pierced them.

Than

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From this reading He therefore escorted me immediately to the apartment in which Than Kosis then was.

that

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From this reading The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.

The

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From this reading The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.

them

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From this reading The walls of the apartment were completely hung with splendid tapestries which hid any windows or doors which may have pierced them.

then

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From this reading He therefore escorted me immediately to the apartment in which Than Kosis then was.

therefore

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From this reading He therefore escorted me immediately to the apartment in which Than Kosis then was.

time

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From this reading The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.

to

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From this reading The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.

walls

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From this reading The walls of the apartment were completely hung with splendid tapestries which hid any windows or doors which may have pierced them.

war

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From this reading The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.

was

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From this reading He therefore escorted me immediately to the apartment in which Than Kosis then was.

were

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From this reading The walls of the apartment were completely hung with splendid tapestries which hid any windows or doors which may have pierced them.

which

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From this reading He therefore escorted me immediately to the apartment in which Than Kosis then was.

who

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From this reading The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.

whom

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From this reading The major-domo to whom I reported had been given instructions to station me near the person of the jeddak, who, in time of war, is always in great danger of assassination, as the rule that all is fair in war seems to constitute the entire ethics of Martian conflict.

windows

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From this reading The walls of the apartment were completely hung with splendid tapestries which hid any windows or doors which may have pierced them.

with

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From this reading The ruler was engaged in conversation with his son, Sab Than, and several courtiers of his household, and did not perceive my entrance.