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A princess of Mars
A princess of Mars

Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

Chapter 29 of A princess of Mars is here in full — 27 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 29 of A princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs holds 27 sentences, grouped into 6 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.

What does chapter 29 of A princess of Mars contain?

Chapter 29 holds 27 sentences of A princess of Mars, unabridged, divided into 6 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 29 of A princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 27 sentences, grouped into 6 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Work through the 6 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 6 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #62, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does A princess of Mars take to read?

About 201 minutes of reading across 484 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Words and structures a reader meets early in A princess of Mars, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

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AT THE ARIZONA CAVE
It was dark when I opened my eyes again.
Strange, stiff garments were upon my body; garments that cracked and powdered away from me as I rose to a sitting posture.
I felt myself over from head to foot and from head to foot I was clothed, though when I fell unconscious at the little doorway I had been naked.
Before me was a small patch of moonlit sky which showed through a ragged aperture.
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A princess of Mars

Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

Chapter 29 of A princess of Mars is here in full — 27 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/6 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
AT THE ARIZONA CAVE
Line 2
It was dark when I opened my eyes again.
Line 3
Strange, stiff garments were upon my body; garments that cracked and powdered away from me as I rose to a sitting posture.
Line 4
I felt myself over from head to foot and from head to foot I was clothed, though when I fell unconscious at the little doorway I had been naked.
Line 5
Before me was a small patch of moonlit sky which showed through a ragged aperture.
All words in this reading · 57

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

a

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From this reading Strange, stiff garments were upon my body; garments that cracked and powdered away from me as I rose to a sitting posture.

again

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From this reading It was dark when I opened my eyes again.

and

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From this reading Strange, stiff garments were upon my body; garments that cracked and powdered away from me as I rose to a sitting posture.

aperture

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From this reading Before me was a small patch of moonlit sky which showed through a ragged aperture.

ARIZONA

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From this reading AT THE ARIZONA CAVE

as

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From this reading Strange, stiff garments were upon my body; garments that cracked and powdered away from me as I rose to a sitting posture.

AT

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From this reading AT THE ARIZONA CAVE

away

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Strange, stiff garments were upon my body; garments that cracked and powdered away from me as I rose to a sitting posture.

been

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I felt myself over from head to foot and from head to foot I was clothed, though when I fell unconscious at the little doorway I had been naked.

Before

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From this reading Before me was a small patch of moonlit sky which showed through a ragged aperture.

body

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From this reading Strange, stiff garments were upon my body; garments that cracked and powdered away from me as I rose to a sitting posture.

CAVE

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading AT THE ARIZONA CAVE

clothed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I felt myself over from head to foot and from head to foot I was clothed, though when I fell unconscious at the little doorway I had been naked.

cracked

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Strange, stiff garments were upon my body; garments that cracked and powdered away from me as I rose to a sitting posture.

dark

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was dark when I opened my eyes again.

doorway

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From this reading I felt myself over from head to foot and from head to foot I was clothed, though when I fell unconscious at the little doorway I had been naked.

eyes

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was dark when I opened my eyes again.

fell

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I felt myself over from head to foot and from head to foot I was clothed, though when I fell unconscious at the little doorway I had been naked.

felt

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I felt myself over from head to foot and from head to foot I was clothed, though when I fell unconscious at the little doorway I had been naked.

foot

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I felt myself over from head to foot and from head to foot I was clothed, though when I fell unconscious at the little doorway I had been naked.

from

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Strange, stiff garments were upon my body; garments that cracked and powdered away from me as I rose to a sitting posture.

garments

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Strange, stiff garments were upon my body; garments that cracked and powdered away from me as I rose to a sitting posture.

had

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I felt myself over from head to foot and from head to foot I was clothed, though when I fell unconscious at the little doorway I had been naked.

head

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I felt myself over from head to foot and from head to foot I was clothed, though when I fell unconscious at the little doorway I had been naked.

I

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was dark when I opened my eyes again.

It

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From this reading It was dark when I opened my eyes again.

little

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I felt myself over from head to foot and from head to foot I was clothed, though when I fell unconscious at the little doorway I had been naked.

me

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Strange, stiff garments were upon my body; garments that cracked and powdered away from me as I rose to a sitting posture.

moonlit

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Before me was a small patch of moonlit sky which showed through a ragged aperture.

my

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was dark when I opened my eyes again.

myself

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I felt myself over from head to foot and from head to foot I was clothed, though when I fell unconscious at the little doorway I had been naked.

naked

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I felt myself over from head to foot and from head to foot I was clothed, though when I fell unconscious at the little doorway I had been naked.

of

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Before me was a small patch of moonlit sky which showed through a ragged aperture.

opened

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From this reading It was dark when I opened my eyes again.

over

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I felt myself over from head to foot and from head to foot I was clothed, though when I fell unconscious at the little doorway I had been naked.

patch

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Before me was a small patch of moonlit sky which showed through a ragged aperture.

posture

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Strange, stiff garments were upon my body; garments that cracked and powdered away from me as I rose to a sitting posture.

powdered

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Strange, stiff garments were upon my body; garments that cracked and powdered away from me as I rose to a sitting posture.

ragged

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Before me was a small patch of moonlit sky which showed through a ragged aperture.

rose

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Strange, stiff garments were upon my body; garments that cracked and powdered away from me as I rose to a sitting posture.

showed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Before me was a small patch of moonlit sky which showed through a ragged aperture.

sitting

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Strange, stiff garments were upon my body; garments that cracked and powdered away from me as I rose to a sitting posture.

sky

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Before me was a small patch of moonlit sky which showed through a ragged aperture.

small

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Before me was a small patch of moonlit sky which showed through a ragged aperture.

stiff

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Strange, stiff garments were upon my body; garments that cracked and powdered away from me as I rose to a sitting posture.

Strange

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Strange, stiff garments were upon my body; garments that cracked and powdered away from me as I rose to a sitting posture.

that

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Strange, stiff garments were upon my body; garments that cracked and powdered away from me as I rose to a sitting posture.

THE

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading AT THE ARIZONA CAVE

though

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I felt myself over from head to foot and from head to foot I was clothed, though when I fell unconscious at the little doorway I had been naked.

through

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Before me was a small patch of moonlit sky which showed through a ragged aperture.

to

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Strange, stiff garments were upon my body; garments that cracked and powdered away from me as I rose to a sitting posture.

unconscious

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I felt myself over from head to foot and from head to foot I was clothed, though when I fell unconscious at the little doorway I had been naked.

upon

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Strange, stiff garments were upon my body; garments that cracked and powdered away from me as I rose to a sitting posture.

was

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was dark when I opened my eyes again.

were

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Strange, stiff garments were upon my body; garments that cracked and powdered away from me as I rose to a sitting posture.

when

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was dark when I opened my eyes again.

which

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From this reading Before me was a small patch of moonlit sky which showed through a ragged aperture.