Chapter 8 of A Trip to 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 8 of A Trip to Mars is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
’He will have to fight to maintain his own position ere that can come about, I fear!’ rejoined Malto gravely. ’But I thank you, Prince, all the same, for your sympathy and your promise. Another day I will, as you say, give you the details—when the time comes. Let me now explain how we are situated here. We are in a desolate territory known as Kubandia.
Chapter 8 of A Trip to Mars is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading “We are in a desolate territory known as Kubandia.”
true confidential information
From this reading “Another day I will, as you say, give you the details—when the time comes.”
an old word for “before”
From this reading “’He will have to fight to maintain his own position ere that can come about, I fear!’ rejoined Malto gravely.”
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “’He will have to fight to maintain his own position ere that can come about, I fear!’ rejoined Malto gravely.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “’He will have to fight to maintain his own position ere that can come about, I fear!’ rejoined Malto gravely.”
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading “’He will have to fight to maintain his own position ere that can come about, I fear!’ rejoined Malto gravely.”
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading “Let me now explain how we are situated here.”
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading “We are in a desolate territory known as Kubandia.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We are in a desolate territory known as Kubandia.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ’He will have to fight to maintain his own position ere that can come about, I fear!’ rejoined Malto gravely.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading ’But I thank you, Prince, all the same, for your sympathy and your promise.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ’But I thank you, Prince, all the same, for your sympathy and your promise.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another day I will, as you say, give you the details—when the time comes.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Let me now explain how we are situated here.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Another day I will, as you say, give you the details—when the time comes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ’But I thank you, Prince, all the same, for your sympathy and your promise.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading ’He will have to fight to maintain his own position ere that can come about, I fear!’ rejoined Malto gravely.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ’He will have to fight to maintain his own position ere that can come about, I fear!’ rejoined Malto gravely.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Another day I will, as you say, give you the details—when the time comes.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Another day I will, as you say, give you the details—when the time comes.
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading We are in a desolate territory known as Kubandia.
true confidential information
From this reading Another day I will, as you say, give you the details—when the time comes.
an old word for “before”
From this reading ’He will have to fight to maintain his own position ere that can come about, I fear!’ rejoined Malto gravely.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading Let me now explain how we are situated here.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading ’He will have to fight to maintain his own position ere that can come about, I fear!’ rejoined Malto gravely.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading ’He will have to fight to maintain his own position ere that can come about, I fear!’ rejoined Malto gravely.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ’But I thank you, Prince, all the same, for your sympathy and your promise.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Another day I will, as you say, give you the details—when the time comes.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading ’He will have to fight to maintain his own position ere that can come about, I fear!’ rejoined Malto gravely.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ’He will have to fight to maintain his own position ere that can come about, I fear!’ rejoined Malto gravely.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ’He will have to fight to maintain his own position ere that can come about, I fear!’ rejoined Malto gravely.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Let me now explain how we are situated here.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ’He will have to fight to maintain his own position ere that can come about, I fear!’ rejoined Malto gravely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let me now explain how we are situated here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ’He will have to fight to maintain his own position ere that can come about, I fear!’ rejoined Malto gravely.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We are in a desolate territory known as Kubandia.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading We are in a desolate territory known as Kubandia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We are in a desolate territory known as Kubandia.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me now explain how we are situated here.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading ’He will have to fight to maintain his own position ere that can come about, I fear!’ rejoined Malto gravely.
a member of the Dravidian people living in northern Bengal in eastern India
From this reading ’He will have to fight to maintain his own position ere that can come about, I fear!’ rejoined Malto gravely.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me now explain how we are situated here.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Let me now explain how we are situated here.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading ’He will have to fight to maintain his own position ere that can come about, I fear!’ rejoined Malto gravely.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading ’He will have to fight to maintain his own position ere that can come about, I fear!’ rejoined Malto gravely.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading ’But I thank you, Prince, all the same, for your sympathy and your promise.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading ’But I thank you, Prince, all the same, for your sympathy and your promise.
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading ’He will have to fight to maintain his own position ere that can come about, I fear!’ rejoined Malto gravely.
Identical; not different.
From this reading ’But I thank you, Prince, all the same, for your sympathy and your promise.
express in words
From this reading Another day I will, as you say, give you the details—when the time comes.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading Let me now explain how we are situated here.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading ’But I thank you, Prince, all the same, for your sympathy and your promise.
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading We are in a desolate territory known as Kubandia.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading ’But I thank you, Prince, all the same, for your sympathy and your promise.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ’He will have to fight to maintain his own position ere that can come about, I fear!’ rejoined Malto gravely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ’But I thank you, Prince, all the same, for your sympathy and your promise.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Another day I will, as you say, give you the details—when the time comes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ’He will have to fight to maintain his own position ere that can come about, I fear!’ rejoined Malto gravely.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Let me now explain how we are situated here.
at the time that
From this reading Another day I will, as you say, give you the details—when the time comes.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ’He will have to fight to maintain his own position ere that can come about, I fear!’ rejoined Malto gravely.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ’But I thank you, Prince, all the same, for your sympathy and your promise.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ’But I thank you, Prince, all the same, for your sympathy and your promise.
Chapter 8 of A Trip to Mars by Frank Aubrey 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 8 holds 413 sentences of A Trip to Mars, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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