Chapter 1 of Eight Million Dollars From Mars! is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Eight Million Dollars From Mars! is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Eight Million Dollars From Mars! Pauker had killed ten men to get eight million dollars. Now his flight to Mars would insure his safety from justice. Or would it? His poise was perfect as he crossed the concourse with the highly vaulted ceiling.
Chapter 1 of Eight Million Dollars From Mars! is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading “His poise was perfect as he crossed the concourse with the highly vaulted ceiling.”
a large gathering of people
From this reading “His poise was perfect as he crossed the concourse with the highly vaulted ceiling.”
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading “His poise was perfect as he crossed the concourse with the highly vaulted ceiling.”
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
From this reading “Now his flight to Mars would insure his safety from justice.”
a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color
From this reading “Eight Million Dollars From Mars!”
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “Eight Million Dollars From Mars!”
be motionless, in suspension
From this reading “His poise was perfect as he crossed the concourse with the highly vaulted ceiling.”
having a hemispherical vault or dome
From this reading “His poise was perfect as he crossed the concourse with the highly vaulted ceiling.”
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.
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In this reading “His poise was perfect as he crossed the concourse with the highly vaulted ceiling.”
In this reading “Eight Million Dollars From Mars!”
In this reading “Eight Million Dollars From Mars!”
In this reading “Pauker had killed ten men to get eight million dollars.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His poise was perfect as he crossed the concourse with the highly vaulted ceiling.
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading His poise was perfect as he crossed the concourse with the highly vaulted ceiling.
a large gathering of people
From this reading His poise was perfect as he crossed the concourse with the highly vaulted ceiling.
placed crosswise
From this reading His poise was perfect as he crossed the concourse with the highly vaulted ceiling.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
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being one more than seven
From this reading Eight Million Dollars From Mars!
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading Now his flight to Mars would insure his safety from justice.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Pauker had killed ten men to get eight million dollars.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pauker had killed ten men to get eight million dollars.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His poise was perfect as he crossed the concourse with the highly vaulted ceiling.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading His poise was perfect as he crossed the concourse with the highly vaulted ceiling.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now his flight to Mars would insure his safety from justice.
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
From this reading Now his flight to Mars would insure his safety from justice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Or would it?
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading Now his flight to Mars would insure his safety from justice.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Pauker had killed ten men to get eight million dollars.
a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color
From this reading Eight Million Dollars From Mars!
the force of workers available
From this reading Pauker had killed ten men to get eight million dollars.
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading Eight Million Dollars From Mars!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now his flight to Mars would insure his safety from justice.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or would it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pauker had killed ten men to get eight million dollars.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading His poise was perfect as he crossed the concourse with the highly vaulted ceiling.
be motionless, in suspension
From this reading His poise was perfect as he crossed the concourse with the highly vaulted ceiling.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading Now his flight to Mars would insure his safety from justice.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Pauker had killed ten men to get eight million dollars.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His poise was perfect as he crossed the concourse with the highly vaulted ceiling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pauker had killed ten men to get eight million dollars.
having a hemispherical vault or dome
From this reading His poise was perfect as he crossed the concourse with the highly vaulted ceiling.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His poise was perfect as he crossed the concourse with the highly vaulted ceiling.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His poise was perfect as he crossed the concourse with the highly vaulted ceiling.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now his flight to Mars would insure his safety from justice.
Chapter 1 of Eight Million Dollars From Mars! by Winston K. (Winston Kinney) Marks holds 223 sentences, grouped into 45 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 1 holds 223 sentences of Eight Million Dollars From Mars!, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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