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Gulliver of Mars
Gulliver of Mars

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of Gulliver of Mars is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Edwin Lester Arnold • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 18 of Gulliver of Mars by Edwin Lester Arnold holds 129 sentences, grouped into 26 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 18 of Gulliver of Mars contain?

Chapter 18 holds 129 sentences of Gulliver of Mars, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 18 of Gulliver of Mars by Edwin Lester Arnold exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 129 sentences, grouped into 26 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.

How do I study chapter 18 of Gulliver of Mars?

Work through the 26 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 26 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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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 18 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Is this the complete text of Gulliver of Mars?

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Project Gutenberg eBook #604, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Gulliver of Mars take to read?

About 214 minutes of reading across 516 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Gulliver of Mars

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

Plain
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Prosaic
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Lieutenant
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Hotter and hotter grew that stifling spell, more and more languid man and beast, drier and drier the parching earth.
All the water gave out on the morning after I had bearded Ar-hap in his den, and our strength went with it.
No earthly heat was ever like it, and it drank our vitality up from every pore.
Water there was down below in the bitter, streaming gulf, but so noisome that we dared not even bathe there; here there was none but the faintest trickle.
All discipline was at an end; all desire save such as was born of thirst.
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Gulliver of Mars

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of Gulliver of Mars is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Hotter and hotter grew that stifling spell, more and more languid man and beast, drier and drier the parching earth.
Line 2
All the water gave out on the morning after I had bearded Ar-hap in his den, and our strength went with it.
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No earthly heat was ever like it, and it drank our vitality up from every pore.
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Water there was down below in the bitter, streaming gulf, but so noisome that we dared not even bathe there; here there was none but the faintest trickle.
Line 5
All discipline was at an end; all desire save such as was born of thirst.
All words in this reading · 74

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after

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All

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an

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From this reading All discipline was at an end; all desire save such as was born of thirst.

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and

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Ar-hap

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as

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From this reading All discipline was at an end; all desire save such as was born of thirst.

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at

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From this reading All discipline was at an end; all desire save such as was born of thirst.

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bathe

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From this reading Water there was down below in the bitter, streaming gulf, but so noisome that we dared not even bathe there; here there was none but the faintest trickle.

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bearded

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beast

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From this reading Hotter and hotter grew that stifling spell, more and more languid man and beast, drier and drier the parching earth.

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below

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From this reading Water there was down below in the bitter, streaming gulf, but so noisome that we dared not even bathe there; here there was none but the faintest trickle.

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bitter

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born

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but

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dared

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den

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desire

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From this reading All discipline was at an end; all desire save such as was born of thirst.

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discipline

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From this reading All discipline was at an end; all desire save such as was born of thirst.

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down

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From this reading Water there was down below in the bitter, streaming gulf, but so noisome that we dared not even bathe there; here there was none but the faintest trickle.

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drank

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From this reading No earthly heat was ever like it, and it drank our vitality up from every pore.

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drier

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From this reading Hotter and hotter grew that stifling spell, more and more languid man and beast, drier and drier the parching earth.

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earth

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earthly

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From this reading No earthly heat was ever like it, and it drank our vitality up from every pore.

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end

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From this reading All discipline was at an end; all desire save such as was born of thirst.

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even

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From this reading Water there was down below in the bitter, streaming gulf, but so noisome that we dared not even bathe there; here there was none but the faintest trickle.

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ever

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every

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From this reading No earthly heat was ever like it, and it drank our vitality up from every pore.

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faintest

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From this reading Water there was down below in the bitter, streaming gulf, but so noisome that we dared not even bathe there; here there was none but the faintest trickle.

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from

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gave

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grew

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From this reading Hotter and hotter grew that stifling spell, more and more languid man and beast, drier and drier the parching earth.

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gulf

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From this reading Water there was down below in the bitter, streaming gulf, but so noisome that we dared not even bathe there; here there was none but the faintest trickle.

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had

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From this reading All the water gave out on the morning after I had bearded Ar-hap in his den, and our strength went with it.

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heat

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From this reading No earthly heat was ever like it, and it drank our vitality up from every pore.

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here

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From this reading Water there was down below in the bitter, streaming gulf, but so noisome that we dared not even bathe there; here there was none but the faintest trickle.

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his

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From this reading All the water gave out on the morning after I had bearded Ar-hap in his den, and our strength went with it.

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Hotter

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From this reading Hotter and hotter grew that stifling spell, more and more languid man and beast, drier and drier the parching earth.

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I

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From this reading All the water gave out on the morning after I had bearded Ar-hap in his den, and our strength went with it.

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in

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it

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From this reading All the water gave out on the morning after I had bearded Ar-hap in his den, and our strength went with it.

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languid

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From this reading Hotter and hotter grew that stifling spell, more and more languid man and beast, drier and drier the parching earth.

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like

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From this reading No earthly heat was ever like it, and it drank our vitality up from every pore.

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man

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From this reading Hotter and hotter grew that stifling spell, more and more languid man and beast, drier and drier the parching earth.

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more

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morning

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From this reading All the water gave out on the morning after I had bearded Ar-hap in his den, and our strength went with it.

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No

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From this reading No earthly heat was ever like it, and it drank our vitality up from every pore.

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noisome

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From this reading Water there was down below in the bitter, streaming gulf, but so noisome that we dared not even bathe there; here there was none but the faintest trickle.

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none

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From this reading Water there was down below in the bitter, streaming gulf, but so noisome that we dared not even bathe there; here there was none but the faintest trickle.

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not

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From this reading Water there was down below in the bitter, streaming gulf, but so noisome that we dared not even bathe there; here there was none but the faintest trickle.

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of

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From this reading All discipline was at an end; all desire save such as was born of thirst.

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on

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From this reading All the water gave out on the morning after I had bearded Ar-hap in his den, and our strength went with it.

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our

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From this reading All the water gave out on the morning after I had bearded Ar-hap in his den, and our strength went with it.

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out

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parching

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From this reading Hotter and hotter grew that stifling spell, more and more languid man and beast, drier and drier the parching earth.

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pore

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From this reading No earthly heat was ever like it, and it drank our vitality up from every pore.

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save

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From this reading All discipline was at an end; all desire save such as was born of thirst.

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so

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From this reading Water there was down below in the bitter, streaming gulf, but so noisome that we dared not even bathe there; here there was none but the faintest trickle.

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spell

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From this reading Hotter and hotter grew that stifling spell, more and more languid man and beast, drier and drier the parching earth.

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stifling

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From this reading Hotter and hotter grew that stifling spell, more and more languid man and beast, drier and drier the parching earth.

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streaming

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From this reading Water there was down below in the bitter, streaming gulf, but so noisome that we dared not even bathe there; here there was none but the faintest trickle.

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strength

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From this reading All the water gave out on the morning after I had bearded Ar-hap in his den, and our strength went with it.

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such

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From this reading All discipline was at an end; all desire save such as was born of thirst.

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that

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From this reading Hotter and hotter grew that stifling spell, more and more languid man and beast, drier and drier the parching earth.

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the

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From this reading Hotter and hotter grew that stifling spell, more and more languid man and beast, drier and drier the parching earth.

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there

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From this reading Water there was down below in the bitter, streaming gulf, but so noisome that we dared not even bathe there; here there was none but the faintest trickle.

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thirst

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From this reading All discipline was at an end; all desire save such as was born of thirst.

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trickle

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From this reading Water there was down below in the bitter, streaming gulf, but so noisome that we dared not even bathe there; here there was none but the faintest trickle.

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up

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vitality

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was

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From this reading No earthly heat was ever like it, and it drank our vitality up from every pore.

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water

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From this reading All the water gave out on the morning after I had bearded Ar-hap in his den, and our strength went with it.

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we

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From this reading Water there was down below in the bitter, streaming gulf, but so noisome that we dared not even bathe there; here there was none but the faintest trickle.

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went

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From this reading All the water gave out on the morning after I had bearded Ar-hap in his den, and our strength went with it.

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with

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From this reading All the water gave out on the morning after I had bearded Ar-hap in his den, and our strength went with it.

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