Chapter 13 of Journeys to the Planet Mars is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Journeys to the Planet Mars is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EUROPE AND THE FAR NORTH. De L'Ester--This is the seventh day since we have had the pleasure of greeting you. We are a little early but, as we have in store a joyful surprise for you, you will not chide us for our haste. Why, how sad you are. Ah, I understand.
Chapter 13 of Journeys to the Planet Mars is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/92 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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censure severely or angrily
From this reading “We are a little early but, as we have in store a joyful surprise for you, you will not chide us for our haste.”
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading “EUROPE AND THE FAR NORTH.”
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading “De L'Ester--This is the seventh day since we have had the pleasure of greeting you.”
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading “We are a little early but, as we have in store a joyful surprise for you, you will not chide us for our haste.”
full of or producing joy
From this reading “We are a little early but, as we have in store a joyful surprise for you, you will not chide us for our haste.”
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “Why, how sad you are.”
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading “De L'Ester--This is the seventh day since we have had the pleasure of greeting you.”
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “We are a little early but, as we have in store a joyful surprise for you, you will not chide us for our haste.”
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.
In this reading “We are a little early but, as we have in store a joyful surprise for you, you will not chide us for our haste.”
In this reading “De L'Ester--This is the seventh day since we have had the pleasure of greeting you.”
in readiness; awaiting
In this reading “We are a little early but, as we have in store a joyful surprise for you, you will not chide us for our haste.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We are a little early but, as we have in store a joyful surprise for you, you will not chide us for our haste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, I understand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EUROPE AND THE FAR NORTH.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are a little early but, as we have in store a joyful surprise for you, you will not chide us for our haste.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We are a little early but, as we have in store a joyful surprise for you, you will not chide us for our haste.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We are a little early but, as we have in store a joyful surprise for you, you will not chide us for our haste.
censure severely or angrily
From this reading We are a little early but, as we have in store a joyful surprise for you, you will not chide us for our haste.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading De L'Ester--This is the seventh day since we have had the pleasure of greeting you.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading De L'Ester--This is the seventh day since we have had the pleasure of greeting you.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading We are a little early but, as we have in store a joyful surprise for you, you will not chide us for our haste.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading EUROPE AND THE FAR NORTH.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading EUROPE AND THE FAR NORTH.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We are a little early but, as we have in store a joyful surprise for you, you will not chide us for our haste.
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading De L'Ester--This is the seventh day since we have had the pleasure of greeting you.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading De L'Ester--This is the seventh day since we have had the pleasure of greeting you.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading We are a little early but, as we have in store a joyful surprise for you, you will not chide us for our haste.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading De L'Ester--This is the seventh day since we have had the pleasure of greeting you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, how sad you are.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ah, I understand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We are a little early but, as we have in store a joyful surprise for you, you will not chide us for our haste.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading De L'Ester--This is the seventh day since we have had the pleasure of greeting you.
full of or producing joy
From this reading We are a little early but, as we have in store a joyful surprise for you, you will not chide us for our haste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading De L'Ester--This is the seventh day since we have had the pleasure of greeting you.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We are a little early but, as we have in store a joyful surprise for you, you will not chide us for our haste.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading EUROPE AND THE FAR NORTH.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We are a little early but, as we have in store a joyful surprise for you, you will not chide us for our haste.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading De L'Ester--This is the seventh day since we have had the pleasure of greeting you.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We are a little early but, as we have in store a joyful surprise for you, you will not chide us for our haste.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading De L'Ester--This is the seventh day since we have had the pleasure of greeting you.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Why, how sad you are.
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading De L'Ester--This is the seventh day since we have had the pleasure of greeting you.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading De L'Ester--This is the seventh day since we have had the pleasure of greeting you.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading We are a little early but, as we have in store a joyful surprise for you, you will not chide us for our haste.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading We are a little early but, as we have in store a joyful surprise for you, you will not chide us for our haste.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EUROPE AND THE FAR NORTH.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading De L'Ester--This is the seventh day since we have had the pleasure of greeting you.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Ah, I understand.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We are a little early but, as we have in store a joyful surprise for you, you will not chide us for our haste.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading De L'Ester--This is the seventh day since we have had the pleasure of greeting you.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, how sad you are.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We are a little early but, as we have in store a joyful surprise for you, you will not chide us for our haste.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading De L'Ester--This is the seventh day since we have had the pleasure of greeting you.
Chapter 13 of Journeys to the Planet Mars by Sara Weiss holds 464 sentences, grouped into 93 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.
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