Chapter 14 of Journeys to the Planet Mars is here in full — 787 sentences across 158 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of Journeys to the Planet Mars is here in full — 787 sentences across 158 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ENTO'S PRECIOUS STONES. Bernard--Good-morning, mother, dear. Gentola--Good-morning, my son, a thousand kisses for my dear boy. De L'Ester--We, too, greet you, and regret that mentally you are so disturbed. Pray console yourself; affairs seldom go so awry that they cannot be righted.
Chapter 14 of Journeys to the Planet Mars is here in full — 787 sentences across 158 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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turned or twisted toward one side
From this reading “Pray console yourself; affairs seldom go so awry that they cannot be righted.”
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading “Bernard--Good-morning, mother, dear.”
give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading “Pray console yourself; affairs seldom go so awry that they cannot be righted.”
having the place or position changed
From this reading “De L'Ester--We, too, greet you, and regret that mentally you are so disturbed.”
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “De L'Ester--We, too, greet you, and regret that mentally you are so disturbed.”
plural of “kiss” — the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “Gentola--Good-morning, my son, a thousand kisses for my dear boy.”
in your mind
From this reading “De L'Ester--We, too, greet you, and regret that mentally you are so disturbed.”
past form of “right” — make reparations or amends for
From this reading “Pray console yourself; affairs seldom go so awry that they cannot be righted.”
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.
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
In this reading “ENTO'S PRECIOUS STONES.”
In this reading “Gentola--Good-morning, my son, a thousand kisses for my dear boy.”
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 Gentola--Good-morning, my son, a thousand kisses for my dear boy.
matters of personal concern
From this reading Pray console yourself; affairs seldom go so awry that they cannot be righted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading De L'Ester--We, too, greet you, and regret that mentally you are so disturbed.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading De L'Ester--We, too, greet you, and regret that mentally you are so disturbed.
turned or twisted toward one side
From this reading Pray console yourself; affairs seldom go so awry that they cannot be righted.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Pray console yourself; affairs seldom go so awry that they cannot be righted.
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading Bernard--Good-morning, mother, dear.
a youthful male person
From this reading Gentola--Good-morning, my son, a thousand kisses for my dear boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pray console yourself; affairs seldom go so awry that they cannot be righted.
give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading Pray console yourself; affairs seldom go so awry that they cannot be righted.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading De L'Ester--We, too, greet you, and regret that mentally you are so disturbed.
dearly loved
From this reading Bernard--Good-morning, mother, dear.
having the place or position changed
From this reading De L'Ester--We, too, greet you, and regret that mentally you are so disturbed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ENTO'S PRECIOUS STONES.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Gentola--Good-morning, my son, a thousand kisses for my dear boy.
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From this reading Gentola--Good-morning, my son, a thousand kisses for my dear boy.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Pray console yourself; affairs seldom go so awry that they cannot be righted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bernard--Good-morning, mother, dear.
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading De L'Ester--We, too, greet you, and regret that mentally you are so disturbed.
plural of “kiss” — the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading Gentola--Good-morning, my son, a thousand kisses for my dear boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading De L'Ester--We, too, greet you, and regret that mentally you are so disturbed.
in your mind
From this reading De L'Ester--We, too, greet you, and regret that mentally you are so disturbed.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Bernard--Good-morning, mother, dear.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Gentola--Good-morning, my son, a thousand kisses for my dear boy.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Pray console yourself; affairs seldom go so awry that they cannot be righted.
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading ENTO'S PRECIOUS STONES.
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading De L'Ester--We, too, greet you, and regret that mentally you are so disturbed.
past form of “right” — make reparations or amends for
From this reading Pray console yourself; affairs seldom go so awry that they cannot be righted.
not often
From this reading Pray console yourself; affairs seldom go so awry that they cannot be righted.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading De L'Ester--We, too, greet you, and regret that mentally you are so disturbed.
a male human offspring
From this reading Gentola--Good-morning, my son, a thousand kisses for my dear boy.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading ENTO'S PRECIOUS STONES.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading De L'Ester--We, too, greet you, and regret that mentally you are so disturbed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pray console yourself; affairs seldom go so awry that they cannot be righted.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Gentola--Good-morning, my son, a thousand kisses for my dear boy.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading De L'Ester--We, too, greet you, and regret that mentally you are so disturbed.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading De L'Ester--We, too, greet you, and regret that mentally you are so disturbed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading De L'Ester--We, too, greet you, and regret that mentally you are so disturbed.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Pray console yourself; affairs seldom go so awry that they cannot be righted.
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