Chapter 1 of Mars Is My Destination is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Mars Is My Destination is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
a science-fiction adventure by FRANK BELKNAP LONG This book is fiction. No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental. Earth's first colony in Space. Men killed for the coveted ticket that allowed them to go there.
Chapter 1 of Mars Is My Destination is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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occurring or operating at the same time
From this reading “No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.”
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading “Earth's first colony in Space.”
greatly desired
From this reading “Men killed for the coveted ticket that allowed them to go there.”
possessive form of “earth” — the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “Earth's first colony in Space.”
in this place or thing or document
From this reading “No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.”
restricted to something
From this reading “No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.”
similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
From this reading “No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.”
a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading “Men killed for the coveted ticket that allowed them to go there.”
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 “No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.”
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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 a science-fiction adventure by FRANK BELKNAP LONG This book is fiction.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading a science-fiction adventure by FRANK BELKNAP LONG This book is fiction.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Men killed for the coveted ticket that allowed them to go there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.
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From this reading a science-fiction adventure by FRANK BELKNAP LONG This book is fiction.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading a science-fiction adventure by FRANK BELKNAP LONG This book is fiction.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading a science-fiction adventure by FRANK BELKNAP LONG This book is fiction.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.
occurring or operating at the same time
From this reading No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading Earth's first colony in Space.
greatly desired
From this reading Men killed for the coveted ticket that allowed them to go there.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.
possessive form of “earth” — the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Earth's first colony in Space.
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
From this reading a science-fiction adventure by FRANK BELKNAP LONG This book is fiction.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Earth's first colony in Space.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Men killed for the coveted ticket that allowed them to go there.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading a science-fiction adventure by FRANK BELKNAP LONG This book is fiction.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Men killed for the coveted ticket that allowed them to go there.
in this place or thing or document
From this reading No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Earth's first colony in Space.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading a science-fiction adventure by FRANK BELKNAP LONG This book is fiction.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Men killed for the coveted ticket that allowed them to go there.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading a science-fiction adventure by FRANK BELKNAP LONG This book is fiction.
the force of workers available
From this reading Men killed for the coveted ticket that allowed them to go there.
not any; not one
From this reading No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.
a human being
From this reading No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.
restricted to something
From this reading No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.
similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
From this reading No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading a science-fiction adventure by FRANK BELKNAP LONG This book is fiction.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Earth's first colony in Space.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Men killed for the coveted ticket that allowed them to go there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Men killed for the coveted ticket that allowed them to go there.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Men killed for the coveted ticket that allowed them to go there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Men killed for the coveted ticket that allowed them to go there.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading a science-fiction adventure by FRANK BELKNAP LONG This book is fiction.
a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading Men killed for the coveted ticket that allowed them to go there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Men killed for the coveted ticket that allowed them to go there.
Chapter 1 of Mars Is My Destination by Frank Belknap Long holds 442 sentences, grouped into 89 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 442 sentences of Mars Is My Destination, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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