Chapter 2 of Message From Mars is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Message From Mars is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But what happened?" asked Scott. "Why didn't you come back? What happened to the ship?" "We had no fuel," said Hugh. Scott nodded his head.
Chapter 2 of Message From Mars is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “"But what happened?" asked Scott.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “"Why didn't you come back?”
provide with a combustible substance that provides energy
From this reading “"We had no fuel," said Hugh.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “"But what happened?" asked Scott.”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Scott nodded his head.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “Scott nodded his head.”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “"But what happened?" asked Scott.”
transport commercially
From this reading “What happened to the ship?"”
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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be restored
In this reading “"Why didn't you come back?”
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "But what happened?" asked Scott.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Why didn't you come back?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But what happened?" asked Scott.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Why didn't you come back?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why didn't you come back?
provide with a combustible substance that provides energy
From this reading "We had no fuel," said Hugh.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "We had no fuel," said Hugh.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "But what happened?" asked Scott.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Scott nodded his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Scott nodded his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We had no fuel," said Hugh.
not any; not one
From this reading "We had no fuel," said Hugh.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Scott nodded his head.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We had no fuel," said Hugh.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading "But what happened?" asked Scott.
transport commercially
From this reading What happened to the ship?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What happened to the ship?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What happened to the ship?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We had no fuel," said Hugh.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But what happened?" asked Scott.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why didn't you come back?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why didn't you come back?
Chapter 2 of Message From Mars by Clifford D. Simak holds 449 sentences, grouped into 90 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 2 holds 449 sentences of Message From Mars, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Message From Mars by Clifford D. Simak exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 449 sentences, grouped into 90 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.
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