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Our coming world

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of Our coming world is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 11 of Our coming world by Alfred Charles Michaud holds 188 sentences, grouped into 38 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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Chapter 11 holds 188 sentences of Our coming world, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.

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_Nonproducers_ After a very friendly parting with all our friends, we embarked on the Martian airship and were on our way to earth.
We at once made a visit to our own plane which we found in perfect condition.
We were speedily getting nearer to earth and of course, during these two days we continually had very important conferences with Sun-Rank Banard.
He prepared a friendly message of greeting from the Martians, to be delivered to our President.
Forty-eight hours after a last friendly parting with the Martians we embarked in our own plane and were cut loose from their ship.
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Our coming world

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of Our coming world is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_Nonproducers_ After a very friendly parting with all our friends, we embarked on the Martian airship and were on our way to earth.
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We at once made a visit to our own plane which we found in perfect condition.
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We were speedily getting nearer to earth and of course, during these two days we continually had very important conferences with Sun-Rank Banard.
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He prepared a friendly message of greeting from the Martians, to be delivered to our President.
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Forty-eight hours after a last friendly parting with the Martians we embarked in our own plane and were cut loose from their ship.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “_Nonproducers_ After a very friendly parting with all our friends, we embarked on the Martian airship and were on our way to earth.”

During preposition US /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading “We were speedily getting nearer to earth and of course, during these two days we continually had very important conferences with Sun-Rank Banard.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “We were speedily getting nearer to earth and of course, during these two days we continually had very important conferences with Sun-Rank Banard.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _Nonproducers_ After a very friendly parting with all our friends, we embarked on the Martian airship and were on our way to earth.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading _Nonproducers_ After a very friendly parting with all our friends, we embarked on the Martian airship and were on our way to earth.

airship

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From this reading _Nonproducers_ After a very friendly parting with all our friends, we embarked on the Martian airship and were on our way to earth.

all

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From this reading _Nonproducers_ After a very friendly parting with all our friends, we embarked on the Martian airship and were on our way to earth.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _Nonproducers_ After a very friendly parting with all our friends, we embarked on the Martian airship and were on our way to earth.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading We at once made a visit to our own plane which we found in perfect condition.

Banard

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From this reading We were speedily getting nearer to earth and of course, during these two days we continually had very important conferences with Sun-Rank Banard.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading He prepared a friendly message of greeting from the Martians, to be delivered to our President.

condition

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From this reading We at once made a visit to our own plane which we found in perfect condition.

conferences

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From this reading We were speedily getting nearer to earth and of course, during these two days we continually had very important conferences with Sun-Rank Banard.

continually

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From this reading We were speedily getting nearer to earth and of course, during these two days we continually had very important conferences with Sun-Rank Banard.

course

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From this reading We were speedily getting nearer to earth and of course, during these two days we continually had very important conferences with Sun-Rank Banard.

cut

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From this reading Forty-eight hours after a last friendly parting with the Martians we embarked in our own plane and were cut loose from their ship.

days

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From this reading We were speedily getting nearer to earth and of course, during these two days we continually had very important conferences with Sun-Rank Banard.

delivered

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From this reading He prepared a friendly message of greeting from the Martians, to be delivered to our President.

duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading We were speedily getting nearer to earth and of course, during these two days we continually had very important conferences with Sun-Rank Banard.

earth

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From this reading _Nonproducers_ After a very friendly parting with all our friends, we embarked on the Martian airship and were on our way to earth.

embarked

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From this reading _Nonproducers_ After a very friendly parting with all our friends, we embarked on the Martian airship and were on our way to earth.

Forty-eight

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From this reading Forty-eight hours after a last friendly parting with the Martians we embarked in our own plane and were cut loose from their ship.

found

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From this reading We at once made a visit to our own plane which we found in perfect condition.

friendly

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From this reading _Nonproducers_ After a very friendly parting with all our friends, we embarked on the Martian airship and were on our way to earth.

friends

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From this reading _Nonproducers_ After a very friendly parting with all our friends, we embarked on the Martian airship and were on our way to earth.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He prepared a friendly message of greeting from the Martians, to be delivered to our President.

getting

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From this reading We were speedily getting nearer to earth and of course, during these two days we continually had very important conferences with Sun-Rank Banard.

greeting

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From this reading He prepared a friendly message of greeting from the Martians, to be delivered to our President.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading We were speedily getting nearer to earth and of course, during these two days we continually had very important conferences with Sun-Rank Banard.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He prepared a friendly message of greeting from the Martians, to be delivered to our President.

hours

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From this reading Forty-eight hours after a last friendly parting with the Martians we embarked in our own plane and were cut loose from their ship.

important

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From this reading We were speedily getting nearer to earth and of course, during these two days we continually had very important conferences with Sun-Rank Banard.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading We at once made a visit to our own plane which we found in perfect condition.

last

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From this reading Forty-eight hours after a last friendly parting with the Martians we embarked in our own plane and were cut loose from their ship.

loose

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From this reading Forty-eight hours after a last friendly parting with the Martians we embarked in our own plane and were cut loose from their ship.

made

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From this reading We at once made a visit to our own plane which we found in perfect condition.

Martian

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From this reading _Nonproducers_ After a very friendly parting with all our friends, we embarked on the Martian airship and were on our way to earth.

Martians

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From this reading He prepared a friendly message of greeting from the Martians, to be delivered to our President.

message

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From this reading He prepared a friendly message of greeting from the Martians, to be delivered to our President.

nearer

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From this reading We were speedily getting nearer to earth and of course, during these two days we continually had very important conferences with Sun-Rank Banard.

Nonproducers

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From this reading _Nonproducers_ After a very friendly parting with all our friends, we embarked on the Martian airship and were on our way to earth.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading We were speedily getting nearer to earth and of course, during these two days we continually had very important conferences with Sun-Rank Banard.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _Nonproducers_ After a very friendly parting with all our friends, we embarked on the Martian airship and were on our way to earth.

once

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From this reading We at once made a visit to our own plane which we found in perfect condition.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading _Nonproducers_ After a very friendly parting with all our friends, we embarked on the Martian airship and were on our way to earth.

own

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From this reading We at once made a visit to our own plane which we found in perfect condition.

parting

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From this reading _Nonproducers_ After a very friendly parting with all our friends, we embarked on the Martian airship and were on our way to earth.

perfect

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From this reading We at once made a visit to our own plane which we found in perfect condition.

plane

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From this reading We at once made a visit to our own plane which we found in perfect condition.

prepared

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From this reading He prepared a friendly message of greeting from the Martians, to be delivered to our President.

President

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From this reading He prepared a friendly message of greeting from the Martians, to be delivered to our President.

ship

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Forty-eight hours after a last friendly parting with the Martians we embarked in our own plane and were cut loose from their ship.

speedily

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We were speedily getting nearer to earth and of course, during these two days we continually had very important conferences with Sun-Rank Banard.

Sun-Rank

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We were speedily getting nearer to earth and of course, during these two days we continually had very important conferences with Sun-Rank Banard.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Nonproducers_ After a very friendly parting with all our friends, we embarked on the Martian airship and were on our way to earth.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Forty-eight hours after a last friendly parting with the Martians we embarked in our own plane and were cut loose from their ship.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading We were speedily getting nearer to earth and of course, during these two days we continually had very important conferences with Sun-Rank Banard.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _Nonproducers_ After a very friendly parting with all our friends, we embarked on the Martian airship and were on our way to earth.

two

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From this reading We were speedily getting nearer to earth and of course, during these two days we continually had very important conferences with Sun-Rank Banard.

very

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From this reading _Nonproducers_ After a very friendly parting with all our friends, we embarked on the Martian airship and were on our way to earth.

visit

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From this reading We at once made a visit to our own plane which we found in perfect condition.

way

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From this reading _Nonproducers_ After a very friendly parting with all our friends, we embarked on the Martian airship and were on our way to earth.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _Nonproducers_ After a very friendly parting with all our friends, we embarked on the Martian airship and were on our way to earth.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading _Nonproducers_ After a very friendly parting with all our friends, we embarked on the Martian airship and were on our way to earth.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading We at once made a visit to our own plane which we found in perfect condition.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Nonproducers_ After a very friendly parting with all our friends, we embarked on the Martian airship and were on our way to earth.