Chapter 7 of Rebels of the Red Planet is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Rebels of the Red Planet is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There's one thing that puzzles me," said Maya curiously. "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked. But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing. Aren't you cold?" "No," answered Dark.
Chapter 7 of Rebels of the Red Planet is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading “"There's one thing that puzzles me," said Maya curiously.”
the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
From this reading “But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing.”
device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room
From this reading “"Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.”
armor plate that protects the head
From this reading “"Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.”
a member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between AD 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy
From this reading “"There's one thing that puzzles me," said Maya curiously.”
completely unclothed
From this reading “"Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.”
plural of “puzzle” — a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
From this reading “"There's one thing that puzzles me," said Maya curiously.”
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
From this reading “But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing.”
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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 "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "No," answered Dark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aren't you cold?"
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Aren't you cold?"
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading "There's one thing that puzzles me," said Maya curiously.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "No," answered Dark.
the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
From this reading But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing.
device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room
From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
armor plate that protects the head
From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
a member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between AD 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy
From this reading "There's one thing that puzzles me," said Maya curiously.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There's one thing that puzzles me," said Maya curiously.
completely unclothed
From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," answered Dark.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There's one thing that puzzles me," said Maya curiously.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing.
plural of “puzzle” — a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
From this reading "There's one thing that puzzles me," said Maya curiously.
precisely, exactly
From this reading But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There's one thing that puzzles me," said Maya curiously.
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
From this reading But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There's one thing that puzzles me," said Maya curiously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's one thing that puzzles me," said Maya curiously.
a special situation
From this reading "There's one thing that puzzles me," said Maya curiously.
the act of using
From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
Chapter 7 of Rebels of the Red Planet by Charles L. Fontenay holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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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