Chapter 8 of Rebels of the Red Planet is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Rebels of the Red Planet is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Maya: _Can you free me?_ Dark: _Not now. There are four Toughs outside your door, guarding it. I can't attack them without arousing the Masters. Soon, though._ Maya: _I don't know how I'm doing this. I didn't know I had telepathic powers._ Dark: _A good many people have them, potentially.
Chapter 8 of Rebels of the Red Planet is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
-ing form of “arouse” — call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
From this reading “I can't attack them without arousing the Masters.”
-ing form of “guard” — to keep watch over
From this reading “There are four Toughs outside your door, guarding it.”
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading “I can't attack them without arousing the Masters.”
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 “Maya: _Can you free me?_ Dark: _Not now.”
with a possibility of becoming actual
From this reading “I didn't know I had telepathic powers._ Dark: _A good many people have them, potentially.”
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading “I didn't know I had telepathic powers._ Dark: _A good many people have them, potentially.”
communicating without apparent physical signals
From this reading “I didn't know I had telepathic powers._ Dark: _A good many people have them, potentially.”
plural of “tough” — someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
From this reading “There are four Toughs outside your door, guarding it.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I didn't know I had telepathic powers._ Dark: _A good many people have them, potentially.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are four Toughs outside your door, guarding it.
-ing form of “arouse” — call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
From this reading I can't attack them without arousing the Masters.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading I can't attack them without arousing the Masters.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Maya: _Can you free me?_ Dark: _Not now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can't attack them without arousing the Masters.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Maya: _Can you free me?_ Dark: _Not now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn't know I had telepathic powers._ Dark: _A good many people have them, potentially.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Soon, though._ Maya: _I don't know how I'm doing this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Soon, though._ Maya: _I don't know how I'm doing this.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading There are four Toughs outside your door, guarding it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading There are four Toughs outside your door, guarding it.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Maya: _Can you free me?_ Dark: _Not now.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I didn't know I had telepathic powers._ Dark: _A good many people have them, potentially.
-ing form of “guard” — to keep watch over
From this reading There are four Toughs outside your door, guarding it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I didn't know I had telepathic powers._ Dark: _A good many people have them, potentially.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I didn't know I had telepathic powers._ Dark: _A good many people have them, potentially.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Soon, though._ Maya: _I don't know how I'm doing this.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can't attack them without arousing the Masters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Soon, though._ Maya: _I don't know how I'm doing this.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There are four Toughs outside your door, guarding it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Soon, though._ Maya: _I don't know how I'm doing this.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading I didn't know I had telepathic powers._ Dark: _A good many people have them, potentially.
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading I can't attack them without arousing the Masters.
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 Maya: _Can you free me?_ Dark: _Not now.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Maya: _Can you free me?_ Dark: _Not now.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Maya: _Can you free me?_ Dark: _Not now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Maya: _Can you free me?_ Dark: _Not now.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading There are four Toughs outside your door, guarding it.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I didn't know I had telepathic powers._ Dark: _A good many people have them, potentially.
with a possibility of becoming actual
From this reading I didn't know I had telepathic powers._ Dark: _A good many people have them, potentially.
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading I didn't know I had telepathic powers._ Dark: _A good many people have them, potentially.
in the near future
From this reading Soon, though._ Maya: _I don't know how I'm doing this.
communicating without apparent physical signals
From this reading I didn't know I had telepathic powers._ Dark: _A good many people have them, potentially.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I can't attack them without arousing the Masters.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I can't attack them without arousing the Masters.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are four Toughs outside your door, guarding it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Soon, though._ Maya: _I don't know how I'm doing this.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Soon, though._ Maya: _I don't know how I'm doing this.
plural of “tough” — someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
From this reading There are four Toughs outside your door, guarding it.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I can't attack them without arousing the Masters.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Maya: _Can you free me?_ Dark: _Not now.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There are four Toughs outside your door, guarding it.
Chapter 8 of Rebels of the Red Planet by Charles L. Fontenay holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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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