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Ruth's Marriage in Mars: A Scientific Novel
Ruth's Marriage in Mars: A Scientific Novel

Chapter IV

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Some god hath cast me forth upon this land, And O, what land?
So thick is the sea mist.”
The next morning Princess Kezia was up before sunrise.
She dressed quickly so she would have time to pray all alone in the dear old temple before the others were up.
On the way up the hill she accidentally met the doctor going in the same direction.
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Ruth's Marriage in Mars: A Scientific Novel

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Ruth's Marriage in Mars: A Scientific Novel is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Some god hath cast me forth upon this land, And O, what land?
/sʌm ɡɑːd hæθ kæst miː fɔːrθ əˈpɑːn ðɪs lænd ənd oʊ wʌt lænd/
Line 2
So thick is the sea mist.”
/soʊ θɪk ɪz ðə siː mɪst/
Line 3
The next morning Princess Kezia was up before sunrise.
Line 4
She dressed quickly so she would have time to pray all alone in the dear old temple before the others were up.
Line 5
On the way up the hill she accidentally met the doctor going in the same direction.
/ɑːn ðə weɪ ʌp ðə hɪl ʃiː ˌæksəˈdentəli met ðə ˈdɑːktər ˈɡoʊɪŋ ɪn ðə seɪm dərˈekʃən/

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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, and audio.

accidentally adverb US /ˌæksəˈdentəli/

without advance planning

From this reading “On the way up the hill she accidentally met the doctor going in the same direction.”

dressed adjective US /drest/

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination

From this reading “She dressed quickly so she would have time to pray all alone in the dear old temple before the others were up.”

hath auxiliary verb US /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading ““Some god hath cast me forth upon this land, And O, what land?”

mist verb US /mɪst/

become covered with mist

From this reading “So thick is the sea mist.””

pray verb US /preɪ/

address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading “She dressed quickly so she would have time to pray all alone in the dear old temple before the others were up.”

Princess noun US /ˈprɪn.ses/

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading “The next morning Princess Kezia was up before sunrise.”

sunrise noun US /ˈsʌnraɪz/

the first light of day

From this reading “The next morning Princess Kezia was up before sunrise.”

temple noun US /ˈtempəl/

place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity

From this reading “She dressed quickly so she would have time to pray all alone in the dear old temple before the others were up.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

next morning adjective + noun

In this reading “The next morning Princess Kezia was up before sunrise.”

before sunrise preposition + noun

In this reading “The next morning Princess Kezia was up before sunrise.”

same direction adjective + noun

In this reading “On the way up the hill she accidentally met the doctor going in the same direction.”

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accidentallyadverbUS /ˌæksəˈdentəli/

without advance planning

From this reading On the way up the hill she accidentally met the doctor going in the same direction.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading She dressed quickly so she would have time to pray all alone in the dear old temple before the others were up.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading She dressed quickly so she would have time to pray all alone in the dear old temple before the others were up.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading “Some god hath cast me forth upon this land, And O, what land?

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The next morning Princess Kezia was up before sunrise.

castverbUS /kæst/

put or send forth

From this reading “Some god hath cast me forth upon this land, And O, what land?

dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

From this reading She dressed quickly so she would have time to pray all alone in the dear old temple before the others were up.

directionnounUS /dərˈekʃən/

a line leading to a place or point

From this reading On the way up the hill she accidentally met the doctor going in the same direction.

doctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading On the way up the hill she accidentally met the doctor going in the same direction.

dressedadjectiveUS /drest/

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination

From this reading She dressed quickly so she would have time to pray all alone in the dear old temple before the others were up.

forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading “Some god hath cast me forth upon this land, And O, what land?

godnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading “Some god hath cast me forth upon this land, And O, what land?

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading On the way up the hill she accidentally met the doctor going in the same direction.

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading “Some god hath cast me forth upon this land, And O, what land?

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading She dressed quickly so she would have time to pray all alone in the dear old temple before the others were up.

hillnounUS /hɪl/

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading On the way up the hill she accidentally met the doctor going in the same direction.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading She dressed quickly so she would have time to pray all alone in the dear old temple before the others were up.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading So thick is the sea mist.”

Kezia

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

From this reading The next morning Princess Kezia was up before sunrise.

landnounUS /lænd/

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading “Some god hath cast me forth upon this land, And O, what land?

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Some god hath cast me forth upon this land, And O, what land?

metverbUS /met/

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading On the way up the hill she accidentally met the doctor going in the same direction.

mistverbUS /mɪst/

become covered with mist

From this reading So thick is the sea mist.”

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The next morning Princess Kezia was up before sunrise.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The next morning Princess Kezia was up before sunrise.

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading “Some god hath cast me forth upon this land, And O, what land?

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading She dressed quickly so she would have time to pray all alone in the dear old temple before the others were up.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the way up the hill she accidentally met the doctor going in the same direction.

others

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

From this reading She dressed quickly so she would have time to pray all alone in the dear old temple before the others were up.

prayverbUS /preɪ/

address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading She dressed quickly so she would have time to pray all alone in the dear old temple before the others were up.

PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading The next morning Princess Kezia was up before sunrise.

quicklyadverbUS /ˈkwɪkli/

with speed

From this reading She dressed quickly so she would have time to pray all alone in the dear old temple before the others were up.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading On the way up the hill she accidentally met the doctor going in the same direction.

seanounUS /siː/

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading So thick is the sea mist.”

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She dressed quickly so she would have time to pray all alone in the dear old temple before the others were up.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So thick is the sea mist.”

SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading “Some god hath cast me forth upon this land, And O, what land?

sunrisenounUS /ˈsʌnraɪz/

the first light of day

From this reading The next morning Princess Kezia was up before sunrise.

templenounUS /ˈtempəl/

place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity

From this reading She dressed quickly so she would have time to pray all alone in the dear old temple before the others were up.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading So thick is the sea mist.”

thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading So thick is the sea mist.”

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “Some god hath cast me forth upon this land, And O, what land?

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading She dressed quickly so she would have time to pray all alone in the dear old temple before the others were up.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading She dressed quickly so she would have time to pray all alone in the dear old temple before the others were up.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading The next morning Princess Kezia was up before sunrise.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Some god hath cast me forth upon this land, And O, what land?

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The next morning Princess Kezia was up before sunrise.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading On the way up the hill she accidentally met the doctor going in the same direction.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading She dressed quickly so she would have time to pray all alone in the dear old temple before the others were up.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “Some god hath cast me forth upon this land, And O, what land?

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading She dressed quickly so she would have time to pray all alone in the dear old temple before the others were up.

Chapter 4 of Ruth's Marriage in Mars: A Scientific Novel by Charles Wilder, Mrs. Glass holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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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