Chapter 10 of Ruth's Marriage in Mars: A Scientific Novel is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of Ruth's Marriage in Mars: A Scientific Novel is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A year has passed away. Ruth has not heard from Cresto, or even dreamed of him. All this time she has been doing all the good she could with her pen and dear old violin. Cathy de Bathe had gone to California to study music. Aunt Mary had just brought Ruth a letter from Cathy.
Chapter 10 of Ruth's Marriage in Mars: A Scientific Novel is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cleanse the entire body
From this reading “Cathy de Bathe had gone to California to study music.”
a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
From this reading “Cathy de Bathe had gone to California to study music.”
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading “Ruth has not heard from Cresto, or even dreamed of him.”
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading “Cathy de Bathe had gone to California to study music.”
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading “All this time she has been doing all the good she could with her pen and dear old violin.”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “Ruth has not heard from Cresto, or even dreamed of him.”
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “Cathy de Bathe had gone to California to study music.”
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading “All this time she has been doing all the good she could with her pen and dear old violin.”
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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pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
In this reading “A year has passed away.”
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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 A year has passed away.
(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 All this time she has been doing all the good she could with her pen and dear old violin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All this time she has been doing all the good she could with her pen and dear old violin.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Aunt Mary had just brought Ruth a letter from Cathy.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A year has passed away.
cleanse the entire body
From this reading Cathy de Bathe had gone to California to study music.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All this time she has been doing all the good she could with her pen and dear old violin.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Aunt Mary had just brought Ruth a letter from Cathy.
a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
From this reading Cathy de Bathe had gone to California to study music.
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From this reading Cathy de Bathe had gone to California to study music.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading All this time she has been doing all the good she could with her pen and dear old violin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ruth has not heard from Cresto, or even dreamed of him.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Cathy de Bathe had gone to California to study music.
dearly loved
From this reading All this time she has been doing all the good she could with her pen and dear old violin.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading All this time she has been doing all the good she could with her pen and dear old violin.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading Ruth has not heard from Cresto, or even dreamed of him.
divisible by two
From this reading Ruth has not heard from Cresto, or even dreamed of him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ruth has not heard from Cresto, or even dreamed of him.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Cathy de Bathe had gone to California to study music.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading All this time she has been doing all the good she could with her pen and dear old violin.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Cathy de Bathe had gone to California to study music.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A year has passed away.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Ruth has not heard from Cresto, or even dreamed of him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All this time she has been doing all the good she could with her pen and dear old violin.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ruth has not heard from Cresto, or even dreamed of him.
and nothing more
From this reading Aunt Mary had just brought Ruth a letter from Cathy.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Aunt Mary had just brought Ruth a letter from Cathy.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Aunt Mary had just brought Ruth a letter from Cathy.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading Cathy de Bathe had gone to California to study music.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ruth has not heard from Cresto, or even dreamed of him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ruth has not heard from Cresto, or even dreamed of him.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading All this time she has been doing all the good she could with her pen and dear old violin.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Ruth has not heard from Cresto, or even dreamed of him.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading A year has passed away.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading All this time she has been doing all the good she could with her pen and dear old violin.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading Ruth has not heard from Cresto, or even dreamed of him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All this time she has been doing all the good she could with her pen and dear old violin.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading Cathy de Bathe had gone to California to study music.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All this time she has been doing all the good she could with her pen and dear old violin.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this time she has been doing all the good she could with her pen and dear old violin.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading All this time she has been doing all the good she could with her pen and dear old violin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cathy de Bathe had gone to California to study music.
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading All this time she has been doing all the good she could with her pen and dear old violin.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All this time she has been doing all the good she could with her pen and dear old violin.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading A year has passed away.
Chapter 10 of Ruth's Marriage in Mars: A Scientific Novel by Charles Wilder, Mrs. Glass holds 197 sentences, grouped into 40 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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