Chapter 2 of The Martian Circe is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Martian Circe is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Commander did not share Roal's enthusiasm, but he patiently returned with Roal to the headquarters of the SBI. His own mind was puzzled and distracted by the mystery of Starhouse. He didn't believe Roal's story, but he didn't quite believe his own, either. He didn't know what to believe. Roal took the cape into the finger print laboratory.
Chapter 2 of The Martian Circe is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading “Roal took the cape into the finger print laboratory.”
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading “The Commander did not share Roal's enthusiasm, but he patiently returned with Roal to the headquarters of the SBI.”
having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety
From this reading “His own mind was puzzled and distracted by the mystery of Starhouse.”
a feeling of excitement
From this reading “The Commander did not share Roal's enthusiasm, but he patiently returned with Roal to the headquarters of the SBI.”
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading “The Commander did not share Roal's enthusiasm, but he patiently returned with Roal to the headquarters of the SBI.”
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
From this reading “Roal took the cape into the finger print laboratory.”
with patience; in a patient manner
From this reading “The Commander did not share Roal's enthusiasm, but he patiently returned with Roal to the headquarters of the SBI.”
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading “Roal took the cape into the finger print laboratory.”
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.
In this reading “His own mind was puzzled and distracted by the mystery of Starhouse.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His own mind was puzzled and distracted by the mystery of Starhouse.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading He didn't believe Roal's story, but he didn't quite believe his own, either.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Commander did not share Roal's enthusiasm, but he patiently returned with Roal to the headquarters of the SBI.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His own mind was puzzled and distracted by the mystery of Starhouse.
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading Roal took the cape into the finger print laboratory.
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading The Commander did not share Roal's enthusiasm, but he patiently returned with Roal to the headquarters of the SBI.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Commander did not share Roal's enthusiasm, but he patiently returned with Roal to the headquarters of the SBI.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He didn't believe Roal's story, but he didn't quite believe his own, either.
having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety
From this reading His own mind was puzzled and distracted by the mystery of Starhouse.
one or the other of two
From this reading He didn't believe Roal's story, but he didn't quite believe his own, either.
a feeling of excitement
From this reading The Commander did not share Roal's enthusiasm, but he patiently returned with Roal to the headquarters of the SBI.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading Roal took the cape into the finger print laboratory.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Commander did not share Roal's enthusiasm, but he patiently returned with Roal to the headquarters of the SBI.
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading The Commander did not share Roal's enthusiasm, but he patiently returned with Roal to the headquarters of the SBI.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His own mind was puzzled and distracted by the mystery of Starhouse.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Roal took the cape into the finger print laboratory.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He didn't know what to believe.
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
From this reading Roal took the cape into the finger print laboratory.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading His own mind was puzzled and distracted by the mystery of Starhouse.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading His own mind was puzzled and distracted by the mystery of Starhouse.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Commander did not share Roal's enthusiasm, but he patiently returned with Roal to the headquarters of the SBI.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Commander did not share Roal's enthusiasm, but he patiently returned with Roal to the headquarters of the SBI.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading His own mind was puzzled and distracted by the mystery of Starhouse.
with patience; in a patient manner
From this reading The Commander did not share Roal's enthusiasm, but he patiently returned with Roal to the headquarters of the SBI.
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading Roal took the cape into the finger print laboratory.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading His own mind was puzzled and distracted by the mystery of Starhouse.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading He didn't believe Roal's story, but he didn't quite believe his own, either.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The Commander did not share Roal's enthusiasm, but he patiently returned with Roal to the headquarters of the SBI.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Commander did not share Roal's enthusiasm, but he patiently returned with Roal to the headquarters of the SBI.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Commander did not share Roal's enthusiasm, but he patiently returned with Roal to the headquarters of the SBI.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Commander did not share Roal's enthusiasm, but he patiently returned with Roal to the headquarters of the SBI.
have in common
From this reading The Commander did not share Roal's enthusiasm, but he patiently returned with Roal to the headquarters of the SBI.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His own mind was puzzled and distracted by the mystery of Starhouse.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading He didn't believe Roal's story, but he didn't quite believe his own, either.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Commander did not share Roal's enthusiasm, but he patiently returned with Roal to the headquarters of the SBI.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Commander did not share Roal's enthusiasm, but he patiently returned with Roal to the headquarters of the SBI.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Roal took the cape into the finger print laboratory.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His own mind was puzzled and distracted by the mystery of Starhouse.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He didn't know what to believe.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Commander did not share Roal's enthusiasm, but he patiently returned with Roal to the headquarters of the SBI.
Chapter 2 of The Martian Circe by Raymond F. Jones holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
Chapter 2 holds 418 sentences of The Martian Circe, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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