Learn English through classic literature • Five-line readings • Clear US narration
VELMORA ACADEMY
Academy of Archival Languages & Memory Studies
Menu Close
The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a
The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Cover illustration for The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a
Context Illustration Reading 1/8 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.
Hence our globe supports a larger population about 13,160,000,000 people.
Your population is in the neighborhood of 1,645,000,000.
Your land area is 161,000,000 square miles less than the land area of Mars.
This is for the reason that your oceans occupy a vast surface of your Earth, and Mars has no oceans, as these dried up ages ago.
0:00 / 0:00
Speed 0.75x
AI-generated narration by OpenAI · Slow US English
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/8 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.
Line 2
Hence our globe supports a larger population about 13,160,000,000 people.
Line 3
Your population is in the neighborhood of 1,645,000,000.
Line 4
Your land area is 161,000,000 square miles less than the land area of Mars.
Line 5
This is for the reason that your oceans occupy a vast surface of your Earth, and Mars has no oceans, as these dried up ages ago.
/ðɪs ɪz fɔːr ðə ˈriːzən ðæt jɔːr ˈoʊʃənz ˈɑːkjəpaɪ ə væst ˈsɜːrfəs ʌv jɔːr ɜːrθ ənd mɑːrz hæz noʊ ˈoʊʃənz æz ðiːz draɪd ʌp ˈeɪdʒəz əˈɡoʊ/

Learner Dictionary

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.

approximately adverb US /əˈprɑːksəmətli/

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

From this reading “POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.”

area noun US /ˈeriə/

a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)

From this reading “POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.”

centers noun US /ˈsentərz/

plural of “center” — an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading “POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.”

diameter noun US /daɪˈæmətər/

the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference

From this reading “POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.”

habitable adjective US /ˈhæbətəbəl/

fit for habitation

From this reading “POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.”

oceans noun US /ˈoʊʃənz/

plural of “ocean” — a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading “This is for the reason that your oceans occupy a vast surface of your Earth, and Mars has no oceans, as these dried up ages ago.”

supports noun US /səˈpɔːrts/

plural of “support” — the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities

From this reading “Hence our globe supports a larger population about 13,160,000,000 people.”

temperature noun US /ˈtemprətʃər/

the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)

From this reading “POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.”

All words in this reading · 63

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.

1,645,000,000

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

From this reading Your population is in the neighborhood of 1,645,000,000.

13,160,000,000

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

From this reading Hence our globe supports a larger population about 13,160,000,000 people.

161,000,000

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

From this reading Your land area is 161,000,000 square miles less than the land area of Mars.

212,000,000

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

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

4,200

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

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

51,000,000

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

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Hence our globe supports a larger population about 13,160,000,000 people.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

agesnounUS /ˈeɪdʒəz/

plural of “age” — how long something has existed

From this reading This is for the reason that your oceans occupy a vast surface of your Earth, and Mars has no oceans, as these dried up ages ago.

agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/

in the past

From this reading This is for the reason that your oceans occupy a vast surface of your Earth, and Mars has no oceans, as these dried up ages ago.

AlthoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading This is for the reason that your oceans occupy a vast surface of your Earth, and Mars has no oceans, as these dried up ages ago.

approximatelyadverbUS /əˈprɑːksəmətli/

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

areanounUS /ˈeriə/

a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

CENTERSnounUS /ˈsentərz/

plural of “center” — an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

CLIMATEnounUS /ˈklaɪmət/

the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

containsverbUS /kənˈteɪnz/

third-person singular of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

diameternounUS /daɪˈæmətər/

the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

driedadjectiveUS /draɪd/

not still wet

From this reading This is for the reason that your oceans occupy a vast surface of your Earth, and Mars has no oceans, as these dried up ages ago.

EarthnounUS /ɜːrθ/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

globenounUS /ɡloʊb/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading Hence our globe supports a larger population about 13,160,000,000 people.

habitableadjectiveUS /ˈhæbətəbəl/

fit for habitation

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

halfadjectiveUS /hæf/

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading This is for the reason that your oceans occupy a vast surface of your Earth, and Mars has no oceans, as these dried up ages ago.

HenceadverbUS /hens/

for this reason

From this reading Hence our globe supports a larger population about 13,160,000,000 people.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Your population is in the neighborhood of 1,645,000,000.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

landnounUS /lænd/

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

largeradjectiveUS /ˈlɑːrdʒər/

large or big relative to something else

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

latteradjectiveUS /ˈlætər/

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

lessadverbUS /les/

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Your land area is 161,000,000 square miles less than the land area of Mars.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

MarsnounUS /mɑːrz/

a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

milesnounUS /maɪlz/

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

neighborhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading Your population is in the neighborhood of 1,645,000,000.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading This is for the reason that your oceans occupy a vast surface of your Earth, and Mars has no oceans, as these dried up ages ago.

occupyverbUS /ˈɑːkjəpaɪ/

keep busy with

From this reading This is for the reason that your oceans occupy a vast surface of your Earth, and Mars has no oceans, as these dried up ages ago.

oceansnounUS /ˈoʊʃənz/

plural of “ocean” — a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading This is for the reason that your oceans occupy a vast surface of your Earth, and Mars has no oceans, as these dried up ages ago.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Hence our globe supports a larger population about 13,160,000,000 people.

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Hence our globe supports a larger population about 13,160,000,000 people.

POPULATIONnounUS /ˌpɑːpjəˈleɪʃən/

the people who inhabit a territory or state

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading This is for the reason that your oceans occupy a vast surface of your Earth, and Mars has no oceans, as these dried up ages ago.

squareverbUS /skwer/

make square

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

supportsnounUS /səˈpɔːrts/

plural of “support” — the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities

From this reading Hence our globe supports a larger population about 13,160,000,000 people.

surfacenounUS /ˈsɜːrfəs/

the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

TEMPERATUREnounUS /ˈtemprətʃər/

the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading This is for the reason that your oceans occupy a vast surface of your Earth, and Mars has no oceans, as these dried up ages ago.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading This is for the reason that your oceans occupy a vast surface of your Earth, and Mars has no oceans, as these dried up ages ago.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading This is for the reason that your oceans occupy a vast surface of your Earth, and Mars has no oceans, as these dried up ages ago.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

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

From this reading This is for the reason that your oceans occupy a vast surface of your Earth, and Mars has no oceans, as these dried up ages ago.

vastadjectiveUS /væst/

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading This is for the reason that your oceans occupy a vast surface of your Earth, and Mars has no oceans, as these dried up ages ago.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading POPULATION CENTERS, TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE Although Mars is little more than half as large as your Earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger area of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately 212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your Earth.

Chapter 4 of The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a by J. L. Kennon holds 40 sentences, grouped into 8 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 4 of The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a contain?

Chapter 4 holds 40 sentences of The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a, unabridged, divided into 8 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 4 of The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a by J. L. Kennon exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 40 sentences, grouped into 8 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 4 of The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a?

Work through the 8 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 8 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 4 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 4 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a

Common questions about reading The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a by J. L. Kennon on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a?

Yes. All 911 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #563 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #563, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a take to read?

About 75 minutes of reading across 183 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a section by section

How to work through The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 22 chapters of The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Jupiter
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Enveloped
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Gloom
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Darkness
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.