Chapter 5 of The Red Planet is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Red Planet is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Leonard Boyce had received me on sufferance. I had come upon him while he was imprudently exposing himself to view. There had been no way out of it. But he made it clear that he desired no other Wellingsfordian to invade his privacy. Secretly he had come to see his mother and secretly he intended to go.
Chapter 5 of The Red Planet is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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wanted intensely
From this reading “But he made it clear that he desired no other Wellingsfordian to invade his privacy.”
-ing form of “expose” — expose or make accessible to some action or influence
From this reading “I had come upon him while he was imprudently exposing himself to view.”
in an imprudent manner
From this reading “I had come upon him while he was imprudently exposing himself to view.”
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading “Secretly he had come to see his mother and secretly he intended to go.”
march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
From this reading “But he made it clear that he desired no other Wellingsfordian to invade his privacy.”
United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
From this reading “Leonard Boyce had received me on sufferance.”
the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
From this reading “But he made it clear that he desired no other Wellingsfordian to invade his privacy.”
in secrecy; not openly
From this reading “Secretly he had come to see his mother and secretly he intended to go.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Secretly he had come to see his mother and secretly he intended to go.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been no way out of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leonard Boyce had received me on sufferance.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he made it clear that he desired no other Wellingsfordian to invade his privacy.
rid of obstructions
From this reading But he made it clear that he desired no other Wellingsfordian to invade his privacy.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I had come upon him while he was imprudently exposing himself to view.
wanted intensely
From this reading But he made it clear that he desired no other Wellingsfordian to invade his privacy.
-ing form of “expose” — expose or make accessible to some action or influence
From this reading I had come upon him while he was imprudently exposing himself to view.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Secretly he had come to see his mother and secretly he intended to go.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Leonard Boyce had received me on sufferance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had come upon him while he was imprudently exposing himself to view.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had come upon him while he was imprudently exposing himself to view.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I had come upon him while he was imprudently exposing himself to view.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But he made it clear that he desired no other Wellingsfordian to invade his privacy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had come upon him while he was imprudently exposing himself to view.
in an imprudent manner
From this reading I had come upon him while he was imprudently exposing himself to view.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading Secretly he had come to see his mother and secretly he intended to go.
march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
From this reading But he made it clear that he desired no other Wellingsfordian to invade his privacy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There had been no way out of it.
United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
From this reading Leonard Boyce had received me on sufferance.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But he made it clear that he desired no other Wellingsfordian to invade his privacy.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Leonard Boyce had received me on sufferance.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Secretly he had come to see his mother and secretly he intended to go.
not any; not one
From this reading There had been no way out of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There had been no way out of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Leonard Boyce had received me on sufferance.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading But he made it clear that he desired no other Wellingsfordian to invade his privacy.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There had been no way out of it.
the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
From this reading But he made it clear that he desired no other Wellingsfordian to invade his privacy.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Leonard Boyce had received me on sufferance.
in secrecy; not openly
From this reading Secretly he had come to see his mother and secretly he intended to go.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Secretly he had come to see his mother and secretly he intended to go.
patient endurance especially of pain or distress
From this reading Leonard Boyce had received me on sufferance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But he made it clear that he desired no other Wellingsfordian to invade his privacy.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There had been no way out of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had come upon him while he was imprudently exposing himself to view.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I had come upon him while he was imprudently exposing himself to view.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading I had come upon him while he was imprudently exposing himself to view.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had come upon him while he was imprudently exposing himself to view.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading There had been no way out of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he made it clear that he desired no other Wellingsfordian to invade his privacy.
during the time that
From this reading I had come upon him while he was imprudently exposing himself to view.
Chapter 5 of The Red Planet by William John Locke holds 289 sentences, grouped into 58 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.
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