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The warlord of Mars

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of The warlord of Mars is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Edgar Rice Burroughs • Curated US English Learning Edition

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At last the messenger despatched to fetch Matai Shang returned.

I craned my neck to catch the first glimpse of those who should be following, but the messenger was alone.

Halting before the throne he addressed his jeddak in a voice that was plainly audible to all within the chamber.

“O Kulan Tith, Mightiest of Jeddaks,” he cried, after the fashion of the court, “your messenger returns alone, for when he reached the apartments of the Father of Therns he found them empty, as were those occupied by his suite.”

Kulan Tith went white.

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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The warlord of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs

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Chapter VII

Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of The warlord of Mars is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

At last the messenger despatched to fetch Matai Shang returned. I craned my neck to catch the first glimpse of those who should be following, but the messenger was alone. Halting before the throne he addressed his jeddak in a voice that was plainly audible to all within the chamber. “O Kulan Tith, Mightiest of Jeddaks,” he cried, after the fashion of the court, “your messenger returns alone, for when he reached the apartments of the Father of Therns he found them empty, as were those occupied by his suite.” Kulan Tith went white.

The warlord of Mars

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of The warlord of Mars is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

At last the messenger despatched to fetch Matai Shang returned.

Line 2

I craned my neck to catch the first glimpse of those who should be following, but the messenger was alone.

Line 3

Halting before the throne he addressed his jeddak in a voice that was plainly audible to all within the chamber.

Line 4

“O Kulan Tith, Mightiest of Jeddaks,” he cried, after the fashion of the court, “your messenger returns alone, for when he reached the apartments of the Father of Therns he found them empty, as were those occupied by his suite.”

Line 5

Kulan Tith went white.

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Alone adjective US /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading “I craned my neck to catch the first glimpse of those who should be following, but the messenger was alone.”

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a

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From this reading Halting before the throne he addressed his jeddak in a voice that was plainly audible to all within the chamber.

addressed

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From this reading Halting before the throne he addressed his jeddak in a voice that was plainly audible to all within the chamber.

after

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From this reading “O Kulan Tith, Mightiest of Jeddaks,” he cried, after the fashion of the court, “your messenger returns alone, for when he reached the apartments of the Father of Therns he found them empty, as were those occupied by his suite.”

all

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From this reading Halting before the throne he addressed his jeddak in a voice that was plainly audible to all within the chamber.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading I craned my neck to catch the first glimpse of those who should be following, but the messenger was alone.

apartments

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From this reading “O Kulan Tith, Mightiest of Jeddaks,” he cried, after the fashion of the court, “your messenger returns alone, for when he reached the apartments of the Father of Therns he found them empty, as were those occupied by his suite.”

as

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From this reading “O Kulan Tith, Mightiest of Jeddaks,” he cried, after the fashion of the court, “your messenger returns alone, for when he reached the apartments of the Father of Therns he found them empty, as were those occupied by his suite.”

At

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From this reading At last the messenger despatched to fetch Matai Shang returned.

audible

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From this reading Halting before the throne he addressed his jeddak in a voice that was plainly audible to all within the chamber.

be

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From this reading I craned my neck to catch the first glimpse of those who should be following, but the messenger was alone.

before

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From this reading Halting before the throne he addressed his jeddak in a voice that was plainly audible to all within the chamber.

but

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From this reading I craned my neck to catch the first glimpse of those who should be following, but the messenger was alone.

by

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From this reading “O Kulan Tith, Mightiest of Jeddaks,” he cried, after the fashion of the court, “your messenger returns alone, for when he reached the apartments of the Father of Therns he found them empty, as were those occupied by his suite.”

catch

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From this reading I craned my neck to catch the first glimpse of those who should be following, but the messenger was alone.

chamber

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From this reading Halting before the throne he addressed his jeddak in a voice that was plainly audible to all within the chamber.

court

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From this reading “O Kulan Tith, Mightiest of Jeddaks,” he cried, after the fashion of the court, “your messenger returns alone, for when he reached the apartments of the Father of Therns he found them empty, as were those occupied by his suite.”

craned

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From this reading I craned my neck to catch the first glimpse of those who should be following, but the messenger was alone.

cried

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From this reading “O Kulan Tith, Mightiest of Jeddaks,” he cried, after the fashion of the court, “your messenger returns alone, for when he reached the apartments of the Father of Therns he found them empty, as were those occupied by his suite.”

despatched

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From this reading At last the messenger despatched to fetch Matai Shang returned.

empty

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From this reading “O Kulan Tith, Mightiest of Jeddaks,” he cried, after the fashion of the court, “your messenger returns alone, for when he reached the apartments of the Father of Therns he found them empty, as were those occupied by his suite.”

fashion

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From this reading “O Kulan Tith, Mightiest of Jeddaks,” he cried, after the fashion of the court, “your messenger returns alone, for when he reached the apartments of the Father of Therns he found them empty, as were those occupied by his suite.”

Father

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From this reading “O Kulan Tith, Mightiest of Jeddaks,” he cried, after the fashion of the court, “your messenger returns alone, for when he reached the apartments of the Father of Therns he found them empty, as were those occupied by his suite.”

fetch

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From this reading At last the messenger despatched to fetch Matai Shang returned.

first

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From this reading I craned my neck to catch the first glimpse of those who should be following, but the messenger was alone.

following

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From this reading I craned my neck to catch the first glimpse of those who should be following, but the messenger was alone.

for

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From this reading “O Kulan Tith, Mightiest of Jeddaks,” he cried, after the fashion of the court, “your messenger returns alone, for when he reached the apartments of the Father of Therns he found them empty, as were those occupied by his suite.”

found

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From this reading “O Kulan Tith, Mightiest of Jeddaks,” he cried, after the fashion of the court, “your messenger returns alone, for when he reached the apartments of the Father of Therns he found them empty, as were those occupied by his suite.”

glimpse

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From this reading I craned my neck to catch the first glimpse of those who should be following, but the messenger was alone.

Halting

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From this reading Halting before the throne he addressed his jeddak in a voice that was plainly audible to all within the chamber.

he

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From this reading Halting before the throne he addressed his jeddak in a voice that was plainly audible to all within the chamber.

his

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From this reading Halting before the throne he addressed his jeddak in a voice that was plainly audible to all within the chamber.

I

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From this reading I craned my neck to catch the first glimpse of those who should be following, but the messenger was alone.

in

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From this reading Halting before the throne he addressed his jeddak in a voice that was plainly audible to all within the chamber.

jeddak

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From this reading Halting before the throne he addressed his jeddak in a voice that was plainly audible to all within the chamber.

Jeddaks

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From this reading “O Kulan Tith, Mightiest of Jeddaks,” he cried, after the fashion of the court, “your messenger returns alone, for when he reached the apartments of the Father of Therns he found them empty, as were those occupied by his suite.”

Kulan

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From this reading “O Kulan Tith, Mightiest of Jeddaks,” he cried, after the fashion of the court, “your messenger returns alone, for when he reached the apartments of the Father of Therns he found them empty, as were those occupied by his suite.”

last

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From this reading At last the messenger despatched to fetch Matai Shang returned.

Matai

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From this reading At last the messenger despatched to fetch Matai Shang returned.

messenger

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From this reading At last the messenger despatched to fetch Matai Shang returned.

Mightiest

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From this reading “O Kulan Tith, Mightiest of Jeddaks,” he cried, after the fashion of the court, “your messenger returns alone, for when he reached the apartments of the Father of Therns he found them empty, as were those occupied by his suite.”

my

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From this reading I craned my neck to catch the first glimpse of those who should be following, but the messenger was alone.

neck

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From this reading I craned my neck to catch the first glimpse of those who should be following, but the messenger was alone.

O

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From this reading “O Kulan Tith, Mightiest of Jeddaks,” he cried, after the fashion of the court, “your messenger returns alone, for when he reached the apartments of the Father of Therns he found them empty, as were those occupied by his suite.”

occupied

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From this reading “O Kulan Tith, Mightiest of Jeddaks,” he cried, after the fashion of the court, “your messenger returns alone, for when he reached the apartments of the Father of Therns he found them empty, as were those occupied by his suite.”

of

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From this reading I craned my neck to catch the first glimpse of those who should be following, but the messenger was alone.

plainly

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From this reading Halting before the throne he addressed his jeddak in a voice that was plainly audible to all within the chamber.

reached

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From this reading “O Kulan Tith, Mightiest of Jeddaks,” he cried, after the fashion of the court, “your messenger returns alone, for when he reached the apartments of the Father of Therns he found them empty, as were those occupied by his suite.”

returned

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From this reading At last the messenger despatched to fetch Matai Shang returned.

returns

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From this reading “O Kulan Tith, Mightiest of Jeddaks,” he cried, after the fashion of the court, “your messenger returns alone, for when he reached the apartments of the Father of Therns he found them empty, as were those occupied by his suite.”

Shang

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From this reading At last the messenger despatched to fetch Matai Shang returned.

should

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From this reading I craned my neck to catch the first glimpse of those who should be following, but the messenger was alone.

suite

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From this reading “O Kulan Tith, Mightiest of Jeddaks,” he cried, after the fashion of the court, “your messenger returns alone, for when he reached the apartments of the Father of Therns he found them empty, as were those occupied by his suite.”

that

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From this reading Halting before the throne he addressed his jeddak in a voice that was plainly audible to all within the chamber.

the

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From this reading At last the messenger despatched to fetch Matai Shang returned.

them

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From this reading “O Kulan Tith, Mightiest of Jeddaks,” he cried, after the fashion of the court, “your messenger returns alone, for when he reached the apartments of the Father of Therns he found them empty, as were those occupied by his suite.”

Therns

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From this reading “O Kulan Tith, Mightiest of Jeddaks,” he cried, after the fashion of the court, “your messenger returns alone, for when he reached the apartments of the Father of Therns he found them empty, as were those occupied by his suite.”

those

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From this reading I craned my neck to catch the first glimpse of those who should be following, but the messenger was alone.

throne

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From this reading Halting before the throne he addressed his jeddak in a voice that was plainly audible to all within the chamber.

Tith

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From this reading “O Kulan Tith, Mightiest of Jeddaks,” he cried, after the fashion of the court, “your messenger returns alone, for when he reached the apartments of the Father of Therns he found them empty, as were those occupied by his suite.”

to

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From this reading At last the messenger despatched to fetch Matai Shang returned.

voice

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From this reading Halting before the throne he addressed his jeddak in a voice that was plainly audible to all within the chamber.

was

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From this reading I craned my neck to catch the first glimpse of those who should be following, but the messenger was alone.

went

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From this reading Kulan Tith went white.

were

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From this reading “O Kulan Tith, Mightiest of Jeddaks,” he cried, after the fashion of the court, “your messenger returns alone, for when he reached the apartments of the Father of Therns he found them empty, as were those occupied by his suite.”

when

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From this reading “O Kulan Tith, Mightiest of Jeddaks,” he cried, after the fashion of the court, “your messenger returns alone, for when he reached the apartments of the Father of Therns he found them empty, as were those occupied by his suite.”

white

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From this reading Kulan Tith went white.

who

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From this reading I craned my neck to catch the first glimpse of those who should be following, but the messenger was alone.

within

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From this reading Halting before the throne he addressed his jeddak in a voice that was plainly audible to all within the chamber.

your

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From this reading “O Kulan Tith, Mightiest of Jeddaks,” he cried, after the fashion of the court, “your messenger returns alone, for when he reached the apartments of the Father of Therns he found them empty, as were those occupied by his suite.”

Chapter 7 of The warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs holds 151 sentences, grouped into 31 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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Chapter 7 holds 151 sentences of The warlord of Mars, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.

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