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Through Space to Mars

Chapter I · Chapter 1

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"There it goes!
There it goes!" cried Mark, making a dive for the laboratory door, but slipping and sprawling on the floor.
"There it goes, Jack!"
"No; it's gone already!" cried Jack, who, even in the midst of danger and excitement, seemed to remain calm and still to have his appreciation of it joke.
"Come on!" cried Mark as he scrambled to his feet.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Through Space to Mars

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of Through Space to Mars is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1
"There it goes!
/ðer ɪt ɡoʊz/
Line 2
There it goes!" cried Mark, making a dive for the laboratory door, but slipping and sprawling on the floor.
/ðer ɪt ɡoʊz kraɪd mɑːrk ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə daɪv fɔːr ðə ˈlæbrətɔːri dɔːr bʌt ˈslɪpɪŋ ənd ˈsprɔːlɪŋ ɑːn ðə flɔːr/
Line 3
"There it goes, Jack!"
/ðer ɪt ɡoʊz dʒæk/
Line 4
"No; it's gone already!" cried Jack, who, even in the midst of danger and excitement, seemed to remain calm and still to have his appreciation of it joke.
Line 5
"Come on!" cried Mark as he scrambled to his feet.
/kʌm ɑːn kraɪd mɑːrk æz hiː ˈskræmbəld tuː hɪz fiːt/

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.

appreciation noun US /əˌpriːʃiˈeɪʃən/

understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something

From this reading “"No; it's gone already!" cried Jack, who, even in the midst of danger and excitement, seemed to remain calm and still to have his appreciation of it joke.”

dive noun US /daɪv/

a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall

From this reading “There it goes!" cried Mark, making a dive for the laboratory door, but slipping and sprawling on the floor.”

joke noun US /dʒoʊk/

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading “"No; it's gone already!" cried Jack, who, even in the midst of danger and excitement, seemed to remain calm and still to have his appreciation of it joke.”

laboratory noun US /ˈlæbrətɔːri/

a workplace for the conduct of scientific research

From this reading “There it goes!" cried Mark, making a dive for the laboratory door, but slipping and sprawling on the floor.”

midst noun US /mɪdst/

the location of something surrounded by other things

From this reading “"No; it's gone already!" cried Jack, who, even in the midst of danger and excitement, seemed to remain calm and still to have his appreciation of it joke.”

scrambled adjective US /ˈskræmbəld/

thrown together in a disorderly fashion

From this reading “"Come on!" cried Mark as he scrambled to his feet.”

slipping adjective US /ˈslɪpɪŋ/

moving as on a slippery surface

From this reading “There it goes!" cried Mark, making a dive for the laboratory door, but slipping and sprawling on the floor.”

sprawling noun US /ˈsprɔːlɪŋ/

an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about

From this reading “There it goes!" cried Mark, making a dive for the laboratory door, but slipping and sprawling on the floor.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading There it goes!" cried Mark, making a dive for the laboratory door, but slipping and sprawling on the floor.

alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading "No; it's gone already!" cried Jack, who, even in the midst of danger and excitement, seemed to remain calm and still to have his appreciation of it joke.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading There it goes!" cried Mark, making a dive for the laboratory door, but slipping and sprawling on the floor.

appreciationnounUS /əˌpriːʃiˈeɪʃən/

understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something

From this reading "No; it's gone already!" cried Jack, who, even in the midst of danger and excitement, seemed to remain calm and still to have his appreciation of it joke.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading "Come on!" cried Mark as he scrambled to his feet.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There it goes!" cried Mark, making a dive for the laboratory door, but slipping and sprawling on the floor.

calmverbUS /kɑːm/

make calm or still

From this reading "No; it's gone already!" cried Jack, who, even in the midst of danger and excitement, seemed to remain calm and still to have his appreciation of it joke.

ComeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "Come on!" cried Mark as he scrambled to his feet.

criedverbUS /kraɪd/

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading There it goes!" cried Mark, making a dive for the laboratory door, but slipping and sprawling on the floor.

dangernounUS /ˈdeɪndʒər/

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading "No; it's gone already!" cried Jack, who, even in the midst of danger and excitement, seemed to remain calm and still to have his appreciation of it joke.

divenounUS /daɪv/

a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall

From this reading There it goes!" cried Mark, making a dive for the laboratory door, but slipping and sprawling on the floor.

doornounUS /dɔːr/

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading There it goes!" cried Mark, making a dive for the laboratory door, but slipping and sprawling on the floor.

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading "No; it's gone already!" cried Jack, who, even in the midst of danger and excitement, seemed to remain calm and still to have his appreciation of it joke.

excitementnounUS /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading "No; it's gone already!" cried Jack, who, even in the midst of danger and excitement, seemed to remain calm and still to have his appreciation of it joke.

feetnounUS /fiːt/

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading "Come on!" cried Mark as he scrambled to his feet.

floornounUS /flɔːr/

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading There it goes!" cried Mark, making a dive for the laboratory door, but slipping and sprawling on the floor.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There it goes!" cried Mark, making a dive for the laboratory door, but slipping and sprawling on the floor.

goesnounUS /ɡoʊz/

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading "There it goes!

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading "No; it's gone already!" cried Jack, who, even in the midst of danger and excitement, seemed to remain calm and still to have his appreciation of it joke.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "No; it's gone already!" cried Jack, who, even in the midst of danger and excitement, seemed to remain calm and still to have his appreciation of it joke.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Come on!" cried Mark as he scrambled to his feet.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "No; it's gone already!" cried Jack, who, even in the midst of danger and excitement, seemed to remain calm and still to have his appreciation of it joke.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "No; it's gone already!" cried Jack, who, even in the midst of danger and excitement, seemed to remain calm and still to have his appreciation of it joke.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "There it goes!

it's

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From this reading "No; it's gone already!" cried Jack, who, even in the midst of danger and excitement, seemed to remain calm and still to have his appreciation of it joke.

JacknounUS /dʒæk/

a small worthless amount

From this reading "There it goes, Jack!"

jokenounUS /dʒoʊk/

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading "No; it's gone already!" cried Jack, who, even in the midst of danger and excitement, seemed to remain calm and still to have his appreciation of it joke.

laboratorynounUS /ˈlæbrətɔːri/

a workplace for the conduct of scientific research

From this reading There it goes!" cried Mark, making a dive for the laboratory door, but slipping and sprawling on the floor.

makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading There it goes!" cried Mark, making a dive for the laboratory door, but slipping and sprawling on the floor.

MarkverbUS /mɑːrk/

attach a tag or label to

From this reading There it goes!" cried Mark, making a dive for the laboratory door, but slipping and sprawling on the floor.

midstnounUS /mɪdst/

the location of something surrounded by other things

From this reading "No; it's gone already!" cried Jack, who, even in the midst of danger and excitement, seemed to remain calm and still to have his appreciation of it joke.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "No; it's gone already!" cried Jack, who, even in the midst of danger and excitement, seemed to remain calm and still to have his appreciation of it joke.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "No; it's gone already!" cried Jack, who, even in the midst of danger and excitement, seemed to remain calm and still to have his appreciation of it joke.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There it goes!" cried Mark, making a dive for the laboratory door, but slipping and sprawling on the floor.

remainverbUS /rɪˈmeɪn/

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading "No; it's gone already!" cried Jack, who, even in the midst of danger and excitement, seemed to remain calm and still to have his appreciation of it joke.

scrambledadjectiveUS /ˈskræmbəld/

thrown together in a disorderly fashion

From this reading "Come on!" cried Mark as he scrambled to his feet.

seemedverbUS /siːmd/

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading "No; it's gone already!" cried Jack, who, even in the midst of danger and excitement, seemed to remain calm and still to have his appreciation of it joke.

slippingadjectiveUS /ˈslɪpɪŋ/

moving as on a slippery surface

From this reading There it goes!" cried Mark, making a dive for the laboratory door, but slipping and sprawling on the floor.

sprawlingnounUS /ˈsprɔːlɪŋ/

an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about

From this reading There it goes!" cried Mark, making a dive for the laboratory door, but slipping and sprawling on the floor.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading "No; it's gone already!" cried Jack, who, even in the midst of danger and excitement, seemed to remain calm and still to have his appreciation of it joke.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading There it goes!" cried Mark, making a dive for the laboratory door, but slipping and sprawling on the floor.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading "There it goes!

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "No; it's gone already!" cried Jack, who, even in the midst of danger and excitement, seemed to remain calm and still to have his appreciation of it joke.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "No; it's gone already!" cried Jack, who, even in the midst of danger and excitement, seemed to remain calm and still to have his appreciation of it joke.

Chapter 1 of Through Space to Mars by Roy Rockwood holds 150 sentences, grouped into 30 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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Cried
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Making
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Laboratory
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