Chapter 11 of Through Space to Mars is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Through Space to Mars is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ELECTRIC REMEDY "Get Professor Henderson!" directed Jack, "Where is Mr. Roumann, Washington?" "In heah!" exclaimed the colored man, pointing to the shop. "He am all blowed to pieces!" Jack and Mark were terribly afraid. The smoke of the explosion hung all about.
Chapter 11 of Through Space to Mars is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading “"He am all blowed to pieces!"”
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “"In heah!" exclaimed the colored man, pointing to the shop.”
(often used in combination) having a specified direction
From this reading “THE ELECTRIC REMEDY "Get Professor Henderson!" directed Jack, "Where is Mr. Roumann, Washington?"”
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading “THE ELECTRIC REMEDY "Get Professor Henderson!" directed Jack, "Where is Mr. Roumann, Washington?"”
a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
From this reading “The smoke of the explosion hung all about.”
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
From this reading “THE ELECTRIC REMEDY "Get Professor Henderson!" directed Jack, "Where is Mr. Roumann, Washington?"”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “Jack and Mark were terribly afraid.”
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading “THE ELECTRIC REMEDY "Get Professor Henderson!" directed Jack, "Where is Mr. Roumann, Washington?"”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The smoke of the explosion hung all about.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Jack and Mark were terribly afraid.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "He am all blowed to pieces!"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "He am all blowed to pieces!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jack and Mark were terribly afraid.
past form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading "He am all blowed to pieces!"
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading "In heah!" exclaimed the colored man, pointing to the shop.
(often used in combination) having a specified direction
From this reading THE ELECTRIC REMEDY "Get Professor Henderson!" directed Jack, "Where is Mr. Roumann, Washington?"
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading THE ELECTRIC REMEDY "Get Professor Henderson!" directed Jack, "Where is Mr. Roumann, Washington?"
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "In heah!" exclaimed the colored man, pointing to the shop.
a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
From this reading The smoke of the explosion hung all about.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THE ELECTRIC REMEDY "Get Professor Henderson!" directed Jack, "Where is Mr. Roumann, Washington?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He am all blowed to pieces!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In heah!" exclaimed the colored man, pointing to the shop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ELECTRIC REMEDY "Get Professor Henderson!" directed Jack, "Where is Mr. Roumann, Washington?"
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading The smoke of the explosion hung all about.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In heah!" exclaimed the colored man, pointing to the shop.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ELECTRIC REMEDY "Get Professor Henderson!" directed Jack, "Where is Mr. Roumann, Washington?"
a small worthless amount
From this reading THE ELECTRIC REMEDY "Get Professor Henderson!" directed Jack, "Where is Mr. Roumann, Washington?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "In heah!" exclaimed the colored man, pointing to the shop.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Jack and Mark were terribly afraid.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE ELECTRIC REMEDY "Get Professor Henderson!" directed Jack, "Where is Mr. Roumann, Washington?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The smoke of the explosion hung all about.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading "He am all blowed to pieces!"
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading "In heah!" exclaimed the colored man, pointing to the shop.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading THE ELECTRIC REMEDY "Get Professor Henderson!" directed Jack, "Where is Mr. Roumann, Washington?"
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
From this reading THE ELECTRIC REMEDY "Get Professor Henderson!" directed Jack, "Where is Mr. Roumann, Washington?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ELECTRIC REMEDY "Get Professor Henderson!" directed Jack, "Where is Mr. Roumann, Washington?"
do one's shopping
From this reading "In heah!" exclaimed the colored man, pointing to the shop.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading The smoke of the explosion hung all about.
used as intensifiers
From this reading Jack and Mark were terribly afraid.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ELECTRIC REMEDY "Get Professor Henderson!" directed Jack, "Where is Mr. Roumann, Washington?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "In heah!" exclaimed the colored man, pointing to the shop.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading THE ELECTRIC REMEDY "Get Professor Henderson!" directed Jack, "Where is Mr. Roumann, Washington?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Jack and Mark were terribly afraid.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE ELECTRIC REMEDY "Get Professor Henderson!" directed Jack, "Where is Mr. Roumann, Washington?"
Chapter 11 of Through Space to Mars by Roy Rockwood holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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 11 holds 113 sentences of Through Space to Mars, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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