Chapter 15 of Through Space to Mars is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Through Space to Mars is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THROUGH THE ETHER "What's that, Washington?" asked Mark, as the colored cook put something on the lad's plate. "It looks like chicken." "It tastes like chicken," added Jack, after making a test. "It am chicken," declared Washington. "I roasted some ob mah fowls, an' put 'em in de cold storage room.
Chapter 15 of Through Space to Mars is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading “"It looks like chicken."”
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “THROUGH THE ETHER "What's that, Washington?" asked Mark, as the colored cook put something on the lad's plate.”
the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
From this reading “THROUGH THE ETHER "What's that, Washington?" asked Mark, as the colored cook put something on the lad's plate.”
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading “THROUGH THE ETHER "What's that, Washington?" asked Mark, as the colored cook put something on the lad's plate.”
(meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven
From this reading “"I roasted some ob mah fowls, an' put 'em in de cold storage room.”
the act of storing something
From this reading “"I roasted some ob mah fowls, an' put 'em in de cold storage room.”
plural of “taste” — the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
From this reading “"It tastes like chicken," added Jack, after making a test.”
trying something to find out about it
From this reading “"It tastes like chicken," added Jack, after making a test.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It tastes like chicken," added Jack, after making a test.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "It tastes like chicken," added Jack, after making a test.
later than; following
From this reading "It tastes like chicken," added Jack, after making a test.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "It am chicken," declared Washington.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I roasted some ob mah fowls, an' put 'em in de cold storage room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THROUGH THE ETHER "What's that, Washington?" asked Mark, as the colored cook put something on the lad's plate.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading THROUGH THE ETHER "What's that, Washington?" asked Mark, as the colored cook put something on the lad's plate.
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading "It looks like chicken."
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "I roasted some ob mah fowls, an' put 'em in de cold storage room.
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading THROUGH THE ETHER "What's that, Washington?" asked Mark, as the colored cook put something on the lad's plate.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading THROUGH THE ETHER "What's that, Washington?" asked Mark, as the colored cook put something on the lad's plate.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "I roasted some ob mah fowls, an' put 'em in de cold storage room.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "It am chicken," declared Washington.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "I roasted some ob mah fowls, an' put 'em in de cold storage room.
the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
From this reading THROUGH THE ETHER "What's that, Washington?" asked Mark, as the colored cook put something on the lad's plate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I roasted some ob mah fowls, an' put 'em in de cold storage room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I roasted some ob mah fowls, an' put 'em in de cold storage room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I roasted some ob mah fowls, an' put 'em in de cold storage room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It looks like chicken."
a small worthless amount
From this reading "It tastes like chicken," added Jack, after making a test.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THROUGH THE ETHER "What's that, Washington?" asked Mark, as the colored cook put something on the lad's plate.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "It looks like chicken."
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "It looks like chicken."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I roasted some ob mah fowls, an' put 'em in de cold storage room.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading "It tastes like chicken," added Jack, after making a test.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading THROUGH THE ETHER "What's that, Washington?" asked Mark, as the colored cook put something on the lad's plate.
a major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea
From this reading "I roasted some ob mah fowls, an' put 'em in de cold storage room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THROUGH THE ETHER "What's that, Washington?" asked Mark, as the colored cook put something on the lad's plate.
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading THROUGH THE ETHER "What's that, Washington?" asked Mark, as the colored cook put something on the lad's plate.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THROUGH THE ETHER "What's that, Washington?" asked Mark, as the colored cook put something on the lad's plate.
(meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven
From this reading "I roasted some ob mah fowls, an' put 'em in de cold storage room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "I roasted some ob mah fowls, an' put 'em in de cold storage room.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I roasted some ob mah fowls, an' put 'em in de cold storage room.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading THROUGH THE ETHER "What's that, Washington?" asked Mark, as the colored cook put something on the lad's plate.
the act of storing something
From this reading "I roasted some ob mah fowls, an' put 'em in de cold storage room.
plural of “taste” — the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
From this reading "It tastes like chicken," added Jack, after making a test.
trying something to find out about it
From this reading "It tastes like chicken," added Jack, after making a test.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THROUGH THE ETHER "What's that, Washington?" asked Mark, as the colored cook put something on the lad's plate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THROUGH THE ETHER "What's that, Washington?" asked Mark, as the colored cook put something on the lad's plate.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THROUGH THE ETHER "What's that, Washington?" asked Mark, as the colored cook put something on the lad's plate.
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 THROUGH THE ETHER "What's that, Washington?" asked Mark, as the colored cook put something on the lad's plate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THROUGH THE ETHER "What's that, Washington?" asked Mark, as the colored cook put something on the lad's plate.
Chapter 15 of Through Space to Mars by Roy Rockwood holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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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