Chapter 1 of You'll Like It on Mars is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of You'll Like It on Mars is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
You'll Like It On Mars! Nobody could figure out how Kettering had shot his realistic scenes on Mars. His movie was just too good to be true--and much too gruesome! I remember it all so clearly. "Get the information and you can have anything you want," Myron Ferdinand told me.
Chapter 1 of You'll Like It on Mars is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without doubt or question
From this reading “I remember it all so clearly.”
the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella
From this reading “"Get the information and you can have anything you want," Myron Ferdinand told me.”
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading “His movie was just too good to be true--and much too gruesome!”
United States electrical engineer who made numerous automotive improvements (including the electric starter) (1876-1958)
From this reading “Nobody could figure out how Kettering had shot his realistic scenes on Mars.”
a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color
From this reading “You'll Like It On Mars!”
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading “His movie was just too good to be true--and much too gruesome!”
aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are
From this reading “Nobody could figure out how Kettering had shot his realistic scenes on Mars.”
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading “Nobody could figure out how Kettering had shot his realistic scenes on Mars.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “His movie was just too good to be true--and much too gruesome!”
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(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 I remember it all so clearly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His movie was just too good to be true--and much too gruesome!
any thing at all
From this reading "Get the information and you can have anything you want," Myron Ferdinand told me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His movie was just too good to be true--and much too gruesome!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Get the information and you can have anything you want," Myron Ferdinand told me.
without doubt or question
From this reading I remember it all so clearly.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nobody could figure out how Kettering had shot his realistic scenes on Mars.
the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella
From this reading "Get the information and you can have anything you want," Myron Ferdinand told me.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Nobody could figure out how Kettering had shot his realistic scenes on Mars.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Get the information and you can have anything you want," Myron Ferdinand told me.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading His movie was just too good to be true--and much too gruesome!
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading His movie was just too good to be true--and much too gruesome!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nobody could figure out how Kettering had shot his realistic scenes on Mars.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Get the information and you can have anything you want," Myron Ferdinand told me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nobody could figure out how Kettering had shot his realistic scenes on Mars.
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From this reading Nobody could figure out how Kettering had shot his realistic scenes on Mars.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I remember it all so clearly.
a message received and understood
From this reading "Get the information and you can have anything you want," Myron Ferdinand told me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You'll Like It On Mars!
and nothing more
From this reading His movie was just too good to be true--and much too gruesome!
United States electrical engineer who made numerous automotive improvements (including the electric starter) (1876-1958)
From this reading Nobody could figure out how Kettering had shot his realistic scenes on Mars.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading You'll Like It On Mars!
a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color
From this reading You'll Like It On Mars!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Get the information and you can have anything you want," Myron Ferdinand told me.
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading His movie was just too good to be true--and much too gruesome!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading His movie was just too good to be true--and much too gruesome!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Get the information and you can have anything you want," Myron Ferdinand told me.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody could figure out how Kettering had shot his realistic scenes on Mars.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You'll Like It On Mars!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Nobody could figure out how Kettering had shot his realistic scenes on Mars.
aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are
From this reading Nobody could figure out how Kettering had shot his realistic scenes on Mars.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember it all so clearly.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading Nobody could figure out how Kettering had shot his realistic scenes on Mars.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Nobody could figure out how Kettering had shot his realistic scenes on Mars.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I remember it all so clearly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Get the information and you can have anything you want," Myron Ferdinand told me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His movie was just too good to be true--and much too gruesome!
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Get the information and you can have anything you want," Myron Ferdinand told me.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading His movie was just too good to be true--and much too gruesome!
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading His movie was just too good to be true--and much too gruesome!
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Get the information and you can have anything you want," Myron Ferdinand told me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His movie was just too good to be true--and much too gruesome!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Get the information and you can have anything you want," Myron Ferdinand told me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'll Like It On Mars!
Chapter 1 of You'll Like It on Mars by Tom W. Harris holds 373 sentences, grouped into 75 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 1 holds 373 sentences of You'll Like It on Mars, unabridged, divided into 75 reading sections.
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