Chapter 5 of Young Visitor to Mars is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Young Visitor to Mars is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“It’ll be just like our going along with them to the place!” Randy exclaimed happily. Ted kept his fingers crossed for Randy. It would be a terrible shock to him if his father were not one of the survivors. The unhappy moment he had dreaded for so long might now be at hand.
Chapter 5 of Young Visitor to Mars is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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placed crosswise
From this reading “Ted kept his fingers crossed for Randy.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “The unhappy moment he had dreaded for so long might now be at hand.”
in a joyous manner
From this reading “Randy exclaimed happily.”
feeling great sexual desire
From this reading “Randy exclaimed happily.”
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “It would be a terrible shock to him if his father were not one of the survivors.”
plural of “survivor” — one who lives through affliction
From this reading “It would be a terrible shock to him if his father were not one of the survivors.”
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading “Ted kept his fingers crossed for Randy.”
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading “The unhappy moment he had dreaded for so long might now be at hand.”
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.
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In this reading “It would be a terrible shock to him if his father were not one of the survivors.”
close in space; within reach
In this reading “The unhappy moment he had dreaded for so long might now be at hand.”
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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 would be a terrible shock to him if his father were not one of the survivors.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “It’ll be just like our going along with them to the place!”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The unhappy moment he had dreaded for so long might now be at hand.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It’ll be just like our going along with them to the place!”
placed crosswise
From this reading Ted kept his fingers crossed for Randy.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The unhappy moment he had dreaded for so long might now be at hand.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Randy exclaimed happily.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading It would be a terrible shock to him if his father were not one of the survivors.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Ted kept his fingers crossed for Randy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ted kept his fingers crossed for Randy.
the act of departing
From this reading “It’ll be just like our going along with them to the place!”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The unhappy moment he had dreaded for so long might now be at hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The unhappy moment he had dreaded for so long might now be at hand.
in a joyous manner
From this reading Randy exclaimed happily.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The unhappy moment he had dreaded for so long might now be at hand.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would be a terrible shock to him if his father were not one of the survivors.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ted kept his fingers crossed for Randy.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It would be a terrible shock to him if his father were not one of the survivors.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be a terrible shock to him if his father were not one of the survivors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’ll be just like our going along with them to the place!”
and nothing more
From this reading “It’ll be just like our going along with them to the place!”
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Ted kept his fingers crossed for Randy.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “It’ll be just like our going along with them to the place!”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The unhappy moment he had dreaded for so long might now be at hand.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The unhappy moment he had dreaded for so long might now be at hand.
a particular point in time
From this reading The unhappy moment he had dreaded for so long might now be at hand.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It would be a terrible shock to him if his father were not one of the survivors.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The unhappy moment he had dreaded for so long might now be at hand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It would be a terrible shock to him if his father were not one of the survivors.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It would be a terrible shock to him if his father were not one of the survivors.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “It’ll be just like our going along with them to the place!”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “It’ll be just like our going along with them to the place!”
feeling great sexual desire
From this reading Randy exclaimed happily.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading It would be a terrible shock to him if his father were not one of the survivors.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The unhappy moment he had dreaded for so long might now be at hand.
plural of “survivor” — one who lives through affliction
From this reading It would be a terrible shock to him if his father were not one of the survivors.
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading Ted kept his fingers crossed for Randy.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading It would be a terrible shock to him if his father were not one of the survivors.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It’ll be just like our going along with them to the place!”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “It’ll be just like our going along with them to the place!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It’ll be just like our going along with them to the place!”
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading The unhappy moment he had dreaded for so long might now be at hand.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It would be a terrible shock to him if his father were not one of the survivors.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “It’ll be just like our going along with them to the place!”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be a terrible shock to him if his father were not one of the survivors.
Chapter 5 of Young Visitor to Mars by Richard M. (Richard Mace) Elam holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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 5 holds 436 sentences of Young Visitor to Mars, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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