Martian

Examples

• Their headquarters lay in the southwest corner of this district, near the crossing of two of the so-called Martian canals. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• It would have been had I been a Martian, but I had to smile at the puny strands that confined my wrists. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• When quite close to them she spoke a single Martian word in low but peremptory tones. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• At a signal from Dak Kova the doors of two cages were thrown open and a dozen green Martian females were driven to the center of the arena. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• What her thoughts were I did not know, for as yet I had learned but little of the Martian tongue; enough only to suffice for my daily needs. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• As their retreating footsteps died away in the distance, I called out softly the Martian word of greeting, kaor. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• Never had I seen such speed in any Martian. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• I at once ordered a secret search within the city, for every Martian noble maintains a secret service of his own. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Twice we crossed the famous Martian waterways, or canals, so-called by our earthly astronomers. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• Like nearly all Martian animals it is almost hairless, having only a great bristly mane about its thick neck. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• To pass through the lighted rooms was, of course, out of the question, since they swarmed with green Martian men and women. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Did the Martian reach the pump room? Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• Below us lay a typical Martian landscape. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Only about one Martian in a thousand dies of sickness or disease, and possibly about twenty take the voluntary pilgrimage. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• She was indeed, as her fellow Martian had said of her, an atavism; a dear and precious reversion to a former type of loved and loving ancestor. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• The prisoners behind him were red Martians. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• The community of which the green Martians with whom my lot was cast formed a part was composed of some thirty thousand souls. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• Altogether they were not unlovely when viewed in comparison with the green Martians. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• The green Martians converse but little, and then usually in monosyllables, low and like the faint rumbling of distant thunder. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• At first this vexed me, but later I was very glad of it, as it gave me an undoubted advantage over the Martians. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• The green Martians use no word corresponding in meaning with this earthly word. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• Many years ago you heard the story of the woman who taught me the thing that green Martians are reared to hate, the woman who taught me to love. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Like the green Martians, they have an intermediary set of arms midway between their upper and lower limbs. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Evidently we were too far south even for the great fur-bearing animals which the Martians so delight in hunting. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• If the remaining eggs ever hatched we knew nothing of the fate of the little Martians. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• She was even more steeped in superstition than the Martians of the outer world. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• In one respect at least the Martians are a happy people; they have no lawyers. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• Instead of bothering with bolts and bars for their dwellings, the red Martians simply run them up out of harm's way during the night. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• While the Martians are immense, their bones are very large and they are muscled only in proportion to the gravitation which they must overcome. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• When I was ready to depart they furnished me with a small domestic bull thoat, such as is used for saddle purposes by all red Martians. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.

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