Venus Hate
Venus Hate by John McGreevey is available here as the complete text, split into 93 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Venus Hate by John McGreevey. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #64528.
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Venus Hate
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This edition of Venus Hate by John McGreevey carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #64528, divided into 1 chapters and 93 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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The complete text of Venus Hate is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #64528 and divided into 93 sections.
This page carries the whole of Venus Hate by John McGreevey, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #64528, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 463 sentences across 1 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.
How is Venus Hate divided for reading?
Venus Hate is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Venus Hate as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 93 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The sections are gathered into 1 chapters.
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Every sentence of Venus Hate can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.
Questions about reading Venus Hate
Common questions about reading Venus Hate by John McGreevey on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Venus Hate?
Yes. All 463 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #64528 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Venus Hate is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #64528, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Venus Hate take to read?
About 38 minutes of reading across 93 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Venus Hate section by section
How to work through Venus Hate section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Venus Hate
Words and structures a reader meets early in Venus Hate, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Death
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Venus Hate; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Desert
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Venus Hate; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Rouge--and
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Venus Hate; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Blotted
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Venus Hate; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.