Chapter 4 of A Trip to Venus: A Novel is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of A Trip to Venus: A Novel is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ELECTRIC ORRERY. "Half-moon Junction! Change here for Venus, Mercury, the Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune!" So I called in the style of a Clapham railway porter, as I entered the observatory of Professor Gazen on the following night. "What is the matter?" said he with a smile.
Chapter 4 of A Trip to Venus: A Novel is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the place where two or more things come together
From this reading “"Half-moon Junction!”
the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky
From this reading “Change here for Venus, Mercury, the Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune!"”
a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
From this reading “Change here for Venus, Mercury, the Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune!"”
(Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon
From this reading “Change here for Venus, Mercury, the Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune!"”
a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena
From this reading “So I called in the style of a Clapham railway porter, as I entered the observatory of Professor Gazen on the following night.”
planetarium consisting of an apparatus that illustrates the relative positions and motions of bodies in the solar system by rotation and revolution of balls moved by wheelwork; sometimes incorporated in a clock
From this reading “THE ELECTRIC ORRERY.”
a giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun
From this reading “Change here for Venus, Mercury, the Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune!"”
(Greek mythology) god of the heavens; son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans in ancient mythology
From this reading “Change here for Venus, Mercury, the Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune!"”
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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 So I called in the style of a Clapham railway porter, as I entered the observatory of Professor Gazen on the following night.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So I called in the style of a Clapham railway porter, as I entered the observatory of Professor Gazen on the following night.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading So I called in the style of a Clapham railway porter, as I entered the observatory of Professor Gazen on the following night.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Change here for Venus, Mercury, the Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune!"
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From this reading So I called in the style of a Clapham railway porter, as I entered the observatory of Professor Gazen on the following night.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Change here for Venus, Mercury, the Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune!"
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading THE ELECTRIC ORRERY.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading So I called in the style of a Clapham railway porter, as I entered the observatory of Professor Gazen on the following night.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading So I called in the style of a Clapham railway porter, as I entered the observatory of Professor Gazen on the following night.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Change here for Venus, Mercury, the Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So I called in the style of a Clapham railway porter, as I entered the observatory of Professor Gazen on the following night.
the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail
From this reading "Half-moon Junction!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What is the matter?" said he with a smile.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Change here for Venus, Mercury, the Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So I called in the style of a Clapham railway porter, as I entered the observatory of Professor Gazen on the following night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So I called in the style of a Clapham railway porter, as I entered the observatory of Professor Gazen on the following night.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is the matter?" said he with a smile.
the place where two or more things come together
From this reading "Half-moon Junction!
the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky
From this reading Change here for Venus, Mercury, the Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune!"
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 Change here for Venus, Mercury, the Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune!"
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What is the matter?" said he with a smile.
a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
From this reading Change here for Venus, Mercury, the Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune!"
(Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon
From this reading Change here for Venus, Mercury, the Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune!"
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading So I called in the style of a Clapham railway porter, as I entered the observatory of Professor Gazen on the following night.
a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena
From this reading So I called in the style of a Clapham railway porter, as I entered the observatory of Professor Gazen on the following night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So I called in the style of a Clapham railway porter, as I entered the observatory of Professor Gazen on the following night.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So I called in the style of a Clapham railway porter, as I entered the observatory of Professor Gazen on the following night.
planetarium consisting of an apparatus that illustrates the relative positions and motions of bodies in the solar system by rotation and revolution of balls moved by wheelwork; sometimes incorporated in a clock
From this reading THE ELECTRIC ORRERY.
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading So I called in the style of a Clapham railway porter, as I entered the observatory of Professor Gazen on the following night.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading So I called in the style of a Clapham railway porter, as I entered the observatory of Professor Gazen on the following night.
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading So I called in the style of a Clapham railway porter, as I entered the observatory of Professor Gazen on the following night.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "What is the matter?" said he with a smile.
a giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun
From this reading Change here for Venus, Mercury, the Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune!"
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "What is the matter?" said he with a smile.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I called in the style of a Clapham railway porter, as I entered the observatory of Professor Gazen on the following night.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading So I called in the style of a Clapham railway porter, as I entered the observatory of Professor Gazen on the following night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ELECTRIC ORRERY.
(Greek mythology) god of the heavens; son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans in ancient mythology
From this reading Change here for Venus, Mercury, the Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune!"
the second nearest planet to the sun
From this reading Change here for Venus, Mercury, the Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is the matter?" said he with a smile.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What is the matter?" said he with a smile.
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