Chapter 6 of A Trip to Venus: A Novel is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of A Trip to Venus: A Novel is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN SPACE. We had entered the clouds. For half-an-hour we were muffled in a cold, damp mist, and total darkness, and had begun to think of going indoors when, all at once, the car burst into the pure and starlit region of the upper air. A cry of joyous admiration escaped from us all. The spectacle before us was indeed sublime.
Chapter 6 of A Trip to Venus: A Novel is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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slightly wet
From this reading “For half-an-hour we were muffled in a cold, damp mist, and total darkness, and had begun to think of going indoors when, all at once, the car burst into the pure and starlit region of the upper air.”
within a building
From this reading “For half-an-hour we were muffled in a cold, damp mist, and total darkness, and had begun to think of going indoors when, all at once, the car burst into the pure and starlit region of the upper air.”
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading “A cry of joyous admiration escaped from us all.”
being or made softer or less loud or clear
From this reading “For half-an-hour we were muffled in a cold, damp mist, and total darkness, and had begun to think of going indoors when, all at once, the car burst into the pure and starlit region of the upper air.”
something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)
From this reading “The spectacle before us was indeed sublime.”
lighted only by stars
From this reading “For half-an-hour we were muffled in a cold, damp mist, and total darkness, and had begun to think of going indoors when, all at once, the car burst into the pure and starlit region of the upper air.”
inspiring awe
From this reading “The spectacle before us was indeed sublime.”
add up in number or quantity
From this reading “For half-an-hour we were muffled in a cold, damp mist, and total darkness, and had begun to think of going indoors when, all at once, the car burst into the pure and starlit region of the upper air.”
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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 For half-an-hour we were muffled in a cold, damp mist, and total darkness, and had begun to think of going indoors when, all at once, the car burst into the pure and starlit region of the upper air.
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading A cry of joyous admiration escaped from us all.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading For half-an-hour we were muffled in a cold, damp mist, and total darkness, and had begun to think of going indoors when, all at once, the car burst into the pure and starlit region of the upper air.
(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 For half-an-hour we were muffled in a cold, damp mist, and total darkness, and had begun to think of going indoors when, all at once, the car burst into the pure and starlit region of the upper air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For half-an-hour we were muffled in a cold, damp mist, and total darkness, and had begun to think of going indoors when, all at once, the car burst into the pure and starlit region of the upper air.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For half-an-hour we were muffled in a cold, damp mist, and total darkness, and had begun to think of going indoors when, all at once, the car burst into the pure and starlit region of the upper air.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The spectacle before us was indeed sublime.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading For half-an-hour we were muffled in a cold, damp mist, and total darkness, and had begun to think of going indoors when, all at once, the car burst into the pure and starlit region of the upper air.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading For half-an-hour we were muffled in a cold, damp mist, and total darkness, and had begun to think of going indoors when, all at once, the car burst into the pure and starlit region of the upper air.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading For half-an-hour we were muffled in a cold, damp mist, and total darkness, and had begun to think of going indoors when, all at once, the car burst into the pure and starlit region of the upper air.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading We had entered the clouds.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading For half-an-hour we were muffled in a cold, damp mist, and total darkness, and had begun to think of going indoors when, all at once, the car burst into the pure and starlit region of the upper air.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading A cry of joyous admiration escaped from us all.
slightly wet
From this reading For half-an-hour we were muffled in a cold, damp mist, and total darkness, and had begun to think of going indoors when, all at once, the car burst into the pure and starlit region of the upper air.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading For half-an-hour we were muffled in a cold, damp mist, and total darkness, and had begun to think of going indoors when, all at once, the car burst into the pure and starlit region of the upper air.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading We had entered the clouds.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading A cry of joyous admiration escaped from us all.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For half-an-hour we were muffled in a cold, damp mist, and total darkness, and had begun to think of going indoors when, all at once, the car burst into the pure and starlit region of the upper air.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A cry of joyous admiration escaped from us all.
the act of departing
From this reading For half-an-hour we were muffled in a cold, damp mist, and total darkness, and had begun to think of going indoors when, all at once, the car burst into the pure and starlit region of the upper air.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had entered the clouds.
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From this reading For half-an-hour we were muffled in a cold, damp mist, and total darkness, and had begun to think of going indoors when, all at once, the car burst into the pure and starlit region of the upper air.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN SPACE.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading The spectacle before us was indeed sublime.
within a building
From this reading For half-an-hour we were muffled in a cold, damp mist, and total darkness, and had begun to think of going indoors when, all at once, the car burst into the pure and starlit region of the upper air.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For half-an-hour we were muffled in a cold, damp mist, and total darkness, and had begun to think of going indoors when, all at once, the car burst into the pure and starlit region of the upper air.
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading A cry of joyous admiration escaped from us all.
become covered with mist
From this reading For half-an-hour we were muffled in a cold, damp mist, and total darkness, and had begun to think of going indoors when, all at once, the car burst into the pure and starlit region of the upper air.
being or made softer or less loud or clear
From this reading For half-an-hour we were muffled in a cold, damp mist, and total darkness, and had begun to think of going indoors when, all at once, the car burst into the pure and starlit region of the upper air.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For half-an-hour we were muffled in a cold, damp mist, and total darkness, and had begun to think of going indoors when, all at once, the car burst into the pure and starlit region of the upper air.
on one occasion
From this reading For half-an-hour we were muffled in a cold, damp mist, and total darkness, and had begun to think of going indoors when, all at once, the car burst into the pure and starlit region of the upper air.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading For half-an-hour we were muffled in a cold, damp mist, and total darkness, and had begun to think of going indoors when, all at once, the car burst into the pure and starlit region of the upper air.
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading For half-an-hour we were muffled in a cold, damp mist, and total darkness, and had begun to think of going indoors when, all at once, the car burst into the pure and starlit region of the upper air.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading IN SPACE.
something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)
From this reading The spectacle before us was indeed sublime.
lighted only by stars
From this reading For half-an-hour we were muffled in a cold, damp mist, and total darkness, and had begun to think of going indoors when, all at once, the car burst into the pure and starlit region of the upper air.
inspiring awe
From this reading The spectacle before us was indeed sublime.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We had entered the clouds.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading For half-an-hour we were muffled in a cold, damp mist, and total darkness, and had begun to think of going indoors when, all at once, the car burst into the pure and starlit region of the upper air.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For half-an-hour we were muffled in a cold, damp mist, and total darkness, and had begun to think of going indoors when, all at once, the car burst into the pure and starlit region of the upper air.
add up in number or quantity
From this reading For half-an-hour we were muffled in a cold, damp mist, and total darkness, and had begun to think of going indoors when, all at once, the car burst into the pure and starlit region of the upper air.
the topmost one of two
From this reading For half-an-hour we were muffled in a cold, damp mist, and total darkness, and had begun to think of going indoors when, all at once, the car burst into the pure and starlit region of the upper air.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A cry of joyous admiration escaped from us all.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The spectacle before us was indeed sublime.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had entered the clouds.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For half-an-hour we were muffled in a cold, damp mist, and total darkness, and had begun to think of going indoors when, all at once, the car burst into the pure and starlit region of the upper air.
at the time that
From this reading For half-an-hour we were muffled in a cold, damp mist, and total darkness, and had begun to think of going indoors when, all at once, the car burst into the pure and starlit region of the upper air.
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