Chapter 7 of A Trip to Venus: A Novel is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of A Trip to Venus: A Novel is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ARRIVING IN VENUS. "Try to speak--there's a good fellow--open your eyes." I heard the words as in a dream. I recognised the voice of Gazen, but it seemed to come from the far distance. Opening my eyes I found myself prostrate on the floor of the smoking room, with the professor and Miss Carmichael kneeling beside me.
Chapter 7 of A Trip to Venus: A Novel is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “ARRIVING IN VENUS.”
United States songwriter (1899-1981)
From this reading “Opening my eyes I found myself prostrate on the floor of the smoking room, with the professor and Miss Carmichael kneeling beside me.”
supporting yourself on your knees
From this reading “Opening my eyes I found myself prostrate on the floor of the smoking room, with the professor and Miss Carmichael kneeling beside me.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “Opening my eyes I found myself prostrate on the floor of the smoking room, with the professor and Miss Carmichael kneeling beside me.”
get into a prostrate position, as in submission
From this reading “Opening my eyes I found myself prostrate on the floor of the smoking room, with the professor and Miss Carmichael kneeling beside me.”
provided with a secure reputation
From this reading “I recognised the voice of Gazen, but it seemed to come from the far distance.”
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading “Opening my eyes I found myself prostrate on the floor of the smoking room, with the professor and Miss Carmichael kneeling beside me.”
the second nearest planet to the sun
From this reading “ARRIVING IN VENUS.”
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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 "Try to speak--there's a good fellow--open your eyes."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Opening my eyes I found myself prostrate on the floor of the smoking room, with the professor and Miss Carmichael kneeling beside me.
-ing form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading ARRIVING IN VENUS.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I heard the words as in a dream.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Opening my eyes I found myself prostrate on the floor of the smoking room, with the professor and Miss Carmichael kneeling beside me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I recognised the voice of Gazen, but it seemed to come from the far distance.
United States songwriter (1899-1981)
From this reading Opening my eyes I found myself prostrate on the floor of the smoking room, with the professor and Miss Carmichael kneeling beside me.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I recognised the voice of Gazen, but it seemed to come from the far distance.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading I recognised the voice of Gazen, but it seemed to come from the far distance.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading I heard the words as in a dream.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Try to speak--there's a good fellow--open your eyes."
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading I recognised the voice of Gazen, but it seemed to come from the far distance.
a boy or man
From this reading "Try to speak--there's a good fellow--open your eyes."
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Opening my eyes I found myself prostrate on the floor of the smoking room, with the professor and Miss Carmichael kneeling beside me.
set up or found
From this reading Opening my eyes I found myself prostrate on the floor of the smoking room, with the professor and Miss Carmichael kneeling beside me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I recognised the voice of Gazen, but it seemed to come from the far distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I recognised the voice of Gazen, but it seemed to come from the far distance.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Try to speak--there's a good fellow--open your eyes."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I heard the words as in a dream.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I heard the words as in a dream.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ARRIVING IN VENUS.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I recognised the voice of Gazen, but it seemed to come from the far distance.
supporting yourself on your knees
From this reading Opening my eyes I found myself prostrate on the floor of the smoking room, with the professor and Miss Carmichael kneeling beside me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Opening my eyes I found myself prostrate on the floor of the smoking room, with the professor and Miss Carmichael kneeling beside me.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Opening my eyes I found myself prostrate on the floor of the smoking room, with the professor and Miss Carmichael kneeling beside me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Opening my eyes I found myself prostrate on the floor of the smoking room, with the professor and Miss Carmichael kneeling beside me.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Opening my eyes I found myself prostrate on the floor of the smoking room, with the professor and Miss Carmichael kneeling beside me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I recognised the voice of Gazen, but it seemed to come from the far distance.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Opening my eyes I found myself prostrate on the floor of the smoking room, with the professor and Miss Carmichael kneeling beside me.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "Try to speak--there's a good fellow--open your eyes."
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Opening my eyes I found myself prostrate on the floor of the smoking room, with the professor and Miss Carmichael kneeling beside me.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading Opening my eyes I found myself prostrate on the floor of the smoking room, with the professor and Miss Carmichael kneeling beside me.
get into a prostrate position, as in submission
From this reading Opening my eyes I found myself prostrate on the floor of the smoking room, with the professor and Miss Carmichael kneeling beside me.
provided with a secure reputation
From this reading I recognised the voice of Gazen, but it seemed to come from the far distance.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Opening my eyes I found myself prostrate on the floor of the smoking room, with the professor and Miss Carmichael kneeling beside me.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I recognised the voice of Gazen, but it seemed to come from the far distance.
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading Opening my eyes I found myself prostrate on the floor of the smoking room, with the professor and Miss Carmichael kneeling beside me.
express in speech
From this reading "Try to speak--there's a good fellow--open your eyes."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I heard the words as in a dream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Try to speak--there's a good fellow--open your eyes."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Try to speak--there's a good fellow--open your eyes."
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "Try to speak--there's a good fellow--open your eyes."
the second nearest planet to the sun
From this reading ARRIVING IN VENUS.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading I recognised the voice of Gazen, but it seemed to come from the far distance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Opening my eyes I found myself prostrate on the floor of the smoking room, with the professor and Miss Carmichael kneeling beside me.
the words that are spoken
From this reading I heard the words as in a dream.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Try to speak--there's a good fellow--open your eyes."
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