Chapter 6 of An Earthman on Venus (Originally Titled "The Radio Man") is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of An Earthman on Venus (Originally Titled "The Radio Man") is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“But you still have me to cope with,” she continued, “you brink! Mathlab! Earth-man!” A particularly delicate touch, putting “earth-man” as the climax of a list of distasteful creatures! “Bthuh will have her revenge,” she concluded, “never fear.
Chapter 6 of An Earthman on Venus (Originally Titled "The Radio Man") is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a region marking a boundary
From this reading ““But you still have me to cope with,” she continued, “you brink!”
the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
From this reading “A particularly delicate touch, putting “earth-man” as the climax of a list of distasteful creatures!”
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading ““Bthuh will have her revenge,” she concluded, “never fear.”
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
From this reading ““But you still have me to cope with,” she continued, “you brink!”
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “A particularly delicate touch, putting “earth-man” as the climax of a list of distasteful creatures!”
not pleasing in odor or taste
From this reading “A particularly delicate touch, putting “earth-man” as the climax of a list of distasteful creatures!”
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading “A particularly delicate touch, putting “earth-man” as the climax of a list of distasteful creatures!”
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading ““Bthuh will have her revenge,” she concluded, “never fear.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading ““But you still have me to cope with,” she continued, “you brink!”
In this reading “A particularly delicate touch, putting “earth-man” as the climax of a list of distasteful creatures!”
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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 A particularly delicate touch, putting “earth-man” as the climax of a list of distasteful creatures!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A particularly delicate touch, putting “earth-man” as the climax of a list of distasteful creatures!
a region marking a boundary
From this reading “But you still have me to cope with,” she continued, “you brink!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Bthuh will have her revenge,” she concluded, “never fear.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But you still have me to cope with,” she continued, “you brink!
the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
From this reading A particularly delicate touch, putting “earth-man” as the climax of a list of distasteful creatures!
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “Bthuh will have her revenge,” she concluded, “never fear.
without stop or interruption
From this reading “But you still have me to cope with,” she continued, “you brink!
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
From this reading “But you still have me to cope with,” she continued, “you brink!
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading A particularly delicate touch, putting “earth-man” as the climax of a list of distasteful creatures!
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading A particularly delicate touch, putting “earth-man” as the climax of a list of distasteful creatures!
not pleasing in odor or taste
From this reading A particularly delicate touch, putting “earth-man” as the climax of a list of distasteful creatures!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Earth-man!”
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “Bthuh will have her revenge,” she concluded, “never fear.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But you still have me to cope with,” she continued, “you brink!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Bthuh will have her revenge,” she concluded, “never fear.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading A particularly delicate touch, putting “earth-man” as the climax of a list of distasteful creatures!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mathlab!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “But you still have me to cope with,” she continued, “you brink!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Bthuh will have her revenge,” she concluded, “never fear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A particularly delicate touch, putting “earth-man” as the climax of a list of distasteful creatures!
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading A particularly delicate touch, putting “earth-man” as the climax of a list of distasteful creatures!
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading A particularly delicate touch, putting “earth-man” as the climax of a list of distasteful creatures!
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading “Bthuh will have her revenge,” she concluded, “never fear.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But you still have me to cope with,” she continued, “you brink!
not in physical motion
From this reading “But you still have me to cope with,” she continued, “you brink!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A particularly delicate touch, putting “earth-man” as the climax of a list of distasteful creatures!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But you still have me to cope with,” she continued, “you brink!
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading A particularly delicate touch, putting “earth-man” as the climax of a list of distasteful creatures!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Bthuh will have her revenge,” she concluded, “never fear.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “But you still have me to cope with,” she continued, “you brink!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But you still have me to cope with,” she continued, “you brink!
Chapter 6 of An Earthman on Venus (Originally Titled "The Radio Man") by Ralph Milne Farley holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 6 holds 431 sentences of An Earthman on Venus (Originally Titled "The Radio Man"), unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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