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Exile From Venus
Exile From Venus

Chapter I

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Earth was a world of murdering savages; bleak and desolate; contaminated by deadly radioactivity.
Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....
The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
Linda was long legged and supple waisted, with dark eyes and gold-bronze hair, and very white skin.
Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Exile From Venus

Chapter I

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Earth was a world of murdering savages; bleak and desolate; contaminated by deadly radioactivity.
Line 2
Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....
Line 3
The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
Line 4
Linda was long legged and supple waisted, with dark eyes and gold-bronze hair, and very white skin.
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Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.”

Being auxiliary verb US /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.”

Brought noun US /ˈbrought/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Linda was long legged and supple waisted, with dark eyes and gold-bronze hair, and very white skin.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.”

Sail noun US /sail/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.”

Twilight noun US /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/

the dim light before night or sunrise

From this reading “The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Earth was a world of murdering savages; bleak and desolate; contaminated by deadly radioactivity.

abandon

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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

accented

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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.

adding

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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Earth was a world of murdering savages; bleak and desolate; contaminated by deadly radioactivity.

artificial

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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

atavistic

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From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....

back

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From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.

birthplace

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From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....

bleak

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From this reading Earth was a world of murdering savages; bleak and desolate; contaminated by deadly radioactivity.

bones

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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.

broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Earth was a world of murdering savages; bleak and desolate; contaminated by deadly radioactivity.

called

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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

cheek

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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.

contaminated

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From this reading Earth was a world of murdering savages; bleak and desolate; contaminated by deadly radioactivity.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....

Craig

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From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....

dark

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From this reading Linda was long legged and supple waisted, with dark eyes and gold-bronze hair, and very white skin.

deadly

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From this reading Earth was a world of murdering savages; bleak and desolate; contaminated by deadly radioactivity.

desolate

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From this reading Earth was a world of murdering savages; bleak and desolate; contaminated by deadly radioactivity.

Domes

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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

dusting

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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.

Earth

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From this reading Earth was a world of murdering savages; bleak and desolate; contaminated by deadly radioactivity.

enormous

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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

eyes

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From this reading Linda was long legged and supple waisted, with dark eyes and gold-bronze hair, and very white skin.

face

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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.

Fire

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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

freckles

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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.

fury

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From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....

get

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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

gold-bronze

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From this reading Linda was long legged and supple waisted, with dark eyes and gold-bronze hair, and very white skin.

hair

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From this reading Linda was long legged and supple waisted, with dark eyes and gold-bronze hair, and very white skin.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....

irregularity

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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.

just

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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.

keep

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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.

legged

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From this reading Linda was long legged and supple waisted, with dark eyes and gold-bronze hair, and very white skin.

Linda

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From this reading Linda was long legged and supple waisted, with dark eyes and gold-bronze hair, and very white skin.

Linda's

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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Linda was long legged and supple waisted, with dark eyes and gold-bronze hair, and very white skin.

made

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From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....

Man

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From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....

murdering

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From this reading Earth was a world of murdering savages; bleak and desolate; contaminated by deadly radioactivity.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Earth was a world of murdering savages; bleak and desolate; contaminated by deadly radioactivity.

once

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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

Only

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From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....

perceptible

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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.

perfume

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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

perilous

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From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....

piquant

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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.

plan

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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

possession

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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

presence

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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

prominent

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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.

promise

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From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....

radioactivity

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From this reading Earth was a world of murdering savages; bleak and desolate; contaminated by deadly radioactivity.

rash

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From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....

regular

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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.

ruby

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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

sailnounUS /sail/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

sat

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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

savage

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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

savages

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From this reading Earth was a world of murdering savages; bleak and desolate; contaminated by deadly radioactivity.

seductiveness

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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

Skanderbek

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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

skin

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From this reading Linda was long legged and supple waisted, with dark eyes and gold-bronze hair, and very white skin.

solicitude

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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

stubbornness

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From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....

sufficiently

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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.

supple

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From this reading Linda was long legged and supple waisted, with dark eyes and gold-bronze hair, and very white skin.

tempted

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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

Terra

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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

Terrestrians

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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

there

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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

tiny

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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....

too

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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.

touch

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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.

twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/

the dim light before night or sunrise

From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

venture

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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

Venus

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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

Verrill's

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From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....

very

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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

voice

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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.

waisted

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From this reading Linda was long legged and supple waisted, with dark eyes and gold-bronze hair, and very white skin.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Earth was a world of murdering savages; bleak and desolate; contaminated by deadly radioactivity.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.

white

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From this reading Linda was long legged and supple waisted, with dark eyes and gold-bronze hair, and very white skin.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Linda was long legged and supple waisted, with dark eyes and gold-bronze hair, and very white skin.

world

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From this reading Earth was a world of murdering savages; bleak and desolate; contaminated by deadly radioactivity.