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Chapter 1 of Last Run on Venus is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
By JAMES McKIMMEY, JR. _It wasn't love of adventure that forced Caine onto Venus' forbidden Purple Plateau. Oh, no. But there was a wench named Cice--a five-imaged wench--who could make the heart of any pilot leap crazily through the Galaxy._ This was Nicholas Caine's last run and he didn't like it. It didn't look right or feel right or taste right.
Chapter 1 of Last Run on Venus is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in an insane manner
From this reading “But there was a wench named Cice--a five-imaged wench--who could make the heart of any pilot leap crazily through the Galaxy._ This was Nicholas Caine's last run and he didn't like it.”
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading “_It wasn't love of adventure that forced Caine onto Venus' forbidden Purple Plateau.”
a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
From this reading “But there was a wench named Cice--a five-imaged wench--who could make the heart of any pilot leap crazily through the Galaxy._ This was Nicholas Caine's last run and he didn't like it.”
a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
From this reading “But there was a wench named Cice--a five-imaged wench--who could make the heart of any pilot leap crazily through the Galaxy._ This was Nicholas Caine's last run and he didn't like it.”
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading “_It wasn't love of adventure that forced Caine onto Venus' forbidden Purple Plateau.”
a relatively flat highland
From this reading “_It wasn't love of adventure that forced Caine onto Venus' forbidden Purple Plateau.”
the second nearest planet to the sun
From this reading “_It wasn't love of adventure that forced Caine onto Venus' forbidden Purple Plateau.”
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading “But there was a wench named Cice--a five-imaged wench--who could make the heart of any pilot leap crazily through the Galaxy._ This was Nicholas Caine's last run and he didn't like it.”
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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 But there was a wench named Cice--a five-imaged wench--who could make the heart of any pilot leap crazily through the Galaxy._ This was Nicholas Caine's last run and he didn't like it.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading _It wasn't love of adventure that forced Caine onto Venus' forbidden Purple Plateau.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But there was a wench named Cice--a five-imaged wench--who could make the heart of any pilot leap crazily through the Galaxy._ This was Nicholas Caine's last run and he didn't like it.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading But there was a wench named Cice--a five-imaged wench--who could make the heart of any pilot leap crazily through the Galaxy._ This was Nicholas Caine's last run and he didn't like it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was a wench named Cice--a five-imaged wench--who could make the heart of any pilot leap crazily through the Galaxy._ This was Nicholas Caine's last run and he didn't like it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By JAMES McKIMMEY, JR.
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From this reading _It wasn't love of adventure that forced Caine onto Venus' forbidden Purple Plateau.
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From this reading But there was a wench named Cice--a five-imaged wench--who could make the heart of any pilot leap crazily through the Galaxy._ This was Nicholas Caine's last run and he didn't like it.
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From this reading But there was a wench named Cice--a five-imaged wench--who could make the heart of any pilot leap crazily through the Galaxy._ This was Nicholas Caine's last run and he didn't like it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But there was a wench named Cice--a five-imaged wench--who could make the heart of any pilot leap crazily through the Galaxy._ This was Nicholas Caine's last run and he didn't like it.
in an insane manner
From this reading But there was a wench named Cice--a five-imaged wench--who could make the heart of any pilot leap crazily through the Galaxy._ This was Nicholas Caine's last run and he didn't like it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there was a wench named Cice--a five-imaged wench--who could make the heart of any pilot leap crazily through the Galaxy._ This was Nicholas Caine's last run and he didn't like it.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading It didn't look right or feel right or taste right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there was a wench named Cice--a five-imaged wench--who could make the heart of any pilot leap crazily through the Galaxy._ This was Nicholas Caine's last run and he didn't like it.
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading _It wasn't love of adventure that forced Caine onto Venus' forbidden Purple Plateau.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading _It wasn't love of adventure that forced Caine onto Venus' forbidden Purple Plateau.
a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
From this reading But there was a wench named Cice--a five-imaged wench--who could make the heart of any pilot leap crazily through the Galaxy._ This was Nicholas Caine's last run and he didn't like it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But there was a wench named Cice--a five-imaged wench--who could make the heart of any pilot leap crazily through the Galaxy._ This was Nicholas Caine's last run and he didn't like it.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading But there was a wench named Cice--a five-imaged wench--who could make the heart of any pilot leap crazily through the Galaxy._ This was Nicholas Caine's last run and he didn't like it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _It wasn't love of adventure that forced Caine onto Venus' forbidden Purple Plateau.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading By JAMES McKIMMEY, JR.
a son who has the same first name as his father
From this reading By JAMES McKIMMEY, JR.
immediately past
From this reading But there was a wench named Cice--a five-imaged wench--who could make the heart of any pilot leap crazily through the Galaxy._ This was Nicholas Caine's last run and he didn't like it.
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading But there was a wench named Cice--a five-imaged wench--who could make the heart of any pilot leap crazily through the Galaxy._ This was Nicholas Caine's last run and he didn't like it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But there was a wench named Cice--a five-imaged wench--who could make the heart of any pilot leap crazily through the Galaxy._ This was Nicholas Caine's last run and he didn't like it.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It didn't look right or feel right or taste right.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading _It wasn't love of adventure that forced Caine onto Venus' forbidden Purple Plateau.
engage in
From this reading But there was a wench named Cice--a five-imaged wench--who could make the heart of any pilot leap crazily through the Galaxy._ This was Nicholas Caine's last run and he didn't like it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By JAMES McKIMMEY, JR.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading But there was a wench named Cice--a five-imaged wench--who could make the heart of any pilot leap crazily through the Galaxy._ This was Nicholas Caine's last run and he didn't like it.
a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
From this reading But there was a wench named Cice--a five-imaged wench--who could make the heart of any pilot leap crazily through the Galaxy._ This was Nicholas Caine's last run and he didn't like it.
not any; not one
From this reading Oh, no.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _It wasn't love of adventure that forced Caine onto Venus' forbidden Purple Plateau.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, no.
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading _It wasn't love of adventure that forced Caine onto Venus' forbidden Purple Plateau.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It didn't look right or feel right or taste right.
operate an airplane
From this reading But there was a wench named Cice--a five-imaged wench--who could make the heart of any pilot leap crazily through the Galaxy._ This was Nicholas Caine's last run and he didn't like it.
a relatively flat highland
From this reading _It wasn't love of adventure that forced Caine onto Venus' forbidden Purple Plateau.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading _It wasn't love of adventure that forced Caine onto Venus' forbidden Purple Plateau.
precisely, exactly
From this reading It didn't look right or feel right or taste right.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading But there was a wench named Cice--a five-imaged wench--who could make the heart of any pilot leap crazily through the Galaxy._ This was Nicholas Caine's last run and he didn't like it.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading It didn't look right or feel right or taste right.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _It wasn't love of adventure that forced Caine onto Venus' forbidden Purple Plateau.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But there was a wench named Cice--a five-imaged wench--who could make the heart of any pilot leap crazily through the Galaxy._ This was Nicholas Caine's last run and he didn't like it.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But there was a wench named Cice--a five-imaged wench--who could make the heart of any pilot leap crazily through the Galaxy._ This was Nicholas Caine's last run and he didn't like it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But there was a wench named Cice--a five-imaged wench--who could make the heart of any pilot leap crazily through the Galaxy._ This was Nicholas Caine's last run and he didn't like it.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading But there was a wench named Cice--a five-imaged wench--who could make the heart of any pilot leap crazily through the Galaxy._ This was Nicholas Caine's last run and he didn't like it.
the second nearest planet to the sun
From this reading _It wasn't love of adventure that forced Caine onto Venus' forbidden Purple Plateau.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there was a wench named Cice--a five-imaged wench--who could make the heart of any pilot leap crazily through the Galaxy._ This was Nicholas Caine's last run and he didn't like it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _It wasn't love of adventure that forced Caine onto Venus' forbidden Purple Plateau.
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading But there was a wench named Cice--a five-imaged wench--who could make the heart of any pilot leap crazily through the Galaxy._ This was Nicholas Caine's last run and he didn't like it.
which person or people
From this reading But there was a wench named Cice--a five-imaged wench--who could make the heart of any pilot leap crazily through the Galaxy._ This was Nicholas Caine's last run and he didn't like it.
Chapter 1 of Last Run on Venus by James McKimmey holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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.
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