Chapter 2 of Last Run on Venus is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Last Run on Venus is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I'm not going to make you do anything," Caine said, unbuckling his holster. "You can stay here and starve. It'll be nobody's loss. Stay here. Both of you," he said, looking at the girl.
Chapter 2 of Last Run on Venus is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any thing at all
From this reading “"I'm not going to make you do anything," Caine said, unbuckling his holster.”
a young female
From this reading “Both of you," he said, looking at the girl.”
a sheath (usually leather) for carrying a handgun
From this reading “"I'm not going to make you do anything," Caine said, unbuckling his holster.”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “Both of you," he said, looking at the girl.”
something that is lost
From this reading “It'll be nobody's loss.”
possessive form of “nobody” — a person of no influence
From this reading “It'll be nobody's loss.”
be hungry; go without food
From this reading “"You can stay here and starve.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “"You can stay here and starve.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"You can stay here and starve.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You can stay here and starve.
any thing at all
From this reading "I'm not going to make you do anything," Caine said, unbuckling his holster.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Both of you," he said, looking at the girl.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It'll be nobody's loss.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both of you," he said, looking at the girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm not going to make you do anything," Caine said, unbuckling his holster.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You can stay here and starve.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I'm not going to make you do anything," Caine said, unbuckling his holster.
a young female
From this reading Both of you," he said, looking at the girl.
the act of departing
From this reading "I'm not going to make you do anything," Caine said, unbuckling his holster.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Both of you," he said, looking at the girl.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "You can stay here and starve.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I'm not going to make you do anything," Caine said, unbuckling his holster.
a sheath (usually leather) for carrying a handgun
From this reading "I'm not going to make you do anything," Caine said, unbuckling his holster.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm not going to make you do anything," Caine said, unbuckling his holster.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It'll be nobody's loss.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Both of you," he said, looking at the girl.
something that is lost
From this reading It'll be nobody's loss.
engage in
From this reading "I'm not going to make you do anything," Caine said, unbuckling his holster.
possessive form of “nobody” — a person of no influence
From this reading It'll be nobody's loss.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I'm not going to make you do anything," Caine said, unbuckling his holster.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Both of you," he said, looking at the girl.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'm not going to make you do anything," Caine said, unbuckling his holster.
be hungry; go without food
From this reading "You can stay here and starve.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "You can stay here and starve.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Both of you," he said, looking at the girl.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm not going to make you do anything," Caine said, unbuckling his holster.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm not going to make you do anything," Caine said, unbuckling his holster.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'm not going to make you do anything," Caine said, unbuckling his holster.
Chapter 2 of Last Run on Venus by James McKimmey holds 444 sentences, grouped into 89 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 2 holds 444 sentences of Last Run on Venus, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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