Chapter 2 of Lost on Venus is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Lost on Venus is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It is," I assured her. Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me. She took a step forward; her hands went up; then she stopped in confusion. "No!" she cried. "It is all a mistake."
Chapter 2 of Lost on Venus is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading “Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.”
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading “Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.”
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading “"It is," I assured her.”
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading “She took a step forward; her hands went up; then she stopped in confusion.”
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.”
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading “Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “"It is all a mistake."”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.”
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 “Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.”
In this reading “Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.”
In this reading “She took a step forward; her hands went up; then she stopped in confusion.”
move upward
In this reading “She took a step forward; her hands went up; then she stopped in confusion.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She took a step forward; her hands went up; then she stopped in confusion.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "It is all a mistake."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading "It is," I assured her.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading She took a step forward; her hands went up; then she stopped in confusion.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "No!" she cried.
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading She took a step forward; her hands went up; then she stopped in confusion.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She took a step forward; her hands went up; then she stopped in confusion.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "It is," I assured her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It is," I assured her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She took a step forward; her hands went up; then she stopped in confusion.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is," I assured her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is," I assured her.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "It is all a mistake."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.
not any; not one
From this reading "No!" she cried.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading She took a step forward; her hands went up; then she stopped in confusion.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading She took a step forward; her hands went up; then she stopped in confusion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She took a step forward; her hands went up; then she stopped in confusion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She took a step forward; her hands went up; then she stopped in confusion.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She took a step forward; her hands went up; then she stopped in confusion.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She took a step forward; her hands went up; then she stopped in confusion.
Chapter 2 of Lost on Venus by Edgar Rice Burroughs holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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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