Chapter 3 of Lost on Venus is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Lost on Venus is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet. For the moment she was safe, and I breathed a little prayer of thanksgiving. But what of the future? Must we lie here until inevitably the nobargans returned? Duare looked up at me.
Chapter 3 of Lost on Venus is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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uttered without voice
From this reading “For the moment she was safe, and I breathed a little prayer of thanksgiving.”
plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
From this reading “Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.”
small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted
From this reading “Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.”
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading “Must we lie here until inevitably the nobargans returned?”
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading “Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.”
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading “For the moment she was safe, and I breathed a little prayer of thanksgiving.”
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading “Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.”
fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
From this reading “For the moment she was safe, and I breathed a little prayer of thanksgiving.”
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temporarily
In this reading “For the moment she was safe, and I breathed a little prayer of thanksgiving.”
seek information from
In this reading “Duare looked up at me.”
In this reading “Must we lie here until inevitably the nobargans returned?”
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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 For the moment she was safe, and I breathed a little prayer of thanksgiving.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
anew
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the moment she was safe, and I breathed a little prayer of thanksgiving.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Duare looked up at me.
uttered without voice
From this reading For the moment she was safe, and I breathed a little prayer of thanksgiving.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what of the future?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the moment she was safe, and I breathed a little prayer of thanksgiving.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
yet to be or coming
From this reading But what of the future?
small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Must we lie here until inevitably the nobargans returned?
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading Must we lie here until inevitably the nobargans returned?
and nothing more
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Must we lie here until inevitably the nobargans returned?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading For the moment she was safe, and I breathed a little prayer of thanksgiving.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Duare looked up at me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Duare looked up at me.
a particular point in time
From this reading For the moment she was safe, and I breathed a little prayer of thanksgiving.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Must we lie here until inevitably the nobargans returned?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Must we lie here until inevitably the nobargans returned?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the moment she was safe, and I breathed a little prayer of thanksgiving.
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading For the moment she was safe, and I breathed a little prayer of thanksgiving.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Must we lie here until inevitably the nobargans returned?
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading For the moment she was safe, and I breathed a little prayer of thanksgiving.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the moment she was safe, and I breathed a little prayer of thanksgiving.
fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
From this reading For the moment she was safe, and I breathed a little prayer of thanksgiving.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
in the direction of
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
up to a particular time
From this reading Must we lie here until inevitably the nobargans returned?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Duare looked up at me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the moment she was safe, and I breathed a little prayer of thanksgiving.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Must we lie here until inevitably the nobargans returned?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what of the future?
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