Chapter 9 of Lost on Venus is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Lost on Venus is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The laughter commenced. It rose and fell as it passed around the table. God, what a travesty on gayety it was! I had passed closer until I stood directly behind Skor's chair. Had Duare turned her eyes in my direction she must have seen me, but she did not.
Chapter 9 of Lost on Venus is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “I had passed closer until I stood directly behind Skor's chair.”
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “I had passed closer until I stood directly behind Skor's chair.”
past form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “The laughter commenced.”
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading “Had Duare turned her eyes in my direction she must have seen me, but she did not.”
without deviation
From this reading “I had passed closer until I stood directly behind Skor's chair.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “The laughter commenced.”
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “It rose and fell as it passed around the table.”
a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
From this reading “God, what a travesty on gayety it was!”
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 “It rose and fell as it passed around the table.”
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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 God, what a travesty on gayety it was!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It rose and fell as it passed around the table.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It rose and fell as it passed around the table.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It rose and fell as it passed around the table.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I had passed closer until I stood directly behind Skor's chair.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Had Duare turned her eyes in my direction she must have seen me, but she did not.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading I had passed closer until I stood directly behind Skor's chair.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading I had passed closer until I stood directly behind Skor's chair.
past form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The laughter commenced.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Had Duare turned her eyes in my direction she must have seen me, but she did not.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Had Duare turned her eyes in my direction she must have seen me, but she did not.
without deviation
From this reading I had passed closer until I stood directly behind Skor's chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had Duare turned her eyes in my direction she must have seen me, but she did not.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Had Duare turned her eyes in my direction she must have seen me, but she did not.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading It rose and fell as it passed around the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading God, what a travesty on gayety it was!
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading God, what a travesty on gayety it was!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had passed closer until I stood directly behind Skor's chair.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had Duare turned her eyes in my direction she must have seen me, but she did not.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Had Duare turned her eyes in my direction she must have seen me, but she did not.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had passed closer until I stood directly behind Skor's chair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had Duare turned her eyes in my direction she must have seen me, but she did not.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It rose and fell as it passed around the table.
the sound of laughing
From this reading The laughter commenced.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Had Duare turned her eyes in my direction she must have seen me, but she did not.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Had Duare turned her eyes in my direction she must have seen me, but she did not.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Had Duare turned her eyes in my direction she must have seen me, but she did not.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had Duare turned her eyes in my direction she must have seen me, but she did not.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading God, what a travesty on gayety it was!
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading It rose and fell as it passed around the table.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading It rose and fell as it passed around the table.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Had Duare turned her eyes in my direction she must have seen me, but she did not.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had Duare turned her eyes in my direction she must have seen me, but she did not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had passed closer until I stood directly behind Skor's chair.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading I had passed closer until I stood directly behind Skor's chair.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading It rose and fell as it passed around the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The laughter commenced.
a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
From this reading God, what a travesty on gayety it was!
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Had Duare turned her eyes in my direction she must have seen me, but she did not.
up to a particular time
From this reading I had passed closer until I stood directly behind Skor's chair.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading God, what a travesty on gayety it was!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading God, what a travesty on gayety it was!
Chapter 9 of Lost on Venus by Edgar Rice Burroughs holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 9 holds 414 sentences of Lost on Venus, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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