Chapter 8 of The Revolt on Venus is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Revolt on Venus is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Are you sure they went south, Astro?" Major Connel was examining a map of the Southern Hemisphere of Venus. The three cadets were grouped around him in the small control room of the jet ship. "I think so, sir," replied Astro. "I watched them circle and then climb.
Chapter 8 of The Revolt on Venus is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cadet” — a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading “The three cadets were grouped around him in the small control room of the jet ship.”
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “"I watched them circle and then climb.”
-ing form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading “Major Connel was examining a map of the Southern Hemisphere of Venus.”
arranged into groups
From this reading “The three cadets were grouped around him in the small control room of the jet ship.”
half of the terrestrial globe
From this reading “Major Connel was examining a map of the Southern Hemisphere of Venus.”
an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
From this reading “The three cadets were grouped around him in the small control room of the jet ship.”
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading “Major Connel was examining a map of the Southern Hemisphere of Venus.”
the second nearest planet to the sun
From this reading “Major Connel was examining a map of the Southern Hemisphere of Venus.”
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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 Major Connel was examining a map of the Southern Hemisphere of Venus.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I watched them circle and then climb.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you sure they went south, Astro?"
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The three cadets were grouped around him in the small control room of the jet ship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Are you sure they went south, Astro?"
plural of “cadet” — a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading The three cadets were grouped around him in the small control room of the jet ship.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading "I watched them circle and then climb.
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading "I watched them circle and then climb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Major Connel was examining a map of the Southern Hemisphere of Venus.
power to direct or determine
From this reading The three cadets were grouped around him in the small control room of the jet ship.
-ing form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading Major Connel was examining a map of the Southern Hemisphere of Venus.
arranged into groups
From this reading The three cadets were grouped around him in the small control room of the jet ship.
half of the terrestrial globe
From this reading Major Connel was examining a map of the Southern Hemisphere of Venus.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The three cadets were grouped around him in the small control room of the jet ship.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think so, sir," replied Astro.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The three cadets were grouped around him in the small control room of the jet ship.
an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
From this reading The three cadets were grouped around him in the small control room of the jet ship.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading Major Connel was examining a map of the Southern Hemisphere of Venus.
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading Major Connel was examining a map of the Southern Hemisphere of Venus.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Major Connel was examining a map of the Southern Hemisphere of Venus.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I think so, sir," replied Astro.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The three cadets were grouped around him in the small control room of the jet ship.
transport commercially
From this reading The three cadets were grouped around him in the small control room of the jet ship.
term of address for a man
From this reading "I think so, sir," replied Astro.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The three cadets were grouped around him in the small control room of the jet ship.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I think so, sir," replied Astro.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "Are you sure they went south, Astro?"
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Major Connel was examining a map of the Southern Hemisphere of Venus.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Are you sure they went south, Astro?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Major Connel was examining a map of the Southern Hemisphere of Venus.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I watched them circle and then climb.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "I watched them circle and then climb.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Are you sure they went south, Astro?"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think so, sir," replied Astro.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The three cadets were grouped around him in the small control room of the jet ship.
the second nearest planet to the sun
From this reading Major Connel was examining a map of the Southern Hemisphere of Venus.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Major Connel was examining a map of the Southern Hemisphere of Venus.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading "I watched them circle and then climb.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Are you sure they went south, Astro?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The three cadets were grouped around him in the small control room of the jet ship.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you sure they went south, Astro?"
Chapter 8 of The Revolt on Venus by Carey Rockwell holds 188 sentences, grouped into 38 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 8 holds 188 sentences of The Revolt on Venus, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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