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Chapter 10 of The Revolt on Venus is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Hal-loo-ooo!" Astro's voice boomed out over the tops of the trees, where the birds fluttered in sudden fright. It echoed through the darkness around him, where smaller creatures crawled and slithered into the protection of their holes. The voice of the big cadet was loud, but it was not loud enough for his mates to hear. Astro was lost.
Chapter 10 of The Revolt on Venus is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “boom” — make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading “Astro's voice boomed out over the tops of the trees, where the birds fluttered in sudden fright.”
a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading “The voice of the big cadet was loud, but it was not loud enough for his mates to hear.”
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “It echoed through the darkness around him, where smaller creatures crawled and slithered into the protection of their holes.”
past form of “flutter” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading “Astro's voice boomed out over the tops of the trees, where the birds fluttered in sudden fright.”
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading “Astro's voice boomed out over the tops of the trees, where the birds fluttered in sudden fright.”
plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something
From this reading “It echoed through the darkness around him, where smaller creatures crawled and slithered into the protection of their holes.”
a pair of people who live together
From this reading “The voice of the big cadet was loud, but it was not loud enough for his mates to hear.”
of the highest quality
From this reading “Astro's voice boomed out over the tops of the trees, where the birds fluttered in sudden fright.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It echoed through the darkness around him, where smaller creatures crawled and slithered into the protection of their holes.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It echoed through the darkness around him, where smaller creatures crawled and slithered into the protection of their holes.
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From this reading Astro was lost.
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From this reading Astro's voice boomed out over the tops of the trees, where the birds fluttered in sudden fright.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The voice of the big cadet was loud, but it was not loud enough for his mates to hear.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Astro's voice boomed out over the tops of the trees, where the birds fluttered in sudden fright.
past form of “boom” — make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading Astro's voice boomed out over the tops of the trees, where the birds fluttered in sudden fright.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The voice of the big cadet was loud, but it was not loud enough for his mates to hear.
a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading The voice of the big cadet was loud, but it was not loud enough for his mates to hear.
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading It echoed through the darkness around him, where smaller creatures crawled and slithered into the protection of their holes.
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading It echoed through the darkness around him, where smaller creatures crawled and slithered into the protection of their holes.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It echoed through the darkness around him, where smaller creatures crawled and slithered into the protection of their holes.
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading It echoed through the darkness around him, where smaller creatures crawled and slithered into the protection of their holes.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The voice of the big cadet was loud, but it was not loud enough for his mates to hear.
past form of “flutter” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading Astro's voice boomed out over the tops of the trees, where the birds fluttered in sudden fright.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The voice of the big cadet was loud, but it was not loud enough for his mates to hear.
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading Astro's voice boomed out over the tops of the trees, where the birds fluttered in sudden fright.
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From this reading "Hal-loo-ooo!"
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading The voice of the big cadet was loud, but it was not loud enough for his mates to hear.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It echoed through the darkness around him, where smaller creatures crawled and slithered into the protection of their holes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The voice of the big cadet was loud, but it was not loud enough for his mates to hear.
plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something
From this reading It echoed through the darkness around him, where smaller creatures crawled and slithered into the protection of their holes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Astro's voice boomed out over the tops of the trees, where the birds fluttered in sudden fright.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It echoed through the darkness around him, where smaller creatures crawled and slithered into the protection of their holes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It echoed through the darkness around him, where smaller creatures crawled and slithered into the protection of their holes.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Astro was lost.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading The voice of the big cadet was loud, but it was not loud enough for his mates to hear.
a pair of people who live together
From this reading The voice of the big cadet was loud, but it was not loud enough for his mates to hear.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The voice of the big cadet was loud, but it was not loud enough for his mates to hear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Astro's voice boomed out over the tops of the trees, where the birds fluttered in sudden fright.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Astro's voice boomed out over the tops of the trees, where the birds fluttered in sudden fright.
above and across; more than
From this reading Astro's voice boomed out over the tops of the trees, where the birds fluttered in sudden fright.
the activity of protecting someone or something
From this reading It echoed through the darkness around him, where smaller creatures crawled and slithered into the protection of their holes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It echoed through the darkness around him, where smaller creatures crawled and slithered into the protection of their holes.
small or little relative to something else
From this reading It echoed through the darkness around him, where smaller creatures crawled and slithered into the protection of their holes.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Astro's voice boomed out over the tops of the trees, where the birds fluttered in sudden fright.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Astro's voice boomed out over the tops of the trees, where the birds fluttered in sudden fright.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It echoed through the darkness around him, where smaller creatures crawled and slithered into the protection of their holes.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It echoed through the darkness around him, where smaller creatures crawled and slithered into the protection of their holes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The voice of the big cadet was loud, but it was not loud enough for his mates to hear.
of the highest quality
From this reading Astro's voice boomed out over the tops of the trees, where the birds fluttered in sudden fright.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Astro's voice boomed out over the tops of the trees, where the birds fluttered in sudden fright.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Astro's voice boomed out over the tops of the trees, where the birds fluttered in sudden fright.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The voice of the big cadet was loud, but it was not loud enough for his mates to hear.
in or at the place that
From this reading Astro's voice boomed out over the tops of the trees, where the birds fluttered in sudden fright.
Chapter 10 of The Revolt on Venus by Carey Rockwell holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 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 10 holds 182 sentences of The Revolt on Venus, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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