Chapter 20 of The Revolt on Venus is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Revolt on Venus is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What's that noise, Tom?" The two cadets were walking through the tunnel when they heard the strange booming roar. Behind them, Sinclair overheard Roger's whispered question and laughed. "That is the sound of the slaves being fed their lunch. They do not know yet that there has been a battle and soon they'll be free!"
Chapter 20 of The Revolt on Venus is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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very lively and profitable
From this reading “The two cadets were walking through the tunnel when they heard the strange booming roar.”
plural of “cadet” — a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading “The two cadets were walking through the tunnel when they heard the strange booming roar.”
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading “"That is the sound of the slaves being fed their lunch.”
take the midday meal
From this reading “"That is the sound of the slaves being fed their lunch.”
inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
From this reading “Behind them, Sinclair overheard Roger's whispered question and laughed.”
possessive form of “rogers” — United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading “Behind them, Sinclair overheard Roger's whispered question and laughed.”
United States writer whose novels argued for social reform (1878-1968)
From this reading “Behind them, Sinclair overheard Roger's whispered question and laughed.”
move through by or as by digging
From this reading “The two cadets were walking through the tunnel when they heard the strange booming roar.”
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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 They do not know yet that there has been a battle and soon they'll be free!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Behind them, Sinclair overheard Roger's whispered question and laughed.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading They do not know yet that there has been a battle and soon they'll be free!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They do not know yet that there has been a battle and soon they'll be free!"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They do not know yet that there has been a battle and soon they'll be free!"
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind them, Sinclair overheard Roger's whispered question and laughed.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "That is the sound of the slaves being fed their lunch.
very lively and profitable
From this reading The two cadets were walking through the tunnel when they heard the strange booming roar.
plural of “cadet” — a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading The two cadets were walking through the tunnel when they heard the strange booming roar.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They do not know yet that there has been a battle and soon they'll be free!"
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading "That is the sound of the slaves being fed their lunch.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading They do not know yet that there has been a battle and soon they'll be free!"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They do not know yet that there has been a battle and soon they'll be free!"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The two cadets were walking through the tunnel when they heard the strange booming roar.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is the sound of the slaves being fed their lunch.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They do not know yet that there has been a battle and soon they'll be free!"
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Behind them, Sinclair overheard Roger's whispered question and laughed.
take the midday meal
From this reading "That is the sound of the slaves being fed their lunch.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading "What's that noise, Tom?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They do not know yet that there has been a battle and soon they'll be free!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That is the sound of the slaves being fed their lunch.
inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
From this reading Behind them, Sinclair overheard Roger's whispered question and laughed.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Behind them, Sinclair overheard Roger's whispered question and laughed.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading The two cadets were walking through the tunnel when they heard the strange booming roar.
possessive form of “rogers” — United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading Behind them, Sinclair overheard Roger's whispered question and laughed.
United States writer whose novels argued for social reform (1878-1968)
From this reading Behind them, Sinclair overheard Roger's whispered question and laughed.
plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone
From this reading "That is the sound of the slaves being fed their lunch.
in the near future
From this reading They do not know yet that there has been a battle and soon they'll be free!"
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading "That is the sound of the slaves being fed their lunch.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The two cadets were walking through the tunnel when they heard the strange booming roar.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What's that noise, Tom?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two cadets were walking through the tunnel when they heard the strange booming roar.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "That is the sound of the slaves being fed their lunch.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Behind them, Sinclair overheard Roger's whispered question and laughed.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They do not know yet that there has been a battle and soon they'll be free!"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The two cadets were walking through the tunnel when they heard the strange booming roar.
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From this reading They do not know yet that there has been a battle and soon they'll be free!"
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The two cadets were walking through the tunnel when they heard the strange booming roar.
male cat
From this reading "What's that noise, Tom?"
move through by or as by digging
From this reading The two cadets were walking through the tunnel when they heard the strange booming roar.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two cadets were walking through the tunnel when they heard the strange booming roar.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading The two cadets were walking through the tunnel when they heard the strange booming roar.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two cadets were walking through the tunnel when they heard the strange booming roar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's that noise, Tom?"
at the time that
From this reading The two cadets were walking through the tunnel when they heard the strange booming roar.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Behind them, Sinclair overheard Roger's whispered question and laughed.
but in spite of that
From this reading They do not know yet that there has been a battle and soon they'll be free!"
Chapter 20 of The Revolt on Venus by Carey Rockwell holds 186 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 20 holds 186 sentences of The Revolt on Venus, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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