Chapter 1 of The vanguard of Venus is here in full — 707 sentences across 142 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The vanguard of Venus is here in full — 707 sentences across 142 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) . . we got into a pretty hot argument over it, too.
Chapter 1 of The vanguard of Venus is here in full — 707 sentences across 142 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
From this reading “Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .”
the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding
From this reading “Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .”
knitted jacket that is fastened up the front with buttons or a zipper
From this reading “Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .”
(usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare
From this reading “Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .”
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading “Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .”
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
From this reading “Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .”
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
From this reading “Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .”
United States basketball guard (born in 1938)
From this reading “Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .”
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In this reading “Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .”
get involved in or with
In this reading “. we got into a pretty hot argument over it, too.”
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From this reading Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading . we got into a pretty hot argument over it, too.
surprising greatly
From this reading Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading . we got into a pretty hot argument over it, too.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .
a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
From this reading Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .
the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding
From this reading Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .
knitted jacket that is fastened up the front with buttons or a zipper
From this reading Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .
(usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare
From this reading Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
From this reading Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading . we got into a pretty hot argument over it, too.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading . we got into a pretty hot argument over it, too.
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
From this reading Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .
moving to the inside of something
From this reading . we got into a pretty hot argument over it, too.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading . we got into a pretty hot argument over it, too.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .
above and across; more than
From this reading . we got into a pretty hot argument over it, too.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading . we got into a pretty hot argument over it, too.
United States basketball guard (born in 1938)
From this reading Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading . we got into a pretty hot argument over it, too.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading . we got into a pretty hot argument over it, too.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Presented With the Compliments of Amazing Stories (Extract from letter dated February 16, 1927, from Oliver Robertson, banker of Calcutta, India, to J. B. Cardigan, President of Cardigan Press Service, Inc.) .
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