Chapter 5 of Venus Boy is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Venus Boy is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Time for bed, son," his father said. "Say goodbye, now." Johnny got into his armor, said goodnight to Jeb and followed his father outside. In the deep green twilight every building of the settlement stood out sharp and clear. A cool breeze was coming up.
Chapter 5 of Venus Boy is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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protective covering made of metal and used in combat
From this reading “Johnny got into his armor, said goodnight to Jeb and followed his father outside.”
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading “A cool breeze was coming up.”
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading “In the deep green twilight every building of the settlement stood out sharp and clear.”
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “A cool breeze was coming up.”
a farewell remark
From this reading “"Say goodbye, now."”
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “Johnny got into his armor, said goodnight to Jeb and followed his father outside.”
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading “In the deep green twilight every building of the settlement stood out sharp and clear.”
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading “In the deep green twilight every building of the settlement stood out sharp and clear.”
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.
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In this reading “A cool breeze was coming up.”
In this reading “"Say goodbye, now."”
In this reading “In the deep green twilight every building of the settlement stood out sharp and clear.”
get involved in or with
In this reading “Johnny got into his armor, said goodnight to Jeb and followed his father outside.”
In this reading “In the deep green twilight every building of the settlement stood out sharp and clear.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A cool breeze was coming up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Johnny got into his armor, said goodnight to Jeb and followed his father outside.
protective covering made of metal and used in combat
From this reading Johnny got into his armor, said goodnight to Jeb and followed his father outside.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "Time for bed, son," his father said.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading A cool breeze was coming up.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading In the deep green twilight every building of the settlement stood out sharp and clear.
rid of obstructions
From this reading In the deep green twilight every building of the settlement stood out sharp and clear.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading A cool breeze was coming up.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading A cool breeze was coming up.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading In the deep green twilight every building of the settlement stood out sharp and clear.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In the deep green twilight every building of the settlement stood out sharp and clear.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Time for bed, son," his father said.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Johnny got into his armor, said goodnight to Jeb and followed his father outside.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Time for bed, son," his father said.
a farewell remark
From this reading "Say goodbye, now."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Johnny got into his armor, said goodnight to Jeb and followed his father outside.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Johnny got into his armor, said goodnight to Jeb and followed his father outside.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading In the deep green twilight every building of the settlement stood out sharp and clear.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Time for bed, son," his father said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the deep green twilight every building of the settlement stood out sharp and clear.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Johnny got into his armor, said goodnight to Jeb and followed his father outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Johnny got into his armor, said goodnight to Jeb and followed his father outside.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading Johnny got into his armor, said goodnight to Jeb and followed his father outside.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Say goodbye, now."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the deep green twilight every building of the settlement stood out sharp and clear.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading In the deep green twilight every building of the settlement stood out sharp and clear.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Johnny got into his armor, said goodnight to Jeb and followed his father outside.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Time for bed, son," his father said.
express in words
From this reading "Say goodbye, now."
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading In the deep green twilight every building of the settlement stood out sharp and clear.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading In the deep green twilight every building of the settlement stood out sharp and clear.
a male human offspring
From this reading "Time for bed, son," his father said.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading In the deep green twilight every building of the settlement stood out sharp and clear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the deep green twilight every building of the settlement stood out sharp and clear.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Time for bed, son," his father said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Johnny got into his armor, said goodnight to Jeb and followed his father outside.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading In the deep green twilight every building of the settlement stood out sharp and clear.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A cool breeze was coming up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A cool breeze was coming up.
Chapter 5 of Venus Boy by Lee Sutton holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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 5 holds 434 sentences of Venus Boy, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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