Chapter 7 of Venus Boy is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Venus Boy is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What!" "Now, listen, Rick," Johnny whispered earnestly, "I wasn't hurt when I came here, was I? I'd been in the jungle six Earth days without any armor." Rick was looking at him with a strange expression. "Do you remember," Johnny went on, "how I looked when you rescued me from the rhinosaur?"
Chapter 7 of Venus Boy is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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protective covering made of metal and used in combat
From this reading “I'd been in the jungle six Earth days without any armor."”
in a serious manner
From this reading “"Now, listen, Rick," Johnny whispered earnestly, "I wasn't hurt when I came here, was I?”
be the source of pain
From this reading “"Now, listen, Rick," Johnny whispered earnestly, "I wasn't hurt when I came here, was I?”
“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 “"Now, listen, Rick," Johnny whispered earnestly, "I wasn't hurt when I came here, was I?”
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading “I'd been in the jungle six Earth days without any armor."”
hear with intention
From this reading “"Now, listen, Rick," Johnny whispered earnestly, "I wasn't hurt when I came here, was I?”
delivered from danger
From this reading “"Do you remember," Johnny went on, "how I looked when you rescued me from the rhinosaur?"”
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading “"Now, listen, Rick," Johnny whispered earnestly, "I wasn't hurt when I came here, was I?”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Rick was looking at him with a strange expression.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “"Do you remember," Johnny went on, "how I looked when you rescued me from the rhinosaur?"”
In this reading “"Now, listen, Rick," Johnny whispered earnestly, "I wasn't hurt when I came here, was I?”
In this reading “I'd been in the jungle six Earth days without any armor."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Rick was looking at him with a strange expression.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I'd been in the jungle six Earth days without any armor."
protective covering made of metal and used in combat
From this reading I'd been in the jungle six Earth days without any armor."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Rick was looking at him with a strange expression.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I'd been in the jungle six Earth days without any armor."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Now, listen, Rick," Johnny whispered earnestly, "I wasn't hurt when I came here, was I?
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading I'd been in the jungle six Earth days without any armor."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you remember," Johnny went on, "how I looked when you rescued me from the rhinosaur?"
in a serious manner
From this reading "Now, listen, Rick," Johnny whispered earnestly, "I wasn't hurt when I came here, was I?
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading I'd been in the jungle six Earth days without any armor."
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Rick was looking at him with a strange expression.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Do you remember," Johnny went on, "how I looked when you rescued me from the rhinosaur?"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Now, listen, Rick," Johnny whispered earnestly, "I wasn't hurt when I came here, was I?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Rick was looking at him with a strange expression.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you remember," Johnny went on, "how I looked when you rescued me from the rhinosaur?"
be the source of pain
From this reading "Now, listen, Rick," Johnny whispered earnestly, "I wasn't hurt when I came here, was I?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now, listen, Rick," Johnny whispered earnestly, "I wasn't hurt when I came here, was I?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd been in the jungle six Earth days without any armor."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I'd been in the jungle six Earth days without any armor."
“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 "Now, listen, Rick," Johnny whispered earnestly, "I wasn't hurt when I came here, was I?
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading I'd been in the jungle six Earth days without any armor."
hear with intention
From this reading "Now, listen, Rick," Johnny whispered earnestly, "I wasn't hurt when I came here, was I?
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Do you remember," Johnny went on, "how I looked when you rescued me from the rhinosaur?"
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Rick was looking at him with a strange expression.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do you remember," Johnny went on, "how I looked when you rescued me from the rhinosaur?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, listen, Rick," Johnny whispered earnestly, "I wasn't hurt when I came here, was I?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Do you remember," Johnny went on, "how I looked when you rescued me from the rhinosaur?"
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Do you remember," Johnny went on, "how I looked when you rescued me from the rhinosaur?"
delivered from danger
From this reading "Do you remember," Johnny went on, "how I looked when you rescued me from the rhinosaur?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you remember," Johnny went on, "how I looked when you rescued me from the rhinosaur?"
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading "Now, listen, Rick," Johnny whispered earnestly, "I wasn't hurt when I came here, was I?
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading I'd been in the jungle six Earth days without any armor."
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Rick was looking at him with a strange expression.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'd been in the jungle six Earth days without any armor."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Now, listen, Rick," Johnny whispered earnestly, "I wasn't hurt when I came here, was I?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, listen, Rick," Johnny whispered earnestly, "I wasn't hurt when I came here, was I?
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Do you remember," Johnny went on, "how I looked when you rescued me from the rhinosaur?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What!"
at the time that
From this reading "Now, listen, Rick," Johnny whispered earnestly, "I wasn't hurt when I came here, was I?
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "Now, listen, Rick," Johnny whispered earnestly, "I wasn't hurt when I came here, was I?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rick was looking at him with a strange expression.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I'd been in the jungle six Earth days without any armor."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you remember," Johnny went on, "how I looked when you rescued me from the rhinosaur?"
Chapter 7 of Venus Boy by Lee Sutton holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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 7 holds 436 sentences of Venus Boy, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Venus Boy by Lee Sutton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 436 sentences, grouped into 88 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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