Chapter 7 of Venus Equilateral is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Venus Equilateral is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"We can't. Have you seen the boys?" "Murdoch's crew? Sure, they're circling at about five miles, running around in the plane of the ecliptic. Keep running on the colure and the chances are that you won't even see 'em.
Chapter 7 of Venus Equilateral is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “Keep running on the colure and the chances are that you won't even see 'em.”
-ing form of “circle” — travel around something
From this reading “Sure, they're circling at about five miles, running around in the plane of the ecliptic.”
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading “"Murdoch's crew?”
the great circle representing the apparent annual path of the sun; the plane of the Earth's orbit around the sun; makes an angle of about 23 degrees with the equator
From this reading “Sure, they're circling at about five miles, running around in the plane of the ecliptic.”
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “Sure, they're circling at about five miles, running around in the plane of the ecliptic.”
possessive form of “murdoch” — United States publisher (born in Australia in 1931)
From this reading “"Murdoch's crew?”
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading “Sure, they're circling at about five miles, running around in the plane of the ecliptic.”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “Sure, they're circling at about five miles, running around in the plane of the ecliptic.”
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In this reading “Sure, they're circling at about five miles, running around in the plane of the ecliptic.”
In this reading “Sure, they're circling at about five miles, running around in the plane of the ecliptic.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Sure, they're circling at about five miles, running around in the plane of the ecliptic.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Keep running on the colure and the chances are that you won't even see 'em.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Keep running on the colure and the chances are that you won't even see 'em.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Sure, they're circling at about five miles, running around in the plane of the ecliptic.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sure, they're circling at about five miles, running around in the plane of the ecliptic.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Have you seen the boys?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We can't.
plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Keep running on the colure and the chances are that you won't even see 'em.
-ing form of “circle” — travel around something
From this reading Sure, they're circling at about five miles, running around in the plane of the ecliptic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Keep running on the colure and the chances are that you won't even see 'em.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading "Murdoch's crew?
the great circle representing the apparent annual path of the sun; the plane of the Earth's orbit around the sun; makes an angle of about 23 degrees with the equator
From this reading Sure, they're circling at about five miles, running around in the plane of the ecliptic.
a quad with a square body
From this reading Keep running on the colure and the chances are that you won't even see 'em.
divisible by two
From this reading Keep running on the colure and the chances are that you won't even see 'em.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Sure, they're circling at about five miles, running around in the plane of the ecliptic.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you seen the boys?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sure, they're circling at about five miles, running around in the plane of the ecliptic.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Keep running on the colure and the chances are that you won't even see 'em.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Sure, they're circling at about five miles, running around in the plane of the ecliptic.
possessive form of “murdoch” — United States publisher (born in Australia in 1931)
From this reading "Murdoch's crew?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sure, they're circling at about five miles, running around in the plane of the ecliptic.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Keep running on the colure and the chances are that you won't even see 'em.
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading Sure, they're circling at about five miles, running around in the plane of the ecliptic.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Sure, they're circling at about five miles, running around in the plane of the ecliptic.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Keep running on the colure and the chances are that you won't even see 'em.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Have you seen the boys?"
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Sure, they're circling at about five miles, running around in the plane of the ecliptic.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Keep running on the colure and the chances are that you won't even see 'em.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Have you seen the boys?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sure, they're circling at about five miles, running around in the plane of the ecliptic.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We can't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Keep running on the colure and the chances are that you won't even see 'em.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you seen the boys?"
Chapter 7 of Venus Equilateral by George O. (George Oliver) Smith holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 421 sentences of Venus Equilateral, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Venus Equilateral by George O. (George Oliver) Smith exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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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