Chapter 9 of Venus Equilateral is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Venus Equilateral is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"We'll get your anodes set," said Hadley. * * * * * Walt Franks grinned at Arden Channing. "That'll burn him," he assured her. "It's been on the way for about twenty minutes," laughed Arden. "I timed it to arrive at Terra at the same time the _Ariadne_ does.
Chapter 9 of Venus Equilateral is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “anode” — a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device
From this reading “"We'll get your anodes set," said Hadley.”
beautiful daughter of Minos and Pasiphae; she fell in love with Theseus and gave him the thread with which he found his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “"I timed it to arrive at Terra at the same time the _Ariadne_ does.”
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading “"That'll burn him," he assured her.”
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading “"That'll burn him," he assured her.”
plural of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
From this reading “* * * * * Walt Franks grinned at Arden Channing.”
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading “* * * * * Walt Franks grinned at Arden Channing.”
regularly spaced in time
From this reading “"I timed it to arrive at Terra at the same time the _Ariadne_ does.”
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 “"It's been on the way for about twenty minutes," laughed Arden.”
In this reading “"I timed it to arrive at Terra at the same time the _Ariadne_ does.”
reach a destination, either real or abstract
In this reading “"I timed it to arrive at Terra at the same time the _Ariadne_ does.”
In this reading “"It's been on the way for about twenty minutes," laughed Arden.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "It's been on the way for about twenty minutes," laughed Arden.
plural of “anode” — a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device
From this reading "We'll get your anodes set," said Hadley.
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From this reading * * * * * Walt Franks grinned at Arden Channing.
beautiful daughter of Minos and Pasiphae; she fell in love with Theseus and gave him the thread with which he found his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth
From this reading "I timed it to arrive at Terra at the same time the _Ariadne_ does.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading "I timed it to arrive at Terra at the same time the _Ariadne_ does.
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading "That'll burn him," he assured her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading * * * * * Walt Franks grinned at Arden Channing.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "It's been on the way for about twenty minutes," laughed Arden.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading "That'll burn him," he assured her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * Walt Franks grinned at Arden Channing.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I timed it to arrive at Terra at the same time the _Ariadne_ does.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It's been on the way for about twenty minutes," laughed Arden.
plural of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
From this reading * * * * * Walt Franks grinned at Arden Channing.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We'll get your anodes set," said Hadley.
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading * * * * * Walt Franks grinned at Arden Channing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll get your anodes set," said Hadley.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That'll burn him," he assured her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "That'll burn him," he assured her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That'll burn him," he assured her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I timed it to arrive at Terra at the same time the _Ariadne_ does.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I timed it to arrive at Terra at the same time the _Ariadne_ does.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's been on the way for about twenty minutes," laughed Arden.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "It's been on the way for about twenty minutes," laughed Arden.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "It's been on the way for about twenty minutes," laughed Arden.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It's been on the way for about twenty minutes," laughed Arden.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We'll get your anodes set," said Hadley.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "I timed it to arrive at Terra at the same time the _Ariadne_ does.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "We'll get your anodes set," said Hadley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I timed it to arrive at Terra at the same time the _Ariadne_ does.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That'll burn him," he assured her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's been on the way for about twenty minutes," laughed Arden.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I timed it to arrive at Terra at the same time the _Ariadne_ does.
regularly spaced in time
From this reading "I timed it to arrive at Terra at the same time the _Ariadne_ does.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I timed it to arrive at Terra at the same time the _Ariadne_ does.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading "It's been on the way for about twenty minutes," laughed Arden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * Walt Franks grinned at Arden Channing.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "It's been on the way for about twenty minutes," laughed Arden.
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From this reading "We'll get your anodes set," said Hadley.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We'll get your anodes set," said Hadley.
Chapter 9 of Venus Equilateral by George O. (George Oliver) Smith holds 422 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 9 holds 422 sentences of Venus Equilateral, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Venus Equilateral by George O. (George Oliver) Smith exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 422 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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