Chapter 12 of Venus Equilateral is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Venus Equilateral is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I'll have Arden slip you some pectin," said Walt. "Tomorrow morning, then?" "Better. That's a promise." Walt turned to the rest.
Chapter 12 of Venus Equilateral is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “"Better.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “"Tomorrow morning, then?"”
any of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables; used in making fruit jellies and jams
From this reading “"I'll have Arden slip you some pectin," said Walt.”
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “That's a promise."”
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “Walt turned to the rest.”
move stealthily
From this reading “"I'll have Arden slip you some pectin," said Walt.”
the day after today
From this reading “"Tomorrow morning, then?"”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “Walt turned to the rest.”
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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 “"Tomorrow morning, then?"”
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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 That's a promise."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll have Arden slip you some pectin," said Walt.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Better.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I'll have Arden slip you some pectin," said Walt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll have Arden slip you some pectin," said Walt.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Tomorrow morning, then?"
any of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables; used in making fruit jellies and jams
From this reading "I'll have Arden slip you some pectin," said Walt.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading That's a promise."
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Walt turned to the rest.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'll have Arden slip you some pectin," said Walt.
move stealthily
From this reading "I'll have Arden slip you some pectin," said Walt.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I'll have Arden slip you some pectin," said Walt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's a promise."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Walt turned to the rest.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Tomorrow morning, then?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Walt turned to the rest.
the day after today
From this reading "Tomorrow morning, then?"
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Walt turned to the rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll have Arden slip you some pectin," said Walt.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'll have Arden slip you some pectin," said Walt.
Chapter 12 of Venus Equilateral by George O. (George Oliver) Smith holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 12 holds 412 sentences of Venus Equilateral, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Venus Equilateral by George O. (George Oliver) Smith exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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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