Chapter 18 of Venus Equilateral is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Venus Equilateral is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"We may be able to aim them with a device similar to the one Chuck Thomas is working with. Murdoch said his hull was made with lithium?" "Coated with," said Channing. "Well. Set the alloy-selectivity disk to pure lithium, and use the output to steer the torpedo right down to the bitter end."
Chapter 18 of Venus Equilateral is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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throw carelessly
From this reading “"We may be able to aim them with a device similar to the one Chuck Thomas is working with.”
having a coating; covered with an outer layer or film; often used in combination
From this reading “"Coated with," said Channing.”
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
From this reading “"We may be able to aim them with a device similar to the one Chuck Thomas is working with.”
something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
From this reading “Set the alloy-selectivity disk to pure lithium, and use the output to steer the torpedo right down to the bitter end."”
a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
From this reading “Murdoch said his hull was made with lithium?"”
United States publisher (born in Australia in 1931)
From this reading “Murdoch said his hull was made with lithium?"”
final product; the things produced
From this reading “Set the alloy-selectivity disk to pure lithium, and use the output to steer the torpedo right down to the bitter end."”
a professional killer who uses a gun
From this reading “Set the alloy-selectivity disk to pure lithium, and use the output to steer the torpedo right down to the bitter end."”
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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the final extremity (however unpleasant it may be)
In this reading “Set the alloy-selectivity disk to pure lithium, and use the output to steer the torpedo right down to the bitter end."”
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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 "We may be able to aim them with a device similar to the one Chuck Thomas is working with.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading "We may be able to aim them with a device similar to the one Chuck Thomas is working with.
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading "We may be able to aim them with a device similar to the one Chuck Thomas is working with.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Set the alloy-selectivity disk to pure lithium, and use the output to steer the torpedo right down to the bitter end."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Set the alloy-selectivity disk to pure lithium, and use the output to steer the torpedo right down to the bitter end."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We may be able to aim them with a device similar to the one Chuck Thomas is working with.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading Set the alloy-selectivity disk to pure lithium, and use the output to steer the torpedo right down to the bitter end."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Coated with," said Channing.
throw carelessly
From this reading "We may be able to aim them with a device similar to the one Chuck Thomas is working with.
having a coating; covered with an outer layer or film; often used in combination
From this reading "Coated with," said Channing.
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
From this reading "We may be able to aim them with a device similar to the one Chuck Thomas is working with.
something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
From this reading Set the alloy-selectivity disk to pure lithium, and use the output to steer the torpedo right down to the bitter end."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Set the alloy-selectivity disk to pure lithium, and use the output to steer the torpedo right down to the bitter end."
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Set the alloy-selectivity disk to pure lithium, and use the output to steer the torpedo right down to the bitter end."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Murdoch said his hull was made with lithium?"
dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
From this reading Murdoch said his hull was made with lithium?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We may be able to aim them with a device similar to the one Chuck Thomas is working with.
a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
From this reading Murdoch said his hull was made with lithium?"
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Murdoch said his hull was made with lithium?"
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "We may be able to aim them with a device similar to the one Chuck Thomas is working with.
United States publisher (born in Australia in 1931)
From this reading Murdoch said his hull was made with lithium?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "We may be able to aim them with a device similar to the one Chuck Thomas is working with.
final product; the things produced
From this reading Set the alloy-selectivity disk to pure lithium, and use the output to steer the torpedo right down to the bitter end."
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading Set the alloy-selectivity disk to pure lithium, and use the output to steer the torpedo right down to the bitter end."
precisely, exactly
From this reading Set the alloy-selectivity disk to pure lithium, and use the output to steer the torpedo right down to the bitter end."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Murdoch said his hull was made with lithium?"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Set the alloy-selectivity disk to pure lithium, and use the output to steer the torpedo right down to the bitter end."
marked by correspondence or resemblance
From this reading "We may be able to aim them with a device similar to the one Chuck Thomas is working with.
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
From this reading Set the alloy-selectivity disk to pure lithium, and use the output to steer the torpedo right down to the bitter end."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We may be able to aim them with a device similar to the one Chuck Thomas is working with.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "We may be able to aim them with a device similar to the one Chuck Thomas is working with.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading "We may be able to aim them with a device similar to the one Chuck Thomas is working with.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We may be able to aim them with a device similar to the one Chuck Thomas is working with.
a professional killer who uses a gun
From this reading Set the alloy-selectivity disk to pure lithium, and use the output to steer the torpedo right down to the bitter end."
the act of using
From this reading Set the alloy-selectivity disk to pure lithium, and use the output to steer the torpedo right down to the bitter end."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Murdoch said his hull was made with lithium?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We may be able to aim them with a device similar to the one Chuck Thomas is working with.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "We may be able to aim them with a device similar to the one Chuck Thomas is working with.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading "We may be able to aim them with a device similar to the one Chuck Thomas is working with.
Chapter 18 of Venus Equilateral by George O. (George Oliver) Smith holds 424 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 18 holds 424 sentences of Venus Equilateral, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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