Chapter 19 of Venus Equilateral is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Venus Equilateral is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Hang on a minute." Channing turned to Walt. "Kingman says his outfit uses glass gauges. Any reason why we can't?" "See no reason why not.
Chapter 19 of Venus Equilateral is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “gauge” — a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
From this reading “"Kingman says his outfit uses glass gauges.”
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading “"Kingman says his outfit uses glass gauges.”
be suspended or hanging
From this reading “"Hang on a minute."”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “"Hang on a minute."”
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading “"Kingman says his outfit uses glass gauges.”
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “Any reason why we can't?"”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “"Kingman says his outfit uses glass gauges.”
plural of “use” — the act of using
From this reading “"Kingman says his outfit uses glass gauges.”
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In this reading “Any reason why we can't?"”
In this reading “Any reason why we can't?"”
fix to; attach
In this reading “"Hang on a minute."”
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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 "Hang on a minute."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Any reason why we can't?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Any reason why we can't?"
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From this reading Channing turned to Walt.
plural of “gauge” — a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
From this reading "Kingman says his outfit uses glass gauges.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading "Kingman says his outfit uses glass gauges.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading "Hang on a minute."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Kingman says his outfit uses glass gauges.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Kingman says his outfit uses glass gauges.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Hang on a minute."
not any; not one
From this reading "See no reason why not.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "See no reason why not.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Hang on a minute."
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading "Kingman says his outfit uses glass gauges.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Any reason why we can't?"
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Kingman says his outfit uses glass gauges.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "See no reason why not.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Channing turned to Walt.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Channing turned to Walt.
plural of “use” — the act of using
From this reading "Kingman says his outfit uses glass gauges.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Channing turned to Walt.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Any reason why we can't?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Any reason why we can't?"
Chapter 19 of Venus Equilateral by George O. (George Oliver) Smith holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 19 holds 417 sentences of Venus Equilateral, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of Venus Equilateral by George O. (George Oliver) Smith exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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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