Chapter 22 of Venus Equilateral is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Venus Equilateral is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But what are we going to do?" "Linna, I bought this place so that we could work it out. There is one thing that cannot be duplicated." "Yes?" "Service."
Chapter 22 of Venus Equilateral is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “"Linna, I bought this place so that we could work it out.”
past form of “duplicate” — make or do or perform again
From this reading “There is one thing that cannot be duplicated."”
the act of departing
From this reading “"But what are we going to do?"”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “"Linna, I bought this place so that we could work it out.”
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading “"Service."”
a special situation
From this reading “There is one thing that cannot be duplicated."”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “"Linna, I bought this place so that we could work it out.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes?"”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But what are we going to do?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There is one thing that cannot be duplicated."
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "Linna, I bought this place so that we could work it out.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But what are we going to do?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is one thing that cannot be duplicated."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Linna, I bought this place so that we could work it out.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "But what are we going to do?"
past form of “duplicate” — make or do or perform again
From this reading There is one thing that cannot be duplicated."
the act of departing
From this reading "But what are we going to do?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Linna, I bought this place so that we could work it out.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is one thing that cannot be duplicated."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Linna, I bought this place so that we could work it out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Linna, I bought this place so that we could work it out.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There is one thing that cannot be duplicated."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Linna, I bought this place so that we could work it out.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Linna, I bought this place so that we could work it out.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading "Service."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Linna, I bought this place so that we could work it out.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Linna, I bought this place so that we could work it out.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is one thing that cannot be duplicated."
a special situation
From this reading There is one thing that cannot be duplicated."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Linna, I bought this place so that we could work it out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But what are we going to do?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "But what are we going to do?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But what are we going to do?"
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "Linna, I bought this place so that we could work it out.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes?"
Chapter 22 of Venus Equilateral by George O. (George Oliver) Smith holds 414 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 22 holds 414 sentences of Venus Equilateral, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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