Chapter 26 of Venus Equilateral is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Venus Equilateral is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Christine shuddered under the blankets. "Suits losing ground?" she asked. Walt nodded pitifully. Christine thought that over for a full minute. Then she said: "Must get up, Walt."
Chapter 26 of Venus Equilateral is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading “Christine shuddered under the blankets.”
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading “"Suits losing ground?" she asked.”
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “"Suits losing ground?" she asked.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Christine thought that over for a full minute.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “Walt nodded pitifully.”
to a pitiful degree
From this reading “Walt nodded pitifully.”
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading “Christine shuddered under the blankets.”
plural of “suit” — a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
From this reading “"Suits losing ground?" she asked.”
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 “Christine thought that over for a full minute.”
In this reading “Christine shuddered under the blankets.”
rise to one's feet
In this reading “Then she said: "Must get up, Walt."”
In this reading “"Suits losing ground?" she asked.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Christine thought that over for a full minute.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Suits losing ground?" she asked.
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading Christine shuddered under the blankets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Christine shuddered under the blankets.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Christine thought that over for a full minute.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Christine thought that over for a full minute.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Then she said: "Must get up, Walt."
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading "Suits losing ground?" she asked.
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading "Suits losing ground?" she asked.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Christine thought that over for a full minute.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Then she said: "Must get up, Walt."
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Walt nodded pitifully.
above and across; more than
From this reading Christine thought that over for a full minute.
to a pitiful degree
From this reading Walt nodded pitifully.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then she said: "Must get up, Walt."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Suits losing ground?" she asked.
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading Christine shuddered under the blankets.
plural of “suit” — a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
From this reading "Suits losing ground?" she asked.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Christine thought that over for a full minute.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Christine shuddered under the blankets.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she said: "Must get up, Walt."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Christine thought that over for a full minute.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Christine shuddered under the blankets.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then she said: "Must get up, Walt."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Walt nodded pitifully.
Chapter 26 of Venus Equilateral by George O. (George Oliver) Smith holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 26 holds 408 sentences of Venus Equilateral, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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