Chapter 1 of Venus Hate is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Venus Hate is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_She was joy. She was death. She was part of the Desert Rouge--and the desert blotted out her sins._ When the patrol found her it was impossible to say how long she had been in the humidi-hut alone. She was incoherent but, as Morrissey observed, most Venusians are. Not that Selo was an ordinary Venusian woman.
Chapter 1 of Venus Hate is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “blot” — dry (ink) with blotting paper
From this reading “She was part of the Desert Rouge--and the desert blotted out her sins._ When the patrol found her it was impossible to say how long she had been in the humidi-hut alone.”
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading “She was part of the Desert Rouge--and the desert blotted out her sins._ When the patrol found her it was impossible to say how long she had been in the humidi-hut alone.”
without logical or meaningful connection
From this reading “She was incoherent but, as Morrissey observed, most Venusians are.”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “She was incoherent but, as Morrissey observed, most Venusians are.”
a judge of a probate court
From this reading “Not that Selo was an ordinary Venusian woman.”
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
From this reading “She was part of the Desert Rouge--and the desert blotted out her sins._ When the patrol found her it was impossible to say how long she had been in the humidi-hut alone.”
makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
From this reading “She was part of the Desert Rouge--and the desert blotted out her sins._ When the patrol found her it was impossible to say how long she had been in the humidi-hut alone.”
plural of “sin” — estrangement from god
From this reading “She was part of the Desert Rouge--and the desert blotted out her sins._ When the patrol found her it was impossible to say how long she had been in the humidi-hut alone.”
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Having no one else present.
From this reading She was part of the Desert Rouge--and the desert blotted out her sins._ When the patrol found her it was impossible to say how long she had been in the humidi-hut alone.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Not that Selo was an ordinary Venusian woman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was part of the Desert Rouge--and the desert blotted out her sins._ When the patrol found her it was impossible to say how long she had been in the humidi-hut alone.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was incoherent but, as Morrissey observed, most Venusians are.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was incoherent but, as Morrissey observed, most Venusians are.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was part of the Desert Rouge--and the desert blotted out her sins._ When the patrol found her it was impossible to say how long she had been in the humidi-hut alone.
inflected form of “blot” — dry (ink) with blotting paper
From this reading She was part of the Desert Rouge--and the desert blotted out her sins._ When the patrol found her it was impossible to say how long she had been in the humidi-hut alone.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was incoherent but, as Morrissey observed, most Venusians are.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading She was death.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading She was part of the Desert Rouge--and the desert blotted out her sins._ When the patrol found her it was impossible to say how long she had been in the humidi-hut alone.
set up or found
From this reading She was part of the Desert Rouge--and the desert blotted out her sins._ When the patrol found her it was impossible to say how long she had been in the humidi-hut alone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was part of the Desert Rouge--and the desert blotted out her sins._ When the patrol found her it was impossible to say how long she had been in the humidi-hut alone.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was part of the Desert Rouge--and the desert blotted out her sins._ When the patrol found her it was impossible to say how long she had been in the humidi-hut alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was part of the Desert Rouge--and the desert blotted out her sins._ When the patrol found her it was impossible to say how long she had been in the humidi-hut alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was part of the Desert Rouge--and the desert blotted out her sins._ When the patrol found her it was impossible to say how long she had been in the humidi-hut alone.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading She was part of the Desert Rouge--and the desert blotted out her sins._ When the patrol found her it was impossible to say how long she had been in the humidi-hut alone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was part of the Desert Rouge--and the desert blotted out her sins._ When the patrol found her it was impossible to say how long she had been in the humidi-hut alone.
without logical or meaningful connection
From this reading She was incoherent but, as Morrissey observed, most Venusians are.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was part of the Desert Rouge--and the desert blotted out her sins._ When the patrol found her it was impossible to say how long she had been in the humidi-hut alone.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading _She was joy.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She was part of the Desert Rouge--and the desert blotted out her sins._ When the patrol found her it was impossible to say how long she had been in the humidi-hut alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was incoherent but, as Morrissey observed, most Venusians are.
used to form the superlative
From this reading She was incoherent but, as Morrissey observed, most Venusians are.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that Selo was an ordinary Venusian woman.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading She was incoherent but, as Morrissey observed, most Venusians are.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was part of the Desert Rouge--and the desert blotted out her sins._ When the patrol found her it was impossible to say how long she had been in the humidi-hut alone.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading Not that Selo was an ordinary Venusian woman.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She was part of the Desert Rouge--and the desert blotted out her sins._ When the patrol found her it was impossible to say how long she had been in the humidi-hut alone.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading She was part of the Desert Rouge--and the desert blotted out her sins._ When the patrol found her it was impossible to say how long she had been in the humidi-hut alone.
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
From this reading She was part of the Desert Rouge--and the desert blotted out her sins._ When the patrol found her it was impossible to say how long she had been in the humidi-hut alone.
makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
From this reading She was part of the Desert Rouge--and the desert blotted out her sins._ When the patrol found her it was impossible to say how long she had been in the humidi-hut alone.
express in words
From this reading She was part of the Desert Rouge--and the desert blotted out her sins._ When the patrol found her it was impossible to say how long she had been in the humidi-hut alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not that Selo was an ordinary Venusian woman.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _She was joy.
plural of “sin” — estrangement from god
From this reading She was part of the Desert Rouge--and the desert blotted out her sins._ When the patrol found her it was impossible to say how long she had been in the humidi-hut alone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that Selo was an ordinary Venusian woman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was part of the Desert Rouge--and the desert blotted out her sins._ When the patrol found her it was impossible to say how long she had been in the humidi-hut alone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was part of the Desert Rouge--and the desert blotted out her sins._ When the patrol found her it was impossible to say how long she had been in the humidi-hut alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not that Selo was an ordinary Venusian woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was incoherent but, as Morrissey observed, most Venusians are.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _She was joy.
at the time that
From this reading She was part of the Desert Rouge--and the desert blotted out her sins._ When the patrol found her it was impossible to say how long she had been in the humidi-hut alone.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Not that Selo was an ordinary Venusian woman.
Chapter 1 of Venus Hate by John McGreevey holds 463 sentences, grouped into 93 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.
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