Chapter 1 of Code is here in full — 500 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Code is here in full — 500 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The story of a criminal ship and a warning in There was a queer feeling about the ship. “Hush,” thought the man who stood by the gangway. That was the apt word. A battered ship, a dirty craft, small, obscene, unseaworthy, of foreign register. And silent--hush!
Chapter 1 of Code is here in full — 500 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward
From this reading “That was the apt word.”
damaged by blows or hard usage
From this reading “A battered ship, a dirty craft, small, obscene, unseaworthy, of foreign register.”
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading “A battered ship, a dirty craft, small, obscene, unseaworthy, of foreign register.”
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
From this reading “The story of a criminal ship and a warning in There was a queer feeling about the ship.”
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading “A battered ship, a dirty craft, small, obscene, unseaworthy, of foreign register.”
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading ““Hush,” thought the man who stood by the gangway.”
designed to incite to indecency or lust
From this reading “A battered ship, a dirty craft, small, obscene, unseaworthy, of foreign register.”
record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
From this reading “A battered ship, a dirty craft, small, obscene, unseaworthy, of foreign register.”
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 “The story of a criminal ship and a warning in There was a queer feeling about the ship.”
In this reading ““Hush,” thought the man who stood by the gangway.”
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 The story of a criminal ship and a warning in There was a queer feeling about the ship.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The story of a criminal ship and a warning in There was a queer feeling about the ship.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The story of a criminal ship and a warning in There was a queer feeling about the ship.
(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward
From this reading That was the apt word.
damaged by blows or hard usage
From this reading A battered ship, a dirty craft, small, obscene, unseaworthy, of foreign register.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Hush,” thought the man who stood by the gangway.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading A battered ship, a dirty craft, small, obscene, unseaworthy, of foreign register.
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
From this reading The story of a criminal ship and a warning in There was a queer feeling about the ship.
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading A battered ship, a dirty craft, small, obscene, unseaworthy, of foreign register.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading The story of a criminal ship and a warning in There was a queer feeling about the ship.
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading A battered ship, a dirty craft, small, obscene, unseaworthy, of foreign register.
a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site)
From this reading “Hush,” thought the man who stood by the gangway.
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading “Hush,” thought the man who stood by the gangway.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The story of a criminal ship and a warning in There was a queer feeling about the ship.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Hush,” thought the man who stood by the gangway.
designed to incite to indecency or lust
From this reading A battered ship, a dirty craft, small, obscene, unseaworthy, of foreign register.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The story of a criminal ship and a warning in There was a queer feeling about the ship.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading The story of a criminal ship and a warning in There was a queer feeling about the ship.
record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
From this reading A battered ship, a dirty craft, small, obscene, unseaworthy, of foreign register.
transport commercially
From this reading The story of a criminal ship and a warning in There was a queer feeling about the ship.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading And silent--hush!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A battered ship, a dirty craft, small, obscene, unseaworthy, of foreign register.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “Hush,” thought the man who stood by the gangway.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The story of a criminal ship and a warning in There was a queer feeling about the ship.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was the apt word.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The story of a criminal ship and a warning in There was a queer feeling about the ship.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The story of a criminal ship and a warning in There was a queer feeling about the ship.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Hush,” thought the man who stood by the gangway.
unfit for a voyage
From this reading A battered ship, a dirty craft, small, obscene, unseaworthy, of foreign register.
a message informing of danger
From this reading The story of a criminal ship and a warning in There was a queer feeling about the ship.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The story of a criminal ship and a warning in There was a queer feeling about the ship.
which person or people
From this reading “Hush,” thought the man who stood by the gangway.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading That was the apt word.
Chapter 1 of Code by L. Paul holds 500 sentences, grouped into 100 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 1 holds 500 sentences of Code, unabridged, divided into 100 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Code by L. Paul exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 500 sentences, grouped into 100 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.
Work through the 100 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 100 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
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