Chapter 5 of Eastern Standard Tribe is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
Chapter 5 of Eastern Standard Tribe is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"'You'll do no such thing. You stole a car, you endangered lives, and now you want to go sniveling to the authorities because Sony played a little rough when they brought you in? You committed a *criminal act*, Linda. You got treated like a criminal.' "I wanted to smack her.
Chapter 5 of Eastern Standard Tribe is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading “You stole a car, you endangered lives, and now you want to go sniveling to the authorities because Sony played a little rough when they brought you in?”
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
From this reading “You committed a *criminal act*, Linda.”
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
From this reading “You committed a *criminal act*, Linda.”
(of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction
From this reading “You stole a car, you endangered lives, and now you want to go sniveling to the authorities because Sony played a little rough when they brought you in?”
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading “You stole a car, you endangered lives, and now you want to go sniveling to the authorities because Sony played a little rough when they brought you in?”
deliver a hard blow to
From this reading “"I wanted to smack her.”
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading “You stole a car, you endangered lives, and now you want to go sniveling to the authorities because Sony played a little rough when they brought you in?”
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading “You got treated like a criminal.'”
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 You stole a car, you endangered lives, and now you want to go sniveling to the authorities because Sony played a little rough when they brought you in?
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading You committed a *criminal act*, Linda.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You stole a car, you endangered lives, and now you want to go sniveling to the authorities because Sony played a little rough when they brought you in?
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading You stole a car, you endangered lives, and now you want to go sniveling to the authorities because Sony played a little rough when they brought you in?
for the reason that
From this reading You stole a car, you endangered lives, and now you want to go sniveling to the authorities because Sony played a little rough when they brought you in?
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading You stole a car, you endangered lives, and now you want to go sniveling to the authorities because Sony played a little rough when they brought you in?
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading You stole a car, you endangered lives, and now you want to go sniveling to the authorities because Sony played a little rough when they brought you in?
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
From this reading You committed a *criminal act*, Linda.
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
From this reading You committed a *criminal act*, Linda.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "'You'll do no such thing.
(of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction
From this reading You stole a car, you endangered lives, and now you want to go sniveling to the authorities because Sony played a little rough when they brought you in?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You stole a car, you endangered lives, and now you want to go sniveling to the authorities because Sony played a little rough when they brought you in?
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You got treated like a criminal.'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I wanted to smack her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wanted to smack her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You stole a car, you endangered lives, and now you want to go sniveling to the authorities because Sony played a little rough when they brought you in?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading You got treated like a criminal.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You committed a *criminal act*, Linda.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading You stole a car, you endangered lives, and now you want to go sniveling to the authorities because Sony played a little rough when they brought you in?
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading You stole a car, you endangered lives, and now you want to go sniveling to the authorities because Sony played a little rough when they brought you in?
not any; not one
From this reading "'You'll do no such thing.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading You stole a car, you endangered lives, and now you want to go sniveling to the authorities because Sony played a little rough when they brought you in?
(of games) engaged in
From this reading You stole a car, you endangered lives, and now you want to go sniveling to the authorities because Sony played a little rough when they brought you in?
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading You stole a car, you endangered lives, and now you want to go sniveling to the authorities because Sony played a little rough when they brought you in?
deliver a hard blow to
From this reading "I wanted to smack her.
whining in a tearful manner
From this reading You stole a car, you endangered lives, and now you want to go sniveling to the authorities because Sony played a little rough when they brought you in?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You stole a car, you endangered lives, and now you want to go sniveling to the authorities because Sony played a little rough when they brought you in?
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading You stole a car, you endangered lives, and now you want to go sniveling to the authorities because Sony played a little rough when they brought you in?
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "'You'll do no such thing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You stole a car, you endangered lives, and now you want to go sniveling to the authorities because Sony played a little rough when they brought you in?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You stole a car, you endangered lives, and now you want to go sniveling to the authorities because Sony played a little rough when they brought you in?
a special situation
From this reading "'You'll do no such thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You stole a car, you endangered lives, and now you want to go sniveling to the authorities because Sony played a little rough when they brought you in?
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading You got treated like a criminal.'
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading You stole a car, you endangered lives, and now you want to go sniveling to the authorities because Sony played a little rough when they brought you in?
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading "I wanted to smack her.
at the time that
From this reading You stole a car, you endangered lives, and now you want to go sniveling to the authorities because Sony played a little rough when they brought you in?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You stole a car, you endangered lives, and now you want to go sniveling to the authorities because Sony played a little rough when they brought you in?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'You'll do no such thing.
Chapter 5 of Eastern Standard Tribe by Cory Doctorow holds 416 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 5 holds 416 sentences of Eastern Standard Tribe, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Eastern Standard Tribe by Cory Doctorow exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 416 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.
Work through the 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 84 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.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 5 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Eastern Standard Tribe by Cory Doctorow on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 4459 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #17028 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #17028, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 371 minutes of reading across 892 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Eastern Standard Tribe section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 11 chapters of Eastern Standard Tribe to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Eastern Standard Tribe, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
