Chapter 7 of Eastern Standard Tribe is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Eastern Standard Tribe is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You're saying you don't feel any fundamental loyalty to anything, Fede?" "That's what I'm saying." "And you're saying that I'm a sucker for putting loyalty ahead of personal gain -- after all, no one else is, right?" "Exactly." "Then how did this idea become 'ours,' Fede?
Chapter 7 of Eastern Standard Tribe is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or in the front
From this reading “"And you're saying that I'm a sucker for putting loyalty ahead of personal gain -- after all, no one else is, right?"”
serving as an essential component
From this reading “"You're saying you don't feel any fundamental loyalty to anything, Fede?"”
obtain
From this reading “"And you're saying that I'm a sucker for putting loyalty ahead of personal gain -- after all, no one else is, right?"”
the quality of being loyal
From this reading “"You're saying you don't feel any fundamental loyalty to anything, Fede?"”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “"Then how did this idea become 'ours,' Fede?”
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading “"And you're saying that I'm a sucker for putting loyalty ahead of personal gain -- after all, no one else is, right?"”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “"And you're saying that I'm a sucker for putting loyalty ahead of personal gain -- after all, no one else is, right?"”
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading “"And you're saying that I'm a sucker for putting loyalty ahead of personal gain -- after all, no one else is, right?"”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "And you're saying that I'm a sucker for putting loyalty ahead of personal gain -- after all, no one else is, right?"
later than; following
From this reading "And you're saying that I'm a sucker for putting loyalty ahead of personal gain -- after all, no one else is, right?"
at or in the front
From this reading "And you're saying that I'm a sucker for putting loyalty ahead of personal gain -- after all, no one else is, right?"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "And you're saying that I'm a sucker for putting loyalty ahead of personal gain -- after all, no one else is, right?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you're saying that I'm a sucker for putting loyalty ahead of personal gain -- after all, no one else is, right?"
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "You're saying you don't feel any fundamental loyalty to anything, Fede?"
any thing at all
From this reading "You're saying you don't feel any fundamental loyalty to anything, Fede?"
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading "Then how did this idea become 'ours,' Fede?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Then how did this idea become 'ours,' Fede?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're saying you don't feel any fundamental loyalty to anything, Fede?"
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From this reading "And you're saying that I'm a sucker for putting loyalty ahead of personal gain -- after all, no one else is, right?"
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading "Exactly."
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From this reading "You're saying you don't feel any fundamental loyalty to anything, Fede?"
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "You're saying you don't feel any fundamental loyalty to anything, Fede?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "And you're saying that I'm a sucker for putting loyalty ahead of personal gain -- after all, no one else is, right?"
serving as an essential component
From this reading "You're saying you don't feel any fundamental loyalty to anything, Fede?"
obtain
From this reading "And you're saying that I'm a sucker for putting loyalty ahead of personal gain -- after all, no one else is, right?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then how did this idea become 'ours,' Fede?
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From this reading "That's what I'm saying."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Then how did this idea become 'ours,' Fede?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And you're saying that I'm a sucker for putting loyalty ahead of personal gain -- after all, no one else is, right?"
the quality of being loyal
From this reading "You're saying you don't feel any fundamental loyalty to anything, Fede?"
not any; not one
From this reading "And you're saying that I'm a sucker for putting loyalty ahead of personal gain -- after all, no one else is, right?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And you're saying that I'm a sucker for putting loyalty ahead of personal gain -- after all, no one else is, right?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "And you're saying that I'm a sucker for putting loyalty ahead of personal gain -- after all, no one else is, right?"
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading "Then how did this idea become 'ours,' Fede?
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading "And you're saying that I'm a sucker for putting loyalty ahead of personal gain -- after all, no one else is, right?"
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading "And you're saying that I'm a sucker for putting loyalty ahead of personal gain -- after all, no one else is, right?"
precisely, exactly
From this reading "And you're saying that I'm a sucker for putting loyalty ahead of personal gain -- after all, no one else is, right?"
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading "You're saying you don't feel any fundamental loyalty to anything, Fede?"
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading "And you're saying that I'm a sucker for putting loyalty ahead of personal gain -- after all, no one else is, right?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And you're saying that I'm a sucker for putting loyalty ahead of personal gain -- after all, no one else is, right?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's what I'm saying."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then how did this idea become 'ours,' Fede?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Then how did this idea become 'ours,' Fede?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You're saying you don't feel any fundamental loyalty to anything, Fede?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That's what I'm saying."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You're saying you don't feel any fundamental loyalty to anything, Fede?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're saying you don't feel any fundamental loyalty to anything, Fede?"
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