Chapter 5 of Eight Keys to Eden is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
Chapter 5 of Eight Keys to Eden is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Silence. The set simply didn't register anything more except that faint sigh of uncompleted force fields in space. "What now? What now?" the supervisor pushed the operator to one side, and barely restrained the impulse to cuff him on the side of the head. "Now what did you do?
Chapter 5 of Eight Keys to Eden is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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only a very short time before
From this reading “What now?" the supervisor pushed the operator to one side, and barely restrained the impulse to cuff him on the side of the head.”
the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg
From this reading “What now?" the supervisor pushed the operator to one side, and barely restrained the impulse to cuff him on the side of the head.”
an instinctive motive
From this reading “What now?" the supervisor pushed the operator to one side, and barely restrained the impulse to cuff him on the side of the head.”
(mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation
From this reading “What now?" the supervisor pushed the operator to one side, and barely restrained the impulse to cuff him on the side of the head.”
record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
From this reading “The set simply didn't register anything more except that faint sigh of uncompleted force fields in space.”
cool and formal in manner
From this reading “What now?" the supervisor pushed the operator to one side, and barely restrained the impulse to cuff him on the side of the head.”
one who supervises or has charge and direction of
From this reading “What now?" the supervisor pushed the operator to one side, and barely restrained the impulse to cuff him on the side of the head.”
not yet finished
From this reading “The set simply didn't register anything more except that faint sigh of uncompleted force fields in space.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What now?" the supervisor pushed the operator to one side, and barely restrained the impulse to cuff him on the side of the head.
any thing at all
From this reading The set simply didn't register anything more except that faint sigh of uncompleted force fields in space.
only a very short time before
From this reading What now?" the supervisor pushed the operator to one side, and barely restrained the impulse to cuff him on the side of the head.
the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg
From this reading What now?" the supervisor pushed the operator to one side, and barely restrained the impulse to cuff him on the side of the head.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Now what did you do?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The set simply didn't register anything more except that faint sigh of uncompleted force fields in space.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Now what did you do?
apart from; not including
From this reading The set simply didn't register anything more except that faint sigh of uncompleted force fields in space.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading The set simply didn't register anything more except that faint sigh of uncompleted force fields in space.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading The set simply didn't register anything more except that faint sigh of uncompleted force fields in space.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading The set simply didn't register anything more except that faint sigh of uncompleted force fields in space.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading What now?" the supervisor pushed the operator to one side, and barely restrained the impulse to cuff him on the side of the head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What now?" the supervisor pushed the operator to one side, and barely restrained the impulse to cuff him on the side of the head.
an instinctive motive
From this reading What now?" the supervisor pushed the operator to one side, and barely restrained the impulse to cuff him on the side of the head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The set simply didn't register anything more except that faint sigh of uncompleted force fields in space.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The set simply didn't register anything more except that faint sigh of uncompleted force fields in space.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "What now?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The set simply didn't register anything more except that faint sigh of uncompleted force fields in space.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What now?" the supervisor pushed the operator to one side, and barely restrained the impulse to cuff him on the side of the head.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading What now?" the supervisor pushed the operator to one side, and barely restrained the impulse to cuff him on the side of the head.
(mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation
From this reading What now?" the supervisor pushed the operator to one side, and barely restrained the impulse to cuff him on the side of the head.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading What now?" the supervisor pushed the operator to one side, and barely restrained the impulse to cuff him on the side of the head.
record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
From this reading The set simply didn't register anything more except that faint sigh of uncompleted force fields in space.
cool and formal in manner
From this reading What now?" the supervisor pushed the operator to one side, and barely restrained the impulse to cuff him on the side of the head.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The set simply didn't register anything more except that faint sigh of uncompleted force fields in space.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading What now?" the supervisor pushed the operator to one side, and barely restrained the impulse to cuff him on the side of the head.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading The set simply didn't register anything more except that faint sigh of uncompleted force fields in space.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Silence.
and nothing more
From this reading The set simply didn't register anything more except that faint sigh of uncompleted force fields in space.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading The set simply didn't register anything more except that faint sigh of uncompleted force fields in space.
one who supervises or has charge and direction of
From this reading What now?" the supervisor pushed the operator to one side, and barely restrained the impulse to cuff him on the side of the head.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The set simply didn't register anything more except that faint sigh of uncompleted force fields in space.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The set simply didn't register anything more except that faint sigh of uncompleted force fields in space.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What now?" the supervisor pushed the operator to one side, and barely restrained the impulse to cuff him on the side of the head.
not yet finished
From this reading The set simply didn't register anything more except that faint sigh of uncompleted force fields in space.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What now?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now what did you do?
Chapter 5 of Eight Keys to Eden by Mark Clifton holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 423 sentences of Eight Keys to Eden, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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