Chapter 10 of Empire is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Empire is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chambers shrugged his shoulders. "It really doesn't matter. Just so we get close enough to the Sun so we can load those accumulators and jam the photo-cells full. With a load like that we can beat him hands down." The financier fell into a silence.
Chapter 10 of Empire is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “accumulator” — a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)
From this reading “Just so we get close enough to the Sun so we can load those accumulators and jam the photo-cells full.”
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “With a load like that we can beat him hands down."”
English architect (1723-1796)
From this reading “Chambers shrugged his shoulders.”
a person skilled in large scale financial transactions
From this reading “The financier fell into a silence.”
press tightly together or cram
From this reading “Just so we get close enough to the Sun so we can load those accumulators and jam the photo-cells full.”
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading “Just so we get close enough to the Sun so we can load those accumulators and jam the photo-cells full.”
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading “Chambers shrugged his shoulders.”
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading “Chambers shrugged his shoulders.”
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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 With a load like that we can beat him hands down."
plural of “accumulator” — a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)
From this reading Just so we get close enough to the Sun so we can load those accumulators and jam the photo-cells full.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just so we get close enough to the Sun so we can load those accumulators and jam the photo-cells full.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading With a load like that we can beat him hands down."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Just so we get close enough to the Sun so we can load those accumulators and jam the photo-cells full.
English architect (1723-1796)
From this reading Chambers shrugged his shoulders.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Just so we get close enough to the Sun so we can load those accumulators and jam the photo-cells full.
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From this reading "It really doesn't matter.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading With a load like that we can beat him hands down."
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Just so we get close enough to the Sun so we can load those accumulators and jam the photo-cells full.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The financier fell into a silence.
a person skilled in large scale financial transactions
From this reading The financier fell into a silence.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Just so we get close enough to the Sun so we can load those accumulators and jam the photo-cells full.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Just so we get close enough to the Sun so we can load those accumulators and jam the photo-cells full.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading With a load like that we can beat him hands down."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With a load like that we can beat him hands down."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Chambers shrugged his shoulders.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The financier fell into a silence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It really doesn't matter.
press tightly together or cram
From this reading Just so we get close enough to the Sun so we can load those accumulators and jam the photo-cells full.
and nothing more
From this reading Just so we get close enough to the Sun so we can load those accumulators and jam the photo-cells full.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading With a load like that we can beat him hands down."
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading Just so we get close enough to the Sun so we can load those accumulators and jam the photo-cells full.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "It really doesn't matter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just so we get close enough to the Sun so we can load those accumulators and jam the photo-cells full.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "It really doesn't matter.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Chambers shrugged his shoulders.
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading Chambers shrugged his shoulders.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The financier fell into a silence.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Just so we get close enough to the Sun so we can load those accumulators and jam the photo-cells full.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Just so we get close enough to the Sun so we can load those accumulators and jam the photo-cells full.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With a load like that we can beat him hands down."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Just so we get close enough to the Sun so we can load those accumulators and jam the photo-cells full.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Just so we get close enough to the Sun so we can load those accumulators and jam the photo-cells full.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Just so we get close enough to the Sun so we can load those accumulators and jam the photo-cells full.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Just so we get close enough to the Sun so we can load those accumulators and jam the photo-cells full.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a load like that we can beat him hands down."
Chapter 10 of Empire by Clifford D. Simak holds 418 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 10 holds 418 sentences of Empire, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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