Chapter 8 of Master of Life and Death is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Master of Life and Death is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Exactly." Walton shoved the stack of textbooks over to the PR man. "Read these through first. Get yourself familiar with the setup. Then buy a kaleidowhirl hour and get a bunch of our engineers in there to handle the special inserts.
Chapter 8 of Master of Life and Death is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading “Then buy a kaleidowhirl hour and get a bunch of our engineers in there to handle the special inserts.”
plural of “engineer” — a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading “Then buy a kaleidowhirl hour and get a bunch of our engineers in there to handle the special inserts.”
plural of “insert” — a folded section placed between the leaves of another publication
From this reading “Then buy a kaleidowhirl hour and get a bunch of our engineers in there to handle the special inserts.”
equipment designed to serve a specific function
From this reading “Get yourself familiar with the setup.”
past form of “shove” — come into rough contact with while moving
From this reading “Walton shoved the stack of textbooks over to the PR man.”
an orderly pile
From this reading “Walton shoved the stack of textbooks over to the PR man.”
plural of “textbook” — a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
From this reading “Walton shoved the stack of textbooks over to the PR man.”
English composer (1902-1983)
From this reading “Walton shoved the stack of textbooks over to the PR man.”
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.
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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 Then buy a kaleidowhirl hour and get a bunch of our engineers in there to handle the special inserts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then buy a kaleidowhirl hour and get a bunch of our engineers in there to handle the special inserts.
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading Then buy a kaleidowhirl hour and get a bunch of our engineers in there to handle the special inserts.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Then buy a kaleidowhirl hour and get a bunch of our engineers in there to handle the special inserts.
plural of “engineer” — a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading Then buy a kaleidowhirl hour and get a bunch of our engineers in there to handle the special inserts.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading "Exactly."
well known or easily recognized
From this reading Get yourself familiar with the setup.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Read these through first.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Get yourself familiar with the setup.
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
From this reading Then buy a kaleidowhirl hour and get a bunch of our engineers in there to handle the special inserts.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Then buy a kaleidowhirl hour and get a bunch of our engineers in there to handle the special inserts.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then buy a kaleidowhirl hour and get a bunch of our engineers in there to handle the special inserts.
plural of “insert” — a folded section placed between the leaves of another publication
From this reading Then buy a kaleidowhirl hour and get a bunch of our engineers in there to handle the special inserts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then buy a kaleidowhirl hour and get a bunch of our engineers in there to handle the special inserts.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Walton shoved the stack of textbooks over to the PR man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Walton shoved the stack of textbooks over to the PR man.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Then buy a kaleidowhirl hour and get a bunch of our engineers in there to handle the special inserts.
above and across; more than
From this reading Walton shoved the stack of textbooks over to the PR man.
a soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an ion-exchange process
From this reading Walton shoved the stack of textbooks over to the PR man.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "Read these through first.
equipment designed to serve a specific function
From this reading Get yourself familiar with the setup.
past form of “shove” — come into rough contact with while moving
From this reading Walton shoved the stack of textbooks over to the PR man.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Then buy a kaleidowhirl hour and get a bunch of our engineers in there to handle the special inserts.
an orderly pile
From this reading Walton shoved the stack of textbooks over to the PR man.
plural of “textbook” — a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
From this reading Walton shoved the stack of textbooks over to the PR man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Walton shoved the stack of textbooks over to the PR man.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then buy a kaleidowhirl hour and get a bunch of our engineers in there to handle the special inserts.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then buy a kaleidowhirl hour and get a bunch of our engineers in there to handle the special inserts.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Read these through first.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Read these through first.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Walton shoved the stack of textbooks over to the PR man.
English composer (1902-1983)
From this reading Walton shoved the stack of textbooks over to the PR man.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Get yourself familiar with the setup.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Get yourself familiar with the setup.
Chapter 8 of Master of Life and Death by Robert Silverberg 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 8 holds 416 sentences of Master of Life and Death, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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