Chapter 3 of Meeting of the Minds is here in full — 465 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Meeting of the Minds is here in full — 465 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Do you really think we have a chance?" Sorensen asked. "Sure we do. We've got a damned good chance." "Be realistic," Sorensen said.
Chapter 3 of Meeting of the Minds is here in full — 465 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Sorensen asked.”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “"Do you really think we have a chance?"”
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “We've got a damned good chance."”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “We've got a damned good chance."”
aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are
From this reading “"Be realistic," Sorensen said.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “"Do you really think we have a chance?"”
Danish chemist who devised the pH scale (1868-1939)
From this reading “Sorensen asked.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “"Sure we do.”
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.
In this reading “We've got a damned good chance."”
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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 "Do you really think we have a chance?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Sorensen asked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Be realistic," Sorensen said.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "Do you really think we have a chance?"
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading We've got a damned good chance."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you really think we have a chance?"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading We've got a damned good chance."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We've got a damned good chance."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Do you really think we have a chance?"
aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are
From this reading "Be realistic," Sorensen said.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Do you really think we have a chance?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Be realistic," Sorensen said.
Danish chemist who devised the pH scale (1868-1939)
From this reading Sorensen asked.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Sure we do.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Do you really think we have a chance?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Do you really think we have a chance?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We've got a damned good chance."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you really think we have a chance?"
Chapter 3 of Meeting of the Minds by Robert Sheckley holds 465 sentences, grouped into 93 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 3 holds 465 sentences of Meeting of the Minds, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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