Chapter 8 of Mermaid is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Mermaid is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I never have.” “That doesn’t prove anything--it doesn’t prove you never will. Dick, see here, go back to your mathematics. There’s the fourth dimension. All we can see and feel has only three dimensions--length, breadth, and thickness or height--but mathematics tells you things may exist which measure four ways instead of three.”
Chapter 8 of Mermaid is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
From this reading “All we can see and feel has only three dimensions--length, breadth, and thickness or height--but mathematics tells you things may exist which measure four ways instead of three.””
the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
From this reading “There’s the fourth dimension.”
plural of “dimension” — the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
From this reading “All we can see and feel has only three dimensions--length, breadth, and thickness or height--but mathematics tells you things may exist which measure four ways instead of three.””
have an existence, be extant
From this reading “All we can see and feel has only three dimensions--length, breadth, and thickness or height--but mathematics tells you things may exist which measure four ways instead of three.””
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading “There’s the fourth dimension.”
a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
From this reading “Dick, see here, go back to your mathematics.”
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading “All we can see and feel has only three dimensions--length, breadth, and thickness or height--but mathematics tells you things may exist which measure four ways instead of three.””
the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
From this reading “All we can see and feel has only three dimensions--length, breadth, and thickness or height--but mathematics tells you things may exist which measure four ways instead of three.””
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.
the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event
In this reading “There’s the fourth dimension.”
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “Dick, see here, go back to your mathematics.”
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(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 All we can see and feel has only three dimensions--length, breadth, and thickness or height--but mathematics tells you things may exist which measure four ways instead of three.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All we can see and feel has only three dimensions--length, breadth, and thickness or height--but mathematics tells you things may exist which measure four ways instead of three.”
any thing at all
From this reading “That doesn’t prove anything--it doesn’t prove you never will.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Dick, see here, go back to your mathematics.
the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
From this reading All we can see and feel has only three dimensions--length, breadth, and thickness or height--but mathematics tells you things may exist which measure four ways instead of three.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All we can see and feel has only three dimensions--length, breadth, and thickness or height--but mathematics tells you things may exist which measure four ways instead of three.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading All we can see and feel has only three dimensions--length, breadth, and thickness or height--but mathematics tells you things may exist which measure four ways instead of three.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick, see here, go back to your mathematics.
the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
From this reading There’s the fourth dimension.
plural of “dimension” — the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
From this reading All we can see and feel has only three dimensions--length, breadth, and thickness or height--but mathematics tells you things may exist which measure four ways instead of three.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That doesn’t prove anything--it doesn’t prove you never will.
have an existence, be extant
From this reading All we can see and feel has only three dimensions--length, breadth, and thickness or height--but mathematics tells you things may exist which measure four ways instead of three.”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading All we can see and feel has only three dimensions--length, breadth, and thickness or height--but mathematics tells you things may exist which measure four ways instead of three.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading All we can see and feel has only three dimensions--length, breadth, and thickness or height--but mathematics tells you things may exist which measure four ways instead of three.”
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading There’s the fourth dimension.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Dick, see here, go back to your mathematics.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All we can see and feel has only three dimensions--length, breadth, and thickness or height--but mathematics tells you things may exist which measure four ways instead of three.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I never have.”
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading All we can see and feel has only three dimensions--length, breadth, and thickness or height--but mathematics tells you things may exist which measure four ways instead of three.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Dick, see here, go back to your mathematics.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I never have.”
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading All we can see and feel has only three dimensions--length, breadth, and thickness or height--but mathematics tells you things may exist which measure four ways instead of three.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “That doesn’t prove anything--it doesn’t prove you never will.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading All we can see and feel has only three dimensions--length, breadth, and thickness or height--but mathematics tells you things may exist which measure four ways instead of three.”
a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
From this reading Dick, see here, go back to your mathematics.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading All we can see and feel has only three dimensions--length, breadth, and thickness or height--but mathematics tells you things may exist which measure four ways instead of three.”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading All we can see and feel has only three dimensions--length, breadth, and thickness or height--but mathematics tells you things may exist which measure four ways instead of three.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I never have.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All we can see and feel has only three dimensions--length, breadth, and thickness or height--but mathematics tells you things may exist which measure four ways instead of three.”
and nothing more
From this reading All we can see and feel has only three dimensions--length, breadth, and thickness or height--but mathematics tells you things may exist which measure four ways instead of three.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading All we can see and feel has only three dimensions--length, breadth, and thickness or height--but mathematics tells you things may exist which measure four ways instead of three.”
be shown or be found to be
From this reading “That doesn’t prove anything--it doesn’t prove you never will.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Dick, see here, go back to your mathematics.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading All we can see and feel has only three dimensions--length, breadth, and thickness or height--but mathematics tells you things may exist which measure four ways instead of three.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That doesn’t prove anything--it doesn’t prove you never will.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There’s the fourth dimension.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s the fourth dimension.
the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
From this reading All we can see and feel has only three dimensions--length, breadth, and thickness or height--but mathematics tells you things may exist which measure four ways instead of three.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading All we can see and feel has only three dimensions--length, breadth, and thickness or height--but mathematics tells you things may exist which measure four ways instead of three.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading All we can see and feel has only three dimensions--length, breadth, and thickness or height--but mathematics tells you things may exist which measure four ways instead of three.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dick, see here, go back to your mathematics.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading All we can see and feel has only three dimensions--length, breadth, and thickness or height--but mathematics tells you things may exist which measure four ways instead of three.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading All we can see and feel has only three dimensions--length, breadth, and thickness or height--but mathematics tells you things may exist which measure four ways instead of three.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All we can see and feel has only three dimensions--length, breadth, and thickness or height--but mathematics tells you things may exist which measure four ways instead of three.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “That doesn’t prove anything--it doesn’t prove you never will.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “That doesn’t prove anything--it doesn’t prove you never will.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dick, see here, go back to your mathematics.
Chapter 8 of Mermaid by Grant M. (Grant Martin) Overton holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 407 sentences of Mermaid, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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