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Note for a time capsule

Chapter I

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Yes, I know, the rating services probably never call you up.
But they call me up twenty times a week!
I take it you sociologists living in what to me is the future (I take it there's a future, a future with a place for sociologists) will note the unlikely revolution in taste now going on.
For your information, then, here's why the rating services are reflecting a sudden upping from the pelvis to the cortex--just in case this will have become a cause for wild surmise.
You probably know what the rating services are ("were," to you; but I don't want to tense this document up).
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Note for a time capsule

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Note for a time capsule is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Yes, I know, the rating services probably never call you up.
/jes aɪ noʊ ðə ˈreɪtɪŋ ˈsɜːrvəsəz ˈprɑːbəbliː ˈnevər kɔːl juː ʌp/
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But they call me up twenty times a week!
/bʌt ðeɪ kɔːl miː ʌp ˈtwenti taɪmz ə wiːk/
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I take it you sociologists living in what to me is the future (I take it there's a future, a future with a place for sociologists) will note the unlikely revolution in taste now going on.
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For your information, then, here's why the rating services are reflecting a sudden upping from the pelvis to the cortex--just in case this will have become a cause for wild surmise.
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You probably know what the rating services are ("were," to you; but I don't want to tense this document up).

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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cortex noun US /ˈkɔːrteks/

the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum

From this reading “For your information, then, here's why the rating services are reflecting a sudden upping from the pelvis to the cortex--just in case this will have become a cause for wild surmise.”

pelvis noun US /ˈpelvəs/

the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates

From this reading “For your information, then, here's why the rating services are reflecting a sudden upping from the pelvis to the cortex--just in case this will have become a cause for wild surmise.”

rating noun US /ˈreɪtɪŋ/

an appraisal of the value of something

From this reading “Yes, I know, the rating services probably never call you up.”

reflecting adjective US /rɪˈflektɪŋ/

causing reflection or having a device that reflects

From this reading “For your information, then, here's why the rating services are reflecting a sudden upping from the pelvis to the cortex--just in case this will have become a cause for wild surmise.”

sociologists noun US /ˌsoʊsiˈɑːlədʒɪsts/

plural of “sociologist” — a social scientist who studies the institutions and development of human society

From this reading “I take it you sociologists living in what to me is the future (I take it there's a future, a future with a place for sociologists) will note the unlikely revolution in taste now going on.”

surmise verb US /sərˈmaɪz/

infer from incomplete evidence

From this reading “For your information, then, here's why the rating services are reflecting a sudden upping from the pelvis to the cortex--just in case this will have become a cause for wild surmise.”

unlikely adjective US /ənˈlaɪkli/

not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred

From this reading “I take it you sociologists living in what to me is the future (I take it there's a future, a future with a place for sociologists) will note the unlikely revolution in taste now going on.”

upping verb US /ˈʌpɪŋ/

inflected form of “up” — raise

From this reading “For your information, then, here's why the rating services are reflecting a sudden upping from the pelvis to the cortex--just in case this will have become a cause for wild surmise.”

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twenty times noun + noun

In this reading “But they call me up twenty times a week!”

in case preposition + noun

if there happens to be need

In this reading “For your information, then, here's why the rating services are reflecting a sudden upping from the pelvis to the cortex--just in case this will have become a cause for wild surmise.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading But they call me up twenty times a week!

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading For your information, then, here's why the rating services are reflecting a sudden upping from the pelvis to the cortex--just in case this will have become a cause for wild surmise.

becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading For your information, then, here's why the rating services are reflecting a sudden upping from the pelvis to the cortex--just in case this will have become a cause for wild surmise.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But they call me up twenty times a week!

callverbUS /kɔːl/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Yes, I know, the rating services probably never call you up.

casenounUS /keɪs/

an occurrence of something

From this reading For your information, then, here's why the rating services are reflecting a sudden upping from the pelvis to the cortex--just in case this will have become a cause for wild surmise.

causenounUS /kɑːz/

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading For your information, then, here's why the rating services are reflecting a sudden upping from the pelvis to the cortex--just in case this will have become a cause for wild surmise.

cortexnounUS /ˈkɔːrteks/

the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum

From this reading For your information, then, here's why the rating services are reflecting a sudden upping from the pelvis to the cortex--just in case this will have become a cause for wild surmise.

documentnounUS /ˈdɑːkjəment/

writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading You probably know what the rating services are ("were," to you; but I don't want to tense this document up).

don't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You probably know what the rating services are ("were," to you; but I don't want to tense this document up).

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I take it you sociologists living in what to me is the future (I take it there's a future, a future with a place for sociologists) will note the unlikely revolution in taste now going on.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading For your information, then, here's why the rating services are reflecting a sudden upping from the pelvis to the cortex--just in case this will have become a cause for wild surmise.

futureadjectiveUS /ˈfjuːtʃər/

yet to be or coming

From this reading I take it you sociologists living in what to me is the future (I take it there's a future, a future with a place for sociologists) will note the unlikely revolution in taste now going on.

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading I take it you sociologists living in what to me is the future (I take it there's a future, a future with a place for sociologists) will note the unlikely revolution in taste now going on.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading For your information, then, here's why the rating services are reflecting a sudden upping from the pelvis to the cortex--just in case this will have become a cause for wild surmise.

here's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For your information, then, here's why the rating services are reflecting a sudden upping from the pelvis to the cortex--just in case this will have become a cause for wild surmise.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Yes, I know, the rating services probably never call you up.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I take it you sociologists living in what to me is the future (I take it there's a future, a future with a place for sociologists) will note the unlikely revolution in taste now going on.

informationnounUS /ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən/

a message received and understood

From this reading For your information, then, here's why the rating services are reflecting a sudden upping from the pelvis to the cortex--just in case this will have become a cause for wild surmise.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I take it you sociologists living in what to me is the future (I take it there's a future, a future with a place for sociologists) will note the unlikely revolution in taste now going on.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I take it you sociologists living in what to me is the future (I take it there's a future, a future with a place for sociologists) will note the unlikely revolution in taste now going on.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading For your information, then, here's why the rating services are reflecting a sudden upping from the pelvis to the cortex--just in case this will have become a cause for wild surmise.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Yes, I know, the rating services probably never call you up.

livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading I take it you sociologists living in what to me is the future (I take it there's a future, a future with a place for sociologists) will note the unlikely revolution in taste now going on.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But they call me up twenty times a week!

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Yes, I know, the rating services probably never call you up.

notenounUS /noʊt/

a brief written record

From this reading I take it you sociologists living in what to me is the future (I take it there's a future, a future with a place for sociologists) will note the unlikely revolution in taste now going on.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading I take it you sociologists living in what to me is the future (I take it there's a future, a future with a place for sociologists) will note the unlikely revolution in taste now going on.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I take it you sociologists living in what to me is the future (I take it there's a future, a future with a place for sociologists) will note the unlikely revolution in taste now going on.

pelvisnounUS /ˈpelvəs/

the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates

From this reading For your information, then, here's why the rating services are reflecting a sudden upping from the pelvis to the cortex--just in case this will have become a cause for wild surmise.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading I take it you sociologists living in what to me is the future (I take it there's a future, a future with a place for sociologists) will note the unlikely revolution in taste now going on.

probablyadverbUS /ˈprɑːbəbliː/

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading Yes, I know, the rating services probably never call you up.

ratingnounUS /ˈreɪtɪŋ/

an appraisal of the value of something

From this reading Yes, I know, the rating services probably never call you up.

reflectingadjectiveUS /rɪˈflektɪŋ/

causing reflection or having a device that reflects

From this reading For your information, then, here's why the rating services are reflecting a sudden upping from the pelvis to the cortex--just in case this will have become a cause for wild surmise.

revolutionnounUS /ˌrevəˈluːʃən/

a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving

From this reading I take it you sociologists living in what to me is the future (I take it there's a future, a future with a place for sociologists) will note the unlikely revolution in taste now going on.

servicesnounUS /ˈsɜːrvəsəz/

performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others

From this reading Yes, I know, the rating services probably never call you up.

sociologistsnounUS /ˌsoʊsiˈɑːlədʒɪsts/

plural of “sociologist” — a social scientist who studies the institutions and development of human society

From this reading I take it you sociologists living in what to me is the future (I take it there's a future, a future with a place for sociologists) will note the unlikely revolution in taste now going on.

suddenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌdən/

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading For your information, then, here's why the rating services are reflecting a sudden upping from the pelvis to the cortex--just in case this will have become a cause for wild surmise.

surmiseverbUS /sərˈmaɪz/

infer from incomplete evidence

From this reading For your information, then, here's why the rating services are reflecting a sudden upping from the pelvis to the cortex--just in case this will have become a cause for wild surmise.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading I take it you sociologists living in what to me is the future (I take it there's a future, a future with a place for sociologists) will note the unlikely revolution in taste now going on.

tasteverbUS /teɪst/

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading I take it you sociologists living in what to me is the future (I take it there's a future, a future with a place for sociologists) will note the unlikely revolution in taste now going on.

tensenounUS /tens/

a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

From this reading You probably know what the rating services are ("were," to you; but I don't want to tense this document up).

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Yes, I know, the rating services probably never call you up.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading For your information, then, here's why the rating services are reflecting a sudden upping from the pelvis to the cortex--just in case this will have become a cause for wild surmise.

there's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I take it you sociologists living in what to me is the future (I take it there's a future, a future with a place for sociologists) will note the unlikely revolution in taste now going on.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But they call me up twenty times a week!

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading For your information, then, here's why the rating services are reflecting a sudden upping from the pelvis to the cortex--just in case this will have become a cause for wild surmise.

timesnounUS /taɪmz/

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading But they call me up twenty times a week!

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I take it you sociologists living in what to me is the future (I take it there's a future, a future with a place for sociologists) will note the unlikely revolution in taste now going on.

twentynounUS /ˈtwenti/

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading But they call me up twenty times a week!

unlikelyadjectiveUS /ənˈlaɪkli/

not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred

From this reading I take it you sociologists living in what to me is the future (I take it there's a future, a future with a place for sociologists) will note the unlikely revolution in taste now going on.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Yes, I know, the rating services probably never call you up.

uppingverbUS /ˈʌpɪŋ/

inflected form of “up” — raise

From this reading For your information, then, here's why the rating services are reflecting a sudden upping from the pelvis to the cortex--just in case this will have become a cause for wild surmise.

wantverbUS /wɑːnt/

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading You probably know what the rating services are ("were," to you; but I don't want to tense this document up).

weeknounUS /wiːk/

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading But they call me up twenty times a week!

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading You probably know what the rating services are ("were," to you; but I don't want to tense this document up).

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I take it you sociologists living in what to me is the future (I take it there's a future, a future with a place for sociologists) will note the unlikely revolution in taste now going on.

whynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading For your information, then, here's why the rating services are reflecting a sudden upping from the pelvis to the cortex--just in case this will have become a cause for wild surmise.

wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading For your information, then, here's why the rating services are reflecting a sudden upping from the pelvis to the cortex--just in case this will have become a cause for wild surmise.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I take it you sociologists living in what to me is the future (I take it there's a future, a future with a place for sociologists) will note the unlikely revolution in taste now going on.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I take it you sociologists living in what to me is the future (I take it there's a future, a future with a place for sociologists) will note the unlikely revolution in taste now going on.

YesnounUS /jes/

an affirmative

From this reading Yes, I know, the rating services probably never call you up.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Yes, I know, the rating services probably never call you up.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading For your information, then, here's why the rating services are reflecting a sudden upping from the pelvis to the cortex--just in case this will have become a cause for wild surmise.

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