Chapter 7 of Occasion ... for Disaster is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Occasion ... for Disaster is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Malone realized that that was just what he felt like. Of course, Burris thought the stone wall was his psionic theory. Malone knew that the stone wall was Andrew J. Burris. But it didn't matter, he thought confusedly. Where there's a stone, there's a way.
Chapter 7 of Occasion ... for Disaster is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
From this reading “Malone knew that the stone wall was Andrew J. Burris.”
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading “Malone realized that that was just what he felt like.”
English scholar remembered for his chronology of Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare and Dryden (1741-1812)
From this reading “Malone realized that that was just what he felt like.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “But it didn't matter, he thought confusedly.”
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading “Malone realized that that was just what he felt like.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “Of course, Burris thought the stone wall was his psionic theory.”
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading “Of course, Burris thought the stone wall was his psionic theory.”
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “Of course, Burris thought the stone wall was his psionic theory.”
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a fence built of rough stones; used to separate fields
In this reading “Of course, Burris thought the stone wall was his psionic theory.”
as might be expected
In this reading “Of course, Burris thought the stone wall was his psionic theory.”
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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 Where there's a stone, there's a way.
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
From this reading Malone knew that the stone wall was Andrew J. Burris.
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From this reading Of course, Burris thought the stone wall was his psionic theory.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it didn't matter, he thought confusedly.
in a confused manner
From this reading But it didn't matter, he thought confusedly.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course, Burris thought the stone wall was his psionic theory.
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From this reading But it didn't matter, he thought confusedly.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Malone realized that that was just what he felt like.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Malone realized that that was just what he felt like.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Of course, Burris thought the stone wall was his psionic theory.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it didn't matter, he thought confusedly.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading Malone knew that the stone wall was Andrew J. Burris.
and nothing more
From this reading Malone realized that that was just what he felt like.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Malone knew that the stone wall was Andrew J. Burris.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Malone realized that that was just what he felt like.
English scholar remembered for his chronology of Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare and Dryden (1741-1812)
From this reading Malone realized that that was just what he felt like.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading But it didn't matter, he thought confusedly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course, Burris thought the stone wall was his psionic theory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of course, Burris thought the stone wall was his psionic theory.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading Malone realized that that was just what he felt like.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Of course, Burris thought the stone wall was his psionic theory.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Malone realized that that was just what he felt like.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of course, Burris thought the stone wall was his psionic theory.
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading Of course, Burris thought the stone wall was his psionic theory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where there's a stone, there's a way.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Of course, Burris thought the stone wall was his psionic theory.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Of course, Burris thought the stone wall was his psionic theory.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Malone realized that that was just what he felt like.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Where there's a stone, there's a way.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Malone realized that that was just what he felt like.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where there's a stone, there's a way.
Chapter 7 of Occasion ... for Disaster by Randall Garrett holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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