Chapter 2 of Project Cyclops is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Project Cyclops is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Aye, aye, sir," he said crisply, then reached for the phone again. He spoke quickly, then waited, drumming his fingers on the vinyl desk.
Chapter 2 of Project Cyclops is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a well delineated manner
From this reading “"Aye, aye, sir," he said crisply, then reached for the phone again.”
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading “He spoke quickly, then waited, drumming his fingers on the vinyl desk.”
the act of playing drums
From this reading “He spoke quickly, then waited, drumming his fingers on the vinyl desk.”
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading “He spoke quickly, then waited, drumming his fingers on the vinyl desk.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “"Aye, aye, sir," he said crisply, then reached for the phone again.”
with speed
From this reading “He spoke quickly, then waited, drumming his fingers on the vinyl desk.”
a univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene
From this reading “He spoke quickly, then waited, drumming his fingers on the vinyl desk.”
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “He spoke quickly, then waited, drumming his fingers on the vinyl desk.”
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In this reading “He spoke quickly, then waited, drumming his fingers on the vinyl desk.”
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anew
From this reading "Aye, aye, sir," he said crisply, then reached for the phone again.
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From this reading "Aye, aye, sir," he said crisply, then reached for the phone again.
in a well delineated manner
From this reading "Aye, aye, sir," he said crisply, then reached for the phone again.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading He spoke quickly, then waited, drumming his fingers on the vinyl desk.
the act of playing drums
From this reading He spoke quickly, then waited, drumming his fingers on the vinyl desk.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading He spoke quickly, then waited, drumming his fingers on the vinyl desk.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Aye, aye, sir," he said crisply, then reached for the phone again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Aye, aye, sir," he said crisply, then reached for the phone again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He spoke quickly, then waited, drumming his fingers on the vinyl desk.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He spoke quickly, then waited, drumming his fingers on the vinyl desk.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading "Aye, aye, sir," he said crisply, then reached for the phone again.
with speed
From this reading He spoke quickly, then waited, drumming his fingers on the vinyl desk.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading "Aye, aye, sir," he said crisply, then reached for the phone again.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Aye, aye, sir," he said crisply, then reached for the phone again.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Aye, aye, sir," he said crisply, then reached for the phone again.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He spoke quickly, then waited, drumming his fingers on the vinyl desk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Aye, aye, sir," he said crisply, then reached for the phone again.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Aye, aye, sir," he said crisply, then reached for the phone again.
a univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene
From this reading He spoke quickly, then waited, drumming his fingers on the vinyl desk.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading He spoke quickly, then waited, drumming his fingers on the vinyl desk.
Chapter 2 of Project Cyclops by Thomas Hoover holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 2 holds 401 sentences of Project Cyclops, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Project Cyclops by Thomas Hoover exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 401 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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