Chapter 22 of Project Cyclops is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Project Cyclops is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That's nuclear, Nichols told himself. Well, he figured, why not. If the terrorists did have a bomb. "This damned thing is hot," Austin continued. "They don't get any hotter.
Chapter 22 of Project Cyclops is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
From this reading “"This damned thing is hot," Austin continued.”
an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
From this reading “If the terrorists did have a bomb.”
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “"This damned thing is hot," Austin continued.”
(of e.g. fabric design) adorned with patterns
From this reading “Well, he figured, why not.”
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “"This damned thing is hot," Austin continued.”
comparative of “hot” — used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “"They don't get any hotter.”
(weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy
From this reading “That's nuclear, Nichols told himself.”
plural of “terrorist” — a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities
From this reading “If the terrorists did have a bomb.”
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In this reading “"This damned thing is hot," Austin continued.”
In this reading “"They don't get any hotter.”
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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 If the terrorists did have a bomb.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "They don't get any hotter.
state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
From this reading "This damned thing is hot," Austin continued.
an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
From this reading If the terrorists did have a bomb.
without stop or interruption
From this reading "This damned thing is hot," Austin continued.
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "This damned thing is hot," Austin continued.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If the terrorists did have a bomb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They don't get any hotter.
(of e.g. fabric design) adorned with patterns
From this reading Well, he figured, why not.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "They don't get any hotter.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If the terrorists did have a bomb.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, he figured, why not.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading That's nuclear, Nichols told himself.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading "This damned thing is hot," Austin continued.
comparative of “hot” — used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading "They don't get any hotter.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the terrorists did have a bomb.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This damned thing is hot," Austin continued.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's nuclear, Nichols told himself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Well, he figured, why not.
(weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy
From this reading That's nuclear, Nichols told himself.
plural of “terrorist” — a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities
From this reading If the terrorists did have a bomb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's nuclear, Nichols told himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If the terrorists did have a bomb.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They don't get any hotter.
a special situation
From this reading "This damned thing is hot," Austin continued.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This damned thing is hot," Austin continued.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading That's nuclear, Nichols told himself.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, he figured, why not.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Well, he figured, why not.
Chapter 22 of Project Cyclops by Thomas Hoover holds 404 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 22 holds 404 sentences of Project Cyclops, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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