Chapter 30 of Project Cyclops is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Project Cyclops is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"We've done what we can for Michael," he yelled, getting off one last burst. "We've got to get back inside before they get tired of playing around and just fry this place." "I hear you," Willem Voorst agreed, already headed deeper inside. "Mike's on his own." 7:47 A.M.
Chapter 30 of Project Cyclops is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “"I hear you," Willem Voorst agreed, already headed deeper inside.”
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading “"I hear you," Willem Voorst agreed, already headed deeper inside.”
be excessively hot
From this reading “"We've got to get back inside before they get tired of playing around and just fry this place."”
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading “"I hear you," Willem Voorst agreed, already headed deeper inside.”
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading “"We've done what we can for Michael," he yelled, getting off one last burst.”
possessive form of “mike” — device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading “"Mike's on his own."”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “"We've got to get back inside before they get tired of playing around and just fry this place."”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “"We've done what we can for Michael," he yelled, getting off one last burst.”
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In this reading “"We've got to get back inside before they get tired of playing around and just fry this place."”
recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
In this reading “"We've got to get back inside before they get tired of playing around and just fry this place."”
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From this reading 7:47 A.M.
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From this reading 7:47 A.M.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading "I hear you," Willem Voorst agreed, already headed deeper inside.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading "I hear you," Willem Voorst agreed, already headed deeper inside.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We've got to get back inside before they get tired of playing around and just fry this place."
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "We've got to get back inside before they get tired of playing around and just fry this place."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "We've got to get back inside before they get tired of playing around and just fry this place."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "We've got to get back inside before they get tired of playing around and just fry this place."
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading "We've done what we can for Michael," he yelled, getting off one last burst.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "We've done what we can for Michael," he yelled, getting off one last burst.
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading "I hear you," Willem Voorst agreed, already headed deeper inside.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "We've done what we can for Michael," he yelled, getting off one last burst.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "We've done what we can for Michael," he yelled, getting off one last burst.
be excessively hot
From this reading "We've got to get back inside before they get tired of playing around and just fry this place."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We've got to get back inside before they get tired of playing around and just fry this place."
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "We've done what we can for Michael," he yelled, getting off one last burst.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We've got to get back inside before they get tired of playing around and just fry this place."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We've done what we can for Michael," he yelled, getting off one last burst.
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading "I hear you," Willem Voorst agreed, already headed deeper inside.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "I hear you," Willem Voorst agreed, already headed deeper inside.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Mike's on his own."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hear you," Willem Voorst agreed, already headed deeper inside.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading "We've got to get back inside before they get tired of playing around and just fry this place."
and nothing more
From this reading "We've got to get back inside before they get tired of playing around and just fry this place."
immediately past
From this reading "We've done what we can for Michael," he yelled, getting off one last burst.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading 7:47 A.M.
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading "We've done what we can for Michael," he yelled, getting off one last burst.
possessive form of “mike” — device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading "Mike's on his own."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We've got to get back inside before they get tired of playing around and just fry this place."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "We've done what we can for Michael," he yelled, getting off one last burst.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Mike's on his own."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "We've done what we can for Michael," he yelled, getting off one last burst.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Mike's on his own."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "We've got to get back inside before they get tired of playing around and just fry this place."
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading "We've got to get back inside before they get tired of playing around and just fry this place."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We've got to get back inside before they get tired of playing around and just fry this place."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "We've got to get back inside before they get tired of playing around and just fry this place."
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading "We've got to get back inside before they get tired of playing around and just fry this place."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We've got to get back inside before they get tired of playing around and just fry this place."
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From this reading "I hear you," Willem Voorst agreed, already headed deeper inside.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We've done what we can for Michael," he yelled, getting off one last burst.
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From this reading "We've done what we can for Michael," he yelled, getting off one last burst.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "We've done what we can for Michael," he yelled, getting off one last burst.
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From this reading "I hear you," Willem Voorst agreed, already headed deeper inside.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "We've done what we can for Michael," he yelled, getting off one last burst.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I hear you," Willem Voorst agreed, already headed deeper inside.
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