Chapter 2 of Project Daedalus is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Project Daedalus is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"So what's the inside story?" Novosty drew once more on his cigarette. Finally he spoke. "All right. The number of twenty million rubles?
Chapter 2 of Project Daedalus is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading “Novosty drew once more on his cigarette.”
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading “Novosty drew once more on his cigarette.”
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading “Finally he spoke.”
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading “"So what's the inside story?"”
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “The number of twenty million rubles?”
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading “The number of twenty million rubles?”
plural of “ruble” — the basic unit of money in Tajikistan
From this reading “The number of twenty million rubles?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading “The number of twenty million rubles?”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The number of twenty million rubles?”
anew
In this reading “Novosty drew once more on his cigarette.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "All right.
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading Novosty drew once more on his cigarette.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Novosty drew once more on his cigarette.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Finally he spoke.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Finally he spoke.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Novosty drew once more on his cigarette.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading "So what's the inside story?"
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading The number of twenty million rubles?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Novosty drew once more on his cigarette.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Novosty drew once more on his cigarette.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading The number of twenty million rubles?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The number of twenty million rubles?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Novosty drew once more on his cigarette.
on one occasion
From this reading Novosty drew once more on his cigarette.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right.
plural of “ruble” — the basic unit of money in Tajikistan
From this reading The number of twenty million rubles?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So what's the inside story?"
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Finally he spoke.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "So what's the inside story?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "So what's the inside story?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading The number of twenty million rubles?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So what's the inside story?"
Chapter 2 of Project Daedalus by Thomas Hoover holds 403 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 403 sentences of Project Daedalus, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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