Chapter 4 of Project Daedalus is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Project Daedalus is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Is that why you came all the way here? To organize your thoughts? You'll forgive me if I'd hoped for a little more." In spite of himself, he felt mildly annoyed. The truth was, he'd been looking forward to a reunion that wasn't about business.
Chapter 4 of Project Daedalus is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading “In spite of himself, he felt mildly annoyed.”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “You'll forgive me if I'd hoped for a little more."”
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading “You'll forgive me if I'd hoped for a little more."”
to a moderate degree
From this reading “In spite of himself, he felt mildly annoyed.”
create (as an entity)
From this reading “To organize your thoughts?”
a party of former associates who have come together again
From this reading “The truth was, he'd been looking forward to a reunion that wasn't about business.”
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading “In spite of himself, he felt mildly annoyed.”
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “To organize your thoughts?”
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 “In spite of himself, he felt mildly annoyed.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 You'll forgive me if I'd hoped for a little more."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The truth was, he'd been looking forward to a reunion that wasn't about business.
(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 "Is that why you came all the way here?
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading In spite of himself, he felt mildly annoyed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The truth was, he'd been looking forward to a reunion that wasn't about business.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading The truth was, he'd been looking forward to a reunion that wasn't about business.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Is that why you came all the way here?
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading In spite of himself, he felt mildly annoyed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You'll forgive me if I'd hoped for a little more."
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading You'll forgive me if I'd hoped for a little more."
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The truth was, he'd been looking forward to a reunion that wasn't about business.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In spite of himself, he felt mildly annoyed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The truth was, he'd been looking forward to a reunion that wasn't about business.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Is that why you came all the way here?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In spite of himself, he felt mildly annoyed.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading You'll forgive me if I'd hoped for a little more."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'll forgive me if I'd hoped for a little more."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You'll forgive me if I'd hoped for a little more."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of himself, he felt mildly annoyed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is that why you came all the way here?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading You'll forgive me if I'd hoped for a little more."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The truth was, he'd been looking forward to a reunion that wasn't about business.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You'll forgive me if I'd hoped for a little more."
to a moderate degree
From this reading In spite of himself, he felt mildly annoyed.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading You'll forgive me if I'd hoped for a little more."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In spite of himself, he felt mildly annoyed.
create (as an entity)
From this reading To organize your thoughts?
a party of former associates who have come together again
From this reading The truth was, he'd been looking forward to a reunion that wasn't about business.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading In spite of himself, he felt mildly annoyed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is that why you came all the way here?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Is that why you came all the way here?
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading To organize your thoughts?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To organize your thoughts?
a fact that has been verified
From this reading The truth was, he'd been looking forward to a reunion that wasn't about business.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The truth was, he'd been looking forward to a reunion that wasn't about business.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The truth was, he'd been looking forward to a reunion that wasn't about business.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Is that why you came all the way here?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Is that why you came all the way here?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is that why you came all the way here?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'll forgive me if I'd hoped for a little more."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To organize your thoughts?
Chapter 4 of Project Daedalus by Thomas Hoover holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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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