Chapter 10 of Project Daedalus is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Project Daedalus is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What are you talking about?" She studied him, puzzled. "I probably shouldn't tell you this, maybe it'll just upset your morning, but that wiseguy who broke up our party last night was a Japanese hood. From the _Mino-gumi_ syndicate. Back home they're Numero Uno.
Chapter 10 of Project Daedalus is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading “"I probably shouldn't tell you this, maybe it'll just upset your morning, but that wiseguy who broke up our party last night was a Japanese hood.”
a native or inhabitant of Japan
From this reading “"I probably shouldn't tell you this, maybe it'll just upset your morning, but that wiseguy who broke up our party last night was a Japanese hood.”
by chance
From this reading “"I probably shouldn't tell you this, maybe it'll just upset your morning, but that wiseguy who broke up our party last night was a Japanese hood.”
filled with bewilderment
From this reading “She studied him, puzzled.”
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading “She studied him, puzzled.”
a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
From this reading “From the _Mino-gumi_ syndicate.”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “"What are you talking about?"”
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading “"I probably shouldn't tell you this, maybe it'll just upset your morning, but that wiseguy who broke up our party last night was a Japanese hood.”
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 “"I probably shouldn't tell you this, maybe it'll just upset your morning, but that wiseguy who broke up our party last night was a Japanese hood.”
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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 "I probably shouldn't tell you this, maybe it'll just upset your morning, but that wiseguy who broke up our party last night was a Japanese hood.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What are you talking about?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are you talking about?"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Back home they're Numero Uno.
lacking funds
From this reading "I probably shouldn't tell you this, maybe it'll just upset your morning, but that wiseguy who broke up our party last night was a Japanese hood.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I probably shouldn't tell you this, maybe it'll just upset your morning, but that wiseguy who broke up our party last night was a Japanese hood.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the _Mino-gumi_ syndicate.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She studied him, puzzled.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Back home they're Numero Uno.
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading "I probably shouldn't tell you this, maybe it'll just upset your morning, but that wiseguy who broke up our party last night was a Japanese hood.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I probably shouldn't tell you this, maybe it'll just upset your morning, but that wiseguy who broke up our party last night was a Japanese hood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I probably shouldn't tell you this, maybe it'll just upset your morning, but that wiseguy who broke up our party last night was a Japanese hood.
a native or inhabitant of Japan
From this reading "I probably shouldn't tell you this, maybe it'll just upset your morning, but that wiseguy who broke up our party last night was a Japanese hood.
and nothing more
From this reading "I probably shouldn't tell you this, maybe it'll just upset your morning, but that wiseguy who broke up our party last night was a Japanese hood.
immediately past
From this reading "I probably shouldn't tell you this, maybe it'll just upset your morning, but that wiseguy who broke up our party last night was a Japanese hood.
by chance
From this reading "I probably shouldn't tell you this, maybe it'll just upset your morning, but that wiseguy who broke up our party last night was a Japanese hood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From the _Mino-gumi_ syndicate.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "I probably shouldn't tell you this, maybe it'll just upset your morning, but that wiseguy who broke up our party last night was a Japanese hood.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "I probably shouldn't tell you this, maybe it'll just upset your morning, but that wiseguy who broke up our party last night was a Japanese hood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Back home they're Numero Uno.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I probably shouldn't tell you this, maybe it'll just upset your morning, but that wiseguy who broke up our party last night was a Japanese hood.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading "I probably shouldn't tell you this, maybe it'll just upset your morning, but that wiseguy who broke up our party last night was a Japanese hood.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading "I probably shouldn't tell you this, maybe it'll just upset your morning, but that wiseguy who broke up our party last night was a Japanese hood.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading She studied him, puzzled.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She studied him, puzzled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I probably shouldn't tell you this, maybe it'll just upset your morning, but that wiseguy who broke up our party last night was a Japanese hood.
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading She studied him, puzzled.
a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
From this reading From the _Mino-gumi_ syndicate.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading "What are you talking about?"
express in words
From this reading "I probably shouldn't tell you this, maybe it'll just upset your morning, but that wiseguy who broke up our party last night was a Japanese hood.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I probably shouldn't tell you this, maybe it'll just upset your morning, but that wiseguy who broke up our party last night was a Japanese hood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the _Mino-gumi_ syndicate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Back home they're Numero Uno.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I probably shouldn't tell you this, maybe it'll just upset your morning, but that wiseguy who broke up our party last night was a Japanese hood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Back home they're Numero Uno.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I probably shouldn't tell you this, maybe it'll just upset your morning, but that wiseguy who broke up our party last night was a Japanese hood.
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading "I probably shouldn't tell you this, maybe it'll just upset your morning, but that wiseguy who broke up our party last night was a Japanese hood.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I probably shouldn't tell you this, maybe it'll just upset your morning, but that wiseguy who broke up our party last night was a Japanese hood.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are you talking about?"
which person or people
From this reading "I probably shouldn't tell you this, maybe it'll just upset your morning, but that wiseguy who broke up our party last night was a Japanese hood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I probably shouldn't tell you this, maybe it'll just upset your morning, but that wiseguy who broke up our party last night was a Japanese hood.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What are you talking about?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I probably shouldn't tell you this, maybe it'll just upset your morning, but that wiseguy who broke up our party last night was a Japanese hood.
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