Chapter 14 of Project Daedalus is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of Project Daedalus is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Warner. William J. Warner. Friends call me Bill." "Mr. Warner, I've had a very trying day. So, if you don't mind, I'd like to attempt to get some rest."
Chapter 14 of Project Daedalus is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “So, if you don't mind, I'd like to attempt to get some rest."”
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “Friends call me Bill."”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Friends call me Bill."”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Friends call me Bill."”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “So, if you don't mind, I'd like to attempt to get some rest."”
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “So, if you don't mind, I'd like to attempt to get some rest."”
hard to endure
From this reading “"Mr. Warner, I've had a very trying day.”
United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958)
From this reading “"Warner.”
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 “So, if you don't mind, I'd like to attempt to get some rest."”
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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 "Mr. Warner, I've had a very trying day.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading So, if you don't mind, I'd like to attempt to get some rest."
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Friends call me Bill."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Friends call me Bill."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Mr. Warner, I've had a very trying day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So, if you don't mind, I'd like to attempt to get some rest."
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Friends call me Bill."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading So, if you don't mind, I'd like to attempt to get some rest."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Mr. Warner, I've had a very trying day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So, if you don't mind, I'd like to attempt to get some rest."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Warner, I've had a very trying day.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading So, if you don't mind, I'd like to attempt to get some rest."
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading William J. Warner.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading So, if you don't mind, I'd like to attempt to get some rest."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Friends call me Bill."
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading So, if you don't mind, I'd like to attempt to get some rest."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Mr. Warner, I've had a very trying day.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading So, if you don't mind, I'd like to attempt to get some rest."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, if you don't mind, I'd like to attempt to get some rest."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading So, if you don't mind, I'd like to attempt to get some rest."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So, if you don't mind, I'd like to attempt to get some rest."
hard to endure
From this reading "Mr. Warner, I've had a very trying day.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Mr. Warner, I've had a very trying day.
United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958)
From this reading "Warner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading William J. Warner.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So, if you don't mind, I'd like to attempt to get some rest."
Chapter 14 of Project Daedalus by Thomas Hoover holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 14 holds 415 sentences of Project Daedalus, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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