Chapter 17 of Project Daedalus is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of Project Daedalus is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Legally, I guess that's right. They're probably in the clear." "Michael, you must have arranged it. Using the account numbers and identification I gave you--" "Prove it." "But how?
Chapter 17 of Project Daedalus is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading “"Michael, you must have arranged it.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “"Legally, I guess that's right.”
the act of designating or identifying something
From this reading “Using the account numbers and identification I gave you--" "Prove it."”
by law; conforming to the law
From this reading “"Legally, I guess that's right.”
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading “"Michael, you must have arranged it.”
the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
From this reading “Using the account numbers and identification I gave you--" "Prove it."”
be shown or be found to be
From this reading “Using the account numbers and identification I gave you--" "Prove it."”
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading “Using the account numbers and identification I gave you--" "Prove it."”
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.
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Using the account numbers and identification I gave you--" "Prove it."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Using the account numbers and identification I gave you--" "Prove it."
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading "Michael, you must have arranged it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But how?
rid of obstructions
From this reading They're probably in the clear."
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Using the account numbers and identification I gave you--" "Prove it."
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "Legally, I guess that's right.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Michael, you must have arranged it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But how?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Legally, I guess that's right.
the act of designating or identifying something
From this reading Using the account numbers and identification I gave you--" "Prove it."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They're probably in the clear."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Michael, you must have arranged it.
by law; conforming to the law
From this reading "Legally, I guess that's right.
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading "Michael, you must have arranged it.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Michael, you must have arranged it.
the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
From this reading Using the account numbers and identification I gave you--" "Prove it."
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading They're probably in the clear."
be shown or be found to be
From this reading Using the account numbers and identification I gave you--" "Prove it."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Legally, I guess that's right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Legally, I guess that's right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They're probably in the clear."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They're probably in the clear."
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading Using the account numbers and identification I gave you--" "Prove it."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Michael, you must have arranged it.
Chapter 17 of Project Daedalus by Thomas Hoover holds 405 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 17 holds 405 sentences of Project Daedalus, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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