Chapter 27 of Project Daedalus is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 27 of Project Daedalus is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
This isn't how it's supposed to happen, she was thinking. The automatic's down in the bottom, in a separate section, but if Vera probes a little she'll find it. I've got to make her-- "There's no printout here." Comrade Karanova finished digging through the clothes and looked up. "But then there never really was, was there, Dr. Borodin?
Chapter 27 of Project Daedalus is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the lower side of anything
From this reading “The automatic's down in the bottom, in a separate section, but if Vera probes a little she'll find it.”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “Comrade Karanova finished digging through the clothes and looked up.”
the act of digging
From this reading “Comrade Karanova finished digging through the clothes and looked up.”
come to pass
From this reading “This isn't how it's supposed to happen, she was thinking.”
the output of a computer in printed form
From this reading “I've got to make her-- "There's no printout here."”
plural of “probe” — an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
From this reading “The automatic's down in the bottom, in a separate section, but if Vera probes a little she'll find it.”
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading “The automatic's down in the bottom, in a separate section, but if Vera probes a little she'll find it.”
act as a barrier between; stand between
From this reading “The automatic's down in the bottom, in a separate section, but if Vera probes a little she'll find it.”
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seek information from
In this reading “Comrade Karanova finished digging through the clothes and looked up.”
In this reading “The automatic's down in the bottom, in a separate section, but if Vera probes a little she'll find it.”
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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 The automatic's down in the bottom, in a separate section, but if Vera probes a little she'll find it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Comrade Karanova finished digging through the clothes and looked up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The automatic's down in the bottom, in a separate section, but if Vera probes a little she'll find it.
Russian composer (1833-1887)
From this reading "But then there never really was, was there, Dr. Borodin?
the lower side of anything
From this reading The automatic's down in the bottom, in a separate section, but if Vera probes a little she'll find it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The automatic's down in the bottom, in a separate section, but if Vera probes a little she'll find it.
clothing in general
From this reading Comrade Karanova finished digging through the clothes and looked up.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Comrade Karanova finished digging through the clothes and looked up.
the act of digging
From this reading Comrade Karanova finished digging through the clothes and looked up.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The automatic's down in the bottom, in a separate section, but if Vera probes a little she'll find it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But then there never really was, was there, Dr. Borodin?
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading The automatic's down in the bottom, in a separate section, but if Vera probes a little she'll find it.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Comrade Karanova finished digging through the clothes and looked up.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I've got to make her-- "There's no printout here."
come to pass
From this reading This isn't how it's supposed to happen, she was thinking.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I've got to make her-- "There's no printout here."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I've got to make her-- "There's no printout here."
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From this reading This isn't how it's supposed to happen, she was thinking.
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From this reading I've got to make her-- "There's no printout here."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The automatic's down in the bottom, in a separate section, but if Vera probes a little she'll find it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The automatic's down in the bottom, in a separate section, but if Vera probes a little she'll find it.
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From this reading This isn't how it's supposed to happen, she was thinking.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The automatic's down in the bottom, in a separate section, but if Vera probes a little she'll find it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This isn't how it's supposed to happen, she was thinking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Comrade Karanova finished digging through the clothes and looked up.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The automatic's down in the bottom, in a separate section, but if Vera probes a little she'll find it.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Comrade Karanova finished digging through the clothes and looked up.
engage in
From this reading I've got to make her-- "There's no printout here."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "But then there never really was, was there, Dr. Borodin?
not any; not one
From this reading I've got to make her-- "There's no printout here."
the output of a computer in printed form
From this reading I've got to make her-- "There's no printout here."
plural of “probe” — an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
From this reading The automatic's down in the bottom, in a separate section, but if Vera probes a little she'll find it.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "But then there never really was, was there, Dr. Borodin?
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading The automatic's down in the bottom, in a separate section, but if Vera probes a little she'll find it.
act as a barrier between; stand between
From this reading The automatic's down in the bottom, in a separate section, but if Vera probes a little she'll find it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This isn't how it's supposed to happen, she was thinking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The automatic's down in the bottom, in a separate section, but if Vera probes a little she'll find it.
required or under orders
From this reading This isn't how it's supposed to happen, she was thinking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The automatic's down in the bottom, in a separate section, but if Vera probes a little she'll find it.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "But then there never really was, was there, Dr. Borodin?
in or at that place or location
From this reading "But then there never really was, was there, Dr. Borodin?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've got to make her-- "There's no printout here."
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading This isn't how it's supposed to happen, she was thinking.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This isn't how it's supposed to happen, she was thinking.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Comrade Karanova finished digging through the clothes and looked up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This isn't how it's supposed to happen, she was thinking.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Comrade Karanova finished digging through the clothes and looked up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The automatic's down in the bottom, in a separate section, but if Vera probes a little she'll find it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This isn't how it's supposed to happen, she was thinking.
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