Chapter 2 of Project Hi-Psi is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Project Hi-Psi is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She stared at him without answering. Lucifer's temper bristled. "I refuse to recognize such mockery. It is immoral, illegal and definitely unethical." Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.
Chapter 2 of Project Hi-Psi is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
From this reading “Lucifer's temper bristled.”
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading “It is immoral, illegal and definitely unethical."”
prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
From this reading “It is immoral, illegal and definitely unethical."”
deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong
From this reading “It is immoral, illegal and definitely unethical."”
imposing in size or bulk or solidity
From this reading “Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.”
showing your contempt by derision
From this reading “"I refuse to recognize such mockery.”
undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena
From this reading “Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.”
not conforming to approved standards of social or professional behavior
From this reading “It is immoral, illegal and definitely unethical."”
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 “She stared at him without answering.”
In this reading “Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.”
In this reading “Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.”
In this reading “Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.”
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 Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is immoral, illegal and definitely unethical."
replying
From this reading She stared at him without answering.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She stared at him without answering.
having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
From this reading Lucifer's temper bristled.
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading It is immoral, illegal and definitely unethical."
having lost your job
From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She stared at him without answering.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I refuse to recognize such mockery.
prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
From this reading It is immoral, illegal and definitely unethical."
deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong
From this reading It is immoral, illegal and definitely unethical."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is immoral, illegal and definitely unethical."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is immoral, illegal and definitely unethical."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lucifer's temper bristled.
imposing in size or bulk or solidity
From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.
showing your contempt by derision
From this reading "I refuse to recognize such mockery.
undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena
From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading "I refuse to recognize such mockery.
show unwillingness towards
From this reading "I refuse to recognize such mockery.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stared at him without answering.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading She stared at him without answering.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I refuse to recognize such mockery.
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading Lucifer's temper bristled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I refuse to recognize such mockery.
not conforming to approved standards of social or professional behavior
From this reading It is immoral, illegal and definitely unethical."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Huth dismissed the matter with a slight shake of his massive head, and proceeded to explain some of the objective facts of their situation.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She stared at him without answering.
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