Chapter 4 of Project Hi-Psi is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Project Hi-Psi is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There must be certain principles basic to all cultures!" "A true Aristotelian fallacy! Form is actual reality, matter is potential reality and the form is ever in the matter! Surely, Dr. Bill, you can rise above such ontology!" "Can you justify what you have done to these people even from your own value judgement basis?"
Chapter 4 of Project Hi-Psi is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy
From this reading “"A true Aristotelian fallacy!”
pertaining to or constituting a base or basis
From this reading “"There must be certain principles basic to all cultures!"”
a relation that provides the foundation for something
From this reading “"Can you justify what you have done to these people even from your own value judgement basis?"”
plural of “culture” — a particular society at a particular time and place
From this reading “"There must be certain principles basic to all cultures!"”
a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
From this reading “"A true Aristotelian fallacy!”
the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
From this reading “"Can you justify what you have done to these people even from your own value judgement basis?"”
(computer science) a rigorous and exhaustive organization of some knowledge domain that is usually hierarchical and contains all the relevant entities and their relations
From this reading “Surely, Dr. Bill, you can rise above such ontology!"”
existing in possibility
From this reading “Form is actual reality, matter is potential reality and the form is ever in the matter!”
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In this reading “Surely, Dr. Bill, you can rise above such ontology!"”
In this reading “Form is actual reality, matter is potential reality and the form is ever in the matter!”
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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 "A true Aristotelian fallacy!
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Surely, Dr. Bill, you can rise above such ontology!"
presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
From this reading Form is actual reality, matter is potential reality and the form is ever in the matter!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "There must be certain principles basic to all cultures!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Form is actual reality, matter is potential reality and the form is ever in the matter!
of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy
From this reading "A true Aristotelian fallacy!
pertaining to or constituting a base or basis
From this reading "There must be certain principles basic to all cultures!"
a relation that provides the foundation for something
From this reading "Can you justify what you have done to these people even from your own value judgement basis?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There must be certain principles basic to all cultures!"
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Surely, Dr. Bill, you can rise above such ontology!"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Surely, Dr. Bill, you can rise above such ontology!"
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading "There must be certain principles basic to all cultures!"
plural of “culture” — a particular society at a particular time and place
From this reading "There must be certain principles basic to all cultures!"
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Can you justify what you have done to these people even from your own value judgement basis?"
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From this reading Surely, Dr. Bill, you can rise above such ontology!"
divisible by two
From this reading "Can you justify what you have done to these people even from your own value judgement basis?"
at any time
From this reading Form is actual reality, matter is potential reality and the form is ever in the matter!
a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
From this reading "A true Aristotelian fallacy!
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Form is actual reality, matter is potential reality and the form is ever in the matter!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Can you justify what you have done to these people even from your own value judgement basis?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Can you justify what you have done to these people even from your own value judgement basis?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Form is actual reality, matter is potential reality and the form is ever in the matter!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Form is actual reality, matter is potential reality and the form is ever in the matter!
the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
From this reading "Can you justify what you have done to these people even from your own value judgement basis?"
show to be right by providing justification or proof
From this reading "Can you justify what you have done to these people even from your own value judgement basis?"
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Form is actual reality, matter is potential reality and the form is ever in the matter!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "There must be certain principles basic to all cultures!"
(computer science) a rigorous and exhaustive organization of some knowledge domain that is usually hierarchical and contains all the relevant entities and their relations
From this reading Surely, Dr. Bill, you can rise above such ontology!"
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Can you justify what you have done to these people even from your own value judgement basis?"
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "Can you justify what you have done to these people even from your own value judgement basis?"
existing in possibility
From this reading Form is actual reality, matter is potential reality and the form is ever in the matter!
plural of “principle” — a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
From this reading "There must be certain principles basic to all cultures!"
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading Form is actual reality, matter is potential reality and the form is ever in the matter!
move upward
From this reading Surely, Dr. Bill, you can rise above such ontology!"
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Surely, Dr. Bill, you can rise above such ontology!"
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Surely, Dr. Bill, you can rise above such ontology!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Form is actual reality, matter is potential reality and the form is ever in the matter!
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There must be certain principles basic to all cultures!"
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Can you justify what you have done to these people even from your own value judgement basis?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There must be certain principles basic to all cultures!"
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "A true Aristotelian fallacy!
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading "Can you justify what you have done to these people even from your own value judgement basis?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Can you justify what you have done to these people even from your own value judgement basis?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Surely, Dr. Bill, you can rise above such ontology!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can you justify what you have done to these people even from your own value judgement basis?"
Chapter 4 of Project Hi-Psi by Frank Riley holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 4 holds 429 sentences of Project Hi-Psi, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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