Chapter 9 of Sense of Obligation is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Sense of Obligation is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"This is fleet communications. Will you please keep this circuit open? Commander Krafft is waiting for this call and it is being put directly through to him now." Krafft's voice broke in while the operator was still talking. "Who is making this call--is it anyone from the Foundation?"
Chapter 9 of Sense of Obligation is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “"Who is making this call--is it anyone from the Foundation?"”
an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
From this reading “Will you please keep this circuit open?”
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading “Commander Krafft is waiting for this call and it is being put directly through to him now."”
the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.)
From this reading “"This is fleet communications.”
without deviation
From this reading “Commander Krafft is waiting for this call and it is being put directly through to him now."”
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading “"This is fleet communications.”
the basis on which something is grounded
From this reading “"Who is making this call--is it anyone from the Foundation?"”
(mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation
From this reading “Krafft's voice broke in while the operator was still talking.”
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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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Commander Krafft is waiting for this call and it is being put directly through to him now."
any person at all
From this reading "Who is making this call--is it anyone from the Foundation?"
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Commander Krafft is waiting for this call and it is being put directly through to him now."
lacking funds
From this reading Krafft's voice broke in while the operator was still talking.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Commander Krafft is waiting for this call and it is being put directly through to him now."
an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
From this reading Will you please keep this circuit open?
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading Commander Krafft is waiting for this call and it is being put directly through to him now."
the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.)
From this reading "This is fleet communications.
without deviation
From this reading Commander Krafft is waiting for this call and it is being put directly through to him now."
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading "This is fleet communications.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Commander Krafft is waiting for this call and it is being put directly through to him now."
the basis on which something is grounded
From this reading "Who is making this call--is it anyone from the Foundation?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Who is making this call--is it anyone from the Foundation?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Commander Krafft is waiting for this call and it is being put directly through to him now."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Krafft's voice broke in while the operator was still talking.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is fleet communications.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Commander Krafft is waiting for this call and it is being put directly through to him now."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Will you please keep this circuit open?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Commander Krafft is waiting for this call and it is being put directly through to him now."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Krafft's voice broke in while the operator was still talking.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading "Who is making this call--is it anyone from the Foundation?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Commander Krafft is waiting for this call and it is being put directly through to him now."
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Will you please keep this circuit open?
(mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation
From this reading Krafft's voice broke in while the operator was still talking.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Will you please keep this circuit open?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Commander Krafft is waiting for this call and it is being put directly through to him now."
not in physical motion
From this reading Krafft's voice broke in while the operator was still talking.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Krafft's voice broke in while the operator was still talking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Krafft's voice broke in while the operator was still talking.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is fleet communications.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Commander Krafft is waiting for this call and it is being put directly through to him now."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Commander Krafft is waiting for this call and it is being put directly through to him now."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Krafft's voice broke in while the operator was still talking.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Commander Krafft is waiting for this call and it is being put directly through to him now."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Krafft's voice broke in while the operator was still talking.
during the time that
From this reading Krafft's voice broke in while the operator was still talking.
which person or people
From this reading "Who is making this call--is it anyone from the Foundation?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you please keep this circuit open?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will you please keep this circuit open?
Chapter 9 of Sense of Obligation by Harry Harrison holds 391 sentences, grouped into 79 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 9 holds 391 sentences of Sense of Obligation, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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