Chapter 2 of Sentiment, Inc. is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Sentiment, Inc. is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Kennedy made an impatient gesture. "Let's not chop words. There are no witnesses tonight. I intend to talk freely, and want you to do the same. I know that you've got Martinez sufficiently convinced to help you with this very childish persecution-campaign.
Chapter 2 of Sentiment, Inc. is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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indicating a lack of maturity
From this reading “I know that you've got Martinez sufficiently convinced to help you with this very childish persecution-campaign.”
cut into pieces
From this reading “"Let's not chop words.”
in a free manner
From this reading “I intend to talk freely, and want you to do the same.”
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading “Kennedy made an impatient gesture.”
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading “I intend to talk freely, and want you to do the same.”
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading “Kennedy made an impatient gesture.”
On the present night.
From this reading “There are no witnesses tonight.”
plural of “witness” — someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading “There are no witnesses tonight.”
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 “Kennedy made an impatient gesture.”
In this reading “I intend to talk freely, and want you to do the same.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Kennedy made an impatient gesture.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I intend to talk freely, and want you to do the same.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are no witnesses tonight.
indicating a lack of maturity
From this reading I know that you've got Martinez sufficiently convinced to help you with this very childish persecution-campaign.
cut into pieces
From this reading "Let's not chop words.
persuaded of; very sure
From this reading I know that you've got Martinez sufficiently convinced to help you with this very childish persecution-campaign.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I intend to talk freely, and want you to do the same.
in a free manner
From this reading I intend to talk freely, and want you to do the same.
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading Kennedy made an impatient gesture.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I know that you've got Martinez sufficiently convinced to help you with this very childish persecution-campaign.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading I know that you've got Martinez sufficiently convinced to help you with this very childish persecution-campaign.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I intend to talk freely, and want you to do the same.
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading Kennedy made an impatient gesture.
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading I intend to talk freely, and want you to do the same.
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading Kennedy made an impatient gesture.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know that you've got Martinez sufficiently convinced to help you with this very childish persecution-campaign.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let's not chop words.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Kennedy made an impatient gesture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know that you've got Martinez sufficiently convinced to help you with this very childish persecution-campaign.
not any; not one
From this reading There are no witnesses tonight.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Let's not chop words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know that you've got Martinez sufficiently convinced to help you with this very childish persecution-campaign.
Identical; not different.
From this reading I intend to talk freely, and want you to do the same.
to a sufficient degree
From this reading I know that you've got Martinez sufficiently convinced to help you with this very childish persecution-campaign.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I intend to talk freely, and want you to do the same.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I know that you've got Martinez sufficiently convinced to help you with this very childish persecution-campaign.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I intend to talk freely, and want you to do the same.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are no witnesses tonight.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I know that you've got Martinez sufficiently convinced to help you with this very childish persecution-campaign.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I intend to talk freely, and want you to do the same.
On the present night.
From this reading There are no witnesses tonight.
precisely as stated
From this reading I know that you've got Martinez sufficiently convinced to help you with this very childish persecution-campaign.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I intend to talk freely, and want you to do the same.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I know that you've got Martinez sufficiently convinced to help you with this very childish persecution-campaign.
plural of “witness” — someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading There are no witnesses tonight.
the words that are spoken
From this reading "Let's not chop words.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I intend to talk freely, and want you to do the same.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know that you've got Martinez sufficiently convinced to help you with this very childish persecution-campaign.
Chapter 2 of Sentiment, Inc. by Poul Anderson holds 472 sentences, grouped into 95 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.
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