Chapter 7 of Slaves to the Metal Horde is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Slaves to the Metal Horde is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I found it, Johnny! It was so obvious, it seems incredible no one has tried to end the Robot's reign before. We can do it. One man could do it, alone. One man, with careful planning--" "Diane is here, Amos.
Chapter 7 of Slaves to the Metal Horde is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
From this reading “One man, with careful planning--" "Diane is here, Amos.”
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading “One man, with careful planning--" "Diane is here, Amos.”
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading “It was so obvious, it seems incredible no one has tried to end the Robot's reign before.”
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “"I found it, Johnny!”
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading “It was so obvious, it seems incredible no one has tried to end the Robot's reign before.”
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading “One man, with careful planning--" "Diane is here, Amos.”
have sovereign power
From this reading “It was so obvious, it seems incredible no one has tried to end the Robot's reign before.”
possessive form of “robot” — a mechanism that can move automatically
From this reading “It was so obvious, it seems incredible no one has tried to end the Robot's reign before.”
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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 “It was so obvious, it seems incredible no one has tried to end the Robot's reign before.”
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Having no one else present.
From this reading One man could do it, alone.
a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
From this reading One man, with careful planning--" "Diane is here, Amos.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was so obvious, it seems incredible no one has tried to end the Robot's reign before.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can do it.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading One man, with careful planning--" "Diane is here, Amos.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading One man could do it, alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One man, with careful planning--" "Diane is here, Amos.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We can do it.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading It was so obvious, it seems incredible no one has tried to end the Robot's reign before.
set up or found
From this reading "I found it, Johnny!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was so obvious, it seems incredible no one has tried to end the Robot's reign before.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading One man, with careful planning--" "Diane is here, Amos.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I found it, Johnny!
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading It was so obvious, it seems incredible no one has tried to end the Robot's reign before.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One man, with careful planning--" "Diane is here, Amos.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I found it, Johnny!
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading "I found it, Johnny!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading One man could do it, alone.
not any; not one
From this reading It was so obvious, it seems incredible no one has tried to end the Robot's reign before.
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading It was so obvious, it seems incredible no one has tried to end the Robot's reign before.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was so obvious, it seems incredible no one has tried to end the Robot's reign before.
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading One man, with careful planning--" "Diane is here, Amos.
have sovereign power
From this reading It was so obvious, it seems incredible no one has tried to end the Robot's reign before.
possessive form of “robot” — a mechanism that can move automatically
From this reading It was so obvious, it seems incredible no one has tried to end the Robot's reign before.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It was so obvious, it seems incredible no one has tried to end the Robot's reign before.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was so obvious, it seems incredible no one has tried to end the Robot's reign before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was so obvious, it seems incredible no one has tried to end the Robot's reign before.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was so obvious, it seems incredible no one has tried to end the Robot's reign before.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading It was so obvious, it seems incredible no one has tried to end the Robot's reign before.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was so obvious, it seems incredible no one has tried to end the Robot's reign before.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can do it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One man, with careful planning--" "Diane is here, Amos.
Chapter 7 of Slaves to the Metal Horde by Stephen Marlowe holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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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