Chapter 27 of Some Do Not...: A Novel is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 27 of Some Do Not...: A Novel is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I wish you wouldn't say 'you,'" the dark man said. "It isn't me. The only A.C.I. I've drafted was to give every Command Depôt a cinema and a theatre. But the beastly medicals got it stopped .
Chapter 27 of Some Do Not...: A Novel is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(informal) very unpleasant
From this reading “But the beastly medicals got it stopped .”
a medium that disseminates moving pictures
From this reading “The only A.C.I. I've drafted was to give every Command Depôt a cinema and a theatre.”
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “The only A.C.I. I've drafted was to give every Command Depôt a cinema and a theatre.”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “"I wish you wouldn't say 'you,'" the dark man said.”
past form of “draft” — draw up an outline or sketch for something
From this reading “The only A.C.I. I've drafted was to give every Command Depôt a cinema and a theatre.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “But the beastly medicals got it stopped .”
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading “The only A.C.I. I've drafted was to give every Command Depôt a cinema and a theatre.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “"I wish you wouldn't say 'you,'" the dark man said.”
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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 The only A.C.I. I've drafted was to give every Command Depôt a cinema and a theatre.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The only A.C.I. I've drafted was to give every Command Depôt a cinema and a theatre.
(informal) very unpleasant
From this reading But the beastly medicals got it stopped .
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the beastly medicals got it stopped .
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading The only A.C.I. I've drafted was to give every Command Depôt a cinema and a theatre.
a medium that disseminates moving pictures
From this reading The only A.C.I. I've drafted was to give every Command Depôt a cinema and a theatre.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading The only A.C.I. I've drafted was to give every Command Depôt a cinema and a theatre.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "I wish you wouldn't say 'you,'" the dark man said.
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From this reading The only A.C.I. I've drafted was to give every Command Depôt a cinema and a theatre.
past form of “draft” — draw up an outline or sketch for something
From this reading The only A.C.I. I've drafted was to give every Command Depôt a cinema and a theatre.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The only A.C.I. I've drafted was to give every Command Depôt a cinema and a theatre.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The only A.C.I. I've drafted was to give every Command Depôt a cinema and a theatre.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But the beastly medicals got it stopped .
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish you wouldn't say 'you,'" the dark man said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The only A.C.I. I've drafted was to give every Command Depôt a cinema and a theatre.
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From this reading "It isn't me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It isn't me.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "I wish you wouldn't say 'you,'" the dark man said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It isn't me.
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From this reading But the beastly medicals got it stopped .
and nothing more
From this reading The only A.C.I. I've drafted was to give every Command Depôt a cinema and a theatre.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I wish you wouldn't say 'you,'" the dark man said.
express in words
From this reading "I wish you wouldn't say 'you,'" the dark man said.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading But the beastly medicals got it stopped .
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I wish you wouldn't say 'you,'" the dark man said.
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading The only A.C.I. I've drafted was to give every Command Depôt a cinema and a theatre.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The only A.C.I. I've drafted was to give every Command Depôt a cinema and a theatre.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The only A.C.I. I've drafted was to give every Command Depôt a cinema and a theatre.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish you wouldn't say 'you,'" the dark man said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish you wouldn't say 'you,'" the dark man said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I wish you wouldn't say 'you,'" the dark man said.
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