Chapter 2 of Storm Cloud on Deka is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Storm Cloud on Deka is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Very much so, from our angle." "Well, I'll say this much--I never saw a gamma chart that would fit this stuff, and I can't even imagine what the sigma curve would look like. Boss, I'd like to run a full test on that baby before it goes orthodox." "My thought exactly. And we have a valid excuse for giving it priority, too.
Chapter 2 of Storm Cloud on Deka is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading “"Very much so, from our angle."”
a visual display of information
From this reading “"Well, I'll say this much--I never saw a gamma chart that would fit this stuff, and I can't even imagine what the sigma curve would look like.”
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading “"Well, I'll say this much--I never saw a gamma chart that would fit this stuff, and I can't even imagine what the sigma curve would look like.”
the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet
From this reading “"Well, I'll say this much--I never saw a gamma chart that would fit this stuff, and I can't even imagine what the sigma curve would look like.”
of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism
From this reading “Boss, I'd like to run a full test on that baby before it goes orthodox."”
status established in order of importance or urgency
From this reading “And we have a valid excuse for giving it priority, too.”
the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet
From this reading “"Well, I'll say this much--I never saw a gamma chart that would fit this stuff, and I can't even imagine what the sigma curve would look like.”
well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force
From this reading “And we have a valid excuse for giving it priority, too.”
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In this reading “And we have a valid excuse for giving it priority, too.”
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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 "Well, I'll say this much--I never saw a gamma chart that would fit this stuff, and I can't even imagine what the sigma curve would look like.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, I'll say this much--I never saw a gamma chart that would fit this stuff, and I can't even imagine what the sigma curve would look like.
the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading "Very much so, from our angle."
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Boss, I'd like to run a full test on that baby before it goes orthodox."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Boss, I'd like to run a full test on that baby before it goes orthodox."
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading Boss, I'd like to run a full test on that baby before it goes orthodox."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I'll say this much--I never saw a gamma chart that would fit this stuff, and I can't even imagine what the sigma curve would look like.
a visual display of information
From this reading "Well, I'll say this much--I never saw a gamma chart that would fit this stuff, and I can't even imagine what the sigma curve would look like.
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading "Well, I'll say this much--I never saw a gamma chart that would fit this stuff, and I can't even imagine what the sigma curve would look like.
divisible by two
From this reading "Well, I'll say this much--I never saw a gamma chart that would fit this stuff, and I can't even imagine what the sigma curve would look like.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading "My thought exactly.
accept an excuse for
From this reading And we have a valid excuse for giving it priority, too.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading "Well, I'll say this much--I never saw a gamma chart that would fit this stuff, and I can't even imagine what the sigma curve would look like.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And we have a valid excuse for giving it priority, too.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Very much so, from our angle."
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Boss, I'd like to run a full test on that baby before it goes orthodox."
the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet
From this reading "Well, I'll say this much--I never saw a gamma chart that would fit this stuff, and I can't even imagine what the sigma curve would look like.
the act of giving
From this reading And we have a valid excuse for giving it priority, too.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading Boss, I'd like to run a full test on that baby before it goes orthodox."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And we have a valid excuse for giving it priority, too.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I'll say this much--I never saw a gamma chart that would fit this stuff, and I can't even imagine what the sigma curve would look like.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Boss, I'd like to run a full test on that baby before it goes orthodox."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I'll say this much--I never saw a gamma chart that would fit this stuff, and I can't even imagine what the sigma curve would look like.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading "Well, I'll say this much--I never saw a gamma chart that would fit this stuff, and I can't even imagine what the sigma curve would look like.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Boss, I'd like to run a full test on that baby before it goes orthodox."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Well, I'll say this much--I never saw a gamma chart that would fit this stuff, and I can't even imagine what the sigma curve would look like.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Well, I'll say this much--I never saw a gamma chart that would fit this stuff, and I can't even imagine what the sigma curve would look like.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Very much so, from our angle."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My thought exactly.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Well, I'll say this much--I never saw a gamma chart that would fit this stuff, and I can't even imagine what the sigma curve would look like.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Boss, I'd like to run a full test on that baby before it goes orthodox."
of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism
From this reading Boss, I'd like to run a full test on that baby before it goes orthodox."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Very much so, from our angle."
status established in order of importance or urgency
From this reading And we have a valid excuse for giving it priority, too.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Boss, I'd like to run a full test on that baby before it goes orthodox."
cut with a saw
From this reading "Well, I'll say this much--I never saw a gamma chart that would fit this stuff, and I can't even imagine what the sigma curve would look like.
express in words
From this reading "Well, I'll say this much--I never saw a gamma chart that would fit this stuff, and I can't even imagine what the sigma curve would look like.
the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet
From this reading "Well, I'll say this much--I never saw a gamma chart that would fit this stuff, and I can't even imagine what the sigma curve would look like.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Very much so, from our angle."
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading "Well, I'll say this much--I never saw a gamma chart that would fit this stuff, and I can't even imagine what the sigma curve would look like.
trying something to find out about it
From this reading Boss, I'd like to run a full test on that baby before it goes orthodox."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, I'll say this much--I never saw a gamma chart that would fit this stuff, and I can't even imagine what the sigma curve would look like.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, I'll say this much--I never saw a gamma chart that would fit this stuff, and I can't even imagine what the sigma curve would look like.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Well, I'll say this much--I never saw a gamma chart that would fit this stuff, and I can't even imagine what the sigma curve would look like.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "My thought exactly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Boss, I'd like to run a full test on that baby before it goes orthodox."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And we have a valid excuse for giving it priority, too.
well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force
From this reading And we have a valid excuse for giving it priority, too.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very much so, from our angle."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And we have a valid excuse for giving it priority, too.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I'll say this much--I never saw a gamma chart that would fit this stuff, and I can't even imagine what the sigma curve would look like.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, I'll say this much--I never saw a gamma chart that would fit this stuff, and I can't even imagine what the sigma curve would look like.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Well, I'll say this much--I never saw a gamma chart that would fit this stuff, and I can't even imagine what the sigma curve would look like.
Chapter 2 of Storm Cloud on Deka by E. E. (Edward Elmer) Smith holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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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