Chapter 2 of Supermind is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Supermind is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well, then,” Malone said with energy, “you go right ahead and repair them, if you want to. Fix ’em all up. But you can do that after you make the report to me, can’t you?” “I—” Fred hesitated. “I had planned to check and repair each machine on an individual basis.”
Chapter 2 of Supermind is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a relation that provides the foundation for something
From this reading ““I had planned to check and repair each machine on an individual basis.””
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading ““I had planned to check and repair each machine on an individual basis.””
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “Fix ’em all up.”
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading ““I had planned to check and repair each machine on an individual basis.””
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading ““I had planned to check and repair each machine on an individual basis.””
English scholar remembered for his chronology of Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare and Dryden (1741-1812)
From this reading ““Well, then,” Malone said with energy, “you go right ahead and repair them, if you want to.”
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading ““I had planned to check and repair each machine on an individual basis.””
the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading ““Well, then,” Malone said with energy, “you go right ahead and repair them, if you want to.”
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later than; following
From this reading But you can do that after you make the report to me, can’t you?”
at or in the front
From this reading “Well, then,” Malone said with energy, “you go right ahead and repair them, if you want to.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Fix ’em all up.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I had planned to check and repair each machine on an individual basis.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, then,” Malone said with energy, “you go right ahead and repair them, if you want to.
a relation that provides the foundation for something
From this reading “I had planned to check and repair each machine on an individual basis.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you can do that after you make the report to me, can’t you?”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But you can do that after you make the report to me, can’t you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But you can do that after you make the report to me, can’t you?”
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading “I had planned to check and repair each machine on an individual basis.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But you can do that after you make the report to me, can’t you?”
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “I had planned to check and repair each machine on an individual basis.”
a quad with a square body
From this reading Fix ’em all up.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading “Well, then,” Malone said with energy, “you go right ahead and repair them, if you want to.
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading Fix ’em all up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I—” Fred hesitated.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Well, then,” Malone said with energy, “you go right ahead and repair them, if you want to.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I had planned to check and repair each machine on an individual basis.”
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “I—” Fred hesitated.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I—” Fred hesitated.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Well, then,” Malone said with energy, “you go right ahead and repair them, if you want to.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading “I had planned to check and repair each machine on an individual basis.”
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading “I had planned to check and repair each machine on an individual basis.”
engage in
From this reading But you can do that after you make the report to me, can’t you?”
English scholar remembered for his chronology of Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare and Dryden (1741-1812)
From this reading “Well, then,” Malone said with energy, “you go right ahead and repair them, if you want to.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But you can do that after you make the report to me, can’t you?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I had planned to check and repair each machine on an individual basis.”
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading “I had planned to check and repair each machine on an individual basis.”
the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading “Well, then,” Malone said with energy, “you go right ahead and repair them, if you want to.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading But you can do that after you make the report to me, can’t you?”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Well, then,” Malone said with energy, “you go right ahead and repair them, if you want to.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well, then,” Malone said with energy, “you go right ahead and repair them, if you want to.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But you can do that after you make the report to me, can’t you?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But you can do that after you make the report to me, can’t you?”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Well, then,” Malone said with energy, “you go right ahead and repair them, if you want to.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Well, then,” Malone said with energy, “you go right ahead and repair them, if you want to.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, then,” Malone said with energy, “you go right ahead and repair them, if you want to.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Fix ’em all up.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Well, then,” Malone said with energy, “you go right ahead and repair them, if you want to.
(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, then,” Malone said with energy, “you go right ahead and repair them, if you want to.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Well, then,” Malone said with energy, “you go right ahead and repair them, if you want to.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, then,” Malone said with energy, “you go right ahead and repair them, if you want to.
Chapter 2 of Supermind by Randall Garrett holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 2 holds 417 sentences of Supermind, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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