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Terminal Compromise

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Terminal Compromise is here in full — 367 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Monday, September 21 New York 14 Dead As Hospital Computer Fails by Scott Mason Fourteen patients died as a result of a massive computer failure this weekend at the Golda Meier Medical Center on 5th.
Avenue.
According to hospital officials, the Meditrix Life Support Moni- tors attached to many of the hospital's patients were accidental- ly disconnected from the nurses stations and the hospital's main computer.
Doctors and nurses were unaware of any malfunction because all systems appeared to operating correctly.
The LSM's are connected to a hospital wide computer network that connects all hospital functions in a central computer.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Terminal Compromise

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Terminal Compromise is here in full — 367 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/73 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Monday, September 21 New York 14 Dead As Hospital Computer Fails by Scott Mason Fourteen patients died as a result of a massive computer failure this weekend at the Golda Meier Medical Center on 5th.
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Avenue.
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According to hospital officials, the Meditrix Life Support Moni- tors attached to many of the hospital's patients were accidental- ly disconnected from the nurses stations and the hospital's main computer.
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Doctors and nurses were unaware of any malfunction because all systems appeared to operating correctly.
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The LSM's are connected to a hospital wide computer network that connects all hospital functions in a central computer.

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Center noun US /ˈsɛn.tər/

The middle point or core of an area.

From this reading “Monday, September 21 New York 14 Dead As Hospital Computer Fails by Scott Mason Fourteen patients died as a result of a massive computer failure this weekend at the Golda Meier Medical Center on 5th.”

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14

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21

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5th

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a

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accidental

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From this reading According to hospital officials, the Meditrix Life Support Moni- tors attached to many of the hospital's patients were accidental- ly disconnected from the nurses stations and the hospital's main computer.

According

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From this reading According to hospital officials, the Meditrix Life Support Moni- tors attached to many of the hospital's patients were accidental- ly disconnected from the nurses stations and the hospital's main computer.

all

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From this reading Doctors and nurses were unaware of any malfunction because all systems appeared to operating correctly.

and

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From this reading According to hospital officials, the Meditrix Life Support Moni- tors attached to many of the hospital's patients were accidental- ly disconnected from the nurses stations and the hospital's main computer.

any

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From this reading Doctors and nurses were unaware of any malfunction because all systems appeared to operating correctly.

appeared

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From this reading Doctors and nurses were unaware of any malfunction because all systems appeared to operating correctly.

are

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From this reading The LSM's are connected to a hospital wide computer network that connects all hospital functions in a central computer.

As

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at

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attached

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Avenue

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From this reading Avenue.

because

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by

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From this reading Monday, September 21 New York 14 Dead As Hospital Computer Fails by Scott Mason Fourteen patients died as a result of a massive computer failure this weekend at the Golda Meier Medical Center on 5th.

CenternounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/

The middle point or core of an area.

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central

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Computer

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connected

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connects

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correctly

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From this reading Doctors and nurses were unaware of any malfunction because all systems appeared to operating correctly.

Dead

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died

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disconnected

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From this reading According to hospital officials, the Meditrix Life Support Moni- tors attached to many of the hospital's patients were accidental- ly disconnected from the nurses stations and the hospital's main computer.

Doctors

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From this reading Doctors and nurses were unaware of any malfunction because all systems appeared to operating correctly.

Fails

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failure

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Fourteen

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from

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functions

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Golda

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From this reading Monday, September 21 New York 14 Dead As Hospital Computer Fails by Scott Mason Fourteen patients died as a result of a massive computer failure this weekend at the Golda Meier Medical Center on 5th.

Hospital

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From this reading Monday, September 21 New York 14 Dead As Hospital Computer Fails by Scott Mason Fourteen patients died as a result of a massive computer failure this weekend at the Golda Meier Medical Center on 5th.

hospital's

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From this reading According to hospital officials, the Meditrix Life Support Moni- tors attached to many of the hospital's patients were accidental- ly disconnected from the nurses stations and the hospital's main computer.

in

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From this reading The LSM's are connected to a hospital wide computer network that connects all hospital functions in a central computer.

Life

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From this reading According to hospital officials, the Meditrix Life Support Moni- tors attached to many of the hospital's patients were accidental- ly disconnected from the nurses stations and the hospital's main computer.

LSM's

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From this reading The LSM's are connected to a hospital wide computer network that connects all hospital functions in a central computer.

ly

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From this reading According to hospital officials, the Meditrix Life Support Moni- tors attached to many of the hospital's patients were accidental- ly disconnected from the nurses stations and the hospital's main computer.

main

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From this reading According to hospital officials, the Meditrix Life Support Moni- tors attached to many of the hospital's patients were accidental- ly disconnected from the nurses stations and the hospital's main computer.

malfunction

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From this reading Doctors and nurses were unaware of any malfunction because all systems appeared to operating correctly.

many

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From this reading According to hospital officials, the Meditrix Life Support Moni- tors attached to many of the hospital's patients were accidental- ly disconnected from the nurses stations and the hospital's main computer.

Mason

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From this reading Monday, September 21 New York 14 Dead As Hospital Computer Fails by Scott Mason Fourteen patients died as a result of a massive computer failure this weekend at the Golda Meier Medical Center on 5th.

massive

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From this reading Monday, September 21 New York 14 Dead As Hospital Computer Fails by Scott Mason Fourteen patients died as a result of a massive computer failure this weekend at the Golda Meier Medical Center on 5th.

Medical

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From this reading Monday, September 21 New York 14 Dead As Hospital Computer Fails by Scott Mason Fourteen patients died as a result of a massive computer failure this weekend at the Golda Meier Medical Center on 5th.

Meditrix

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From this reading According to hospital officials, the Meditrix Life Support Moni- tors attached to many of the hospital's patients were accidental- ly disconnected from the nurses stations and the hospital's main computer.

Meier

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From this reading Monday, September 21 New York 14 Dead As Hospital Computer Fails by Scott Mason Fourteen patients died as a result of a massive computer failure this weekend at the Golda Meier Medical Center on 5th.

Monday

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From this reading Monday, September 21 New York 14 Dead As Hospital Computer Fails by Scott Mason Fourteen patients died as a result of a massive computer failure this weekend at the Golda Meier Medical Center on 5th.

Moni

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From this reading According to hospital officials, the Meditrix Life Support Moni- tors attached to many of the hospital's patients were accidental- ly disconnected from the nurses stations and the hospital's main computer.

network

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From this reading The LSM's are connected to a hospital wide computer network that connects all hospital functions in a central computer.

New

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From this reading Monday, September 21 New York 14 Dead As Hospital Computer Fails by Scott Mason Fourteen patients died as a result of a massive computer failure this weekend at the Golda Meier Medical Center on 5th.

nurses

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From this reading According to hospital officials, the Meditrix Life Support Moni- tors attached to many of the hospital's patients were accidental- ly disconnected from the nurses stations and the hospital's main computer.

of

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From this reading Monday, September 21 New York 14 Dead As Hospital Computer Fails by Scott Mason Fourteen patients died as a result of a massive computer failure this weekend at the Golda Meier Medical Center on 5th.

officials

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From this reading According to hospital officials, the Meditrix Life Support Moni- tors attached to many of the hospital's patients were accidental- ly disconnected from the nurses stations and the hospital's main computer.

on

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From this reading Monday, September 21 New York 14 Dead As Hospital Computer Fails by Scott Mason Fourteen patients died as a result of a massive computer failure this weekend at the Golda Meier Medical Center on 5th.

operating

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From this reading Doctors and nurses were unaware of any malfunction because all systems appeared to operating correctly.

patients

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From this reading Monday, September 21 New York 14 Dead As Hospital Computer Fails by Scott Mason Fourteen patients died as a result of a massive computer failure this weekend at the Golda Meier Medical Center on 5th.

result

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Scott

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September

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From this reading Monday, September 21 New York 14 Dead As Hospital Computer Fails by Scott Mason Fourteen patients died as a result of a massive computer failure this weekend at the Golda Meier Medical Center on 5th.

stations

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From this reading According to hospital officials, the Meditrix Life Support Moni- tors attached to many of the hospital's patients were accidental- ly disconnected from the nurses stations and the hospital's main computer.

Support

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From this reading According to hospital officials, the Meditrix Life Support Moni- tors attached to many of the hospital's patients were accidental- ly disconnected from the nurses stations and the hospital's main computer.

systems

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From this reading Doctors and nurses were unaware of any malfunction because all systems appeared to operating correctly.

that

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From this reading The LSM's are connected to a hospital wide computer network that connects all hospital functions in a central computer.

the

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From this reading Monday, September 21 New York 14 Dead As Hospital Computer Fails by Scott Mason Fourteen patients died as a result of a massive computer failure this weekend at the Golda Meier Medical Center on 5th.

this

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From this reading Monday, September 21 New York 14 Dead As Hospital Computer Fails by Scott Mason Fourteen patients died as a result of a massive computer failure this weekend at the Golda Meier Medical Center on 5th.

to

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From this reading According to hospital officials, the Meditrix Life Support Moni- tors attached to many of the hospital's patients were accidental- ly disconnected from the nurses stations and the hospital's main computer.

tors

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From this reading According to hospital officials, the Meditrix Life Support Moni- tors attached to many of the hospital's patients were accidental- ly disconnected from the nurses stations and the hospital's main computer.

unaware

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From this reading Doctors and nurses were unaware of any malfunction because all systems appeared to operating correctly.

weekend

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From this reading Monday, September 21 New York 14 Dead As Hospital Computer Fails by Scott Mason Fourteen patients died as a result of a massive computer failure this weekend at the Golda Meier Medical Center on 5th.

were

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From this reading According to hospital officials, the Meditrix Life Support Moni- tors attached to many of the hospital's patients were accidental- ly disconnected from the nurses stations and the hospital's main computer.

wide

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From this reading The LSM's are connected to a hospital wide computer network that connects all hospital functions in a central computer.

York

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From this reading Monday, September 21 New York 14 Dead As Hospital Computer Fails by Scott Mason Fourteen patients died as a result of a massive computer failure this weekend at the Golda Meier Medical Center on 5th.

Chapter 7 of Terminal Compromise by Winn Schwartau holds 367 sentences, grouped into 74 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 7 of Terminal Compromise contain?

Chapter 7 holds 367 sentences of Terminal Compromise, unabridged, divided into 74 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 7 of Terminal Compromise by Winn Schwartau exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 367 sentences, grouped into 74 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 7 of Terminal Compromise?

Work through the 74 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 7 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #79, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 600 minutes of reading across 3446 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Terminal Compromise

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August
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Years
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National
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Security
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