Chapter 6 of The atom curtain is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The atom curtain is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Think! And wait! Ten months of that, and the last two months of it at a plane of tension that made thinking seem like the flash of electricity through a vacuum. Thought and contemplation can achieve humility or they can achieve an equally super-normal arrogance of frozen wrath. Yet within a moment it was ended.
Chapter 6 of The atom curtain is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to gain with effort
From this reading “Thought and contemplation can achieve humility or they can achieve an equally super-normal arrogance of frozen wrath.”
overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
From this reading “Thought and contemplation can achieve humility or they can achieve an equally super-normal arrogance of frozen wrath.”
a long and thoughtful observation
From this reading “Thought and contemplation can achieve humility or they can achieve an equally super-normal arrogance of frozen wrath.”
a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons
From this reading “Ten months of that, and the last two months of it at a plane of tension that made thinking seem like the flash of electricity through a vacuum.”
a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride
From this reading “Thought and contemplation can achieve humility or they can achieve an equally super-normal arrogance of frozen wrath.”
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading “Ten months of that, and the last two months of it at a plane of tension that made thinking seem like the flash of electricity through a vacuum.”
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
From this reading “Ten months of that, and the last two months of it at a plane of tension that made thinking seem like the flash of electricity through a vacuum.”
the absence of matter
From this reading “Ten months of that, and the last two months of it at a plane of tension that made thinking seem like the flash of electricity through a vacuum.”
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In this reading “Ten months of that, and the last two months of it at a plane of tension that made thinking seem like the flash of electricity through a vacuum.”
In this reading “Ten months of that, and the last two months of it at a plane of tension that made thinking seem like the flash of electricity through a vacuum.”
In this reading “Ten months of that, and the last two months of it at a plane of tension that made thinking seem like the flash of electricity through a vacuum.”
In this reading “Ten months of that, and the last two months of it at a plane of tension that made thinking seem like the flash of electricity through a vacuum.”
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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 Ten months of that, and the last two months of it at a plane of tension that made thinking seem like the flash of electricity through a vacuum.
to gain with effort
From this reading Thought and contemplation can achieve humility or they can achieve an equally super-normal arrogance of frozen wrath.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Thought and contemplation can achieve humility or they can achieve an equally super-normal arrogance of frozen wrath.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And wait!
overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
From this reading Thought and contemplation can achieve humility or they can achieve an equally super-normal arrogance of frozen wrath.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ten months of that, and the last two months of it at a plane of tension that made thinking seem like the flash of electricity through a vacuum.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Thought and contemplation can achieve humility or they can achieve an equally super-normal arrogance of frozen wrath.
a long and thoughtful observation
From this reading Thought and contemplation can achieve humility or they can achieve an equally super-normal arrogance of frozen wrath.
a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons
From this reading Ten months of that, and the last two months of it at a plane of tension that made thinking seem like the flash of electricity through a vacuum.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading Yet within a moment it was ended.
to the same degree (often followed by “as”)
From this reading Thought and contemplation can achieve humility or they can achieve an equally super-normal arrogance of frozen wrath.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Ten months of that, and the last two months of it at a plane of tension that made thinking seem like the flash of electricity through a vacuum.
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading Thought and contemplation can achieve humility or they can achieve an equally super-normal arrogance of frozen wrath.
a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride
From this reading Thought and contemplation can achieve humility or they can achieve an equally super-normal arrogance of frozen wrath.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ten months of that, and the last two months of it at a plane of tension that made thinking seem like the flash of electricity through a vacuum.
immediately past
From this reading Ten months of that, and the last two months of it at a plane of tension that made thinking seem like the flash of electricity through a vacuum.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Ten months of that, and the last two months of it at a plane of tension that made thinking seem like the flash of electricity through a vacuum.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Ten months of that, and the last two months of it at a plane of tension that made thinking seem like the flash of electricity through a vacuum.
a particular point in time
From this reading Yet within a moment it was ended.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Ten months of that, and the last two months of it at a plane of tension that made thinking seem like the flash of electricity through a vacuum.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ten months of that, and the last two months of it at a plane of tension that made thinking seem like the flash of electricity through a vacuum.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Thought and contemplation can achieve humility or they can achieve an equally super-normal arrogance of frozen wrath.
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading Ten months of that, and the last two months of it at a plane of tension that made thinking seem like the flash of electricity through a vacuum.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Ten months of that, and the last two months of it at a plane of tension that made thinking seem like the flash of electricity through a vacuum.
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From this reading Thought and contemplation can achieve humility or they can achieve an equally super-normal arrogance of frozen wrath.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Ten months of that, and the last two months of it at a plane of tension that made thinking seem like the flash of electricity through a vacuum.
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
From this reading Ten months of that, and the last two months of it at a plane of tension that made thinking seem like the flash of electricity through a vacuum.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ten months of that, and the last two months of it at a plane of tension that made thinking seem like the flash of electricity through a vacuum.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ten months of that, and the last two months of it at a plane of tension that made thinking seem like the flash of electricity through a vacuum.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thought and contemplation can achieve humility or they can achieve an equally super-normal arrogance of frozen wrath.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Think!
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Ten months of that, and the last two months of it at a plane of tension that made thinking seem like the flash of electricity through a vacuum.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Thought and contemplation can achieve humility or they can achieve an equally super-normal arrogance of frozen wrath.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Ten months of that, and the last two months of it at a plane of tension that made thinking seem like the flash of electricity through a vacuum.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Ten months of that, and the last two months of it at a plane of tension that made thinking seem like the flash of electricity through a vacuum.
the absence of matter
From this reading Ten months of that, and the last two months of it at a plane of tension that made thinking seem like the flash of electricity through a vacuum.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading And wait!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet within a moment it was ended.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Yet within a moment it was ended.
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading Thought and contemplation can achieve humility or they can achieve an equally super-normal arrogance of frozen wrath.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet within a moment it was ended.
Chapter 6 of The atom curtain by Nick B. (Nick Boddie) Williams 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.
Chapter 6 holds 398 sentences of The atom curtain, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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