Chapter 9 of The Brain is here in full — 518 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Brain is here in full — 518 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Incessant shrieks of the phone aroused Lee from the deep well of his sleep. He didn't know the female voice which fairly jumped at him. "Is this Dr. Lee? Dr. Semper F. Lee from Canberra; am I at last connected with Dr. Lee?" "Lee speaking."
Chapter 9 of The Brain is here in full — 518 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused to action
From this reading “Incessant shrieks of the phone aroused Lee from the deep well of his sleep.”
the capital of Australia; located in southeastern Australia
From this reading “Dr. Semper F. Lee from Canberra; am I at last connected with Dr. Lee?"”
being joined in close association
From this reading “Dr. Semper F. Lee from Canberra; am I at last connected with Dr. Lee?"”
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
From this reading “He didn't know the female voice which fairly jumped at him.”
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
From this reading “Incessant shrieks of the phone aroused Lee from the deep well of his sleep.”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “Incessant shrieks of the phone aroused Lee from the deep well of his sleep.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “Incessant shrieks of the phone aroused Lee from the deep well of his sleep.”
plural of “shriek” — sharp piercing cry
From this reading “Incessant shrieks of the phone aroused Lee from the deep well of his sleep.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “He didn't know the female voice which fairly jumped at him.”
In this reading “He didn't know the female voice which fairly jumped at him.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Dr. Semper F. Lee from Canberra; am I at last connected with Dr. Lee?"
aroused to action
From this reading Incessant shrieks of the phone aroused Lee from the deep well of his sleep.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He didn't know the female voice which fairly jumped at him.
the capital of Australia; located in southeastern Australia
From this reading Dr. Semper F. Lee from Canberra; am I at last connected with Dr. Lee?"
being joined in close association
From this reading Dr. Semper F. Lee from Canberra; am I at last connected with Dr. Lee?"
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Incessant shrieks of the phone aroused Lee from the deep well of his sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He didn't know the female voice which fairly jumped at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is this Dr. Lee?
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading Dr. Semper F. Lee from Canberra; am I at last connected with Dr. Lee?"
to certain extent or degree
From this reading He didn't know the female voice which fairly jumped at him.
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
From this reading He didn't know the female voice which fairly jumped at him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Incessant shrieks of the phone aroused Lee from the deep well of his sleep.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He didn't know the female voice which fairly jumped at him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He didn't know the female voice which fairly jumped at him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Incessant shrieks of the phone aroused Lee from the deep well of his sleep.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dr. Semper F. Lee from Canberra; am I at last connected with Dr. Lee?"
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
From this reading Incessant shrieks of the phone aroused Lee from the deep well of his sleep.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is this Dr. Lee?
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading He didn't know the female voice which fairly jumped at him.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He didn't know the female voice which fairly jumped at him.
immediately past
From this reading Dr. Semper F. Lee from Canberra; am I at last connected with Dr. Lee?"
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading Incessant shrieks of the phone aroused Lee from the deep well of his sleep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Incessant shrieks of the phone aroused Lee from the deep well of his sleep.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading Incessant shrieks of the phone aroused Lee from the deep well of his sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Semper F. Lee from Canberra; am I at last connected with Dr. Lee?"
plural of “shriek” — sharp piercing cry
From this reading Incessant shrieks of the phone aroused Lee from the deep well of his sleep.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Incessant shrieks of the phone aroused Lee from the deep well of his sleep.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading "Lee speaking."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Incessant shrieks of the phone aroused Lee from the deep well of his sleep.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Is this Dr. Lee?
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading He didn't know the female voice which fairly jumped at him.
(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 Incessant shrieks of the phone aroused Lee from the deep well of his sleep.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He didn't know the female voice which fairly jumped at him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dr. Semper F. Lee from Canberra; am I at last connected with Dr. Lee?"
Chapter 9 of The Brain by Heinrich Hauser holds 518 sentences, grouped into 104 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 9 holds 518 sentences of The Brain, unabridged, divided into 104 reading sections.
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