Chapter 5 of The Cyberene is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Cyberene is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They returned to their table finally, and ate. Afterward they danced again. Two of the other scientists were there with their partners. They nodded at Earl and Nadine but didn't join them. During all this, Earl was careful not to insert any feeling, any impulse of his own into his conscious mind.
Chapter 5 of The Cyberene is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “Afterward they danced again.”
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading “They returned to their table finally, and ate.”
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading “Afterward they danced again.”
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading “They nodded at Earl and Nadine but didn't join them.”
an instinctive motive
From this reading “During all this, Earl was careful not to insert any feeling, any impulse of his own into his conscious mind.”
put or introduce into something
From this reading “During all this, Earl was careful not to insert any feeling, any impulse of his own into his conscious mind.”
plural of “partner” — a person's partner in marriage
From this reading “Two of the other scientists were there with their partners.”
plural of “scientist” — a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
From this reading “Two of the other scientists were there with their partners.”
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.
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happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Afterward they danced again.
anew
From this reading Afterward they danced again.
(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 During all this, Earl was careful not to insert any feeling, any impulse of his own into his conscious mind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They returned to their table finally, and ate.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading During all this, Earl was careful not to insert any feeling, any impulse of his own into his conscious mind.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They nodded at Earl and Nadine but didn't join them.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading They returned to their table finally, and ate.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They nodded at Earl and Nadine but didn't join them.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading During all this, Earl was careful not to insert any feeling, any impulse of his own into his conscious mind.
intentionally conceived
From this reading During all this, Earl was careful not to insert any feeling, any impulse of his own into his conscious mind.
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading Afterward they danced again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They nodded at Earl and Nadine but didn't join them.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During all this, Earl was careful not to insert any feeling, any impulse of his own into his conscious mind.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading They nodded at Earl and Nadine but didn't join them.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading During all this, Earl was careful not to insert any feeling, any impulse of his own into his conscious mind.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading They returned to their table finally, and ate.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading During all this, Earl was careful not to insert any feeling, any impulse of his own into his conscious mind.
an instinctive motive
From this reading During all this, Earl was careful not to insert any feeling, any impulse of his own into his conscious mind.
put or introduce into something
From this reading During all this, Earl was careful not to insert any feeling, any impulse of his own into his conscious mind.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading During all this, Earl was careful not to insert any feeling, any impulse of his own into his conscious mind.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading They nodded at Earl and Nadine but didn't join them.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading During all this, Earl was careful not to insert any feeling, any impulse of his own into his conscious mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They nodded at Earl and Nadine but didn't join them.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading They nodded at Earl and Nadine but didn't join them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading During all this, Earl was careful not to insert any feeling, any impulse of his own into his conscious mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two of the other scientists were there with their partners.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Two of the other scientists were there with their partners.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading During all this, Earl was careful not to insert any feeling, any impulse of his own into his conscious mind.
plural of “partner” — a person's partner in marriage
From this reading Two of the other scientists were there with their partners.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading They returned to their table finally, and ate.
plural of “scientist” — a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
From this reading Two of the other scientists were there with their partners.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading They returned to their table finally, and ate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two of the other scientists were there with their partners.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They returned to their table finally, and ate.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They nodded at Earl and Nadine but didn't join them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Two of the other scientists were there with their partners.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They returned to their table finally, and ate.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading During all this, Earl was careful not to insert any feeling, any impulse of his own into his conscious mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They returned to their table finally, and ate.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two of the other scientists were there with their partners.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading During all this, Earl was careful not to insert any feeling, any impulse of his own into his conscious mind.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two of the other scientists were there with their partners.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Two of the other scientists were there with their partners.
Chapter 5 of The Cyberene by Rog Phillips holds 464 sentences, grouped into 93 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 5 holds 464 sentences of The Cyberene, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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