Chapter 8 of The Devolutionist and the Emancipatrix is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Devolutionist and the Emancipatrix is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Success begets success? Sure! 'Nothing succeeds like success.'" "Well, isn't that merely another way of saying that the consciousness of superiority will lead to further conquests? We humans are thoroughly conscious of our supremacy; if we weren't we'd never attempt the things we do!"
Chapter 8 of The Devolutionist and the Emancipatrix is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “beget” — make (offspring) by reproduction
From this reading “"Success begets success?”
plural of “conquest” — the act of conquering
From this reading “"Well, isn't that merely another way of saying that the consciousness of superiority will lead to further conquests?”
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading “"Well, isn't that merely another way of saying that the consciousness of superiority will lead to further conquests?”
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
From this reading “We humans are thoroughly conscious of our supremacy; if we weren't we'd never attempt the things we do!"”
third-person singular of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading “'Nothing succeeds like success.'"”
the quality of being superior
From this reading “"Well, isn't that merely another way of saying that the consciousness of superiority will lead to further conquests?”
power to dominate or defeat
From this reading “We humans are thoroughly conscious of our supremacy; if we weren't we'd never attempt the things we do!"”
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading “We humans are thoroughly conscious of our supremacy; if we weren't we'd never attempt the things we do!"”
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one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Well, isn't that merely another way of saying that the consciousness of superiority will lead to further conquests?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We humans are thoroughly conscious of our supremacy; if we weren't we'd never attempt the things we do!"
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading We humans are thoroughly conscious of our supremacy; if we weren't we'd never attempt the things we do!"
third-person singular of “beget” — make (offspring) by reproduction
From this reading "Success begets success?
plural of “conquest” — the act of conquering
From this reading "Well, isn't that merely another way of saying that the consciousness of superiority will lead to further conquests?
intentionally conceived
From this reading We humans are thoroughly conscious of our supremacy; if we weren't we'd never attempt the things we do!"
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading "Well, isn't that merely another way of saying that the consciousness of superiority will lead to further conquests?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We humans are thoroughly conscious of our supremacy; if we weren't we'd never attempt the things we do!"
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading "Well, isn't that merely another way of saying that the consciousness of superiority will lead to further conquests?
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
From this reading We humans are thoroughly conscious of our supremacy; if we weren't we'd never attempt the things we do!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We humans are thoroughly conscious of our supremacy; if we weren't we'd never attempt the things we do!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, isn't that merely another way of saying that the consciousness of superiority will lead to further conquests?
take somebody somewhere
From this reading "Well, isn't that merely another way of saying that the consciousness of superiority will lead to further conquests?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading 'Nothing succeeds like success.'"
and nothing more
From this reading "Well, isn't that merely another way of saying that the consciousness of superiority will lead to further conquests?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading We humans are thoroughly conscious of our supremacy; if we weren't we'd never attempt the things we do!"
not one thing; not anything
From this reading 'Nothing succeeds like success.'"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, isn't that merely another way of saying that the consciousness of superiority will lead to further conquests?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We humans are thoroughly conscious of our supremacy; if we weren't we'd never attempt the things we do!"
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading "Well, isn't that merely another way of saying that the consciousness of superiority will lead to further conquests?
third-person singular of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading 'Nothing succeeds like success.'"
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading "Success begets success?
the quality of being superior
From this reading "Well, isn't that merely another way of saying that the consciousness of superiority will lead to further conquests?
power to dominate or defeat
From this reading We humans are thoroughly conscious of our supremacy; if we weren't we'd never attempt the things we do!"
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Sure!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, isn't that merely another way of saying that the consciousness of superiority will lead to further conquests?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, isn't that merely another way of saying that the consciousness of superiority will lead to further conquests?
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading We humans are thoroughly conscious of our supremacy; if we weren't we'd never attempt the things we do!"
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading We humans are thoroughly conscious of our supremacy; if we weren't we'd never attempt the things we do!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, isn't that merely another way of saying that the consciousness of superiority will lead to further conquests?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Well, isn't that merely another way of saying that the consciousness of superiority will lead to further conquests?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We humans are thoroughly conscious of our supremacy; if we weren't we'd never attempt the things we do!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We humans are thoroughly conscious of our supremacy; if we weren't we'd never attempt the things we do!"
(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, isn't that merely another way of saying that the consciousness of superiority will lead to further conquests?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We humans are thoroughly conscious of our supremacy; if we weren't we'd never attempt the things we do!"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Well, isn't that merely another way of saying that the consciousness of superiority will lead to further conquests?
Chapter 8 of The Devolutionist and the Emancipatrix by Homer Eon Flint holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
Chapter 8 holds 421 sentences of The Devolutionist and the Emancipatrix, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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