Chapter 1 of The Electronic Mind Reader is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Electronic Mind Reader is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Rick Brant stretched luxuriously and slid down to a half-reclining, half-sitting position in his dad's favorite library armchair. He called, "Barby! Hurry up!" Don Scott looked up from his adjustment of the television picture. "What's the rush?
Chapter 1 of The Electronic Mind Reader is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
From this reading “Don Scott looked up from his adjustment of the television picture.”
chair with a support on each side for arms
From this reading “Rick Brant stretched luxuriously and slid down to a half-reclining, half-sitting position in his dad's favorite library armchair.”
small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
From this reading “Rick Brant stretched luxuriously and slid down to a half-reclining, half-sitting position in his dad's favorite library armchair.”
possessive form of “dad” — an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Rick Brant stretched luxuriously and slid down to a half-reclining, half-sitting position in his dad's favorite library armchair.”
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading “Rick Brant stretched luxuriously and slid down to a half-reclining, half-sitting position in his dad's favorite library armchair.”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “Don Scott looked up from his adjustment of the television picture.”
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading “Rick Brant stretched luxuriously and slid down to a half-reclining, half-sitting position in his dad's favorite library armchair.”
broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects
From this reading “Don Scott looked up from his adjustment of the television picture.”
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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 Rick Brant stretched luxuriously and slid down to a half-reclining, half-sitting position in his dad's favorite library armchair.
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
From this reading Don Scott looked up from his adjustment of the television picture.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rick Brant stretched luxuriously and slid down to a half-reclining, half-sitting position in his dad's favorite library armchair.
chair with a support on each side for arms
From this reading Rick Brant stretched luxuriously and slid down to a half-reclining, half-sitting position in his dad's favorite library armchair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He called, "Barby!
small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
From this reading Rick Brant stretched luxuriously and slid down to a half-reclining, half-sitting position in his dad's favorite library armchair.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He called, "Barby!
possessive form of “dad” — an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Rick Brant stretched luxuriously and slid down to a half-reclining, half-sitting position in his dad's favorite library armchair.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading Don Scott looked up from his adjustment of the television picture.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Rick Brant stretched luxuriously and slid down to a half-reclining, half-sitting position in his dad's favorite library armchair.
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading Rick Brant stretched luxuriously and slid down to a half-reclining, half-sitting position in his dad's favorite library armchair.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Don Scott looked up from his adjustment of the television picture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rick Brant stretched luxuriously and slid down to a half-reclining, half-sitting position in his dad's favorite library armchair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rick Brant stretched luxuriously and slid down to a half-reclining, half-sitting position in his dad's favorite library armchair.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He called, "Barby!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rick Brant stretched luxuriously and slid down to a half-reclining, half-sitting position in his dad's favorite library armchair.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading Hurry up!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rick Brant stretched luxuriously and slid down to a half-reclining, half-sitting position in his dad's favorite library armchair.
a room where books are kept
From this reading Rick Brant stretched luxuriously and slid down to a half-reclining, half-sitting position in his dad's favorite library armchair.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Don Scott looked up from his adjustment of the television picture.
in an indulgently luxurious manner
From this reading Rick Brant stretched luxuriously and slid down to a half-reclining, half-sitting position in his dad's favorite library armchair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Don Scott looked up from his adjustment of the television picture.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Don Scott looked up from his adjustment of the television picture.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading Rick Brant stretched luxuriously and slid down to a half-reclining, half-sitting position in his dad's favorite library armchair.
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading Rick Brant stretched luxuriously and slid down to a half-reclining, half-sitting position in his dad's favorite library armchair.
move hurridly
From this reading "What's the rush?
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading Don Scott looked up from his adjustment of the television picture.
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading Rick Brant stretched luxuriously and slid down to a half-reclining, half-sitting position in his dad's favorite library armchair.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Rick Brant stretched luxuriously and slid down to a half-reclining, half-sitting position in his dad's favorite library armchair.
broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects
From this reading Don Scott looked up from his adjustment of the television picture.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Don Scott looked up from his adjustment of the television picture.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rick Brant stretched luxuriously and slid down to a half-reclining, half-sitting position in his dad's favorite library armchair.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Hurry up!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's the rush?
Chapter 1 of The Electronic Mind Reader by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin holds 207 sentences, grouped into 42 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 1 holds 207 sentences of The Electronic Mind Reader, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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