Chapter 9 of The Electronic Mind Reader is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Electronic Mind Reader is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Dagger of the Mind Tom Dodd took command and gave orders crisply. "Help get him into the car. Here, into the back seat." The agent got in after the scientist while the boys got into the front. "Scotty, start driving.
Chapter 9 of The Electronic Mind Reader is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading “The agent got in after the scientist while the boys got into the front.”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “"Help get him into the car.”
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “Dagger of the Mind Tom Dodd took command and gave orders crisply.”
in a well delineated manner
From this reading “Dagger of the Mind Tom Dodd took command and gave orders crisply.”
A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.
From this reading “Dagger of the Mind Tom Dodd took command and gave orders crisply.”
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading “"Scotty, start driving.”
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading “Dagger of the Mind Tom Dodd took command and gave orders crisply.”
a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
From this reading “The agent got in after the scientist while the boys got into the front.”
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later than; following
From this reading The agent got in after the scientist while the boys got into the front.
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading The agent got in after the scientist while the boys got into the front.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dagger of the Mind Tom Dodd took command and gave orders crisply.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Here, into the back seat."
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The agent got in after the scientist while the boys got into the front.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading "Help get him into the car.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Dagger of the Mind Tom Dodd took command and gave orders crisply.
in a well delineated manner
From this reading Dagger of the Mind Tom Dodd took command and gave orders crisply.
A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.
From this reading Dagger of the Mind Tom Dodd took command and gave orders crisply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dagger of the Mind Tom Dodd took command and gave orders crisply.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading "Scotty, start driving.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading The agent got in after the scientist while the boys got into the front.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Dagger of the Mind Tom Dodd took command and gave orders crisply.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Help get him into the car.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The agent got in after the scientist while the boys got into the front.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Help get him into the car.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here, into the back seat."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Help get him into the car.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The agent got in after the scientist while the boys got into the front.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Help get him into the car.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Dagger of the Mind Tom Dodd took command and gave orders crisply.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dagger of the Mind Tom Dodd took command and gave orders crisply.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Dagger of the Mind Tom Dodd took command and gave orders crisply.
a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
From this reading The agent got in after the scientist while the boys got into the front.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Scotty, start driving.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Here, into the back seat."
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Scotty, start driving.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dagger of the Mind Tom Dodd took command and gave orders crisply.
male cat
From this reading Dagger of the Mind Tom Dodd took command and gave orders crisply.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Dagger of the Mind Tom Dodd took command and gave orders crisply.
during the time that
From this reading The agent got in after the scientist while the boys got into the front.
Chapter 9 of The Electronic Mind Reader by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin holds 190 sentences, grouped into 38 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 190 sentences of The Electronic Mind Reader, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Electronic Mind Reader by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 190 sentences, grouped into 38 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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