Chapter 16 of The Electronic Mind Reader is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVI
Chapter 16 of The Electronic Mind Reader is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Vanishing Mermaids Parnell Winston worked as Hartson Brant described his experience. "There really isn't much to it," Mr. Brant said. "I started out for Whiteside in the fast boat." Winston focused a flashlight into one eye, then the other. "I was on the north side of North Cove when the boat smashed into something.
Chapter 16 of The Electronic Mind Reader is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
From this reading “The Vanishing Mermaids Parnell Winston worked as Hartson Brant described his experience.”
a small inlet
From this reading “"I was on the north side of North Cove when the boat smashed into something.”
a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
From this reading “Winston focused a flashlight into one eye, then the other.”
being in focus or brought into focus
From this reading “Winston focused a flashlight into one eye, then the other.”
plural of “mermaid” — half woman and half fish; lives in the sea
From this reading “The Vanishing Mermaids Parnell Winston worked as Hartson Brant described his experience.”
Irish nationalist leader (1846-1891)
From this reading “The Vanishing Mermaids Parnell Winston worked as Hartson Brant described his experience.”
very drunk
From this reading “"I was on the north side of North Cove when the boat smashed into something.”
a sudden or mysterious disappearance
From this reading “The Vanishing Mermaids Parnell Winston worked as Hartson Brant described his experience.”
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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 Winston focused a flashlight into one eye, then the other.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Vanishing Mermaids Parnell Winston worked as Hartson Brant described his experience.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "I started out for Whiteside in the fast boat."
small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
From this reading The Vanishing Mermaids Parnell Winston worked as Hartson Brant described his experience.
a small inlet
From this reading "I was on the north side of North Cove when the boat smashed into something.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading The Vanishing Mermaids Parnell Winston worked as Hartson Brant described his experience.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading The Vanishing Mermaids Parnell Winston worked as Hartson Brant described his experience.
the organ of sight
From this reading Winston focused a flashlight into one eye, then the other.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading "I started out for Whiteside in the fast boat."
a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
From this reading Winston focused a flashlight into one eye, then the other.
being in focus or brought into focus
From this reading Winston focused a flashlight into one eye, then the other.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I started out for Whiteside in the fast boat."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Vanishing Mermaids Parnell Winston worked as Hartson Brant described his experience.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Vanishing Mermaids Parnell Winston worked as Hartson Brant described his experience.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I started out for Whiteside in the fast boat."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I started out for Whiteside in the fast boat."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Winston focused a flashlight into one eye, then the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There really isn't much to it," Mr. Brant said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There really isn't much to it," Mr. Brant said.
plural of “mermaid” — half woman and half fish; lives in the sea
From this reading The Vanishing Mermaids Parnell Winston worked as Hartson Brant described his experience.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "There really isn't much to it," Mr. Brant said.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "There really isn't much to it," Mr. Brant said.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "I was on the north side of North Cove when the boat smashed into something.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I was on the north side of North Cove when the boat smashed into something.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I was on the north side of North Cove when the boat smashed into something.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Winston focused a flashlight into one eye, then the other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Winston focused a flashlight into one eye, then the other.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I started out for Whiteside in the fast boat."
Irish nationalist leader (1846-1891)
From this reading The Vanishing Mermaids Parnell Winston worked as Hartson Brant described his experience.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "There really isn't much to it," Mr. Brant said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There really isn't much to it," Mr. Brant said.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "I was on the north side of North Cove when the boat smashed into something.
very drunk
From this reading "I was on the north side of North Cove when the boat smashed into something.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I was on the north side of North Cove when the boat smashed into something.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "I started out for Whiteside in the fast boat."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Vanishing Mermaids Parnell Winston worked as Hartson Brant described his experience.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Winston focused a flashlight into one eye, then the other.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There really isn't much to it," Mr. Brant said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There really isn't much to it," Mr. Brant said.
a sudden or mysterious disappearance
From this reading The Vanishing Mermaids Parnell Winston worked as Hartson Brant described his experience.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was on the north side of North Cove when the boat smashed into something.
at the time that
From this reading "I was on the north side of North Cove when the boat smashed into something.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I started out for Whiteside in the fast boat."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Vanishing Mermaids Parnell Winston worked as Hartson Brant described his experience.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The Vanishing Mermaids Parnell Winston worked as Hartson Brant described his experience.
Chapter 16 of The Electronic Mind Reader by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin holds 351 sentences, grouped into 71 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 16 holds 351 sentences of The Electronic Mind Reader, unabridged, divided into 71 reading sections.
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