Chapter 1 of The Ethical Engineer is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Ethical Engineer is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction July and August 1963. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed. That mores is strictly a matter of local custom cannot be denied. But that ethics is pure opinion also...? Maybe there are times for murder, and theft and slavery....
Chapter 1 of The Ethical Engineer is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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something having the property of being analogous to something else
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a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work
From this reading “Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.”
motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
From this reading “But that ethics is pure opinion also...?”
(sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group
From this reading “That mores is strictly a matter of local custom cannot be denied.”
a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading “Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.”
systematic investigation to establish facts
From this reading “Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.”
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading “Maybe there are times for murder, and theft and slavery....”
remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
From this reading “Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.”
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.
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In this reading “Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.”
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From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction July and August 1963.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That mores is strictly a matter of local custom cannot be denied.
in addition
From this reading But that ethics is pure opinion also...?
something having the property of being analogous to something else
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction July and August 1963.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Maybe there are times for murder, and theft and slavery....
the month following July and preceding September
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That mores is strictly a matter of local custom cannot be denied.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that ethics is pure opinion also...?
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From this reading That mores is strictly a matter of local custom cannot be denied.
a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading That mores is strictly a matter of local custom cannot be denied.
inflected form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading That mores is strictly a matter of local custom cannot be denied.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction July and August 1963.
motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
From this reading But that ethics is pure opinion also...?
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
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a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Maybe there are times for murder, and theft and slavery....
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction July and August 1963.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That mores is strictly a matter of local custom cannot be denied.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction July and August 1963.
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading That mores is strictly a matter of local custom cannot be denied.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading That mores is strictly a matter of local custom cannot be denied.
by chance
From this reading Maybe there are times for murder, and theft and slavery....
(sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group
From this reading That mores is strictly a matter of local custom cannot be denied.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading Maybe there are times for murder, and theft and slavery....
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That mores is strictly a matter of local custom cannot be denied.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading But that ethics is pure opinion also...?
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
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a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading But that ethics is pure opinion also...?
restored to a new condition
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
systematic investigation to establish facts
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction July and August 1963.
the state of being under the control of another person
From this reading Maybe there are times for murder, and theft and slavery....
restricted to something
From this reading That mores is strictly a matter of local custom cannot be denied.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading Maybe there are times for murder, and theft and slavery....
in or at that place or location
From this reading Maybe there are times for murder, and theft and slavery....
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction July and August 1963.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Maybe there are times for murder, and theft and slavery....
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction July and August 1963.
Chapter 1 of The Ethical Engineer by Harry Harrison holds 472 sentences, grouped into 95 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 472 sentences of The Ethical Engineer, unabridged, divided into 95 reading sections.
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