Chapter 3 of The Ethical Engineer is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Ethical Engineer is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You owe me two slaves, don't play like stupid. I got the iron arrows for you from the D'zertanoj, one slave you paid with died. You still owe other one." "I got two slaves for you. I got two slaves more I pulled out of the ocean."
Chapter 3 of The Ethical Engineer is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “arrow” — a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading “I got the iron arrows for you from the D'zertanoj, one slave you paid with died.”
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading “I got the iron arrows for you from the D'zertanoj, one slave you paid with died.”
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading “I got two slaves more I pulled out of the ocean."”
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading “"You owe me two slaves, don't play like stupid.”
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “I got two slaves more I pulled out of the ocean."”
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading “I got the iron arrows for you from the D'zertanoj, one slave you paid with died.”
plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone
From this reading “"You owe me two slaves, don't play like stupid.”
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading “"You owe me two slaves, don't play like stupid.”
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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move out or away
In this reading “I got two slaves more I pulled out of the ocean."”
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plural of “arrow” — a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading I got the iron arrows for you from the D'zertanoj, one slave you paid with died.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I got the iron arrows for you from the D'zertanoj, one slave you paid with died.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading I got the iron arrows for you from the D'zertanoj, one slave you paid with died.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You owe me two slaves, don't play like stupid.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I got the iron arrows for you from the D'zertanoj, one slave you paid with died.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I got the iron arrows for you from the D'zertanoj, one slave you paid with died.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I got the iron arrows for you from the D'zertanoj, one slave you paid with died.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I got the iron arrows for you from the D'zertanoj, one slave you paid with died.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading I got the iron arrows for you from the D'zertanoj, one slave you paid with died.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "You owe me two slaves, don't play like stupid.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You owe me two slaves, don't play like stupid.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I got two slaves more I pulled out of the ocean."
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading I got two slaves more I pulled out of the ocean."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I got two slaves more I pulled out of the ocean."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I got the iron arrows for you from the D'zertanoj, one slave you paid with died.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading You still owe other one."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I got two slaves more I pulled out of the ocean."
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading "You owe me two slaves, don't play like stupid.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading I got the iron arrows for you from the D'zertanoj, one slave you paid with died.
participate in games or sport
From this reading "You owe me two slaves, don't play like stupid.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading I got two slaves more I pulled out of the ocean."
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading I got the iron arrows for you from the D'zertanoj, one slave you paid with died.
plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone
From this reading "You owe me two slaves, don't play like stupid.
not in physical motion
From this reading You still owe other one."
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading "You owe me two slaves, don't play like stupid.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I got the iron arrows for you from the D'zertanoj, one slave you paid with died.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "You owe me two slaves, don't play like stupid.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I got the iron arrows for you from the D'zertanoj, one slave you paid with died.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You owe me two slaves, don't play like stupid.
Chapter 3 of The Ethical Engineer by Harry Harrison holds 464 sentences, grouped into 93 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 3 holds 464 sentences of The Ethical Engineer, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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