Chapter 6 of The Ethical Engineer is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The Ethical Engineer is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Very nice of you to say so. Now push. I want this steamobile in the center, far from all the walls, and pointing towards the desert. Down the valley I guess, is that right, Snarbi?" "Down the valley, sure, that's the way."
Chapter 6 of The Ethical Engineer is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading “I want this steamobile in the center, far from all the walls, and pointing towards the desert.”
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading “I want this steamobile in the center, far from all the walls, and pointing towards the desert.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Down the valley I guess, is that right, Snarbi?"”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “"Very nice of you to say so.”
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading “I want this steamobile in the center, far from all the walls, and pointing towards the desert.”
move with force
From this reading “Now push.”
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading “Down the valley I guess, is that right, Snarbi?"”
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “I want this steamobile in the center, far from all the walls, and pointing towards the desert.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “I want this steamobile in the center, far from all the walls, and pointing towards the desert.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I want this steamobile in the center, far from all the walls, and pointing towards the desert.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I want this steamobile in the center, far from all the walls, and pointing towards the desert.
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading I want this steamobile in the center, far from all the walls, and pointing towards the desert.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading I want this steamobile in the center, far from all the walls, and pointing towards the desert.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Down the valley I guess, is that right, Snarbi?"
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading I want this steamobile in the center, far from all the walls, and pointing towards the desert.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I want this steamobile in the center, far from all the walls, and pointing towards the desert.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Down the valley I guess, is that right, Snarbi?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want this steamobile in the center, far from all the walls, and pointing towards the desert.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I want this steamobile in the center, far from all the walls, and pointing towards the desert.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Down the valley I guess, is that right, Snarbi?"
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "Very nice of you to say so.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now push.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Very nice of you to say so.
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading I want this steamobile in the center, far from all the walls, and pointing towards the desert.
move with force
From this reading Now push.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Down the valley I guess, is that right, Snarbi?"
express in words
From this reading "Very nice of you to say so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down the valley I guess, is that right, Snarbi?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Very nice of you to say so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want this steamobile in the center, far from all the walls, and pointing towards the desert.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Down the valley, sure, that's the way."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Down the valley I guess, is that right, Snarbi?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Down the valley, sure, that's the way."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I want this steamobile in the center, far from all the walls, and pointing towards the desert.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I want this steamobile in the center, far from all the walls, and pointing towards the desert.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Very nice of you to say so.
in the direction of
From this reading I want this steamobile in the center, far from all the walls, and pointing towards the desert.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Down the valley I guess, is that right, Snarbi?"
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very nice of you to say so.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading I want this steamobile in the center, far from all the walls, and pointing towards the desert.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want this steamobile in the center, far from all the walls, and pointing towards the desert.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Down the valley, sure, that's the way."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Very nice of you to say so.
Chapter 6 of The Ethical Engineer by Harry Harrison holds 455 sentences, grouped into 91 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 6 holds 455 sentences of The Ethical Engineer, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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