Chapter 1 of The Great Implication is here in full — 347 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Great Implication is here in full — 347 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Pendelton outlined an experiment to test the existence of the God-idea. The question then became obviously: was the experiment Pendelton's idea--or God's? Was there something contagious about ignorance? Pendelton wondered aloud that day. Was it inevitable, was it in the air the same as ideas were?
Chapter 1 of The Great Implication is here in full — 347 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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easily diffused or spread as from one person to another
From this reading “Was there something contagious about ignorance?”
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading “Pendelton outlined an experiment to test the existence of the God-idea.”
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “The question then became obviously: was the experiment Pendelton's idea--or God's?”
the lack of knowledge or education
From this reading “Was there something contagious about ignorance?”
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading “Was it inevitable, was it in the air the same as ideas were?”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “The question then became obviously: was the experiment Pendelton's idea--or God's?”
showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary
From this reading “Pendelton outlined an experiment to test the existence of the God-idea.”
trying something to find out about it
From this reading “Pendelton outlined an experiment to test the existence of the God-idea.”
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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on everybody's mind
In this reading “Was it inevitable, was it in the air the same as ideas were?”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Was there something contagious about ignorance?
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Was it inevitable, was it in the air the same as ideas were?
using the voice; not silently
From this reading Pendelton wondered aloud that day.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Pendelton outlined an experiment to test the existence of the God-idea.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Was it inevitable, was it in the air the same as ideas were?
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The question then became obviously: was the experiment Pendelton's idea--or God's?
easily diffused or spread as from one person to another
From this reading Was there something contagious about ignorance?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Pendelton wondered aloud that day.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading Pendelton outlined an experiment to test the existence of the God-idea.
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading Pendelton outlined an experiment to test the existence of the God-idea.
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading The question then became obviously: was the experiment Pendelton's idea--or God's?
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From this reading Pendelton outlined an experiment to test the existence of the God-idea.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The question then became obviously: was the experiment Pendelton's idea--or God's?
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Was it inevitable, was it in the air the same as ideas were?
the lack of knowledge or education
From this reading Was there something contagious about ignorance?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Was it inevitable, was it in the air the same as ideas were?
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading Was it inevitable, was it in the air the same as ideas were?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it inevitable, was it in the air the same as ideas were?
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading The question then became obviously: was the experiment Pendelton's idea--or God's?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pendelton outlined an experiment to test the existence of the God-idea.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The question then became obviously: was the experiment Pendelton's idea--or God's?
showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary
From this reading Pendelton outlined an experiment to test the existence of the God-idea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pendelton outlined an experiment to test the existence of the God-idea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The question then became obviously: was the experiment Pendelton's idea--or God's?
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading The question then became obviously: was the experiment Pendelton's idea--or God's?
Identical; not different.
From this reading Was it inevitable, was it in the air the same as ideas were?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Was there something contagious about ignorance?
trying something to find out about it
From this reading Pendelton outlined an experiment to test the existence of the God-idea.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Pendelton wondered aloud that day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pendelton outlined an experiment to test the existence of the God-idea.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The question then became obviously: was the experiment Pendelton's idea--or God's?
in or at that place or location
From this reading Was there something contagious about ignorance?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pendelton outlined an experiment to test the existence of the God-idea.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The question then became obviously: was the experiment Pendelton's idea--or God's?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Was it inevitable, was it in the air the same as ideas were?
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading Pendelton wondered aloud that day.
Chapter 1 of The Great Implication by Stanley R., -1997 Lee holds 347 sentences, grouped into 70 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.
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