Chapter 2 of The Machine is here in full — 338 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Machine is here in full — 338 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HEGAN. Yes. LAURA. Then why should the police not be punished? Do those who control the police get some of the money?
Chapter 2 of The Machine is here in full — 338 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/67 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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power to direct or determine
From this reading “Do those who control the police get some of the money?”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Do those who control the police get some of the money?”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “Do those who control the police get some of the money?”
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading “Then why should the police not be punished?”
subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)
From this reading “Then why should the police not be punished?”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Do those who control the police get some of the money?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.”
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then why should the police not be punished?
power to direct or determine
From this reading Do those who control the police get some of the money?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do those who control the police get some of the money?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Do those who control the police get some of the money?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HEGAN.
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From this reading LAURA.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Do those who control the police get some of the money?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then why should the police not be punished?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Do those who control the police get some of the money?
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading Then why should the police not be punished?
subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)
From this reading Then why should the police not be punished?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Then why should the police not be punished?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Do those who control the police get some of the money?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then why should the police not be punished?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then why should the police not be punished?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Do those who control the police get some of the money?
which person or people
From this reading Do those who control the police get some of the money?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Then why should the police not be punished?
an affirmative
From this reading Yes.
Chapter 2 of The Machine by Upton Sinclair holds 338 sentences, grouped into 68 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 2 holds 338 sentences of The Machine, unabridged, divided into 68 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Machine by Upton Sinclair exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 338 sentences, grouped into 68 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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