Chapter 3 of The Man the Tech-Men Made is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Man the Tech-Men Made is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A tight pause. And then, "Certainly not, Sire," in a soft tone from D-Yun. "But these people have been such--well, nuisances. We have given them so much more than their share of service that sabotage of some sort naturally suggested itself. We had been in the process of analytical survey--" "I'll have none of that, not from any of you!
Chapter 3 of The Man the Tech-Men Made is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles)
From this reading “We had been in the process of analytical survey--" "I'll have none of that, not from any of you!”
plural of “nuisance” — (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
From this reading “"But these people have been such--well, nuisances.”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “A tight pause.”
subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
From this reading “We had been in the process of analytical survey--" "I'll have none of that, not from any of you!”
a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged
From this reading “We have given them so much more than their share of service that sabotage of some sort naturally suggested itself.”
make (offspring) by reproduction
From this reading “And then, "Certainly not, Sire," in a soft tone from D-Yun.”
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “We had been in the process of analytical survey--" "I'll have none of that, not from any of you!”
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading “A tight pause.”
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 “And then, "Certainly not, Sire," in a soft tone from D-Yun.”
In this reading “We have given them so much more than their share of service that sabotage of some sort naturally suggested itself.”
In this reading “We have given them so much more than their share of service that sabotage of some sort naturally suggested itself.”
In this reading “We had been in the process of analytical survey--" "I'll have none of that, not from any of you!”
In this reading “We have given them so much more than their share of service that sabotage of some sort naturally suggested itself.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A tight pause.
using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles)
From this reading We had been in the process of analytical survey--" "I'll have none of that, not from any of you!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then, "Certainly not, Sire," in a soft tone from D-Yun.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading We had been in the process of analytical survey--" "I'll have none of that, not from any of you!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "But these people have been such--well, nuisances.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But these people have been such--well, nuisances.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading And then, "Certainly not, Sire," in a soft tone from D-Yun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then, "Certainly not, Sire," in a soft tone from D-Yun.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And then, "Certainly not, Sire," in a soft tone from D-Yun.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading We have given them so much more than their share of service that sabotage of some sort naturally suggested itself.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had been in the process of analytical survey--" "I'll have none of that, not from any of you!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But these people have been such--well, nuisances.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had been in the process of analytical survey--" "I'll have none of that, not from any of you!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And then, "Certainly not, Sire," in a soft tone from D-Yun.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading We have given them so much more than their share of service that sabotage of some sort naturally suggested itself.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading We have given them so much more than their share of service that sabotage of some sort naturally suggested itself.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading We have given them so much more than their share of service that sabotage of some sort naturally suggested itself.
as might be expected
From this reading We have given them so much more than their share of service that sabotage of some sort naturally suggested itself.
not one, and not any
From this reading We had been in the process of analytical survey--" "I'll have none of that, not from any of you!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And then, "Certainly not, Sire," in a soft tone from D-Yun.
plural of “nuisance” — (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
From this reading "But these people have been such--well, nuisances.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We have given them so much more than their share of service that sabotage of some sort naturally suggested itself.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading A tight pause.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "But these people have been such--well, nuisances.
subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
From this reading We had been in the process of analytical survey--" "I'll have none of that, not from any of you!
a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged
From this reading We have given them so much more than their share of service that sabotage of some sort naturally suggested itself.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading We have given them so much more than their share of service that sabotage of some sort naturally suggested itself.
have in common
From this reading We have given them so much more than their share of service that sabotage of some sort naturally suggested itself.
make (offspring) by reproduction
From this reading And then, "Certainly not, Sire," in a soft tone from D-Yun.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We have given them so much more than their share of service that sabotage of some sort naturally suggested itself.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading And then, "Certainly not, Sire," in a soft tone from D-Yun.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We have given them so much more than their share of service that sabotage of some sort naturally suggested itself.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading We have given them so much more than their share of service that sabotage of some sort naturally suggested itself.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "But these people have been such--well, nuisances.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading We have given them so much more than their share of service that sabotage of some sort naturally suggested itself.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading We had been in the process of analytical survey--" "I'll have none of that, not from any of you!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading We have given them so much more than their share of service that sabotage of some sort naturally suggested itself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We have given them so much more than their share of service that sabotage of some sort naturally suggested itself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We had been in the process of analytical survey--" "I'll have none of that, not from any of you!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We have given them so much more than their share of service that sabotage of some sort naturally suggested itself.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We have given them so much more than their share of service that sabotage of some sort naturally suggested itself.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then, "Certainly not, Sire," in a soft tone from D-Yun.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "But these people have been such--well, nuisances.
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading A tight pause.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading And then, "Certainly not, Sire," in a soft tone from D-Yun.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have given them so much more than their share of service that sabotage of some sort naturally suggested itself.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "But these people have been such--well, nuisances.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We had been in the process of analytical survey--" "I'll have none of that, not from any of you!
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