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Chapter 3 of The New Machiavelli is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“If I'd gone to a university; if I'd had any sort of sound training, if I hadn't slipped into the haphazard places that came easiest.... “Nobody warned me. Nobody. It isn't a world we live in, Dick; it's a cascade of accidents; it's a chaos exasperated by policemen! YOU be warned in time, Dick.
Chapter 3 of The New Machiavelli is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “accident” — an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading “It isn't a world we live in, Dick; it's a cascade of accidents; it's a chaos exasperated by policemen!”
rush down in big quantities, like a cascade
From this reading “It isn't a world we live in, Dick; it's a cascade of accidents; it's a chaos exasperated by policemen!”
a state of extreme confusion and disorder
From this reading “It isn't a world we live in, Dick; it's a cascade of accidents; it's a chaos exasperated by policemen!”
superlative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading ““If I'd gone to a university; if I'd had any sort of sound training, if I hadn't slipped into the haphazard places that came easiest....”
greatly annoyed; out of patience
From this reading “It isn't a world we live in, Dick; it's a cascade of accidents; it's a chaos exasperated by policemen!”
dependent upon or characterized by chance
From this reading ““If I'd gone to a university; if I'd had any sort of sound training, if I hadn't slipped into the haphazard places that came easiest....”
plural of “policeman” — a member of a police force
From this reading “It isn't a world we live in, Dick; it's a cascade of accidents; it's a chaos exasperated by policemen!”
activity leading to skilled behavior
From this reading ““If I'd gone to a university; if I'd had any sort of sound training, if I hadn't slipped into the haphazard places that came easiest....”
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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 “If I'd gone to a university; if I'd had any sort of sound training, if I hadn't slipped into the haphazard places that came easiest....
plural of “accident” — an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading It isn't a world we live in, Dick; it's a cascade of accidents; it's a chaos exasperated by policemen!
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “If I'd gone to a university; if I'd had any sort of sound training, if I hadn't slipped into the haphazard places that came easiest....
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading YOU be warned in time, Dick.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It isn't a world we live in, Dick; it's a cascade of accidents; it's a chaos exasperated by policemen!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “If I'd gone to a university; if I'd had any sort of sound training, if I hadn't slipped into the haphazard places that came easiest....
rush down in big quantities, like a cascade
From this reading It isn't a world we live in, Dick; it's a cascade of accidents; it's a chaos exasperated by policemen!
a state of extreme confusion and disorder
From this reading It isn't a world we live in, Dick; it's a cascade of accidents; it's a chaos exasperated by policemen!
someone who is a detective
From this reading It isn't a world we live in, Dick; it's a cascade of accidents; it's a chaos exasperated by policemen!
superlative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “If I'd gone to a university; if I'd had any sort of sound training, if I hadn't slipped into the haphazard places that came easiest....
greatly annoyed; out of patience
From this reading It isn't a world we live in, Dick; it's a cascade of accidents; it's a chaos exasperated by policemen!
destroyed or killed
From this reading “If I'd gone to a university; if I'd had any sort of sound training, if I hadn't slipped into the haphazard places that came easiest....
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “If I'd gone to a university; if I'd had any sort of sound training, if I hadn't slipped into the haphazard places that came easiest....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If I'd gone to a university; if I'd had any sort of sound training, if I hadn't slipped into the haphazard places that came easiest....
dependent upon or characterized by chance
From this reading “If I'd gone to a university; if I'd had any sort of sound training, if I hadn't slipped into the haphazard places that came easiest....
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If I'd gone to a university; if I'd had any sort of sound training, if I hadn't slipped into the haphazard places that came easiest....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If I'd gone to a university; if I'd had any sort of sound training, if I hadn't slipped into the haphazard places that came easiest....
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If I'd gone to a university; if I'd had any sort of sound training, if I hadn't slipped into the haphazard places that came easiest....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It isn't a world we live in, Dick; it's a cascade of accidents; it's a chaos exasperated by policemen!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “If I'd gone to a university; if I'd had any sort of sound training, if I hadn't slipped into the haphazard places that came easiest....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It isn't a world we live in, Dick; it's a cascade of accidents; it's a chaos exasperated by policemen!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It isn't a world we live in, Dick; it's a cascade of accidents; it's a chaos exasperated by policemen!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It isn't a world we live in, Dick; it's a cascade of accidents; it's a chaos exasperated by policemen!
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading It isn't a world we live in, Dick; it's a cascade of accidents; it's a chaos exasperated by policemen!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Nobody warned me.
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Nobody warned me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “If I'd gone to a university; if I'd had any sort of sound training, if I hadn't slipped into the haphazard places that came easiest....
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “If I'd gone to a university; if I'd had any sort of sound training, if I hadn't slipped into the haphazard places that came easiest....
plural of “policeman” — a member of a police force
From this reading It isn't a world we live in, Dick; it's a cascade of accidents; it's a chaos exasperated by policemen!
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading “If I'd gone to a university; if I'd had any sort of sound training, if I hadn't slipped into the haphazard places that came easiest....
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “If I'd gone to a university; if I'd had any sort of sound training, if I hadn't slipped into the haphazard places that came easiest....
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “If I'd gone to a university; if I'd had any sort of sound training, if I hadn't slipped into the haphazard places that came easiest....
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “If I'd gone to a university; if I'd had any sort of sound training, if I hadn't slipped into the haphazard places that came easiest....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “If I'd gone to a university; if I'd had any sort of sound training, if I hadn't slipped into the haphazard places that came easiest....
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading YOU be warned in time, Dick.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If I'd gone to a university; if I'd had any sort of sound training, if I hadn't slipped into the haphazard places that came easiest....
activity leading to skilled behavior
From this reading “If I'd gone to a university; if I'd had any sort of sound training, if I hadn't slipped into the haphazard places that came easiest....
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading “If I'd gone to a university; if I'd had any sort of sound training, if I hadn't slipped into the haphazard places that came easiest....
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading “Nobody warned me.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It isn't a world we live in, Dick; it's a cascade of accidents; it's a chaos exasperated by policemen!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It isn't a world we live in, Dick; it's a cascade of accidents; it's a chaos exasperated by policemen!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading YOU be warned in time, Dick.
Chapter 3 of The New Machiavelli by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 200 sentences, grouped into 40 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.
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