Chapter 15 of The programmed people is here in full — 836 sentences across 168 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The programmed people is here in full — 836 sentences across 168 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The end of the line for the lift was Sub-Level One, just beneath the granite soil on which the Hive rested. Lloyd and Andra emerged there, keeping close to their towering metal guide. Lloyd had only been to the Brain a few times, with his father. He knew very little about its operation. What he did know would have to suffice.
Chapter 15 of The programmed people is here in full — 836 sentences across 168 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading “Lloyd and Andra emerged there, keeping close to their towering metal guide.”
plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
From this reading “The end of the line for the lift was Sub-Level One, just beneath the granite soil on which the Hive rested.”
a teeming multitude
From this reading “The end of the line for the lift was Sub-Level One, just beneath the granite soil on which the Hive rested.”
United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)
From this reading “Lloyd and Andra emerged there, keeping close to their towering metal guide.”
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
From this reading “Lloyd and Andra emerged there, keeping close to their towering metal guide.”
the state of being in effect or being operative
From this reading “He knew very little about its operation.”
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
From this reading “What he did know would have to suffice.”
of imposing height; especially standing out above others
From this reading “Lloyd and Andra emerged there, keeping close to their towering metal guide.”
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 “Lloyd had only been to the Brain a few times, with his father.”
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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 Lloyd had only been to the Brain a few times, with his father.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He knew very little about its operation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lloyd and Andra emerged there, keeping close to their towering metal guide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lloyd and Andra emerged there, keeping close to their towering metal guide.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lloyd had only been to the Brain a few times, with his father.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The end of the line for the lift was Sub-Level One, just beneath the granite soil on which the Hive rested.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Lloyd had only been to the Brain a few times, with his father.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Lloyd and Andra emerged there, keeping close to their towering metal guide.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What he did know would have to suffice.
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading Lloyd and Andra emerged there, keeping close to their towering metal guide.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The end of the line for the lift was Sub-Level One, just beneath the granite soil on which the Hive rested.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Lloyd had only been to the Brain a few times, with his father.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Lloyd had only been to the Brain a few times, with his father.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The end of the line for the lift was Sub-Level One, just beneath the granite soil on which the Hive rested.
plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
From this reading The end of the line for the lift was Sub-Level One, just beneath the granite soil on which the Hive rested.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading Lloyd and Andra emerged there, keeping close to their towering metal guide.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lloyd had only been to the Brain a few times, with his father.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What he did know would have to suffice.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew very little about its operation.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lloyd had only been to the Brain a few times, with his father.
a teeming multitude
From this reading The end of the line for the lift was Sub-Level One, just beneath the granite soil on which the Hive rested.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He knew very little about its operation.
and nothing more
From this reading The end of the line for the lift was Sub-Level One, just beneath the granite soil on which the Hive rested.
conformity or harmony
From this reading Lloyd and Andra emerged there, keeping close to their towering metal guide.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He knew very little about its operation.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading What he did know would have to suffice.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading The end of the line for the lift was Sub-Level One, just beneath the granite soil on which the Hive rested.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The end of the line for the lift was Sub-Level One, just beneath the granite soil on which the Hive rested.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He knew very little about its operation.
United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)
From this reading Lloyd and Andra emerged there, keeping close to their towering metal guide.
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
From this reading Lloyd and Andra emerged there, keeping close to their towering metal guide.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The end of the line for the lift was Sub-Level One, just beneath the granite soil on which the Hive rested.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The end of the line for the lift was Sub-Level One, just beneath the granite soil on which the Hive rested.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The end of the line for the lift was Sub-Level One, just beneath the granite soil on which the Hive rested.
and nothing more
From this reading Lloyd had only been to the Brain a few times, with his father.
the state of being in effect or being operative
From this reading He knew very little about its operation.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading The end of the line for the lift was Sub-Level One, just beneath the granite soil on which the Hive rested.
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading The end of the line for the lift was Sub-Level One, just beneath the granite soil on which the Hive rested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The end of the line for the lift was Sub-Level One, just beneath the granite soil on which the Hive rested.
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
From this reading What he did know would have to suffice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The end of the line for the lift was Sub-Level One, just beneath the granite soil on which the Hive rested.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Lloyd and Andra emerged there, keeping close to their towering metal guide.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Lloyd and Andra emerged there, keeping close to their towering metal guide.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Lloyd had only been to the Brain a few times, with his father.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lloyd and Andra emerged there, keeping close to their towering metal guide.
of imposing height; especially standing out above others
From this reading Lloyd and Andra emerged there, keeping close to their towering metal guide.
precisely as stated
From this reading He knew very little about its operation.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The end of the line for the lift was Sub-Level One, just beneath the granite soil on which the Hive rested.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What he did know would have to suffice.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The end of the line for the lift was Sub-Level One, just beneath the granite soil on which the Hive rested.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lloyd had only been to the Brain a few times, with his father.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What he did know would have to suffice.
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