Chapter 1 of The Ultimate World is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Ultimate World is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
After attaining all conceivable goals, then what? The City was perfection, an ultimate city that left nothing to be desired and sought after. But the City was dying--for it had no purpose. Low tinkling music awakened Amco. He stirred up out of semi-consciousness as the three-dim screen glowed purple.
Chapter 1 of The Ultimate World is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “attain” — to gain with effort
From this reading “After attaining all conceivable goals, then what?”
capable of being imagined
From this reading “After attaining all conceivable goals, then what?”
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading “He stirred up out of semi-consciousness as the three-dim screen glowed purple.”
plural of “goal” — the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading “After attaining all conceivable goals, then what?”
the state of being without a flaw or defect
From this reading “The City was perfection, an ultimate city that left nothing to be desired and sought after.”
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading “He stirred up out of semi-consciousness as the three-dim screen glowed purple.”
like the short high ringing sound of a small bell
From this reading “Low tinkling music awakened Amco.”
furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
From this reading “The City was perfection, an ultimate city that left nothing to be desired and sought after.”
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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later than; following
From this reading After attaining all conceivable goals, then what?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading After attaining all conceivable goals, then what?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Low tinkling music awakened Amco.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The City was perfection, an ultimate city that left nothing to be desired and sought after.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The City was perfection, an ultimate city that left nothing to be desired and sought after.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He stirred up out of semi-consciousness as the three-dim screen glowed purple.
-ing form of “attain” — to gain with effort
From this reading After attaining all conceivable goals, then what?
aroused or activated
From this reading Low tinkling music awakened Amco.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The City was perfection, an ultimate city that left nothing to be desired and sought after.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the City was dying--for it had no purpose.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The City was perfection, an ultimate city that left nothing to be desired and sought after.
capable of being imagined
From this reading After attaining all conceivable goals, then what?
wanted intensely
From this reading The City was perfection, an ultimate city that left nothing to be desired and sought after.
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading But the City was dying--for it had no purpose.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But the City was dying--for it had no purpose.
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading He stirred up out of semi-consciousness as the three-dim screen glowed purple.
plural of “goal” — the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading After attaining all conceivable goals, then what?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But the City was dying--for it had no purpose.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stirred up out of semi-consciousness as the three-dim screen glowed purple.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But the City was dying--for it had no purpose.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The City was perfection, an ultimate city that left nothing to be desired and sought after.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Low tinkling music awakened Amco.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading Low tinkling music awakened Amco.
not any; not one
From this reading But the City was dying--for it had no purpose.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The City was perfection, an ultimate city that left nothing to be desired and sought after.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He stirred up out of semi-consciousness as the three-dim screen glowed purple.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He stirred up out of semi-consciousness as the three-dim screen glowed purple.
the state of being without a flaw or defect
From this reading The City was perfection, an ultimate city that left nothing to be desired and sought after.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading He stirred up out of semi-consciousness as the three-dim screen glowed purple.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading But the City was dying--for it had no purpose.
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading He stirred up out of semi-consciousness as the three-dim screen glowed purple.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stirred up out of semi-consciousness as the three-dim screen glowed purple.
that is looked for
From this reading The City was perfection, an ultimate city that left nothing to be desired and sought after.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading He stirred up out of semi-consciousness as the three-dim screen glowed purple.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The City was perfection, an ultimate city that left nothing to be desired and sought after.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The City was perfection, an ultimate city that left nothing to be desired and sought after.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading After attaining all conceivable goals, then what?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stirred up out of semi-consciousness as the three-dim screen glowed purple.
like the short high ringing sound of a small bell
From this reading Low tinkling music awakened Amco.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The City was perfection, an ultimate city that left nothing to be desired and sought after.
furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
From this reading The City was perfection, an ultimate city that left nothing to be desired and sought after.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He stirred up out of semi-consciousness as the three-dim screen glowed purple.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The City was perfection, an ultimate city that left nothing to be desired and sought after.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After attaining all conceivable goals, then what?
Chapter 1 of The Ultimate World by Bryce Walton holds 461 sentences, grouped into 93 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.
Chapter 1 holds 461 sentences of The Ultimate World, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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