Chapter 2 of Weapon is here in full — 485 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Weapon is here in full — 485 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You won't have to wait long, sir," Pedersen said, as he swivelled his chair to face Fiske. "Detectors report a disturbance in C-green about ten hours ahead. Looks like a couple of class one cruisers. Not ours." "What's their bearing?"
Chapter 2 of Weapon is here in full — 485 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading “"What's their bearing?"”
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading “Looks like a couple of class one cruisers.”
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading “Looks like a couple of class one cruisers.”
plural of “cruiser” — a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
From this reading “Looks like a couple of class one cruisers.”
plural of “detector” — any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner
From this reading “"Detectors report a disturbance in C-green about ten hours ahead.”
activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
From this reading “"Detectors report a disturbance in C-green about ten hours ahead.”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “Not ours."”
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading “"Detectors report a disturbance in C-green about ten hours ahead.”
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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In this reading “"Detectors report a disturbance in C-green about ten hours ahead.”
In this reading “"Detectors report a disturbance in C-green about ten hours ahead.”
In this reading “"You won't have to wait long, sir," Pedersen said, as he swivelled his chair to face Fiske.”
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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 "Detectors report a disturbance in C-green about ten hours ahead.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Detectors report a disturbance in C-green about ten hours ahead.
at or in the front
From this reading "Detectors report a disturbance in C-green about ten hours ahead.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You won't have to wait long, sir," Pedersen said, as he swivelled his chair to face Fiske.
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading "What's their bearing?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Detectors report a disturbance in C-green about ten hours ahead.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading "You won't have to wait long, sir," Pedersen said, as he swivelled his chair to face Fiske.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading Looks like a couple of class one cruisers.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading Looks like a couple of class one cruisers.
plural of “cruiser” — a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
From this reading Looks like a couple of class one cruisers.
plural of “detector” — any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner
From this reading "Detectors report a disturbance in C-green about ten hours ahead.
activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
From this reading "Detectors report a disturbance in C-green about ten hours ahead.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "You won't have to wait long, sir," Pedersen said, as he swivelled his chair to face Fiske.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You won't have to wait long, sir," Pedersen said, as he swivelled his chair to face Fiske.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You won't have to wait long, sir," Pedersen said, as he swivelled his chair to face Fiske.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You won't have to wait long, sir," Pedersen said, as he swivelled his chair to face Fiske.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "You won't have to wait long, sir," Pedersen said, as he swivelled his chair to face Fiske.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading "Detectors report a disturbance in C-green about ten hours ahead.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Detectors report a disturbance in C-green about ten hours ahead.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Looks like a couple of class one cruisers.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "You won't have to wait long, sir," Pedersen said, as he swivelled his chair to face Fiske.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Looks like a couple of class one cruisers.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not ours."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Looks like a couple of class one cruisers.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Looks like a couple of class one cruisers.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading Not ours."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You won't have to wait long, sir," Pedersen said, as he swivelled his chair to face Fiske.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading "Detectors report a disturbance in C-green about ten hours ahead.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You won't have to wait long, sir," Pedersen said, as he swivelled his chair to face Fiske.
term of address for a man
From this reading "You won't have to wait long, sir," Pedersen said, as he swivelled his chair to face Fiske.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You won't have to wait long, sir," Pedersen said, as he swivelled his chair to face Fiske.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading "Detectors report a disturbance in C-green about ten hours ahead.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "What's their bearing?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You won't have to wait long, sir," Pedersen said, as he swivelled his chair to face Fiske.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "You won't have to wait long, sir," Pedersen said, as he swivelled his chair to face Fiske.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's their bearing?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You won't have to wait long, sir," Pedersen said, as he swivelled his chair to face Fiske.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You won't have to wait long, sir," Pedersen said, as he swivelled his chair to face Fiske.
Chapter 2 of Weapon by Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) Bone holds 485 sentences, grouped into 97 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.
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