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William Gibson Interviewed

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of William Gibson Interviewed is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Giuseppe Salza • Curated US English Learning Edition

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LEARNER DICTIONARY

Archivist

/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Chapter I Reading 1/37

William Gibson Interviewed

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of William Gibson Interviewed is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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STANDARD DISCLAIMER: This document can be freely copied under the following conditions: it must circulate in its entire form (including this disclaimer); it is meant for personal and non-commercial usage.

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This entire document or parts of it are not to be sold or distributed for a fee without prior permission.

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Send permission requests to "giusal@world-net.sct.fr".

Line 4

This document is provided "as is", without express of implied warranty.

Line 5

In other words, use it at your own risk.

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and

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are

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as

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at

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be

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can

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circulate

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conditions

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copied

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DISCLAIMER

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distributed

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document

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entire

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express

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fee

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for

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form

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fr

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freely

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giusal

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implied

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in

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it

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its

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meant

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must

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non-commercial

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not

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of

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or

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other

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own

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parts

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permission

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personal

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prior

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provided

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requests

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risk

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sct

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Send

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sold

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STANDARD

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the

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This

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to

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under

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usage

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use

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warranty

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without

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words

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world-net

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your

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Chapter 1 of William Gibson Interviewed by Giuseppe Salza holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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.

What does chapter 1 of William Gibson Interviewed contain?

Chapter 1 holds 187 sentences of William Gibson Interviewed, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 1 of William Gibson Interviewed by Giuseppe Salza exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 187 sentences, grouped into 38 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 1 of William Gibson Interviewed?

Work through the 38 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 38 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 1 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #235, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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