Chapter 1 of William Gibson Interviewed is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of William Gibson Interviewed is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It already has, in effect. It is very sad. It's like saying that the theories you imagined in your science fiction stories are becoming real... Yeah, but people shouldn't look at science fiction like they look at "real" fiction. They shouldn't expect that this is what the future is gonna look like.
Chapter 1 of William Gibson Interviewed is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 12/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 56–60
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according with custom or propriety
From this reading “It's like saying that the theories you imagined in your science fiction stories are becoming real...”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “They shouldn't expect that this is what the future is gonna look like.”
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
From this reading “It's like saying that the theories you imagined in your science fiction stories are becoming real...”
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading “It's like saying that the theories you imagined in your science fiction stories are becoming real...”
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading “It's like saying that the theories you imagined in your science fiction stories are becoming real...”
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “It's like saying that the theories you imagined in your science fiction stories are becoming real...”
plural of “theory” — a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading “It's like saying that the theories you imagined in your science fiction stories are becoming real...”
not only so, but
From this reading “Yeah, but people shouldn't look at science fiction like they look at "real" fiction.”
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading It already has, in effect.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It's like saying that the theories you imagined in your science fiction stories are becoming real...
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yeah, but people shouldn't look at science fiction like they look at "real" fiction.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading It's like saying that the theories you imagined in your science fiction stories are becoming real...
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Yeah, but people shouldn't look at science fiction like they look at "real" fiction.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading It already has, in effect.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading They shouldn't expect that this is what the future is gonna look like.
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
From this reading It's like saying that the theories you imagined in your science fiction stories are becoming real...
yet to be or coming
From this reading They shouldn't expect that this is what the future is gonna look like.
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From this reading They shouldn't expect that this is what the future is gonna look like.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It already has, in effect.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading It's like saying that the theories you imagined in your science fiction stories are becoming real...
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It already has, in effect.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is very sad.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It already has, in effect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's like saying that the theories you imagined in your science fiction stories are becoming real...
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It's like saying that the theories you imagined in your science fiction stories are becoming real...
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Yeah, but people shouldn't look at science fiction like they look at "real" fiction.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Yeah, but people shouldn't look at science fiction like they look at "real" fiction.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading It's like saying that the theories you imagined in your science fiction stories are becoming real...
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading It is very sad.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading It's like saying that the theories you imagined in your science fiction stories are becoming real...
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading It's like saying that the theories you imagined in your science fiction stories are becoming real...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yeah, but people shouldn't look at science fiction like they look at "real" fiction.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading It's like saying that the theories you imagined in your science fiction stories are becoming real...
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It's like saying that the theories you imagined in your science fiction stories are becoming real...
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It's like saying that the theories you imagined in your science fiction stories are becoming real...
plural of “theory” — a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading It's like saying that the theories you imagined in your science fiction stories are becoming real...
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yeah, but people shouldn't look at science fiction like they look at "real" fiction.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They shouldn't expect that this is what the future is gonna look like.
precisely as stated
From this reading It is very sad.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They shouldn't expect that this is what the future is gonna look like.
not only so, but
From this reading Yeah, but people shouldn't look at science fiction like they look at "real" fiction.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It's like saying that the theories you imagined in your science fiction stories are becoming real...
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It's like saying that the theories you imagined in your science fiction stories are becoming real...
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