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.
I'm a writer, and poetry and pop culture are the two things which fascinate me most. I'm not deeply excited by hi-tech. The Edge of the U2 was over here the other day and he was showing me Net stuff. He showed how he could telnet to his Los Angeles computer and he was very excited. I'll never be like that.
Chapter 1 of William Gibson Interviewed is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a machine for performing calculations automatically
From this reading “He showed how he could telnet to his Los Angeles computer and he was very excited.”
a particular society at a particular time and place
From this reading “I'm a writer, and poetry and pop culture are the two things which fascinate me most.”
cause to be interested or curious
From this reading “I'm a writer, and poetry and pop culture are the two things which fascinate me most.”
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading “The Edge of the U2 was over here the other day and he was showing me Net stuff.”
literature in metrical form
From this reading “I'm a writer, and poetry and pop culture are the two things which fascinate me most.”
bulge outward
From this reading “I'm a writer, and poetry and pop culture are the two things which fascinate me most.”
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading “The Edge of the U2 was over here the other day and he was showing me Net stuff.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “I'm a writer, and poetry and pop culture are the two things which fascinate me most.”
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From this reading The Edge of the U2 was over here the other day and he was showing me Net stuff.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I'm a writer, and poetry and pop culture are the two things which fascinate me most.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'm a writer, and poetry and pop culture are the two things which fascinate me most.
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From this reading He showed how he could telnet to his Los Angeles computer and he was very excited.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I'm a writer, and poetry and pop culture are the two things which fascinate me most.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I'll never be like that.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I'm not deeply excited by hi-tech.
a machine for performing calculations automatically
From this reading He showed how he could telnet to his Los Angeles computer and he was very excited.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He showed how he could telnet to his Los Angeles computer and he was very excited.
a particular society at a particular time and place
From this reading I'm a writer, and poetry and pop culture are the two things which fascinate me most.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The Edge of the U2 was over here the other day and he was showing me Net stuff.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading I'm not deeply excited by hi-tech.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading The Edge of the U2 was over here the other day and he was showing me Net stuff.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading I'm not deeply excited by hi-tech.
cause to be interested or curious
From this reading I'm a writer, and poetry and pop culture are the two things which fascinate me most.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Edge of the U2 was over here the other day and he was showing me Net stuff.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The Edge of the U2 was over here the other day and he was showing me Net stuff.
resembling or making use of highly advanced technology or devices
From this reading I'm not deeply excited by hi-tech.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He showed how he could telnet to his Los Angeles computer and he was very excited.
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From this reading He showed how he could telnet to his Los Angeles computer and he was very excited.
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From this reading I'll never be like that.
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From this reading I'm a writer, and poetry and pop culture are the two things which fascinate me most.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I'll never be like that.
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From this reading He showed how he could telnet to his Los Angeles computer and he was very excited.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'm a writer, and poetry and pop culture are the two things which fascinate me most.
used to form the superlative
From this reading I'm a writer, and poetry and pop culture are the two things which fascinate me most.
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading The Edge of the U2 was over here the other day and he was showing me Net stuff.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I'll never be like that.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I'm not deeply excited by hi-tech.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Edge of the U2 was over here the other day and he was showing me Net stuff.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The Edge of the U2 was over here the other day and he was showing me Net stuff.
above and across; more than
From this reading The Edge of the U2 was over here the other day and he was showing me Net stuff.
literature in metrical form
From this reading I'm a writer, and poetry and pop culture are the two things which fascinate me most.
bulge outward
From this reading I'm a writer, and poetry and pop culture are the two things which fascinate me most.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He showed how he could telnet to his Los Angeles computer and he was very excited.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading The Edge of the U2 was over here the other day and he was showing me Net stuff.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading The Edge of the U2 was over here the other day and he was showing me Net stuff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He showed how he could telnet to his Los Angeles computer and he was very excited.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I'll never be like that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'm a writer, and poetry and pop culture are the two things which fascinate me most.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading I'm a writer, and poetry and pop culture are the two things which fascinate me most.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He showed how he could telnet to his Los Angeles computer and he was very excited.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I'm a writer, and poetry and pop culture are the two things which fascinate me most.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading The Edge of the U2 was over here the other day and he was showing me Net stuff.
precisely as stated
From this reading He showed how he could telnet to his Los Angeles computer and he was very excited.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Edge of the U2 was over here the other day and he was showing me Net stuff.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I'm a writer, and poetry and pop culture are the two things which fascinate me most.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading I'm a writer, and poetry and pop culture are the two things which fascinate me most.
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