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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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.
However, I feel obliged to be ambivalent towards technology. I can't be a "techie", but I can't hate it, either. You have written "Virtual Light". So, what do you think of Virtual Reality ? If we take what I consider the "Sunday paper supplement" of VR, I mean Goggles & Gloves, I think that it has become very obvious, very cliche.
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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uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
From this reading “However, I feel obliged to be ambivalent towards technology.”
a trite or obvious remark
From this reading “If we take what I consider the "Sunday paper supplement" of VR, I mean Goggles & Gloves, I think that it has become very obvious, very cliche.”
(plural) tight-fitting spectacles worn to protect the eyes
From this reading “If we take what I consider the "Sunday paper supplement" of VR, I mean Goggles & Gloves, I think that it has become very obvious, very cliche.”
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading “If we take what I consider the "Sunday paper supplement" of VR, I mean Goggles & Gloves, I think that it has become very obvious, very cliche.”
textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
From this reading “If we take what I consider the "Sunday paper supplement" of VR, I mean Goggles & Gloves, I think that it has become very obvious, very cliche.”
a technician who is highly proficient and enthusiastic about some technical field (especially computing)
From this reading “I can't be a "techie", but I can't hate it, either.”
the application of the knowledge and usage of tools (such as machines or utensils) and techniques to control one's environment
From this reading “However, I feel obliged to be ambivalent towards technology.”
being actually such in almost every respect
From this reading “You have written "Virtual Light".”
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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 I can't be a "techie", but I can't hate it, either.
uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
From this reading However, I feel obliged to be ambivalent towards technology.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading However, I feel obliged to be ambivalent towards technology.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading If we take what I consider the "Sunday paper supplement" of VR, I mean Goggles & Gloves, I think that it has become very obvious, very cliche.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I can't be a "techie", but I can't hate it, either.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can't be a "techie", but I can't hate it, either.
a trite or obvious remark
From this reading If we take what I consider the "Sunday paper supplement" of VR, I mean Goggles & Gloves, I think that it has become very obvious, very cliche.
deem to be
From this reading If we take what I consider the "Sunday paper supplement" of VR, I mean Goggles & Gloves, I think that it has become very obvious, very cliche.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading So, what do you think of Virtual Reality ?
one or the other of two
From this reading I can't be a "techie", but I can't hate it, either.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading However, I feel obliged to be ambivalent towards technology.
plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading If we take what I consider the "Sunday paper supplement" of VR, I mean Goggles & Gloves, I think that it has become very obvious, very cliche.
(plural) tight-fitting spectacles worn to protect the eyes
From this reading If we take what I consider the "Sunday paper supplement" of VR, I mean Goggles & Gloves, I think that it has become very obvious, very cliche.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If we take what I consider the "Sunday paper supplement" of VR, I mean Goggles & Gloves, I think that it has become very obvious, very cliche.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading I can't be a "techie", but I can't hate it, either.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have written "Virtual Light".
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, I feel obliged to be ambivalent towards technology.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading However, I feel obliged to be ambivalent towards technology.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we take what I consider the "Sunday paper supplement" of VR, I mean Goggles & Gloves, I think that it has become very obvious, very cliche.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I can't be a "techie", but I can't hate it, either.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading You have written "Virtual Light".
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading If we take what I consider the "Sunday paper supplement" of VR, I mean Goggles & Gloves, I think that it has become very obvious, very cliche.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading However, I feel obliged to be ambivalent towards technology.
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading If we take what I consider the "Sunday paper supplement" of VR, I mean Goggles & Gloves, I think that it has become very obvious, very cliche.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So, what do you think of Virtual Reality ?
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading If we take what I consider the "Sunday paper supplement" of VR, I mean Goggles & Gloves, I think that it has become very obvious, very cliche.
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading So, what do you think of Virtual Reality ?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, what do you think of Virtual Reality ?
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading If we take what I consider the "Sunday paper supplement" of VR, I mean Goggles & Gloves, I think that it has become very obvious, very cliche.
textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
From this reading If we take what I consider the "Sunday paper supplement" of VR, I mean Goggles & Gloves, I think that it has become very obvious, very cliche.
carry out
From this reading If we take what I consider the "Sunday paper supplement" of VR, I mean Goggles & Gloves, I think that it has become very obvious, very cliche.
a technician who is highly proficient and enthusiastic about some technical field (especially computing)
From this reading I can't be a "techie", but I can't hate it, either.
the application of the knowledge and usage of tools (such as machines or utensils) and techniques to control one's environment
From this reading However, I feel obliged to be ambivalent towards technology.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If we take what I consider the "Sunday paper supplement" of VR, I mean Goggles & Gloves, I think that it has become very obvious, very cliche.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If we take what I consider the "Sunday paper supplement" of VR, I mean Goggles & Gloves, I think that it has become very obvious, very cliche.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading So, what do you think of Virtual Reality ?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading However, I feel obliged to be ambivalent towards technology.
in the direction of
From this reading However, I feel obliged to be ambivalent towards technology.
precisely as stated
From this reading If we take what I consider the "Sunday paper supplement" of VR, I mean Goggles & Gloves, I think that it has become very obvious, very cliche.
being actually such in almost every respect
From this reading You have written "Virtual Light".
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If we take what I consider the "Sunday paper supplement" of VR, I mean Goggles & Gloves, I think that it has become very obvious, very cliche.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If we take what I consider the "Sunday paper supplement" of VR, I mean Goggles & Gloves, I think that it has become very obvious, very cliche.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So, what do you think of Virtual Reality ?
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading You have written "Virtual Light".
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have written "Virtual Light".
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