Ready Player One: Chapters 0027-0039

by Ernest Cline
In this science fiction novel, gamer Wade Watts goes on a quest for riches in a virtual reality simulation called the OASIS. To find the prize hidden by the eccentric creator of the OASIS, Wade must solve a series of puzzles based on 80s pop culture.

Here are links to our lists for the novel: Chapters 0000-0002, Chapters 0003-0008, Chapters 0009-0017, Chapters 0018-0026, Chapters 0027-0039
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  1. segue
    proceed without interruption, in music or talk
    As I held the guitar over my head, the metallic ringing segued into a guitar power chord that echoed throughout the cave.
  2. incendiary
    capable of causing fires or catching fire spontaneously
    The moment the first dropcop had entered my apartment, an incendiary device had detonated inside my computer.
  3. minutia
    a small or minor detail
    The cast was made up of D-list television stars who cheerfully spouted corporate propaganda while relating the minutiae of lOI’s indenturement policy.
  4. commensurate
    corresponding in size or degree or extent
    “Sir, you might want to keep the item stored in your inventory until your avatar has attained tenth level. Or you may wish to put the item back up for auction yourself and use the proceeds to purchase a similar weapon. One with a power level commensurate to that of your avatar.”
  5. inane
    devoid of intelligence
    Here, I couldn’t watch movies, play games, or listen to music while I answered the endless stream of inane calls.
  6. carte blanche
    complete freedom or authority to act
    The seller claimed to be offering classified proprietary information on IOI’s intranet architecture, along with a series of administrative access codes and system exploits that could “give a user carte blanche inside the company network.”
  7. lode
    a deposit of valuable ore
    Then, last night, just before I’d succumbed to exhaustion, I’d finally managed to navigate my way through the intranet’s labyrinth of firewalls and into the main Oology Division database. The mother lode.
  8. abrade
    rub hard or scrub
    In the same instant, the shackle on my right ankle clicked open and fell off, revealing a band of abraded red skin.
  9. contend
    have an argument about something
    The Mailbox was completely automated, so there were no employees to contend with, and when I walked in there were no customers either.
  10. genuflect
    bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
    “Sorrento has tried everything but genuflecting, doing a little dance, and sticking his pinky finger in the keyhole.”
  11. intersperse
    place between or among
    Interspersed through their ranks were rows of hover tanks and gunships.
  12. semblance
    the outward or apparent appearance or form of something
    Once a semblance of silence had descended, I got on the public comm channel, which had the same effect as turning on a giant PA system.
  13. supine
    lying face upward
    I executed a backflip and landed behind the supine mech in a crouch.
  14. inherent
    in the nature of something though not readily apparent
    My stats were all completely maxxed out, and I now had a list of spells, inherent powers, and magic items that seemed to scroll on forever.
  15. resplendent
    having great beauty
    They were all standing there with confused looks on their faces when I appeared in front of them, resplendent in my new threads.
Created on Thu Feb 08 13:46:29 EST 2018 (updated Thu Aug 07 17:17:34 EDT 2025)

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