Chapter 1 of Am I Still There? is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Am I Still There? is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction September 1963. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed. AM I STILL THERE? Which must in essence, of course, simply be the question "What do I mean by 'I'?" Lee slid off the examining table and began buttoning his shirt.
Chapter 1 of Am I Still There? is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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something having the property of being analogous to something else
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a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work
From this reading “Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.”
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
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large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
From this reading “Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.”
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
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a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading “Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.”
systematic investigation to establish facts
From this reading “Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.”
remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
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In this reading “Lee slid off the examining table and began buttoning his shirt.”
as might be expected
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In this reading “Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.”
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From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction September 1963.
the form of “be” used with “I”
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something having the property of being analogous to something else
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction September 1963.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lee slid off the examining table and began buttoning his shirt.
one or some or every or all without specification
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Lee slid off the examining table and began buttoning his shirt.
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From this reading Lee slid off the examining table and began buttoning his shirt.
showing who or what does the action
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a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work
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education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
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the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction September 1963.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
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-ing form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading Lee slid off the examining table and began buttoning his shirt.
large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
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a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
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a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
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mean or intend to express or convey
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used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Lee slid off the examining table and began buttoning his shirt.
touching and supported by a surface
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past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
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a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
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challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
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restored to a new condition
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systematic investigation to establish facts
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1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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a particular branch of scientific knowledge
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the month following August and preceding October
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a garment worn on the upper half of the body
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and nothing more
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inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading Lee slid off the examining table and began buttoning his shirt.
not in physical motion
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a set of data arranged in rows and columns
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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in or at that place or location
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
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remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction September 1963.
used to ask for information about something
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used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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Chapter 1 of Am I Still There? by James R. Hall holds 248 sentences, grouped into 50 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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.
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