Chapter 1 of Beyond the Ultra-Violet is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Beyond the Ultra-Violet is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Experimenting with the eyes can be a very dangerous thing. You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon! _You better take your money back, mister. Thanks a lot but--no thanks. I wasn't panhandling, my hat fell off and I was trying to find it on the sidewalk.
Chapter 1 of Beyond the Ultra-Violet is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!”
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading “Experimenting with the eyes can be a very dangerous thing.”
-ing form of “experiment” — to conduct a test or investigation
From this reading “Experimenting with the eyes can be a very dangerous thing.”
by chance
From this reading “You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “_You better take your money back, mister.”
-ing form of “panhandle” — beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money
From this reading “I wasn't panhandling, my hat fell off and I was trying to find it on the sidewalk.”
walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
From this reading “I wasn't panhandling, my hat fell off and I was trying to find it on the sidewalk.”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “Thanks a lot but--no thanks.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “I wasn't panhandling, my hat fell off and I was trying to find it on the sidewalk.”
In this reading “Experimenting with the eyes can be a very dangerous thing.”
look on as or consider
In this reading “You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!”
In this reading “I wasn't panhandling, my hat fell off and I was trying to find it on the sidewalk.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Experimenting with the eyes can be a very dangerous thing.
possessing life
From this reading You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I wasn't panhandling, my hat fell off and I was trying to find it on the sidewalk.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading _You better take your money back, mister.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Experimenting with the eyes can be a very dangerous thing.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading _You better take your money back, mister.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Thanks a lot but--no thanks.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Experimenting with the eyes can be a very dangerous thing.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading Experimenting with the eyes can be a very dangerous thing.
-ing form of “experiment” — to conduct a test or investigation
From this reading Experimenting with the eyes can be a very dangerous thing.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Experimenting with the eyes can be a very dangerous thing.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading I wasn't panhandling, my hat fell off and I was trying to find it on the sidewalk.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I wasn't panhandling, my hat fell off and I was trying to find it on the sidewalk.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading I wasn't panhandling, my hat fell off and I was trying to find it on the sidewalk.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wasn't panhandling, my hat fell off and I was trying to find it on the sidewalk.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I wasn't panhandling, my hat fell off and I was trying to find it on the sidewalk.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading Thanks a lot but--no thanks.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!
by chance
From this reading You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!
a form of address for a man
From this reading _You better take your money back, mister.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading _You better take your money back, mister.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I wasn't panhandling, my hat fell off and I was trying to find it on the sidewalk.
not any; not one
From this reading You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I wasn't panhandling, my hat fell off and I was trying to find it on the sidewalk.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I wasn't panhandling, my hat fell off and I was trying to find it on the sidewalk.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!
-ing form of “panhandle” — beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money
From this reading I wasn't panhandling, my hat fell off and I was trying to find it on the sidewalk.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!
walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
From this reading I wasn't panhandling, my hat fell off and I was trying to find it on the sidewalk.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!
carry out
From this reading _You better take your money back, mister.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading Thanks a lot but--no thanks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Experimenting with the eyes can be a very dangerous thing.
a special situation
From this reading Experimenting with the eyes can be a very dangerous thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!
hard to endure
From this reading I wasn't panhandling, my hat fell off and I was trying to find it on the sidewalk.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!
precisely as stated
From this reading Experimenting with the eyes can be a very dangerous thing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wasn't panhandling, my hat fell off and I was trying to find it on the sidewalk.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Experimenting with the eyes can be a very dangerous thing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _You better take your money back, mister.
Chapter 1 of Beyond the Ultra-Violet by Frank M. Robinson holds 158 sentences, grouped into 32 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.
Chapter 1 holds 158 sentences of Beyond the Ultra-Violet, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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