Chapter 1 of Heel is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Heel is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Great cast! Stupendous show! If this didn't make history, nothing ever would!_ "Call me Zeus," said the Director. "Zeus?" said his wife, a beautiful woman not over a thousand years old. "What an egomaniac!
Chapter 1 of Heel is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/90 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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put or send forth
From this reading “_Great cast!”
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading “If this didn't make history, nothing ever would!_ "Call me Zeus," said the Director.”
an abnormally egotistical person
From this reading “"What an egomaniac!”
the aggregate of past events
From this reading “If this didn't make history, nothing ever would!_ "Call me Zeus," said the Director.”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “Stupendous show!”
so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
From this reading “Stupendous show!”
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “"Zeus?" said his wife, a beautiful woman not over a thousand years old.”
(Greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods; counterpart of Roman Jupiter
From this reading “If this didn't make history, nothing ever would!_ "Call me Zeus," said the Director.”
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In this reading “"Zeus?" said his wife, a beautiful woman not over a thousand years old.”
In this reading “"Zeus?" said his wife, a beautiful woman not over a thousand years old.”
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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 "Zeus?" said his wife, a beautiful woman not over a thousand years old.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "What an egomaniac!
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "Zeus?" said his wife, a beautiful woman not over a thousand years old.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading If this didn't make history, nothing ever would!_ "Call me Zeus," said the Director.
put or send forth
From this reading _Great cast!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If this didn't make history, nothing ever would!_ "Call me Zeus," said the Director.
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading If this didn't make history, nothing ever would!_ "Call me Zeus," said the Director.
an abnormally egotistical person
From this reading "What an egomaniac!
at any time
From this reading If this didn't make history, nothing ever would!_ "Call me Zeus," said the Director.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading _Great cast!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Zeus?" said his wife, a beautiful woman not over a thousand years old.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading If this didn't make history, nothing ever would!_ "Call me Zeus," said the Director.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If this didn't make history, nothing ever would!_ "Call me Zeus," said the Director.
engage in
From this reading If this didn't make history, nothing ever would!_ "Call me Zeus," said the Director.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If this didn't make history, nothing ever would!_ "Call me Zeus," said the Director.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Zeus?" said his wife, a beautiful woman not over a thousand years old.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading If this didn't make history, nothing ever would!_ "Call me Zeus," said the Director.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Zeus?" said his wife, a beautiful woman not over a thousand years old.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Zeus?" said his wife, a beautiful woman not over a thousand years old.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading If this didn't make history, nothing ever would!_ "Call me Zeus," said the Director.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Stupendous show!
so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
From this reading Stupendous show!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If this didn't make history, nothing ever would!_ "Call me Zeus," said the Director.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If this didn't make history, nothing ever would!_ "Call me Zeus," said the Director.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading "Zeus?" said his wife, a beautiful woman not over a thousand years old.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What an egomaniac!
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "Zeus?" said his wife, a beautiful woman not over a thousand years old.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Zeus?" said his wife, a beautiful woman not over a thousand years old.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If this didn't make history, nothing ever would!_ "Call me Zeus," said the Director.
a late time of life
From this reading "Zeus?" said his wife, a beautiful woman not over a thousand years old.
(Greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods; counterpart of Roman Jupiter
From this reading If this didn't make history, nothing ever would!_ "Call me Zeus," said the Director.
Chapter 1 of Heel by Philip José Farmer holds 453 sentences, grouped into 91 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 453 sentences of Heel, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Heel by Philip José Farmer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 453 sentences, grouped into 91 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 91 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 91 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
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