Chapter 4 of In Search of the Unknown is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of In Search of the Unknown is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The ux exists. There is no longer room for doubt. Ocular proof I can now offer in the shape of _five living eggs_ of this gigantic bird. All measures have been taken to hatch these eggs; they are now in the vast incubator. It is my plan to have them hatch, one by one, under the very eyes of the International Congress.
Chapter 4 of In Search of the Unknown is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the legislature of the United States government
From this reading “It is my plan to have them hatch, one by one, under the very eyes of the International Congress.”
third-person singular of “exist” — have an existence, be extant
From this reading “"The ux exists.”
so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
From this reading “Ocular proof I can now offer in the shape of _five living eggs_ of this gigantic bird.”
emerge from the eggs
From this reading “All measures have been taken to hatch these eggs; they are now in the vast incubator.”
apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants
From this reading “All measures have been taken to hatch these eggs; they are now in the vast incubator.”
concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations
From this reading “It is my plan to have them hatch, one by one, under the very eyes of the International Congress.”
plural of “measure” — any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “All measures have been taken to hatch these eggs; they are now in the vast incubator.”
of or relating to or resembling the eye
From this reading “Ocular proof I can now offer in the shape of _five living eggs_ of this gigantic bird.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All measures have been taken to hatch these eggs; they are now in the vast incubator.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All measures have been taken to hatch these eggs; they are now in the vast incubator.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All measures have been taken to hatch these eggs; they are now in the vast incubator.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Ocular proof I can now offer in the shape of _five living eggs_ of this gigantic bird.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is my plan to have them hatch, one by one, under the very eyes of the International Congress.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Ocular proof I can now offer in the shape of _five living eggs_ of this gigantic bird.
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading It is my plan to have them hatch, one by one, under the very eyes of the International Congress.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading There is no longer room for doubt.
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading Ocular proof I can now offer in the shape of _five living eggs_ of this gigantic bird.
third-person singular of “exist” — have an existence, be extant
From this reading "The ux exists.
opinion or judgment
From this reading It is my plan to have them hatch, one by one, under the very eyes of the International Congress.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Ocular proof I can now offer in the shape of _five living eggs_ of this gigantic bird.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There is no longer room for doubt.
so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
From this reading Ocular proof I can now offer in the shape of _five living eggs_ of this gigantic bird.
emerge from the eggs
From this reading All measures have been taken to hatch these eggs; they are now in the vast incubator.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All measures have been taken to hatch these eggs; they are now in the vast incubator.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ocular proof I can now offer in the shape of _five living eggs_ of this gigantic bird.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ocular proof I can now offer in the shape of _five living eggs_ of this gigantic bird.
apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants
From this reading All measures have been taken to hatch these eggs; they are now in the vast incubator.
concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations
From this reading It is my plan to have them hatch, one by one, under the very eyes of the International Congress.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no longer room for doubt.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is my plan to have them hatch, one by one, under the very eyes of the International Congress.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Ocular proof I can now offer in the shape of _five living eggs_ of this gigantic bird.
for more time
From this reading There is no longer room for doubt.
plural of “measure” — any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading All measures have been taken to hatch these eggs; they are now in the vast incubator.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is my plan to have them hatch, one by one, under the very eyes of the International Congress.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no longer room for doubt.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Ocular proof I can now offer in the shape of _five living eggs_ of this gigantic bird.
of or relating to or resembling the eye
From this reading Ocular proof I can now offer in the shape of _five living eggs_ of this gigantic bird.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ocular proof I can now offer in the shape of _five living eggs_ of this gigantic bird.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Ocular proof I can now offer in the shape of _five living eggs_ of this gigantic bird.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is my plan to have them hatch, one by one, under the very eyes of the International Congress.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading It is my plan to have them hatch, one by one, under the very eyes of the International Congress.
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading Ocular proof I can now offer in the shape of _five living eggs_ of this gigantic bird.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading There is no longer room for doubt.
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading Ocular proof I can now offer in the shape of _five living eggs_ of this gigantic bird.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading All measures have been taken to hatch these eggs; they are now in the vast incubator.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The ux exists.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It is my plan to have them hatch, one by one, under the very eyes of the International Congress.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no longer room for doubt.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading All measures have been taken to hatch these eggs; they are now in the vast incubator.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All measures have been taken to hatch these eggs; they are now in the vast incubator.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Ocular proof I can now offer in the shape of _five living eggs_ of this gigantic bird.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All measures have been taken to hatch these eggs; they are now in the vast incubator.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It is my plan to have them hatch, one by one, under the very eyes of the International Congress.
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From this reading "The ux exists.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading All measures have been taken to hatch these eggs; they are now in the vast incubator.
precisely as stated
From this reading It is my plan to have them hatch, one by one, under the very eyes of the International Congress.
Chapter 4 of In Search of the Unknown by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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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