Chapter 1 of Invasion is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Invasion is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
This etext was produced from Astounding Stories March 1933. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed. [Sidenote: The whole fighting fleet of the United Nations is caught in Kreynborg's marvelous, unique trap.] It was August 19, 2037. The United Nations was just fifty years old.
Chapter 1 of Invasion is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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bewildering or striking dumb with wonder
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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.”
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.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
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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
From this reading “Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.”
radically distinctive and without equal
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From this reading It was August 19, 2037.
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From this reading It was August 19, 2037.
one or some or every or all without specification
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bewildering or striking dumb with wonder
From this reading This etext was produced from Astounding Stories March 1933.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading It was August 19, 2037.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading [Sidenote: The whole fighting fleet of the United Nations is caught in Kreynborg's marvelous, unique trap.]
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 past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
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your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
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.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading The United Nations was just fifty years old.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
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group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was August 19, 2037.
and nothing more
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march in a procession
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extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
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plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The United Nations was just fifty years old.
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
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
restored to a new condition
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.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
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plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
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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
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
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a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
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
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
radically distinctive and without equal
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characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading [Sidenote: The whole fighting fleet of the United Nations is caught in Kreynborg's marvelous, unique trap.]
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This etext was produced from Astounding Stories March 1933.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
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a late time of life
From this reading The United Nations was just fifty years old.
Chapter 1 of Invasion by Murray Leinster holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 424 sentences of Invasion, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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