Chapter 1 of Key Out of Time is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Key Out of Time is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Published simultaneously in Canada by Nelson, Foster & Scott Ltd. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 63-10861 SECOND PRINTING 2WP164 6. Loketh the Useless 7. Witches' Meat 8. The Free Rovers 9.
Chapter 1 of Key Out of Time is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
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a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things
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promote the growth of
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English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
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text handwritten in the style of printed matter
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plural of “rover” — someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “The Free Rovers 9.”
at the same instant
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plural of “witch” — a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading “Witches' Meat 8.”
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 63-10861 SECOND PRINTING 2WP164 6.
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 63-10861 SECOND PRINTING 2WP164 6.
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 63-10861 SECOND PRINTING 2WP164 6.
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 63-10861 SECOND PRINTING 2WP164 6.
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From this reading Loketh the Useless 7.
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From this reading Witches' Meat 8.
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From this reading The Free Rovers 9.
showing who or what does the action
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a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
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one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
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a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things
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the legislature of the United States government
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promote the growth of
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grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading The Free Rovers 9.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a room where books are kept
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From this reading Loketh the Useless 7.
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the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading Witches' Meat 8.
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading Published simultaneously in Canada by Nelson, Foster & Scott Ltd.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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text handwritten in the style of printed matter
From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 63-10861 SECOND PRINTING 2WP164 6.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
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plural of “rover” — someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading The Free Rovers 9.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
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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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at the same instant
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Loketh the Useless 7.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading Loketh the Useless 7.
plural of “witch” — a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading Witches' Meat 8.
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 63-10861 SECOND PRINTING 2WP164 6.
Chapter 1 of Key Out of Time by Andre Norton holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 418 sentences of Key Out of Time, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Key Out of Time by Andre Norton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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