Chapter 1 of Nor Iron Bars a Cage.... is here in full — 469 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Nor Iron Bars a Cage.... is here in full — 469 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction May 1962. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed. NOR IRON BARS A CAGE.... Iron bars do not confine a Man--only his body. There are more subtle, and more confining bindings, however....
Chapter 1 of Nor Iron Bars a Cage.... is here in full — 469 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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something having the property of being analogous to something else
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plural of “binding” — the capacity to attract and hold something
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place limits on (extent or amount or access)
From this reading “Iron bars do not confine a Man--only his body.”
restricting the scope or freedom of action
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a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work
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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.”
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In this reading “NOR IRON BARS A CAGE....”
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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 NOR IRON BARS A CAGE....
something having the property of being analogous to something else
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are more subtle, and more confining bindings, however....
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are more subtle, and more confining bindings, however....
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading NOR IRON BARS A CAGE....
plural of “binding” — the capacity to attract and hold something
From this reading There are more subtle, and more confining bindings, however....
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Iron bars do not confine a Man--only his body.
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading NOR IRON BARS A CAGE....
place limits on (extent or amount or access)
From this reading Iron bars do not confine a Man--only his body.
restricting the scope or freedom of action
From this reading There are more subtle, and more confining bindings, however....
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.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Iron bars do not confine a Man--only his body.
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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.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
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a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Iron bars do not confine a Man--only his body.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading There are more subtle, and more confining bindings, however....
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
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an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
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used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
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and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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touching and supported by a surface
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and nothing more
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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
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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
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a particular branch of scientific knowledge
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difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
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.
in or at that place or location
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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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.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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Chapter 1 of Nor Iron Bars a Cage.... by Randall Garrett holds 469 sentences, grouped into 94 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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