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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Pangborn's paradox is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
So you know all the punchlines to the old kill-your-own-grandfather gag, eh? Wanna bet? "Why not?" demanded Doctor Randall's voice from the depth of his wing chair. All we had been able to see of him for the past half-hour had been his legs, but apparently Pangborn's tone had been too much. "Prove it!"
Chapter 1 of Pangborn's paradox is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “All we had been able to see of him for the past half-hour had been his legs, but apparently Pangborn's tone had been too much.”
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From this reading All we had been able to see of him for the past half-hour had been his legs, but apparently Pangborn's tone had been too much.
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From this reading So you know all the punchlines to the old kill-your-own-grandfather gag, eh?
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From this reading All we had been able to see of him for the past half-hour had been his legs, but apparently Pangborn's tone had been too much.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All we had been able to see of him for the past half-hour had been his legs, but apparently Pangborn's tone had been too much.
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From this reading Wanna bet?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All we had been able to see of him for the past half-hour had been his legs, but apparently Pangborn's tone had been too much.
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From this reading "Why not?" demanded Doctor Randall's voice from the depth of his wing chair.
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From this reading "Why not?" demanded Doctor Randall's voice from the depth of his wing chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why not?" demanded Doctor Randall's voice from the depth of his wing chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why not?" demanded Doctor Randall's voice from the depth of his wing chair.
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From this reading So you know all the punchlines to the old kill-your-own-grandfather gag, eh?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All we had been able to see of him for the past half-hour had been his legs, but apparently Pangborn's tone had been too much.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Why not?" demanded Doctor Randall's voice from the depth of his wing chair.
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From this reading So you know all the punchlines to the old kill-your-own-grandfather gag, eh?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All we had been able to see of him for the past half-hour had been his legs, but apparently Pangborn's tone had been too much.
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From this reading All we had been able to see of him for the past half-hour had been his legs, but apparently Pangborn's tone had been too much.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All we had been able to see of him for the past half-hour had been his legs, but apparently Pangborn's tone had been too much.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Why not?" demanded Doctor Randall's voice from the depth of his wing chair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Prove it!"
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From this reading So you know all the punchlines to the old kill-your-own-grandfather gag, eh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So you know all the punchlines to the old kill-your-own-grandfather gag, eh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All we had been able to see of him for the past half-hour had been his legs, but apparently Pangborn's tone had been too much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All we had been able to see of him for the past half-hour had been his legs, but apparently Pangborn's tone had been too much.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why not?" demanded Doctor Randall's voice from the depth of his wing chair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Why not?" demanded Doctor Randall's voice from the depth of his wing chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So you know all the punchlines to the old kill-your-own-grandfather gag, eh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All we had been able to see of him for the past half-hour had been his legs, but apparently Pangborn's tone had been too much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All we had been able to see of him for the past half-hour had been his legs, but apparently Pangborn's tone had been too much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Prove it!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So you know all the punchlines to the old kill-your-own-grandfather gag, eh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why not?" demanded Doctor Randall's voice from the depth of his wing chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All we had been able to see of him for the past half-hour had been his legs, but apparently Pangborn's tone had been too much.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So you know all the punchlines to the old kill-your-own-grandfather gag, eh?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So you know all the punchlines to the old kill-your-own-grandfather gag, eh?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So you know all the punchlines to the old kill-your-own-grandfather gag, eh?
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From this reading All we had been able to see of him for the past half-hour had been his legs, but apparently Pangborn's tone had been too much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All we had been able to see of him for the past half-hour had been his legs, but apparently Pangborn's tone had been too much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why not?" demanded Doctor Randall's voice from the depth of his wing chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wanna bet?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading All we had been able to see of him for the past half-hour had been his legs, but apparently Pangborn's tone had been too much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why not?" demanded Doctor Randall's voice from the depth of his wing chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why not?" demanded Doctor Randall's voice from the depth of his wing chair.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So you know all the punchlines to the old kill-your-own-grandfather gag, eh?
