Chapter 1 of Planet explorer is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Planet explorer is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AVON PUBLICATIONS, INC. 575 Madison Avenue--New York 22, N. Y. To Austin Stanton, Esq. Who believes that the things I write about should be accomplished right away; Who believes that all men are potential geniuses;
Chapter 1 of Planet explorer is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
From this reading “To Austin Stanton, Esq.”
a river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn
From this reading “AVON PUBLICATIONS, INC.”
plural of “genius” — someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading “Who believes that all men are potential geniuses;”
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
From this reading “AVON PUBLICATIONS, INC.”
4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836)
From this reading “575 Madison Avenue--New York 22, N. Y.”
existing in possibility
From this reading “Who believes that all men are potential geniuses;”
plural of “publication” — a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading “AVON PUBLICATIONS, INC.”
United States suffragist and feminist; called for reform of the practices that perpetuated sexual inequality (1815-1902)
From this reading “To Austin Stanton, Esq.”
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write about a particular topic
In this reading “Who believes that the things I write about should be accomplished right away;”
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From this reading 575 Madison Avenue--New York 22, N. Y.
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From this reading 575 Madison Avenue--New York 22, N. Y.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Who believes that the things I write about should be accomplished right away;
highly skilled
From this reading Who believes that the things I write about should be accomplished right away;
(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 Who believes that all men are potential geniuses;
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Who believes that all men are potential geniuses;
state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
From this reading To Austin Stanton, Esq.
a line of approach
From this reading 575 Madison Avenue--New York 22, N. Y.
a river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn
From this reading AVON PUBLICATIONS, INC.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Who believes that the things I write about should be accomplished right away;
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Who believes that the things I write about should be accomplished right away;
third-person singular of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Who believes that the things I write about should be accomplished right away;
a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
From this reading To Austin Stanton, Esq.
plural of “genius” — someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading Who believes that all men are potential geniuses;
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Who believes that the things I write about should be accomplished right away;
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
From this reading AVON PUBLICATIONS, INC.
4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836)
From this reading 575 Madison Avenue--New York 22, N. Y.
the force of workers available
From this reading Who believes that all men are potential geniuses;
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading 575 Madison Avenue--New York 22, N. Y.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading 575 Madison Avenue--New York 22, N. Y.
existing in possibility
From this reading Who believes that all men are potential geniuses;
plural of “publication” — a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading AVON PUBLICATIONS, INC.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Who believes that the things I write about should be accomplished right away;
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Who believes that the things I write about should be accomplished right away;
United States suffragist and feminist; called for reform of the practices that perpetuated sexual inequality (1815-1902)
From this reading To Austin Stanton, Esq.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Who believes that the things I write about should be accomplished right away;
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Who believes that the things I write about should be accomplished right away;
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Who believes that the things I write about should be accomplished right away;
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Austin Stanton, Esq.
which person or people
From this reading Who believes that the things I write about should be accomplished right away;
produce a literary work
From this reading Who believes that the things I write about should be accomplished right away;
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading 575 Madison Avenue--New York 22, N. Y.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading 575 Madison Avenue--New York 22, N. Y.
Chapter 1 of Planet explorer by Murray Leinster holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 403 sentences of Planet explorer, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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