Chapter 1 of Something Will Turn Up is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Something Will Turn Up is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Err ... maybe it had to do with this being a non-Parity universe, perhaps? Some things can't be simply inverted, after all.... "You, Mr. Rapp?" Stanley Rapp blinked, considering the matter. He always thought over everything very carefully.
Chapter 1 of Something Will Turn Up is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “blink” — briefly shut the eyes
From this reading “Stanley Rapp blinked, considering the matter.”
taking care or paying attention
From this reading “He always thought over everything very carefully.”
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading “Stanley Rapp blinked, considering the matter.”
to make a mistake or be incorrect
From this reading “Err ... maybe it had to do with this being a non-Parity universe, perhaps?”
being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed
From this reading “Some things can't be simply inverted, after all....”
by chance
From this reading “Err ... maybe it had to do with this being a non-Parity universe, perhaps?”
United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)
From this reading “Stanley Rapp blinked, considering the matter.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “Err ... maybe it had to do with this being a non-Parity universe, perhaps?”
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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 Err ... maybe it had to do with this being a non-Parity universe, perhaps?
later than; following
From this reading Some things can't be simply inverted, after all....
(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 Some things can't be simply inverted, after all....
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading He always thought over everything very carefully.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Some things can't be simply inverted, after all....
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Err ... maybe it had to do with this being a non-Parity universe, perhaps?
past form of “blink” — briefly shut the eyes
From this reading Stanley Rapp blinked, considering the matter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some things can't be simply inverted, after all....
taking care or paying attention
From this reading He always thought over everything very carefully.
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading Stanley Rapp blinked, considering the matter.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Err ... maybe it had to do with this being a non-Parity universe, perhaps?
to make a mistake or be incorrect
From this reading Err ... maybe it had to do with this being a non-Parity universe, perhaps?
all things; all of a situation
From this reading He always thought over everything very carefully.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Err ... maybe it had to do with this being a non-Parity universe, perhaps?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He always thought over everything very carefully.
being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed
From this reading Some things can't be simply inverted, after all....
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Err ... maybe it had to do with this being a non-Parity universe, perhaps?
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Stanley Rapp blinked, considering the matter.
by chance
From this reading Err ... maybe it had to do with this being a non-Parity universe, perhaps?
a form of address for a man
From this reading "You, Mr. Rapp?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Err ... maybe it had to do with this being a non-Parity universe, perhaps?
above and across; more than
From this reading He always thought over everything very carefully.
by chance
From this reading Err ... maybe it had to do with this being a non-Parity universe, perhaps?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You, Mr. Rapp?"
and nothing more
From this reading Some things can't be simply inverted, after all....
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some things can't be simply inverted, after all....
United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)
From this reading Stanley Rapp blinked, considering the matter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stanley Rapp blinked, considering the matter.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Some things can't be simply inverted, after all....
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Err ... maybe it had to do with this being a non-Parity universe, perhaps?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He always thought over everything very carefully.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Err ... maybe it had to do with this being a non-Parity universe, perhaps?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Err ... maybe it had to do with this being a non-Parity universe, perhaps?
precisely as stated
From this reading He always thought over everything very carefully.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Err ... maybe it had to do with this being a non-Parity universe, perhaps?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You, Mr. Rapp?"
Chapter 1 of Something Will Turn Up by David Mason holds 209 sentences, grouped into 42 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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