Chapter 1 of The Bluff of the Hawk is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Bluff of the Hawk is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
This etext was produced from Astounding Stories May 1932. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed. [Sidenote: "A trick? Carse was famed for them. A trap?
Chapter 1 of The Bluff of the Hawk is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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bewildering or striking dumb with wonder
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a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work
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large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
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widely known and esteemed
From this reading “Carse was famed for them.”
a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
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restored to a new condition
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systematic investigation to establish facts
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remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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one or some or every or all without specification
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bewildering or striking dumb with wonder
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From this reading Carse was famed for them.
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
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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.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Carse was famed for them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Carse was famed for them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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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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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
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systematic investigation to establish facts
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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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plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Carse was famed for them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading A trap?
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading [Sidenote: "A trick?
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
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remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
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the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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Chapter 1 of The Bluff of the Hawk by Anthony Gilmore holds 455 sentences, grouped into 91 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 455 sentences of The Bluff of the Hawk, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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