Chapter 1 of The Eye of Wilbur Mook is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Eye of Wilbur Mook is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1. This etext was produced from Amazing Stories November 1948. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed. 3. Variations in spelling ("gray" vs. "grey") have been retained as they appear in the original publication.
Chapter 1 of The Eye of Wilbur Mook is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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surprising greatly
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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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a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
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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.”
forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
From this reading “Variations in spelling ("gray" vs. "grey") have been retained as they appear in the original publication.”
remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
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plural of “variation” — an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
From this reading “Variations in spelling ("gray" vs. "grey") have been retained as they appear in the original publication.”
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In this reading “Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.”
In this reading “Variations in spelling ("gray" vs. "grey") have been retained as they appear in the original publication.”
In this reading “This etext was produced from Amazing Stories November 1948.”
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surprising greatly
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one or some or every or all without specification
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give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
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the past participle of “be”
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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
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large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
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of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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the month following October and preceding December
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touching and supported by a surface
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preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
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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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continued in your keeping or use or memory
From this reading Variations in spelling ("gray" vs. "grey") have been retained as they appear in the original publication.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
From this reading Variations in spelling ("gray" vs. "grey") have been retained as they appear in the original publication.
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, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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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
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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.
plural of “variation” — an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
From this reading Variations in spelling ("gray" vs. "grey") have been retained as they appear in the original publication.
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From this reading Variations in spelling ("gray" vs. "grey") have been retained as they appear in the original publication.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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Chapter 1 of The Eye of Wilbur Mook by H. B. Hickey holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 429 sentences of The Eye of Wilbur Mook, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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