Chapter 1 of The Happy Man is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Happy Man is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction March 1963. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed. More's "Utopia" was isolated-- cut off--from the dreary world outside. All Utopias are.... Nelson saw the girl at the same time she saw him.
Chapter 1 of The Happy Man is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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something having the property of being analogous to something else
From this reading “This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction March 1963.”
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.”
not close together in time
From this reading “More's "Utopia" was isolated-- cut off--from the dreary world outside.”
a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading “Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.”
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.”
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.”
a book written by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island
From this reading “More's "Utopia" was isolated-- cut off--from the dreary world outside.”
plural of “utopia” — a book written by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island
From this reading “All Utopias are....”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Nelson saw the girl at the same time she saw him.”
In this reading “Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
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From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction March 1963.
(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 All Utopias are....
something having the property of being analogous to something else
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction March 1963.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All Utopias are....
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nelson saw the girl at the same time she saw him.
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.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading More's "Utopia" was isolated-- cut off--from the dreary world outside.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading More's "Utopia" was isolated-- cut off--from the dreary world outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction March 1963.
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.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction March 1963.
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction March 1963.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction March 1963.
a young female
From this reading Nelson saw the girl at the same time she saw him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nelson saw the girl at the same time she saw him.
not close together in time
From this reading More's "Utopia" was isolated-- cut off--from the dreary world outside.
march in a procession
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction March 1963.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More's "Utopia" was isolated-- cut off--from the dreary world outside.
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading Nelson saw the girl at the same time she saw him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading More's "Utopia" was isolated-- cut off--from the dreary world outside.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading More's "Utopia" was isolated-- cut off--from the dreary world outside.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction March 1963.
a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
restored to a new condition
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
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.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Nelson saw the girl at the same time she saw him.
cut with a saw
From this reading Nelson saw the girl at the same time she saw him.
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction March 1963.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nelson saw the girl at the same time she saw him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction March 1963.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Nelson saw the girl at the same time she saw him.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
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.
a book written by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island
From this reading More's "Utopia" was isolated-- cut off--from the dreary world outside.
plural of “utopia” — a book written by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island
From this reading All Utopias are....
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction March 1963.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading More's "Utopia" was isolated-- cut off--from the dreary world outside.
Chapter 1 of The Happy Man by Gerald W. Page holds 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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 433 sentences of The Happy Man, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Happy Man by Gerald W. Page exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 433 sentences, grouped into 87 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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