Chapter 1 of The Helpful Hand of God is here in full — 547 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Helpful Hand of God is here in full — 547 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction December 1961. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed. Can be very helpful indeed. But of course, it's long been known that God helps those who wisely help themselves....
Chapter 1 of The Helpful Hand of God is here in full — 547 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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something having the property of being analogous to something else
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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.”
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.”
providing assistance or serving a useful function
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plural of “help” — the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
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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.”
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.
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as might be expected
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In this reading “Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.”
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From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction December 1961.
something having the property of being analogous to something else
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction December 1961.
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.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Can be very helpful indeed.
the past participle of “be”
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can be very helpful indeed.
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.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
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the last (12th) month of the year
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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.
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From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction December 1961.
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
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a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
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give help or assistance; be of service
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providing assistance or serving a useful function
From this reading Can be very helpful indeed.
plural of “help” — the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
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in truth (often tends to intensify)
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apprehended with certainty
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primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
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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.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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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
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.
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
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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
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
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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.
precisely as stated
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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 December 1961.
which person or people
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in a wise manner
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Chapter 1 of The Helpful Hand of God by Tom Godwin holds 547 sentences, grouped into 110 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 547 sentences of The Helpful Hand of God, unabridged, divided into 110 reading sections.
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