Chapter 1 of The Plagiarist From Rigel IV is here in full — 663 sentences across 133 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Plagiarist From Rigel IV is here in full — 663 sentences across 133 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Writing stories was hard work--unless Fred had a typewriter like "Reggie" that could write by itself! Nonsense? Fred agreed until he met-- I bought the typewriter in a pawn shop on Third Avenue. The pawn shop proprietor was a balding old man with a walrus mustache. "_How_ much?"
Chapter 1 of The Plagiarist From Rigel IV is here in full — 663 sentences across 133 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/132 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a line of approach
From this reading “Fred agreed until he met-- I bought the typewriter in a pawn shop on Third Avenue.”
getting bald
From this reading “The pawn shop proprietor was a balding old man with a walrus mustache.”
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading “The pawn shop proprietor was a balding old man with a walrus mustache.”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “Nonsense?”
an article deposited as security
From this reading “Fred agreed until he met-- I bought the typewriter in a pawn shop on Third Avenue.”
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading “The pawn shop proprietor was a balding old man with a walrus mustache.”
hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time
From this reading “Writing stories was hard work--unless Fred had a typewriter like "Reggie" that could write by itself!”
either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber
From this reading “The pawn shop proprietor was a balding old man with a walrus mustache.”
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a man who is very old
In this reading “The pawn shop proprietor was a balding old man with a walrus mustache.”
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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 Writing stories was hard work--unless Fred had a typewriter like "Reggie" that could write by itself!
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading Fred agreed until he met-- I bought the typewriter in a pawn shop on Third Avenue.
a line of approach
From this reading Fred agreed until he met-- I bought the typewriter in a pawn shop on Third Avenue.
getting bald
From this reading The pawn shop proprietor was a balding old man with a walrus mustache.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Fred agreed until he met-- I bought the typewriter in a pawn shop on Third Avenue.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Writing stories was hard work--unless Fred had a typewriter like "Reggie" that could write by itself!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Writing stories was hard work--unless Fred had a typewriter like "Reggie" that could write by itself!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Writing stories was hard work--unless Fred had a typewriter like "Reggie" that could write by itself!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Writing stories was hard work--unless Fred had a typewriter like "Reggie" that could write by itself!
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Writing stories was hard work--unless Fred had a typewriter like "Reggie" that could write by itself!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fred agreed until he met-- I bought the typewriter in a pawn shop on Third Avenue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_How_ much?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Fred agreed until he met-- I bought the typewriter in a pawn shop on Third Avenue.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fred agreed until he met-- I bought the typewriter in a pawn shop on Third Avenue.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Writing stories was hard work--unless Fred had a typewriter like "Reggie" that could write by itself!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Writing stories was hard work--unless Fred had a typewriter like "Reggie" that could write by itself!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The pawn shop proprietor was a balding old man with a walrus mustache.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Fred agreed until he met-- I bought the typewriter in a pawn shop on Third Avenue.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "_How_ much?"
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading The pawn shop proprietor was a balding old man with a walrus mustache.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading Nonsense?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The pawn shop proprietor was a balding old man with a walrus mustache.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fred agreed until he met-- I bought the typewriter in a pawn shop on Third Avenue.
an article deposited as security
From this reading Fred agreed until he met-- I bought the typewriter in a pawn shop on Third Avenue.
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading The pawn shop proprietor was a balding old man with a walrus mustache.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Writing stories was hard work--unless Fred had a typewriter like "Reggie" that could write by itself!
do one's shopping
From this reading Fred agreed until he met-- I bought the typewriter in a pawn shop on Third Avenue.
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
From this reading Writing stories was hard work--unless Fred had a typewriter like "Reggie" that could write by itself!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Writing stories was hard work--unless Fred had a typewriter like "Reggie" that could write by itself!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fred agreed until he met-- I bought the typewriter in a pawn shop on Third Avenue.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading Fred agreed until he met-- I bought the typewriter in a pawn shop on Third Avenue.
hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time
From this reading Writing stories was hard work--unless Fred had a typewriter like "Reggie" that could write by itself!
except if; if not
From this reading Writing stories was hard work--unless Fred had a typewriter like "Reggie" that could write by itself!
up to a particular time
From this reading Fred agreed until he met-- I bought the typewriter in a pawn shop on Third Avenue.
either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber
From this reading The pawn shop proprietor was a balding old man with a walrus mustache.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Writing stories was hard work--unless Fred had a typewriter like "Reggie" that could write by itself!
in the company of; together with
From this reading The pawn shop proprietor was a balding old man with a walrus mustache.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Writing stories was hard work--unless Fred had a typewriter like "Reggie" that could write by itself!
produce a literary work
From this reading Writing stories was hard work--unless Fred had a typewriter like "Reggie" that could write by itself!
the act of creating written works
From this reading Writing stories was hard work--unless Fred had a typewriter like "Reggie" that could write by itself!
Chapter 1 of The Plagiarist From Rigel IV by Evan Hunter holds 663 sentences, grouped into 133 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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