Chapter 1 of The Ultroom Error is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Ultroom Error is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
This etext was produced from Space Science Fiction May 1952. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed. Smith admitted he had made an error involving a few murders--and a few thousand years. He was entitled to a sense of humor, though, even in the Ultroom! _HB73782.
Chapter 1 of The Ultroom Error is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.”
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
From this reading “This etext was produced from Space Science Fiction May 1952.”
-ing form of “involve” — connect closely and often incriminatingly
From this reading “Smith admitted he had made an error involving a few murders--and a few thousand years.”
plural of “murder” — unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
From this reading “Smith admitted he had made an error involving a few murders--and a few thousand years.”
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.”
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In this reading “Smith admitted he had made an error involving a few murders--and a few thousand years.”
In this reading “Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.”
In this reading “Smith admitted he had made an error involving a few murders--and a few thousand years.”
In this reading “This etext was produced from Space Science Fiction May 1952.”
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This etext was produced from Space Science Fiction May 1952.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _HB73782.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Smith admitted he had made an error involving a few murders--and a few thousand years.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading Smith admitted he had made an error involving a few murders--and a few thousand years.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Smith admitted he had made an error involving a few murders--and a few thousand years.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Smith admitted he had made an error involving a few murders--and a few thousand years.
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.
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
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
qualified for by right according to law
From this reading He was entitled to a sense of humor, though, even in the Ultroom!
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Smith admitted he had made an error involving a few murders--and a few thousand years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This etext was produced from Space Science Fiction May 1952.
divisible by two
From this reading He was entitled to a sense of humor, though, even in the Ultroom!
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 quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Smith admitted he had made an error involving a few murders--and a few thousand years.
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
From this reading This etext was produced from Space Science Fiction May 1952.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This etext was produced from Space Science Fiction May 1952.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Smith admitted he had made an error involving a few murders--and a few thousand years.
a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues
From this reading _HB73782.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Smith admitted he had made an error involving a few murders--and a few thousand years.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading He was entitled to a sense of humor, though, even in the Ultroom!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was entitled to a sense of humor, though, even in the Ultroom!
-ing form of “involve” — connect closely and often incriminatingly
From this reading Smith admitted he had made an error involving a few murders--and a few thousand years.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Smith admitted he had made an error involving a few murders--and a few thousand years.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading This etext was produced from Space Science Fiction May 1952.
plural of “murder” — unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
From this reading Smith admitted he had made an error involving a few murders--and a few thousand years.
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
From this reading He was entitled to a sense of humor, though, even in the Ultroom!
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.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading This etext was produced from Space Science Fiction May 1952.
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
From this reading This etext was produced from Space Science Fiction May 1952.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading He was entitled to a sense of humor, though, even in the Ultroom!
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Smith admitted he had made an error involving a few murders--and a few thousand years.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading This etext was produced from Space Science Fiction May 1952.
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 Space Science Fiction May 1952.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He was entitled to a sense of humor, though, even in the Ultroom!
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Smith admitted he had made an error involving a few murders--and a few thousand years.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was entitled to a sense of humor, though, even in the Ultroom!
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was entitled to a sense of humor, though, even in the Ultroom!
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.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This etext was produced from Space Science Fiction May 1952.
a late time of life
From this reading Smith admitted he had made an error involving a few murders--and a few thousand years.
Chapter 1 of The Ultroom Error by Jerry Sohl holds 431 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 431 sentences of The Ultroom Error, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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