Chapter 1 of Wandl the Invader is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Wandl the Invader is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ACE BOOKS, INC. 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N.Y. "It's a planet," I said. "A little world." "How little?"
Chapter 1 of Wandl the Invader is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “ACE BOOKS, INC.”
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “ACE BOOKS, INC.”
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
From this reading “ACE BOOKS, INC.”
(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading “"It's a planet," I said.”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N.Y.”
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading “23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N.Y.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “"A little world."”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N.Y.”
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From this reading 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N.Y.
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From this reading 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N.Y.
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From this reading 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N.Y.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It's a planet," I said.
the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading ACE BOOKS, INC.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading ACE BOOKS, INC.
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From this reading "How little?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It's a planet," I said.
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
From this reading ACE BOOKS, INC.
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From this reading "It's a planet," I said.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "A little world."
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N.Y.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N.Y.
(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading "It's a planet," I said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It's a planet," I said.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N.Y.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N.Y.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "A little world."
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N.Y.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N.Y.
Chapter 1 of Wandl the Invader by Ray Cummings holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 413 sentences of Wandl the Invader, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Wandl the Invader by Ray Cummings exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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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