Chapter 9 of A Man Obsessed is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of A Man Obsessed is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The room was still for a long moment. Then Schiml blinked at Conroe, his hands trembling. "So this is the tremendous power, the mutant strain we've been trying to trace for so long." "This is one of the tremendous powers," Conroe replied wearily. "Jeff probably has all the power that his father had, though it hasn't all matured yet.
Chapter 9 of A Man Obsessed is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “blink” — briefly shut the eyes
From this reading “Then Schiml blinked at Conroe, his hands trembling.”
fully ripe; at the height of bloom
From this reading “"Jeff probably has all the power that his father had, though it hasn't all matured yet.”
(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
From this reading “"So this is the tremendous power, the mutant strain we've been trying to trace for so long."”
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading “"This is one of the tremendous powers," Conroe replied wearily.”
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading “"So this is the tremendous power, the mutant strain we've been trying to trace for so long."”
a just detectable amount
From this reading “"So this is the tremendous power, the mutant strain we've been trying to trace for so long."”
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading “"So this is the tremendous power, the mutant strain we've been trying to trace for so long."”
in a weary manner
From this reading “"This is one of the tremendous powers," Conroe replied wearily.”
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In this reading “"So this is the tremendous power, the mutant strain we've been trying to trace for so long."”
In this reading “Then Schiml blinked at Conroe, his hands trembling.”
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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 The room was still for a long moment.
(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 "Jeff probably has all the power that his father had, though it hasn't all matured yet.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then Schiml blinked at Conroe, his hands trembling.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "So this is the tremendous power, the mutant strain we've been trying to trace for so long."
past form of “blink” — briefly shut the eyes
From this reading Then Schiml blinked at Conroe, his hands trembling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Schiml blinked at Conroe, his hands trembling.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Jeff probably has all the power that his father had, though it hasn't all matured yet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The room was still for a long moment.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Jeff probably has all the power that his father had, though it hasn't all matured yet.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Then Schiml blinked at Conroe, his hands trembling.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Jeff probably has all the power that his father had, though it hasn't all matured yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Jeff probably has all the power that his father had, though it hasn't all matured yet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Schiml blinked at Conroe, his hands trembling.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "So this is the tremendous power, the mutant strain we've been trying to trace for so long."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Jeff probably has all the power that his father had, though it hasn't all matured yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Jeff probably has all the power that his father had, though it hasn't all matured yet.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The room was still for a long moment.
fully ripe; at the height of bloom
From this reading "Jeff probably has all the power that his father had, though it hasn't all matured yet.
a particular point in time
From this reading The room was still for a long moment.
(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
From this reading "So this is the tremendous power, the mutant strain we've been trying to trace for so long."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "This is one of the tremendous powers," Conroe replied wearily.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "This is one of the tremendous powers," Conroe replied wearily.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading "So this is the tremendous power, the mutant strain we've been trying to trace for so long."
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading "This is one of the tremendous powers," Conroe replied wearily.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading "Jeff probably has all the power that his father had, though it hasn't all matured yet.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "This is one of the tremendous powers," Conroe replied wearily.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The room was still for a long moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Schiml blinked at Conroe, his hands trembling.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So this is the tremendous power, the mutant strain we've been trying to trace for so long."
not in physical motion
From this reading The room was still for a long moment.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading "So this is the tremendous power, the mutant strain we've been trying to trace for so long."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Jeff probably has all the power that his father had, though it hasn't all matured yet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The room was still for a long moment.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Schiml blinked at Conroe, his hands trembling.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "So this is the tremendous power, the mutant strain we've been trying to trace for so long."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Jeff probably has all the power that his father had, though it hasn't all matured yet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "So this is the tremendous power, the mutant strain we've been trying to trace for so long."
a just detectable amount
From this reading "So this is the tremendous power, the mutant strain we've been trying to trace for so long."
a shaky motion
From this reading Then Schiml blinked at Conroe, his hands trembling.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading "So this is the tremendous power, the mutant strain we've been trying to trace for so long."
hard to endure
From this reading "So this is the tremendous power, the mutant strain we've been trying to trace for so long."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room was still for a long moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So this is the tremendous power, the mutant strain we've been trying to trace for so long."
in a weary manner
From this reading "This is one of the tremendous powers," Conroe replied wearily.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Jeff probably has all the power that his father had, though it hasn't all matured yet.
Chapter 9 of A Man Obsessed by Alan Edward Nourse holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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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