Chapter 9 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Mysterious Meeting_ "Ah, Grant--have you enjoyed yourself?" He dismissed his subordinate. "I was detained. Sorry." He was smoothly imperturbable.
Chapter 9 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “detain” — deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading “"I was detained.”
having lost your job
From this reading “He dismissed his subordinate.”
past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading “_Mysterious Meeting_ "Ah, Grant--have you enjoyed yourself?"”
let have
From this reading “_Mysterious Meeting_ "Ah, Grant--have you enjoyed yourself?"”
a formally arranged gathering
of an obscure nature
with no problems or difficulties
From this reading “He was smoothly imperturbable.”
lower in rank or importance
From this reading “He dismissed his subordinate.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Mysterious Meeting_ "Ah, Grant--have you enjoyed yourself?"
past form of “detain” — deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading "I was detained.
having lost your job
From this reading He dismissed his subordinate.
past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading _Mysterious Meeting_ "Ah, Grant--have you enjoyed yourself?"
let have
From this reading _Mysterious Meeting_ "Ah, Grant--have you enjoyed yourself?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Mysterious Meeting_ "Ah, Grant--have you enjoyed yourself?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He dismissed his subordinate.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He dismissed his subordinate.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was detained.
not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure
From this reading He was smoothly imperturbable.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading _Mysterious Meeting_ "Ah, Grant--have you enjoyed yourself?"
of an obscure nature
From this reading _Mysterious Meeting_ "Ah, Grant--have you enjoyed yourself?"
with no problems or difficulties
From this reading He was smoothly imperturbable.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Sorry."
lower in rank or importance
From this reading He dismissed his subordinate.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was detained.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Mysterious Meeting_ "Ah, Grant--have you enjoyed yourself?"
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading _Mysterious Meeting_ "Ah, Grant--have you enjoyed yourself?"
Chapter 9 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science by Various holds 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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 9 holds 179 sentences of Astounding Stories of Super-Science, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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.
Work through the 36 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 36 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 9 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Astounding Stories of Super-Science by Various on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 5693 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #29255 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #29255, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 474 minutes of reading across 1139 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Astounding Stories of Super-Science section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 15 chapters of Astounding Stories of Super-Science to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Astounding Stories of Super-Science, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
