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Chapter 1 of Omega, the Man is here in full — 795 sentences across 159 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Classic Reprint from AMAZING STORIES, January, 1933 The silver airship cut swiftly through the hot thin air. The noonday sun blazed down upon it and the desert world below. All about was the solemn silence of death. No living thing appeared either in the air or on the drab, gray earth. Only the aircraft itself displayed any signs of life.
Chapter 1 of Omega, the Man is here in full — 795 sentences across 159 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a vehicle that can fly
From this reading “Only the aircraft itself displayed any signs of life.”
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading “A Classic Reprint from AMAZING STORIES, January, 1933 The silver airship cut swiftly through the hot thin air.”
surprising greatly
From this reading “A Classic Reprint from AMAZING STORIES, January, 1933 The silver airship cut swiftly through the hot thin air.”
past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading “The noonday sun blazed down upon it and the desert world below.”
a creation of the highest excellence
From this reading “A Classic Reprint from AMAZING STORIES, January, 1933 The silver airship cut swiftly through the hot thin air.”
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading “No living thing appeared either in the air or on the drab, gray earth.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “A Classic Reprint from AMAZING STORIES, January, 1933 The silver airship cut swiftly through the hot thin air.”
a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale
From this reading “A Classic Reprint from AMAZING STORIES, January, 1933 The silver airship cut swiftly through the hot thin air.”
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In this reading “The noonday sun blazed down upon it and the desert world below.”
In this reading “All about was the solemn silence of death.”
In this reading “The noonday sun blazed down upon it and the desert world below.”
nowhere to be found in a giant void
In this reading “A Classic Reprint from AMAZING STORIES, January, 1933 The silver airship cut swiftly through the hot thin air.”
a living (or once living) entity
In this reading “No living thing appeared either in the air or on the drab, gray earth.”
In this reading “Only the aircraft itself displayed any signs of life.”
on everybody's mind
In this reading “No living thing appeared either in the air or on the drab, gray earth.”
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From this reading A Classic Reprint from AMAZING STORIES, January, 1933 The silver airship cut swiftly through the hot thin air.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Classic Reprint from AMAZING STORIES, January, 1933 The silver airship cut swiftly through the hot thin air.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading All about was the solemn silence of death.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading A Classic Reprint from AMAZING STORIES, January, 1933 The silver airship cut swiftly through the hot thin air.
a vehicle that can fly
From this reading Only the aircraft itself displayed any signs of life.
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading A Classic Reprint from AMAZING STORIES, January, 1933 The silver airship cut swiftly through the hot thin air.
(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 All about was the solemn silence of death.
surprising greatly
From this reading A Classic Reprint from AMAZING STORIES, January, 1933 The silver airship cut swiftly through the hot thin air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The noonday sun blazed down upon it and the desert world below.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Only the aircraft itself displayed any signs of life.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading No living thing appeared either in the air or on the drab, gray earth.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The noonday sun blazed down upon it and the desert world below.
past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading The noonday sun blazed down upon it and the desert world below.
a creation of the highest excellence
From this reading A Classic Reprint from AMAZING STORIES, January, 1933 The silver airship cut swiftly through the hot thin air.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading A Classic Reprint from AMAZING STORIES, January, 1933 The silver airship cut swiftly through the hot thin air.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading All about was the solemn silence of death.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading The noonday sun blazed down upon it and the desert world below.
past form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent
From this reading Only the aircraft itself displayed any signs of life.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The noonday sun blazed down upon it and the desert world below.
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading No living thing appeared either in the air or on the drab, gray earth.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading No living thing appeared either in the air or on the drab, gray earth.
one or the other of two
From this reading No living thing appeared either in the air or on the drab, gray earth.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A Classic Reprint from AMAZING STORIES, January, 1933 The silver airship cut swiftly through the hot thin air.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading No living thing appeared either in the air or on the drab, gray earth.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading A Classic Reprint from AMAZING STORIES, January, 1933 The silver airship cut swiftly through the hot thin air.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No living thing appeared either in the air or on the drab, gray earth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The noonday sun blazed down upon it and the desert world below.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Only the aircraft itself displayed any signs of life.
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading A Classic Reprint from AMAZING STORIES, January, 1933 The silver airship cut swiftly through the hot thin air.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Only the aircraft itself displayed any signs of life.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading No living thing appeared either in the air or on the drab, gray earth.
not any; not one
From this reading No living thing appeared either in the air or on the drab, gray earth.
the middle of the day
From this reading The noonday sun blazed down upon it and the desert world below.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All about was the solemn silence of death.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No living thing appeared either in the air or on the drab, gray earth.
and nothing more
From this reading Only the aircraft itself displayed any signs of life.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No living thing appeared either in the air or on the drab, gray earth.
a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale
From this reading A Classic Reprint from AMAZING STORIES, January, 1933 The silver airship cut swiftly through the hot thin air.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Only the aircraft itself displayed any signs of life.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading All about was the solemn silence of death.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading A Classic Reprint from AMAZING STORIES, January, 1933 The silver airship cut swiftly through the hot thin air.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading All about was the solemn silence of death.
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 A Classic Reprint from AMAZING STORIES, January, 1933 The silver airship cut swiftly through the hot thin air.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The noonday sun blazed down upon it and the desert world below.
in a swift manner
From this reading A Classic Reprint from AMAZING STORIES, January, 1933 The silver airship cut swiftly through the hot thin air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Classic Reprint from AMAZING STORIES, January, 1933 The silver airship cut swiftly through the hot thin air.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading A Classic Reprint from AMAZING STORIES, January, 1933 The silver airship cut swiftly through the hot thin air.
a special situation
From this reading No living thing appeared either in the air or on the drab, gray earth.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A Classic Reprint from AMAZING STORIES, January, 1933 The silver airship cut swiftly through the hot thin air.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The noonday sun blazed down upon it and the desert world below.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All about was the solemn silence of death.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The noonday sun blazed down upon it and the desert world below.
Chapter 1 of Omega, the Man by Lowell Howard Morrow holds 795 sentences, grouped into 159 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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