Chapter 8 of Supermind is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Supermind is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I shouldn’t be at all surprised,” Malone said mildly. A voice from above and behind him interrupted his worried thoughts. “Mr. Malone!” it said. “Mr. Malone?” Malone screwed his head around and looked up.
Chapter 8 of Supermind is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Malone screwed his head around and looked up.”
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “A voice from above and behind him interrupted his worried thoughts.”
English scholar remembered for his chronology of Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare and Dryden (1741-1812)
From this reading ““I shouldn’t be at all surprised,” Malone said mildly.”
to a moderate degree
From this reading ““I shouldn’t be at all surprised,” Malone said mildly.”
past form of “screw” — have sexual intercourse with
From this reading “Malone screwed his head around and looked up.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading ““I shouldn’t be at all surprised,” Malone said mildly.”
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “A voice from above and behind him interrupted his worried thoughts.”
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading “A voice from above and behind him interrupted his worried thoughts.”
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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 A voice from above and behind him interrupted his worried thoughts.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading A voice from above and behind him interrupted his worried thoughts.
(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 “I shouldn’t be at all surprised,” Malone said mildly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A voice from above and behind him interrupted his worried thoughts.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Malone screwed his head around and looked up.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I shouldn’t be at all surprised,” Malone said mildly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I shouldn’t be at all surprised,” Malone said mildly.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading A voice from above and behind him interrupted his worried thoughts.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A voice from above and behind him interrupted his worried thoughts.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Malone screwed his head around and looked up.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A voice from above and behind him interrupted his worried thoughts.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A voice from above and behind him interrupted his worried thoughts.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I shouldn’t be at all surprised,” Malone said mildly.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading A voice from above and behind him interrupted his worried thoughts.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Mr. Malone!” it said.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Malone screwed his head around and looked up.
English scholar remembered for his chronology of Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare and Dryden (1741-1812)
From this reading “I shouldn’t be at all surprised,” Malone said mildly.
to a moderate degree
From this reading “I shouldn’t be at all surprised,” Malone said mildly.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Mr. Malone!” it said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I shouldn’t be at all surprised,” Malone said mildly.
past form of “screw” — have sexual intercourse with
From this reading Malone screwed his head around and looked up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I shouldn’t be at all surprised,” Malone said mildly.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “I shouldn’t be at all surprised,” Malone said mildly.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading A voice from above and behind him interrupted his worried thoughts.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Malone screwed his head around and looked up.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading A voice from above and behind him interrupted his worried thoughts.
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading A voice from above and behind him interrupted his worried thoughts.
Chapter 8 of Supermind by Randall Garrett holds 414 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 8 holds 414 sentences of Supermind, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Supermind by Randall Garrett exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 414 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.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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