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Terminal Compromise

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of Terminal Compromise is here in full — 562 sentences across 113 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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September, 1982 South East Iraq Ahmed Shah lay in a pool of his own blood along with pieces of what was once another human being.
The pain was intolerable.
His mind exploded as the nerve endings from the remains of his arms and legs shot liquid fire into his cerebral cortex.
His mind screamed in sheer agony while he struggled to stay conscious.
He wasn't sure why, but he had to stay awake .
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Terminal Compromise

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of Terminal Compromise is here in full — 562 sentences across 113 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/112 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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September, 1982 South East Iraq Ahmed Shah lay in a pool of his own blood along with pieces of what was once another human being.
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The pain was intolerable.
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His mind exploded as the nerve endings from the remains of his arms and legs shot liquid fire into his cerebral cortex.
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His mind screamed in sheer agony while he struggled to stay conscious.
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He wasn't sure why, but he had to stay awake .

Learner Dictionary

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.

Agony noun US /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/

Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.

From this reading “His mind screamed in sheer agony while he struggled to stay conscious.”

Blood noun US /blʌd/

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading “September, 1982 South East Iraq Ahmed Shah lay in a pool of his own blood along with pieces of what was once another human being.”

Mind noun US /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading “His mind exploded as the nerve endings from the remains of his arms and legs shot liquid fire into his cerebral cortex.”

All words in this reading · 58

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1982

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From this reading September, 1982 South East Iraq Ahmed Shah lay in a pool of his own blood along with pieces of what was once another human being.

a

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From this reading September, 1982 South East Iraq Ahmed Shah lay in a pool of his own blood along with pieces of what was once another human being.

agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/

Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.

From this reading His mind screamed in sheer agony while he struggled to stay conscious.

Ahmed

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From this reading September, 1982 South East Iraq Ahmed Shah lay in a pool of his own blood along with pieces of what was once another human being.

along

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From this reading September, 1982 South East Iraq Ahmed Shah lay in a pool of his own blood along with pieces of what was once another human being.

and

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another

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From this reading September, 1982 South East Iraq Ahmed Shah lay in a pool of his own blood along with pieces of what was once another human being.

arms

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From this reading His mind exploded as the nerve endings from the remains of his arms and legs shot liquid fire into his cerebral cortex.

as

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From this reading His mind exploded as the nerve endings from the remains of his arms and legs shot liquid fire into his cerebral cortex.

awake

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From this reading He wasn't sure why, but he had to stay awake .

being

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From this reading September, 1982 South East Iraq Ahmed Shah lay in a pool of his own blood along with pieces of what was once another human being.

bloodnounUS /blʌd/

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading September, 1982 South East Iraq Ahmed Shah lay in a pool of his own blood along with pieces of what was once another human being.

but

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From this reading He wasn't sure why, but he had to stay awake .

cerebral

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conscious

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cortex

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East

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From this reading September, 1982 South East Iraq Ahmed Shah lay in a pool of his own blood along with pieces of what was once another human being.

endings

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exploded

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fire

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from

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had

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From this reading He wasn't sure why, but he had to stay awake .

he

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his

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From this reading September, 1982 South East Iraq Ahmed Shah lay in a pool of his own blood along with pieces of what was once another human being.

human

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in

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From this reading September, 1982 South East Iraq Ahmed Shah lay in a pool of his own blood along with pieces of what was once another human being.

into

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intolerable

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From this reading The pain was intolerable.

Iraq

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From this reading September, 1982 South East Iraq Ahmed Shah lay in a pool of his own blood along with pieces of what was once another human being.

lay

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From this reading September, 1982 South East Iraq Ahmed Shah lay in a pool of his own blood along with pieces of what was once another human being.

legs

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From this reading His mind exploded as the nerve endings from the remains of his arms and legs shot liquid fire into his cerebral cortex.

liquid

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From this reading His mind exploded as the nerve endings from the remains of his arms and legs shot liquid fire into his cerebral cortex.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading His mind exploded as the nerve endings from the remains of his arms and legs shot liquid fire into his cerebral cortex.

nerve

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From this reading His mind exploded as the nerve endings from the remains of his arms and legs shot liquid fire into his cerebral cortex.

of

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From this reading September, 1982 South East Iraq Ahmed Shah lay in a pool of his own blood along with pieces of what was once another human being.

once

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From this reading September, 1982 South East Iraq Ahmed Shah lay in a pool of his own blood along with pieces of what was once another human being.

own

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From this reading September, 1982 South East Iraq Ahmed Shah lay in a pool of his own blood along with pieces of what was once another human being.

pain

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From this reading The pain was intolerable.

pieces

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From this reading September, 1982 South East Iraq Ahmed Shah lay in a pool of his own blood along with pieces of what was once another human being.

pool

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From this reading September, 1982 South East Iraq Ahmed Shah lay in a pool of his own blood along with pieces of what was once another human being.

remains

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From this reading His mind exploded as the nerve endings from the remains of his arms and legs shot liquid fire into his cerebral cortex.

screamed

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From this reading His mind screamed in sheer agony while he struggled to stay conscious.

September

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From this reading September, 1982 South East Iraq Ahmed Shah lay in a pool of his own blood along with pieces of what was once another human being.

Shah

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From this reading September, 1982 South East Iraq Ahmed Shah lay in a pool of his own blood along with pieces of what was once another human being.

sheer

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From this reading His mind screamed in sheer agony while he struggled to stay conscious.

shot

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From this reading His mind exploded as the nerve endings from the remains of his arms and legs shot liquid fire into his cerebral cortex.

South

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From this reading September, 1982 South East Iraq Ahmed Shah lay in a pool of his own blood along with pieces of what was once another human being.

stay

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From this reading His mind screamed in sheer agony while he struggled to stay conscious.

struggled

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From this reading His mind screamed in sheer agony while he struggled to stay conscious.

sure

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From this reading He wasn't sure why, but he had to stay awake .

The

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From this reading The pain was intolerable.

to

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From this reading His mind screamed in sheer agony while he struggled to stay conscious.

was

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From this reading September, 1982 South East Iraq Ahmed Shah lay in a pool of his own blood along with pieces of what was once another human being.

wasn't

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From this reading He wasn't sure why, but he had to stay awake .

what

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From this reading September, 1982 South East Iraq Ahmed Shah lay in a pool of his own blood along with pieces of what was once another human being.

while

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From this reading His mind screamed in sheer agony while he struggled to stay conscious.

why

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From this reading He wasn't sure why, but he had to stay awake .

with

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From this reading September, 1982 South East Iraq Ahmed Shah lay in a pool of his own blood along with pieces of what was once another human being.

Chapter 9 of Terminal Compromise by Winn Schwartau holds 562 sentences, grouped into 113 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 9 of Terminal Compromise contain?

Chapter 9 holds 562 sentences of Terminal Compromise, unabridged, divided into 113 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 9 of Terminal Compromise by Winn Schwartau exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 562 sentences, grouped into 113 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.

How do I study chapter 9 of Terminal Compromise?

Work through the 113 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 113 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.

Can chapter 9 be read aloud to me?

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.

Questions about reading Terminal Compromise

Common questions about reading Terminal Compromise by Winn Schwartau on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Terminal Compromise?

Yes. All 21329 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #79 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Terminal Compromise is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #79, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Terminal Compromise take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 4266 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Terminal Compromise section by section

How to work through Terminal Compromise section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 30 chapters of Terminal Compromise to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in Terminal Compromise

Words and structures a reader meets early in Terminal Compromise, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

August
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Terminal Compromise; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Years
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Terminal Compromise; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
National
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Terminal Compromise; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Security
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Terminal Compromise; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.