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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

Chapter II · Chapter 2

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OTHER WORLDS O brave new worlds, That have such people in them!”
§ 13 How I had a Vision of Lineland It was the last day but one of the 1999th year of our era, and the first day of the Long Vacation.
Having amused myself till a late hour with my favourite recreation of Geometry, I had retired to rest with an unsolved problem in my mind.
In the night I had a dream.
I saw before me a vast multitude of small Straight Lines (which I naturally assumed to be Women) interspersed with other Beings still smaller and of the nature of lustrous pointsall moving to and fro in one and the same Straight Line, and, as nearly as I could judge, with the same velocity.
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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions is here in full — 864 sentences across 173 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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OTHER WORLDSO brave new worlds, That have such people in them!”
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§ 13 How I had a Vision of Lineland It was the last day but one of the 1999th year of our era, and the first day of the Long Vacation.
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Having amused myself till a late hour with my favourite recreation of Geometry, I had retired to rest with an unsolved problem in my mind.
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In the night I had a dream.
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I saw before me a vast multitude of small Straight Lines (which I naturally assumed to be Women) interspersed with other Beings still smaller and of the nature of lustrous pointsall moving to and fro in one and the same Straight Line, and, as nearly as I could judge, with the same velocity.

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Dream noun US /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading “In the night I had a dream.”

Mind noun US /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading “Having amused myself till a late hour with my favourite recreation of Geometry, I had retired to rest with an unsolved problem in my mind.”

Same adjective US /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading “I saw before me a vast multitude of small Straight Lines (which I naturally assumed to be Women) interspersed with other Beings still smaller and of the nature of lustrous points—all moving to and fro in one and the same Straight Line, and, as nearly as I could judge, with the same velocity.”

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13

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From this reading § 13 How I had a Vision of Lineland It was the last day but one of the 1999th year of our era, and the first day of the Long Vacation.

1999th

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a

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all

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From this reading I saw before me a vast multitude of small Straight Lines (which I naturally assumed to be Women) interspersed with other Beings still smaller and of the nature of lustrous points—all moving to and fro in one and the same Straight Line, and, as nearly as I could judge, with the same velocity.

amused

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From this reading Having amused myself till a late hour with my favourite recreation of Geometry, I had retired to rest with an unsolved problem in my mind.

an

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and

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From this reading § 13 How I had a Vision of Lineland It was the last day but one of the 1999th year of our era, and the first day of the Long Vacation.

as

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From this reading I saw before me a vast multitude of small Straight Lines (which I naturally assumed to be Women) interspersed with other Beings still smaller and of the nature of lustrous points—all moving to and fro in one and the same Straight Line, and, as nearly as I could judge, with the same velocity.

assumed

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be

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before

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Beings

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brave

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From this reading OTHER WORLDS “O brave new worlds, That have such people in them!”

but

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From this reading § 13 How I had a Vision of Lineland It was the last day but one of the 1999th year of our era, and the first day of the Long Vacation.

could

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From this reading I saw before me a vast multitude of small Straight Lines (which I naturally assumed to be Women) interspersed with other Beings still smaller and of the nature of lustrous points—all moving to and fro in one and the same Straight Line, and, as nearly as I could judge, with the same velocity.

day

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From this reading § 13 How I had a Vision of Lineland It was the last day but one of the 1999th year of our era, and the first day of the Long Vacation.

dreamnounUS /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading In the night I had a dream.

era

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From this reading § 13 How I had a Vision of Lineland It was the last day but one of the 1999th year of our era, and the first day of the Long Vacation.

favourite

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From this reading Having amused myself till a late hour with my favourite recreation of Geometry, I had retired to rest with an unsolved problem in my mind.

first

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From this reading § 13 How I had a Vision of Lineland It was the last day but one of the 1999th year of our era, and the first day of the Long Vacation.

fro

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From this reading I saw before me a vast multitude of small Straight Lines (which I naturally assumed to be Women) interspersed with other Beings still smaller and of the nature of lustrous points—all moving to and fro in one and the same Straight Line, and, as nearly as I could judge, with the same velocity.

Geometry

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From this reading Having amused myself till a late hour with my favourite recreation of Geometry, I had retired to rest with an unsolved problem in my mind.

had

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From this reading § 13 How I had a Vision of Lineland It was the last day but one of the 1999th year of our era, and the first day of the Long Vacation.

have

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From this reading OTHER WORLDS “O brave new worlds, That have such people in them!”

Having

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From this reading Having amused myself till a late hour with my favourite recreation of Geometry, I had retired to rest with an unsolved problem in my mind.

hour

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From this reading Having amused myself till a late hour with my favourite recreation of Geometry, I had retired to rest with an unsolved problem in my mind.

How

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From this reading § 13 How I had a Vision of Lineland It was the last day but one of the 1999th year of our era, and the first day of the Long Vacation.

I

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From this reading § 13 How I had a Vision of Lineland It was the last day but one of the 1999th year of our era, and the first day of the Long Vacation.

in

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From this reading OTHER WORLDS “O brave new worlds, That have such people in them!”

interspersed

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From this reading I saw before me a vast multitude of small Straight Lines (which I naturally assumed to be Women) interspersed with other Beings still smaller and of the nature of lustrous points—all moving to and fro in one and the same Straight Line, and, as nearly as I could judge, with the same velocity.

It

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From this reading § 13 How I had a Vision of Lineland It was the last day but one of the 1999th year of our era, and the first day of the Long Vacation.

judge

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From this reading I saw before me a vast multitude of small Straight Lines (which I naturally assumed to be Women) interspersed with other Beings still smaller and of the nature of lustrous points—all moving to and fro in one and the same Straight Line, and, as nearly as I could judge, with the same velocity.

last

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From this reading § 13 How I had a Vision of Lineland It was the last day but one of the 1999th year of our era, and the first day of the Long Vacation.

late

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From this reading Having amused myself till a late hour with my favourite recreation of Geometry, I had retired to rest with an unsolved problem in my mind.

Line

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From this reading I saw before me a vast multitude of small Straight Lines (which I naturally assumed to be Women) interspersed with other Beings still smaller and of the nature of lustrous points—all moving to and fro in one and the same Straight Line, and, as nearly as I could judge, with the same velocity.

Lineland

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From this reading § 13 How I had a Vision of Lineland It was the last day but one of the 1999th year of our era, and the first day of the Long Vacation.

Lines

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From this reading I saw before me a vast multitude of small Straight Lines (which I naturally assumed to be Women) interspersed with other Beings still smaller and of the nature of lustrous points—all moving to and fro in one and the same Straight Line, and, as nearly as I could judge, with the same velocity.

Long

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From this reading § 13 How I had a Vision of Lineland It was the last day but one of the 1999th year of our era, and the first day of the Long Vacation.

lustrous

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From this reading I saw before me a vast multitude of small Straight Lines (which I naturally assumed to be Women) interspersed with other Beings still smaller and of the nature of lustrous points—all moving to and fro in one and the same Straight Line, and, as nearly as I could judge, with the same velocity.

me

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From this reading I saw before me a vast multitude of small Straight Lines (which I naturally assumed to be Women) interspersed with other Beings still smaller and of the nature of lustrous points—all moving to and fro in one and the same Straight Line, and, as nearly as I could judge, with the same velocity.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Having amused myself till a late hour with my favourite recreation of Geometry, I had retired to rest with an unsolved problem in my mind.

moving

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From this reading I saw before me a vast multitude of small Straight Lines (which I naturally assumed to be Women) interspersed with other Beings still smaller and of the nature of lustrous points—all moving to and fro in one and the same Straight Line, and, as nearly as I could judge, with the same velocity.

multitude

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From this reading I saw before me a vast multitude of small Straight Lines (which I naturally assumed to be Women) interspersed with other Beings still smaller and of the nature of lustrous points—all moving to and fro in one and the same Straight Line, and, as nearly as I could judge, with the same velocity.

my

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From this reading Having amused myself till a late hour with my favourite recreation of Geometry, I had retired to rest with an unsolved problem in my mind.

myself

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From this reading Having amused myself till a late hour with my favourite recreation of Geometry, I had retired to rest with an unsolved problem in my mind.

naturally

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From this reading I saw before me a vast multitude of small Straight Lines (which I naturally assumed to be Women) interspersed with other Beings still smaller and of the nature of lustrous points—all moving to and fro in one and the same Straight Line, and, as nearly as I could judge, with the same velocity.

nature

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From this reading I saw before me a vast multitude of small Straight Lines (which I naturally assumed to be Women) interspersed with other Beings still smaller and of the nature of lustrous points—all moving to and fro in one and the same Straight Line, and, as nearly as I could judge, with the same velocity.

nearly

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From this reading I saw before me a vast multitude of small Straight Lines (which I naturally assumed to be Women) interspersed with other Beings still smaller and of the nature of lustrous points—all moving to and fro in one and the same Straight Line, and, as nearly as I could judge, with the same velocity.

new

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From this reading OTHER WORLDS “O brave new worlds, That have such people in them!”

night

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From this reading In the night I had a dream.

O

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From this reading OTHER WORLDS “O brave new worlds, That have such people in them!”

of

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From this reading § 13 How I had a Vision of Lineland It was the last day but one of the 1999th year of our era, and the first day of the Long Vacation.

one

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From this reading § 13 How I had a Vision of Lineland It was the last day but one of the 1999th year of our era, and the first day of the Long Vacation.

OTHER

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From this reading OTHER WORLDS “O brave new worlds, That have such people in them!”

our

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From this reading § 13 How I had a Vision of Lineland It was the last day but one of the 1999th year of our era, and the first day of the Long Vacation.

people

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From this reading OTHER WORLDS “O brave new worlds, That have such people in them!”

points

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From this reading I saw before me a vast multitude of small Straight Lines (which I naturally assumed to be Women) interspersed with other Beings still smaller and of the nature of lustrous points—all moving to and fro in one and the same Straight Line, and, as nearly as I could judge, with the same velocity.

problem

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From this reading Having amused myself till a late hour with my favourite recreation of Geometry, I had retired to rest with an unsolved problem in my mind.

recreation

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From this reading Having amused myself till a late hour with my favourite recreation of Geometry, I had retired to rest with an unsolved problem in my mind.

rest

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From this reading Having amused myself till a late hour with my favourite recreation of Geometry, I had retired to rest with an unsolved problem in my mind.

retired

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From this reading Having amused myself till a late hour with my favourite recreation of Geometry, I had retired to rest with an unsolved problem in my mind.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading I saw before me a vast multitude of small Straight Lines (which I naturally assumed to be Women) interspersed with other Beings still smaller and of the nature of lustrous points—all moving to and fro in one and the same Straight Line, and, as nearly as I could judge, with the same velocity.

saw

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From this reading I saw before me a vast multitude of small Straight Lines (which I naturally assumed to be Women) interspersed with other Beings still smaller and of the nature of lustrous points—all moving to and fro in one and the same Straight Line, and, as nearly as I could judge, with the same velocity.

small

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From this reading I saw before me a vast multitude of small Straight Lines (which I naturally assumed to be Women) interspersed with other Beings still smaller and of the nature of lustrous points—all moving to and fro in one and the same Straight Line, and, as nearly as I could judge, with the same velocity.

smaller

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From this reading I saw before me a vast multitude of small Straight Lines (which I naturally assumed to be Women) interspersed with other Beings still smaller and of the nature of lustrous points—all moving to and fro in one and the same Straight Line, and, as nearly as I could judge, with the same velocity.

still

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From this reading I saw before me a vast multitude of small Straight Lines (which I naturally assumed to be Women) interspersed with other Beings still smaller and of the nature of lustrous points—all moving to and fro in one and the same Straight Line, and, as nearly as I could judge, with the same velocity.

Straight

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From this reading I saw before me a vast multitude of small Straight Lines (which I naturally assumed to be Women) interspersed with other Beings still smaller and of the nature of lustrous points—all moving to and fro in one and the same Straight Line, and, as nearly as I could judge, with the same velocity.

such

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From this reading OTHER WORLDS “O brave new worlds, That have such people in them!”

That

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From this reading OTHER WORLDS “O brave new worlds, That have such people in them!”

the

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From this reading § 13 How I had a Vision of Lineland It was the last day but one of the 1999th year of our era, and the first day of the Long Vacation.

them

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From this reading OTHER WORLDS “O brave new worlds, That have such people in them!”

till

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From this reading Having amused myself till a late hour with my favourite recreation of Geometry, I had retired to rest with an unsolved problem in my mind.

to

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From this reading Having amused myself till a late hour with my favourite recreation of Geometry, I had retired to rest with an unsolved problem in my mind.

unsolved

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From this reading Having amused myself till a late hour with my favourite recreation of Geometry, I had retired to rest with an unsolved problem in my mind.

Vacation

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From this reading § 13 How I had a Vision of Lineland It was the last day but one of the 1999th year of our era, and the first day of the Long Vacation.

vast

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From this reading I saw before me a vast multitude of small Straight Lines (which I naturally assumed to be Women) interspersed with other Beings still smaller and of the nature of lustrous points—all moving to and fro in one and the same Straight Line, and, as nearly as I could judge, with the same velocity.

velocity

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From this reading I saw before me a vast multitude of small Straight Lines (which I naturally assumed to be Women) interspersed with other Beings still smaller and of the nature of lustrous points—all moving to and fro in one and the same Straight Line, and, as nearly as I could judge, with the same velocity.

Vision

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From this reading § 13 How I had a Vision of Lineland It was the last day but one of the 1999th year of our era, and the first day of the Long Vacation.

was

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From this reading § 13 How I had a Vision of Lineland It was the last day but one of the 1999th year of our era, and the first day of the Long Vacation.

which

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From this reading I saw before me a vast multitude of small Straight Lines (which I naturally assumed to be Women) interspersed with other Beings still smaller and of the nature of lustrous points—all moving to and fro in one and the same Straight Line, and, as nearly as I could judge, with the same velocity.

with

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From this reading Having amused myself till a late hour with my favourite recreation of Geometry, I had retired to rest with an unsolved problem in my mind.

Women

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From this reading I saw before me a vast multitude of small Straight Lines (which I naturally assumed to be Women) interspersed with other Beings still smaller and of the nature of lustrous points—all moving to and fro in one and the same Straight Line, and, as nearly as I could judge, with the same velocity.

WORLDS

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year

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From this reading § 13 How I had a Vision of Lineland It was the last day but one of the 1999th year of our era, and the first day of the Long Vacation.

Chapter 2 of Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin Abbott Abbott holds 864 sentences, grouped into 173 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.

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World
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Nature
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