Chapter 20 of Rainbow's End is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Rainbow's End is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You're not going to give me up and you're not going to die. I sha'n't let you. Think what you have to live for." "I--did wrong to surrender." "It was I who surrendered.
Chapter 20 of Rainbow's End is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 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.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “"You're not going to give me up and you're not going to die.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “"You're not going to give me up and you're not going to die.”
the act of departing
From this reading “"You're not going to give me up and you're not going to die.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I sha'n't let you.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “Think what you have to live for."”
acceptance of despair
From this reading “"I--did wrong to surrender."”
past form of “surrender” — give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
From this reading “"It was I who surrendered.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “"I--did wrong to surrender."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You're not going to give me up and you're not going to die.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I--did wrong to surrender."
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "You're not going to give me up and you're not going to die.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Think what you have to live for."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "You're not going to give me up and you're not going to die.
the act of departing
From this reading "You're not going to give me up and you're not going to die.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Think what you have to live for."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I sha'n't let you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was I who surrendered.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I sha'n't let you.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Think what you have to live for."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You're not going to give me up and you're not going to die.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You're not going to give me up and you're not going to die.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I sha'n't let you.
acceptance of despair
From this reading "I--did wrong to surrender."
past form of “surrender” — give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
From this reading "It was I who surrendered.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Think what you have to live for."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You're not going to give me up and you're not going to die.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "You're not going to give me up and you're not going to die.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was I who surrendered.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Think what you have to live for."
which person or people
From this reading "It was I who surrendered.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading "I--did wrong to surrender."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I sha'n't let you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're not going to give me up and you're not going to die.
Chapter 20 of Rainbow's End by Rex Beach holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Chapter 20 holds 411 sentences of Rainbow's End, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 20 of Rainbow's End by Rex Beach exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 411 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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