Chapter 29 of The Research Magnificent is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The Research Magnificent is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home. She demands the concentration of a man. Not to be able to command that is her failure. Not to give her that is to shame her. As I had shamed Amanda....”
Chapter 29 of The Research Magnificent is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “centre” — a low-lying region in central France
From this reading ““The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.”
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading ““The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.”
the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume
From this reading “She demands the concentration of a man.”
plural of “demand” — an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading “She demands the concentration of a man.”
an act that fails
From this reading “Not to be able to command that is her failure.”
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading ““The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.”
conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal
From this reading ““The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.”
showing a sense of guilt
From this reading “As I had shamed Amanda....””
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She demands the concentration of a man.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Not to be able to command that is her failure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As I had shamed Amanda....”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I had shamed Amanda....”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Not to be able to command that is her failure.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading “The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.
plural of “centre” — a low-lying region in central France
From this reading “The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading “The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Not to be able to command that is her failure.
the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume
From this reading She demands the concentration of a man.
plural of “demand” — an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading She demands the concentration of a man.
an act that fails
From this reading Not to be able to command that is her failure.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Not to give her that is to shame her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As I had shamed Amanda....”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I had shamed Amanda....”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She demands the concentration of a man.
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading “The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.
conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal
From this reading “The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not to be able to command that is her failure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She demands the concentration of a man.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading “The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading Not to give her that is to shame her.
showing a sense of guilt
From this reading As I had shamed Amanda....”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She demands the concentration of a man.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not to be able to command that is her failure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not to be able to command that is her failure.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “The normal woman centres upon herself; her mission is her own charm and her own beauty and her own setting; her place is her home.
Chapter 29 of The Research Magnificent by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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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