Chapter 13 of The World Set Free is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The World Set Free is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘I hate that sort of eye that laughs and keeps hard,’ said the king. ‘I won’t sit still here and be caught like a fascinated rabbit,’ said the king in conclusion. ‘We must shift those bombs.’ ‘Risk it,’ said Pestovitch. ‘Leave them alone.’
Chapter 13 of The World Set Free is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “bomb” — an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
From this reading “‘We must shift those bombs.’”
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “‘I won’t sit still here and be caught like a fascinated rabbit,’ said the king in conclusion.”
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading “‘I won’t sit still here and be caught like a fascinated rabbit,’ said the king in conclusion.”
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading “‘I hate that sort of eye that laughs and keeps hard,’ said the king.”
plural of “laugh” — the sound of laughing
From this reading “‘I hate that sort of eye that laughs and keeps hard,’ said the king.”
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading “‘I won’t sit still here and be caught like a fascinated rabbit,’ said the king in conclusion.”
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “‘Risk it,’ said Pestovitch.”
make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading “‘We must shift those bombs.’”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘I won’t sit still here and be caught like a fascinated rabbit,’ said the king in conclusion.
Having no one else present.
From this reading ‘Leave them alone.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘I hate that sort of eye that laughs and keeps hard,’ said the king.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘I won’t sit still here and be caught like a fascinated rabbit,’ said the king in conclusion.
plural of “bomb” — an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
From this reading ‘We must shift those bombs.’
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading ‘I won’t sit still here and be caught like a fascinated rabbit,’ said the king in conclusion.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading ‘I won’t sit still here and be caught like a fascinated rabbit,’ said the king in conclusion.
the organ of sight
From this reading ‘I hate that sort of eye that laughs and keeps hard,’ said the king.
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading ‘I won’t sit still here and be caught like a fascinated rabbit,’ said the king in conclusion.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading ‘I hate that sort of eye that laughs and keeps hard,’ said the king.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading ‘I hate that sort of eye that laughs and keeps hard,’ said the king.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading ‘I won’t sit still here and be caught like a fascinated rabbit,’ said the king in conclusion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I hate that sort of eye that laughs and keeps hard,’ said the king.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘I won’t sit still here and be caught like a fascinated rabbit,’ said the king in conclusion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘Risk it,’ said Pestovitch.
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading ‘I hate that sort of eye that laughs and keeps hard,’ said the king.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading ‘I hate that sort of eye that laughs and keeps hard,’ said the king.
plural of “laugh” — the sound of laughing
From this reading ‘I hate that sort of eye that laughs and keeps hard,’ said the king.
go away from a place
From this reading ‘Leave them alone.’
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading ‘I won’t sit still here and be caught like a fascinated rabbit,’ said the king in conclusion.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ‘We must shift those bombs.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘I hate that sort of eye that laughs and keeps hard,’ said the king.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Risk it,’ said Pestovitch.
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading ‘I won’t sit still here and be caught like a fascinated rabbit,’ said the king in conclusion.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading ‘Risk it,’ said Pestovitch.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘I hate that sort of eye that laughs and keeps hard,’ said the king.
make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading ‘We must shift those bombs.’
be seated
From this reading ‘I won’t sit still here and be caught like a fascinated rabbit,’ said the king in conclusion.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading ‘I hate that sort of eye that laughs and keeps hard,’ said the king.
not in physical motion
From this reading ‘I won’t sit still here and be caught like a fascinated rabbit,’ said the king in conclusion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘I hate that sort of eye that laughs and keeps hard,’ said the king.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘I hate that sort of eye that laughs and keeps hard,’ said the king.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ‘Leave them alone.’
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ‘We must shift those bombs.’
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘We must shift those bombs.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I won’t sit still here and be caught like a fascinated rabbit,’ said the king in conclusion.
Chapter 13 of The World Set Free by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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 13 holds 155 sentences of The World Set Free, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of The World Set Free by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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.
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