Chapter 15 of The World Set Free is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The World Set Free is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Over!’ ‘Finished.’ ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led. ‘Where else, for example, may I hope to find—opportunity?’ Barnet made no reply.
Chapter 15 of The World Set Free is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading “‘Where else, for example, may I hope to find—opportunity?’”
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “‘Finished.’”
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading “‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.”
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading “‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “‘Where else, for example, may I hope to find—opportunity?’”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “Barnet made no reply.”
toward the west
From this reading “‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.”
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading “‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.”
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From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Where else, for example, may I hope to find—opportunity?’
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading ‘Where else, for example, may I hope to find—opportunity?’
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading ‘Where else, for example, may I hope to find—opportunity?’
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading ‘Finished.’
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘Where else, for example, may I hope to find—opportunity?’
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading ‘Where else, for example, may I hope to find—opportunity?’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Where else, for example, may I hope to find—opportunity?’
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Barnet made no reply.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ‘Where else, for example, may I hope to find—opportunity?’
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
not any; not one
From this reading Barnet made no reply.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading ‘Where else, for example, may I hope to find—opportunity?’
above and across; more than
From this reading ‘Over!’
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Barnet made no reply.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
toward the west
From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
in or at the place that
From this reading ‘Where else, for example, may I hope to find—opportunity?’
a Caucasian
From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
Chapter 15 of The World Set Free by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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 15 holds 164 sentences of The World Set Free, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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