Chapter 20 of The World Set Free is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The World Set Free is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Karenin?’ asked Rachel, ‘do you mean that women are to become men?’ ‘Men and women have to become human beings.’ ‘You would abolish women? But, Karenin, listen! There is more than sex in this.
Chapter 20 of The World Set Free is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
do away with
From this reading “‘You would abolish women?”
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “‘Karenin?’ asked Rachel, ‘do you mean that women are to become men?’”
plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing
From this reading “‘Men and women have to become human beings.’”
characteristic of humanity
From this reading “‘Men and women have to become human beings.’”
hear with intention
From this reading “But, Karenin, listen!”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “‘Karenin?’ asked Rachel, ‘do you mean that women are to become men?’”
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading “‘Karenin?’ asked Rachel, ‘do you mean that women are to become men?’”
activities associated with sexual intercourse
From this reading “There is more than sex in this.”
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.
do away with
From this reading ‘You would abolish women?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Men and women have to become human beings.’
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘Karenin?’ asked Rachel, ‘do you mean that women are to become men?’
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ‘Karenin?’ asked Rachel, ‘do you mean that women are to become men?’
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading ‘Karenin?’ asked Rachel, ‘do you mean that women are to become men?’
plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing
From this reading ‘Men and women have to become human beings.’
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, Karenin, listen!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘Karenin?’ asked Rachel, ‘do you mean that women are to become men?’
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘Men and women have to become human beings.’
characteristic of humanity
From this reading ‘Men and women have to become human beings.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is more than sex in this.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is more than sex in this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Karenin?’ asked Rachel, ‘do you mean that women are to become men?’
hear with intention
From this reading But, Karenin, listen!
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading ‘Karenin?’ asked Rachel, ‘do you mean that women are to become men?’
the force of workers available
From this reading ‘Karenin?’ asked Rachel, ‘do you mean that women are to become men?’
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There is more than sex in this.
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading ‘Karenin?’ asked Rachel, ‘do you mean that women are to become men?’
activities associated with sexual intercourse
From this reading There is more than sex in this.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There is more than sex in this.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Karenin?’ asked Rachel, ‘do you mean that women are to become men?’
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is more than sex in this.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There is more than sex in this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Karenin?’ asked Rachel, ‘do you mean that women are to become men?’
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading ‘Karenin?’ asked Rachel, ‘do you mean that women are to become men?’
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ‘You would abolish women?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Karenin?’ asked Rachel, ‘do you mean that women are to become men?’
Chapter 20 of The World Set Free by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 151 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 20 holds 151 sentences of The World Set Free, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 20 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 151 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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