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When the Sleeper Wakes

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of When the Sleeper Wakes is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By H. G. (Herbert George) Wells • Curated US English Learning Edition

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The state of cataleptic rigour into which this man had fallen, lasted for an unprecedented length of time, and then he passed slowly to the flaccid state, to a lax attitude suggestive of profound repose.

Then it was his eyes could be closed.

He was removed from the hotel to the Boscastle surgery, and from the surgery, after some weeks, to London.

But he still resisted every attempt at reanimation.

After a time, for reasons that will appear later, these attempts were discontinued.

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Chapter II Reading 1/35

When the Sleeper Wakes

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of When the Sleeper Wakes is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

The state of cataleptic rigour into which this man had fallen, lasted for an unprecedented length of time, and then he passed slowly to the flaccid state, to a lax attitude suggestive of profound repose.

Line 2

Then it was his eyes could be closed.

Line 3

He was removed from the hotel to the Boscastle surgery, and from the surgery, after some weeks, to London.

Line 4

But he still resisted every attempt at reanimation.

Line 5

After a time, for reasons that will appear later, these attempts were discontinued.

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a

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From this reading The state of cataleptic rigour into which this man had fallen, lasted for an unprecedented length of time, and then he passed slowly to the flaccid state, to a lax attitude suggestive of profound repose.

after

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From this reading He was removed from the hotel to the Boscastle surgery, and from the surgery, after some weeks, to London.

an

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From this reading The state of cataleptic rigour into which this man had fallen, lasted for an unprecedented length of time, and then he passed slowly to the flaccid state, to a lax attitude suggestive of profound repose.

and

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From this reading The state of cataleptic rigour into which this man had fallen, lasted for an unprecedented length of time, and then he passed slowly to the flaccid state, to a lax attitude suggestive of profound repose.

appear

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From this reading After a time, for reasons that will appear later, these attempts were discontinued.

at

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From this reading But he still resisted every attempt at reanimation.

attempt

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From this reading But he still resisted every attempt at reanimation.

attempts

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From this reading After a time, for reasons that will appear later, these attempts were discontinued.

attitude

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From this reading The state of cataleptic rigour into which this man had fallen, lasted for an unprecedented length of time, and then he passed slowly to the flaccid state, to a lax attitude suggestive of profound repose.

be

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From this reading Then it was his eyes could be closed.

Boscastle

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From this reading He was removed from the hotel to the Boscastle surgery, and from the surgery, after some weeks, to London.

But

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From this reading But he still resisted every attempt at reanimation.

cataleptic

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From this reading The state of cataleptic rigour into which this man had fallen, lasted for an unprecedented length of time, and then he passed slowly to the flaccid state, to a lax attitude suggestive of profound repose.

closed

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From this reading Then it was his eyes could be closed.

could

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From this reading Then it was his eyes could be closed.

discontinued

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From this reading After a time, for reasons that will appear later, these attempts were discontinued.

every

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From this reading But he still resisted every attempt at reanimation.

eyes

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From this reading Then it was his eyes could be closed.

fallen

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From this reading The state of cataleptic rigour into which this man had fallen, lasted for an unprecedented length of time, and then he passed slowly to the flaccid state, to a lax attitude suggestive of profound repose.

flaccid

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From this reading The state of cataleptic rigour into which this man had fallen, lasted for an unprecedented length of time, and then he passed slowly to the flaccid state, to a lax attitude suggestive of profound repose.

for

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From this reading The state of cataleptic rigour into which this man had fallen, lasted for an unprecedented length of time, and then he passed slowly to the flaccid state, to a lax attitude suggestive of profound repose.

from

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From this reading He was removed from the hotel to the Boscastle surgery, and from the surgery, after some weeks, to London.

had

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From this reading The state of cataleptic rigour into which this man had fallen, lasted for an unprecedented length of time, and then he passed slowly to the flaccid state, to a lax attitude suggestive of profound repose.

he

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From this reading The state of cataleptic rigour into which this man had fallen, lasted for an unprecedented length of time, and then he passed slowly to the flaccid state, to a lax attitude suggestive of profound repose.

his

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From this reading Then it was his eyes could be closed.

hotel

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From this reading He was removed from the hotel to the Boscastle surgery, and from the surgery, after some weeks, to London.

into

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From this reading The state of cataleptic rigour into which this man had fallen, lasted for an unprecedented length of time, and then he passed slowly to the flaccid state, to a lax attitude suggestive of profound repose.

it

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From this reading Then it was his eyes could be closed.

lasted

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From this reading The state of cataleptic rigour into which this man had fallen, lasted for an unprecedented length of time, and then he passed slowly to the flaccid state, to a lax attitude suggestive of profound repose.

later

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From this reading After a time, for reasons that will appear later, these attempts were discontinued.

lax

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From this reading The state of cataleptic rigour into which this man had fallen, lasted for an unprecedented length of time, and then he passed slowly to the flaccid state, to a lax attitude suggestive of profound repose.

length

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From this reading The state of cataleptic rigour into which this man had fallen, lasted for an unprecedented length of time, and then he passed slowly to the flaccid state, to a lax attitude suggestive of profound repose.

London

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From this reading He was removed from the hotel to the Boscastle surgery, and from the surgery, after some weeks, to London.

man

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From this reading The state of cataleptic rigour into which this man had fallen, lasted for an unprecedented length of time, and then he passed slowly to the flaccid state, to a lax attitude suggestive of profound repose.

of

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From this reading The state of cataleptic rigour into which this man had fallen, lasted for an unprecedented length of time, and then he passed slowly to the flaccid state, to a lax attitude suggestive of profound repose.

passed

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From this reading The state of cataleptic rigour into which this man had fallen, lasted for an unprecedented length of time, and then he passed slowly to the flaccid state, to a lax attitude suggestive of profound repose.

profound

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From this reading The state of cataleptic rigour into which this man had fallen, lasted for an unprecedented length of time, and then he passed slowly to the flaccid state, to a lax attitude suggestive of profound repose.

reanimation

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From this reading But he still resisted every attempt at reanimation.

reasons

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From this reading After a time, for reasons that will appear later, these attempts were discontinued.

removed

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From this reading He was removed from the hotel to the Boscastle surgery, and from the surgery, after some weeks, to London.

repose

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From this reading The state of cataleptic rigour into which this man had fallen, lasted for an unprecedented length of time, and then he passed slowly to the flaccid state, to a lax attitude suggestive of profound repose.

resisted

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From this reading But he still resisted every attempt at reanimation.

rigour

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From this reading The state of cataleptic rigour into which this man had fallen, lasted for an unprecedented length of time, and then he passed slowly to the flaccid state, to a lax attitude suggestive of profound repose.

slowly

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From this reading The state of cataleptic rigour into which this man had fallen, lasted for an unprecedented length of time, and then he passed slowly to the flaccid state, to a lax attitude suggestive of profound repose.

some

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From this reading He was removed from the hotel to the Boscastle surgery, and from the surgery, after some weeks, to London.

state

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From this reading The state of cataleptic rigour into which this man had fallen, lasted for an unprecedented length of time, and then he passed slowly to the flaccid state, to a lax attitude suggestive of profound repose.

still

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From this reading But he still resisted every attempt at reanimation.

suggestive

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From this reading The state of cataleptic rigour into which this man had fallen, lasted for an unprecedented length of time, and then he passed slowly to the flaccid state, to a lax attitude suggestive of profound repose.

surgery

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From this reading He was removed from the hotel to the Boscastle surgery, and from the surgery, after some weeks, to London.

that

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From this reading After a time, for reasons that will appear later, these attempts were discontinued.

The

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From this reading The state of cataleptic rigour into which this man had fallen, lasted for an unprecedented length of time, and then he passed slowly to the flaccid state, to a lax attitude suggestive of profound repose.

then

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From this reading The state of cataleptic rigour into which this man had fallen, lasted for an unprecedented length of time, and then he passed slowly to the flaccid state, to a lax attitude suggestive of profound repose.

these

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From this reading After a time, for reasons that will appear later, these attempts were discontinued.

this

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From this reading The state of cataleptic rigour into which this man had fallen, lasted for an unprecedented length of time, and then he passed slowly to the flaccid state, to a lax attitude suggestive of profound repose.

time

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From this reading The state of cataleptic rigour into which this man had fallen, lasted for an unprecedented length of time, and then he passed slowly to the flaccid state, to a lax attitude suggestive of profound repose.

to

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From this reading The state of cataleptic rigour into which this man had fallen, lasted for an unprecedented length of time, and then he passed slowly to the flaccid state, to a lax attitude suggestive of profound repose.

unprecedented

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From this reading The state of cataleptic rigour into which this man had fallen, lasted for an unprecedented length of time, and then he passed slowly to the flaccid state, to a lax attitude suggestive of profound repose.

was

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From this reading Then it was his eyes could be closed.

weeks

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From this reading He was removed from the hotel to the Boscastle surgery, and from the surgery, after some weeks, to London.

were

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From this reading After a time, for reasons that will appear later, these attempts were discontinued.

which

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From this reading The state of cataleptic rigour into which this man had fallen, lasted for an unprecedented length of time, and then he passed slowly to the flaccid state, to a lax attitude suggestive of profound repose.

will

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From this reading After a time, for reasons that will appear later, these attempts were discontinued.

Chapter 2 of When the Sleeper Wakes by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 177 sentences, grouped into 36 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.

What does chapter 2 of When the Sleeper Wakes contain?

Chapter 2 holds 177 sentences of When the Sleeper Wakes, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 2 of When the Sleeper Wakes by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 177 sentences, grouped into 36 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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Vocabulary met early in When the Sleeper Wakes

Words and structures a reader meets early in When the Sleeper Wakes, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Afternoon: A word that appears in the opening chapter of When the Sleeper Wakes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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