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When the Sleeper Wakes
When the Sleeper Wakes

Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

Chapter 21 of When the Sleeper Wakes is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Chapter 21 of When the Sleeper Wakes by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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 21 of When the Sleeper Wakes contain?

Chapter 21 holds 126 sentences of When the Sleeper Wakes, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 21 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 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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.

How do I study chapter 21 of When the Sleeper Wakes?

Work through the 26 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 26 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 21 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 21 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #775, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 512 minutes of reading across 1230 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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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
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Water
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Isbister
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Young
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From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.
On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.
In both cases his impression was swift and in both very vivid.
The river was a broad wrinkled glitter of black sea water, overarched by buildings, and vanishing either way into a blackness starred with receding lights.
A string of black barges passed seaward, manned by blue-clad men.
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When the Sleeper Wakes

Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

Chapter 21 of When the Sleeper Wakes is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.
Line 2
On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.
Line 3
In both cases his impression was swift and in both very vivid.
Line 4
The river was a broad wrinkled glitter of black sea water, overarched by buildings, and vanishing either way into a blackness starred with receding lights.
Line 5
A string of black barges passed seaward, manned by blue-clad men.
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a

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across

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From this reading On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.

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and

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From this reading On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.

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barges

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From this reading A string of black barges passed seaward, manned by blue-clad men.

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black

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From this reading The river was a broad wrinkled glitter of black sea water, overarched by buildings, and vanishing either way into a blackness starred with receding lights.

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blackness

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From this reading The river was a broad wrinkled glitter of black sea water, overarched by buildings, and vanishing either way into a blackness starred with receding lights.

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blue-clad

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From this reading A string of black barges passed seaward, manned by blue-clad men.

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both

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From this reading In both cases his impression was swift and in both very vivid.

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broad

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From this reading On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.

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buildings

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From this reading The river was a broad wrinkled glitter of black sea water, overarched by buildings, and vanishing either way into a blackness starred with receding lights.

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bulk

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From this reading From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.

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Business

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From this reading From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.

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by

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cases

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From this reading In both cases his impression was swift and in both very vivid.

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city

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crossed

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done

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From this reading From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.

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either

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From this reading The river was a broad wrinkled glitter of black sea water, overarched by buildings, and vanishing either way into a blackness starred with receding lights.

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entered

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From this reading On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.

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From

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From this reading From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.

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glitter

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From this reading The river was a broad wrinkled glitter of black sea water, overarched by buildings, and vanishing either way into a blackness starred with receding lights.

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great

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From this reading On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.

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his

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From this reading In both cases his impression was swift and in both very vivid.

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impression

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in

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From this reading On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.

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into

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From this reading From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.

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lights

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From this reading The river was a broad wrinkled glitter of black sea water, overarched by buildings, and vanishing either way into a blackness starred with receding lights.

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manned

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From this reading A string of black barges passed seaward, manned by blue-clad men.

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manufactures

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From this reading From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.

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men

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North

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From this reading On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.

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of

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On

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From this reading On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.

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one

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From this reading On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.

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overarched

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From this reading The river was a broad wrinkled glitter of black sea water, overarched by buildings, and vanishing either way into a blackness starred with receding lights.

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passed

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From this reading From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.

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platforms

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From this reading On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.

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presently

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From this reading From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.

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Quarter

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From this reading From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.

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receding

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From this reading The river was a broad wrinkled glitter of black sea water, overarched by buildings, and vanishing either way into a blackness starred with receding lights.

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remote

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From this reading From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.

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river

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From this reading The river was a broad wrinkled glitter of black sea water, overarched by buildings, and vanishing either way into a blackness starred with receding lights.

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roads

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From this reading On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.

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running

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From this reading From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.

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sea

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From this reading The river was a broad wrinkled glitter of black sea water, overarched by buildings, and vanishing either way into a blackness starred with receding lights.

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seaward

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From this reading A string of black barges passed seaward, manned by blue-clad men.

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starred

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From this reading The river was a broad wrinkled glitter of black sea water, overarched by buildings, and vanishing either way into a blackness starred with receding lights.

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string

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From this reading A string of black barges passed seaward, manned by blue-clad men.

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swift

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From this reading In both cases his impression was swift and in both very vivid.

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Thames

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From this reading On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.

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that

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From this reading On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.

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the

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From this reading From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.

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their

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From this reading On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.

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they

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From this reading From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.

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twice

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From this reading On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.

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vanishing

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From this reading The river was a broad wrinkled glitter of black sea water, overarched by buildings, and vanishing either way into a blackness starred with receding lights.

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very

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From this reading In both cases his impression was swift and in both very vivid.

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viaduct

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From this reading On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.

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vivid

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From this reading In both cases his impression was swift and in both very vivid.

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was

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From this reading From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.

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water

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From this reading The river was a broad wrinkled glitter of black sea water, overarched by buildings, and vanishing either way into a blackness starred with receding lights.

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way

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From this reading On their way the platforms crossed the Thames twice, and passed in a broad viaduct across one of the great roads that entered the city from the North.

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ways

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From this reading From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.

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where

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From this reading From the Business Quarter they presently passed by the running ways into a remote quarter of the city, where the bulk of the manufactures was done.

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with

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From this reading The river was a broad wrinkled glitter of black sea water, overarched by buildings, and vanishing either way into a blackness starred with receding lights.

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wrinkled

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From this reading The river was a broad wrinkled glitter of black sea water, overarched by buildings, and vanishing either way into a blackness starred with receding lights.

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