Chapter XX
‘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.
The World Set Free
Chapter XX
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‘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.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
‘Karenin?’
asked
Rachel,
‘do
you
mean
that
women
are
to
become
men?’
Line 2
‘Men
and
women
have
to
become
human
beings.’
Line 3
‘You
would
abolish
women?
Line 4
But,
Karenin,
listen!
Line 5
There
is
more
than
sex
in
this.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Karenin?’ asked Rachel, ‘do you mean that women are to become men?’”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘Men and women have to become human beings.’”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “‘You would abolish women?”
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abolish
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From this reading ‘You would abolish women?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Men and women have to become human beings.’
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
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?’
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Karenin?’ asked Rachel, ‘do you mean that women are to become men?’
become
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From this reading ‘Karenin?’ asked Rachel, ‘do you mean that women are to become men?’
beings
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From this reading ‘Men and women have to become human beings.’
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, Karenin, listen!
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
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?’
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘Men and women have to become human beings.’
human
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From this reading ‘Men and women have to become human beings.’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is more than sex in this.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is more than sex in this.
Karenin
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From this reading ‘Karenin?’ asked Rachel, ‘do you mean that women are to become men?’
listen
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From this reading But, Karenin, listen!
mean
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From this reading ‘Karenin?’ asked Rachel, ‘do you mean that women are to become men?’
men
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From this reading ‘Karenin?’ asked Rachel, ‘do you mean that women are to become men?’
more
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From this reading There is more than sex in this.
Rachel
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From this reading ‘Karenin?’ asked Rachel, ‘do you mean that women are to become men?’
sex
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From this reading There is more than sex in this.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There is more than sex in this.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Karenin?’ asked Rachel, ‘do you mean that women are to become men?’
There
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From this reading There is more than sex in this.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
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.
toparticleUS /tuː/
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?’
women
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From this reading ‘Karenin?’ asked Rachel, ‘do you mean that women are to become men?’
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ‘You would abolish women?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Karenin?’ asked Rachel, ‘do you mean that women are to become men?’