Chapter 3 of A thoughtless seven is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of A thoughtless seven is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Starting I LAY awake that night thinking. Honey and I shared the same room. She generally made me impatient by her leisurely movements, and I was often fast asleep long before she came to bed; but now I lay awake and listened to her heavy breathing—sleep would not come to me. Why had not God answered my prayer? I had been quite honest about it.
Chapter 3 of A thoughtless seven is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading “Starting I LAY awake that night thinking.”
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading “She generally made me impatient by her leisurely movements, and I was often fast asleep long before she came to bed; but now I lay awake and listened to her heavy breathing—sleep would not come to me.”
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading “Honey and I shared the same room.”
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading “She generally made me impatient by her leisurely movements, and I was often fast asleep long before she came to bed; but now I lay awake and listened to her heavy breathing—sleep would not come to me.”
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading “She generally made me impatient by her leisurely movements, and I was often fast asleep long before she came to bed; but now I lay awake and listened to her heavy breathing—sleep would not come to me.”
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading “She generally made me impatient by her leisurely movements, and I was often fast asleep long before she came to bed; but now I lay awake and listened to her heavy breathing—sleep would not come to me.”
have in common; held or experienced in common
From this reading “Honey and I shared the same room.”
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading “Starting I LAY awake that night thinking.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
sleeping deeply
In this reading “She generally made me impatient by her leisurely movements, and I was often fast asleep long before she came to bed; but now I lay awake and listened to her heavy breathing—sleep would not come to me.”
In this reading “She generally made me impatient by her leisurely movements, and I was often fast asleep long before she came to bed; but now I lay awake and listened to her heavy breathing—sleep would not come to me.”
In this reading “Starting I LAY awake that night thinking.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I had been quite honest about it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Honey and I shared the same room.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Why had not God answered my prayer?
in a state of sleep
From this reading She generally made me impatient by her leisurely movements, and I was often fast asleep long before she came to bed; but now I lay awake and listened to her heavy breathing—sleep would not come to me.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Starting I LAY awake that night thinking.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She generally made me impatient by her leisurely movements, and I was often fast asleep long before she came to bed; but now I lay awake and listened to her heavy breathing—sleep would not come to me.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been quite honest about it.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She generally made me impatient by her leisurely movements, and I was often fast asleep long before she came to bed; but now I lay awake and listened to her heavy breathing—sleep would not come to me.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading She generally made me impatient by her leisurely movements, and I was often fast asleep long before she came to bed; but now I lay awake and listened to her heavy breathing—sleep would not come to me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She generally made me impatient by her leisurely movements, and I was often fast asleep long before she came to bed; but now I lay awake and listened to her heavy breathing—sleep would not come to me.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She generally made me impatient by her leisurely movements, and I was often fast asleep long before she came to bed; but now I lay awake and listened to her heavy breathing—sleep would not come to me.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She generally made me impatient by her leisurely movements, and I was often fast asleep long before she came to bed; but now I lay awake and listened to her heavy breathing—sleep would not come to me.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She generally made me impatient by her leisurely movements, and I was often fast asleep long before she came to bed; but now I lay awake and listened to her heavy breathing—sleep would not come to me.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading She generally made me impatient by her leisurely movements, and I was often fast asleep long before she came to bed; but now I lay awake and listened to her heavy breathing—sleep would not come to me.
usually; as a rule
From this reading She generally made me impatient by her leisurely movements, and I was often fast asleep long before she came to bed; but now I lay awake and listened to her heavy breathing—sleep would not come to me.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Why had not God answered my prayer?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Why had not God answered my prayer?
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading She generally made me impatient by her leisurely movements, and I was often fast asleep long before she came to bed; but now I lay awake and listened to her heavy breathing—sleep would not come to me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She generally made me impatient by her leisurely movements, and I was often fast asleep long before she came to bed; but now I lay awake and listened to her heavy breathing—sleep would not come to me.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading I had been quite honest about it.
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading Honey and I shared the same room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Starting I LAY awake that night thinking.
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading She generally made me impatient by her leisurely movements, and I was often fast asleep long before she came to bed; but now I lay awake and listened to her heavy breathing—sleep would not come to me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had been quite honest about it.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Starting I LAY awake that night thinking.
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading She generally made me impatient by her leisurely movements, and I was often fast asleep long before she came to bed; but now I lay awake and listened to her heavy breathing—sleep would not come to me.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading She generally made me impatient by her leisurely movements, and I was often fast asleep long before she came to bed; but now I lay awake and listened to her heavy breathing—sleep would not come to me.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She generally made me impatient by her leisurely movements, and I was often fast asleep long before she came to bed; but now I lay awake and listened to her heavy breathing—sleep would not come to me.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She generally made me impatient by her leisurely movements, and I was often fast asleep long before she came to bed; but now I lay awake and listened to her heavy breathing—sleep would not come to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She generally made me impatient by her leisurely movements, and I was often fast asleep long before she came to bed; but now I lay awake and listened to her heavy breathing—sleep would not come to me.
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading She generally made me impatient by her leisurely movements, and I was often fast asleep long before she came to bed; but now I lay awake and listened to her heavy breathing—sleep would not come to me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Why had not God answered my prayer?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Starting I LAY awake that night thinking.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She generally made me impatient by her leisurely movements, and I was often fast asleep long before she came to bed; but now I lay awake and listened to her heavy breathing—sleep would not come to me.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She generally made me impatient by her leisurely movements, and I was often fast asleep long before she came to bed; but now I lay awake and listened to her heavy breathing—sleep would not come to me.
many times at short intervals
From this reading She generally made me impatient by her leisurely movements, and I was often fast asleep long before she came to bed; but now I lay awake and listened to her heavy breathing—sleep would not come to me.
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading Why had not God answered my prayer?
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I had been quite honest about it.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Honey and I shared the same room.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Honey and I shared the same room.
have in common; held or experienced in common
From this reading Honey and I shared the same room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She generally made me impatient by her leisurely movements, and I was often fast asleep long before she came to bed; but now I lay awake and listened to her heavy breathing—sleep would not come to me.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading She generally made me impatient by her leisurely movements, and I was often fast asleep long before she came to bed; but now I lay awake and listened to her heavy breathing—sleep would not come to me.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading Starting I LAY awake that night thinking.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Starting I LAY awake that night thinking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Honey and I shared the same room.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Starting I LAY awake that night thinking.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She generally made me impatient by her leisurely movements, and I was often fast asleep long before she came to bed; but now I lay awake and listened to her heavy breathing—sleep would not come to me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She generally made me impatient by her leisurely movements, and I was often fast asleep long before she came to bed; but now I lay awake and listened to her heavy breathing—sleep would not come to me.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why had not God answered my prayer?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She generally made me impatient by her leisurely movements, and I was often fast asleep long before she came to bed; but now I lay awake and listened to her heavy breathing—sleep would not come to me.
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