Chapter 1 of Dreamer's World is here in full — 766 sentences across 154 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Dreamer's World is here in full — 766 sentences across 154 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_They wanted a world without war. The answer was simple: Stay in bed._ A warning hum started somewhere down in the audoviso. Greg stared. Perspiration crawled down his face. This was it.
Chapter 1 of Dreamer's World is here in full — 766 sentences across 154 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “Perspiration crawled down his face.”
sing with closed lips
From this reading “The answer was simple: Stay in bed._ A warning hum started somewhere down in the audoviso.”
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading “Perspiration crawled down his face.”
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading “The answer was simple: Stay in bed._ A warning hum started somewhere down in the audoviso.”
in or at or to some place
From this reading “The answer was simple: Stay in bed._ A warning hum started somewhere down in the audoviso.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Greg stared.”
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading “_They wanted a world without war.”
a message informing of danger
From this reading “The answer was simple: Stay in bed._ A warning hum started somewhere down in the audoviso.”
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.
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In this reading “The answer was simple: Stay in bed._ A warning hum started somewhere down in the audoviso.”
In this reading “The answer was simple: Stay in bed._ A warning hum started somewhere down in the audoviso.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _They wanted a world without war.
react verbally
From this reading The answer was simple: Stay in bed._ A warning hum started somewhere down in the audoviso.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The answer was simple: Stay in bed._ A warning hum started somewhere down in the audoviso.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The answer was simple: Stay in bed._ A warning hum started somewhere down in the audoviso.
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Perspiration crawled down his face.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The answer was simple: Stay in bed._ A warning hum started somewhere down in the audoviso.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Perspiration crawled down his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Greg stared.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Perspiration crawled down his face.
sing with closed lips
From this reading The answer was simple: Stay in bed._ A warning hum started somewhere down in the audoviso.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The answer was simple: Stay in bed._ A warning hum started somewhere down in the audoviso.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This was it.
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading Perspiration crawled down his face.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading The answer was simple: Stay in bed._ A warning hum started somewhere down in the audoviso.
in or at or to some place
From this reading The answer was simple: Stay in bed._ A warning hum started somewhere down in the audoviso.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Greg stared.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The answer was simple: Stay in bed._ A warning hum started somewhere down in the audoviso.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The answer was simple: Stay in bed._ A warning hum started somewhere down in the audoviso.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The answer was simple: Stay in bed._ A warning hum started somewhere down in the audoviso.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _They wanted a world without war.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was it.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading _They wanted a world without war.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading _They wanted a world without war.
a message informing of danger
From this reading The answer was simple: Stay in bed._ A warning hum started somewhere down in the audoviso.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The answer was simple: Stay in bed._ A warning hum started somewhere down in the audoviso.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading _They wanted a world without war.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading _They wanted a world without war.
Chapter 1 of Dreamer's World by Bryce Walton holds 766 sentences, grouped into 154 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 1 holds 766 sentences of Dreamer's World, unabridged, divided into 154 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Dreamer's World by Bryce Walton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 766 sentences, grouped into 154 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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