Chapter 3 of Dreams and delights is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Dreams and delights is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Because it is of the truth. That is the answer. None can doubt it who understands and loves these people and their teachings. None—who is admitted to the quiet of their secret places and thoughts. It is a truth which is a part of nature itself.
Chapter 3 of Dreams and delights is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “None—who is admitted to the quiet of their secret places and thoughts.”
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “None can doubt it who understands and loves these people and their teachings.”
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “None—who is admitted to the quiet of their secret places and thoughts.”
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “None—who is admitted to the quiet of their secret places and thoughts.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “None—who is admitted to the quiet of their secret places and thoughts.”
plural of “teaching” — the profession of a teacher
From this reading “None can doubt it who understands and loves these people and their teachings.”
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “None—who is admitted to the quiet of their secret places and thoughts.”
third-person singular of “understand” — know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “None can doubt it who understands and loves these people and their teachings.”
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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 It is a truth which is a part of nature itself.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading None—who is admitted to the quiet of their secret places and thoughts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading None can doubt it who understands and loves these people and their teachings.
react verbally
From this reading That is the answer.
for the reason that
From this reading Because it is of the truth.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading None can doubt it who understands and loves these people and their teachings.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading None can doubt it who understands and loves these people and their teachings.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Because it is of the truth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Because it is of the truth.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It is a truth which is a part of nature itself.
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading None can doubt it who understands and loves these people and their teachings.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading It is a truth which is a part of nature itself.
not one, and not any
From this reading None can doubt it who understands and loves these people and their teachings.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Because it is of the truth.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading It is a truth which is a part of nature itself.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading None can doubt it who understands and loves these people and their teachings.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading None—who is admitted to the quiet of their secret places and thoughts.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading None—who is admitted to the quiet of their secret places and thoughts.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading None—who is admitted to the quiet of their secret places and thoughts.
plural of “teaching” — the profession of a teacher
From this reading None can doubt it who understands and loves these people and their teachings.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is the answer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Because it is of the truth.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading None can doubt it who understands and loves these people and their teachings.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading None can doubt it who understands and loves these people and their teachings.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading None—who is admitted to the quiet of their secret places and thoughts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading None—who is admitted to the quiet of their secret places and thoughts.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Because it is of the truth.
third-person singular of “understand” — know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading None can doubt it who understands and loves these people and their teachings.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is a truth which is a part of nature itself.
which person or people
From this reading None can doubt it who understands and loves these people and their teachings.
Chapter 3 of Dreams and delights by L. Adams (Lily Adams) Beck holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 3 holds 403 sentences of Dreams and delights, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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