Chapter 10 of Dreams and delights is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Dreams and delights is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Hell? A state of mind?” “Yes, and of body too—they sometimes involve each other. But it braces one. There is much more to it than you can know yet.
Chapter 10 of Dreams and delights is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading ““Yes, and of body too—they sometimes involve each other.”
an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
From this reading “But it braces one.”
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading ““Hell?”
connect closely and often incriminatingly
From this reading ““Yes, and of body too—they sometimes involve each other.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “A state of mind?””
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading ““Yes, and of body too—they sometimes involve each other.”
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “A state of mind?””
an affirmative
From this reading ““Yes, and of body too—they sometimes involve each other.”
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.
In this reading “There is much more to it than you can know yet.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A state of mind?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yes, and of body too—they sometimes involve each other.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading “Yes, and of body too—they sometimes involve each other.
an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
From this reading But it braces one.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it braces one.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There is much more to it than you can know yet.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “Yes, and of body too—they sometimes involve each other.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “Hell?
connect closely and often incriminatingly
From this reading “Yes, and of body too—they sometimes involve each other.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is much more to it than you can know yet.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it braces one.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading There is much more to it than you can know yet.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading A state of mind?”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There is much more to it than you can know yet.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading There is much more to it than you can know yet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A state of mind?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But it braces one.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “Yes, and of body too—they sometimes involve each other.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading “Yes, and of body too—they sometimes involve each other.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading A state of mind?”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There is much more to it than you can know yet.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is much more to it than you can know yet.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes, and of body too—they sometimes involve each other.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is much more to it than you can know yet.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Yes, and of body too—they sometimes involve each other.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, and of body too—they sometimes involve each other.
but in spite of that
From this reading There is much more to it than you can know yet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There is much more to it than you can know yet.
Chapter 10 of Dreams and delights by L. Adams (Lily Adams) Beck holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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 10 holds 435 sentences of Dreams and delights, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Dreams and delights by L. Adams (Lily Adams) Beck exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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.
Work through the 87 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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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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About 356 minutes of reading across 855 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Dreams and delights, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
