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Herland

Chapter III · Chapter 3

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A Peculiar Imprisonment From a slumber as deep as death, as refreshing as that of a healthy child, I slowly awakened.
It was like rising up, up, up through a deep warm ocean, nearer and nearer to full light and stirring air.
Or like the return to consciousness after concussion of the brain.
I was once thrown from a horse while on a visit to a wild mountainous country quite new to me, and I can clearly remember the mental experience of coming back to life, through lifting veils of dream.
When I first dimly heard the voices of those about me, and saw the shining snowpeaks of that mighty range, I assumed that this too would pass, and I should presently find myself in my own home.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Herland

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Herland is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/59 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A Peculiar Imprisonment From a slumber as deep as death, as refreshing as that of a healthy child, I slowly awakened.
Line 2
It was like rising up, up, up through a deep warm ocean, nearer and nearer to full light and stirring air.
Line 3
Or like the return to consciousness after concussion of the brain.
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I was once thrown from a horse while on a visit to a wild mountainous country quite new to me, and I can clearly remember the mental experience of coming back to life, through lifting veils of dream.
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When I first dimly heard the voices of those about me, and saw the shining snowpeaks of that mighty range, I assumed that this too would pass, and I should presently find myself in my own home.

Learner Dictionary

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Dream noun US /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading “I was once thrown from a horse while on a visit to a wild mountainous country quite new to me, and I can clearly remember the mental experience of coming back to life, through lifting veils of dream.”

Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “I was once thrown from a horse while on a visit to a wild mountainous country quite new to me, and I can clearly remember the mental experience of coming back to life, through lifting veils of dream.”

All words in this reading · 86

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A

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From this reading A Peculiar Imprisonment From a slumber as deep as death, as refreshing as that of a healthy child, I slowly awakened.

about

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From this reading When I first dimly heard the voices of those about me, and saw the shining snowpeaks of that mighty range, I assumed that this too would pass, and I should presently find myself in my own home.

after

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From this reading Or like the return to consciousness after concussion of the brain.

air

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From this reading It was like rising up, up, up through a deep warm ocean, nearer and nearer to full light and stirring air.

and

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From this reading It was like rising up, up, up through a deep warm ocean, nearer and nearer to full light and stirring air.

as

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From this reading A Peculiar Imprisonment From a slumber as deep as death, as refreshing as that of a healthy child, I slowly awakened.

assumed

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From this reading When I first dimly heard the voices of those about me, and saw the shining snowpeaks of that mighty range, I assumed that this too would pass, and I should presently find myself in my own home.

awakened

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From this reading A Peculiar Imprisonment From a slumber as deep as death, as refreshing as that of a healthy child, I slowly awakened.

back

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From this reading I was once thrown from a horse while on a visit to a wild mountainous country quite new to me, and I can clearly remember the mental experience of coming back to life, through lifting veils of dream.

brain

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From this reading Or like the return to consciousness after concussion of the brain.

can

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From this reading I was once thrown from a horse while on a visit to a wild mountainous country quite new to me, and I can clearly remember the mental experience of coming back to life, through lifting veils of dream.

child

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From this reading A Peculiar Imprisonment From a slumber as deep as death, as refreshing as that of a healthy child, I slowly awakened.

clearly

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From this reading I was once thrown from a horse while on a visit to a wild mountainous country quite new to me, and I can clearly remember the mental experience of coming back to life, through lifting veils of dream.

coming

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From this reading I was once thrown from a horse while on a visit to a wild mountainous country quite new to me, and I can clearly remember the mental experience of coming back to life, through lifting veils of dream.

concussion

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From this reading Or like the return to consciousness after concussion of the brain.

consciousness

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From this reading Or like the return to consciousness after concussion of the brain.

country

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From this reading I was once thrown from a horse while on a visit to a wild mountainous country quite new to me, and I can clearly remember the mental experience of coming back to life, through lifting veils of dream.

death

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From this reading A Peculiar Imprisonment From a slumber as deep as death, as refreshing as that of a healthy child, I slowly awakened.

deep

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From this reading A Peculiar Imprisonment From a slumber as deep as death, as refreshing as that of a healthy child, I slowly awakened.

dimly

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From this reading When I first dimly heard the voices of those about me, and saw the shining snowpeaks of that mighty range, I assumed that this too would pass, and I should presently find myself in my own home.

dreamnounUS /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading I was once thrown from a horse while on a visit to a wild mountainous country quite new to me, and I can clearly remember the mental experience of coming back to life, through lifting veils of dream.

experience

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From this reading I was once thrown from a horse while on a visit to a wild mountainous country quite new to me, and I can clearly remember the mental experience of coming back to life, through lifting veils of dream.

find

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From this reading When I first dimly heard the voices of those about me, and saw the shining snowpeaks of that mighty range, I assumed that this too would pass, and I should presently find myself in my own home.

first

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From this reading When I first dimly heard the voices of those about me, and saw the shining snowpeaks of that mighty range, I assumed that this too would pass, and I should presently find myself in my own home.

From

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From this reading A Peculiar Imprisonment From a slumber as deep as death, as refreshing as that of a healthy child, I slowly awakened.

full

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From this reading It was like rising up, up, up through a deep warm ocean, nearer and nearer to full light and stirring air.

healthy

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From this reading A Peculiar Imprisonment From a slumber as deep as death, as refreshing as that of a healthy child, I slowly awakened.

heard

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From this reading When I first dimly heard the voices of those about me, and saw the shining snowpeaks of that mighty range, I assumed that this too would pass, and I should presently find myself in my own home.

home

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From this reading When I first dimly heard the voices of those about me, and saw the shining snowpeaks of that mighty range, I assumed that this too would pass, and I should presently find myself in my own home.

horse

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From this reading I was once thrown from a horse while on a visit to a wild mountainous country quite new to me, and I can clearly remember the mental experience of coming back to life, through lifting veils of dream.

I

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From this reading A Peculiar Imprisonment From a slumber as deep as death, as refreshing as that of a healthy child, I slowly awakened.

Imprisonment

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From this reading A Peculiar Imprisonment From a slumber as deep as death, as refreshing as that of a healthy child, I slowly awakened.

in

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From this reading When I first dimly heard the voices of those about me, and saw the shining snowpeaks of that mighty range, I assumed that this too would pass, and I should presently find myself in my own home.

It

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From this reading It was like rising up, up, up through a deep warm ocean, nearer and nearer to full light and stirring air.

life

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From this reading I was once thrown from a horse while on a visit to a wild mountainous country quite new to me, and I can clearly remember the mental experience of coming back to life, through lifting veils of dream.

lifting

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From this reading I was once thrown from a horse while on a visit to a wild mountainous country quite new to me, and I can clearly remember the mental experience of coming back to life, through lifting veils of dream.

light

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From this reading It was like rising up, up, up through a deep warm ocean, nearer and nearer to full light and stirring air.

like

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From this reading It was like rising up, up, up through a deep warm ocean, nearer and nearer to full light and stirring air.

me

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From this reading I was once thrown from a horse while on a visit to a wild mountainous country quite new to me, and I can clearly remember the mental experience of coming back to life, through lifting veils of dream.

mental

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From this reading I was once thrown from a horse while on a visit to a wild mountainous country quite new to me, and I can clearly remember the mental experience of coming back to life, through lifting veils of dream.

mighty

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From this reading When I first dimly heard the voices of those about me, and saw the shining snowpeaks of that mighty range, I assumed that this too would pass, and I should presently find myself in my own home.

mountainous

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From this reading I was once thrown from a horse while on a visit to a wild mountainous country quite new to me, and I can clearly remember the mental experience of coming back to life, through lifting veils of dream.

my

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From this reading When I first dimly heard the voices of those about me, and saw the shining snowpeaks of that mighty range, I assumed that this too would pass, and I should presently find myself in my own home.

myself

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From this reading When I first dimly heard the voices of those about me, and saw the shining snowpeaks of that mighty range, I assumed that this too would pass, and I should presently find myself in my own home.

nearer

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From this reading It was like rising up, up, up through a deep warm ocean, nearer and nearer to full light and stirring air.

new

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From this reading I was once thrown from a horse while on a visit to a wild mountainous country quite new to me, and I can clearly remember the mental experience of coming back to life, through lifting veils of dream.

ocean

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From this reading It was like rising up, up, up through a deep warm ocean, nearer and nearer to full light and stirring air.

of

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From this reading A Peculiar Imprisonment From a slumber as deep as death, as refreshing as that of a healthy child, I slowly awakened.

on

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From this reading I was once thrown from a horse while on a visit to a wild mountainous country quite new to me, and I can clearly remember the mental experience of coming back to life, through lifting veils of dream.

once

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From this reading I was once thrown from a horse while on a visit to a wild mountainous country quite new to me, and I can clearly remember the mental experience of coming back to life, through lifting veils of dream.

Or

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From this reading Or like the return to consciousness after concussion of the brain.

own

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From this reading When I first dimly heard the voices of those about me, and saw the shining snowpeaks of that mighty range, I assumed that this too would pass, and I should presently find myself in my own home.

pass

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From this reading When I first dimly heard the voices of those about me, and saw the shining snowpeaks of that mighty range, I assumed that this too would pass, and I should presently find myself in my own home.

Peculiar

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From this reading A Peculiar Imprisonment From a slumber as deep as death, as refreshing as that of a healthy child, I slowly awakened.

presently

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From this reading When I first dimly heard the voices of those about me, and saw the shining snowpeaks of that mighty range, I assumed that this too would pass, and I should presently find myself in my own home.

quite

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From this reading I was once thrown from a horse while on a visit to a wild mountainous country quite new to me, and I can clearly remember the mental experience of coming back to life, through lifting veils of dream.

range

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From this reading When I first dimly heard the voices of those about me, and saw the shining snowpeaks of that mighty range, I assumed that this too would pass, and I should presently find myself in my own home.

refreshing

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From this reading A Peculiar Imprisonment From a slumber as deep as death, as refreshing as that of a healthy child, I slowly awakened.

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading I was once thrown from a horse while on a visit to a wild mountainous country quite new to me, and I can clearly remember the mental experience of coming back to life, through lifting veils of dream.

return

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From this reading Or like the return to consciousness after concussion of the brain.

rising

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From this reading It was like rising up, up, up through a deep warm ocean, nearer and nearer to full light and stirring air.

saw

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From this reading When I first dimly heard the voices of those about me, and saw the shining snowpeaks of that mighty range, I assumed that this too would pass, and I should presently find myself in my own home.

shining

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From this reading When I first dimly heard the voices of those about me, and saw the shining snowpeaks of that mighty range, I assumed that this too would pass, and I should presently find myself in my own home.

should

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From this reading When I first dimly heard the voices of those about me, and saw the shining snowpeaks of that mighty range, I assumed that this too would pass, and I should presently find myself in my own home.

slowly

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From this reading A Peculiar Imprisonment From a slumber as deep as death, as refreshing as that of a healthy child, I slowly awakened.

slumber

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From this reading A Peculiar Imprisonment From a slumber as deep as death, as refreshing as that of a healthy child, I slowly awakened.

snowpeaks

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From this reading When I first dimly heard the voices of those about me, and saw the shining snowpeaks of that mighty range, I assumed that this too would pass, and I should presently find myself in my own home.

stirring

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From this reading It was like rising up, up, up through a deep warm ocean, nearer and nearer to full light and stirring air.

that

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From this reading A Peculiar Imprisonment From a slumber as deep as death, as refreshing as that of a healthy child, I slowly awakened.

the

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From this reading Or like the return to consciousness after concussion of the brain.

this

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From this reading When I first dimly heard the voices of those about me, and saw the shining snowpeaks of that mighty range, I assumed that this too would pass, and I should presently find myself in my own home.

those

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From this reading When I first dimly heard the voices of those about me, and saw the shining snowpeaks of that mighty range, I assumed that this too would pass, and I should presently find myself in my own home.

through

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From this reading It was like rising up, up, up through a deep warm ocean, nearer and nearer to full light and stirring air.

thrown

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From this reading I was once thrown from a horse while on a visit to a wild mountainous country quite new to me, and I can clearly remember the mental experience of coming back to life, through lifting veils of dream.

to

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From this reading It was like rising up, up, up through a deep warm ocean, nearer and nearer to full light and stirring air.

too

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From this reading When I first dimly heard the voices of those about me, and saw the shining snowpeaks of that mighty range, I assumed that this too would pass, and I should presently find myself in my own home.

up

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From this reading It was like rising up, up, up through a deep warm ocean, nearer and nearer to full light and stirring air.

veils

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From this reading I was once thrown from a horse while on a visit to a wild mountainous country quite new to me, and I can clearly remember the mental experience of coming back to life, through lifting veils of dream.

visit

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From this reading I was once thrown from a horse while on a visit to a wild mountainous country quite new to me, and I can clearly remember the mental experience of coming back to life, through lifting veils of dream.

voices

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From this reading When I first dimly heard the voices of those about me, and saw the shining snowpeaks of that mighty range, I assumed that this too would pass, and I should presently find myself in my own home.

warm

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From this reading It was like rising up, up, up through a deep warm ocean, nearer and nearer to full light and stirring air.

was

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From this reading It was like rising up, up, up through a deep warm ocean, nearer and nearer to full light and stirring air.

When

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From this reading When I first dimly heard the voices of those about me, and saw the shining snowpeaks of that mighty range, I assumed that this too would pass, and I should presently find myself in my own home.

while

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From this reading I was once thrown from a horse while on a visit to a wild mountainous country quite new to me, and I can clearly remember the mental experience of coming back to life, through lifting veils of dream.

wild

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From this reading I was once thrown from a horse while on a visit to a wild mountainous country quite new to me, and I can clearly remember the mental experience of coming back to life, through lifting veils of dream.

would

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From this reading When I first dimly heard the voices of those about me, and saw the shining snowpeaks of that mighty range, I assumed that this too would pass, and I should presently find myself in my own home.

Chapter 3 of Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman holds 298 sentences, grouped into 60 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 3 of Herland contain?

Chapter 3 holds 298 sentences of Herland, unabridged, divided into 60 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 3 of Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 298 sentences, grouped into 60 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.

How do I study chapter 3 of Herland?

Work through the 60 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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Memory
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Unfortunately
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Brought
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