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I'll dream of you
I'll dream of you

Chapter I

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Toffee was just a girl in Marc Pillsworth's dreams--until he awoke one day to find the dream a reality.
Toffee leaned back against the tree and passed a slender hand through her red hair.
As her arm relaxed, she let it fall carelessly about Marc's neck.
Lazily, her green eyes traced his profile and found it, if not classic, highly satisfactory.
"Kiss me," she said.
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I'll dream of you

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of I'll dream of you is here in full — 778 sentences across 156 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Toffee was just a girl in Marc Pillsworth's dreams--until he awoke one day to find the dream a reality.
Line 2
Toffee leaned back against the tree and passed a slender hand through her red hair.
/ˈtɑːfi liːnd bæk əˈɡenst ðə triː ənd pæst ə ˈslendər hænd θruː hɜːr red her/
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As her arm relaxed, she let it fall carelessly about Marc's neck.
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Lazily, her green eyes traced his profile and found it, if not classic, highly satisfactory.
/ˈlæzəli hɜːr ɡriːn aɪz treɪst hɪz ˈproʊfaɪl ənd faʊnd ɪt ɪf nɑːt ˈklæsɪk ˈhaɪli ˌsætəˈsfæktri/
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"Kiss me," she said.
/kɪs miː ʃiː sed/

Learner Dictionary

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.

carelessly adverb US /ˈkerləsli/

without care or concern

From this reading “As her arm relaxed, she let it fall carelessly about Marc's neck.”

classic noun US /ˈklæsɪk/

a creation of the highest excellence

From this reading “Lazily, her green eyes traced his profile and found it, if not classic, highly satisfactory.”

Lazily adverb US /ˈlæzəli/

in a slow and lazy manner

From this reading “Lazily, her green eyes traced his profile and found it, if not classic, highly satisfactory.”

Marc noun US /mɑːrk/

made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing

From this reading “Toffee was just a girl in Marc Pillsworth's dreams--until he awoke one day to find the dream a reality.”

profile noun US /ˈproʊfaɪl/

an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics

From this reading “Lazily, her green eyes traced his profile and found it, if not classic, highly satisfactory.”

relaxed adjective US /rɪˈlækst/

without strain or anxiety

From this reading “As her arm relaxed, she let it fall carelessly about Marc's neck.”

Toffee noun US /ˈtɑːfi/

caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets

From this reading “Toffee was just a girl in Marc Pillsworth's dreams--until he awoke one day to find the dream a reality.”

traced verb US /treɪst/

past form of “trace” — follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something

From this reading “Lazily, her green eyes traced his profile and found it, if not classic, highly satisfactory.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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highly satisfactory adverb + adjective

In this reading “Lazily, her green eyes traced his profile and found it, if not classic, highly satisfactory.”

leaned back verb + particle counted as “lean back”

move the upper body backwards and down

In this reading “Toffee leaned back against the tree and passed a slender hand through her red hair.”

red hair noun + noun

In this reading “Toffee leaned back against the tree and passed a slender hand through her red hair.”

against the tree preposition + article + noun counted as “against … tree”

In this reading “Toffee leaned back against the tree and passed a slender hand through her red hair.”

slender hand adjective + noun

In this reading “Toffee leaned back against the tree and passed a slender hand through her red hair.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Toffee was just a girl in Marc Pillsworth's dreams--until he awoke one day to find the dream a reality.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading As her arm relaxed, she let it fall carelessly about Marc's neck.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Toffee leaned back against the tree and passed a slender hand through her red hair.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Toffee leaned back against the tree and passed a slender hand through her red hair.

armnounUS /ɑːrm/

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading As her arm relaxed, she let it fall carelessly about Marc's neck.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As her arm relaxed, she let it fall carelessly about Marc's neck.

awokeverbUS /əˈwoʊk/

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading Toffee was just a girl in Marc Pillsworth's dreams--until he awoke one day to find the dream a reality.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Toffee leaned back against the tree and passed a slender hand through her red hair.

carelesslyadverbUS /ˈkerləsli/

without care or concern

From this reading As her arm relaxed, she let it fall carelessly about Marc's neck.

classicnounUS /ˈklæsɪk/

a creation of the highest excellence

From this reading Lazily, her green eyes traced his profile and found it, if not classic, highly satisfactory.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Toffee was just a girl in Marc Pillsworth's dreams--until he awoke one day to find the dream a reality.

dreamnounUS /driːm/

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

From this reading Toffee was just a girl in Marc Pillsworth's dreams--until he awoke one day to find the dream a reality.

dreamsnounUS /driːmz/

plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

From this reading Toffee was just a girl in Marc Pillsworth's dreams--until he awoke one day to find the dream a reality.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading Lazily, her green eyes traced his profile and found it, if not classic, highly satisfactory.

fallverbUS /fɔːl/

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading As her arm relaxed, she let it fall carelessly about Marc's neck.

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Toffee was just a girl in Marc Pillsworth's dreams--until he awoke one day to find the dream a reality.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading Lazily, her green eyes traced his profile and found it, if not classic, highly satisfactory.

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading Toffee was just a girl in Marc Pillsworth's dreams--until he awoke one day to find the dream a reality.

greennounUS /ɡriːn/

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading Lazily, her green eyes traced his profile and found it, if not classic, highly satisfactory.

hairnounUS /her/

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading Toffee leaned back against the tree and passed a slender hand through her red hair.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Toffee leaned back against the tree and passed a slender hand through her red hair.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Toffee was just a girl in Marc Pillsworth's dreams--until he awoke one day to find the dream a reality.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Toffee leaned back against the tree and passed a slender hand through her red hair.

highlyadverbUS /ˈhaɪli/

to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect

From this reading Lazily, her green eyes traced his profile and found it, if not classic, highly satisfactory.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Lazily, her green eyes traced his profile and found it, if not classic, highly satisfactory.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Lazily, her green eyes traced his profile and found it, if not classic, highly satisfactory.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Toffee was just a girl in Marc Pillsworth's dreams--until he awoke one day to find the dream a reality.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading As her arm relaxed, she let it fall carelessly about Marc's neck.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading Toffee was just a girl in Marc Pillsworth's dreams--until he awoke one day to find the dream a reality.

KissnounUS /kɪs/

the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)

From this reading "Kiss me," she said.

LazilyadverbUS /ˈlæzəli/

in a slow and lazy manner

From this reading Lazily, her green eyes traced his profile and found it, if not classic, highly satisfactory.

leanedverbUS /liːnd/

past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position

From this reading Toffee leaned back against the tree and passed a slender hand through her red hair.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading As her arm relaxed, she let it fall carelessly about Marc's neck.

MarcnounUS /mɑːrk/

made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing

From this reading Toffee was just a girl in Marc Pillsworth's dreams--until he awoke one day to find the dream a reality.

Marc's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As her arm relaxed, she let it fall carelessly about Marc's neck.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Kiss me," she said.

necknounUS /nek/

the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

From this reading As her arm relaxed, she let it fall carelessly about Marc's neck.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Lazily, her green eyes traced his profile and found it, if not classic, highly satisfactory.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Toffee was just a girl in Marc Pillsworth's dreams--until he awoke one day to find the dream a reality.

passedverbUS /pæst/

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading Toffee leaned back against the tree and passed a slender hand through her red hair.

Pillsworth's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Toffee was just a girl in Marc Pillsworth's dreams--until he awoke one day to find the dream a reality.

profilenounUS /ˈproʊfaɪl/

an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics

From this reading Lazily, her green eyes traced his profile and found it, if not classic, highly satisfactory.

realitynounUS /ˌriːˈælətiː/

all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you

From this reading Toffee was just a girl in Marc Pillsworth's dreams--until he awoke one day to find the dream a reality.

rednounUS /red/

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading Toffee leaned back against the tree and passed a slender hand through her red hair.

relaxedadjectiveUS /rɪˈlækst/

without strain or anxiety

From this reading As her arm relaxed, she let it fall carelessly about Marc's neck.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Kiss me," she said.

satisfactoryadjectiveUS /ˌsætəˈsfæktri/

giving satisfaction

From this reading Lazily, her green eyes traced his profile and found it, if not classic, highly satisfactory.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading As her arm relaxed, she let it fall carelessly about Marc's neck.

slenderadjectiveUS /ˈslendər/

being of delicate or slender build

From this reading Toffee leaned back against the tree and passed a slender hand through her red hair.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Toffee was just a girl in Marc Pillsworth's dreams--until he awoke one day to find the dream a reality.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Toffee leaned back against the tree and passed a slender hand through her red hair.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Toffee was just a girl in Marc Pillsworth's dreams--until he awoke one day to find the dream a reality.

ToffeenounUS /ˈtɑːfi/

caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets

From this reading Toffee was just a girl in Marc Pillsworth's dreams--until he awoke one day to find the dream a reality.

tracedverbUS /treɪst/

past form of “trace” — follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something

From this reading Lazily, her green eyes traced his profile and found it, if not classic, highly satisfactory.

treenounUS /triː/

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading Toffee leaned back against the tree and passed a slender hand through her red hair.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Toffee was just a girl in Marc Pillsworth's dreams--until he awoke one day to find the dream a reality.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Toffee was just a girl in Marc Pillsworth's dreams--until he awoke one day to find the dream a reality.

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