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Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887
Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887 is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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As Edith had promised he should do, Dr. Leete accompanied me to my bedroom when I retired, to instruct me as to the adjustment of the musical telephone.
He showed how, by turning a screw, the volume of the music could be made to fill the room, or die away to an echo so faint and far that one could scarcely be sure whether he heard or imagined it.
If, of two persons side by side, one desired to listen to music and the other to sleep, it could be made audible to one and inaudible to another.
"I should strongly advise you to sleep if you can to-night, Mr. West, in preference to listening to the finest tunes in the world," the doctor said, after explaining these points.
"In the trying experience you are just now passing through, sleep is a nerve tonic for which there is no substitute."
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Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887 is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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As Edith had promised he should do, Dr. Leete accompanied me to my bedroom when I retired, to instruct me as to the adjustment of the musical telephone.
Line 2
He showed how, by turning a screw, the volume of the music could be made to fill the room, or die away to an echo so faint and far that one could scarcely be sure whether he heard or imagined it.
Line 3
If, of two persons side by side, one desired to listen to music and the other to sleep, it could be made audible to one and inaudible to another.
Line 4
"I should strongly advise you to sleep if you can to-night, Mr. West, in preference to listening to the finest tunes in the world," the doctor said, after explaining these points.
Line 5
"In the trying experience you are just now passing through, sleep is a nerve tonic for which there is no substitute."

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a

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accompanied

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From this reading As Edith had promised he should do, Dr. Leete accompanied me to my bedroom when I retired, to instruct me as to the adjustment of the musical telephone.

adjustment

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From this reading As Edith had promised he should do, Dr. Leete accompanied me to my bedroom when I retired, to instruct me as to the adjustment of the musical telephone.

advise

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From this reading "I should strongly advise you to sleep if you can to-night, Mr. West, in preference to listening to the finest tunes in the world," the doctor said, after explaining these points.

after

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From this reading "I should strongly advise you to sleep if you can to-night, Mr. West, in preference to listening to the finest tunes in the world," the doctor said, after explaining these points.

an

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From this reading He showed how, by turning a screw, the volume of the music could be made to fill the room, or die away to an echo so faint and far that one could scarcely be sure whether he heard or imagined it.

and

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From this reading He showed how, by turning a screw, the volume of the music could be made to fill the room, or die away to an echo so faint and far that one could scarcely be sure whether he heard or imagined it.

another

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From this reading If, of two persons side by side, one desired to listen to music and the other to sleep, it could be made audible to one and inaudible to another.

are

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From this reading "In the trying experience you are just now passing through, sleep is a nerve tonic for which there is no substitute."

As

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From this reading As Edith had promised he should do, Dr. Leete accompanied me to my bedroom when I retired, to instruct me as to the adjustment of the musical telephone.

audible

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From this reading If, of two persons side by side, one desired to listen to music and the other to sleep, it could be made audible to one and inaudible to another.

away

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From this reading He showed how, by turning a screw, the volume of the music could be made to fill the room, or die away to an echo so faint and far that one could scarcely be sure whether he heard or imagined it.

be

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From this reading He showed how, by turning a screw, the volume of the music could be made to fill the room, or die away to an echo so faint and far that one could scarcely be sure whether he heard or imagined it.

bedroom

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From this reading As Edith had promised he should do, Dr. Leete accompanied me to my bedroom when I retired, to instruct me as to the adjustment of the musical telephone.

by

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From this reading He showed how, by turning a screw, the volume of the music could be made to fill the room, or die away to an echo so faint and far that one could scarcely be sure whether he heard or imagined it.

can

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From this reading "I should strongly advise you to sleep if you can to-night, Mr. West, in preference to listening to the finest tunes in the world," the doctor said, after explaining these points.

could

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From this reading He showed how, by turning a screw, the volume of the music could be made to fill the room, or die away to an echo so faint and far that one could scarcely be sure whether he heard or imagined it.

desired

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From this reading If, of two persons side by side, one desired to listen to music and the other to sleep, it could be made audible to one and inaudible to another.

die

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From this reading He showed how, by turning a screw, the volume of the music could be made to fill the room, or die away to an echo so faint and far that one could scarcely be sure whether he heard or imagined it.

do

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doctor

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From this reading "I should strongly advise you to sleep if you can to-night, Mr. West, in preference to listening to the finest tunes in the world," the doctor said, after explaining these points.

Dr

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From this reading As Edith had promised he should do, Dr. Leete accompanied me to my bedroom when I retired, to instruct me as to the adjustment of the musical telephone.

echo

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From this reading He showed how, by turning a screw, the volume of the music could be made to fill the room, or die away to an echo so faint and far that one could scarcely be sure whether he heard or imagined it.

Edith

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From this reading As Edith had promised he should do, Dr. Leete accompanied me to my bedroom when I retired, to instruct me as to the adjustment of the musical telephone.

experience

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From this reading "In the trying experience you are just now passing through, sleep is a nerve tonic for which there is no substitute."

explaining

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From this reading "I should strongly advise you to sleep if you can to-night, Mr. West, in preference to listening to the finest tunes in the world," the doctor said, after explaining these points.

faint

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From this reading He showed how, by turning a screw, the volume of the music could be made to fill the room, or die away to an echo so faint and far that one could scarcely be sure whether he heard or imagined it.

far

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From this reading He showed how, by turning a screw, the volume of the music could be made to fill the room, or die away to an echo so faint and far that one could scarcely be sure whether he heard or imagined it.

fill

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From this reading He showed how, by turning a screw, the volume of the music could be made to fill the room, or die away to an echo so faint and far that one could scarcely be sure whether he heard or imagined it.

finest

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From this reading "I should strongly advise you to sleep if you can to-night, Mr. West, in preference to listening to the finest tunes in the world," the doctor said, after explaining these points.

for

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From this reading "In the trying experience you are just now passing through, sleep is a nerve tonic for which there is no substitute."

had

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From this reading As Edith had promised he should do, Dr. Leete accompanied me to my bedroom when I retired, to instruct me as to the adjustment of the musical telephone.

he

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From this reading As Edith had promised he should do, Dr. Leete accompanied me to my bedroom when I retired, to instruct me as to the adjustment of the musical telephone.

heard

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From this reading He showed how, by turning a screw, the volume of the music could be made to fill the room, or die away to an echo so faint and far that one could scarcely be sure whether he heard or imagined it.

how

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From this reading He showed how, by turning a screw, the volume of the music could be made to fill the room, or die away to an echo so faint and far that one could scarcely be sure whether he heard or imagined it.

I

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From this reading As Edith had promised he should do, Dr. Leete accompanied me to my bedroom when I retired, to instruct me as to the adjustment of the musical telephone.

If

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From this reading If, of two persons side by side, one desired to listen to music and the other to sleep, it could be made audible to one and inaudible to another.

imagined

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From this reading He showed how, by turning a screw, the volume of the music could be made to fill the room, or die away to an echo so faint and far that one could scarcely be sure whether he heard or imagined it.

in

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From this reading "I should strongly advise you to sleep if you can to-night, Mr. West, in preference to listening to the finest tunes in the world," the doctor said, after explaining these points.

inaudible

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From this reading If, of two persons side by side, one desired to listen to music and the other to sleep, it could be made audible to one and inaudible to another.

instruct

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From this reading As Edith had promised he should do, Dr. Leete accompanied me to my bedroom when I retired, to instruct me as to the adjustment of the musical telephone.

is

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From this reading "In the trying experience you are just now passing through, sleep is a nerve tonic for which there is no substitute."

it

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From this reading He showed how, by turning a screw, the volume of the music could be made to fill the room, or die away to an echo so faint and far that one could scarcely be sure whether he heard or imagined it.

just

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From this reading "In the trying experience you are just now passing through, sleep is a nerve tonic for which there is no substitute."

Leete

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From this reading As Edith had promised he should do, Dr. Leete accompanied me to my bedroom when I retired, to instruct me as to the adjustment of the musical telephone.

listen

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From this reading If, of two persons side by side, one desired to listen to music and the other to sleep, it could be made audible to one and inaudible to another.

listening

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From this reading "I should strongly advise you to sleep if you can to-night, Mr. West, in preference to listening to the finest tunes in the world," the doctor said, after explaining these points.

made

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From this reading He showed how, by turning a screw, the volume of the music could be made to fill the room, or die away to an echo so faint and far that one could scarcely be sure whether he heard or imagined it.

me

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From this reading As Edith had promised he should do, Dr. Leete accompanied me to my bedroom when I retired, to instruct me as to the adjustment of the musical telephone.

Mr

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From this reading "I should strongly advise you to sleep if you can to-night, Mr. West, in preference to listening to the finest tunes in the world," the doctor said, after explaining these points.

music

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From this reading He showed how, by turning a screw, the volume of the music could be made to fill the room, or die away to an echo so faint and far that one could scarcely be sure whether he heard or imagined it.

musical

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From this reading As Edith had promised he should do, Dr. Leete accompanied me to my bedroom when I retired, to instruct me as to the adjustment of the musical telephone.

my

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From this reading As Edith had promised he should do, Dr. Leete accompanied me to my bedroom when I retired, to instruct me as to the adjustment of the musical telephone.

nerve

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From this reading "In the trying experience you are just now passing through, sleep is a nerve tonic for which there is no substitute."

no

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From this reading "In the trying experience you are just now passing through, sleep is a nerve tonic for which there is no substitute."

now

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From this reading "In the trying experience you are just now passing through, sleep is a nerve tonic for which there is no substitute."

of

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From this reading As Edith had promised he should do, Dr. Leete accompanied me to my bedroom when I retired, to instruct me as to the adjustment of the musical telephone.

one

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From this reading He showed how, by turning a screw, the volume of the music could be made to fill the room, or die away to an echo so faint and far that one could scarcely be sure whether he heard or imagined it.

or

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From this reading He showed how, by turning a screw, the volume of the music could be made to fill the room, or die away to an echo so faint and far that one could scarcely be sure whether he heard or imagined it.

other

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From this reading If, of two persons side by side, one desired to listen to music and the other to sleep, it could be made audible to one and inaudible to another.

passing

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From this reading "In the trying experience you are just now passing through, sleep is a nerve tonic for which there is no substitute."

persons

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From this reading If, of two persons side by side, one desired to listen to music and the other to sleep, it could be made audible to one and inaudible to another.

points

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From this reading "I should strongly advise you to sleep if you can to-night, Mr. West, in preference to listening to the finest tunes in the world," the doctor said, after explaining these points.

preference

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From this reading "I should strongly advise you to sleep if you can to-night, Mr. West, in preference to listening to the finest tunes in the world," the doctor said, after explaining these points.

promised

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From this reading As Edith had promised he should do, Dr. Leete accompanied me to my bedroom when I retired, to instruct me as to the adjustment of the musical telephone.

retired

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From this reading As Edith had promised he should do, Dr. Leete accompanied me to my bedroom when I retired, to instruct me as to the adjustment of the musical telephone.

room

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From this reading He showed how, by turning a screw, the volume of the music could be made to fill the room, or die away to an echo so faint and far that one could scarcely be sure whether he heard or imagined it.

said

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From this reading "I should strongly advise you to sleep if you can to-night, Mr. West, in preference to listening to the finest tunes in the world," the doctor said, after explaining these points.

scarcely

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From this reading He showed how, by turning a screw, the volume of the music could be made to fill the room, or die away to an echo so faint and far that one could scarcely be sure whether he heard or imagined it.

screw

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From this reading He showed how, by turning a screw, the volume of the music could be made to fill the room, or die away to an echo so faint and far that one could scarcely be sure whether he heard or imagined it.

should

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From this reading As Edith had promised he should do, Dr. Leete accompanied me to my bedroom when I retired, to instruct me as to the adjustment of the musical telephone.

showed

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From this reading He showed how, by turning a screw, the volume of the music could be made to fill the room, or die away to an echo so faint and far that one could scarcely be sure whether he heard or imagined it.

side

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From this reading If, of two persons side by side, one desired to listen to music and the other to sleep, it could be made audible to one and inaudible to another.

sleep

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From this reading If, of two persons side by side, one desired to listen to music and the other to sleep, it could be made audible to one and inaudible to another.

so

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From this reading He showed how, by turning a screw, the volume of the music could be made to fill the room, or die away to an echo so faint and far that one could scarcely be sure whether he heard or imagined it.

strongly

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From this reading "I should strongly advise you to sleep if you can to-night, Mr. West, in preference to listening to the finest tunes in the world," the doctor said, after explaining these points.

substitute

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From this reading "In the trying experience you are just now passing through, sleep is a nerve tonic for which there is no substitute."

sure

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From this reading He showed how, by turning a screw, the volume of the music could be made to fill the room, or die away to an echo so faint and far that one could scarcely be sure whether he heard or imagined it.

telephone

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From this reading As Edith had promised he should do, Dr. Leete accompanied me to my bedroom when I retired, to instruct me as to the adjustment of the musical telephone.

that

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From this reading He showed how, by turning a screw, the volume of the music could be made to fill the room, or die away to an echo so faint and far that one could scarcely be sure whether he heard or imagined it.

the

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From this reading As Edith had promised he should do, Dr. Leete accompanied me to my bedroom when I retired, to instruct me as to the adjustment of the musical telephone.

there

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From this reading "In the trying experience you are just now passing through, sleep is a nerve tonic for which there is no substitute."

these

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From this reading "I should strongly advise you to sleep if you can to-night, Mr. West, in preference to listening to the finest tunes in the world," the doctor said, after explaining these points.

through

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From this reading "In the trying experience you are just now passing through, sleep is a nerve tonic for which there is no substitute."

to

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From this reading As Edith had promised he should do, Dr. Leete accompanied me to my bedroom when I retired, to instruct me as to the adjustment of the musical telephone.

to-night

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From this reading "I should strongly advise you to sleep if you can to-night, Mr. West, in preference to listening to the finest tunes in the world," the doctor said, after explaining these points.

tonic

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From this reading "In the trying experience you are just now passing through, sleep is a nerve tonic for which there is no substitute."

trying

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From this reading "In the trying experience you are just now passing through, sleep is a nerve tonic for which there is no substitute."

tunes

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From this reading "I should strongly advise you to sleep if you can to-night, Mr. West, in preference to listening to the finest tunes in the world," the doctor said, after explaining these points.

turning

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From this reading He showed how, by turning a screw, the volume of the music could be made to fill the room, or die away to an echo so faint and far that one could scarcely be sure whether he heard or imagined it.

two

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From this reading If, of two persons side by side, one desired to listen to music and the other to sleep, it could be made audible to one and inaudible to another.

volume

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From this reading He showed how, by turning a screw, the volume of the music could be made to fill the room, or die away to an echo so faint and far that one could scarcely be sure whether he heard or imagined it.

West

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From this reading "I should strongly advise you to sleep if you can to-night, Mr. West, in preference to listening to the finest tunes in the world," the doctor said, after explaining these points.

when

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From this reading As Edith had promised he should do, Dr. Leete accompanied me to my bedroom when I retired, to instruct me as to the adjustment of the musical telephone.

whether

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From this reading He showed how, by turning a screw, the volume of the music could be made to fill the room, or die away to an echo so faint and far that one could scarcely be sure whether he heard or imagined it.

which

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From this reading "In the trying experience you are just now passing through, sleep is a nerve tonic for which there is no substitute."

world

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From this reading "I should strongly advise you to sleep if you can to-night, Mr. West, in preference to listening to the finest tunes in the world," the doctor said, after explaining these points.

you

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From this reading "I should strongly advise you to sleep if you can to-night, Mr. West, in preference to listening to the finest tunes in the world," the doctor said, after explaining these points.

Chapter 13 of Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887 by Edward Bellamy holds 129 sentences, grouped into 26 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.

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