Chapter 1 of Sandman Time is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Sandman Time is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A. I know where some babies are snug asleep, All in a long straight row. And I know that someone is singing to them, Singing soft and low. And all night long the babies sleep And dream baby dreams, you know. And the little stars are listening, too, To the singing soft and low. Shall I tell you where these babies are?
Chapter 1 of Sandman Time is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A. I know where some babies are snug asleep, All in a long straight row.”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A. I know where some babies are snug asleep, All in a long straight row.”
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading “And all night long the babies sleep And dream baby dreams, you know.”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A. I know where some babies are snug asleep, All in a long straight row.”
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading “THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A. I know where some babies are snug asleep, All in a long straight row.”
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading “And I know that someone is singing to them, Singing soft and low.”
offering safety; well protected or concealed
From this reading “THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A. I know where some babies are snug asleep, All in a long straight row.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “And I know that someone is singing to them, Singing soft and low.”
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.
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In this reading “THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A. I know where some babies are snug asleep, All in a long straight row.”
In this reading “And all night long the babies sleep And dream baby dreams, you know.”
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 THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A. I know where some babies are snug asleep, All in a long straight row.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A. I know where some babies are snug asleep, All in a long straight row.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I know that someone is singing to them, Singing soft and low.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A. I know where some babies are snug asleep, All in a long straight row.
in a state of sleep
From this reading THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A. I know where some babies are snug asleep, All in a long straight row.
plural of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A. I know where some babies are snug asleep, All in a long straight row.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading And all night long the babies sleep And dream baby dreams, you know.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A. I know where some babies are snug asleep, All in a long straight row.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading And all night long the babies sleep And dream baby dreams, you know.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading And all night long the babies sleep And dream baby dreams, you know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A. I know where some babies are snug asleep, All in a long straight row.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A. I know where some babies are snug asleep, All in a long straight row.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A. I know where some babies are snug asleep, All in a long straight row.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And I know that someone is singing to them, Singing soft and low.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A. I know where some babies are snug asleep, All in a long straight row.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading And the little stars are listening, too, To the singing soft and low.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And the little stars are listening, too, To the singing soft and low.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A. I know where some babies are snug asleep, All in a long straight row.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading And I know that someone is singing to them, Singing soft and low.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading And all night long the babies sleep And dream baby dreams, you know.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A. I know where some babies are snug asleep, All in a long straight row.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A. I know where some babies are snug asleep, All in a long straight row.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A. I know where some babies are snug asleep, All in a long straight row.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall I tell you where these babies are?
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading And I know that someone is singing to them, Singing soft and low.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading And all night long the babies sleep And dream baby dreams, you know.
offering safety; well protected or concealed
From this reading THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A. I know where some babies are snug asleep, All in a long straight row.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading And I know that someone is singing to them, Singing soft and low.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A. I know where some babies are snug asleep, All in a long straight row.
a person, without saying who
From this reading And I know that someone is singing to them, Singing soft and low.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading And the little stars are listening, too, To the singing soft and low.
successive (without a break)
From this reading THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A. I know where some babies are snug asleep, All in a long straight row.
express in words
From this reading Shall I tell you where these babies are?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And I know that someone is singing to them, Singing soft and low.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A. I know where some babies are snug asleep, All in a long straight row.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And I know that someone is singing to them, Singing soft and low.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Shall I tell you where these babies are?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And I know that someone is singing to them, Singing soft and low.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And the little stars are listening, too, To the singing soft and low.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A. I know where some babies are snug asleep, All in a long straight row.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A. I know where some babies are snug asleep, All in a long straight row.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And all night long the babies sleep And dream baby dreams, you know.
Chapter 1 of Sandman Time by Ilsien Nathalie Gaylord holds 54 sentences, grouped into 11 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 1 holds 54 sentences of Sandman Time, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
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