Chapter 3 of The Best Psychic Stories is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Best Psychic Stories is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"'Dream.' "'Yes,' I said, 'that is why you were put there.' "'I thought so, and yet of all the rooms--but then, of course, no one knew. Anyhow I did not recognize the room until after I was in bed. I had been asleep some time and then I woke suddenly.
Chapter 3 of The Best Psychic Stories is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “Anyhow I did not recognize the room until after I was in bed.”
in a state of sleep
From this reading “I had been asleep some time and then I woke suddenly.”
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “Anyhow I did not recognize the room until after I was in bed.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “"'Dream.'”
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading “Anyhow I did not recognize the room until after I was in bed.”
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading “"'I thought so, and yet of all the rooms--but then, of course, no one knew.”
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “I had been asleep some time and then I woke suddenly.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “I had been asleep some time and then I woke suddenly.”
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 “I had been asleep some time and then I woke suddenly.”
as might be expected
In this reading “"'I thought so, and yet of all the rooms--but then, of course, no one knew.”
In this reading “Anyhow I did not recognize the room until after I was in bed.”
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later than; following
From this reading Anyhow I did not recognize the room until after I was in bed.
(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 "'I thought so, and yet of all the rooms--but then, of course, no one knew.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "'I thought so, and yet of all the rooms--but then, of course, no one knew.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Anyhow I did not recognize the room until after I was in bed.
in a state of sleep
From this reading I had been asleep some time and then I woke suddenly.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Anyhow I did not recognize the room until after I was in bed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been asleep some time and then I woke suddenly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "'I thought so, and yet of all the rooms--but then, of course, no one knew.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "'I thought so, and yet of all the rooms--but then, of course, no one knew.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Anyhow I did not recognize the room until after I was in bed.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading "'Dream.'
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had been asleep some time and then I woke suddenly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'Yes,' I said, 'that is why you were put there.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Anyhow I did not recognize the room until after I was in bed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'Yes,' I said, 'that is why you were put there.'
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "'I thought so, and yet of all the rooms--but then, of course, no one knew.
not any; not one
From this reading "'I thought so, and yet of all the rooms--but then, of course, no one knew.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Anyhow I did not recognize the room until after I was in bed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "'I thought so, and yet of all the rooms--but then, of course, no one knew.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "'I thought so, and yet of all the rooms--but then, of course, no one knew.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "'Yes,' I said, 'that is why you were put there.'
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading Anyhow I did not recognize the room until after I was in bed.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Anyhow I did not recognize the room until after I was in bed.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading "'I thought so, and yet of all the rooms--but then, of course, no one knew.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "'Yes,' I said, 'that is why you were put there.'
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "'I thought so, and yet of all the rooms--but then, of course, no one knew.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I had been asleep some time and then I woke suddenly.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading I had been asleep some time and then I woke suddenly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "'Yes,' I said, 'that is why you were put there.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'I thought so, and yet of all the rooms--but then, of course, no one knew.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "'I thought so, and yet of all the rooms--but then, of course, no one knew.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "'Yes,' I said, 'that is why you were put there.'
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "'I thought so, and yet of all the rooms--but then, of course, no one knew.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I had been asleep some time and then I woke suddenly.
up to a particular time
From this reading Anyhow I did not recognize the room until after I was in bed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Anyhow I did not recognize the room until after I was in bed.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "'Yes,' I said, 'that is why you were put there.'
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "'Yes,' I said, 'that is why you were put there.'
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading I had been asleep some time and then I woke suddenly.
an affirmative
From this reading "'Yes,' I said, 'that is why you were put there.'
but in spite of that
From this reading "'I thought so, and yet of all the rooms--but then, of course, no one knew.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'Yes,' I said, 'that is why you were put there.'
Chapter 3 of The Best Psychic Stories by Joseph Lewis [Editor] French holds 431 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.
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