Chapter 2 of The Book of Dreams and Ghosts is here in full — 315 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Book of Dreams and Ghosts is here in full — 315 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Veracious Dreams. Past, Present and Future unknown Events "revealed". Theory of "Mental Telegraphy" or "Telepathy" fails to meet Dreams of the unknowable Future. Dreams of unrecorded Past, how alone they can be corroborated. Queen Mary's Jewels.
Chapter 2 of The Book of Dreams and Ghosts is here in full — 315 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “corroborate” — establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
From this reading “Dreams of unrecorded Past, how alone they can be corroborated.”
third-person singular of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “Theory of "Mental Telegraphy" or "Telepathy" fails to meet Dreams of the unknowable Future.”
plural of “jewel” — a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading “Queen Mary's Jewels.”
possessive form of “mary” — the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “Queen Mary's Jewels.”
apparent communication from one mind to another without using sensory perceptions
From this reading “Theory of "Mental Telegraphy" or "Telepathy" fails to meet Dreams of the unknowable Future.”
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading “Theory of "Mental Telegraphy" or "Telepathy" fails to meet Dreams of the unknowable Future.”
not knowable
From this reading “Theory of "Mental Telegraphy" or "Telepathy" fails to meet Dreams of the unknowable Future.”
actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing
From this reading “Dreams of unrecorded Past, how alone they can be corroborated.”
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Having no one else present.
From this reading Dreams of unrecorded Past, how alone they can be corroborated.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Past, Present and Future unknown Events "revealed".
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dreams of unrecorded Past, how alone they can be corroborated.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Dreams of unrecorded Past, how alone they can be corroborated.
past form of “corroborate” — establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
From this reading Dreams of unrecorded Past, how alone they can be corroborated.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading Veracious Dreams.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Past, Present and Future unknown Events "revealed".
third-person singular of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Theory of "Mental Telegraphy" or "Telepathy" fails to meet Dreams of the unknowable Future.
yet to be or coming
From this reading Past, Present and Future unknown Events "revealed".
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dreams of unrecorded Past, how alone they can be corroborated.
plural of “jewel” — a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading Queen Mary's Jewels.
possessive form of “mary” — the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Queen Mary's Jewels.
come together
From this reading Theory of "Mental Telegraphy" or "Telepathy" fails to meet Dreams of the unknowable Future.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading Theory of "Mental Telegraphy" or "Telepathy" fails to meet Dreams of the unknowable Future.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Theory of "Mental Telegraphy" or "Telepathy" fails to meet Dreams of the unknowable Future.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Theory of "Mental Telegraphy" or "Telepathy" fails to meet Dreams of the unknowable Future.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Past, Present and Future unknown Events "revealed".
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Past, Present and Future unknown Events "revealed".
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Queen Mary's Jewels.
past form of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading Past, Present and Future unknown Events "revealed".
communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire
From this reading Theory of "Mental Telegraphy" or "Telepathy" fails to meet Dreams of the unknowable Future.
apparent communication from one mind to another without using sensory perceptions
From this reading Theory of "Mental Telegraphy" or "Telepathy" fails to meet Dreams of the unknowable Future.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Theory of "Mental Telegraphy" or "Telepathy" fails to meet Dreams of the unknowable Future.
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading Theory of "Mental Telegraphy" or "Telepathy" fails to meet Dreams of the unknowable Future.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dreams of unrecorded Past, how alone they can be corroborated.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Theory of "Mental Telegraphy" or "Telepathy" fails to meet Dreams of the unknowable Future.
not knowable
From this reading Theory of "Mental Telegraphy" or "Telepathy" fails to meet Dreams of the unknowable Future.
not known
From this reading Past, Present and Future unknown Events "revealed".
actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing
From this reading Dreams of unrecorded Past, how alone they can be corroborated.
habitually speaking the truth
From this reading Veracious Dreams.
Chapter 2 of The Book of Dreams and Ghosts by Andrew Lang holds 315 sentences, grouped into 63 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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