Chapter 3 of The Bride of Dreams is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Bride of Dreams is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Poor boy!" said Emmy earnestly and tenderly. "Is it really something so insurmountable?" "Absolutely insurmountable, Emmy. Think of it no more, God bless you!" "God bless you, Vico!" said Emmy, following me with a look half sorrowful, half resigned.
Chapter 3 of The Bride of Dreams is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “"Absolutely insurmountable, Emmy.”
give a benediction to
From this reading “Think of it no more, God bless you!"”
in a serious manner
From this reading “"Poor boy!" said Emmy earnestly and tenderly.”
an annual award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievements in television
From this reading “"Poor boy!" said Emmy earnestly and tenderly.”
not capable of being surmounted or overcome
From this reading “"Is it really something so insurmountable?"”
past form of “resign” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading “"God bless you, Vico!" said Emmy, following me with a look half sorrowful, half resigned.”
experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
From this reading “"God bless you, Vico!" said Emmy, following me with a look half sorrowful, half resigned.”
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading “"Poor boy!" said Emmy earnestly and tenderly.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "God bless you, Vico!" said Emmy, following me with a look half sorrowful, half resigned.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "Absolutely insurmountable, Emmy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Poor boy!" said Emmy earnestly and tenderly.
give a benediction to
From this reading Think of it no more, God bless you!"
a youthful male person
From this reading "Poor boy!" said Emmy earnestly and tenderly.
in a serious manner
From this reading "Poor boy!" said Emmy earnestly and tenderly.
an annual award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievements in television
From this reading "Poor boy!" said Emmy earnestly and tenderly.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading "God bless you, Vico!" said Emmy, following me with a look half sorrowful, half resigned.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Think of it no more, God bless you!"
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "God bless you, Vico!" said Emmy, following me with a look half sorrowful, half resigned.
not capable of being surmounted or overcome
From this reading "Is it really something so insurmountable?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is it really something so insurmountable?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is it really something so insurmountable?"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "God bless you, Vico!" said Emmy, following me with a look half sorrowful, half resigned.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "God bless you, Vico!" said Emmy, following me with a look half sorrowful, half resigned.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Think of it no more, God bless you!"
not any; not one
From this reading Think of it no more, God bless you!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Think of it no more, God bless you!"
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Poor boy!" said Emmy earnestly and tenderly.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Is it really something so insurmountable?"
past form of “resign” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading "God bless you, Vico!" said Emmy, following me with a look half sorrowful, half resigned.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Poor boy!" said Emmy earnestly and tenderly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Is it really something so insurmountable?"
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Is it really something so insurmountable?"
experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
From this reading "God bless you, Vico!" said Emmy, following me with a look half sorrowful, half resigned.
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading "Poor boy!" said Emmy earnestly and tenderly.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Think of it no more, God bless you!"
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From this reading "God bless you, Vico!" said Emmy, following me with a look half sorrowful, half resigned.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "God bless you, Vico!" said Emmy, following me with a look half sorrowful, half resigned.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Think of it no more, God bless you!"
Chapter 3 of The Bride of Dreams by Frederik van Eeden holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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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