Chapter 6 of The Bride of Dreams is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Bride of Dreams is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No," she said. "You were lying still and tranquilly sleeping, I believe. I was awake early. I again had such a disquieting dream about that white horse. It was a splendid creature with a heavy full mane, a long white tail and red glittering eyes.
Chapter 6 of The Bride of Dreams is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading “I was awake early.”
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “It was a splendid creature with a heavy full mane, a long white tail and red glittering eyes.”
causing mental discomfort
From this reading “I again had such a disquieting dream about that white horse.”
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading “It was a splendid creature with a heavy full mane, a long white tail and red glittering eyes.”
long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck
From this reading “It was a splendid creature with a heavy full mane, a long white tail and red glittering eyes.”
the state of being asleep
From this reading “"You were lying still and tranquilly sleeping, I believe.”
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading “It was a splendid creature with a heavy full mane, a long white tail and red glittering eyes.”
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading “It was a splendid creature with a heavy full mane, a long white tail and red glittering eyes.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 I again had such a disquieting dream about that white horse.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I again had such a disquieting dream about that white horse.
anew
From this reading I again had such a disquieting dream about that white horse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You were lying still and tranquilly sleeping, I believe.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading I was awake early.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "You were lying still and tranquilly sleeping, I believe.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading It was a splendid creature with a heavy full mane, a long white tail and red glittering eyes.
causing mental discomfort
From this reading I again had such a disquieting dream about that white horse.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading I again had such a disquieting dream about that white horse.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading I was awake early.
opinion or judgment
From this reading It was a splendid creature with a heavy full mane, a long white tail and red glittering eyes.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading It was a splendid creature with a heavy full mane, a long white tail and red glittering eyes.
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading It was a splendid creature with a heavy full mane, a long white tail and red glittering eyes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I again had such a disquieting dream about that white horse.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading It was a splendid creature with a heavy full mane, a long white tail and red glittering eyes.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading I again had such a disquieting dream about that white horse.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You were lying still and tranquilly sleeping, I believe.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a splendid creature with a heavy full mane, a long white tail and red glittering eyes.
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 It was a splendid creature with a heavy full mane, a long white tail and red glittering eyes.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading "You were lying still and tranquilly sleeping, I believe.
long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck
From this reading It was a splendid creature with a heavy full mane, a long white tail and red glittering eyes.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," she said.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading It was a splendid creature with a heavy full mane, a long white tail and red glittering eyes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No," she said.
the state of being asleep
From this reading "You were lying still and tranquilly sleeping, I believe.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading It was a splendid creature with a heavy full mane, a long white tail and red glittering eyes.
not in physical motion
From this reading "You were lying still and tranquilly sleeping, I believe.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I again had such a disquieting dream about that white horse.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading It was a splendid creature with a heavy full mane, a long white tail and red glittering eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I again had such a disquieting dream about that white horse.
without emotional agitation
From this reading "You were lying still and tranquilly sleeping, I believe.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was awake early.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You were lying still and tranquilly sleeping, I believe.
a Caucasian
From this reading I again had such a disquieting dream about that white horse.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a splendid creature with a heavy full mane, a long white tail and red glittering eyes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You were lying still and tranquilly sleeping, I believe.
Chapter 6 of The Bride of Dreams by Frederik van Eeden holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 6 holds 428 sentences of The Bride of Dreams, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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