Chapter 7 of The Bride of Dreams is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Bride of Dreams is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I was uneasy all morning. The night before too. I have never felt so strangely anxious. Only when I saw your face did I become tranquil." "Then did you know my face?
Chapter 7 of The Bride of Dreams is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
eagerly desirous
From this reading “I have never felt so strangely anxious.”
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “Only when I saw your face did I become tranquil."”
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading “I have never felt so strangely anxious.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “"I was uneasy all morning.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “The night before too.”
in a strange manner
From this reading “I have never felt so strangely anxious.”
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
From this reading “Only when I saw your face did I become tranquil."”
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading “"I was uneasy all morning.”
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.
(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 was uneasy all morning.
eagerly desirous
From this reading I have never felt so strangely anxious.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Only when I saw your face did I become tranquil."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The night before too.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Only when I saw your face did I become tranquil."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Only when I saw your face did I become tranquil."
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I have never felt so strangely anxious.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have never felt so strangely anxious.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was uneasy all morning.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Then did you know my face?
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "I was uneasy all morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Then did you know my face?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I have never felt so strangely anxious.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night before too.
and nothing more
From this reading Only when I saw your face did I become tranquil."
cut with a saw
From this reading Only when I saw your face did I become tranquil."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I have never felt so strangely anxious.
in a strange manner
From this reading I have never felt so strangely anxious.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The night before too.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then did you know my face?
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The night before too.
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
From this reading Only when I saw your face did I become tranquil."
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading "I was uneasy all morning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was uneasy all morning.
at the time that
From this reading Only when I saw your face did I become tranquil."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then did you know my face?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Only when I saw your face did I become tranquil."
Chapter 7 of The Bride of Dreams by Frederik van Eeden holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 7 holds 413 sentences of The Bride of Dreams, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Bride of Dreams by Frederik van Eeden exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 413 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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