Chapter 3 of The Day of the Beast is here in full — 525 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Day of the Beast is here in full — 525 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lane saw the casement of his window grow gray with the glimmering light of dawn. After that he slept several hours. When he awoke it was nine o'clock. The long night with its morbid dreams and thoughts had passed, and in the sunshine of day he saw things differently. To move, to get up was not an easy task.
Chapter 3 of The Day of the Beast is here in full — 525 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “When he awoke it was nine o'clock.”
the first light of day
From this reading “Lane saw the casement of his window grow gray with the glimmering light of dawn.”
in another and different manner
From this reading “The long night with its morbid dreams and thoughts had passed, and in the sunshine of day he saw things differently.”
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading “The long night with its morbid dreams and thoughts had passed, and in the sunshine of day he saw things differently.”
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
From this reading “Lane saw the casement of his window grow gray with the glimmering light of dawn.”
a narrow way or road
From this reading “Lane saw the casement of his window grow gray with the glimmering light of dawn.”
suggesting an unhealthy mental state
From this reading “The long night with its morbid dreams and thoughts had passed, and in the sunshine of day he saw things differently.”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “The long night with its morbid dreams and thoughts had passed, and in the sunshine of day he saw things differently.”
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later than; following
From this reading After that he slept several hours.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To move, to get up was not an easy task.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The long night with its morbid dreams and thoughts had passed, and in the sunshine of day he saw things differently.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading When he awoke it was nine o'clock.
a window sash that is hinged (usually on one side)
From this reading Lane saw the casement of his window grow gray with the glimmering light of dawn.
the first light of day
From this reading Lane saw the casement of his window grow gray with the glimmering light of dawn.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The long night with its morbid dreams and thoughts had passed, and in the sunshine of day he saw things differently.
in another and different manner
From this reading The long night with its morbid dreams and thoughts had passed, and in the sunshine of day he saw things differently.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading The long night with its morbid dreams and thoughts had passed, and in the sunshine of day he saw things differently.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading To move, to get up was not an easy task.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading To move, to get up was not an easy task.
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
From this reading Lane saw the casement of his window grow gray with the glimmering light of dawn.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Lane saw the casement of his window grow gray with the glimmering light of dawn.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Lane saw the casement of his window grow gray with the glimmering light of dawn.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The long night with its morbid dreams and thoughts had passed, and in the sunshine of day he saw things differently.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After that he slept several hours.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lane saw the casement of his window grow gray with the glimmering light of dawn.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading After that he slept several hours.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The long night with its morbid dreams and thoughts had passed, and in the sunshine of day he saw things differently.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When he awoke it was nine o'clock.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The long night with its morbid dreams and thoughts had passed, and in the sunshine of day he saw things differently.
a narrow way or road
From this reading Lane saw the casement of his window grow gray with the glimmering light of dawn.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Lane saw the casement of his window grow gray with the glimmering light of dawn.
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 The long night with its morbid dreams and thoughts had passed, and in the sunshine of day he saw things differently.
suggesting an unhealthy mental state
From this reading The long night with its morbid dreams and thoughts had passed, and in the sunshine of day he saw things differently.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading To move, to get up was not an easy task.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The long night with its morbid dreams and thoughts had passed, and in the sunshine of day he saw things differently.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading When he awoke it was nine o'clock.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To move, to get up was not an easy task.
according to the clock
From this reading When he awoke it was nine o'clock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lane saw the casement of his window grow gray with the glimmering light of dawn.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The long night with its morbid dreams and thoughts had passed, and in the sunshine of day he saw things differently.
cut with a saw
From this reading Lane saw the casement of his window grow gray with the glimmering light of dawn.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading After that he slept several hours.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading After that he slept several hours.
the rays of the sun
From this reading The long night with its morbid dreams and thoughts had passed, and in the sunshine of day he saw things differently.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading To move, to get up was not an easy task.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After that he slept several hours.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lane saw the casement of his window grow gray with the glimmering light of dawn.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The long night with its morbid dreams and thoughts had passed, and in the sunshine of day he saw things differently.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The long night with its morbid dreams and thoughts had passed, and in the sunshine of day he saw things differently.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To move, to get up was not an easy task.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading To move, to get up was not an easy task.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he awoke it was nine o'clock.
at the time that
From this reading When he awoke it was nine o'clock.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Lane saw the casement of his window grow gray with the glimmering light of dawn.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lane saw the casement of his window grow gray with the glimmering light of dawn.
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