Chapter 2 of The dream: A novel is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The dream: A novel is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sarnac reflected and smiled. "It wasn't quite like that," he said. "Our histories, in that matter, need a little revision." "But one sees the churches and chapels in the old photographs and cinema pictures. And we still have many of their cathedrals.
Chapter 2 of The dream: A novel is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cathedral” — any large and important church
From this reading “And we still have many of their cathedrals.”
plural of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “"But one sees the churches and chapels in the old photographs and cinema pictures.”
a medium that disseminates moving pictures
From this reading “"But one sees the churches and chapels in the old photographs and cinema pictures.”
plural of “history” — the aggregate of past events
From this reading “"Our histories, in that matter, need a little revision."”
plural of “photograph” — a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
From this reading “"But one sees the churches and chapels in the old photographs and cinema pictures.”
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading “Sarnac reflected and smiled.”
the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)
From this reading “"Our histories, in that matter, need a little revision."”
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading “"But one sees the churches and chapels in the old photographs and cinema pictures.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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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 "Our histories, in that matter, need a little revision."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sarnac reflected and smiled.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But one sees the churches and chapels in the old photographs and cinema pictures.
plural of “cathedral” — any large and important church
From this reading And we still have many of their cathedrals.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But one sees the churches and chapels in the old photographs and cinema pictures.
plural of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading "But one sees the churches and chapels in the old photographs and cinema pictures.
a medium that disseminates moving pictures
From this reading "But one sees the churches and chapels in the old photographs and cinema pictures.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And we still have many of their cathedrals.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It wasn't quite like that," he said.
plural of “history” — the aggregate of past events
From this reading "Our histories, in that matter, need a little revision."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Our histories, in that matter, need a little revision."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It wasn't quite like that," he said.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "It wasn't quite like that," he said.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Our histories, in that matter, need a little revision."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading And we still have many of their cathedrals.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Our histories, in that matter, need a little revision."
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "Our histories, in that matter, need a little revision."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And we still have many of their cathedrals.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "But one sees the churches and chapels in the old photographs and cinema pictures.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "But one sees the churches and chapels in the old photographs and cinema pictures.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Our histories, in that matter, need a little revision."
plural of “photograph” — a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
From this reading "But one sees the churches and chapels in the old photographs and cinema pictures.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading "But one sees the churches and chapels in the old photographs and cinema pictures.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "It wasn't quite like that," he said.
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading Sarnac reflected and smiled.
the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)
From this reading "Our histories, in that matter, need a little revision."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It wasn't quite like that," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sarnac reflected and smiled.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading "But one sees the churches and chapels in the old photographs and cinema pictures.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Sarnac reflected and smiled.
not in physical motion
From this reading And we still have many of their cathedrals.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It wasn't quite like that," he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But one sees the churches and chapels in the old photographs and cinema pictures.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And we still have many of their cathedrals.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It wasn't quite like that," he said.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And we still have many of their cathedrals.
Chapter 2 of The dream: A novel by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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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