Chapter 4 of The dream: A novel is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The dream: A novel is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"She paused for a moment. 'Harry,' she said, 'I'm going to get out of this. Soon.' "I asked what she meant by that. "'Never mind what I mean.
Chapter 4 of The dream: A novel is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “"I asked what she meant by that.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “'Harry,' she said, 'I'm going to get out of this.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “"'Never mind what I mean.”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “"I asked what she meant by that.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “"'Never mind what I mean.”
a particular point in time
From this reading “"She paused for a moment.”
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “"She paused for a moment.”
in the near future
From this reading “Soon.'”
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temporarily
In this reading “"She paused for a moment.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “'Harry,' she said, 'I'm going to get out of this.”
In this reading “"I asked what she meant by that.”
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 "She paused for a moment.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "I asked what she meant by that.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I asked what she meant by that.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "She paused for a moment.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading 'Harry,' she said, 'I'm going to get out of this.
the act of departing
From this reading 'Harry,' she said, 'I'm going to get out of this.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading 'Harry,' she said, 'I'm going to get out of this.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I asked what she meant by that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Harry,' she said, 'I'm going to get out of this.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "'Never mind what I mean.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "I asked what she meant by that.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "'Never mind what I mean.
a particular point in time
From this reading "She paused for a moment.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "'Never mind what I mean.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Harry,' she said, 'I'm going to get out of this.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading 'Harry,' she said, 'I'm going to get out of this.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading "She paused for a moment.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Harry,' she said, 'I'm going to get out of this.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She paused for a moment.
in the near future
From this reading Soon.'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I asked what she meant by that.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Harry,' she said, 'I'm going to get out of this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Harry,' she said, 'I'm going to get out of this.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I asked what she meant by that.
Chapter 4 of The dream: A novel by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 421 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.
Chapter 4 holds 421 sentences of The dream: A novel, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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