Chapter 5 of The Dream Doctor is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Dream Doctor is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“In the library, sir. Shall I call her?” “No, I will go myself. I want her to tell her experience to Professor Kennedy exactly as she told it to me. Explain while I am gone how impossible it would be for a visitor to do one, to say nothing of all, of the acts of vandalism we have discovered.”
Chapter 5 of The Dream Doctor is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 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.
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading “Explain while I am gone how impossible it would be for a visitor to do one, to say nothing of all, of the acts of vandalism we have discovered.””
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “Explain while I am gone how impossible it would be for a visitor to do one, to say nothing of all, of the acts of vandalism we have discovered.””
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “Explain while I am gone how impossible it would be for a visitor to do one, to say nothing of all, of the acts of vandalism we have discovered.””
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading “I want her to tell her experience to Professor Kennedy exactly as she told it to me.”
a room where books are kept
From this reading ““In the library, sir.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “I want her to tell her experience to Professor Kennedy exactly as she told it to me.”
willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others
From this reading “Explain while I am gone how impossible it would be for a visitor to do one, to say nothing of all, of the acts of vandalism we have discovered.””
someone who visits
From this reading “Explain while I am gone how impossible it would be for a visitor to do one, to say nothing of all, of the acts of vandalism we have discovered.””
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 Explain while I am gone how impossible it would be for a visitor to do one, to say nothing of all, of the acts of vandalism we have discovered.”
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading Explain while I am gone how impossible it would be for a visitor to do one, to say nothing of all, of the acts of vandalism we have discovered.”
(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 Explain while I am gone how impossible it would be for a visitor to do one, to say nothing of all, of the acts of vandalism we have discovered.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Explain while I am gone how impossible it would be for a visitor to do one, to say nothing of all, of the acts of vandalism we have discovered.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I want her to tell her experience to Professor Kennedy exactly as she told it to me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Explain while I am gone how impossible it would be for a visitor to do one, to say nothing of all, of the acts of vandalism we have discovered.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Shall I call her?”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Explain while I am gone how impossible it would be for a visitor to do one, to say nothing of all, of the acts of vandalism we have discovered.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Explain while I am gone how impossible it would be for a visitor to do one, to say nothing of all, of the acts of vandalism we have discovered.”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading I want her to tell her experience to Professor Kennedy exactly as she told it to me.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading I want her to tell her experience to Professor Kennedy exactly as she told it to me.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading Explain while I am gone how impossible it would be for a visitor to do one, to say nothing of all, of the acts of vandalism we have discovered.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Explain while I am gone how impossible it would be for a visitor to do one, to say nothing of all, of the acts of vandalism we have discovered.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “No, I will go myself.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Explain while I am gone how impossible it would be for a visitor to do one, to say nothing of all, of the acts of vandalism we have discovered.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Explain while I am gone how impossible it would be for a visitor to do one, to say nothing of all, of the acts of vandalism we have discovered.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Shall I call her?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Explain while I am gone how impossible it would be for a visitor to do one, to say nothing of all, of the acts of vandalism we have discovered.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Shall I call her?”
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading Explain while I am gone how impossible it would be for a visitor to do one, to say nothing of all, of the acts of vandalism we have discovered.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In the library, sir.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I want her to tell her experience to Professor Kennedy exactly as she told it to me.
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading I want her to tell her experience to Professor Kennedy exactly as she told it to me.
a room where books are kept
From this reading “In the library, sir.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I want her to tell her experience to Professor Kennedy exactly as she told it to me.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “No, I will go myself.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I will go myself.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Explain while I am gone how impossible it would be for a visitor to do one, to say nothing of all, of the acts of vandalism we have discovered.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Explain while I am gone how impossible it would be for a visitor to do one, to say nothing of all, of the acts of vandalism we have discovered.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Explain while I am gone how impossible it would be for a visitor to do one, to say nothing of all, of the acts of vandalism we have discovered.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading I want her to tell her experience to Professor Kennedy exactly as she told it to me.
express in words
From this reading Explain while I am gone how impossible it would be for a visitor to do one, to say nothing of all, of the acts of vandalism we have discovered.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall I call her?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I want her to tell her experience to Professor Kennedy exactly as she told it to me.
term of address for a man
From this reading “In the library, sir.
express in words
From this reading I want her to tell her experience to Professor Kennedy exactly as she told it to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “In the library, sir.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want her to tell her experience to Professor Kennedy exactly as she told it to me.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I want her to tell her experience to Professor Kennedy exactly as she told it to me.
willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others
From this reading Explain while I am gone how impossible it would be for a visitor to do one, to say nothing of all, of the acts of vandalism we have discovered.”
someone who visits
From this reading Explain while I am gone how impossible it would be for a visitor to do one, to say nothing of all, of the acts of vandalism we have discovered.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want her to tell her experience to Professor Kennedy exactly as she told it to me.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Explain while I am gone how impossible it would be for a visitor to do one, to say nothing of all, of the acts of vandalism we have discovered.”
during the time that
From this reading Explain while I am gone how impossible it would be for a visitor to do one, to say nothing of all, of the acts of vandalism we have discovered.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “No, I will go myself.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Explain while I am gone how impossible it would be for a visitor to do one, to say nothing of all, of the acts of vandalism we have discovered.”
Chapter 5 of The Dream Doctor by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 5 holds 422 sentences of The Dream Doctor, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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