Chapter 12 of The Dream Doctor is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Dream Doctor is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He paused. Though he said nothing, I felt that there was no doubt what he hinted at. At least one government occurred to me which would like the plans above all others. “Once some plans of a submarine were stolen, I recall,” ruminated Kennedy. “But that theft, I am satisfied, was committed in behalf of a rival company.”
Chapter 12 of The Dream Doctor is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as “on behalf of” rather than “in behalf of”)
From this reading ““But that theft, I am satisfied, was committed in behalf of a rival company.””
past form of “hint” — drop a hint; intimate by a hint
From this reading “Though he said nothing, I felt that there was no doubt what he hinted at.”
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading ““Once some plans of a submarine were stolen, I recall,” ruminated Kennedy.”
be equal to in quality or ability
From this reading ““But that theft, I am satisfied, was committed in behalf of a rival company.””
past form of “ruminate” — chew the cuds
From this reading ““Once some plans of a submarine were stolen, I recall,” ruminated Kennedy.”
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading ““Once some plans of a submarine were stolen, I recall,” ruminated Kennedy.”
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading ““Once some plans of a submarine were stolen, I recall,” ruminated Kennedy.”
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading ““But that theft, I am satisfied, was committed in behalf of a rival company.””
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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 “Once some plans of a submarine were stolen, I recall,” ruminated Kennedy.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading At least one government occurred to me which would like the plans above all others.
(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 At least one government occurred to me which would like the plans above all others.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “But that theft, I am satisfied, was committed in behalf of a rival company.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Though he said nothing, I felt that there was no doubt what he hinted at.
as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as “on behalf of” rather than “in behalf of”)
From this reading “But that theft, I am satisfied, was committed in behalf of a rival company.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But that theft, I am satisfied, was committed in behalf of a rival company.”
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
From this reading “But that theft, I am satisfied, was committed in behalf of a rival company.”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “But that theft, I am satisfied, was committed in behalf of a rival company.”
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Though he said nothing, I felt that there was no doubt what he hinted at.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Though he said nothing, I felt that there was no doubt what he hinted at.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading At least one government occurred to me which would like the plans above all others.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He paused.
past form of “hint” — drop a hint; intimate by a hint
From this reading Though he said nothing, I felt that there was no doubt what he hinted at.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Though he said nothing, I felt that there was no doubt what he hinted at.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “But that theft, I am satisfied, was committed in behalf of a rival company.”
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading “Once some plans of a submarine were stolen, I recall,” ruminated Kennedy.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least one government occurred to me which would like the plans above all others.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading At least one government occurred to me which would like the plans above all others.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At least one government occurred to me which would like the plans above all others.
not any; not one
From this reading Though he said nothing, I felt that there was no doubt what he hinted at.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Though he said nothing, I felt that there was no doubt what he hinted at.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading At least one government occurred to me which would like the plans above all others.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Once some plans of a submarine were stolen, I recall,” ruminated Kennedy.
on one occasion
From this reading “Once some plans of a submarine were stolen, I recall,” ruminated Kennedy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At least one government occurred to me which would like the plans above all others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At least one government occurred to me which would like the plans above all others.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading He paused.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading At least one government occurred to me which would like the plans above all others.
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “Once some plans of a submarine were stolen, I recall,” ruminated Kennedy.
be equal to in quality or ability
From this reading “But that theft, I am satisfied, was committed in behalf of a rival company.”
past form of “ruminate” — chew the cuds
From this reading “Once some plans of a submarine were stolen, I recall,” ruminated Kennedy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Though he said nothing, I felt that there was no doubt what he hinted at.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading “But that theft, I am satisfied, was committed in behalf of a rival company.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Once some plans of a submarine were stolen, I recall,” ruminated Kennedy.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading “Once some plans of a submarine were stolen, I recall,” ruminated Kennedy.
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading “Once some plans of a submarine were stolen, I recall,” ruminated Kennedy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Though he said nothing, I felt that there was no doubt what he hinted at.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At least one government occurred to me which would like the plans above all others.
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading “But that theft, I am satisfied, was committed in behalf of a rival company.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading Though he said nothing, I felt that there was no doubt what he hinted at.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though he said nothing, I felt that there was no doubt what he hinted at.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At least one government occurred to me which would like the plans above all others.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though he said nothing, I felt that there was no doubt what he hinted at.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Once some plans of a submarine were stolen, I recall,” ruminated Kennedy.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Though he said nothing, I felt that there was no doubt what he hinted at.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At least one government occurred to me which would like the plans above all others.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At least one government occurred to me which would like the plans above all others.
Chapter 12 of The Dream Doctor by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 12 holds 402 sentences of The Dream Doctor, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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