Chapter 1 of Traumerei is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Traumerei is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Had any bad nightmares lately? That's nothing; you'll be afraid to dream at all after you read ..._ At the sound, Henry Ritchie's hand jerked. Most of the martini sloshed out over his robe. He jumped up, swabbing furiously at the spots. "Goddam it!"
Chapter 1 of Traumerei is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 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.
(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner
From this reading “He jumped up, swabbing furiously at the spots.”
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “"Goddam it!"”
past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading “That's nothing; you'll be afraid to dream at all after you read ..._ At the sound, Henry Ritchie's hand jerked.”
in the recent past
From this reading “_Had any bad nightmares lately?”
a cocktail made of gin (or vodka) with dry vermouth
From this reading “Most of the martini sloshed out over his robe.”
plural of “nightmare” — a situation resembling a terrifying dream
From this reading “_Had any bad nightmares lately?”
any loose flowing garment
From this reading “Most of the martini sloshed out over his robe.”
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
From this reading “He jumped up, swabbing furiously at the spots.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “He jumped up, swabbing furiously at the spots.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading That's nothing; you'll be afraid to dream at all after you read ..._ At the sound, Henry Ritchie's hand jerked.
later than; following
From this reading That's nothing; you'll be afraid to dream at all after you read ..._ At the sound, Henry Ritchie's hand jerked.
(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 That's nothing; you'll be afraid to dream at all after you read ..._ At the sound, Henry Ritchie's hand jerked.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading _Had any bad nightmares lately?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That's nothing; you'll be afraid to dream at all after you read ..._ At the sound, Henry Ritchie's hand jerked.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading _Had any bad nightmares lately?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That's nothing; you'll be afraid to dream at all after you read ..._ At the sound, Henry Ritchie's hand jerked.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading That's nothing; you'll be afraid to dream at all after you read ..._ At the sound, Henry Ritchie's hand jerked.
(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner
From this reading He jumped up, swabbing furiously at the spots.
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "Goddam it!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Had any bad nightmares lately?
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading That's nothing; you'll be afraid to dream at all after you read ..._ At the sound, Henry Ritchie's hand jerked.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He jumped up, swabbing furiously at the spots.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading That's nothing; you'll be afraid to dream at all after you read ..._ At the sound, Henry Ritchie's hand jerked.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Most of the martini sloshed out over his robe.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Goddam it!"
past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading That's nothing; you'll be afraid to dream at all after you read ..._ At the sound, Henry Ritchie's hand jerked.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading He jumped up, swabbing furiously at the spots.
in the recent past
From this reading _Had any bad nightmares lately?
a cocktail made of gin (or vodka) with dry vermouth
From this reading Most of the martini sloshed out over his robe.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Most of the martini sloshed out over his robe.
plural of “nightmare” — a situation resembling a terrifying dream
From this reading _Had any bad nightmares lately?
not one thing; not anything
From this reading That's nothing; you'll be afraid to dream at all after you read ..._ At the sound, Henry Ritchie's hand jerked.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Most of the martini sloshed out over his robe.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Most of the martini sloshed out over his robe.
above and across; more than
From this reading Most of the martini sloshed out over his robe.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading That's nothing; you'll be afraid to dream at all after you read ..._ At the sound, Henry Ritchie's hand jerked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's nothing; you'll be afraid to dream at all after you read ..._ At the sound, Henry Ritchie's hand jerked.
any loose flowing garment
From this reading Most of the martini sloshed out over his robe.
very drunk
From this reading Most of the martini sloshed out over his robe.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading That's nothing; you'll be afraid to dream at all after you read ..._ At the sound, Henry Ritchie's hand jerked.
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
From this reading He jumped up, swabbing furiously at the spots.
cleaning with a mop
From this reading He jumped up, swabbing furiously at the spots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's nothing; you'll be afraid to dream at all after you read ..._ At the sound, Henry Ritchie's hand jerked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That's nothing; you'll be afraid to dream at all after you read ..._ At the sound, Henry Ritchie's hand jerked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That's nothing; you'll be afraid to dream at all after you read ..._ At the sound, Henry Ritchie's hand jerked.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He jumped up, swabbing furiously at the spots.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That's nothing; you'll be afraid to dream at all after you read ..._ At the sound, Henry Ritchie's hand jerked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's nothing; you'll be afraid to dream at all after you read ..._ At the sound, Henry Ritchie's hand jerked.
Chapter 1 of Traumerei by Charles Beaumont holds 245 sentences, grouped into 49 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 1 holds 245 sentences of Traumerei, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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