Chapter 22 of Twelve Stories and a Dream is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 22 of Twelve Stories and a Dream is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I woke up, I say, because the girl had stopped fanning me. I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand. I did not feel I had fallen into it suddenly. I simply took it up at that point. Whatever memory I had of THIS life, this nineteenth-century life, faded as I woke, vanished like a dream.
Chapter 22 of Twelve Stories and a Dream is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading “Whatever memory I had of THIS life, this nineteenth-century life, faded as I woke, vanished like a dream.”
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading “I did not feel I had fallen into it suddenly.”
inflected form of “fan” — strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
From this reading ““I woke up, I say, because the girl had stopped fanning me.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “Whatever memory I had of THIS life, this nineteenth-century life, faded as I woke, vanished like a dream.”
and nothing more
From this reading “I simply took it up at that point.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand.”
having passed out of existence
From this reading “Whatever memory I had of THIS life, this nineteenth-century life, faded as I woke, vanished like a dream.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading ““I woke up, I say, because the girl had stopped fanning me.”
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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 Whatever memory I had of THIS life, this nineteenth-century life, faded as I woke, vanished like a dream.
any thing at all
From this reading I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Whatever memory I had of THIS life, this nineteenth-century life, faded as I woke, vanished like a dream.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I simply took it up at that point.
for the reason that
From this reading “I woke up, I say, because the girl had stopped fanning me.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not feel I had fallen into it suddenly.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Whatever memory I had of THIS life, this nineteenth-century life, faded as I woke, vanished like a dream.
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading Whatever memory I had of THIS life, this nineteenth-century life, faded as I woke, vanished like a dream.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading I did not feel I had fallen into it suddenly.
inflected form of “fan” — strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
From this reading “I woke up, I say, because the girl had stopped fanning me.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I did not feel I had fallen into it suddenly.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand.
a young female
From this reading “I woke up, I say, because the girl had stopped fanning me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I woke up, I say, because the girl had stopped fanning me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I woke up, I say, because the girl had stopped fanning me.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I did not feel I had fallen into it suddenly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I did not feel I had fallen into it suddenly.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Whatever memory I had of THIS life, this nineteenth-century life, faded as I woke, vanished like a dream.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Whatever memory I had of THIS life, this nineteenth-century life, faded as I woke, vanished like a dream.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I woke up, I say, because the girl had stopped fanning me.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Whatever memory I had of THIS life, this nineteenth-century life, faded as I woke, vanished like a dream.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand.
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From this reading Whatever memory I had of THIS life, this nineteenth-century life, faded as I woke, vanished like a dream.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading I simply took it up at that point.
express in words
From this reading “I woke up, I say, because the girl had stopped fanning me.
and nothing more
From this reading I simply took it up at that point.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “I woke up, I say, because the girl had stopped fanning me.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading I did not feel I had fallen into it suddenly.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I woke up, I say, because the girl had stopped fanning me.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Whatever memory I had of THIS life, this nineteenth-century life, faded as I woke, vanished like a dream.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I simply took it up at that point.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “I woke up, I say, because the girl had stopped fanning me.
having passed out of existence
From this reading Whatever memory I had of THIS life, this nineteenth-century life, faded as I woke, vanished like a dream.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever memory I had of THIS life, this nineteenth-century life, faded as I woke, vanished like a dream.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “I woke up, I say, because the girl had stopped fanning me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand.
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