Chapter 1 of Twenty-Five Ghost Stories is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Twenty-Five Ghost Stories is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Twenty-Five Ghost Stories. W. BOB HOLLAND. “There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” --_Hamlet._ J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET. This collection of ghost stories owes its publication to an interest that I have long felt in the supernatural and in works of the imagination.
Chapter 1 of Twenty-Five Ghost Stories is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Experienced dreams during sleep.
From this reading ““There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.””
a community of people smaller than a village
a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level
From this reading “W. BOB HOLLAND.”
third-person singular of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading “This collection of ghost stories owes its publication to an interest that I have long felt in the supernatural and in works of the imagination.”
a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading “This collection of ghost stories owes its publication to an interest that I have long felt in the supernatural and in works of the imagination.”
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
From this reading “--_Hamlet._ J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.”
supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
From this reading “This collection of ghost stories owes its publication to an interest that I have long felt in the supernatural and in works of the imagination.”
being five more than twenty
From this reading “Twenty-Five Ghost Stories.”
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In this reading “Twenty-Five Ghost Stories.”
In this reading ““There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.””
In this reading ““There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.””
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From this reading --_Hamlet._ J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This collection of ghost stories owes its publication to an interest that I have long felt in the supernatural and in works of the imagination.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading W. BOB HOLLAND.
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
From this reading This collection of ghost stories owes its publication to an interest that I have long felt in the supernatural and in works of the imagination.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading --_Hamlet._ J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
Experienced dreams during sleep.
From this reading “There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.”
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading This collection of ghost stories owes its publication to an interest that I have long felt in the supernatural and in works of the imagination.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading Twenty-Five Ghost Stories.
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading --_Hamlet._ J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This collection of ghost stories owes its publication to an interest that I have long felt in the supernatural and in works of the imagination.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.”
a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level
From this reading W. BOB HOLLAND.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This collection of ghost stories owes its publication to an interest that I have long felt in the supernatural and in works of the imagination.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading This collection of ghost stories owes its publication to an interest that I have long felt in the supernatural and in works of the imagination.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.”
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading This collection of ghost stories owes its publication to an interest that I have long felt in the supernatural and in works of the imagination.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading This collection of ghost stories owes its publication to an interest that I have long felt in the supernatural and in works of the imagination.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading --_Hamlet._ J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading This collection of ghost stories owes its publication to an interest that I have long felt in the supernatural and in works of the imagination.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_Hamlet._ J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
third-person singular of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading This collection of ghost stories owes its publication to an interest that I have long felt in the supernatural and in works of the imagination.
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading “There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.”
a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading This collection of ghost stories owes its publication to an interest that I have long felt in the supernatural and in works of the imagination.
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
From this reading --_Hamlet._ J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading --_Hamlet._ J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading --_Hamlet._ J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Twenty-Five Ghost Stories.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading --_Hamlet._ J. S. OGILVIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 57 ROSE STREET.
supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
From this reading This collection of ghost stories owes its publication to an interest that I have long felt in the supernatural and in works of the imagination.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This collection of ghost stories owes its publication to an interest that I have long felt in the supernatural and in works of the imagination.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This collection of ghost stories owes its publication to an interest that I have long felt in the supernatural and in works of the imagination.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This collection of ghost stories owes its publication to an interest that I have long felt in the supernatural and in works of the imagination.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This collection of ghost stories owes its publication to an interest that I have long felt in the supernatural and in works of the imagination.
being five more than twenty
From this reading Twenty-Five Ghost Stories.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading W. BOB HOLLAND.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading This collection of ghost stories owes its publication to an interest that I have long felt in the supernatural and in works of the imagination.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.”
Chapter 1 of Twenty-Five Ghost Stories by W. Bob (West Bob) [Editor] Holland holds 422 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 1 holds 422 sentences of Twenty-Five Ghost Stories, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Twenty-Five Ghost Stories by W. Bob (West Bob) [Editor] Holland exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 422 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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