A dream is the experience of images, sounds/voices, words, thoughts or sensations during sleep, with the dreamer usually unable to influence the experience.
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magazine article: What Are Dreams For? "The quick answer is that nobody knows. The long answer is that are lots of different theories. So, if you’re interested, read on!" Read article
word game: Dreams idioms puzzle. This puzzle practises idiomatic expressions containing the word "dream". Play game
story: Elephants, Bananas and Aunty Ethel. I looked at my watch and saw that it was going backwards. “That’s ok” I was thinking. “If my watch is going backwards, then it means that it’s early, and not late, so I’m not late for work at all…” and then I woke up. Again. Read story
cartoon: "What are you doing?" "I'm day-dreaming ... about riding a horse in the moonlight." "That's not a day-dream ..." See cartoon
trivia: History. American President Abraham Lincoln had a dream that seemed to predict his own assassination."See more dreams trivia
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