She dreams of the story as she sleeps.

Meaning: The girl thinks about the book's story while she is sleeping.

Choice of Words: Dreams are a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep. Story is a narrative, either true or fictional, of events or experiences. Sleeps means to be in a state of rest with the eyes closed and without consciousness.

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Her sleeping mind shows her the story.

Meaning: This means that her mind is making her see the story while she is sleeping. It's like saying, Her mind is creating a made-up event or adventure for her to see while she is asleep.

Choice of Words: Sleeping means to be in a state of rest with your eyes closed. Mind means the part of you that thinks, feels, and remembers. Shows means to make something visible or known. Her means the person who is dreaming. Story means a made-up event or adventure that is told or written.

The story appears in her mind as she slumbers.

Meaning: This means that the story is becoming visible in her mind while she is sleeping deeply. It's like saying, The made-up event or adventure is showing up in her mind while she is asleep.

Choice of Words: Story means a made-up event or adventure that is told or written. Appears means to come into sight or become visible. In shows that the story is happening inside something. Her means the person who is dreaming. Mind means the part of you that thinks, feels, and remembers. Slumbers means to sleep deeply.

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