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Part of speech: Verb

He is still sleeping.


  • There is nothing better than sleeping in your own bed! - 50
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  Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)  

Question: What is sleep?
  Answer: Sleep is a natural periodic state of rest for the mind and body. Regular intervals of sleep are necessary for health. - 119

Question: What happens to the body during sleep?
  Answer: During sleep, there is a decrease in bodily movement. The muscles relax, and the eyes usually close. The pulse is slower, and respiratory movements fewer in number but more profound. - 120

Question: What happens to the mind during sleep?
  Answer: During sleep, consciousness is lost, dreams may occur, and memory is reorganized. - 121

Question: How much sleep is required?
  Answer: The amount and periodicity of sleep in humans vary with age, with infants sleeping frequently for shorter periods, and mature adults sleeping for longer uninterrupted periods. Eight hours of sleep each night is recommended. A short afternoon nap can also be helpful. - 122

Question: What if you get too much sleep?
  Answer: If you are sleeping too much, you will not accomplish much, and will tend to be poor. - 123


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  Words of Wisdom  

So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.   1 Samuel 26:7 

His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.   Isaiah 56:10 

Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.   Mark 13:36 

And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?
Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.   Mark 14:37, 38 

And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,
And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.   Luke 22:45, 46 

And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.   Acts 12:6 

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