Chapter 3 of Erik Dorn is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Erik Dorn is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They walked together down the avenue. Dorn felt a return of interest in himself. Introspection bored him. His insincerity made self thought meaningless. Listeners, however, revived him.
Chapter 3 of Erik Dorn is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a line of approach
From this reading “They walked together down the avenue.”
tired of the world
From this reading “Introspection bored him.”
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading “Dorn felt a return of interest in himself.”
the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct
From this reading “Introspection bored him.”
plural of “listener” — someone who listens attentively
From this reading “Listeners, however, revived him.”
having no meaning or direction or purpose
From this reading “His insincerity made self thought meaningless.”
restored to consciousness or life or vigor
From this reading “Listeners, however, revived him.”
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading “His insincerity made self thought meaningless.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dorn felt a return of interest in himself.
a line of approach
From this reading They walked together down the avenue.
tired of the world
From this reading Introspection bored him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dorn felt a return of interest in himself.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They walked together down the avenue.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Dorn felt a return of interest in himself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Introspection bored him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Dorn felt a return of interest in himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His insincerity made self thought meaningless.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Listeners, however, revived him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dorn felt a return of interest in himself.
the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical
From this reading His insincerity made self thought meaningless.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Dorn felt a return of interest in himself.
the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct
From this reading Introspection bored him.
plural of “listener” — someone who listens attentively
From this reading Listeners, however, revived him.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading His insincerity made self thought meaningless.
having no meaning or direction or purpose
From this reading His insincerity made self thought meaningless.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dorn felt a return of interest in himself.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Dorn felt a return of interest in himself.
restored to consciousness or life or vigor
From this reading Listeners, however, revived him.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading His insincerity made self thought meaningless.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They walked together down the avenue.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They walked together down the avenue.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading His insincerity made self thought meaningless.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading They walked together down the avenue.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading They walked together down the avenue.
Chapter 3 of Erik Dorn by Ben Hecht holds 271 sentences, grouped into 55 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 3 holds 271 sentences of Erik Dorn, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Erik Dorn by Ben Hecht exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 271 sentences, grouped into 55 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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