Chapter 6 of Erik Dorn is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Erik Dorn is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They were in their bedroom undressing. Outside, the night rustled with an approaching storm. On the closed windows the rain began a rattle of water. A wind filled the darkness. "What makes you act so strangely to-night, Erik?"
Chapter 6 of Erik Dorn is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading “Outside, the night rustled with an approaching storm.”
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading “They were in their bedroom undressing.”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “A wind filled the darkness.”
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading “On the closed windows the rain began a rattle of water.”
make short successive sounds
From this reading “On the closed windows the rain began a rattle of water.”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “Outside, the night rustled with an approaching storm.”
in a strange manner
From this reading “"What makes you act so strangely to-night, Erik?"”
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading “On the closed windows the rain began a rattle of water.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the closed windows the rain began a rattle of water.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading "What makes you act so strangely to-night, Erik?"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Outside, the night rustled with an approaching storm.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading Outside, the night rustled with an approaching storm.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading They were in their bedroom undressing.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading On the closed windows the rain began a rattle of water.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading On the closed windows the rain began a rattle of water.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading A wind filled the darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What makes you act so strangely to-night, Erik?"
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading A wind filled the darkness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were in their bedroom undressing.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading "What makes you act so strangely to-night, Erik?"
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Outside, the night rustled with an approaching storm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the closed windows the rain began a rattle of water.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the closed windows the rain began a rattle of water.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Outside, the night rustled with an approaching storm.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading On the closed windows the rain began a rattle of water.
make short successive sounds
From this reading On the closed windows the rain began a rattle of water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Outside, the night rustled with an approaching storm.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "What makes you act so strangely to-night, Erik?"
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Outside, the night rustled with an approaching storm.
in a strange manner
From this reading "What makes you act so strangely to-night, Erik?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Outside, the night rustled with an approaching storm.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were in their bedroom undressing.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were in their bedroom undressing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What makes you act so strangely to-night, Erik?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were in their bedroom undressing.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading On the closed windows the rain began a rattle of water.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were in their bedroom undressing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What makes you act so strangely to-night, Erik?"
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading A wind filled the darkness.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading On the closed windows the rain began a rattle of water.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Outside, the night rustled with an approaching storm.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What makes you act so strangely to-night, Erik?"
Chapter 6 of Erik Dorn by Ben Hecht holds 161 sentences, grouped into 33 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 6 holds 161 sentences of Erik Dorn, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Erik Dorn by Ben Hecht exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 161 sentences, grouped into 33 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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