Chapter 10 of Erik Dorn is here in full — 579 sentences across 116 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Erik Dorn is here in full — 579 sentences across 116 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Erik Dorn laughed as he walked swiftly through the snow in the street. It seemed to him he had been laughing incessantly for a week, and that he would continue to laugh forever. His thought played delightedly with his emotions ... a precocious child with new fantastic toys. He was in love. A laughable business!
Chapter 10 of Erik Dorn is here in full — 579 sentences across 116 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading “It seemed to him he had been laughing incessantly for a week, and that he would continue to laugh forever.”
plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading “His thought played delightedly with his emotions ... a precocious child with new fantastic toys.”
ludicrously odd
From this reading “His thought played delightedly with his emotions ... a precocious child with new fantastic toys.”
with unflagging resolve
From this reading “It seemed to him he had been laughing incessantly for a week, and that he would continue to laugh forever.”
so unreasonable as to invite derision
From this reading “A laughable business!”
characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)
From this reading “His thought played delightedly with his emotions ... a precocious child with new fantastic toys.”
in a swift manner
From this reading “Erik Dorn laughed as he walked swiftly through the snow in the street.”
plural of “toy” — an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading “His thought played delightedly with his emotions ... a precocious child with new fantastic toys.”
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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 It seemed to him he had been laughing incessantly for a week, and that he would continue to laugh forever.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It seemed to him he had been laughing incessantly for a week, and that he would continue to laugh forever.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Erik Dorn laughed as he walked swiftly through the snow in the street.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It seemed to him he had been laughing incessantly for a week, and that he would continue to laugh forever.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading A laughable business!
a young person of either sex
From this reading His thought played delightedly with his emotions ... a precocious child with new fantastic toys.
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading It seemed to him he had been laughing incessantly for a week, and that he would continue to laugh forever.
with delight
From this reading His thought played delightedly with his emotions ... a precocious child with new fantastic toys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Erik Dorn laughed as he walked swiftly through the snow in the street.
plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading His thought played delightedly with his emotions ... a precocious child with new fantastic toys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Erik Dorn laughed as he walked swiftly through the snow in the street.
ludicrously odd
From this reading His thought played delightedly with his emotions ... a precocious child with new fantastic toys.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It seemed to him he had been laughing incessantly for a week, and that he would continue to laugh forever.
for a limitless time
From this reading It seemed to him he had been laughing incessantly for a week, and that he would continue to laugh forever.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seemed to him he had been laughing incessantly for a week, and that he would continue to laugh forever.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Erik Dorn laughed as he walked swiftly through the snow in the street.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seemed to him he had been laughing incessantly for a week, and that he would continue to laugh forever.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His thought played delightedly with his emotions ... a precocious child with new fantastic toys.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Erik Dorn laughed as he walked swiftly through the snow in the street.
with unflagging resolve
From this reading It seemed to him he had been laughing incessantly for a week, and that he would continue to laugh forever.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to him he had been laughing incessantly for a week, and that he would continue to laugh forever.
the sound of laughing
From this reading It seemed to him he had been laughing incessantly for a week, and that he would continue to laugh forever.
so unreasonable as to invite derision
From this reading A laughable business!
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Erik Dorn laughed as he walked swiftly through the snow in the street.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading It seemed to him he had been laughing incessantly for a week, and that he would continue to laugh forever.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading He was in love.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading His thought played delightedly with his emotions ... a precocious child with new fantastic toys.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading His thought played delightedly with his emotions ... a precocious child with new fantastic toys.
characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)
From this reading His thought played delightedly with his emotions ... a precocious child with new fantastic toys.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed to him he had been laughing incessantly for a week, and that he would continue to laugh forever.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Erik Dorn laughed as he walked swiftly through the snow in the street.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Erik Dorn laughed as he walked swiftly through the snow in the street.
in a swift manner
From this reading Erik Dorn laughed as he walked swiftly through the snow in the street.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to him he had been laughing incessantly for a week, and that he would continue to laugh forever.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Erik Dorn laughed as he walked swiftly through the snow in the street.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading His thought played delightedly with his emotions ... a precocious child with new fantastic toys.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Erik Dorn laughed as he walked swiftly through the snow in the street.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to him he had been laughing incessantly for a week, and that he would continue to laugh forever.
plural of “toy” — an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading His thought played delightedly with his emotions ... a precocious child with new fantastic toys.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Erik Dorn laughed as he walked swiftly through the snow in the street.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was in love.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading It seemed to him he had been laughing incessantly for a week, and that he would continue to laugh forever.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His thought played delightedly with his emotions ... a precocious child with new fantastic toys.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It seemed to him he had been laughing incessantly for a week, and that he would continue to laugh forever.
Chapter 10 of Erik Dorn by Ben Hecht holds 579 sentences, grouped into 116 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 10 holds 579 sentences of Erik Dorn, unabridged, divided into 116 reading sections.
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