Chapter 16 of Erik Dorn is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Erik Dorn is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Erik Dorn to Rachel, September, 1918: " ... and to-night I remember you are beautiful, and I desire you. My arms are empty and there is nothing for my eyes to look at. Are you still afraid. Look, more than a year has gone and nothing has changed.
Chapter 16 of Erik Dorn is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 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.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “Are you still afraid.”
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “Look, more than a year has gone and nothing has changed.”
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading “" ... and to-night I remember you are beautiful, and I desire you.”
make void or empty of contents
From this reading “My arms are empty and there is nothing for my eyes to look at.”
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading “Erik Dorn to Rachel, September, 1918:”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “" ... and to-night I remember you are beautiful, and I desire you.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “Erik Dorn to Rachel, September, 1918:”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “Look, more than a year has gone and nothing has changed.”
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From this reading Erik Dorn to Rachel, September, 1918:
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Look, more than a year has gone and nothing has changed.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Are you still afraid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading " ... and to-night I remember you are beautiful, and I desire you.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading " ... and to-night I remember you are beautiful, and I desire you.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading My arms are empty and there is nothing for my eyes to look at.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My arms are empty and there is nothing for my eyes to look at.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading " ... and to-night I remember you are beautiful, and I desire you.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Look, more than a year has gone and nothing has changed.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading " ... and to-night I remember you are beautiful, and I desire you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Erik Dorn to Rachel, September, 1918:
make void or empty of contents
From this reading My arms are empty and there is nothing for my eyes to look at.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Erik Dorn to Rachel, September, 1918:
opinion or judgment
From this reading My arms are empty and there is nothing for my eyes to look at.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My arms are empty and there is nothing for my eyes to look at.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Look, more than a year has gone and nothing has changed.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Look, more than a year has gone and nothing has changed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading " ... and to-night I remember you are beautiful, and I desire you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My arms are empty and there is nothing for my eyes to look at.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading My arms are empty and there is nothing for my eyes to look at.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Look, more than a year has gone and nothing has changed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My arms are empty and there is nothing for my eyes to look at.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading My arms are empty and there is nothing for my eyes to look at.
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading Erik Dorn to Rachel, September, 1918:
To recall to mind.
From this reading " ... and to-night I remember you are beautiful, and I desire you.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading Erik Dorn to Rachel, September, 1918:
not in physical motion
From this reading Are you still afraid.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Look, more than a year has gone and nothing has changed.
in or at that place or location
From this reading My arms are empty and there is nothing for my eyes to look at.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Erik Dorn to Rachel, September, 1918:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading " ... and to-night I remember you are beautiful, and I desire you.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Look, more than a year has gone and nothing has changed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading " ... and to-night I remember you are beautiful, and I desire you.
Chapter 16 of Erik Dorn by Ben Hecht holds 147 sentences, grouped into 30 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 16 holds 147 sentences of Erik Dorn, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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