Chapter 25 of Erik Dorn is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Erik Dorn is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They sat in the compartment of the train crawling into Munich. The Baron drooped with sleep. Dorn stared wearily out of the window. Springtime. A beginning of green in the fields and over the roll of hills.
Chapter 25 of Erik Dorn is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading “The Baron drooped with sleep.”
a space into which an area is subdivided
From this reading “They sat in the compartment of the train crawling into Munich.”
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading “They sat in the compartment of the train crawling into Munich.”
past form of “droop” — droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
From this reading “The Baron drooped with sleep.”
the capital and largest city of Bavaria in southwestern Germany
From this reading “They sat in the compartment of the train crawling into Munich.”
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading “A beginning of green in the fields and over the roll of hills.”
the season of growth
From this reading “Springtime.”
in a weary manner
From this reading “Dorn stared wearily out of the window.”
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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 A beginning of green in the fields and over the roll of hills.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A beginning of green in the fields and over the roll of hills.
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading The Baron drooped with sleep.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading A beginning of green in the fields and over the roll of hills.
a space into which an area is subdivided
From this reading They sat in the compartment of the train crawling into Munich.
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading They sat in the compartment of the train crawling into Munich.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dorn stared wearily out of the window.
past form of “droop” — droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
From this reading The Baron drooped with sleep.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading A beginning of green in the fields and over the roll of hills.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading A beginning of green in the fields and over the roll of hills.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading A beginning of green in the fields and over the roll of hills.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They sat in the compartment of the train crawling into Munich.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They sat in the compartment of the train crawling into Munich.
the capital and largest city of Bavaria in southwestern Germany
From this reading They sat in the compartment of the train crawling into Munich.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They sat in the compartment of the train crawling into Munich.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Dorn stared wearily out of the window.
above and across; more than
From this reading A beginning of green in the fields and over the roll of hills.
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading A beginning of green in the fields and over the roll of hills.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading They sat in the compartment of the train crawling into Munich.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The Baron drooped with sleep.
the season of growth
From this reading Springtime.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Dorn stared wearily out of the window.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They sat in the compartment of the train crawling into Munich.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They sat in the compartment of the train crawling into Munich.
create by training and teaching
From this reading They sat in the compartment of the train crawling into Munich.
in a weary manner
From this reading Dorn stared wearily out of the window.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Dorn stared wearily out of the window.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Baron drooped with sleep.
Chapter 25 of Erik Dorn by Ben Hecht holds 79 sentences, grouped into 16 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 25 holds 79 sentences of Erik Dorn, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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