Chapter 32 of Erik Dorn is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXII
Chapter 32 of Erik Dorn is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Eddy." "Yes, dear." "I have some news for you." The round, smiling face of Eddy Meredith that refused to change with age, beamed at Anna. "Erik's back."
Chapter 32 of Erik Dorn is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
how long something has existed
From this reading “The round, smiling face of Eddy Meredith that refused to change with age, beamed at Anna.”
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading “The round, smiling face of Eddy Meredith that refused to change with age, beamed at Anna.”
past form of “beam” — smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
From this reading “The round, smiling face of Eddy Meredith that refused to change with age, beamed at Anna.”
flow in a circular current, of liquids
From this reading “"Eddy."”
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading “The round, smiling face of Eddy Meredith that refused to change with age, beamed at Anna.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “"I have some news for you."”
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading “The round, smiling face of Eddy Meredith that refused to change with age, beamed at Anna.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “The round, smiling face of Eddy Meredith that refused to change with age, beamed at Anna.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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how long something has existed
From this reading The round, smiling face of Eddy Meredith that refused to change with age, beamed at Anna.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading The round, smiling face of Eddy Meredith that refused to change with age, beamed at Anna.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The round, smiling face of Eddy Meredith that refused to change with age, beamed at Anna.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Erik's back."
past form of “beam” — smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
From this reading The round, smiling face of Eddy Meredith that refused to change with age, beamed at Anna.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading The round, smiling face of Eddy Meredith that refused to change with age, beamed at Anna.
dearly loved
From this reading "Yes, dear."
flow in a circular current, of liquids
From this reading "Eddy."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Erik's back."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The round, smiling face of Eddy Meredith that refused to change with age, beamed at Anna.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I have some news for you."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have some news for you."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have some news for you."
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading The round, smiling face of Eddy Meredith that refused to change with age, beamed at Anna.
information about recent and important events
From this reading "I have some news for you."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The round, smiling face of Eddy Meredith that refused to change with age, beamed at Anna.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading The round, smiling face of Eddy Meredith that refused to change with age, beamed at Anna.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The round, smiling face of Eddy Meredith that refused to change with age, beamed at Anna.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading The round, smiling face of Eddy Meredith that refused to change with age, beamed at Anna.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I have some news for you."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The round, smiling face of Eddy Meredith that refused to change with age, beamed at Anna.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The round, smiling face of Eddy Meredith that refused to change with age, beamed at Anna.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The round, smiling face of Eddy Meredith that refused to change with age, beamed at Anna.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The round, smiling face of Eddy Meredith that refused to change with age, beamed at Anna.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, dear."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have some news for you."
Chapter 32 of Erik Dorn by Ben Hecht holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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 32 holds 127 sentences of Erik Dorn, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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