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The Grain of Dust: A Novel

Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

Chapter 23 of The Grain of Dust: A Novel is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By David Graham Phillips • Curated US English Learning Edition

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Norman stood aside.

She and Tetlow went on out of the building.

He remained in the same place, oblivious of the crowd streaming by, each man or woman with a glance at his vacant stare.

XIV Than Fred Norman no man ever had better reason to feel securely entrenched upon the heights of success.

It was no silly vaunt of optimism for him to tell Lockyer that only loss of life or loss of mind could dislodge him.

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Chapter XXIII Reading 1/43

The Grain of Dust: A Novel

Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

Chapter 23 of The Grain of Dust: A Novel is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

Norman stood aside.

Line 2

She and Tetlow went on out of the building.

Line 3

He remained in the same place, oblivious of the crowd streaming by, each man or woman with a glance at his vacant stare.

Line 4

XIV Than Fred Norman no man ever had better reason to feel securely entrenched upon the heights of success.

Line 5

It was no silly vaunt of optimism for him to tell Lockyer that only loss of life or loss of mind could dislodge him.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Mind noun US /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading “It was no silly vaunt of optimism for him to tell Lockyer that only loss of life or loss of mind could dislodge him.”

Same adjective US /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading “He remained in the same place, oblivious of the crowd streaming by, each man or woman with a glance at his vacant stare.”

Stood verb US /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading “Norman stood aside.”

All words in this reading · 63

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a

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From this reading He remained in the same place, oblivious of the crowd streaming by, each man or woman with a glance at his vacant stare.

and

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From this reading She and Tetlow went on out of the building.

aside

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From this reading Norman stood aside.

at

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From this reading He remained in the same place, oblivious of the crowd streaming by, each man or woman with a glance at his vacant stare.

better

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From this reading XIV Than Fred Norman no man ever had better reason to feel securely entrenched upon the heights of success.

building

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From this reading She and Tetlow went on out of the building.

by

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could

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crowd

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dislodge

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each

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entrenched

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ever

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feel

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for

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Fred

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glance

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had

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He

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heights

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From this reading XIV Than Fred Norman no man ever had better reason to feel securely entrenched upon the heights of success.

him

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From this reading It was no silly vaunt of optimism for him to tell Lockyer that only loss of life or loss of mind could dislodge him.

his

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in

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From this reading He remained in the same place, oblivious of the crowd streaming by, each man or woman with a glance at his vacant stare.

It

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life

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Lockyer

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loss

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From this reading It was no silly vaunt of optimism for him to tell Lockyer that only loss of life or loss of mind could dislodge him.

man

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From this reading He remained in the same place, oblivious of the crowd streaming by, each man or woman with a glance at his vacant stare.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading It was no silly vaunt of optimism for him to tell Lockyer that only loss of life or loss of mind could dislodge him.

no

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From this reading XIV Than Fred Norman no man ever had better reason to feel securely entrenched upon the heights of success.

Norman

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From this reading Norman stood aside.

oblivious

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From this reading He remained in the same place, oblivious of the crowd streaming by, each man or woman with a glance at his vacant stare.

of

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From this reading She and Tetlow went on out of the building.

on

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From this reading She and Tetlow went on out of the building.

only

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From this reading It was no silly vaunt of optimism for him to tell Lockyer that only loss of life or loss of mind could dislodge him.

optimism

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From this reading It was no silly vaunt of optimism for him to tell Lockyer that only loss of life or loss of mind could dislodge him.

or

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From this reading He remained in the same place, oblivious of the crowd streaming by, each man or woman with a glance at his vacant stare.

out

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From this reading She and Tetlow went on out of the building.

place

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From this reading He remained in the same place, oblivious of the crowd streaming by, each man or woman with a glance at his vacant stare.

reason

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From this reading XIV Than Fred Norman no man ever had better reason to feel securely entrenched upon the heights of success.

remained

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From this reading He remained in the same place, oblivious of the crowd streaming by, each man or woman with a glance at his vacant stare.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading He remained in the same place, oblivious of the crowd streaming by, each man or woman with a glance at his vacant stare.

securely

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From this reading XIV Than Fred Norman no man ever had better reason to feel securely entrenched upon the heights of success.

She

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From this reading She and Tetlow went on out of the building.

silly

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From this reading It was no silly vaunt of optimism for him to tell Lockyer that only loss of life or loss of mind could dislodge him.

stare

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From this reading He remained in the same place, oblivious of the crowd streaming by, each man or woman with a glance at his vacant stare.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Norman stood aside.

streaming

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From this reading He remained in the same place, oblivious of the crowd streaming by, each man or woman with a glance at his vacant stare.

success

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From this reading XIV Than Fred Norman no man ever had better reason to feel securely entrenched upon the heights of success.

tell

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From this reading It was no silly vaunt of optimism for him to tell Lockyer that only loss of life or loss of mind could dislodge him.

Tetlow

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From this reading She and Tetlow went on out of the building.

Than

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From this reading XIV Than Fred Norman no man ever had better reason to feel securely entrenched upon the heights of success.

that

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From this reading It was no silly vaunt of optimism for him to tell Lockyer that only loss of life or loss of mind could dislodge him.

the

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From this reading She and Tetlow went on out of the building.

to

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From this reading XIV Than Fred Norman no man ever had better reason to feel securely entrenched upon the heights of success.

upon

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From this reading XIV Than Fred Norman no man ever had better reason to feel securely entrenched upon the heights of success.

vacant

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From this reading He remained in the same place, oblivious of the crowd streaming by, each man or woman with a glance at his vacant stare.

vaunt

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From this reading It was no silly vaunt of optimism for him to tell Lockyer that only loss of life or loss of mind could dislodge him.

was

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From this reading It was no silly vaunt of optimism for him to tell Lockyer that only loss of life or loss of mind could dislodge him.

went

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From this reading She and Tetlow went on out of the building.

with

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From this reading He remained in the same place, oblivious of the crowd streaming by, each man or woman with a glance at his vacant stare.

woman

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From this reading He remained in the same place, oblivious of the crowd streaming by, each man or woman with a glance at his vacant stare.

XIV

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From this reading XIV Than Fred Norman no man ever had better reason to feel securely entrenched upon the heights of success.

Chapter 23 of The Grain of Dust: A Novel by David Graham Phillips holds 216 sentences, grouped into 44 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

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