Chapter 5 of This Crowded Earth is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of This Crowded Earth is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Harry discovered that Dr. Manschoff had indeed lied to him; mental disorders were on the increase. He remembered an old, old book--one of the very first treatises on sociological psychology. _The Lonely Crowd_, wasn't it? Full of mumbo-jumbo about "inner-directed" and "outer-directed" personalities. Well, there was a grain of truth in it all.
Chapter 5 of This Crowded Earth is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “disorder” — a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
From this reading “Harry discovered that Dr. Manschoff had indeed lied to him; mental disorders were on the increase.”
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading “Well, there was a grain of truth in it all.”
a quantity that is added
From this reading “Harry discovered that Dr. Manschoff had indeed lied to him; mental disorders were on the increase.”
a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
From this reading “Harry discovered that Dr. Manschoff had indeed lied to him; mental disorders were on the increase.”
plural of “personality” — the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
From this reading “Full of mumbo-jumbo about "inner-directed" and "outer-directed" personalities.”
the science of mental life
From this reading “He remembered an old, old book--one of the very first treatises on sociological psychology.”
of or relating to or determined by sociology
From this reading “He remembered an old, old book--one of the very first treatises on sociological psychology.”
plural of “treatise” — a formal exposition
From this reading “He remembered an old, old book--one of the very first treatises on sociological psychology.”
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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 Well, there was a grain of truth in it all.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Full of mumbo-jumbo about "inner-directed" and "outer-directed" personalities.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Well, there was a grain of truth in it all.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He remembered an old, old book--one of the very first treatises on sociological psychology.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Full of mumbo-jumbo about "inner-directed" and "outer-directed" personalities.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading He remembered an old, old book--one of the very first treatises on sociological psychology.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading _The Lonely Crowd_, wasn't it?
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Harry discovered that Dr. Manschoff had indeed lied to him; mental disorders were on the increase.
plural of “disorder” — a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
From this reading Harry discovered that Dr. Manschoff had indeed lied to him; mental disorders were on the increase.
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From this reading Harry discovered that Dr. Manschoff had indeed lied to him; mental disorders were on the increase.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He remembered an old, old book--one of the very first treatises on sociological psychology.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Full of mumbo-jumbo about "inner-directed" and "outer-directed" personalities.
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading Well, there was a grain of truth in it all.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Harry discovered that Dr. Manschoff had indeed lied to him; mental disorders were on the increase.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Harry discovered that Dr. Manschoff had indeed lied to him; mental disorders were on the increase.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He remembered an old, old book--one of the very first treatises on sociological psychology.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Harry discovered that Dr. Manschoff had indeed lied to him; mental disorders were on the increase.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well, there was a grain of truth in it all.
a quantity that is added
From this reading Harry discovered that Dr. Manschoff had indeed lied to him; mental disorders were on the increase.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Harry discovered that Dr. Manschoff had indeed lied to him; mental disorders were on the increase.
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From this reading Full of mumbo-jumbo about "inner-directed" and "outer-directed" personalities.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _The Lonely Crowd_, wasn't it?
a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
From this reading Harry discovered that Dr. Manschoff had indeed lied to him; mental disorders were on the increase.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading _The Lonely Crowd_, wasn't it?
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From this reading Harry discovered that Dr. Manschoff had indeed lied to him; mental disorders were on the increase.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading Harry discovered that Dr. Manschoff had indeed lied to him; mental disorders were on the increase.
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From this reading Full of mumbo-jumbo about "inner-directed" and "outer-directed" personalities.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He remembered an old, old book--one of the very first treatises on sociological psychology.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He remembered an old, old book--one of the very first treatises on sociological psychology.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Harry discovered that Dr. Manschoff had indeed lied to him; mental disorders were on the increase.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He remembered an old, old book--one of the very first treatises on sociological psychology.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Full of mumbo-jumbo about "inner-directed" and "outer-directed" personalities.
plural of “personality” — the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
From this reading Full of mumbo-jumbo about "inner-directed" and "outer-directed" personalities.
the science of mental life
From this reading He remembered an old, old book--one of the very first treatises on sociological psychology.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading He remembered an old, old book--one of the very first treatises on sociological psychology.
of or relating to or determined by sociology
From this reading He remembered an old, old book--one of the very first treatises on sociological psychology.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Harry discovered that Dr. Manschoff had indeed lied to him; mental disorders were on the increase.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Harry discovered that Dr. Manschoff had indeed lied to him; mental disorders were on the increase.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Well, there was a grain of truth in it all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Harry discovered that Dr. Manschoff had indeed lied to him; mental disorders were on the increase.
plural of “treatise” — a formal exposition
From this reading He remembered an old, old book--one of the very first treatises on sociological psychology.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Well, there was a grain of truth in it all.
precisely as stated
From this reading He remembered an old, old book--one of the very first treatises on sociological psychology.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, there was a grain of truth in it all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Lonely Crowd_, wasn't it?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, there was a grain of truth in it all.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Harry discovered that Dr. Manschoff had indeed lied to him; mental disorders were on the increase.
Chapter 5 of This Crowded Earth by Robert Bloch holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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 5 holds 430 sentences of This Crowded Earth, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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